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2012 Samsung Mobile 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 7 of 36 Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX 334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:07:12 Average speed: 160.577 mph Pole speed: 190.369 mph Cautions: 2 for 10 laps Margin of victory: 3.235 sec Attendance: 159200 Lead changes: 18 Green flag passes: 2,797 (8.6 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 28.366   190.369   2   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 28.399   190.148   3   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 28.403   190.121   4   Mark Martin 55 Toyota 28.418   190.020   5   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 28.476   189.633   6   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 28.497   189.494   7   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 28.501   189.467   8   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 28.514   189.381   9   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 28.527   189.294   10   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 28.529   189.281   11   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 28.559   189.082   12   A.J. Allmendinger 22 Dodge 28.568   189.023   13   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 28.589   188.884   14   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 28.601   188.805   15   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 28.624   188.653   16   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 28.656   188.442   17   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 28.678   188.298   18   Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 28.679   188.291   19   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 28.695   188.186   * 20   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 28.730   187.957   21   David Ragan 34 Ford 28.743   187.872   22   Casey Mears 13 Ford 28.752   187.813   23   Aric Almirola 43 Ford 28.762   187.748   24   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 28.773   187.676   25   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 28.794   187.539   26   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 28.832   187.292   27   Kurt Busch 51 Chevrolet 28.849   187.182   28   Landon Cassill 83 Toyota 28.860   187.110   29   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 28.878   186.994   30   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 28.880   186.981   31   David Reutimann 10 Chevrolet 28.929   186.664   * 32   Josh Wise 26 Ford 28.976   186.361   * 33   Michael McDowell 98 Ford 29.044   185.925   * 34   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 29.094   185.605   35   David Gilliland 38 Ford 29.094   185.605   36   J.J. Yeley 49 Toyota 29.104   185.542   * 37   Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota 29.159   185.192   38   Scott Speed 95 Ford 29.170   185.122   * 39   Reed Sorenson 32 Ford 29.217   184.824   40   Scott Riggs 23 Chevrolet 29.229   184.748   * 41   Mike Bliss 19 Toyota 29.232   184.729   * 42   David Stremme 30 Toyota 29.234   184.716   * 43   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 29.288   184.376   * 44   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 29.464   183.275   OP 45   Tony Raines 33 Chevrolet 29.699   181.824   OP 46   Stacy Compton 74 Chevrolet 29.828   181.038   * 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:   David Stremme (#30), Joe Nemechek (#87), Stacy Compton (#74)