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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 25 of 36
Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps* on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:32:45
Average speed: 142.02 mph
Pole speed: 186.121 mph		Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
Margin of victory: .378 sec
Attendance: 90300
Lead changes: 18
Green flag passes: 2,513 (8.5 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet29.787   186.121  
2   Greg Biffle16Ford29.863   185.648  
3   Kyle Busch18Toyota29.888   185.493  
4   Matt Kenseth17Ford29.916   185.319  
5   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet29.918   185.307  
6   Mark Martin55Toyota29.930   185.232  
7   Denny Hamlin11Toyota29.932   185.220  
8   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet29.945   185.139  
9   Joey Logano20Toyota29.954   185.084  
10   Marcos Ambrose9Ford29.959   185.053  
11   Kasey Kahne5Chevrolet29.968   184.997  
12   Carl Edwards99Ford29.979   184.929  
13   Aric Almirola43Ford29.988   184.874  
14   David Ragan34Ford30.010   184.738  
15   Sam Hornish, Jr.22Dodge30.031   184.609  
16   Kurt Busch51Chevrolet30.038   184.566  
17   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet30.052   184.480  
18   Paul Menard27Chevrolet30.061   184.425  
19   Casey Mears13Ford30.117   184.082  
20   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet30.119   184.070  
21   Brad Keselowski2Dodge30.121   184.058  
22   Dave Blaney36Chevrolet30.172   183.747  
23   Danica Patrick10Chevrolet30.184   183.673  
24   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet30.189   183.643  
25   Bobby Labonte47Toyota30.211   183.509  
26   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet30.227   183.412  
27   Regan Smith78Chevrolet30.231   183.388  
28   Martin Truex Jr56Toyota30.234   183.370  
29   David Gilliland38Ford30.235   183.364  
30   Clint Bowyer15Toyota30.240   183.333  
31   David Stremme30Toyota30.289   183.037   *
32   Trevor Bayne21Ford30.314   182.886   *
33   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet30.335   182.759  
34   Jason Leffler49Toyota30.349   182.675   *
35   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet30.357   182.627  
36   Scott Speed95Ford30.370   182.549   *
37   Joe Nemechek87Toyota30.398   182.380   *
38   Reed Sorenson91Toyota30.430   182.189   *
39   Scott Riggs23Chevrolet30.438   182.141   *
40   J.J. Yeley37Chevrolet30.450   182.069   *
41   Michael McDowell98Ford30.499   181.776   *
42   Josh Wise26Ford30.564   181.390   *
43   Stephen Leicht33Chevrolet30.582   181.283   *
44   Landon Cassill83Toyota30.592   181.224   OP
45   Mike Bliss19Toyota30.689   180.651   *
46   Travis Kvapil93Toyota30.710   180.528   OP
47   T.J. Bell32Ford30.722   180.457   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, withdrew, or driver changes:   Michael McDowell (#98), Josh Wise (#26), Stephen Leicht (#33), Mike Bliss (#19)