| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Irwin Tools 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 25, 2012 | Race 24 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 84.402 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.103 | Time of Race: 03:09:27 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 22 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 11-17, 83-89, 123-129, 149-158, 192-199, 225-230, 272-276, 323-328, 334-339, 347-352, 415-419, 424-429, 436-443 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 47/4 | 500 | Running | $329,166 |
| 2 | 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's Dover White | 43/1 | 500 | Running | $249,776 |
| 3 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | FarmVille / Drive to End Hunger | 41/0 | 500 | Running | $204,751 |
| 4 | 22 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | MyClassicGarage.com | 41/1 | 500 | Running | $139,215 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 40/1 | 500 | Running | $153,123 |
| 6 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 38/0 | 500 | Running | $161,723 |
| 7 | 23 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 37/0 | 500 | Running | $141,279 |
| 8 | 4 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 38/2 | 500 | Running | $130,165 |
| 9 | 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 36/1 | 500 | Running | $117,240 |
| 10 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Schrock | 34/0 | 500 | Running | $117,365 |
| 11 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 34/1 | 500 | Running | $133,844 |
| 12 | 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 33/1 | 500 | Running | $112,505 |
| 13 | 28 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 31/0 | 500 | Running | $133,646 |
| 14 | 36 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | 30/0 | 500 | Running | $130,113 |
| 15 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 29/0 | 500 | Running | $149,466 |
| 16 | 14 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 28/0 | 500 | Running | $125,538 |
| 17 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 27/0 | 500 | Running | $131,763 |
| 18 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 26/0 | 500 | Running | $122,213 |
| 19 | 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Bondo | 26/1 | 500 | Running | $108,280 |
| 20 | 18 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 24/0 | 500 | Running | $111,963 |
| 21 | 1 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 24/1 | 499 | Running | $113,477 |
| 22 | 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 23/1 | 496 | Running | $140,971 |
| 23 | 30 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 21/0 | 496 | Running | $93,805 |
| 24 | 33 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 20/0 | 490 | Running | $122,575 |
| 25 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Valvoline NextGen | 20/1 | 486 | Running | $141,766 |
| 26 | 25 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 18/0 | 476 | Accident | $94,780 |
| 27 | 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 18/1 | 471 | Running | $144,285 |
| 28 | 20 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 16/0 | 440 | Running | $101,250 |
| 29 | 43 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 434 | Accident | $90,640 |
| 30 | 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 14/0 | 434 | Running | $129,750 |
| 31 | 39 | 249 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 0 | 417 | Running | $90,895 |
| 32 | 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 12/0 | 409 | Running | $90,285 |
| 33 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 11/0 | 360 | Running | $132,250 |
| 34 | 29 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 343 | Running | $134,615 |
| 35 | 5 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Goody's Headache Powders | 9/0 | 235 | Accident | $126,841 |
| 36 | 19 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Outback Steak House | 8/0 | 189 | Accident | $133,953 |
| 37 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 7/0 | 159 | Rear Gear | $89,660 |
| 38 | 32 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 6/0 | 150 | Brakes | $91,052 |
| 39 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / AC General | 0 | 130 | Electrical | $86,110 |
| 40 | 38 | 33 | Stephen Leicht * | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 4/0 | 56 | Fuel Pressure | $93,975 |
| 41 | 35 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 3/0 | 20 | Brakes | $85,750 |
| 42 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 2/0 | 9 | Accident | $93,635 |
| 43 | 34 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 6 | Power Steering | $85,960 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||