| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| July 07, 2012 | Race 18 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 157.653 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Caution | Time of Race: 02:32:14 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 82-85, 92-95, 125-130, 146-148, 154-158, 160-160 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 42 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 | 47/4 | 160 | Running | $340,950 |
| 2 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 42/0 | 160 | Running | $239,215 |
| 3 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 43/2 | 160 | Running | $233,051 |
| 4 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 40/0 | 160 | Running | $155,240 |
| 5 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Aspen Dental | 39/0 | 160 | Running | $168,598 |
| 6 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 38/0 | 160 | Running | $162,381 |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 37/0 | 160 | Running | $125,540 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 36/0 | 160 | Running | $146,860 |
| 9 | 28 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 35/0 | 160 | Running | $110,290 |
| 10 | 41 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 34/0 | 160 | Running | $135,673 |
| 11 | 39 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | CarportEmpire.com / TMone.com Call Centers in America | 33/0 | 160 | Running | $106,005 |
| 12 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Pepsi Max | 32/0 | 160 | Running | $148,791 |
| 13 | 30 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum | 31/0 | 160 | Running | $135,313 |
| 14 | 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 30/0 | 160 | Running | $111,380 |
| 15 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew | 29/0 | 160 | Running | $111,030 |
| 16 | 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 28/0 | 160 | Running | $126,488 |
| 17 | 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Batteries | 28/1 | 160 | Running | $127,919 |
| 18 | 7 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 27/1 | 160 | Running | $113,763 |
| 19 | 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 25/0 | 160 | Running | $135,966 |
| 20 | 34 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy | 24/0 | 160 | Running | $107,705 |
| 21 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 24/1 | 160 | Running | $105,330 |
| 22 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 22/0 | 160 | Running | $96,330 |
| 23 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Folds of Honor | 21/0 | 159 | Running | $141,666 |
| 24 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 21/1 | 159 | Running | $139,313 |
| 25 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 19/0 | 156 | Running | $136,971 |
| 26 | 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | MHP / 8 Hour Alert | 19/1 | 154 | Accident | $105,288 |
| 27 | 15 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 152 | Accident | $92,880 |
| 28 | 14 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 16/0 | 152 | Accident | $122,521 |
| 29 | 29 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 15/0 | 152 | Accident | $119,019 |
| 30 | 10 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 14/0 | 152 | Accident | $117,538 |
| 31 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Glory Foods | 14/1 | 152 | Accident | $99,227 |
| 32 | 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 12/0 | 151 | Running | $115,175 |
| 33 | 8 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil-AAA | 0 | 149 | Running | $133,255 |
| 34 | 25 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 10/0 | 133 | Running | $96,555 |
| 35 | 35 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 9/0 | 132 | Running | $96,380 |
| 36 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 8/0 | 123 | Accident | $135,166 |
| 37 | 6 | 50 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Walmart | 7/0 | 123 | Accident | $87,780 |
| 38 | 31 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 7/1 | 47 | Transmission | $87,632 |
| 39 | 26 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Stock Car Steel and Aluminum | 5/0 | 25 | Rear Gear | $84,175 |
| 40 | 43 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | Jay Robinson Inc. | 4/0 | 16 | Overheating | $84,000 |
| 41 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 10 | Overheating | $83,825 |
| 42 | 37 | 33 | Stephen Leicht * | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 2/0 | 4 | Overheating | $83,725 |
| 43 | 21 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 1/0 | 3 | Overheating | $84,093 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||