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2012 Aaron's 499

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 10 of 36
Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:13:17 Average speed: 160.192 mph Pole speed: 191.623 mph	Cautions: 5 for 24 laps Margin of victory: .304 sec Attendance: 108500 Lead changes: 34
Green flag passes: 11,459 (67.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2012 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	13	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	194	305745	running	10	47
2	21	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	194	263298	running	1	43
3	10	17	Matt Kenseth	Best Buy (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	225701	running	73	43
4	5	5	Kasey Kahne	Farmers Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	194	155090	running	11	41
5	6	16	Greg Biffle	3M / O'Reilly Auto Parts (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	143540	running	15	40
6	24	15	Clint Bowyer	Aaron's / Alabama Crimson Tide Natl. Champs (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	194	146554	running	0	38
7	32	34	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	194	137723	running	0	37
8	11	21	Trevor Bayne	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	194	110565	running	0	0
9	18	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	194	120765	running	10	36
10	29	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	194	143640	running	3	35
11	23	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	194	133013	running	0	33
12	4	43	Aric Almirola	VeriFone Sail (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	194	137716	running	0	32
13	26	38	David Gilliland	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	194	115688	running	0	31
14	3	9	Marcos Ambrose	Stanley / DeWalt Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	194	126613	running	0	30
15	2	22	A.J. Allmendinger	Shell / Pennzoil / AAA (Roger Penske)	Dodge	194	139305	running	0	29
16	41	93	Travis Kvapil	Burger King / Dr. Pepper (BK Racing)	Toyota	194	125063	running	1	29
17	17	27	Paul Menard	Menards / Turtle Wax (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	194	103330	running	10	28
18	25	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Ford	194	106138	running	2	27
19	9	55	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's Color Your Way (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	194	93680	running	21	26
20	33	51	Kurt Busch	ME / Armed Forces Foundation (James Finch)	Chevrolet	193	111602	running	4	25
21	42	47	Bobby Labonte	Bush's Baked Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	192	100105	running	0	23
22	34	10	David Reutimann	TMone (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	192	91380	running	0	22
23	22	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	192	132771	running	8	22
24	8	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	190	140180	running	16	21
25	20	29	Kevin Harvick	Rheem (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	184	136016	crash	1	20
26	30	20	Joey Logano	Dollar General (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	184	96955	crash	0	18
27	39	23	Robert Richardson, Jr.	Anadarko Dozer & Trucking / North TX Pipe (Robert Richardson, Sr.)	Toyota	182	85405	crash	0	0
28	15	56	Martin Truex Jr	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	166	114569	crash	0	16
29	28	32	Terry Labonte	C&J Energy (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	143	92655	crash	0	15
30	38	36	Dave Blaney	Golden Corral (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	142	85955	crash	0	14
31	7	99	Carl Edwards	Fastenal (Jack Roush)	Ford	142	130546	crash	0	13
32	12	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target / Kraft (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	142	114146	crash	3	13
33	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	142	137866	crash	0	11
34	40	83	Landon Cassill	Burger King / Dr. Pepper (BK Racing)	Toyota	141	110250	crash	0	10
35	19	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	61	130691	engine	5	10
36	14	39	Ryan Newman	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	42	127763	engine	0	8
37	36	97	Bill Elliott	AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	37	83430	electrical	0	7
38	43	33	Tony Raines	Black Cat Fireworks (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	32	91082	engine	0	6
39	27	30	David Stremme	Stock Car Steel and Aluminum (Timothy McSweeney)	Toyota	30	79550	transmission	0	5
40	31	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	15	87275	engine	0	4
41	37	87	Joe Nemechek	AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	7	79025	vibration	0	0
42	16	26	Josh Wise	MDS Transport (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	5	79355	rear gear	0	2
43	35	98	Michael McDowell	Curb Records (Mike Curb)	Ford	2	78681	vibration	0	1

* Race extended to 194 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
David Gilliland	38	adjustments outside impound
Travis Kvapil	93	adjustments outside impound

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	J.J. Yeley	49	America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents	Robinson-Blakeney Racing	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	16	16
	17	20	4	oil on track	none
	21	143	123
	144	150	7	#20,24,32,36,42,43,56,83,99 accident turn 3	#11
	151	176	26
	177	179	3	#9,13,21 accident turn 2	#29
	180	181	2
	182	184	3	#2,51 accident frontstretch	#38
	185	185	1
	186	192	7	#11,14,16,20,22,23,27,29,55 accident turn 1	#93
	193	194	2
Percent of race run under caution: 12.4% Average green flag run: 28.3 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tony Stewart	1	16	16
Paul Menard	17	17	1
Travis Kvapil	18	18	1
Matt Kenseth	19	24	6
Michael Waltrip	25	45	21
Jimmie Johnson	46	50	5
Matt Kenseth	51	59	9
Jeff Burton	60	61	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	62	71	10
Matt Kenseth	72	86	15
Kasey Kahne	87	94	8
Juan Pablo Montoya	95	95	1
Kasey Kahne	96	98	3
Juan Pablo Montoya	99	100	2
Greg Biffle	101	101	1
Kevin Harvick	102	102	1
Paul Menard	103	104	2
Greg Biffle	105	111	7
Jeff Burton	112	112	1
Greg Biffle	113	119	7
Kurt Busch	120	121	2
Matt Kenseth	122	133	12
Kurt Busch	134	135	2
Matt Kenseth	136	142	7
Kyle Busch	143	143	1
Paul Menard	144	150	7
Brad Keselowski	151	158	8
Denny Hamlin	159	161	3
Casey Mears	162	163	2
Denny Hamlin	164	166	3
Matt Kenseth	167	174	8
Denny Hamlin	175	176	2
Matt Kenseth	177	192	16
Brad Keselowski	193	194	2

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
18	5	Kyle Busch	194	170.736Kyle Busch	34.147
17	5	Matt Kenseth	194	172.644Matt Kenseth	34.529
5	6	Kasey Kahne	194	211.893Kasey Kahne	35.316
16	4	Greg Biffle	194	144.597Greg Biffle	36.149
9	5	Marcos Ambrose	194	184.602Marcos Ambrose	36.920
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Greg Biffle	378
2	Matt Kenseth	371	-7
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	369	-9
4	Denny Hamlin	351	-27
5	Kevin Harvick	333	-45
6	Martin Truex Jr	332	-46
7	Tony Stewart	328	-50
8	Jimmie Johnson	324	-54
9	Kyle Busch	308	-70
10	Clint Bowyer	302	-76
11	Carl Edwards	300	-78
12	Brad Keselowski	299	-79
13	Ryan Newman	286	-92
14	Paul Menard	277	-101
15	Joey Logano	259	-119
16	Jamie McMurray	253	-125
17	Juan Pablo Montoya	252	-126
18	Jeff Burton	249	-129
19	Kasey Kahne	246	-132
20	A.J. Allmendinger	242	-136
21	Marcos Ambrose	239	-139