| Race details[1][2][3] | |
| Date | May 19, 2012 |
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Distance | Showdown: 40 laps, 60 mi (96.56 km) All-Star Race: 90 laps, 135 mi (217.26 km) |
| Avg Speed | Showdown: 125.581 miles per hour (202.103 km/h) All-Star Race: 92.045 miles per hour (148.132 km/h) |
| Sprint Showdown | |
| Pole position | A. J. Allmendinger (Penske Racing) 28.057 seconds |
| Winner | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports) |
| Sprint All-Star Race | |
| Pole position | Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) 119.112 seconds |
| Showdown transfers | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Showdown winner) A. J. Allmendinger (Showdown runner-up) Bobby Labonte (Fan vote) |
| Most laps led | Brad Keselowski (Penske Racing) 20 laps |
| Winner | Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) |
| Television | |
| Network | Speed |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Michael Waltrip |
The 2012 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 19, 2012, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 90 laps, the it was the second exhibition race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports took his third All-Star Race victory, while Brad Keselowski finished second and Matt Kenseth finished third.
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