| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| AdvoCare 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| September 2, 2012 | Race 25 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 142.02 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.378 | Time of Race: 03:32:45 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 40-43, 131-134, 243-247, 266-269, 271-279, 321-325 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Sport Clips | 48/5 | 327 | Running | $355,716 |
| 2 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 43/1 | 327 | Running | $245,976 |
| 3 | 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 41/0 | 327 | Running | $197,435 |
| 4 | 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Shocks | 41/1 | 327 | Running | $173,354 |
| 5 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 40/1 | 327 | Running | $172,101 |
| 6 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Wrigley's Doublemint | 39/1 | 327 | Running | $162,398 |
| 7 | 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 37/0 | 327 | Running | $127,490 |
| 8 | 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 36/0 | 327 | Running | $120,390 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 35/0 | 327 | Running | $153,801 |
| 10 | 6 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 34/0 | 327 | Running | $107,790 |
| 11 | 15 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 327 | Running | $145,730 |
| 12 | 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 32/0 | 327 | Running | $142,255 |
| 13 | 16 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 31/0 | 327 | Running | $129,638 |
| 14 | 27 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 30/0 | 327 | Running | $126,638 |
| 15 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Manheim Auctions | 30/1 | 327 | Running | $112,205 |
| 16 | 32 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 0 | 327 | Running | $100,305 |
| 17 | 10 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 27/0 | 327 | Running | $127,488 |
| 18 | 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 26/0 | 327 | Running | $106,680 |
| 19 | 25 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 25/0 | 327 | Running | $120,013 |
| 20 | 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 24/0 | 326 | Running | $124,475 |
| 21 | 33 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 23/0 | 326 | Running | $126,146 |
| 22 | 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 23/1 | 326 | Running | $156,380 |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 21/0 | 325 | Running | $102,555 |
| 24 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 20/0 | 325 | Running | $124,763 |
| 25 | 22 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 19/0 | 324 | Running | $93,180 |
| 26 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Dr Pepper / Burger King | 18/0 | 324 | Running | $111,888 |
| 27 | 30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 17/0 | 324 | Running | $118,844 |
| 28 | 14 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 16/0 | 323 | Running | $99,777 |
| 29 | 23 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 321 | Running | $87,555 |
| 30 | 42 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Greensmoke | 0 | 319 | Running | $97,180 |
| 31 | 29 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | House / Autry | 13/0 | 298 | Running | $87,255 |
| 32 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | AdvoCare | 12/0 | 297 | Running | $124,291 |
| 33 | 19 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 11/0 | 291 | Engine | $86,905 |
| 34 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 10/0 | 269 | Accident | $133,966 |
| 35 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Army Medicine | 9/0 | 268 | Accident | $131,013 |
| 36 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 8/0 | 264 | Engine | $132,946 |
| 37 | 36 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 7/0 | 196 | Susp. | $86,280 |
| 38 | 34 | 249 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | 0 | 77 | Vibration | $86,157 |
| 39 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 5/0 | 54 | Susp. | $82,700 |
| 40 | 39 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 4/0 | 43 | Vibration | $82,550 |
| 41 | 43 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 3/0 | 32 | Brakes | $82,375 |
| 42 | 38 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 24 | Overheating | $82,280 |
| 43 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 22 | Rear Gear | $82,641 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||