| Official Race Results | ||||||||||
| Pure Michigan 400 | Michigan Speedway | ||||||||||
| August 19, 2012 | Race 23 of 36 | ||||||||||
| Average Speed: 144.662 mph | ||||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.416 | Time of Race: 02:46:44 | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | ||||||||||
| Cautions: 7-9, 65-73, 77-80, 90-92, 137-140, 144-147, 182-186, 197-199 | ||||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings | |
| 1 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 47/4 | 201 | Running | $225,275 | |
| 2 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 43/1 | 201 | Running | $155,680 | |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 41/0 | 201 | Running | $119,710 | |
| 4 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 41/1 | 201 | Running | $116,585 | |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 39/0 | 201 | Running | $122,768 | |
| 6 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Geek Squad | 39/1 | 201 | Running | $139,551 | |
| 7 | 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 38/1 | 201 | Running | $121,674 | |
| 8 | 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Wix Filters | 36/0 | 201 | Running | $130,168 | |
| 9 | 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | 36/1 | 201 | Running | $96,110 | |
| 10 | 7 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 35/1 | 201 | Running | $120,199 | |
| 11 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 34/1 | 201 | Running | $127,001 | |
| 12 | 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 201 | Running | $126,210 | |
| 13 | 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 31/0 | 201 | Running | $127,993 | |
| 14 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Mercury | 30/0 | 201 | Running | $115,293 | |
| 15 | 30 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 29/0 | 201 | Running | $111,043 | |
| 16 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 28/0 | 201 | Running | $128,621 | |
| 17 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | 28/1 | 201 | Running | $127,646 | |
| 18 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 26/0 | 201 | Running | $98,243 | |
| 19 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 25/0 | 201 | Running | $120,435 | |
| 20 | 41 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Eckrich | 24/0 | 201 | Running | $124,746 | |
| 21 | 39 | 18 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 23/0 | 200 | Running | $80,960 | |
| 22 | 28 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Clorox | 22/0 | 199 | Running | $103,068 | |
| 23 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Long John Silver's | 21/0 | 199 | Running | $91,968 | |
| 24 | 6 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 199 | Running | $80,010 | |
| 25 | 9 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 20/1 | 198 | Running | $106,780 | |
| 26 | 25 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 18/0 | 197 | Running | $109,501 | |
| 27 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 18/1 | 195 | Engine | $123,396 | |
| 28 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | 16/0 | 167 | Engine | $124,071 | |
| 29 | 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 15/0 | 154 | Running | $96,507 | |
| 30 | 26 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 14/0 | 135 | Accident | $87,885 | |
| 31 | 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 13/0 | 132 | Running | $83,760 | |
| 32 | 14 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 12/0 | 109 | Engine | $128,710 | |
| 33 | 40 | 32 | T.J. Bell | Ford | Southern Pride Trucking / U.S. Chrome | 0 | 108 | Transmission | $83,585 | |
| 34 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 10/0 | 72 | Electrical | $75,210 | |
| 35 | 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 11/2 | 64 | Accident | $86,860 | |
| 36 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 0 | 38 | Rear Gear | $75,010 | |
| 37 | 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 7/0 | 36 | Vibration | $74,955 | |
| 38 | 42 | 10 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | TMone.com | 6/0 | 34 | Vibration | $74,828 | |
| 39 | 43 | 98 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 5/0 | 25 | Electrical | $72,075 | |
| 40 | 34 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 4/0 | 21 | Susp. | $72,025 | |
| 41 | 38 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 3/0 | 20 | Susp. | $71,970 | |
| 42 | 27 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 15 | Overheating | $71,895 | |
| 43 | 33 | 119 | Jason Leffler | Ford | Plinker Tactical | 0 | 14 | Fuel Pressure | $71,465 | |
| * Denotes Rookie | ||||||||||