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2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 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 30 of 36 Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 2:56:12 Average speed: 171.194 mph Pole speed: 191.455 mph Cautions: 5 for 17 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 88000 Lead changes: 54 Green flag passes: 13,069 (76.0 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 50.017   191.455   2   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 50.098   191.145   3   Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 50.105   191.119   4   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 50.138   190.993   5   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 50.148   190.955   6   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 50.176   190.848   7   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 50.193   190.784   8   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 50.208   190.727   * 9   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 50.225   190.662   10   Sam Hornish, Jr. 22 Dodge 50.234   190.628   11   Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 50.277   190.465   12   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 50.287   190.427   13   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 50.289   190.419   14   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 50.296   190.393   15   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 50.302   190.370   16   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 50.312   190.332   17   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 50.321   190.298   18   Aric Almirola 43 Ford 50.321   190.298   19   Casey Mears 13 Ford 50.353   190.177   20   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 50.355   190.170   21   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 50.370   190.113   22   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 50.459   189.778   23   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 50.467   189.748   24   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 50.469   189.740   25   David Ragan 34 Ford 50.502   189.616   26   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 50.519   189.552   27   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 50.565   189.380   28   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 50.582   189.316   29   Kurt Busch 51 Chevrolet 50.660   189.025   30   David Stremme 30 Toyota 50.681   188.947   * 31   Terry Labonte 32 Ford 50.722   188.794   32   David Gilliland 38 Ford 50.740   188.727   33   Josh Wise 26 Ford 50.761   188.649   * 34   Michael McDowell 98 Ford 50.764   188.638   * 35   Timmy Hill 97 Toyota 50.848   188.326   * 36   Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota 50.856   188.296   37   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 50.936   188.001   * 38   Landon Cassill 83 Toyota 50.940   187.986   39   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 51.083   187.460   40   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 51.211   186.991   41   David Reutimann 10 Chevrolet 51.268   186.783   42   Cole Whitt 33 Chevrolet 51.404   186.289   * 43   Robert Richardson, Jr. 23 Toyota 51.500   185.942   * 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:   not available