Static IP Addressing

Why does this kickstart file:

authconfig --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512
autopart   --type=lvm
bootloader --boot-drive=vda --location=mbr
cdrom
clearpart  --all --drives=vda --initlabel
firstboot  --disable
ignoredisk --only-use=vda
install
keyboard   --vckeymap=us --xlayouts=us
lang         en_US.UTF-8
network    --activate --bootproto=static --device=eth0
--gateway=192.168.1.254 --ip=192.168.1.12 --nameserver=75.75.76.76
--netmask=255.255.255.0 --noipv6
network    --hostname=lamp.hunter.org
rootpw     --iscrypted \$6\$82gtiKgE7AvH./ic\
$TeDjrPrkQ19ULsPEzxStyqzkfRaGvKn0NpSB4ekV98hJOABaO5uQDzQmlCy8t7RwytXzS3t/yRyGZA.8ez2wf/
reboot
text
timezone     America/Chicago --isUtc --ntpservers=192.168.1.11
xconfig    --startxonboot

produce this network configuration:

22:52:57,773 DEBUG ifcfg: content of files (network initialization):
22:52:57,774 DEBUG ifcfg: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:
# Generated by dracut initrd
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
NETBOOT=yes
UUID=5edcb3fc-f4b5-4ce7-98d2-bde0f02a5e2b
BOOTPROTO=none
IPADDR=
PREFIX=
HWADDR="52:54:00:19:88:c9"
TYPE=Ethernet
NAME="Boot Disk"
DNS1=75.75.76.76

22:52:57,819 DEBUG ifcfg:
loadIfcfFile /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
22:52:57,830 DEBUG ifcfg: NetworkDevice eth0 set: ONBOOT=yes
22:52:57,834 DEBUG ifcfg: writeIfcfgFile eth0
to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 not needed
22:52:57,870 DEBUG ifcfg:
loadIfcfFile /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
22:52:57,872 DEBUG ifcfg: NetworkDevice eth0 set: ONBOOT=yes
22:52:57,873 DEBUG ifcfg: writeIfcfgFile eth0
to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 not needed
23:02:32,739 DEBUG ifcfg:
loadIfcfFile /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
23:02:32,756 DEBUG ifcfg:
loadIfcfFile /mnt/sysimage/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0