Results
The 2012 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 49 (9 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 202 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 140.256
- Cautions: 10 for 42 laps
- Lead Changes: 25
- Green Flag Passes: 7,449 (46.6 passes per green flag lap)
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | BNS PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 34 | 15 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 10 | 10 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 14 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 30 | 30 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 23 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 12 | 12 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 8 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 36 | 36 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 36 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 33 | 33 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 42 | 42 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 24 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 30 | 29 | 1 | 202 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 43 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 38 | 93 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 18 | 18 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 37 | 42 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 4 | 31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 42 | 40 | 2 | 202 | 57 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 10 | 33 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 42 | 41 | 1 | 202 | 44 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 5 | 9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 40 | 39 | 1 | 202 | 24 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 5 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 0 | Engine |
| 42 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 28 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 36 | 35 | 1 | 202 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 35 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 29 | 20 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 7 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 37 | 37 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 28 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 27 | 27 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 31 | 31 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 22 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 35 | 34 | 1 | 202 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 33 | 32 | 1 | 202 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 47 | 43 | 4 | 202 | 50 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 11 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 37 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 39 | 38 | 1 | 202 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 6 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 21 | 20 | 1 | 200 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 41 | 17 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 43 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 27 | 26 | 1 | 202 | 3 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 41 | 26 | Tony Raines | Ford | 25 | 25 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 29 | 28 | 1 | 202 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 39 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 22 | 22 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 40 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 9 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 21 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 29 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.