A 2012-es Daytona 500 volt az 54. Daytona 500, valamint a 2012-es Sprint Cup Series első futama, melyet február 28-án rendeztek meg a 2,5 mérföld hosszúságú Daytona International Speedwayen a floridai Daytona Beachen, melyet eredetileg február 26-án rendeztek volna meg, de az eső miatt először hétfőre, majd keddre kellett halasztani a versenyt.

Eredmények Időmérő Poz # Versenyző Csapat Gyártó Idő Átlagsebesség1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.216 194.7382 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.371 194.0873 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.383 194.0384 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46.392 193.9995 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 46.429 193.8446 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.439 193.8037 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 46.472 193.6658 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.472 193.6659 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 46.484 193.61510 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 46.486 193.60711 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 46.511 193.50312 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.524 193.44913 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46.540 193.38214 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.542 193.37415 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.572 193.24916 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.573 193.24517 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 46.578 193.22418 22 A. J. Allmendinger Team Penske Dodge 46.603 193.12119 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Dodge 46.634 192.99220 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.653 192.91421 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.664 192.86822 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.686 192.77723 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.729 192.60024 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.733 192.58325 26 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.745 192.53426 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 46.884 191.96327 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.906 191.87328 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.914 191.84029 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 46.939 191.73830 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 46.981 191.56731 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 46.992 191.52232 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 46.996 191.50633 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 47.031 191.36334 33 Elliot Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.054 191.27035 40 Michael Waltrip Hillman Racing Toyota 47.076 191.18036 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 47.081 191.16037 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.089 191.12738 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 47.107 191.05339 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 47.123 190.99040 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 47.144 190.90541 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.357 190.04642 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 47.363 190.02243 97 Bill Elliott NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 47.405 189.95044 37 Mike Wallace Rick Ware Racing Ford 47.405 189.85345 93 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 47.560 189.23546 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Toyota 47.761 188.43847 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 47.814 188.22948 49 J. J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 47.884 187.95449 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Kizárták, mert az autója megbukott a verseny utáni technikai ellenőrzésen.

Verseny végeredménye Poz Rajthely # Versenyző Csapat Gyártó Körök Élen Pont1 4 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 202 50 472 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 202 0 423 2 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 202 43 424 31 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 202 57 425 9 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 202 24 406 37 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 202 2 397 13 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 202 0 378 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 202 0 369 12 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 202 2 3610 22 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 202 2 3511 30 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 202 0 3312 26 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 202 8 3313 7 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 202 0 3114 32 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 202 0 3015 24 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 202 6 3016 3 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 202 2 2917 14 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 202 0 2718 43 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 202 3 2719 41 26 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 202 0 2520 21 6 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 202 0 –21 18 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 202 0 2322 39 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 202 0 2223 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 201 0 2124 6 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 200 2 2125 36 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 199 0 1926 38 93 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 196 0 1827 10 33 Elliot Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 196 0 –28 34 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 194 0 –29 20 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 189 0 1530 11 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 189 0 1431 19 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 188 0 1332 23 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Dodge 187 0 1233 27 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 187 0 1134 15 22 A. J. Allmendinger Team Penske Dodge 177 0 1035 40 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 164 0 –36 35 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 159 0 837 42 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 156 0 738 29 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 138 0 –39 28 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 113 0 540 16 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 81 1 541 17 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 25 0 342 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 0 243 24 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 1 0 1

Bajnokság állása a verseny után Versenyzők bajnokságának állása Poz Versenyző Pont 1 Matt Kenseth 47 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 42 3 Greg Biffle 42 4 Denny Hamlin 42 5 Jeff Burton 40

Gyártók bajnokságának állása Poz Gyártó Pont 1 Ford 9 2 Chevrolet 6 3 Toyota 4 4 Dodge 3

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