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2012 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Nationwide Series race number 6 of 33 Friday, April 13, 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX 200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:22:31 Average speed: 126.301 mph Pole speed: 181.714 mph Cautions: 5 for 33 laps Margin of victory: 1.434 sec Attendance: 73600 Lead changes: 14 Green flag passes: 1,262 (7.6 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series results   /   2012 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Paul Menard 33 Chevrolet 29.717   181.714   2   Denny Hamlin 18 Toyota 29.886   180.687   3   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 6 Ford 29.934   180.397   4   Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 29.974   180.156   5   Elliott Sadler 2 Chevrolet 29.979   180.126   6   Kurt Busch 54 Toyota 30.085   179.491   7   Cole Whitt 88 Chevrolet 30.103   179.384   8   Kasey Kahne 38 Chevrolet 30.224   178.666   9   Steve Arpin 30 Chevrolet 30.232   178.619   10   Mike Bliss 44 Toyota 30.264   178.430   11   Brian Scott 11 Toyota 30.299   178.224   12   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 30.357   177.883   * 13   Brad Keselowski 22 Dodge 30.382   177.737   14   Sam Hornish, Jr. 12 Dodge 30.383   177.731   15   Johanna Long 70 Chevrolet 30.383   177.731   16   Justin Allgaier 31 Chevrolet 30.392   177.678   17   Danica Patrick 7 Chevrolet 30.394   177.667   18   Michael Annett 43 Ford 30.530   176.875   19   Ryan Truex 09 Toyota 30.587   176.546   20   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5 Chevrolet 30.675   176.039   * 21   Kyle Fowler 08 Ford 30.757   175.570   22   Jeff Green 10 Toyota 30.826   175.177   * 23   Jason Bowles 81 Toyota 30.839   175.103   24   Mike Wallace 01 Chevrolet 30.857   175.001   25   Danny Efland 4 Chevrolet 30.903   174.740   26   Timmy Hill 41 Ford 30.939   174.537   27   Erik Darnell 40 Chevrolet 30.954   174.452   28   Tayler Malsam 19 Toyota 30.969   174.368   29   Blake Koch 15 Chevrolet 30.973   174.345   * 30   David Ragan 27 Ford 30.993   174.233   * 31   Kelly Bires 39 Ford 31.000   174.194   * 32   Josh Wise 42 Chevrolet 31.011   174.132   * 33   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 31.019   174.087   34   Scott Riggs 75 Chevrolet 31.019   174.087   * 35   Scott Speed 47 Chevrolet 31.026   174.048   * 36   Chase Miller 46 Chevrolet 31.035   173.997   * 37   Jeremy Clements 51 Chevrolet 31.088   173.700   38   Tim Schendel 52 Chevrolet 31.317   172.430   * 39   Robert Richardson, Jr. 23 Chevrolet 31.337   172.320   40   T.J. Bell 50 Chevrolet 31.473   171.576   * 41   Benny Gordon 24 Chevrolet 31.488   171.494   42   Eric McClure 14 Toyota 31.599   170.891   43   Kevin Lepage 74 Chevrolet 31.664   170.541   * 44   Morgan Shepherd 89 Chevrolet 31.677   170.471   * 45   John Jackson 72 Toyota 31.729   170.191   * OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Morgan Shepherd (#89), John Jackson (#72)