Richmond 400 2012 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

When the racers go under the lights Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, you can guarantee that the results will only come after a wild night of trading paint and full-out wrecks.

After a 32-year hiatus from being on the schedule, the return of the Richmond 400 sponsored by Capital City is one of the biggest moves by NASCAR this year. Now if they would only bring the good ole’ boys back to Rockingham, we’d have a real circuit again.

Check back to this article for the complete post-race leaderboard, reaction and analysis from Richmond!

UPDATE: Sunday, April 29, 11:04 a.m. ET by Donald Wood

After a wild Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, the eventual finish was something that no NASCAR fan will ever forget. Here is the complete list of where every driver finished.

1. Kyle Busch
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Tony Stewart
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Kasey Kahne
6. Jimmie Johnson
7. Clint Bowyer
8. Mark Martin
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Carl Edwards
11. Matt Kenseth
12. Juan Pablo Montoya
13. Paul Menard
14. Jamie McMurray
15. Ryan Newman
16. AJ Allmendinger
17. Bobby Labonte
18. Greg Biffle
19. Kevin Harvick
20. Landon Cassill
21. Casey Mears
22. Marcos Ambrose
23. Jeff Gordon
24. Joey Logano
25. Martin Truex Jr.
26. Aric Almirola
27. Regan Smith
28. Kurt Busch
29. Dave Blaney
30. Travis Kvapil
31. Jeff Burton
32. David Ragan
33. David Reutimann
34. Reed Sorenson
35. Stephen Leicht
36. David Gilliland
37. David Stremme
38. Josh Wise
39. Michael McDowell
40. Cole Whitt
41. Joe Nemechek
42. Mike Bliss
43. Scott Speed

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Where: Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA

When: Saturday, April 28, 7 p.m. ET

Watch: FOX

Live Stream: TrackPass

Listen: Motor Racing Network

Starting Order

1. Mark Martin
2. Carl Edwards
3. Kevin Harvick
4. AJ Allmendinger
5. Kyle Busch
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Kasey Kahne
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11. Aric Almirola
12. Ryan Newman
13. Kurt Busch
14. Marcos Ambrose
15. Regan Smith
16. Brad Keselowski
17. Dave Blaney
18. Joey Logano
19. Bobby Labonte
20. Juan Pablo Montoya
21. Landon Cassill
22. Tony Stewart
23. Clint Bowyer
24. Matt Kenseth
25. Michael McDowell
26. Casey Mears
27. Jimmie Johnson
28. Greg Biffle
29. Travis Kvapil
30. Jeff Burton
31. Paul Menard
32. Josh Wise
33. David Reutimann
34. David Stremme
35. Joe Nemechek
36. Scott Speed
37. Jamie McMurray
38. David Ragan
39. Mike Bliss
40. Stephen Leicht
41. Stacy Compton
42. David Gilliland
43. Reed Sorenson

Favorites

Mark Martin 

The 53-year-old veteran muscled his Toyota to tally his second pole of the season, but it was the fact that Martin won the pole at this race over 30 years ago in September 1981. With this news comes the brutal realization that 1981 was 30 years ago.

Carl Edwards

With a close second-place finish in qualifying, the disappointing 2012 season for Carl Edwards and the No. 99 team can be turned around with one win at Richmond. With a strong car and a nice record at the track, Edwards is looking for redemption.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

While Richmond has been the kindest track to Junior over the years, a solid season so far and enough momentum to avoid the Richmond mistakes will guarantee a top-10 finish for Earnhardt if he can stay out of a trouble.

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