| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 27, 2012 | Race 12 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 155.687 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.295 | Time of Race: 03:51:14 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 113-117, 135-138, 171-174, 179-182, 320-325 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Quaker State | 47/4 | 400 | Running | $355,675 |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 43/1 | 400 | Running | $284,831 |
| 3 | 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Red, White & Blue | 42/1 | 400 | Running | $236,898 |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Fastenal | 42/2 | 400 | Running | $199,915 |
| 5 | 24 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 40/1 | 400 | Running | $174,010 |
| 6 | 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew | 38/0 | 400 | Running | $142,015 |
| 7 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 38/1 | 400 | Running | $165,276 |
| 8 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Folds of Honor | 37/1 | 400 | Running | $163,676 |
| 9 | 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 35/0 | 400 | Running | $161,781 |
| 10 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Fastenal | 34/0 | 399 | Running | $157,226 |
| 11 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's Patriotic | 33/0 | 399 | Running | $155,541 |
| 12 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 32/0 | 399 | Running | $135,319 |
| 13 | 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 31/0 | 398 | Running | $135,619 |
| 14 | 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 30/0 | 398 | Running | $145,613 |
| 15 | 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Serta | 29/0 | 398 | Running | $113,305 |
| 16 | 1 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 29/1 | 398 | Running | $177,466 |
| 17 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 27/0 | 398 | Running | $128,488 |
| 18 | 18 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King Real Fruit Smoothies | 27/1 | 398 | Running | $127,075 |
| 19 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 25/0 | 398 | Running | $137,930 |
| 20 | 29 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 24/0 | 398 | Running | $129,796 |
| 21 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat | 23/0 | 397 | Running | $128,638 |
| 22 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 22/0 | 397 | Running | $112,838 |
| 23 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 21/0 | 397 | Running | $103,755 |
| 24 | 13 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 397 | Running | $94,880 |
| 25 | 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 19/0 | 397 | Running | $144,430 |
| 26 | 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | ModSpace | 18/0 | 397 | Running | $107,538 |
| 27 | 42 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 17/0 | 396 | Running | $112,413 |
| 28 | 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 16/0 | 396 | Running | $109,677 |
| 29 | 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Dr Pepper | 15/0 | 395 | Running | $100,005 |
| 30 | 40 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 395 | Running | $92,880 |
| 31 | 41 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Green Smoke | 0 | 390 | Running | $96,730 |
| 32 | 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 13/1 | 367 | Running | $126,513 |
| 33 | 11 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 11/0 | 361 | Running | $133,055 |
| 34 | 6 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation | 10/0 | 338 | Engine | $89,055 |
| 35 | 30 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Al's Liners / Scorpion Coatings | 10/1 | 281 | Engine | $88,205 |
| 36 | 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Presbyterian Healthcare System | 8/0 | 228 | Engine | $88,080 |
| 37 | 38 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan's Truck Sales | 7/0 | 136 | Fuel Pump | $87,855 |
| 38 | 35 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 6/0 | 86 | Rear Gear | $87,742 |
| 39 | 34 | 33 | Stephen Leicht * | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Autos / Precon | 5/0 | 74 | Vibration | $92,300 |
| 40 | 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 4/0 | 54 | Engine | $84,165 |
| 41 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | Global Barter Corp / AM FM Energy Wood and Pellet Stoves / SWM Completion Tools | 0 | 47 | Vibration | $84,005 |
| 42 | 27 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 0 | 33 | Vibration | $83,925 |
| 43 | 33 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 1/0 | 15 | Vibration | $84,290 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||