| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Federated Auto Parts 400 | Richmond International Raceway | |||||||||
| September 8, 2012 | Race 26 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 100.019 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.198 | Time of Race: 02:59:58 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 1-6, 47-50, 53-56, 139-155, 236-239, 277-282 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 47/4 | 400 | Running | $226,114 |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 43/1 | 400 | Running | $203,546 |
| 3 | 6 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 41/0 | 400 | Running | $128,785 |
| 4 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 41/1 | 400 | Running | $179,685 |
| 5 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 39/0 | 400 | Running | $152,221 |
| 6 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 38/0 | 400 | Running | $135,335 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 37/0 | 400 | Running | $125,530 |
| 8 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 37/1 | 400 | Running | $126,218 |
| 9 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Owens & Minor | 35/0 | 400 | Running | $93,885 |
| 10 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 34/0 | 400 | Running | $135,096 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 400 | Running | $122,210 |
| 12 | 21 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Quaker State | 33/1 | 399 | Running | $89,035 |
| 13 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 32/1 | 399 | Running | $122,296 |
| 14 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 31/1 | 399 | Running | $92,435 |
| 15 | 22 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Mac Tools | 29/0 | 399 | Running | $106,593 |
| 16 | 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 28/0 | 399 | Running | $120,118 |
| 17 | 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Kellogg's | 27/0 | 399 | Running | $119,301 |
| 18 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 28/2 | 399 | Running | $122,951 |
| 19 | 12 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 25/0 | 399 | Running | $102,880 |
| 20 | 24 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 24/0 | 399 | Running | $107,476 |
| 21 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 24/1 | 399 | Running | $103,174 |
| 22 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 22/0 | 398 | Running | $106,693 |
| 23 | 25 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Moen | 21/0 | 398 | Running | $83,385 |
| 24 | 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 20/0 | 398 | Running | $101,293 |
| 25 | 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | 19/0 | 397 | Running | $99,568 |
| 26 | 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 18/0 | 397 | Running | $111,571 |
| 27 | 32 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 17/0 | 397 | Running | $96,568 |
| 28 | 30 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 16/0 | 396 | Running | $93,843 |
| 29 | 42 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 15/0 | 396 | Running | $83,507 |
| 30 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 14/0 | 396 | Running | $83,335 |
| 31 | 35 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Mossy Oak / Pursuit Channel | 13/0 | 395 | Running | $73,210 |
| 32 | 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Taco Bell | 12/0 | 395 | Running | $70,560 |
| 33 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 11/0 | 395 | Running | $70,435 |
| 34 | 37 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Inc. 5000 / @TMone 6-peat | 10/0 | 393 | Running | $70,310 |
| 35 | 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 9/0 | 393 | Running | $78,160 |
| 36 | 36 | 33 | Stephen Leicht * | Chevrolet | Special Ops OPSEC | 8/0 | 390 | Running | $79,510 |
| 37 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 7/0 | 127 | Brakes | $69,880 |
| 38 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 90 | Brakes | $69,728 |
| 39 | 38 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 5/0 | 78 | Brakes | $66,900 |
| 40 | 40 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 70 | Wheel Bearing | $66,775 |
| 41 | 19 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 4/1 | 63 | Brakes | $66,625 |
| 42 | 41 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 2/0 | 57 | Brakes | $66,500 |
| 43 | 43 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 57 | Power Steering | $66,860 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||