| 2012 Bank of America 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,604,708 | Race Date: | Oct 13, 2012 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .417 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 14m 1s | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 154.935 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 23 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Clint Bowyer C. Bowyer | Driver: | Greg Biffle G. Biffle | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Toyota | Car No.: | #16 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Michael Waltrip Racing | Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Brian Pattie | Crew Chief: | Matt Puccia | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 29 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 193.708 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Bank of America 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Pink Lemonade 5-hour Energy | Running |  | 47 | 334 | 29 |
| 2 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 43 | 334 | 36 |
| 3 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | MyLowes | Running |  | 42 | 334 | 53 |
| 4 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / IDG | Running |  | 41 | 334 | 71 |
| 5 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 39 | 334 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 39 | 334 | 2 |
| 7 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Kellogg's / Cheez-It | Running | | 37 | 333 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Time Warner Cable | Running | | 36 | 333 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 35 | 333 | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 34 | 333 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 35 | 333 | 139 |
| 12 | 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Foods | Running | | 32 | 333 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Running | | 31 | 333 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Running | | 30 | 333 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 333 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's | Running | | 28 | 333 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 27 | 333 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / Ninja Tu | Running | | 27 | 332 | 2 |
| 19 | 22 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target / Kellogg's | Running | | 25 | 332 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans / Ninja Turtles | Running | | 24 | 332 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row / Denver Mattres | Running | | 23 | 332 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Good Sam Club / Camping World | Running | | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Glory Foods | Running | | 21 | 331 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 20 | 330 | 0 |
| 25 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Dr. Pepper | Running | | 19 | 330 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | Running | | 18 | 329 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | Running | | 17 | 328 | 0 |
| 28 | 39 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar / Phillips & Jorda | Running | | 16 | 327 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 15 | 327 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | TMone.com | Running | | 14 | 327 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-Love / Curb Records | Running | | 13 | 326 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Products | Running | | 12 | 324 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley / DeWalt Tools | Running | | 12 | 303 | 2 |
| 34 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Glory Foods | Running | | 10 | 287 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (I) | Best Buy | Engine | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 32 | Timmy Hill | U.S. Chrome | Engine | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Rear Gear | | 7 | 62 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 88 | Regan Smith | AMP Energy / National Guard | Engine | | 6 | 61 | 0 |
| 39 | 28 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Plinker Tactical | Rear Gear | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 40 | 23 | 95 | Scott Speed | B&D Electrical | Vibration | | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Aquaria USA | Vibration | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | MaxQWorkForce.com | Brakes | | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Transmission | | 1 | 25 | 0 |
