| 2012 AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 34 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,127,266 | Race Date: | Nov 4, 2012 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .808 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 41Min 30Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 136.117 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 49 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 168 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 191.076 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 AAA Texas 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 48 | 335 | 168 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 43 | 335 | 75 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers | Running |  | 42 | 335 | 80 |
| 4 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford EcoBoost | Running |  | 41 | 335 | 1 |
| 5 | 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 39 | 335 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running | | 38 | 335 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Running | | 37 | 335 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Running | | 36 | 335 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem / Budweiser | Running | | 35 | 335 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running | | 34 | 335 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot / redbeacon.com | Running | | 33 | 335 | 0 |
| 12 | 36 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans | Running | | 33 | 335 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Carlyle Tools by NAPA | Running | | 31 | 335 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Running | | 30 | 335 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Farmland | Running | | 29 | 335 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | | 28 | 335 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 335 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 26 | 335 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 25 | 335 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Running | | 24 | 335 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 23 | 335 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Running | | 0 | 335 | 4 |
| 23 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Dr.Pepper | Running | | 22 | 335 | 1 |
| 24 | 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick (I) | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 0 | 335 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrickcars.com / Great Clips | Running | | 19 | 334 | 0 |
| 26 | 41 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King | Running | | 18 | 333 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards | Running | | 17 | 332 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 34 | David Ragan | CertainTeed / 31-W | Running | | 16 | 331 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Accident | | 15 | 329 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 95 | Scott Speed | B&D Electrical / TWD | Running | | 14 | 328 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 13 | 328 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Mac Tools | Accident | | 12 | 310 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project | Running | | 11 | 284 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Huggies | Running | | 10 | 279 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Long John Silver's | Engine | | 9 | 225 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Phoenix Racing | Accident | | 8 | 107 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | MDS Transport | Vibration | | 7 | 41 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Overheating | | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Brakes | | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| 40 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Vibration | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 41 | 34 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante | Brakes | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 42 | 28 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | MaxQWorkForce.com | Overheating | | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | 39 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante | Electrical | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
