2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicago Grid
Qualifying | Grid | Race Results
| Pole Winner | |
![]() | Driver: Jimmie Johnson |
| Career Wins: 60 | |
| Career Poles: 33 | |
| Pole Speed: 182.865 mph | |
| Sponsor: Lowe's | |
| Starting Grid | ||||
| POS | DRIVER | MANUFACTURER | CAR | SPEED |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 48 | 182.865 mph |
| 2 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 43 | 182.636 mph |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 17 | 182.334 mph |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 88 | 182.070 mph |
| 5 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 99 | 182.045 mph |
| 6 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 5 | 181.971 mph |
| 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 78 | 181.953 mph |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 11 | 181.928 mph |
| 9 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 15 | 181.855 mph |
| 10 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 20 | 181.629 mph |
| 11 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 27 | 181.616 mph |
| 12 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 1 | 181.525 mph |
| 13 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 2 | 181.507 mph |
| 14 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 21 | 181.354 mph |
| 15 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 55 | 181.257 mph |
| 16 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 22 | 181.251 mph |
| 17 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 9 | 181.050 mph |
| 18 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 56 | 180.989 mph |
| 19 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 24 | 180.874 mph |
| 20 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 39 | 180.729 mph |
| 21 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 18 | 180.705 mph |
| 22 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 16 | 180.524 mph |
| 23 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 47 | 180.463 mph |
| 24 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 98 | 180.276 mph |
| 25 | Scott Speed | Ford | 95 | 180.210 mph |
| 26 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 83 | 180.120 mph |
| 27 | Casey Mears | Ford | 13 | 180.048 mph |
| 28 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 42 | 179.940 mph |
| 29 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 14 | 179.892 mph |
| 30 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 51 | 179.671 mph |
| 31 | David Stremme | Toyota | 30 | 179.575 mph |
| 32 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 31 | 179.569 mph |
| 33 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 87 | 179.539 mph |
| 34 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 19 | 179.533 mph |
| 35 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 29 | 179.456 mph |
| 36 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 33 | 179.438 mph |
| 37 | David Ragan | Ford | 34 | 179.265 mph |
| 38 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 93 | 178.986 mph |
| 39 | T.J. Bell | Ford | 32 | 177.003 mph |
| 40 | David Gilliland | Ford | 38 | 176.702 mph |
| 41 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 10 | 176.188 mph |
| 42 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 36 | 176.033 mph |
| 43 | Josh Wise | Ford | 26 | 179.164 mph |
