| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| GEICO 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | |||||||||
| September 16, 2012| Race 27 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 143.363 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3.171 | Time of Race: 02:47:37 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 67-71, 102-105, 150-157, 189-194 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 47/4 | 267 | Running | $303,195 |
| 2 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 44/2 | 267 | Running | $272,951 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 41/0 | 267 | Running | $179,565 |
| 4 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Wrigley | 40/0 | 267 | Running | $193,998 |
| 5 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Gene Haas Foundation Workshops For Warriors | 39/0 | 267 | Running | $173,348 |
| 6 | 29 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 39/1 | 267 | Running | $168,840 |
| 7 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 37/0 | 267 | Running | $124,440 |
| 8 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / 7-Eleven / National Guard | 36/0 | 267 | Running | $116,440 |
| 9 | 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 35/0 | 267 | Running | $133,054 |
| 10 | 9 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 35/1 | 267 | Running | $131,754 |
| 11 | 16 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 267 | Running | $142,880 |
| 12 | 35 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Designate a Driver | 32/0 | 267 | Running | $145,591 |
| 13 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Scotch Blue | 31/0 | 267 | Running | $106,955 |
| 14 | 15 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | LG Partner of the Year / Aaron's | 30/0 | 267 | Running | $97,630 |
| 15 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Libman | 29/0 | 267 | Running | $105,280 |
| 16 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 29/1 | 267 | Running | $138,496 |
| 17 | 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 28/1 | 266 | Running | $132,366 |
| 18 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 27/1 | 266 | Running | $139,916 |
| 19 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 25/0 | 266 | Running | $136,671 |
| 20 | 14 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 0 | 266 | Running | $94,705 |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 24/1 | 266 | Running | $123,863 |
| 22 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Distraction.gov | 23/1 | 266 | Running | $110,288 |
| 23 | 28 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 21/0 | 265 | Running | $121,396 |
| 24 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 20/0 | 265 | Running | $129,480 |
| 25 | 41 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 265 | Running | $90,630 |
| 26 | 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bubba Burgers | 18/0 | 264 | Running | $113,538 |
| 27 | 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 17/0 | 263 | Running | $116,588 |
| 28 | 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 1-800LoanMart | 16/0 | 263 | Running | $102,138 |
| 29 | 26 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 15/0 | 262 | Running | $114,125 |
| 30 | 39 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 0 | 261 | Running | $96,530 |
| 31 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 13/0 | 259 | Running | $103,988 |
| 32 | 30 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 12/0 | 245 | Running | $101,677 |
| 33 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 11/0 | 199 | Engine | $83,930 |
| 34 | 7 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 10/0 | 197 | Engine | $91,730 |
| 35 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 9/0 | 190 | Accident | $131,441 |
| 36 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 8/0 | 146 | Accident | $83,305 |
| 37 | 36 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 0 | 70 | Fuel Pressure | $91,080 |
| 38 | 43 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 6/0 | 66 | Vibration | $82,857 |
| 39 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 5/0 | 60 | Transmission | $79,325 |
| 40 | 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 52 | Vibration | $79,080 |
| 41 | 25 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 3/0 | 49 | Susp. | $78,805 |
| 42 | 34 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 41 | Brakes | $78,635 |
| 43 | 24 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 1/0 | 38 | Rear Gear | $78,907 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||