2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen Results
Qualifying | Grid | Race Results
| Race Results | ||||||||||
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | MANUFACTURER | LAPS | MONEY | START | LED | PTS | BONUS | PENALTY |
| 1 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 90 | $259,558 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Dodge | 90 | $187,180 | 4 | 37 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 90 | $166,821 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 90 | $142,399 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 22 | Dodge | 90 | $146,935 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 90 | $109,610 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 90 | $140,968 | 2 | 43 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 90 | $127,771 | 24 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Regan Smith | 78 | Chevrolet | 90 | $107,568 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | Toyota | 90 | $108,424 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 90 | $118,443 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | 90 | $85,610 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | 90 | $83,935 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 90 | $116,576 | 18 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 90 | $119,821 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | 90 | $89,093 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Scott Speed | 95 | Ford | 90 | $68,710 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 90 | $109,246 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 90 | $121,260 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 90 | $87,068 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 90 | $115,721 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | 90 | $82,793 | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Landon Cassill | 83 | Toyota | 90 | $97,155 | 35 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | 90 | $93,082 | 42 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Boris Said | 32 | Ford | 90 | $78,835 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Stephen Leicht | 33 | Chevrolet | 90 | $79,560 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | 90 | $77,735 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 89 | $77,485 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | 88 | $66,310 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 84 | $108,735 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Kurt Busch | 51 | Chevrolet | 81 | $78,010 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Joey Logano | 20 | Toyota | 71 | $76,285 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 63 | $101,526 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 57 | $110,501 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jason Leffler | 49 | Toyota | 42 | $65,360 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Chevrolet | 41 | $65,185 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | 30 | $65,055 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Josh Wise | 26 | Ford | 25 | $64,853 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 24 | $93,008 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 10 | Chevrolet | 15 | $61,845 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Chris Cook | 19 | Toyota | 5 | $61,680 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Patrick Long | 30 | Toyota | 2 | $61,555 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Brian Vickers | 55 | Toyota | $61,930 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |