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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 25, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 500 | 47 | 329,441 | Running | |
| 2 | 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Dover White Chevrolet | 500 | 43 | 250,051 | Running | |
| 3 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Farmville/Drive to End Hunger/AARP Chevrolet | 500 | 41 | 205,026 | Running | |
| 4 | 22 | 55 | Brian Vickers | MyClassicGarage Toyota | 500 | 41 | 139,215 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt/Stanley Tools Ford | 500 | 40 | 153,398 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 500 | 38 | 161,998 | Running | |
| 7 | 23 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 500 | 37 | 141,554 | Running | |
| 8 | 4 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General Toyota | 500 | 38 | 130,440 | Running | |
| 9 | 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrickcars Chevrolet | 500 | 36 | 117,515 | Running | |
| 10 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/Schrock Chevrolet | 500 | 34 | 117,640 | Running | |
| 11 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 500 | 34 | 134,119 | Running | |
| 12 | 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet | 500 | 33 | 112,780 | Running | |
| 13 | 28 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 500 | 31 | 133,921 | Running | |
| 14 | 36 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 500 | 30 | 130,388 | Running | |
| 15 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevrolet | 500 | 29 | 149,741 | Running | |
| 16 | 14 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 500 | 28 | 125,813 | Running | |
| 17 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Allstate Chevrolet | 500 | 27 | 132,038 | Running | |
| 18 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 500 | 26 | 122,488 | Running | |
| 19 | 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Bondo Ford | 500 | 26 | 108,555 | Running | |
| 20 | 18 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 500 | 24 | 111,963 | Running | |
| 21 | 1 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 499 | 24 | 113,477 | Running | |
| 22 | 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 496 | 23 | 141,246 | Running | |
| 23 | 30 | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-Love/Curb Records Ford | 496 | 21 | 93,805 | Running | |
| 24 | 33 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 490 | 20 | 122,850 | Running | |
| 25 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Valvoline NextGen Ford | 486 | 20 | 142,041 | Running | |
| 26 | 25 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Seal Wrap Chevrolet | 476 | 18 | 94,780 | Accident | |
| 27 | 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet | 471 | 18 | 144,585 | Running | |
| 28 | 20 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 440 | 16 | 101,525 | Running | |
| 29 | 43 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 434 | 0 | 90,640 | Accident | |
| 30 | 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 434 | 14 | 130,025 | Running | |
| 31 | 39 | 49 | Jason Leffler | America Israel Racing Toyota | 417 | 0 | 90,895 | Running | |
| 32 | 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Glory Foods Ford | 409 | 12 | 90,285 | Running | |
| 33 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 360 | 11 | 132,525 | Running | |
| 34 | 29 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 343 | 0 | 134,890 | Running | |
| 35 | 5 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Goody's Headache Powders Ford | 235 | 9 | 127,116 | Accident | |
| 36 | 19 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet | 189 | 8 | 134,228 | Accident | |
| 37 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Toyota | 159 | 7 | 89,660 | Rear Gear | |
| 38 | 32 | 26 | Josh Wise | Morristown Drivers Service Ford | 150 | 6 | 91,052 | Brakes | |
| 39 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy/Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 130 | 0 | 86,110 | Electrical | |
| 40 | 38 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Circle Sport Chevrolet | 56 | 4 | 85,975 | Fuel Pressure | |
| 41 | 35 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Chevrolet | 20 | 3 | 85,750 | Brakes | |
| 42 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts Ford | 9 | 2 | 93,910 | Accident | |
| 43 | 34 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota | 6 | 0 | 85,960 | Power Steering |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 9 Minutes 27 Seconds
Average Speed .:84.402
Margin of Victory .: 1.103 Seconds
Fast Time .: Casey Mears
Lap Leaders .: Casey Mears 1 - 26
.: No Lead Changes.
Cautions .: 462-500 (#32,49 accident frontstretch), 462-500 (debris turn 1), 462-500 (#13 accident turns 1/2), 462-500 (#36 accident turn 1), 462-500 (#14,17 accident frontstretch), 462-500 (#78,51 accident frontstretch), 462-500 (#2,47 accident backstretch), 462-500 (#43,38 accident turn 1), 462-500 (#42,39,31 accident turn 4), 462-500 (#34 spun turn 4), 462-500 (#22,34 accident turn 4), 462-500 (debris turn 2), 462-500 (#10,78 accident frontstretch)
.: 13 caution periods for 507 laps.