Cup Series
2012 Daytona 500 - Results
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Qualifying
Race Specs
| Date | 2/27/12 | Time | 7 PM ET |
| Track | Daytona International Speedway | Race No. | 1 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 202 |
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida | Grandstand Capacity | 168,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 4 | 202 | 51 | 4 | 55 | 1 | Running | $1,588,887 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 5 | 202 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 4 | Running | $1,103,150 |
| 3 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 2 | 202 | 43 | 1 | 44 | 3 | Running | $804,163 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 31 | 202 | 44 | 2 | 46 | 2 | Running | $702,091 |
| 5 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 9 | 202 | 41 | 1 | 42 | 5 | Running | $559,550 |
| 6 | Paul Menard | Chev | 37 | 202 | 40 | 1 | 41 | 6 | Running | $427,900 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 13 | 202 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 8 | Running | $415,261 |
| 8 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 1 | 202 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 10 | Running | $403,466 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 12 | 202 | 37 | 1 | 38 | 7 | Running | $346,063 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 22 | 202 | 36 | 1 | 37 | 9 | Running | $323,313 |
| 11 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 30 | 202 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 12 | Running | $339,002 |
| 12 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 26 | 202 | 34 | 1 | 35 | 11 | Running | $535,052 |
| 13 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 7 | 202 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 14 | Running | $342,358 |
| 14 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 32 | 202 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 16 | Running | $331,196 |
| 15 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 24 | 202 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 13 | Running | $296,513 |
| 16 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 3 | 202 | 30 | 1 | 31 | 15 | Running | $377,775 |
| 17 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 14 | 202 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 18 | Running | $341,821 |
| 18 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 43 | 202 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 17 | Running | $292,200 |
| 19 | Tony Raines | Chev | 41 | 202 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 19 | Running | $292,763 |
| 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | 21 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | Running | $304,275 |
| 21 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 18 | 202 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 20 | Running | $336,221 |
| 22 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 39 | 202 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | Running | $319,945 |
| 23 | David Gilliland | Ford | 33 | 201 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 23 | Running | $309,133 |
| 24 | Regan Smith | Chev | 6 | 200 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 21 | Running | $332,296 |
| 25 | Casey Mears | Ford | 36 | 199 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 24 | Running | $305,021 |
| 26 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 38 | 196 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 25 | Accident | $309,335 |
| 27 | Elliott Sadler | Chev | 10 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | Running | $305,788 |
| 28 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 34 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | Running | $287,363 |
| 29 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 20 | 189 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 26 | Accident | $297,988 |
| 30 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 11 | 189 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 27 | Running | $292,175 |
| 31 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 19 | 188 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 28 | Accident | $318,608 |
| 32 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 23 | 187 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 29 | Accident | $322,295 |
| 33 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 27 | 187 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 30 | Accident | $320,986 |
| 34 | AJ Allmendinger | Chev | 15 | 177 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 31 | Running | $328,325 |
| 35 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 40 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Running | $283,200 |
| 36 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 35 | 159 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | Accident | $312,391 |
| 37 | David Stremme | Toyota | 42 | 156 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 33 | Engine | $282,075 |
| 38 | Danica Patrick | Chev | 29 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | Running | $281,715 |
| 39 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 28 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35 | Running | $277,913 |
| 40 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 16 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 34 | Engine | $317,674 |
| 41 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 17 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 36 | Engine | $268,150 |
| 42 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | Accident | $327,149 |
| 43 | David Ragan | Ford | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | Accident | $267,637 |