2012 Aarons 499 Race Results
Talladega Superspeedway | Sunday, May 6, 2012
| Fin | st | Car | Driver | Laps | Pts | Winnings | Status |
| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 194 | 47/1 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 194 | 43/1 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 194 | 43/2 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | 194 | 41/1 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 194 | 40/1 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 194 | 38/0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 32 | 34 | David Ragan | 194 | 37/0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | 194 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 194 | 36/1 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | 194 | 35/1 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 194 | 33/0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | 194 | 32/0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | 194 | 31/0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 194 | 30/0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 2 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | 194 | 29/0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | 194 | 29/1 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 17 | 27 | Paul Menard | 194 | 28/1 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | 194 | 27/1 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 9 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | 194 | 26/1 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 33 | 51 | Kurt Busch | 194 | 25/1 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 42 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | 192 | 23/0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | 192 | 22/0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 192 | 22/1 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 190 | 21/1 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 184 | 20/1 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | 184 | 18/0 | 0 | Accident |
| 27 | 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 182 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 28 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | 166 | 16/0 | 0 | Accident |
| 29 | 28 | 32 | Terry Labonte | 143 | 15/0 | 0 | Accident |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | 142 | 14/0 | 0 | Accident |
| 31 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | 142 | 13/0 | 0 | Accident |
| 32 | 12 | 42 | Juan Montoya | 142 | 13/1 | 0 | Accident |
| 33 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 142 | 11/0 | 0 | Accident |
| 34 | 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | 141 | 10/0 | 0 | Accident |
| 35 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 61 | 10/1 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | 42 | 8/0 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 36 | 97 | Bill Elliott | 37 | 7/0 | 0 | Electrical |
| 38 | 43 | 33 | Tony Raines | 32 | 6/0 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 27 | 30 | David Stremme | 30 | 5/0 | 0 | Transmission |
| 40 | 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | 15 | 4/0 | 0 | Engine |
| 41 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | 7 | 0 | 0 | Vibration |
| 42 | 16 | 26 | Josh Wise | 5 | 2/0 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 43 | 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 1/0 | 0 | Vibration |