2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicago Results
Qualifying | Grid | Race Results
| Race Results | ||||||||||
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | MANUFACTURER | LAPS | MONEY | START | LED | PTS | BONUS | PENALTY |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Dodge | 267 | $303,195 | 13 | 76 | 47 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 267 | $272,951 | 1 | 172 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | 267 | $179,565 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 267 | $193,998 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 267 | $173,348 | 20 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 267 | $168,840 | 29 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 20 | Toyota | 267 | $124,440 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 267 | $116,440 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | Toyota | 267 | $133,054 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 267 | $131,754 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 22 | Dodge | 267 | $142,880 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 267 | $145,591 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 267 | $106,955 | 22 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mark Martin | 55 | Toyota | 267 | $97,630 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | 267 | $105,280 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 267 | $138,496 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 266 | $132,366 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 266 | $139,916 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 266 | $136,671 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Ford | 266 | $94,705 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 266 | $123,863 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | 266 | $110,288 | 37 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 265 | $121,396 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 265 | $129,480 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Danica Patrick | 10 | Chevrolet | 265 | $90,630 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | 264 | $113,538 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 263 | $116,588 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 263 | $102,138 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Landon Cassill | 83 | Toyota | 262 | $114,125 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | T.J. Bell | 32 | Ford | 261 | $96,530 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | 259 | $103,988 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Kurt Busch | 51 | Chevrolet | 245 | $101,677 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Chevrolet | 199 | $83,930 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Regan Smith | 78 | Chevrolet | 197 | $91,730 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 190 | $131,441 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | 146 | $83,305 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cole Whitt | 33 | Chevrolet | 70 | $91,080 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Josh Wise | 26 | Ford | 66 | $82,857 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | 60 | $79,325 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | 52 | $79,080 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Scott Speed | 95 | Ford | 49 | $78,805 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Mike Bliss | 19 | Toyota | 41 | $78,635 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | 38 | $78,907 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |