Results
The 2012 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.
Southern 500
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Laps Actual: 368 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 133.802
- Cautions: 8 for 38 laps
- Lead Changes: 22
- Green Flag Passes: 2,526 (7.7 passes per green flag lap)
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | BNS PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 33 | 16 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 11 | 11 | 0 | 357 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 25 | 25 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 15 | 15 | 0 | 364 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 29 | 29 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 37 | 37 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 22 | 22 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 26 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 33 | 33 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 28 | 27 | 1 | 368 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 366 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 16 | 16 | 0 | 364 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 41 | 93 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 8 | 8 | 0 | 314 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 5 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | Overheating |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 43 | 42 | 1 | 368 | 56 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 33 | 32 | 1 | 368 | 74 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 43 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | Clutch |
| 34 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 339 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 48 | 43 | 5 | 368 | 134 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | Power Steering |
| 10 | 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 34 | 34 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 366 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 37 | 36 | 1 | 368 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 25 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 41 | 40 | 1 | 368 | 44 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 35 | 35 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 24 | 24 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 40 | 39 | 1 | 368 | 25 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 38 | 38 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 41 | 35 | 52 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Electrical |
| 13 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 31 | 31 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 363 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 9 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 42 | 29 | 179 | Scott Speed | Ford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Overheating |
| 3 | 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 41 | 41 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 33 | 173 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 12 | 12 | 0 | 362 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 20 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 19 | 18 | 1 | 366 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 39 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | Vibration |
| 43 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Vibration |
| 31 | 38 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 362 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.