| Race details [1] [2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 22 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2012 Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen program cover | |||
| Date | August 12, 2012 | ||
| Location | Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.45 miles (3.942 km) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km) | ||
| Weather | Overcast with a high temperature around 78 °F (26 °C); wind out of the WSW at 10 mph (16 km/h). | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | ||
| Time | 1:09:44 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 43 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.449 million [3] | ||
The 2012 Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 12, 2012 at the Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps, it was the twenty-second race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and the second of two road course competitions on the schedule. After the tragedy at the previous race, the track prepared in the event that thunderstorms pass through the track. The track had set up more than 30 police cars with loudspeakers, nine television screens, and the staff has text message availabilities, all intended on warning fans of any thunderstorms approaching. [4] Marcos Ambrose, from the Richard Petty Motorsports racing team, won the race ahead of Brad Keselowski. Jimmie Johnson finished in the third position. The race was most notable for a "chaotic" finish. [5]
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2003 Road Course Champion Robby Gordon did not enter this race, and elected to watch on television.
