Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500
Talladega Superspeedway
October 7th, 2012
Race #30 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 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 47 | 43 | 4 | 189 | 33 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 43 | 42 | 1 | 189 | 7 | Running |
| 3 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 42 | 41 | 1 | 189 | 6 | Running |
| 4 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 41 | 40 | 1 | 189 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 39 | 39 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 39 | 38 | 1 | 189 | 16 | Running |
| 7 | 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 37 | 37 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 36 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 37 | 36 | 1 | 189 | 3 | Running |
| 9 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 35 | 35 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 35 | 34 | 1 | 189 | 3 | Running |
| 11 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 34 | 33 | 1 | 189 | 12 | Running |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 33 | 32 | 1 | 189 | 9 | Running |
| 13 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 31 | 31 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 30 | 30 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 29 | 29 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 31 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 28 | 27 | 1 | 189 | 11 | Running |
| 18 | 40 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 26 | 26 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 25 | 25 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 25 | 24 | 1 | 189 | 18 | Running |
| 21 | 8 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 24 | 23 | 1 | 189 | 5 | Running |
| 22 | 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 23 | 22 | 1 | 188 | 1 | Accident |
| 23 | 3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 22 | 21 | 1 | 188 | 8 | Accident |
| 24 | 10 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 20 | 20 | 0 | 188 | 0 | Accident |
| 25 | 11 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 19 | 19 | 0 | 188 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 19 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 19 | 18 | 1 | 188 | 10 | Accident |
| 27 | 20 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 18 | 17 | 1 | 188 | 2 | Accident |
| 28 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 188 | 0 | Accident |
| 29 | 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 188 | 0 | Accident |
| 30 | 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 14 | 14 | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 12 | 12 | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 30 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 11 | 11 | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 12 | 10 | 2 | 184 | 38 | Accident |
| 35 | 43 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 180 | 0 | Accident |
| 36 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 8 | 8 | 0 | 179 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 41 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 162 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 156 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 29 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 6 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 6 | Parked |
| 40 | 42 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Accident |
| 41 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Vibration |
| 42 | 35 | 97 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Electrical |
| 43 | 33 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Overheating |