Cup Series
2012 Bojangles' Southern 500 - Qualifying
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Results
Race Specs
| Date | 5/12/12 | Time | 6:30 PM ET |
| Track | Darlington Raceway | Race No. | 11 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 368 |
| Location | Darlington, South Carolina | Grandstand Capacity | 90,000 |
Race Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 180.257 | 27.281 | Leader |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 179.566 | 27.386 | -0.105 |
| 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 179.566 | 27.386 | -0.105 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 179.461 | 27.402 | -0.121 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 179.448 | 27.404 | -0.123 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 179.317 | 27.424 | -0.143 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 179.298 | 27.427 | -0.146 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 179.187 | 27.444 | -0.163 |
| 9 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chev | 179.141 | 27.451 | -0.170 |
| 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 179.095 | 27.458 | -0.177 |
| 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 179.089 | 27.459 | -0.178 |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 179.076 | 27.461 | -0.180 |
| 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 178.991 | 27.474 | -0.193 |
| 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chev | 178.926 | 27.484 | -0.203 |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 178.822 | 27.500 | -0.219 |
| 16 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chev | 178.783 | 27.506 | -0.225 |
| 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 178.724 | 27.515 | -0.234 |
| 18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 178.491 | 27.551 | -0.270 |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 178.226 | 27.592 | -0.311 |
| 20 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 178.090 | 27.613 | -0.332 |
| 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 177.980 | 27.630 | -0.349 |
| 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 177.974 | 27.631 | -0.350 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 177.948 | 27.635 | -0.354 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 177.903 | 27.642 | -0.361 |
| 25 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 177.845 | 27.651 | -0.370 |
| 26 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 177.781 | 27.661 | -0.380 |
| 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 177.307 | 27.735 | -0.454 |
| 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 176.930 | 27.794 | -0.513 |
| 29 | 95 | Scott Speed | Ford | 176.879 | 27.802 | -0.521 |
| 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 176.746 | 27.823 | -0.542 |
| 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 176.733 | 27.825 | -0.544 |
| 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 176.606 | 27.845 | -0.564 |
| 33 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 176.594 | 27.847 | -0.566 |
| 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 176.530 | 27.857 | -0.576 |
| 35 | 98 | Mike Skinner | Ford | 175.899 | 27.957 | -0.676 |
| 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 175.767 | 27.978 | -0.697 |
| 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 175.604 | 28.004 | -0.723 |
| 38 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chev | 175.497 | 28.021 | -0.740 |
| 39 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Chev | 175.497 | 28.021 | -0.740 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 175.022 | 28.097 | -0.816 |
| 41 | 93 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 174.408 | 28.196 | -0.915 |
| 42 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 173.724 | 28.307 | -1.026 |
| 43 | 37 | JJ Yeley | Chev | 174.848 | 28.125 | -0.844 |