Cup Series
2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 - Qualifying
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Results
Race Specs
| Date | 10/7/12 | Time | 2:25 PM ET |
| Track | Talladega Superspeedway | Race No. | 30 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 189 |
| Location | Talladega, Alabama | Grandstand Capacity | 143,231 |
Race Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 191.455 | 50.017 | Leader |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 191.145 | 50.098 | -0.081 |
| 3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 191.119 | 50.105 | -0.088 |
| 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 190.993 | 50.138 | -0.121 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 190.955 | 50.148 | -0.131 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 190.848 | 50.176 | -0.159 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 190.784 | 50.193 | -0.176 |
| 8 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 190.727 | 50.208 | -0.191 |
| 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 190.662 | 50.225 | -0.208 |
| 10 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 190.628 | 50.234 | -0.217 |
| 11 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 190.465 | 50.277 | -0.260 |
| 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 190.427 | 50.287 | -0.270 |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 190.419 | 50.289 | -0.272 |
| 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 190.393 | 50.296 | -0.279 |
| 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 190.370 | 50.302 | -0.285 |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chev | 190.332 | 50.312 | -0.295 |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 190.298 | 50.321 | -0.304 |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 190.298 | 50.321 | -0.304 |
| 19 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 190.177 | 50.353 | -0.336 |
| 20 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 190.170 | 50.355 | -0.338 |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 190.113 | 50.370 | -0.353 |
| 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 189.778 | 50.459 | -0.442 |
| 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 189.748 | 50.467 | -0.450 |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 189.740 | 50.469 | -0.452 |
| 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 189.616 | 50.502 | -0.485 |
| 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 189.552 | 50.519 | -0.502 |
| 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 189.380 | 50.565 | -0.548 |
| 28 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chev | 189.316 | 50.582 | -0.565 |
| 29 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 189.025 | 50.660 | -0.643 |
| 30 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 188.947 | 50.681 | -0.664 |
| 31 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 188.794 | 50.722 | -0.705 |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 188.727 | 50.740 | -0.723 |
| 33 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 188.649 | 50.761 | -0.744 |
| 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 188.638 | 50.764 | -0.747 |
| 35 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 188.326 | 50.848 | -0.831 |
| 36 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 188.296 | 50.856 | -0.839 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 188.001 | 50.936 | -0.919 |
| 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 187.986 | 50.940 | -0.923 |
| 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 187.460 | 51.083 | -1.066 |
| 40 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 186.991 | 51.211 | -1.194 |
| 41 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chev | 186.783 | 51.268 | -1.251 |
| 42 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Chev | 186.289 | 51.404 | -1.387 |
| 43 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Toyota | 185.942 | 51.500 | -1.483 |