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Lowe's Motor Speedway
May 27, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 400 Laps/600 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Quaker State Chevrolet | 400 | 47 | 355,675 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 400 | 43 | 284,831 | Running | |
| 3 | 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Red White & Blue Toyota | 400 | 42 | 236,898 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Fastenal Ford | 400 | 42 | 199,915 | Running | |
| 5 | 24 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 400 | 40 | 174,010 | Running | |
| 6 | 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard An American Salute Chevrolet | 400 | 38 | 142,015 | Running | |
| 7 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger/Chase AARP Visa Chevrolet | 400 | 38 | 165,276 | Running | |
| 8 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet | 400 | 37 | 163,676 | Running | |
| 9 | 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 400 | 35 | 161,781 | Running | |
| 10 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Fastenal Ford | 399 | 34 | 157,226 | Running | |
| 11 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet | 399 | 33 | 155,541 | Running | |
| 12 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 399 | 32 | 135,319 | Running | |
| 13 | 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 398 | 31 | 135,619 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 398 | 30 | 145,613 | Running | |
| 15 | 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/Serta Chevrolet | 398 | 29 | 113,305 | Running | |
| 16 | 1 | 43 | Aric Almirola | U.S. Air Force Ford | 398 | 29 | 177,466 | Running | |
| 17 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 398 | 27 | 128,488 | Running | |
| 18 | 18 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King Real Fruit Smoothies Toyota | 398 | 27 | 127,075 | Running | |
| 19 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Wheaties Chevrolet | 398 | 25 | 137,930 | Running | |
| 20 | 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target/Clorox Chevrolet | 398 | 24 | 129,796 | Running | |
| 21 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevrolet | 397 | 23 | 128,638 | Running | |
| 22 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 397 | 22 | 112,838 | Running | |
| 23 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General Toyota | 397 | 21 | 103,755 | Running | |
| 24 | 13 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 397 | 0 | 94,880 | Running | |
| 25 | 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 397 | 19 | 144,430 | Running | |
| 26 | 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Mod Space Ford | 397 | 18 | 107,538 | Running | |
| 27 | 42 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 396 | 17 | 112,413 | Running | |
| 28 | 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford Charcoal Toyota | 396 | 16 | 109,677 | Running | |
| 29 | 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Dr. Pepper Toyota | 395 | 15 | 100,005 | Running | |
| 30 | 40 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | 92,880 | Running | |
| 31 | 41 | 32 | T J Bell | Green Smoke Ford | 390 | 0 | 96,730 | Running | |
| 32 | 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt/Stanley Tools Ford | 367 | 13 | 126,513 | Running | |
| 33 | 11 | 22 | A J Allmendinger | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 361 | 11 | 133,055 | Running | |
| 34 | 6 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation Toyota | 338 | 10 | 89,055 | Engine | |
| 35 | 30 | 34 | David Ragan | Scorpion Truck Bed Liners Ford | 281 | 10 | 88,205 | Engine | |
| 36 | 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Presbyterian Healthcare System Ford | 228 | 8 | 88,080 | Engine | |
| 37 | 38 | 95 | Scott Speed | Jordan Truck Sales Ford | 136 | 7 | 87,855 | Fuel Pump | |
| 38 | 35 | 30 | David Stremme | Red Rocks Cafe Toyota | 86 | 6 | 87,742 | Rear Gear | |
| 39 | 34 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Little Joe's Autos/Precon Chevrolet | 74 | 5 | 92,300 | Vibration | |
| 40 | 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | SealWrap Chevrolet | 54 | 4 | 84,165 | Engine | |
| 41 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy/SWM Toyota | 47 | 0 | 84,005 | Vibration | |
| 42 | 27 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Turn One Racing Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | 83,925 | Vibration | |
| 43 | 33 | 26 | Josh Wise | Morristown Drivers Service Ford | 15 | 1 | 84,290 | Vibration |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 51 Minutes 14 Seconds
Average Speed .:155.687
Margin of Victory .: 4.295 Seconds
Fast Time .: Aric Almirola- 27.988 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Marcos Ambrose 1 - 2
.: No Lead Changes.
Cautions .: 357-400 (debris backstretch), 357-400 (debris turn 1), 357-400 (#93 accident turn 4), 357-400 (debris turn 3), 357-400 (debris turn 1)
.: 5 caution periods for 220 laps.