2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at California Qualifying Speeds
Qualifying | Grid | Race Results
| Qualifying Speeds | ||||
| POS | DRIVER | MANUFACTURER | CAR | SPEED |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 11 | 186.403 mph |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 18 | 185.534 mph |
| 3 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 55 | 185.534 mph |
| 4 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 16 | 185.510 mph |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 5 | 185.510 mph |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 39 | 185.328 mph |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 29 | 185.199 mph |
| 8 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 20 | 185.195 mph |
| 9 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 14 | 185.185 mph |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 48 | 185.123 mph |
| 11 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 15 | 185.052 mph |
| 12 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 99 | 185.000 mph |
| 13 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 56 | 184.724 mph |
| 14 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 88 | 184.530 mph |
| 15 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 17 | 184.322 mph |
| 16 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 1 | 184.068 mph |
| 17 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 2 | 184.044 mph |
| 18 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 10 | 183.913 mph |
| 19 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 31 | 183.744 mph |
| 20 | David Stremme | Toyota | 30 | 183.397 mph |
| 21 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 24 | 183.379 mph |
| 22 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 78 | 183.052 mph |
| 23 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 51 | 182.681 mph |
| 24 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 42 | 182.560 mph |
| 25 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 22 | 182.542 mph |
| 26 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 47 | 182.445 mph |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 27 | 182.366 mph |
| 28 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 43 | 182.094 mph |
| 29 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 9 | 182.007 mph |
| 30 | Josh Wise | Ford | 26 | 181.087 mph |
| 31 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 83 | 180.850 mph |
| 32 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 98 | 180.610 mph |
| 33 | Casey Mears | Ford | 13 | 180.542 mph |
| 34 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 36 | 180.433 mph |
| 35 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 23 | 180.356 mph |
| 36 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | 49 | 180.297 mph |
| 37 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 33 | 179.609 mph |
| 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 34 | 179.466 mph |
| 39 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 19 | 179.296 mph |
| 40 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 74 | 179.131 mph |
| 41 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 93 | 178.864 mph |
| 42 | David Gilliland | Ford | 38 | 178.602 mph |
| 43 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 7 | 178.470 mph |
| 44 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 87 | 178.443 mph |
| 45 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 32 | 178.333 mph |
| 46 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 37 | 177.936 mph |