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2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 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.

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 15 17   Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost / Natl. Breast Cancer Fndtn.   (Jack Roush) Ford 189 307036 running 33 47 2 6 24   Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger / AARP   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 189 206171 running 7 43 3 13 18   Kyle Busch M&M's   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 189 186168 running 6 42 4 25 34   David Ragan MHP / 8 Hour Alert   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 189 142743 running 1 41 5 28 78   Regan Smith Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser) Chevrolet 189 136243 running 0 39 6 5 16   Greg Biffle 3M / National Breast Cancer Foundation   (Jack Roush) Ford 189 124260 running 16 39 7 22 2   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 189 130330 running 0 37 8 36 93   Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr. Pepper   (BK Racing) Toyota 189 119518 running 3 37 9 2 39   Ryan Newman U.S. Army   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 189 130993 running 0 35 10 26 31   Jeff Burton Caterpillar / DriveCat.com   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 189 128610 running 3 35 11 21 29   Kevin Harvick Budweiser   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 189 132621 running 12 34 12 1 5   Kasey Kahne HendrickCars.com   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 189 101610 running 9 33 13 9 56   Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 189 112399 running 0 31 14 23 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 189 124801 running 0 30 15 32 38   David Gilliland Peanut Patch / Margaret Holmes   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 189 96118 running 0 29 16 31 32   Terry Labonte C&J Energy Services   (Frank Stoddard) Ford 189 90435 running 0 28 17 17 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 189 125121 running 11 28 18 40 47   Bobby Labonte Scott / Kingsford / Bush's Baked Beans   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Toyota 189 99332 running 0 26 19 18 43   Aric Almirola Gwaltney   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 189 118346 running 0 25 20 12 88   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Diet Mtn. Dew Paint the 88 / National Guard   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 189 89485 running 18 25 21 8 21   Trevor Bayne Motorcraft / Quick Lane / Warriors in Pink   (Wood Brothers) Ford 189 81235 running 5 0 22 4 14   Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Office Depot   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 188 130085 crash 1 23 23 3 15   Clint Bowyer Pink Lemonade 5-hour Energy / Avon Fndtn.   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 188 107549 crash 8 22 24 10 22   Sam Hornish, Jr. SKF   (Roger Penske) Dodge 188 120835 crash 0 0 25 11 55   Michael Waltrip Charlie Loudermilk / Aaron's Dream Machine   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 188 79785 crash 0 19 26 19 13   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing) Ford 188 79010 crash 10 19 27 20 9   Marcos Ambrose DeWalt / Stanley Tools   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 188 106618 crash 2 18 28 16 27   Paul Menard Certain Teed Insulation / Menards   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 86460 crash 0 16 29 39 36   Dave Blaney Golden Corral   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 188 78310 crash 0 15 30 38 83   Landon Cassill Burger King / Dr. Pepper   (BK Racing) Toyota 188 105480 running 0 14 31 34 98   Michael McDowell K-Love / Curb Records   (Mike Curb) Ford 188 74985 running 0 13 32 14 20   Joey Logano The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 187 82785 running 0 12 33 30 30   David Stremme Swan Energy   (Brandon Davis) Toyota 187 74635 running 0 11 34 24 1   Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Allstate   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Chevrolet 184 110868 crash 38 12 35 43 23   Robert Richardson, Jr. North Texas Pipe   (Robert Richardson, Sr.) Toyota 180 74260 crash 0 0 36 7 99   Carl Edwards Subway   (Jack Roush) Ford 179 120351 running 0 8 37 41 10   David Reutimann [email protected]   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 162 73980 engine 0 7 38 27 42   Juan Pablo Montoya Target / Gillette   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Chevrolet 156 103819 engine 0 6 39 29 51   Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing   (James Finch) Chevrolet 98 79000 parked 6 6 40 42 33   Cole Whitt Circle Sport   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 16 78860 crash 0 0 41 37 87   Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves   (Joe Nemechek) Toyota 12 70710 vibration 0 0 42 35 97   Timmy Hill AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves   (Joe Nemechek) Toyota 8 70580 electrical 0 0 43 33 26   Josh Wise MDS Transport   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 5 70964 overheating 0 1 * Race extended to 189 laps due to green/white/checker.

