| Type: | NAS |
| Race Name: | AAA 400 |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Race No: | 29 |
| Season No: | 36 |
| Location: | Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware |
| Course Mi: | 1 |
| Course Km: | 1.6 |
| Distance Laps: | 400 |
| Distance Mi: | 400 |
| Distance Km: | 643.737 |
| Weather: | Temperatures reaching up to 71.8F; wind speeds approaching 12mph[1] |
| Pole Driver: | Denny Hamlin |
| Pole Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Pole Time: | 22.599 |
| Most Driver: | Kyle Busch |
| Most Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Most Laps: | 302 |
| Car: | 2 |
| First Driver: | Brad Keselowski |
| First Team: | Penske Racing |
| Network: | ESPN |
| Announcers: | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree |
The 2012 AAA 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held on September 30, 2012 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps, it was the twenty-ninth in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the third race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season.
| Driver | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2,142 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 2,137 (–5) | |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 2,126 (–16) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Clint Bowyer | 2,117 (–25) | |
| 1 | 5 | Tony Stewart | 2,110 (–32) | |
| 1 | 6 | Kasey Kahne | 2,110 (–32) | |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2,103 (–39) | ||
| 2 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2,100 (–42) | |
| 1 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 2,096 (–46) | |
| 2 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 2,094 (–48) | |
| 2 | 11 | Greg Biffle | 2,091 (–51) | |
| 1 | 12 | Matt Kenseth | 2,070 (–72) |
| Manufacturer | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 197 | ||
| 2 | Toyota | 172 (–25) | ||
| 3 | Ford | 138 (–59) | ||
| 4 | Dodge | 131 (–66) |