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Daytona 500 Race Results
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Daytona International Speedway
February 27, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile Superspeedway 202 Laps/505 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy Ford | 202 | 47 | 1,588,887 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet | 202 | 42 | 1,103,150 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 202 | 42 | 804,163 | Running | |
| 4 | 31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 202 | 42 | 702,091 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 202 | 40 | 559,550 | Running | |
| 6 | 37 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak/Menards Chevrolet | 202 | 39 | 427,900 | Running | |
| 7 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 202 | 37 | 415,261 | Running | |
| 8 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 202 | 36 | 403,466 | Running | |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 202 | 36 | 346,063 | Running | |
| 10 | 22 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 202 | 35 | 323,313 | Running | |
| 11 | 30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 202 | 33 | 339,002 | Running | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 202 | 33 | 535,052 | Running | |
| 13 | 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley/DeWalt Tools Ford | 202 | 31 | 342,358 | Running | |
| 14 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kroger/USO Toyota | 202 | 30 | 331,196 | Running | |
| 15 | 24 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chevrolet | 202 | 30 | 296,513 | Running | |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 202 | 29 | 377,775 | Running | |
| 17 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Brown Toyota | 202 | 27 | 341,821 | Running | |
| 18 | 43 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 202 | 27 | 316,150 | Running | |
| 19 | 41 | 26 | Tony Raines | Rick Santorum For President Ford | 202 | 25 | 317,676 | Running | |
| 20 | 21 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 202 | 0 | 353,063 | Running | |
| 21 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army/Quicken Loans Chevrolet | 202 | 23 | 361,059 | Running | |
| 22 | 39 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King Toyota | 202 | 22 | 319,945 | Running | |
| 23 | 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | MHP/Power Pak Pudding Ford | 201 | 21 | 309,133 | Running | |
| 24 | 6 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 200 | 21 | 357,034 | Running | |
| 25 | 36 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 199 | 19 | 305,021 | Running | |
| 26 | 38 | 93 | David Reutimann | Burger King Toyota | 196 | 18 | 309,335 | Accident | |
| 27 | 10 | 33 | Elliott Sadler | Kroger/Fred Meyer Jewelers Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | 305,788 | Running | |
| 28 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy/Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 194 | 0 | 287,363 | Running | |
| 29 | 20 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance Chevrolet | 189 | 15 | 297,988 | Accident | |
| 30 | 11 | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-Love/Curb Records Ford | 189 | 14 | 292,175 | Running | |
| 31 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 188 | 13 | 318,608 | Accident | |
| 32 | 23 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 187 | 12 | 322,295 | Accident | |
| 33 | 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 187 | 11 | 320,986 | Accident | |
| 34 | 15 | 22 | A J Allmendinger | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 177 | 10 | 328,325 | Running | |
| 35 | 40 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 164 | 0 | 283,200 | Running | |
| 36 | 35 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 159 | 8 | 312,391 | Accident | |
| 37 | 42 | 30 | David Stremme | Jegs Performance Auto Parts Toyota | 156 | 7 | 282,075 | Engine | |
| 38 | 29 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | 281,715 | Running | |
| 39 | 28 | 51 | Kurt Busch | HendrickCars Chevrolet | 113 | 5 | 277,913 | Running | |
| 40 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | AARP/Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 81 | 5 | 317,674 | Engine | |
| 41 | 17 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Mapei/Menards/Speed Energy Dodge | 25 | 3 | 268,150 | Engine | |
| 42 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 1 | 2 | 327,149 | Accident | |
| 43 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Scorpion Truck Bed Liners Ford | 1 | 1 | 267,637 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 36 Minutes 2 Seconds
Average Speed .:140.256
Margin of Victory .: 0.210 Second
Fast Time .: Carl Edwards- 46.216 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Greg Biffle 1 - 9
.: No Lead Changes.
Cautions .: 165-202 (#6,14,18,20,36,38,39,93 accident frontstretch), 165-202 (#39 spun turn 2), 165-202 (debris), 165-202 (oil on track), 165-202 (#9,32 accident tri-oval), 165-202 (#15 stopped on track), 165-202 (#6,9,13,43 accident frontstretch), 165-202 (#30 spun turn 3), 165-202 (#1,2,5,14,43,78,99 accident frontstretch), 165-202 (#10,21,33,48,51 accident frontstretch)
.: 10 caution periods for 380 laps.
