Official NASCAR Race Results

Brad Keselowski won the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.

05-06-2012 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 13 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 47/4 194 10 Running 305,745
2 21 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 43/1 194 1 Running 263,298
3 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy 43/2 194 73 Running 225,701
4 5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 41/1 194 11 Running 155,090
5 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / O'Reilly Auto Parts 40/1 194 15 Running 143,540
6 24 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota Aaron's / Alabama National Champions 38/0 194 0 Running 146,554
7 32 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 37/0 194 0 Running 137,723
8 11 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto… 0 194 0 Running 110,565
9 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 36/1 194 10 Running 120,765
10 29 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 35/1 194 3 Running 143,640
11 23 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 33/0 194 0 Running 133,013
12 4 43 Aric Almirola Ford Verifone Sail 32/0 194 0 Running 137,716
13 26 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 31/0 194 0 Running 115,688
14 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 30/0 194 0 Running 126,613
15 2 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil-AAA 29/0 194 0 Running 139,305
16 41 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 29/1 194 1 Running 125,063
17 17 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Turtle Wax / Menards 28/1 194 10 Running 103,330
18 25 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 27/1 194 2 Running 106,138
19 9 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Aaron's "Color your way to Talladega" 26/1 194 21 Running 93,680
20 33 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 25/1 193 4 Running 111,602
21 42 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Bush's Baked Beans 23/0 192 0 Running 100,105
22 34 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 22/0 192 0 Running 91,380
23 22 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 22/1 192 8 Running 132,771
24 8 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 21/1 190 16 Running 140,180
25 20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Rheem 20/1 184 1 Accident 136,016
26 30 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 18/0 184 0 Accident 96,955
27 39 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Toyota North Texas Pipe 0 182 0 Accident 85,405
28 15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 16/0 166 0 Accident 114,569
29 28 32 Terry Labonte Ford C&J Energy 15/0 143 0 Accident 92,655
30 38 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral 14/0 142 0 Accident 85,955
31 7 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 13/0 142 0 Accident 130,546
32 12 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target / Kraft 13/1 142 3 Accident 114,146
33 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 20 Years 12/1 142 0 Accident 137,866
34 40 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 10/0 141 0 Accident 110,250
35 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 10/1 61 5 Engine 130,691
36 14 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 8/0 42 0 Engine 127,763
37 36 97 Bill Elliott Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 7/0 37 0 Electrical 83,430
38 43 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet Little Joe's Autos 6/0 32 0 Engine 91,082
39 27 30 David Stremme Toyota Stock Car Steel and Aluminum 5/0 30 0 Transmission 79,550
40 31 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 4/0 15 0 Engine 87,275
41 37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 0 7 0 Vibration 79,025
42 16 26 Josh Wise Ford Morristown Driver's Service 2/0 5 0 Rear Gear 79,355
43 35 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records 1/0 2 0 Vibration 78,681

Race Recap

  • Date: 05-06-2012
  • Track: Talladega Superspeedway
  • Race: Aaron's 499
  • Race #: 10
  • Cars: 43
  • Winner: Brad Keselowski
  • Start Position: 13th
  • Car Make: Dodge
  • Avg Speed: 160.192 mph
  • Distance: 516 miles
  • Purse: $6,076,191
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 24
  • Lead Changes: 34
  • Pole: 191.624 mph

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