| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| AAA 400 | Dover International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 30, 2012 | Race 29 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 125.076 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.078 | Time of Race: 03:11:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 11 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 70-76, 180-184, 247-252, 310-315, 318-321 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 47/4 | 400 | Running | $226,070 |
| 2 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 43/1 | 400 | Running | $207,796 |
| 3 | 26 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's 2000th Store / Bronx, NY | 41/0 | 400 | Running | $140,760 |
| 4 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 41/1 | 400 | Running | $164,321 |
| 5 | 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 39/0 | 400 | Running | $158,126 |
| 6 | 3 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 38/0 | 400 | Running | $132,674 |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 39/2 | 399 | Running | $148,068 |
| 8 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 37/1 | 399 | Running | $136,901 |
| 9 | 2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 36/1 | 399 | Running | $115,474 |
| 10 | 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 34/0 | 399 | Running | $95,535 |
| 11 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 33/0 | 398 | Running | $92,510 |
| 12 | 17 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Cargill | 0 | 397 | Running | $78,935 |
| 13 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 31/0 | 397 | Running | $126,596 |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 30/0 | 397 | Running | $106,468 |
| 15 | 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 29/0 | 397 | Running | $87,260 |
| 16 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Scotch-Brite | 28/0 | 397 | Running | $87,485 |
| 17 | 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 27/0 | 397 | Running | $102,118 |
| 18 | 27 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 26/0 | 397 | Running | $105,543 |
| 19 | 21 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Super 8 | 25/0 | 397 | Running | $114,296 |
| 20 | 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 24/0 | 397 | Running | $127,835 |
| 21 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 23/0 | 397 | Running | $117,593 |
| 22 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / CertainTeed | 22/0 | 396 | Running | $84,735 |
| 23 | 28 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 21/0 | 395 | Running | $98,643 |
| 24 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 20/0 | 394 | Running | $107,268 |
| 25 | 4 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 393 | Running | $117,335 |
| 26 | 35 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 18/0 | 393 | Running | $106,326 |
| 27 | 39 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 17/0 | 393 | Running | $114,535 |
| 28 | 38 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 393 | Running | $75,135 |
| 29 | 33 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 15/0 | 392 | Running | $94,818 |
| 30 | 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Long John Silver's | 14/0 | 392 | Running | $85,782 |
| 31 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 13/0 | 391 | Running | $74,060 |
| 32 | 42 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 12/0 | 391 | Running | $71,360 |
| 33 | 41 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Greensmoke | 0 | 390 | Running | $79,485 |
| 34 | 40 | 36 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Drive Sober, Drive Alive DE | 10/0 | 388 | Running | $71,035 |
| 35 | 12 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 9/0 | 371 | Running | $119,621 |
| 36 | 22 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 8/0 | 354 | Running | $97,280 |
| 37 | 23 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 7/0 | 92 | Vibration | $70,530 |
| 38 | 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 6/0 | 51 | Susp. | $70,353 |
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 48 | Electrical | $67,500 |
| 40 | 34 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 4/0 | 32 | Susp. | $67,325 |
| 41 | 43 | 37 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 3/0 | 29 | Overheating | $67,125 |
| 42 | 36 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 2/0 | 26 | Brakes | $66,995 |
| 43 | 29 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 18 | Brakes | $67,329 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||