2012 Pure Michigan 400

2012 Pure Michigan 400
Race details
Race 23 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2012 Pure Michigan 400 program cover
Date August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19)
Location Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2 miles (3.22 km)
Distance 201 laps, 402 mi (640 km)
Scheduled distance 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Weather Clear with temperatures around 76 °F (24 °C); wind out of the W at 6 mph (9.7 km/h).
Pole position
Driver Michael Waltrip Racing
Time 36.053
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing
Laps 54
Winner
No. 16 Greg Biffle Roush-Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
Nielsen ratings 3.8/5.2 million

The 2012 Pure Michigan 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 19, 2012, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 201 laps, it was the twenty-third race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Greg Biffle of Roush Fenway Racing won the race, Brad Keselowski was second and Kasey Kahne finished third.