| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| May 6, 2012 | Race 10 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 160.192 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.304 | Time of Race: 03:13:17 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 34 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 17-20, 144-150, 177-179, 182-184, 186-192 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 47/4 | 194 | Running | $305,745 |
| 2 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 43/1 | 194 | Running | $263,298 |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 43/2 | 194 | Running | $225,701 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 41/1 | 194 | Running | $155,090 |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / O'Reilly Auto Parts | 40/1 | 194 | Running | $143,540 |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | Aaron's / Alabama National Champions | 38/0 | 194 | Running | $146,554 |
| 7 | 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 37/0 | 194 | Running | $137,723 |
| 8 | 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 194 | Running | $110,565 |
| 9 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 36/1 | 194 | Running | $120,765 |
| 10 | 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 35/1 | 194 | Running | $143,640 |
| 11 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 33/0 | 194 | Running | $133,013 |
| 12 | 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Verifone Sail | 32/0 | 194 | Running | $137,716 |
| 13 | 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 31/0 | 194 | Running | $115,688 |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 30/0 | 194 | Running | $126,613 |
| 15 | 2 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil-AAA | 29/0 | 194 | Running | $139,305 |
| 16 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 29/1 | 194 | Running | $125,063 |
| 17 | 17 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Turtle Wax / Menards | 28/1 | 194 | Running | $103,330 |
| 18 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 27/1 | 194 | Running | $106,138 |
| 19 | 9 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's "Color your way to Talladega" | 26/1 | 194 | Running | $93,680 |
| 20 | 33 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 25/1 | 193 | Running | $111,602 |
| 21 | 42 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | 23/0 | 192 | Running | $100,105 |
| 22 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 22/0 | 192 | Running | $91,380 |
| 23 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 22/1 | 192 | Running | $132,771 |
| 24 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 21/1 | 190 | Running | $140,180 |
| 25 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 20/1 | 184 | Accident | $136,016 |
| 26 | 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 18/0 | 184 | Accident | $96,955 |
| 27 | 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Toyota | North Texas Pipe | 0 | 182 | Accident | $85,405 |
| 28 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 16/0 | 166 | Accident | $114,569 |
| 29 | 28 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy | 15/0 | 143 | Accident | $92,655 |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 14/0 | 142 | Accident | $85,955 |
| 31 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 13/0 | 142 | Accident | $130,546 |
| 32 | 12 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target / Kraft | 13/1 | 142 | Accident | $114,146 |
| 33 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont 20 Years | 12/1 | 142 | Accident | $137,866 |
| 34 | 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 10/0 | 141 | Accident | $110,250 |
| 35 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 10/1 | 61 | Engine | $130,691 |
| 36 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 8/0 | 42 | Engine | $127,763 |
| 37 | 36 | 97 | Bill Elliott | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 7/0 | 37 | Electrical | $83,430 |
| 38 | 43 | 33 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Autos | 6/0 | 32 | Engine | $91,082 |
| 39 | 27 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Stock Car Steel and Aluminum | 5/0 | 30 | Transmission | $79,550 |
| 40 | 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 4/0 | 15 | Engine | $87,275 |
| 41 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 7 | Vibration | $79,025 |
| 42 | 16 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 2/0 | 5 | Rear Gear | $79,355 |
| 43 | 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 1/0 | 2 | Vibration | $78,681 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||