2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis Grid
Qualifying | Grid | Race Results
| Pole Winner | |
![]() | Driver: Denny Hamlin |
| Career Wins: 22 | |
| Career Poles: 12 | |
| Pole Speed: 182.763 mph | |
| Sponsor: FedEx Express | |
| Starting Grid | ||||
| POS | DRIVER | MANUFACTURER | CAR | SPEED |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 11 | 182.763 mph |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 99 | 181.984 mph |
| 3 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 20 | 181.756 mph |
| 4 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 43 | 181.679 mph |
| 5 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 16 | 181.532 mph |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 48 | 181.357 mph |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 18 | 181.046 mph |
| 8 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 27 | 181.014 mph |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 24 | 180.952 mph |
| 10 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 17 | 180.654 mph |
| 11 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 39 | 180.610 mph |
| 12 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 42 | 180.516 mph |
| 13 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 51 | 180.487 mph |
| 14 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 78 | 180.473 mph |
| 15 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 5 | 180.448 mph |
| 16 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 1 | 180.437 mph |
| 17 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 56 | 180.433 mph |
| 18 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 21 | 180.390 mph |
| 19 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 55 | 180.386 mph |
| 20 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 88 | 180.245 mph |
| 21 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 31 | 180.177 mph |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 2 | 180.148 mph |
| 23 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 9 | 180.072 mph |
| 24 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 22 | 179.928 mph |
| 25 | Casey Mears | Ford | 13 | 179.519 mph |
| 26 | David Stremme | Toyota | 30 | 179.211 mph |
| 27 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 29 | 178.894 mph |
| 28 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 14 | 178.862 mph |
| 29 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 47 | 178.816 mph |
| 30 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 93 | 178.543 mph |
| 31 | David Gilliland | Ford | 38 | 178.508 mph |
| 32 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 36 | 178.486 mph |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 15 | 178.419 mph |
| 34 | Scott Speed | Ford | 95 | 177.855 mph |
| 35 | Josh Wise | Ford | 26 | 177.743 mph |
| 36 | David Ragan | Ford | 34 | 177.630 mph |
| 37 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | 33 | 177.347 mph |
| 38 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 83 | 177.340 mph |
| 39 | Mike Skinner | Ford | 79 | 176.894 mph |
| 40 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 23 | 176.859 mph |
| 41 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | 10 | 176.523 mph |
| 42 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 32 | 174.767 mph |
| 43 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 19 | 176.180 mph |
