Cup Series
2012 AAA Texas 500 - Results
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Qualifying
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 Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 1 | 335 | 43 | 5 | 2339* | 1 | Running | $492,086 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 8 | 335 | 42 | 1 | 2332* | 2 | Running | $353,830 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 3 | 335 | 41 | 1 | 2274* | 5 | Running | $268,143 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 10 | 335 | 40 | 1 | 2267* | 6 | Running | $246,021 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 21 | 335 | 39 | 0 | 2259* | 9 | Running | $212,935 |
| 6 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 4 | 335 | 38 | 0 | 2303* | 3 | Running | $180,149 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 19 | 335 | 37 | 0 | 2188* | 13 | Running | $148,085 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 18 | 335 | 36 | 0 | 664 | 12 | Running | $155,493 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 23 | 335 | 35 | 0 | 2238* | 12 | Running | $168,971 |
| 10 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 2 | 335 | 34 | 0 | 2256* | 11 | Running | $128,560 |
| 11 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 6 | 335 | 33 | 0 | 920 | 4 | Running | $121,585 |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 36 | 335 | 32 | 1 | 969 | 1 | Running | $155,443 |
| 13 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 5 | 335 | 31 | 0 | 2259* | 10 | Running | $134,249 |
| 14 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 16 | 335 | 30 | 0 | 2267* | 7 | Running | $148,021 |
| 15 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 14 | 335 | 29 | 0 | 803 | 8 | Running | $141,221 |
| 16 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 9 | 335 | 28 | 0 | 965 | 2 | Running | $145,051 |
| 17 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 17 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | Running | $142,785 |
| 18 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 24 | 335 | 26 | 0 | 823 | 7 | Running | $132,543 |
| 19 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 22 | 335 | 25 | 0 | 829 | 6 | Running | $139,210 |
| 20 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 12 | 335 | 24 | 0 | 2266* | 8 | Running | $143,051 |
| 21 | Casey Mears | Ford | 20 | 335 | 23 | 0 | 575 | 17 | Running | $116,343 |
| 22 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 7 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | Running | $99,810 |
| 23 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 38 | 335 | 21 | 1 | 595 | 15 | Running | $121,943 |
| 24 | Danica Patrick | Chev | 32 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | Running | $99,210 |
| 25 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 13 | 334 | 19 | 0 | 2287* | 4 | Running | $107,185 |
| 26 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 41 | 333 | 18 | 0 | 562 | 18 | Running | $125,755 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Chev | 27 | 332 | 17 | 0 | 940 | 3 | Running | $106,585 |
| 28 | David Ragan | Ford | 33 | 331 | 16 | 0 | 598 | 14 | Running | $109,668 |
| 29 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 11 | 329 | 15 | 0 | 640 | 13 | Accident | $97,710 |
| 30 | Scott Speed | Ford | 31 | 328 | 14 | 0 | 124 | 28 | Running | $96,000 |
| 31 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 42 | 328 | 13 | 0 | 139 | 26 | Running | $105,560 |
| 32 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 15 | 310 | 12 | 0 | 892 | 5 | Accident | $124,743 |
| 33 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 29 | 284 | 11 | 0 | 724 | 10 | Running | $111,682 |
| 34 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 25 | 279 | 10 | 0 | 762 | 9 | Running | $123,926 |
| 35 | David Gilliland | Ford | 30 | 225 | 9 | 0 | 586 | 16 | Engine | $93,460 |
| 36 | AJ Allmendinger | Chev | 26 | 107 | 8 | 0 | 453 | 19 | Accident | $101,510 |
| 37 | Josh Wise | Ford | 35 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 136 | 27 | Vibration | $94,530 |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 37 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 178 | 24 | Overheating | $92,803 |
| 39 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 40 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 389 | 20 | Brakes | $89,900 |
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 43 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | Vibration | $89,700 |
| 41 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | Brakes | $89,475 |
| 42 | JJ Yeley | Chev | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 25 | Overheating | $89,275 |
| 43 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | Electrical | $89,561 |