Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
May 12th, 2012
Race #11 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 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 48 | 43 | 5 | 368 | 134 | Running |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 43 | 42 | 1 | 368 | 56 | Running |
| 3 | 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 41 | 41 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 41 | 40 | 1 | 368 | 44 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 40 | 39 | 1 | 368 | 25 | Running |
| 6 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 38 | 38 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 37 | 37 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 37 | 36 | 1 | 368 | 33 | Running |
| 9 | 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 35 | 35 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 34 | 34 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 26 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 33 | 33 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 33 | 32 | 1 | 368 | 74 | Running |
| 13 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 31 | 31 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 9 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 29 | 29 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 28 | 27 | 1 | 368 | 1 | Running |
| 18 | 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 25 | 25 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 24 | 24 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 25 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 22 | 22 | 0 | 367 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 367 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 20 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 19 | 18 | 1 | 366 | 1 | Running |
| 27 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 365 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 16 | 16 | 0 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 15 | 15 | 0 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 363 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 38 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 362 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 33 | 173 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 12 | 12 | 0 | 362 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 16 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 11 | 11 | 0 | 357 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 345 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 339 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 41 | 93 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 8 | 8 | 0 | 314 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 43 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 0 | Clutch |
| 38 | 39 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | Vibration |
| 39 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 5 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | Overheating |
| 40 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Power Steering |
| 41 | 35 | 52 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Electrical |
| 42 | 29 | 179 | Scott Speed | Ford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Overheating |
| 43 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Vibration |