| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Kolbalt Tools 400 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 11, 2012 | Race 3 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.524 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.461 | Time of Race: 02:54:44 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 46-49, 74-77, 128-133, 206-209, 230-233, 246-250, 256-258, 261-263 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 48/5 | 267 | Running | $428,175 |
| 2 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 43/1 | 267 | Running | $281,776 |
| 3 | 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Meguiars | 42/1 | 267 | Running | $212,365 |
| 4 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 40/0 | 267 | Running | $201,273 |
| 5 | 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 39/0 | 267 | Running | $187,281 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 39/1 | 267 | Running | $150,854 |
| 7 | 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Schrock / Menards | 37/0 | 267 | Running | $127,865 |
| 8 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 36/0 | 267 | Running | $152,498 |
| 9 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 267 | Running | $112,865 |
| 10 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 35/1 | 267 | Running | $118,240 |
| 11 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 34/1 | 267 | Running | $153,641 |
| 12 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont 20 Years | 33/1 | 267 | Running | $150,241 |
| 13 | 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 31/0 | 267 | Running | $133,313 |
| 14 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 30/0 | 267 | Running | $142,680 |
| 15 | 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 29/0 | 267 | Running | $129,413 |
| 16 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 28/0 | 267 | Running | $111,230 |
| 17 | 10 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 27/0 | 267 | Running | $128,069 |
| 18 | 13 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 26/0 | 267 | Running | $99,755 |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 25/0 | 267 | Running | $112,555 |
| 20 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 24/0 | 267 | Running | $140,321 |
| 21 | 35 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 24/1 | 267 | Running | $113,063 |
| 22 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 23/1 | 267 | Running | $140,691 |
| 23 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Ms. Brown | 21/0 | 266 | Running | $138,363 |
| 24 | 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp | 20/0 | 266 | Running | $130,366 |
| 25 | 29 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 19/0 | 264 | Running | $122,846 |
| 26 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford / Bush's Beans | 18/0 | 264 | Running | $113,388 |
| 27 | 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 17/0 | 264 | Running | $101,788 |
| 28 | 43 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 16/0 | 263 | Running | $98,677 |
| 29 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | 15/0 | 263 | Running | $85,905 |
| 30 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 14/0 | 263 | Running | $97,630 |
| 31 | 31 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 13/0 | 261 | Running | $85,430 |
| 32 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 13/1 | 259 | Running | $122,975 |
| 33 | 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 11/0 | 258 | Running | $85,030 |
| 34 | 23 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 10/0 | 252 | Running | $92,830 |
| 35 | 12 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Tag Heuer Eyewear | 9/0 | 251 | Accident | $92,605 |
| 36 | 30 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 8/0 | 240 | Engine | $110,750 |
| 37 | 14 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Pennzoil | 8/1 | 238 | Running | $128,755 |
| 38 | 39 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 6/0 | 147 | Rear Gear | $83,982 |
| 39 | 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 5/0 | 123 | Engine | $88,450 |
| 40 | 33 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | 1-800LoanMart | 4/0 | 64 | Brakes | $81,675 |
| 41 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 44 | Vibration | $79,925 |
| 42 | 42 | 37 | Timmy Hill * | Ford | Poynt.com | 2/0 | 42 | Accident | $79,780 |
| 43 | 36 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 1/0 | 39 | Engine | $80,044 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||