Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Auto Club 400
Auto Club Speedway
March 25th, 2012
Race #5 of the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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| FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 47 | 43 | 4 | 129 | 42 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 44 | 42 | 2 | 129 | 80 | Running |
| 3 | 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 41 | 41 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 40 | 40 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 39 | 39 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 38 | 38 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 37 | 37 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 36 | 36 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 23 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 35 | 35 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 35 | 34 | 1 | 129 | 2 | Running |
| 11 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 34 | 33 | 1 | 129 | 2 | Running |
| 12 | 3 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 32 | 32 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 31 | 31 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 25 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 29 | 29 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 26 | 26 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 29 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 23 | 23 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 19 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 20 | 20 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 19 | 18 | 1 | 128 | 3 | Running |
| 27 | 18 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 127 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 127 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 15 | 15 | 0 | 127 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 127 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 127 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 126 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 126 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 10 | 10 | 0 | 125 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 36 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 9 | 9 | 0 | 125 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 31 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 8 | 8 | 0 | 124 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 | Vibration |
| 38 | 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 6 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Vibration |
| 39 | 20 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 5 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 40 | 39 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Transmission |
| 41 | 35 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | Vibration |
| 42 | 43 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Vibration |
| 43 | 37 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Engine |