Cup Series
2012 GEICO 400 - Results
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Qualifying
Race Specs
| Date | 9/16/12 | Time | 1 PM ET |
| Track | Chicagoland Speedway | Race No. | 27 |
| Type | Speedway | Laps | 267 |
| Location | Joliet, Illinois | Grandstand Capacity | 75,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 13 | 267 | 43 | 4 | 2056* | 1 | Running | $303,195 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 1 | 267 | 42 | 2 | 2053* | 2 | Running | $272,951 |
| 3 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 6 | 267 | 41 | 0 | 2047* | 4 | Running | $179,565 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 21 | 267 | 40 | 0 | 2040* | 7 | Running | $193,998 |
| 5 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 20 | 267 | 39 | 0 | 773 | 1 | Running | $173,348 |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 29 | 267 | 38 | 1 | 2048* | 3 | Running | $168,840 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 10 | 267 | 37 | 0 | 717 | 5 | Running | $124,440 |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 4 | 267 | 36 | 0 | 2039* | 8 | Running | $116,440 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 18 | 267 | 35 | 0 | 2035* | 10 | Running | $133,054 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 9 | 267 | 34 | 1 | 2041* | 6 | Running | $131,754 |
| 11 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 16 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | Running | $142,880 |
| 12 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 35 | 267 | 32 | 0 | 2032* | 11 | Running | $145,591 |
| 13 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 22 | 267 | 31 | 0 | 2037* | 9 | Running | $106,955 |
| 14 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 15 | 267 | 30 | 0 | 524 | 12 | Running | $97,630 |
| 15 | Paul Menard | Chev | 11 | 267 | 29 | 0 | 762 | 3 | Running | $105,280 |
| 16 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 8 | 267 | 28 | 1 | 2041* | 5 | Running | $138,496 |
| 17 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 2 | 266 | 27 | 1 | 615 | 9 | Running | $132,366 |
| 18 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 3 | 266 | 26 | 1 | 2030* | 12 | Running | $139,916 |
| 19 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 5 | 266 | 25 | 0 | 772 | 2 | Running | $136,671 |
| 20 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 14 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | Running | $94,705 |
| 21 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 12 | 266 | 23 | 1 | 664 | 7 | Running | $123,863 |
| 22 | David Ragan | Ford | 37 | 266 | 22 | 1 | 460 | 16 | Running | $110,288 |
| 23 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 28 | 265 | 21 | 0 | 629 | 8 | Running | $121,396 |
| 24 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 32 | 265 | 20 | 0 | 669 | 6 | Running | $129,480 |
| 25 | Danica Patrick | Chev | 41 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | Running | $90,630 |
| 26 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 23 | 264 | 18 | 0 | 575 | 11 | Running | $113,538 |
| 27 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 17 | 263 | 17 | 0 | 752 | 4 | Running | $116,588 |
| 28 | David Gilliland | Ford | 40 | 263 | 16 | 0 | 467 | 15 | Running | $102,138 |
| 29 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 26 | 262 | 15 | 0 | 436 | 18 | Running | $114,125 |
| 30 | TJ Bell | Ford | 39 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | Running | $96,530 |
| 31 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 38 | 259 | 13 | 0 | 447 | 17 | Running | $103,988 |
| 32 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 30 | 245 | 12 | 0 | 511 | 13 | Running | $101,677 |
| 33 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 42 | 199 | 11 | 0 | 351 | 20 | Engine | $83,930 |
| 34 | Regan Smith | Chev | 7 | 197 | 10 | 0 | 578 | 10 | Engine | $91,730 |
| 35 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 19 | 190 | 9 | 0 | 2009* | 13 | Accident | $131,441 |
| 36 | Casey Mears | Ford | 27 | 146 | 8 | 0 | 470 | 14 | Accident | $83,305 |
| 37 | Cole Whitt | Chev | 36 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | Fuel Pressure | $91,080 |
| 38 | Josh Wise | Ford | 43 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 26 | Vibration | $82,857 |
| 39 | David Stremme | Toyota | 31 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 189 | 22 | Transmission | $79,325 |
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 33 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | Vibration | $79,080 |
| 41 | Scott Speed | Ford | 25 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 29 | Suspension | $78,805 |
| 42 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 34 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Brakes | $78,635 |
| 43 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 24 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 25 | Rear Gear | $78,907 |