The 2012 MAVTV 500 was Round 15 of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. The event was held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, United States on 15 September 2012. Marco Andretti started on pole position and Ed Carpenter was the race winner.
MAVTV 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 5 | 250 | 02:57:34.7433 | 62 | Running | 52 | 168.939 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 250 | 02:57:36.6565 | 15 | Running | 40 | 168.909 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 250 | 02:57:37.3524 | 25 | Running | 35 | 168.897 | 8 |
| 4 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 250 | 02:57:37.7910 | - | Running | 32 | 168.891 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 17 | 250 | 02:57:38.9366 | 2 | Running | 30 | 168.872 | 10 |
| 6 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 250 | 02:57:40.1814 | - | Running | 28 | 168.853 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | Takuma Sato | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 21 | 249 | 02:56:57.5871 | 6 | Contact | 26 | 168.852 | 8 |
| 8 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 1 | 249 | 02:57:37.7627 | 3 | Running | 25 | 168.215 | 10 |
| 9 | 6 | Katherine Legge | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 7 | 249 | 02:57:41.5814 | - | Running | 22 | 168.155 | 13 |
| 10 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 23 | 249 | 02:57:58.3877 | - | Running | 20 | 167.891 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 | JR Hildebrand | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 4 | 248 | 02:57:41.6668 | 56 | Running | 19 | 167.479 | 10 |
| 12 | 19 | James Jakes | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 248 | 02:57:43.0438 | 10 | Running | 18 | 167.457 | 9 |
| 13 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 247 | 02:57:54.1972 | - | Running | 17 | 166.607 | 10 |
| 14 | 14 | Wade Cunningham | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 24 | 246 | 02:57:46.6892 | - | Running | 16 | 166.05 | 10 |
| 15 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 246 | 02:57:47.0659 | - | Running | 15 | 166.044 | 11 |
| 16 | 67 | Josef Newgarden | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 14 | 244 | 02:57:40.3080 | 1 | Running | 14 | 164.798 | 10 |
| 17 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 244 | 02:57:56.7594 | 2 | Running | 13 | 164.544 | 12 |
| 18 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 3 | 240 | 02:48:52.2044 | 47 | Contact | 12 | 170.545 | 7 |
| 19 | 22 | Oriol Servia | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 231 | 02:56:11.7702 | - | Running | 12 | 157.325 | 12 |
| 20 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 16 | 229 | 02:39:14.3106 | 21 | Contact | 12 | 172.571 | 7 |
| 21 | 17 | Sebastian Saavedra | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 118 | 01:59:14.7239 | - | Electrical | 12 | 118.747 | 5 |
| 22 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 6 | 107 | 01:17:51.2644 | - | Mechanical | 12 | 164.923 | 3 |
| 23 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 25 | 80 | 00:58:52.3189 | - | Mechanical | 12 | 163.066 | 3 |
| 24 | 12 | Will Power | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 66 | 01:41:41.2244 | - | Contact | 12 | 77.886 | 4 |
| 25 | 5 | E.J. Viso | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 11 | 65 | 00:47:30.5639 | - | Mechanical | 10 | 164.178 | 3 |
| 26 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Dallara | Lotus | Firestone | 26 | 16 | 00:16:33.1406 | - | Mechanical | 10 | 115.996 | 0 |