| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas Speedway | |||||||||
| October 21, 2012 | Race 30 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 115.086 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.495 | Time of Race: 03:28:48 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 32-36, 41-44, 72-76, 84-86, 123-127, 137-141, 143-146, 156-162, 166-168, 170-172, 176-180, 183-188, 215-222, 237-239 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 12 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 48/5 | 267 | Running | $389,611 |
| 2 | 16 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 42/0 | 267 | Running | $231,954 |
| 3 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / CertainTeed | 42/1 | 267 | Running | $177,615 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 41/1 | 267 | Running | $156,015 |
| 5 | 33 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 39/0 | 267 | Running | $184,840 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women | 39/1 | 267 | Running | $146,854 |
| 7 | 39 | 88 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 37/0 | 267 | Running | $124,015 |
| 8 | 25 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 36/0 | 267 | Running | $144,310 |
| 9 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 36/1 | 267 | Running | $148,651 |
| 10 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 35/1 | 267 | Running | $147,626 |
| 11 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 33/0 | 267 | Running | $147,991 |
| 12 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Black & Decker | 32/0 | 267 | Running | $128,088 |
| 13 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 31/0 | 267 | Running | $139,471 |
| 14 | 17 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 30/0 | 267 | Running | $140,396 |
| 15 | 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat | 29/0 | 267 | Running | $129,613 |
| 16 | 24 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Taylor Swift / Target | 28/0 | 267 | Running | $126,496 |
| 17 | 31 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 28/1 | 267 | Running | $121,863 |
| 18 | 26 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 26/0 | 267 | Running | $121,350 |
| 19 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 25/0 | 267 | Running | $102,305 |
| 20 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Client One Securities, LLC | 24/0 | 267 | Running | $111,013 |
| 21 | 32 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 267 | Running | $92,630 |
| 22 | 42 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Southern Pride Trucking / U.S. Chrome | 0 | 267 | Running | $100,205 |
| 23 | 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver's | 22/1 | 266 | Running | $105,363 |
| 24 | 2 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 21/1 | 266 | Running | $90,505 |
| 25 | 29 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 19/0 | 265 | Running | $109,738 |
| 26 | 15 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 234 | Accident | $131,030 |
| 27 | 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Sherwin Williams | 17/0 | 227 | Running | $97,380 |
| 28 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 16/0 | 214 | Running | $127,330 |
| 29 | 5 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 16/1 | 212 | Accident | $124,491 |
| 30 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Code 3 Associates | 14/0 | 188 | Accident | $130,463 |
| 31 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Halloween | 13/0 | 181 | Accident | $131,813 |
| 32 | 40 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 154 | Accident | $84,130 |
| 33 | 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 11/0 | 140 | Accident | $101,752 |
| 34 | 35 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | B&D Electrical | 10/0 | 77 | Electrical | $83,730 |
| 35 | 13 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 9/0 | 69 | Accident | $91,780 |
| 36 | 30 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / Crowne Plaza | 0 | 47 | Vibration | $83,305 |
| 37 | 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 7/0 | 29 | Accident | $83,080 |
| 38 | 43 | 179 | Kelly Bires | Ford | Bestway Disposal / Re-Load.biz | 6/0 | 28 | Rear Gear | $82,857 |
| 39 | 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | TBR / TMone | 5/0 | 25 | Brakes | $79,325 |
| 40 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 22 | Rear Gear | $79,080 |
| 41 | 34 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / Crowne Plaza | 0 | 18 | Overheating | $78,805 |
| 42 | 27 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 2/0 | 11 | Vibration | $78,635 |
| 43 | 23 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 1/0 | 7 | Vibration | $78,907 |
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