2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Results
Qualifying | Grid | Race Results
| Race Results | ||||||||||
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | MANUFACTURER | LAPS | MONEY | START | LED | PTS | BONUS | PENALTY |
| 1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 189 | $307,036 | 15 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 189 | $206,171 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 189 | $186,168 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | 189 | $142,743 | 25 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Regan Smith | 78 | Chevrolet | 189 | $136,243 | 28 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 189 | $124,260 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Dodge | 189 | $130,330 | 22 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | 189 | $119,518 | 36 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 189 | $130,993 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 189 | $128,610 | 26 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 189 | $132,621 | 21 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | 189 | $101,610 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | Toyota | 189 | $112,399 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 189 | $124,801 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 189 | $96,118 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Terry Labonte | 32 | Ford | 189 | $90,435 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 189 | $125,121 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | 189 | $99,332 | 40 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 189 | $118,346 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 189 | $89,485 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Ford | 189 | $81,235 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 188 | $130,085 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 188 | $107,549 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 22 | Dodge | 188 | $120,835 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | 188 | $79,785 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | 188 | $79,010 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 188 | $106,618 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | 188 | $86,460 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Chevrolet | 188 | $78,310 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Landon Cassill | 83 | Toyota | 188 | $105,480 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | 188 | $74,985 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Joey Logano | 20 | Toyota | 187 | $82,785 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | 187 | $74,635 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 184 | $110,868 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 23 | Chevrolet | 180 | $74,260 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 179 | $120,351 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | David Reutimann | 10 | Chevrolet | 162 | $73,980 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 156 | $103,819 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Kurt Busch | 51 | Chevrolet | 98 | $79,000 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Cole Whitt | 33 | Chevrolet | 16 | $78,860 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | 12 | $70,710 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Timmy Hill | 97 | Toyota | 8 | $70,580 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Josh Wise | 26 | Ford | 5 | $70,964 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |