| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| STP 400 | Kansas Speedway | |||||||||
| April 22, 2012 | Race 8 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 144.122 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.7 | Time of Race: 02:46:44 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 53-56, 133-141, 188-192 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 47/4 | 267 | Running | $248,691 |
| 2 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 44/2 | 267 | Running | $209,399 |
| 3 | 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's "Chevrolet Mountain Green" | 42/1 | 267 | Running | $185,121 |
| 4 | 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 41/1 | 267 | Running | $166,521 |
| 5 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Novec 1230 | 39/0 | 267 | Running | $124,135 |
| 6 | 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 38/0 | 267 | Running | $146,771 |
| 7 | 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 37/0 | 267 | Running | $104,060 |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 36/0 | 267 | Running | $100,410 |
| 9 | 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 36/1 | 267 | Running | $133,301 |
| 10 | 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 34/0 | 267 | Running | $135,343 |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 34/1 | 267 | Running | $121,405 |
| 12 | 39 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 33/1 | 267 | Running | $121,101 |
| 13 | 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 31/0 | 267 | Running | $133,335 |
| 14 | 36 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 30/0 | 266 | Running | $114,018 |
| 15 | 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 29/0 | 266 | Running | $91,160 |
| 16 | 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 28/0 | 266 | Running | $109,393 |
| 17 | 14 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 27/0 | 266 | Running | $107,593 |
| 18 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Zecol / Menards | 26/0 | 266 | Running | $88,785 |
| 19 | 10 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | SKF | 0 | 266 | Running | $76,610 |
| 20 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 24/0 | 265 | Running | $122,018 |
| 21 | 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 23/0 | 264 | Running | $124,396 |
| 22 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 22/0 | 264 | Running | $118,285 |
| 23 | 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | STP | 21/0 | 264 | Running | $116,546 |
| 24 | 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 20/0 | 263 | Running | $103,443 |
| 25 | 35 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | BK Tropical Mango Smoothie / Dr Pepper | 19/0 | 263 | Running | $101,743 |
| 26 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 18/0 | 263 | Running | $90,018 |
| 27 | 22 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 17/0 | 263 | Running | $87,607 |
| 28 | 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | @TMone "We Drive Sales" / FAS Lane Racing | 0 | 263 | Running | $86,035 |
| 29 | 16 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 15/0 | 262 | Running | $77,460 |
| 30 | 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Barrett-Jackson | 14/0 | 262 | Running | $78,710 |
| 31 | 31 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | JPO Absorbents | 13/0 | 261 | Running | $74,010 |
| 32 | 1 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | AAA | 13/1 | 257 | Running | $124,535 |
| 33 | 5 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 11/0 | 255 | Engine | $76,085 |
| 34 | 32 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | BK Strawberry Banana Smoothie / Dr Pepper | 10/0 | 214 | Running | $99,980 |
| 35 | 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Reese Towpower / Highland | 9/0 | 132 | Engine | $81,460 |
| 36 | 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 8/0 | 125 | Engine | $100,474 |
| 37 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 7/0 | 82 | Vibration | $72,780 |
| 38 | 24 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 6/0 | 80 | Overheating | $72,553 |
| 39 | 38 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 5/0 | 65 | Rear Gear | $69,700 |
| 40 | 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 4/0 | 58 | Overheating | $69,550 |
| 41 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 47 | Vibration | $69,400 |
| 42 | 43 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 0 | 27 | Brakes | $69,275 |
| 43 | 34 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 1/0 | 18 | Rear Gear | $69,640 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||