| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| October 07, 2012 | Race 30 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 171.194 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Caution | Time of Race: 02:56:1 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 54 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 18-21, 100-103, 140-143, 184-187, 189-189 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford Ecoboost / National Breast Cancer Foundation | 47/4 | 189 | Running | $307,036 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 43/1 | 189 | Running | $206,171 |
| 3 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 42/1 | 189 | Running | $186,168 |
| 4 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | MHP / 8 Hour Alert | 41/1 | 189 | Running | $142,743 |
| 5 | 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 39/0 | 189 | Running | $136,243 |
| 6 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / National Breast Cancer Foundation | 39/1 | 189 | Running | $124,260 |
| 7 | 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 37/0 | 189 | Running | $130,330 |
| 8 | 36 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 37/1 | 189 | Running | $119,518 |
| 9 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 35/0 | 189 | Running | $130,993 |
| 10 | 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar / DriveCat.com | 35/1 | 189 | Running | $128,610 |
| 11 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 34/1 | 189 | Running | $132,621 |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 33/1 | 189 | Running | $101,610 |
| 13 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 31/0 | 189 | Running | $112,399 |
| 14 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 30/0 | 189 | Running | $124,801 |
| 15 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts / Margaret Holmes | 29/0 | 189 | Running | $96,118 |
| 16 | 31 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy Services | 28/0 | 189 | Running | $90,435 |
| 17 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 28/1 | 189 | Running | $125,121 |
| 18 | 40 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott / Kingsford / Bush Beans | 26/0 | 189 | Running | $99,332 |
| 19 | 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Gwaltney | 25/0 | 189 | Running | $118,346 |
| 20 | 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew "Paint the 88" / National Guard | 25/1 | 189 | Running | $89,485 |
| 21 | 8 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane / Warriors in Pink | 0 | 189 | Running | $81,235 |
| 22 | 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 23/1 | 188 | Accident | $130,085 |
| 23 | 3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women | 22/1 | 188 | Accident | $107,549 |
| 24 | 10 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | SKF | 0 | 188 | Accident | $120,835 |
| 25 | 11 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Charlie Loudermilk Aaron's Dream Machine | 19/0 | 188 | Accident | $79,785 |
| 26 | 19 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 19/1 | 188 | Accident | $79,010 |
| 27 | 20 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 18/1 | 188 | Accident | $106,618 |
| 28 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | CertainTeed Insulation / Menards | 16/0 | 188 | Accident | $86,460 |
| 29 | 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 15/0 | 188 | Accident | $78,310 |
| 30 | 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 14/0 | 188 | Running | $105,480 |
| 31 | 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 13/0 | 188 | Running | $74,985 |
| 32 | 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 12/0 | 187 | Running | $82,785 |
| 33 | 30 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | SwanEnergyInc.com | 11/0 | 187 | Running | $74,635 |
| 34 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 12/2 | 184 | Accident | $110,868 |
| 35 | 43 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 0 | 180 | Accident | $74,260 |
| 36 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 8/0 | 179 | Running | $120,351 |
| 37 | 41 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | CVP@TMone.com | 7/0 | 162 | Engine | $73,980 |
| 38 | 27 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target / Gillette | 6/0 | 156 | Engine | $103,819 |
| 39 | 29 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 6/1 | 98 | Parked | $79,000 |
| 40 | 42 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 0 | 16 | Accident | $78,860 |
| 41 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 12 | Vibration | $70,710 |
| 42 | 35 | 97 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 8 | Electrical | $70,580 |
| 43 | 33 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 1/0 | 5 | Overheating | $70,964 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||