Cup Series
2012 Aaron's 499 - Results
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Qualifying
Race Specs
| Date | 5/6/12 | Time | 12 PM ET |
| Track | Talladega Superspeedway | Race No. | 10 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 194 |
| Location | Talladega, Alabama | Grandstand Capacity | 143,231 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 13 | 194 | 43 | 4 | 299 | 12 | Running | $305,745 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 21 | 194 | 42 | 1 | 308 | 9 | Running | $263,298 |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 10 | 194 | 41 | 2 | 379 | 2 | Running | $225,701 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 5 | 194 | 40 | 1 | 246 | 19 | Running | $155,090 |
| 5 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 6 | 194 | 39 | 1 | 380 | 1 | Running | $143,540 |
| 6 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 24 | 194 | 38 | 0 | 302 | 10 | Running | $146,554 |
| 7 | David Ragan | Ford | 32 | 194 | 37 | 0 | 172 | 29 | Running | $137,723 |
| 8 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 11 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | Running | $110,565 |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 18 | 194 | 35 | 1 | 369 | 3 | Running | $120,765 |
| 10 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 29 | 194 | 34 | 1 | 251 | 18 | Running | $143,640 |
| 11 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 23 | 194 | 33 | 0 | 253 | 16 | Running | $133,013 |
| 12 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 4 | 194 | 32 | 0 | 237 | 22 | Running | $137,716 |
| 13 | David Gilliland | Ford | 26 | 194 | 31 | 0 | 165 | 30 | Running | $115,688 |
| 14 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 3 | 194 | 30 | 0 | 239 | 21 | Running | $126,613 |
| 15 | AJ Allmendinger | Chev | 2 | 194 | 29 | 0 | 242 | 20 | Running | $139,305 |
| 16 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 41 | 194 | 28 | 1 | 148 | 32 | Running | $125,063 |
| 17 | Paul Menard | Chev | 17 | 194 | 27 | 1 | 279 | 14 | Running | $103,330 |
| 18 | Casey Mears | Ford | 25 | 194 | 26 | 1 | 187 | 28 | Running | $106,138 |
| 19 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 9 | 194 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 44 | Running | $93,680 |
| 20 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 33 | 193 | 24 | 1 | 215 | 25 | Running | $111,602 |
| 21 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 42 | 192 | 23 | 0 | 211 | 26 | Running | $100,105 |
| 22 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 34 | 192 | 22 | 0 | 154 | 31 | Running | $91,380 |
| 23 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 22 | 192 | 21 | 1 | 355 | 4 | Running | $132,771 |
| 24 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 8 | 190 | 20 | 1 | 330 | 7 | Running | $140,180 |
| 25 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 20 | 184 | 19 | 1 | 333 | 6 | Accident | $136,016 |
| 26 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 30 | 184 | 18 | 0 | 261 | 15 | Accident | $96,955 |
| 27 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Toyota | 39 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | Accident | $85,405 |
| 28 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 15 | 166 | 16 | 0 | 334 | 5 | Accident | $114,569 |
| 29 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 28 | 143 | 15 | 0 | 44 | 41 | Accident | $92,655 |
| 30 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 38 | 142 | 14 | 0 | 142 | 33 | Accident | $85,955 |
| 31 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 7 | 142 | 13 | 0 | 300 | 11 | Accident | $130,546 |
| 32 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 12 | 142 | 12 | 1 | 252 | 17 | Accident | $114,146 |
| 33 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 1 | 142 | 11 | 0 | 234 | 23 | Accident | $137,866 |
| 34 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 40 | 141 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 34 | Accident | $110,250 |
| 35 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 19 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 324 | 8 | Engine | $130,691 |
| 36 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 14 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 286 | 13 | Engine | $127,763 |
| 37 | Bill Elliott | Chev | 36 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 48 | Electrical | $83,430 |
| 38 | Tony Raines | Chev | 43 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 42 | Engine | $91,082 |
| 39 | David Stremme | Toyota | 27 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 35 | Transmission | $79,550 |
| 40 | Regan Smith | Chev | 31 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 27 | Engine | $87,275 |
| 41 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | Vibration | $79,025 |
| 42 | Josh Wise | Ford | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 43 | Rear Gear | $79,355 |
| 43 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 38 | Vibration | $78,681 |