| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Auto Club 400 - California Speedway | |||||||||
| March 25, 2012 Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 160.166 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Caution | Time of Race: 01:36:39 = RAIN SHORTENED @ Lap 129 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 9 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 125-129 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 47/4 | 129 | Running | $323,450 |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 44/2 | 129 | Running | $254,698 |
| 3 | 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 41/0 | 129 | Running | $170,165 |
| 4 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | 40/0 | 129 | Running | $181,551 |
| 5 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 39/0 | 129 | Running | $166,056 |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 38/0 | 129 | Running | $119,590 |
| 7 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 37/0 | 129 | Running | $146,448 |
| 8 | 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 36/0 | 129 | Running | $131,504 |
| 9 | 23 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 35/0 | 129 | Running | $138,898 |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation | 35/1 | 129 | Running | $142,201 |
| 11 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 34/1 | 129 | Running | $149,771 |
| 12 | 3 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 32/0 | 129 | Running | $96,355 |
| 13 | 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 31/0 | 129 | Running | $122,469 |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Quaker State | 30/0 | 129 | Running | $102,105 |
| 15 | 25 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Southern California AAA | 29/0 | 129 | Running | $134,330 |
| 16 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 28/0 | 129 | Running | $138,866 |
| 17 | 24 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 27/0 | 128 | Running | $122,096 |
| 18 | 17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 26/0 | 128 | Running | $125,250 |
| 19 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | CertainTeed / Menards | 25/0 | 128 | Running | $98,705 |
| 20 | 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 24/0 | 128 | Running | $114,163 |
| 21 | 29 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 23/0 | 128 | Running | $118,388 |
| 22 | 19 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 22/0 | 128 | Running | $127,180 |
| 23 | 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 21/0 | 128 | Running | $102,163 |
| 24 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 20/0 | 128 | Running | $95,280 |
| 25 | 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Medallion Financial | 19/0 | 128 | Running | $124,016 |
| 26 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 19/1 | 128 | Running | $130,566 |
| 27 | 18 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 17/0 | 127 | Running | $85,230 |
| 28 | 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Charter | 16/0 | 127 | Running | $104,188 |
| 29 | 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 15/0 | 127 | Running | $101,777 |
| 30 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 1-800LoanMart | 14/0 | 127 | Running | $85,480 |
| 31 | 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 13/0 | 127 | Running | $83,280 |
| 32 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 12/0 | 126 | Running | $111,613 |
| 33 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 11/0 | 126 | Running | $80,355 |
| 34 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | U.S. Chrome / 1 Less Than 2 Ltd. | 10/0 | 125 | Running | $88,155 |
| 35 | 36 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 9/0 | 125 | Running | $79,930 |
| 36 | 31 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 8/0 | 124 | Running | $106,125 |
| 37 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 7/0 | 51 | Vibration | $79,555 |
| 38 | 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 6/0 | 40 | Vibration | $79,307 |
| 39 | 20 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | @TheNASCARFans | 5/0 | 36 | Rear Gear | $75,855 |
| 40 | 39 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 0 | 18 | Transmission | $75,675 |
| 41 | 35 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 3/0 | 17 | Vibration | $75,505 |
| 42 | 43 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 0 | 6 | Vibration | $75,415 |
| 43 | 37 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 1/0 | 1 | Engine | $83,769 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||