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2012 Bojangles' Southern 500 |
 
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| Held on May 12, 2012 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC | |
| 368 L, 502.688 M, 808.864 KM - Extended by Green-White-Checkered |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's, Kobalt Tools | Chevy | 368 | 134 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips | Toyota | 368 | 56 | running | 43 |
| 3 | 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot, Mobil 1 | Chevy | 368 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Wrigley Doublemint | Toyota | 368 | 44 | running | 41 |
| 5 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | 368 | 25 | running | 40 |
| 6 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Zest | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford EcoBoost | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Rockwell Tools | Chevy | 368 | 33 | running | 37 |
| 9 | 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt, Stanley Tools | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Toyota | 368 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 26 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Toyota | 368 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Saftey | Ford | 368 | 74 | running | 33 |
| 13 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints, Menards | Chevy | 368 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 9 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row, Denver Mattress | Chevy | 368 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Dodge | 368 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Chevy | 368 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew, AMP Energy | Chevy | 368 | 1 | running | 28 |
| 18 | 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | BB&T | Chevy | 368 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 19 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Gravely Mower | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | 368 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 25 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Chevy | 368 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 22 | 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Ford | 367 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Wix Filters | Chevy | 367 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 24 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target, Clorox | Chevy | 366 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 25 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | A&W All American Food | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 26 | 20 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King, Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 366 | 1 | running | 19 |
| 27 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | SealWrap.com | Chevy | 365 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 28 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Peanut Patch, Margaret Holmes | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 29 | 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Products, Bush's Beans | Toyota | 364 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 30 | 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Southern Pride Trucking, TMone | Ford | 363 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | Chevy | 362 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 73 | Travis Kvapil | Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 362 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Shell, Pennzoil | Dodge | 357 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 34 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops, Allstate | Chevy | 345 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 35 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Charlotte 1 Million, AARP | Chevy | 339 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 36 | 41 | 93 | David Reutimann | Burger King, Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 314 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 37 | 43 | 49 | J.J. Yeley | JPO Absorbents | Toyota | 132 | 0 | clutch | 7 |
| 38 | 39 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Turn One Racing | Chevy | 35 | 0 | vibration | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Toyota | 32 | 0 | overheating | 5 |
| 40 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy, Pellet & Wood Stoves | Toyota | 27 | 0 | power steering | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 52 | Mike Skinner | CrusaderStaffing.com | Toyota | 20 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 42 | 29 | 79 | Scott Speed | Team Kyle, KOMA Unwind | Ford | 20 | 0 | overheating | 2 |
| 43 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | MDS Transport | Ford | 19 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 33 | Stephen Leicht | Little Joe's Autos | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:45:25 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Greg Biffle - 27.281 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.781 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 133.802 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 38 laps - Laps 173-179 (debris backstretch); Laps 195-199 (#24 slow on track); Laps 231-235 (debris turn 3); Laps 299-303 (#47 spun frontstretch); Laps 308-311 (#78 spun turn 3); Laps 317-319 (#1,22 accident turn 3); Laps 331-334 (#24,32 accident turn 1); Laps 362-366 (#39,51 accident backstretch) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 22 among 8 drivers - Greg Biffle (1-48); Kasey Kahne (49); Jimmie Johnson (50); Landon Cassill (51); Kyle Busch (52-72); Greg Biffle (73-98); Denny Hamlin (99-100); Jimmie Johnson (101-172); Kyle Busch (173); Jimmie Johnson (174-179); Kyle Busch (180-188); Jimmie Johnson (189-194); Kyle Busch (195); Denny Hamlin (196-199); Kasey Kahne (200-231); Denny Hamlin (232-280); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (281); Martin Truex, Jr. (282-298); Denny Hamlin (299); Martin Truex, Jr. (300-307); Jimmie Johnson (308-312); Kyle Busch (313-324); Jimmie Johnson (325-368) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
