Results

The 2012 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Aaron's 499

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 2 Dodge
  • 12 Ford
  • 14 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 194 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 160.192
  • Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 34
  • Green Flag Passes: 11,459 (67.4 passes per green flag lap)
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS BNS PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 13 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 47 43 4 194 10 0 Running
2 21 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 43 42 1 194 1 0 Running
3 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 43 41 2 194 73 0 Running
4 5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 41 40 1 194 11 0 Running
5 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 40 39 1 194 15 0 Running
6 24 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 38 38 0 194 0 0 Running
7 32 34 David Ragan Ford 37 37 0 194 0 0 Running
8 11 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 36 36 0 194 0 0 Running
9 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 36 35 1 194 10 0 Running
10 29 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 35 34 1 194 3 0 Running
11 23 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 33 33 0 194 0 0 Running
12 4 43 Aric Almirola Ford 32 32 0 194 0 0 Running
13 26 38 David Gilliland Ford 31 31 0 194 0 0 Running
14 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 30 30 0 194 0 0 Running
15 2 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 29 29 0 194 0 0 Running
16 41 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 29 28 1 194 1 0 Running
17 17 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 28 27 1 194 10 0 Running
18 25 13 Casey Mears Ford 27 26 1 194 2 0 Running
19 9 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 26 25 1 194 21 0 Running
20 33 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 25 24 1 193 4 0 Running
21 42 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 23 23 0 192 0 0 Running
22 34 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet 22 22 0 192 0 0 Running
23 22 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 22 21 1 192 8 0 Running
24 8 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 21 20 1 190 16 0 Running
25 20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 20 19 1 184 1 0 Accident
26 30 20 Joey Logano Toyota 18 18 0 184 0 0 Accident
27 39 23 Robert Richardson Jr Toyota 17 17 0 182 0 0 Accident
28 15 56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 16 16 0 166 0 0 Accident
29 28 32 Terry Labonte Ford 15 15 0 143 0 0 Accident
30 38 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 14 14 0 142 0 0 Accident
31 7 99 Carl Edwards Ford 13 13 0 142 0 0 Accident
32 12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 13 12 1 142 3 0 Accident
33 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 11 11 0 142 0 0 Accident
34 40 83 Landon Cassill Toyota 10 10 0 141 0 0 Accident
35 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 10 9 1 61 5 0 Engine
36 14 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 8 8 0 42 0 0 Engine
37 36 97 Bill Elliott Toyota 7 7 0 37 0 0 Electrical
38 43 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet 6 6 0 32 0 0 Engine
39 27 30 David Stremme Toyota 5 5 0 30 0 0 Transmission
40 31 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 4 4 0 15 0 0 Engine
41 37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 3 3 0 7 0 0 Vibration
42 16 26 Josh Wise Ford 2 2 0 5 0 0 Rear Gear
43 35 98 Michael McDowell Ford 1 1 0 2 0 0 Vibration

Race Infractions

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