Cup Series
2012 AAA 400 - Results
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Qualifying
Race Specs
| Date | 9/30/12 | Time | 1 PM ET |
| Track | Dover Motor Speedway | Race No. | 29 |
| Type | Speedway | Laps | 400 |
| Location | Dover, Delaware | Grandstand Capacity | 147,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 10 | 400 | 43 | 4 | 2142* | 1 | Running | $226,070 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 7 | 400 | 42 | 1 | 2094* | 11 | Running | $207,796 |
| 3 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 26 | 400 | 41 | 0 | 565 | 12 | Running | $140,760 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 11 | 400 | 40 | 1 | 2137* | 2 | Running | $164,321 |
| 5 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 15 | 400 | 39 | 0 | 836 | 1 | Running | $158,126 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 3 | 400 | 38 | 0 | 2100* | 8 | Running | $132,674 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 5 | 399 | 37 | 2 | 2096* | 9 | Running | $148,068 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 1 | 399 | 36 | 1 | 2126* | 3 | Running | $136,901 |
| 9 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 2 | 399 | 35 | 1 | 2117* | 4 | Running | $115,474 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 14 | 399 | 34 | 0 | 787 | 5 | Running | $95,535 |
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 25 | 398 | 33 | 0 | 2103* | 7 | Running | $92,510 |
| 12 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | 17 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Running | $78,935 |
| 13 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 13 | 397 | 31 | 0 | 2096* | 10 | Running | $126,596 |
| 14 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 16 | 397 | 30 | 0 | 629 | 11 | Running | $106,468 |
| 15 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 9 | 397 | 29 | 0 | 2116* | 5 | Running | $87,260 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 6 | 397 | 28 | 0 | 2091* | 12 | Running | $87,485 |
| 17 | Regan Smith | Chev | 18 | 397 | 27 | 0 | 633 | 10 | Running | $102,118 |
| 18 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 27 | 397 | 26 | 0 | 798 | 4 | Running | $105,543 |
| 19 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 21 | 397 | 25 | 0 | 661 | 9 | Running | $114,296 |
| 20 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 24 | 397 | 24 | 0 | 2110* | 6 | Running | $127,835 |
| 21 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 8 | 397 | 23 | 0 | 830 | 2 | Running | $117,593 |
| 22 | Paul Menard | Chev | 19 | 396 | 22 | 0 | 816 | 3 | Running | $84,735 |
| 23 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 28 | 395 | 21 | 0 | 551 | 13 | Running | $98,643 |
| 24 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 20 | 394 | 20 | 0 | 702 | 7 | Running | $107,268 |
| 25 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 4 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | Running | $117,335 |
| 26 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 35 | 393 | 18 | 0 | 669 | 8 | Running | $106,326 |
| 27 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 39 | 393 | 17 | 0 | 715 | 6 | Running | $114,535 |
| 28 | Danica Patrick | Chev | 38 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | Running | $75,135 |
| 29 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 33 | 392 | 15 | 0 | 475 | 17 | Running | $94,818 |
| 30 | David Ragan | Ford | 31 | 392 | 14 | 0 | 489 | 16 | Running | $85,782 |
| 31 | Casey Mears | Ford | 30 | 391 | 13 | 0 | 492 | 14 | Running | $74,060 |
| 32 | David Gilliland | Ford | 42 | 391 | 12 | 0 | 491 | 15 | Running | $71,360 |
| 33 | TJ Bell | Ford | 41 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | Running | $79,485 |
| 34 | JJ Yeley | Chev | 40 | 388 | 10 | 0 | 151 | 24 | Running | $71,035 |
| 35 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 12 | 371 | 9 | 0 | 2070* | 13 | Running | $119,621 |
| 36 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 22 | 354 | 8 | 0 | 461 | 18 | Running | $97,280 |
| 37 | Josh Wise | Ford | 23 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 122 | 26 | Vibration | $70,530 |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 32 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 140 | 25 | Suspension | $70,353 |
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 37 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Electrical | $67,500 |
| 40 | Scott Speed | Ford | 34 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 29 | Suspension | $67,325 |
| 41 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 43 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 354 | 20 | Overheating | $67,125 |
| 42 | Scott Riggs | Chev | 36 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 33 | Brakes | $66,995 |
| 43 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | Brakes | $67,329 |