2012 Good Sam Club 500 Race Results
Talladega Superspeedway | Sunday, October 7, 2012
| Fin | st | Car | Driver | Laps | Pts | Winnings | Status |
| 1 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 189 | 47/1 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 189 | 43/1 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 189 | 42/1 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | 189 | 41/1 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | 189 | 38/0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 189 | 40/1 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 189 | 37/0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 36 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | 189 | 37/1 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | 189 | 35/0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | 189 | 35/1 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 189 | 31/1 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | 189 | 32/1 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | 189 | 32/0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 189 | 33/0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | 189 | 29/0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 31 | 32 | Terry Labonte | 189 | 28/0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 189 | 28/1 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 40 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | 189 | 26/0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | 189 | 24/0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 189 | 24/1 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 8 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | 189 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 189 | 23/1 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 189 | 22/1 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 10 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 189 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 11 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | 189 | 19/0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 19 | 13 | Casey Mears | 189 | 19/1 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 20 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 189 | 18/1 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | 189 | 16/0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | 189 | 15/0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | 189 | 14/0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | 189 | 13/0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | 187 | 12/0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 30 | 30 | David Stremme | 187 | 11/0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 185 | 12/2 | 0 | In Pit |
| 35 | 43 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 180 | 0 | 0 | In Pit |
| 36 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | 179 | 8/0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 41 | 10 | David Reutimann | 163 | 7/0 | 0 | Out of Race |
| 38 | 27 | 42 | Juan Montoya | 156 | 6/0 | 0 | Out of Race |
| 39 | 29 | 51 | Kurt Busch | 98 | 6/1 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 42 | 33 | Cole Whitt | 16 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 41 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | 12 | 0 | 0 | In Pit |
| 42 | 35 | 97 | Timmy Hill | 8 | 2/0 | 0 | Out of Race |
| 43 | 33 | 26 | Josh Wise | 5 | 1/0 | 0 | In Pit |