2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover Results
Qualifying | Grid | Race Results
| Race Results | ||||||||||
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | MANUFACTURER | LAPS | MONEY | START | LED | PTS | BONUS | PENALTY |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 400 | $319,411 | 2 | 289 | 48 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 400 | $255,001 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 400 | $201,601 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 400 | $142,340 | 17 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 400 | $147,904 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 400 | $148,426 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | Toyota | 400 | $140,204 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 20 | Toyota | 400 | $115,465 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | 400 | $110,015 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 400 | $128,598 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 400 | $106,205 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Dodge | 400 | $132,525 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 400 | $139,591 | 14 | 60 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Mark Martin | 55 | Toyota | 400 | $101,480 | 1 | 43 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 400 | $135,613 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 22 | Dodge | 400 | $134,280 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | 400 | $100,805 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 400 | $133,121 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 400 | $122,138 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | 399 | $117,788 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | 398 | $105,938 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 364 | $127,905 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | 348 | $115,738 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kurt Busch | 51 | Chevrolet | 338 | $107,588 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 331 | $137,705 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 318 | $129,846 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Regan Smith | 78 | Chevrolet | 306 | $103,702 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 296 | $115,496 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 202 | $129,563 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Reed Sorenson | 32 | Ford | 124 | $94,705 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | David Reutimann | 10 | Chevrolet | 110 | $84,555 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Chevrolet | 65 | $81,905 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | 63 | $81,755 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | J.J. Yeley | 49 | Toyota | 41 | $81,555 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Stephen Leicht | 33 | Chevrolet | 29 | $90,830 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Mike Bliss | 19 | Toyota | 23 | $81,205 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Scott Riggs | 23 | Chevrolet | 21 | $81,035 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Landon Cassill | 83 | Toyota | 9 | $107,272 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | 9 | $77,485 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 9 | $77,325 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | 8 | $77,145 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | 8 | $77,065 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Scott Speed | 79 | Ford | 8 | $77,438 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |