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Talladega Superspeedway
May 06, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 194 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 194 | 47 | 305,745 | Running | |
| 2 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 194 | 43 | 263,298 | Running | |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy Ford | 194 | 43 | 225,701 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance Chevrolet | 194 | 41 | 155,090 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/O'Reilly Auto Parts Ford | 194 | 40 | 143,540 | Running | |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Aaron's/Alabama Crimson Tide Natl. Champions Toyota | 194 | 38 | 146,554 | Running | |
| 7 | 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 194 | 37 | 137,723 | Running | |
| 8 | 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 194 | 0 | 110,565 | Running | |
| 9 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 194 | 36 | 120,765 | Running | |
| 10 | 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 194 | 35 | 143,640 | Running | |
| 11 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 194 | 33 | 133,013 | Running | |
| 12 | 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | VeriFone Sail Ford | 194 | 32 | 137,716 | Running | |
| 13 | 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 194 | 31 | 115,688 | Running | |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley/DeWalt Tools Ford | 194 | 30 | 126,613 | Running | |
| 15 | 2 | 22 | A J Allmendinger | Shell/Pennzoil/AAA Dodge | 194 | 29 | 139,305 | Running | |
| 16 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 194 | 29 | 125,063 | Running | |
| 17 | 17 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/Turtle Wax Chevrolet | 194 | 28 | 103,330 | Running | |
| 18 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 194 | 27 | 106,138 | Running | |
| 19 | 9 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Color Your Way Toyota | 194 | 26 | 93,680 | Running | |
| 20 | 33 | 51 | Kurt Busch | ME/Armed Forces Foundation Chevrolet | 193 | 25 | 111,602 | Running | |
| 21 | 42 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 192 | 23 | 100,105 | Running | |
| 22 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | TMone Chevrolet | 192 | 22 | 91,380 | Running | |
| 23 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 192 | 22 | 132,771 | Running | |
| 24 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 190 | 21 | 140,180 | Running | |
| 25 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevrolet | 184 | 20 | 136,016 | Accident | |
| 26 | 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General Toyota | 184 | 18 | 96,955 | Accident | |
| 27 | 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson | Anadarko Dozer & Trucking/North Texas Pipe Toyota | 182 | 0 | 85,405 | Accident | |
| 28 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 166 | 16 | 114,569 | Accident | |
| 29 | 28 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 143 | 15 | 92,655 | Accident | |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 142 | 14 | 85,955 | Accident | |
| 31 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 142 | 13 | 130,546 | Accident | |
| 32 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target/Kraft Chevrolet | 142 | 13 | 114,146 | Accident | |
| 33 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 142 | 11 | 137,866 | Accident | |
| 34 | 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 141 | 10 | 110,250 | Accident | |
| 35 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 61 | 10 | 130,691 | Engine | |
| 36 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 42 | 8 | 127,763 | Engine | |
| 37 | 36 | 97 | Bill Elliott | AM FM Energy/Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 37 | 7 | 83,430 | Electrical | |
| 38 | 43 | 33 | Tony Raines | Black Cat Fireworks Chevrolet | 32 | 6 | 91,082 | Engine | |
| 39 | 27 | 30 | David Stremme | Stock Car Steel and Aluminum Toyota | 30 | 5 | 79,550 | Transmission | |
| 40 | 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 15 | 4 | 87,275 | Engine | |
| 41 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy/Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 7 | 0 | 79,025 | Vibration | |
| 42 | 16 | 26 | Josh Wise | Morristown Driver's Service Ford | 5 | 2 | 79,355 | Rear Gear | |
| 43 | 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Curb Records Ford | 2 | 1 | 78,681 | Vibration |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 17 Seconds
Average Speed .:160.192
Margin of Victory .: 0.304 Second
Fast Time .: Jeff Gordon
Lap Leaders .: Tony Stewart 1 - 16
.: No Lead Changes.
Cautions .: 193-194 (oil on track), 193-194 (#20,24,32,36,42,43,56,83,99 accident turn 3), 193-194 (#9,13,21 accident turn 2), 193-194 (#2,51 accident frontstretch), 193-194 (#11,14,16,20,22,23,27,29,55 accident turn 1)
.: 5 caution periods for 10 laps.