2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona Grid
Qualifying | Grid | Race Results
| Pole Winner | |
![]() | Driver: Matt Kenseth |
| Career Wins: 24 | |
| Career Poles: 11 | |
| Pole Speed: 192.386 mph | |
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| Starting Grid | ||||
| POS | DRIVER | MANUFACTURER | CAR | SPEED |
| 1 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 17 | 192.386 mph |
| 2 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 39 | 192.353 mph |
| 3 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 5 | 192.291 mph |
| 4 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 16 | 192.139 mph |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 24 | 192.061 mph |
| 6 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | 50 | 192.012 mph |
| 7 | Casey Mears | Ford | 13 | 191.934 mph |
| 8 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 22 | 191.894 mph |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 2 | 191.857 mph |
| 10 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 9 | 191.824 mph |
| 11 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 29 | 191.800 mph |
| 12 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 99 | 191.710 mph |
| 13 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 27 | 191.681 mph |
| 14 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 42 | 191.579 mph |
| 15 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 21 | 191.498 mph |
| 16 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 48 | 191.477 mph |
| 17 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 43 | 191.270 mph |
| 18 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 56 | 191.245 mph |
| 19 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 20 | 191.229 mph |
| 20 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 31 | 191.095 mph |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 98 | 190.985 mph |
| 22 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 18 | 190.945 mph |
| 23 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 11 | 190.921 mph |
| 24 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 88 | 190.848 mph |
| 25 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 78 | 190.718 mph |
| 26 | David Stremme | Toyota | 30 | 190.666 mph |
| 27 | David Ragan | Ford | 34 | 190.617 mph |
| 28 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 55 | 190.597 mph |
| 29 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 15 | 190.557 mph |
| 30 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 1 | 190.553 mph |
| 31 | Josh Wise | Ford | 26 | 190.174 mph |
| 32 | David Gilliland | Ford | 38 | 190.134 mph |
| 33 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 36 | 190.118 mph |
| 34 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 32 | 190.046 mph |
| 35 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 51 | 189.994 mph |
| 36 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 87 | 189.673 mph |
| 37 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | 33 | 188.719 mph |
| 38 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 83 | 188.683 mph |
| 39 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 10 | 188.549 mph |
| 40 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 93 | 187.939 mph |
| 41 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 47 | 186.505 mph |
| 42 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 14 | 192.361 mph |
| 43 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | 49 | 187.021 mph |
