Cup Series
2012 AAA Texas 500 - Qualifying
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Results
Race Specs
| Date | 11/4/12 | Time | 2 PM ET |
| Track | Texas Motor Speedway | Race No. | 34 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 335 |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas | Grandstand Capacity | 204,861 |
Race Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 191.076 | 28.261 | Leader |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 190.382 | 28.364 | -0.103 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 190.127 | 28.402 | -0.141 |
| 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 190.067 | 28.411 | -0.150 |
| 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 189.994 | 28.422 | -0.161 |
| 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 189.760 | 28.457 | -0.196 |
| 7 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 189.607 | 28.480 | -0.219 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 189.534 | 28.491 | -0.230 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 189.474 | 28.500 | -0.239 |
| 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 189.460 | 28.502 | -0.241 |
| 11 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 189.294 | 28.527 | -0.266 |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 189.274 | 28.530 | -0.269 |
| 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 188.990 | 28.573 | -0.312 |
| 14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 188.976 | 28.575 | -0.314 |
| 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 188.923 | 28.583 | -0.322 |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 188.798 | 28.602 | -0.341 |
| 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 188.627 | 28.628 | -0.367 |
| 18 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 188.396 | 28.663 | -0.402 |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 188.357 | 28.669 | -0.408 |
| 20 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 188.337 | 28.672 | -0.411 |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 188.042 | 28.717 | -0.456 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 187.996 | 28.724 | -0.463 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 187.780 | 28.757 | -0.496 |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 187.565 | 28.790 | -0.529 |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 187.435 | 28.810 | -0.549 |
| 26 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chev | 187.389 | 28.817 | -0.556 |
| 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chev | 187.350 | 28.823 | -0.562 |
| 28 | 37 | JJ Yeley | Chev | 187.266 | 28.836 | -0.575 |
| 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 187.227 | 28.842 | -0.581 |
| 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 186.858 | 28.899 | -0.638 |
| 31 | 95 | Scott Speed | Ford | 186.858 | 28.899 | -0.638 |
| 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chev | 186.541 | 28.948 | -0.687 |
| 33 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 186.477 | 28.958 | -0.697 |
| 34 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 186.471 | 28.959 | -0.698 |
| 35 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 186.413 | 28.968 | -0.707 |
| 36 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 186.368 | 28.975 | -0.714 |
| 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 186.066 | 29.022 | -0.761 |
| 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 185.867 | 29.053 | -0.792 |
| 39 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 185.714 | 29.077 | -0.816 |
| 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 184.906 | 29.204 | -0.943 |
| 41 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | - | - | - |
| 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | - | - | - |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 185.586 | 29.097 | -0.836 |