The last two yellow flags defined the 2012 Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers at Richmond International Raceway.
- Jimmie Johnson was in contention and received a penalty on pit road to ruin his day.
- Carl Edwards was penalized by NASCAR for jumping the restart while leading.
- Tony Stewart had the race in hand when the final caution erased his lead. Then his team was beat on pit road which was the final nail in his hopes.
Kyle Busch had the fastest car in the closing laps and claimed his fourth consecutive spring win in Richmond.
