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2012 AAA Texas 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 34 of 36 Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX 334 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:41:30 Average speed: 136.117 mph Pole speed: 191.076 mph Cautions: 9 for 49 laps Margin of victory: .808 sec Attendance: 146000 Lead changes: 20 Green flag passes: 2,859 (10.0 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   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 28.261   191.076   2   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 28.364   190.382   3   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 28.402   190.127   4   Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 28.411   190.067   5   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 28.422   189.994   6   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 28.457   189.760   7   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 28.480   189.607   * 8   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 28.491   189.534   9   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 28.500   189.474   10   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 28.502   189.460   11   Mark Martin 55 Toyota 28.527   189.294   12   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 28.530   189.274   13   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 28.573   188.990   14   Aric Almirola 43 Ford 28.575   188.976   15   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 28.583   188.923   16   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 28.602   188.798   17   Sam Hornish, Jr. 22 Dodge 28.628   188.627   18   Kurt Busch 78 Chevrolet 28.663   188.396   19   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 28.669   188.357   20   Casey Mears 13 Ford 28.672   188.337   21   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 28.717   188.042   22   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 28.724   187.996   23   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 28.757   187.780   24   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 28.790   187.565   25   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 28.810   187.435   26   A.J. Allmendinger 51 Chevrolet 28.817   187.389   27   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 28.823   187.350   28   J.J. Yeley 37 Chevrolet 28.836   187.266   * 29   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 28.842   187.227   30   David Gilliland 38 Ford 28.899   186.858   31   Scott Speed 95 Ford 28.899   186.858   * 32   Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet 28.948   186.541   33   David Ragan 34 Ford 28.958   186.477   34   Mike Bliss 19 Toyota 28.959   186.471   * 35   Josh Wise 26 Ford 28.968   186.413   * 36   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 28.975   186.368   37   Michael McDowell 98 Ford 29.022   186.066   * 38   Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota 29.053   185.867   39   Reed Sorenson 91 Toyota 29.077   185.714   * 40   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 29.097   185.586   * 41   Stephen Leicht 33 Chevrolet 29.173   185.103   * 42   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 29.204   184.906   43   Landon Cassill 83 Toyota 29.287   184.382   OP 44   Kelly Bires 79 Ford 29.494   183.088   * 45   Ken Schrader 32 Ford 29.696   181.843   OP 46   David Stremme 30 Toyota 30.568   176.655   * 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:   Stephen Leicht (#33), Kelly Bires (#79), David Stremme (#30)