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Dave Blaney 36 adjustments outside impound Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 17 17     18 21 4   #13,20,33,99 accident turn 3 none 22 99 78     100 103 4   #1,51 accident turn 2 #21 104 139 36     140 143 4   debris backstretch #18 144 183 40     184 187 4   #1 spun frontstretch #36 188 188 1     189 189 1   #88,29,11,47,32,48,5,43,36,78,55,13,2,15,34,27,9,56,38,18,22,31,16,93,14 accident turn 4 none   Percent of race run under caution: 9.0%             Average green flag run: 34.4 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Kasey Kahne 1 7 7   Clint Bowyer 8 8 1   Kasey Kahne 9 10 2   Trevor Bayne 11 11 1   Clint Bowyer 12 12 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 13 14 2   Kyle Busch 15 17 3   Kevin Harvick 18 18 1   Travis Kvapil 19 19 1   Kyle Busch 20 22 3   Matt Kenseth 23 32 10   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 33 40 8   Matt Kenseth 41 41 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 42 49 8   Casey Mears 50 50 1   Jeff Burton 51 52 2   Trevor Bayne 53 56 4   Casey Mears 57 61 5   Jimmie Johnson 62 71 10   Jeff Gordon 72 78 7   Jamie McMurray 79 89 11   Kurt Busch 90 93 4   Matt Kenseth 94 96 3   Kurt Busch 97 98 2   Jeff Burton 99 99 1   Jimmie Johnson 100 100 1   David Ragan 101 101 1   Marcos Ambrose 102 103 2   Matt Kenseth 104 108 5   Kevin Harvick 109 116 8   Jamie McMurray 117 118 2   Matt Kenseth 119 126 8   Greg Biffle 127 127 1   Matt Kenseth 128 131 4   Jamie McMurray 132 139 8   Travis Kvapil 140 141 2   Casey Mears 142 143 2   Greg Biffle 144 145 2   Kevin Harvick 146 147 2   Greg Biffle 148 151 4   Jamie McMurray 152 152 1   Greg Biffle 153 155 3   Jamie McMurray 156 160 5   Greg Biffle 161 161 1   Jamie McMurray 162 162 1   Greg Biffle 163 167 5   Jamie McMurray 168 168 1   Kevin Harvick 169 169 1   Jamie McMurray 170 170 1   Matt Kenseth 171 171 1   Casey Mears 172 173 2   Jamie McMurray 174 181 8   Clint Bowyer 182 187 6   Tony Stewart 188 188 1   Matt Kenseth 189 189 1 Today's top pit crews: Nbr # Stops Driver Laps Total Time Average Time 88 7   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 189 218.922Dale Earnhardt, Jr.   31.275   24 6   Jeff Gordon 189 196.500Jeff Gordon   32.750   18 7   Kyle Busch 189 231.181Kyle Busch   33.026   78 8   Regan Smith 189 266.579Regan Smith   33.322   16 6   Greg Biffle 189 202.002Greg Biffle   33.667   Click here for more. . . Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Brad Keselowski 2179     2   Jimmie Johnson 2165   -14   3   Denny Hamlin 2156   -23   4   Kasey Kahne 2143   -36   5   Clint Bowyer 2139   -40   6   Jeff Gordon 2137   -42   7   Tony Stewart 2133   -46   8   Martin Truex Jr 2131   -48   9   Greg Biffle 2130   -49   9   Kevin Harvick 2130   -49   11   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2128   -51   12   Matt Kenseth 2117   -62   13   Kyle Busch 912   -1267   14   Ryan Newman 865   -1314   15   Carl Edwards 844   -1335   16   Paul Menard 830   -1349   17   Marcos Ambrose 816   -1363   18   Joey Logano 797   -1382   19   Jeff Burton 748   -1431   20   Jamie McMurray 714   -1465   21   Aric Almirola 686   -1493   Non-playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Greg Biffle 1038     1   Brad Keselowski 1038   0   3   Jimmie Johnson 1036   -2   4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1027   -11   5   Matt Kenseth 1011   -27   6   Denny Hamlin 994   -44   7   Martin Truex Jr 993   -45   8   Clint Bowyer 991   -47   9   Kevin Harvick 971   -67   10   Tony Stewart 934   -104   11   Kasey Kahne 927   -111   12   Jeff Gordon 914   -124   13   Kyle Busch 912   -126   14   Ryan Newman 865   -173   15   Carl Edwards 844   -194   16   Paul Menard 830   -208   17   Marcos Ambrose 816   -222   18   Joey Logano 797   -241   19   Jeff Burton 748   -290   20   Jamie McMurray 714   -324