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2012 AAA Texas 500 qualifying results


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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 (501.0 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: 146,000
Lead changes: 20

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:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet28.261   191.076    
2   Greg Biffle16Ford28.364   190.382    
3   Kyle Busch18Toyota28.402   190.127    
4   Clint Bowyer15Toyota28.411   190.067    
5   Martin Truex, Jr.56Toyota28.422   189.994    
6   Joey Logano20Toyota28.457   189.760    
7   Trevor Bayne21Ford28.480   189.607   *
8   Brad Keselowski2Dodge28.491   189.534    
9   Carl Edwards99Ford28.500   189.474    
10   Matt Kenseth17Ford28.502   189.460    
11   Mark Martin55Toyota28.527   189.294    
12   Denny Hamlin11Toyota28.530   189.274    
13   Kasey Kahne5Chevrolet28.573   188.990    
14   Aric Almirola43Ford28.575   188.976    
15   Marcos Ambrose9Ford28.583   188.923    
16   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet28.602   188.798    
17   Sam Hornish, Jr.22Dodge28.628   188.627    
18   Kurt Busch78Chevrolet28.663   188.396    
19   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet28.669   188.357    
20   Casey Mears13Ford28.672   188.337    
21   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet28.717   188.042    
22   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet28.724   187.996    
23   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet28.757   187.780    
24   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet28.790   187.565    
25   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet28.810   187.435    
26   A.J. Allmendinger51Chevrolet28.817   187.389    
27   Paul Menard27Chevrolet28.823   187.350    
28   J.J. Yeley37Chevrolet28.836   187.266   *
29   Bobby Labonte47Toyota28.842   187.227    
30   David Gilliland38Ford28.899   186.858    
31   Scott Speed95Ford28.899   186.858   *
32   Danica Patrick10Chevrolet28.948   186.541    
33   David Ragan34Ford28.958   186.477    
34   Mike Bliss19Toyota28.959   186.471   *
35   Josh Wise26Ford28.968   186.413   *
36   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet28.975   186.368    
37   Michael McDowell98Ford29.022   186.066   *
38   Travis Kvapil93Toyota29.053   185.867    
39   Reed Sorenson91Toyota29.077   185.714   *
40   Joe Nemechek87Toyota29.097   185.586   *
41   Stephen Leicht33Chevrolet29.173   185.103   *
42   Dave Blaney36Chevrolet29.204   184.906    
43   Landon Cassill83Toyota29.287   184.382   OP
44   Kelly Bires79Ford29.494   183.088   *
45   Ken Schrader32Ford29.696   181.843   OP
46   David Stremme30Toyota30.568   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:   Stephen Leicht (#33), Kelly Bires (#79), David Stremme (#30)