| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| AdvoCare 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | |||||||||
| November 11, 2012 | Race 35 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 111.182 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.58 | Time of Race: 02:52:09 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 11 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 18-20, 53-59, 168-173, 236-241, 274-277, 282-284, 302-304, 312-317 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 47/4 | 319 | Running | $249,886 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 43/1 | 319 | Running | $198,051 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 43/2 | 319 | Running | $199,118 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 40/0 | 319 | Running | $123,660 |
| 5 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 40/1 | 319 | Running | $147,918 |
| 6 | 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 39/1 | 319 | Running | $130,255 |
| 7 | 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Filtrete | 37/0 | 319 | Running | $99,360 |
| 8 | 6 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | 36/0 | 319 | Running | $112,493 |
| 9 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Rheem | 35/0 | 319 | Running | $93,485 |
| 10 | 10 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 35/1 | 319 | Running | $84,660 |
| 11 | 13 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 33/0 | 319 | Running | $124,101 |
| 12 | 21 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 32/0 | 319 | Running | $110,201 |
| 13 | 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 31/0 | 319 | Running | $121,560 |
| 14 | 22 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 30/0 | 319 | Running | $121,796 |
| 15 | 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Vektor Vodka | 29/0 | 319 | Running | $101,718 |
| 16 | 5 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 28/0 | 319 | Running | $112,346 |
| 17 | 37 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 318 | Running | $75,010 |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Black & Decker | 26/0 | 318 | Running | $102,568 |
| 19 | 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 25/0 | 318 | Running | $123,785 |
| 20 | 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 25/1 | 318 | Running | $97,568 |
| 21 | 23 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 23/0 | 317 | Running | $81,985 |
| 22 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 22/0 | 317 | Running | $85,368 |
| 23 | 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 21/0 | 317 | Running | $104,518 |
| 24 | 8 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 20/0 | 316 | Running | $90,782 |
| 25 | 27 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 19/0 | 316 | Running | $99,880 |
| 26 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 18/0 | 316 | Running | $72,785 |
| 27 | 15 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 17/0 | 312 | Accident | $80,660 |
| 28 | 16 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 16/0 | 312 | Accident | $99,224 |
| 29 | 41 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | U.S. Chrome / TMone | 0 | 312 | Running | $77,385 |
| 30 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 14/0 | 309 | Accident | $117,696 |
| 31 | 26 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 299 | Accident | $114,710 |
| 32 | 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 12/0 | 281 | Running | $115,896 |
| 33 | 29 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation | 11/0 | 280 | Accident | $68,835 |
| 34 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 10/0 | 86 | Brakes | $68,710 |
| 35 | 35 | 33 | Stephen Leicht * | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 9/0 | 74 | Rear Gear | $76,585 |
| 36 | 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Loan Mart | 8/0 | 50 | Accident | $68,435 |
| 37 | 38 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | MDS Transport | 7/0 | 50 | Brakes | $68,305 |
| 38 | 28 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 6/0 | 36 | Brakes | $68,153 |
| 39 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / aloft hotel tempe | 0 | 30 | Brakes | $65,325 |
| 40 | 34 | 144 | David Reutimann | Ford | No Label Watcher | 4/0 | 28 | Vibration | $65,175 |
| 41 | 36 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | 0 | 15 | Accident | $65,020 |
| 42 | 40 | 191 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | 0 | 10 | Brakes | $64,895 |
| 43 | 2 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 1/0 | 10 | Engine | $92,988 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||