Contested over 267 laps, it was the 17th race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
Kentucky Speedway, is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.
[7][8][9][10] The race, the 17th of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season began at 7:48 EDT.
The Kentucky Army National Guard and the Boone County Sheriff's Office presented the flag.
The grand marshal was Quaker State Official Steve Reindl.