Cup Series
2012 Aaron's 499 - Qualifying
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Results
Race Specs
| Date | 5/6/12 | Time | 12 PM ET |
| Track | Talladega Superspeedway | Race No. | 10 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 194 |
| Location | Talladega, Alabama | Grandstand Capacity | 143,231 |
Race Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 191.624 | 49.973 | Leader |
| 2 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chev | 191.111 | 50.107 | -0.134 |
| 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 191.039 | 50.126 | -0.153 |
| 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 190.981 | 50.141 | -0.168 |
| 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 190.772 | 50.196 | -0.223 |
| 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 190.586 | 50.245 | -0.272 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 190.586 | 50.245 | -0.272 |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 190.476 | 50.274 | -0.301 |
| 9 | 40 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 190.245 | 50.335 | -0.362 |
| 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 190.200 | 50.347 | -0.374 |
| 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 190.170 | 50.355 | -0.382 |
| 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 190.140 | 50.363 | -0.390 |
| 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 190.072 | 50.381 | -0.408 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 190.064 | 50.383 | -0.410 |
| 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 189.958 | 50.411 | -0.438 |
| 16 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 189.958 | 50.411 | -0.438 |
| 17 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chev | 189.906 | 50.425 | -0.452 |
| 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 189.864 | 50.436 | -0.463 |
| 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 189.797 | 50.454 | -0.481 |
| 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 189.785 | 50.457 | -0.484 |
| 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 189.691 | 50.482 | -0.509 |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 189.680 | 50.485 | -0.512 |
| 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 189.601 | 50.506 | -0.533 |
| 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 189.556 | 50.518 | -0.545 |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 189.477 | 50.539 | -0.566 |
| 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 189.354 | 50.572 | -0.599 |
| 27 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 189.331 | 50.578 | -0.605 |
| 28 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 189.182 | 50.618 | -0.645 |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 189.100 | 50.640 | -0.667 |
| 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 189.073 | 50.647 | -0.674 |
| 31 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chev | 189.051 | 50.653 | -0.680 |
| 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 189.021 | 50.661 | -0.688 |
| 33 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 188.984 | 50.671 | -0.698 |
| 34 | 93 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 188.902 | 50.693 | -0.720 |
| 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 188.630 | 50.766 | -0.793 |
| 36 | 50 | Bill Elliott | Chev | 188.171 | 50.890 | -0.917 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 188.012 | 50.933 | -0.960 |
| 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 187.625 | 51.038 | -1.065 |
| 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Toyota | 186.710 | 51.288 | -1.315 |
| 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 186.293 | 51.403 | -1.430 |
| 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 186.206 | 51.427 | -1.454 |
| 42 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 185.790 | 51.542 | -1.569 |
| 43 | 36 | Tony Raines | Chev | 186.529 | 51.338 | -1.365 |