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2012 Bojangles' Southern 500 qualifying results


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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 11 of 36
Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps* on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:25
Average Speed: 133.802 mph
Pole Speed: 180.257 mph 		Cautions: 8 for 38 laps
Margin of Victory: .781 sec
Attendance: 63,000
Lead changes: 22

Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings



Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Greg Biffle16Ford27.281   180.257    
2   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet27.386   179.566    
3   Kasey Kahne5Chevrolet27.386   179.566    
4   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet27.402   179.461    
5   Kyle Busch18Toyota27.404   179.448    
6   Martin Truex, Jr.56Toyota27.424   179.317    
7   Carl Edwards99Ford27.427   179.298    
8   Denny Hamlin11Toyota27.444   179.187    
9   Regan Smith78Chevrolet27.451   179.141    
10   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet27.458   179.095    
11   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet27.459   179.089    
12   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet27.461   179.076    
13   Aric Almirola43Ford27.474   178.991    
14   Paul Menard27Chevrolet27.484   178.926    
15   Brad Keselowski2Dodge27.500   178.822    
16   A.J. Allmendinger22Dodge27.506   178.783    
17   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet27.515   178.724    
18   Mark Martin55Toyota27.551   178.491    
19   Matt Kenseth17Ford27.592   178.226    
20   Landon Cassill83Toyota27.613   178.090    
21   Joey Logano20Toyota27.630   177.980    
22   Bobby Labonte47Toyota27.631   177.974    
23   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet27.635   177.948    
24   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet27.642   177.903    
25   Kurt Busch51Chevrolet27.651   177.845    
26   Clint Bowyer15Toyota27.661   177.781    
27   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet27.735   177.307    
28   Marcos Ambrose9Ford27.794   176.930    
29   Scott Speed79Ford27.802   176.879   *
30   Josh Wise26Ford27.823   176.746   *
31   Casey Mears13Ford27.825   176.733    
32   David Stremme30Toyota27.845   176.606   *
33   Travis Kvapil73Toyota27.847   176.594   *
34   Dave Blaney36Chevrolet27.857   176.530    
35   Mike Skinner52Toyota27.957   175.899   *
36   David Gilliland38Ford27.978   175.767    
37   David Ragan34Ford28.004   175.603    
38   Danica Patrick10Chevrolet28.021   175.497    
39   Cole Whitt74Chevrolet28.021   175.497   *
40   Joe Nemechek87Toyota28.097   175.022   *
41   J.J. Yeley49Toyota28.125   174.848   *
42   Scott Riggs23Chevrolet28.129   174.823   *
43   Michael McDowell98Ford28.144   174.730   *
44   Stephen Leicht33Chevrolet28.155   174.662   *
45   Mike Bliss19Toyota28.157   174.649   *
46   David Reutimann93Toyota28.196   174.408   OP
47   Reed Sorenson32Ford28.307   173.724   OP

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify:   Scott Riggs (#23), Michael McDowell (#98), Stephen Leicht (#33), Mike Bliss (#19)