The 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by XYQ was the eighth round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the 1.015-mile (1.633 km) Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin.

Row	Inside		Outside
1	10	Dario Franchitti	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay
2	8	Rubens Barrichello	3	Hélio Castroneves
3	5	E. J. Viso	11	Tony Kanaan
4	77	Simon Pagenaud (R)	27	James Hinchcliffe
5	26	Marco Andretti	4	J. R. Hildebrand
6	38	Graham Rahal	18	Justin Wilson †
7	98	Alex Tagliani	12	Will Power †
8	6	Katherine Legge (R)	19	James Jakes
9	67	Josef Newgarden (R) †	83	Charlie Kimball
10	2	Ryan Briscoe †	22	Oriol Servià
11	9	Scott Dixon †	20	Ed Carpenter
12	78	Simona de Silvestro	15	Takuma Sato †
13	14	Mike Conway †
† Wilson, Power, Newgarden, Briscoe, Dixon, Sato and Conway penalised 10 places for changing engine

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points1
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	225	1:52:17.8119	2	84	52
2	11	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	225	+ 5.1029	6	0	40
3	27	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	225	+ 7.2715	8	1	35
4	22	Oriol Servià	Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Chevrolet	225	+ 9.8940	20	0	32
5	5	E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	225	+ 10.0782	5	27	30
6	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	225	+ 12.1105	4	50	28
7	98	Alex Tagliani	Team Barracuda – BHA	Honda	225	+ 12.3440	13	0	26
8	20	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	225	+ 12.7396	22	0	24
9	38	Graham Rahal	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	225	+ 13.3395	11	0	22
10	8	Rubens Barrichello	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	225	+ 13.8178	3	0	20
11	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	225	+ 14.3764	21	0	19
12	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	225	+ 24.2642	14	0	18
13	77	Simon Pagenaud (R)	Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports	Honda	224	+ 1 lap	7	0	17
14	2	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	Chevrolet	224	+ 1 lap	19	0	16
15	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	224	+ 1 lap	9	0	15
16	14	Mike Conway	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	224	+ 1 lap	25	0	14
17	83	Charlie Kimball	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	224	+ 1 lap	18	0	13
18	6	Katherine Legge (R)	Dragon Racing	Chevrolet	220	+5 laps	15	0	12
19	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	193	Contact	1	63	13
20	15	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	107	Contact	24	0	12
21	19	James Jakes	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	106	Contact	16	0	12
22	4	J. R. Hildebrand	Panther Racing	Chevrolet	105	Mechanical	10	0	12
23	18	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	93	Engine failure	12	0	12
24	78	Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	Lotus	62	Contact	23	0	12
25	67	Josef Newgarden (R)	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Honda	48	Mechanical	17	0	10

Notes

¹ Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Will Power 274 2 James Hinchcliffe 243 3 Scott Dixon 239 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay 233 5 Hélio Castroneves 231

Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 63 2 Honda 57 3 Lotus 32 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.