| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Bank of America 500 |Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 13, 2012 | Race 31 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 154.935 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.417 second | Time of Race: 03:14:01 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 12-15, 17-21, 37-41, 168-172, 224-227 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women | 47/4 | 334 | Running | $251,389 |
| 2 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 43/1 | 334 | Running | $220,426 |
| 3 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | MyLowe's | 42/1 | 334 | Running | $192,396 |
| 4 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / IDG | 41/1 | 334 | Running | $194,410 |
| 5 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 39/0 | 334 | Running | $162,818 |
| 6 | 2 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 39/1 | 334 | Running | $109,935 |
| 7 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Kellogg's | 37/0 | 333 | Running | $144,701 |
| 8 | 10 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Time Warner Cable | 36/0 | 333 | Running | $99,010 |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 35/0 | 333 | Running | $96,385 |
| 10 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 34/0 | 333 | Running | $115,649 |
| 11 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 35/2 | 333 | Running | $151,380 |
| 12 | 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 32/0 | 333 | Running | $119,146 |
| 13 | 32 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 31/0 | 333 | Running | $134,610 |
| 14 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 30/0 | 333 | Running | $124,296 |
| 15 | 14 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 333 | Running | $117,935 |
| 16 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 28/0 | 333 | Running | $122,871 |
| 17 | 30 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 27/0 | 333 | Running | $106,793 |
| 18 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 27/1 | 332 | Running | $119,246 |
| 19 | 22 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target / Kellogg's | 25/0 | 332 | Running | $104,701 |
| 20 | 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 24/0 | 332 | Running | $119,443 |
| 21 | 21 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 23/0 | 332 | Running | $100,143 |
| 22 | 16 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 0 | 332 | Running | $73,285 |
| 23 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Glory Foods | 21/0 | 331 | Running | $89,043 |
| 24 | 38 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 20/0 | 330 | Running | $94,968 |
| 25 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 19/0 | 330 | Running | $92,668 |
| 26 | 37 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 18/0 | 329 | Running | $98,530 |
| 27 | 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | 17/0 | 328 | Running | $79,860 |
| 28 | 39 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 16/0 | 327 | Running | $110,635 |
| 29 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 15/0 | 327 | Running | $80,607 |
| 30 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 14/0 | 327 | Running | $72,335 |
| 31 | 33 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 13/0 | 326 | Running | $70,135 |
| 32 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott Products | 12/0 | 324 | Running | $75,685 |
| 33 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 12/1 | 303 | Running | $95,468 |
| 34 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Glory Foods | 10/0 | 287 | Running | $67,160 |
| 35 | 29 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Best Buy | 0 | 190 | Engine | $67,010 |
| 36 | 40 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 0 | 182 | Engine | $75,110 |
| 37 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 7/0 | 62 | Rear Gear | $66,705 |
| 38 | 26 | 88 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 6/0 | 61 | Engine | $74,828 |
| 39 | 28 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 53 | Rear Gear | $63,725 |
| 40 | 23 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | B&D Electrical | 4/0 | 50 | Vibration | $63,600 |
| 41 | 43 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Aquaria USA | 0 | 32 | Vibration | $63,450 |
| 42 | 35 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | MaxQworkforce.com | 2/0 | 30 | Brakes | $63,325 |
| 43 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 1/0 | 25 | Transmission | $63,713 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||