| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| AAA Texas 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 04, 2012 | Race 34 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 136.117 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.808 | Time of Race: 03:41:30 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 101-104, 110-118, 120-128, 186-190, 224-227, 276-280, 311-315, 322-326, 331-333 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 48/5 | 335 | Running | $492,086 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 43/1 | 335 | Running | $353,830 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers | 42/1 | 335 | Running | $268,143 |
| 4 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 41/1 | 335 | Running | $246,021 |
| 5 | 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 39/0 | 335 | Running | $212,935 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 38/0 | 335 | Running | $180,149 |
| 7 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 37/0 | 335 | Running | $148,085 |
| 8 | 18 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | 36/0 | 335 | Running | $155,493 |
| 9 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem / Budweiser | 35/0 | 335 | Running | $168,971 |
| 10 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 34/0 | 335 | Running | $128,560 |
| 11 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot / redbeacon.com | 33/0 | 335 | Running | $121,585 |
| 12 | 36 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 33/1 | 335 | Running | $155,443 |
| 13 | 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Carlyle Tools by NAPA | 31/0 | 335 | Running | $134,249 |
| 14 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 30/0 | 335 | Running | $148,021 |
| 15 | 14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 29/0 | 335 | Running | $141,221 |
| 16 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 28/0 | 335 | Running | $145,051 |
| 17 | 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 335 | Running | $142,785 |
| 18 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 26/0 | 335 | Running | $132,543 |
| 19 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 25/0 | 335 | Running | $139,210 |
| 20 | 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 24/0 | 335 | Running | $143,051 |
| 21 | 20 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 23/0 | 335 | Running | $116,343 |
| 22 | 7 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 335 | Running | $99,810 |
| 23 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Dr Pepper | 22/1 | 335 | Running | $121,943 |
| 24 | 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 335 | Running | $99,210 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com / Great Clips | 19/0 | 334 | Running | $107,185 |
| 26 | 41 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 18/0 | 333 | Running | $125,755 |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 17/0 | 332 | Running | $106,585 |
| 28 | 33 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation | 16/0 | 331 | Running | $109,668 |
| 29 | 11 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 15/0 | 329 | Accident | $97,710 |
| 30 | 31 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | B&D Electrical / TWD | 14/0 | 328 | Running | $96,000 |
| 31 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 13/0 | 328 | Running | $105,560 |
| 32 | 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Mac Tools | 12/0 | 310 | Accident | $124,743 |
| 33 | 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Wounded Warrior Project | 11/0 | 284 | Running | $111,682 |
| 34 | 25 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Huggies | 10/0 | 279 | Running | $123,926 |
| 35 | 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver's | 9/0 | 225 | Engine | $93,460 |
| 36 | 26 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 8/0 | 107 | Accident | $101,510 |
| 37 | 35 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 7/0 | 41 | Vibration | $94,530 |
| 38 | 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 6/0 | 37 | Overheating | $92,803 |
| 39 | 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 5/0 | 37 | Brakes | $89,900 |
| 40 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 33 | Vibration | $89,700 |
| 41 | 34 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante | 0 | 32 | Brakes | $89,475 |
| 42 | 28 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 2/0 | 10 | Overheating | $89,275 |
| 43 | 39 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante | 0 | 6 | Electrical | $89,561 |