Quaker State 400
2012: The race, the 17th of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, began at 7:48 p.m. EDT, The race was televised live in the United States on TNT. Jimmie Johnson started on pole position. The Kentucky Army National Guard and the Boone County Sheriff's office presented the flag, The invocation was offered by Pastor John Roberts of Raceway ministries, Laura Bell Bundy perfromed the National anthem, The grand official was Quaker State grand marshall Steve Reindl.