Three practice sessions are scheduled to be held before the race; the first on Friday, which lasted 90 minutes. The second and third are both scheduled on Saturday afternoon with the first being 50 minutes long, while the second is scheduled for 60.[10] Truex Jr. was quickest with a time of 28.310 seconds in the first session, 0.044 seconds faster than Mark Martin.[11] Keselowski was just off Martin's pace, followed by Bowyer, Stewart, and Aric Almirola. Kenseth was 7th, still within a half of a second of Truex's time.[11]
In the second practice session, Keselowski was fastest with a time of 28.888 seconds, 100th of a second quicker than second-placed Johnson.[14] Hamlin took third place, ahead of Biffle, Edwards and Bowyer.[14] Kyle Busch only managed 7th place, while Stewart was only quick enough for 8th position.[14] In the third and final practice, Keselowski remained quickest with a time of 29.300 seconds.[15] Bowyer followed in second, ahead of Kenseth and Johnson.[15] Edwards was 5th quickest, with a time of 29.375 seconds.[15] Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Kyle Busch, A. J. Allmendinger, and Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the first ten positions.[15]
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The 2012 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 4 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth Texas Contested over 334 laps on the 1 5 mile 2 4 km asphalt quad oval it was the 34th race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season as well as the 8th race in the ten race Chase for the Sprint Cup which ends the season Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race his 5th win of the season Brad Keselowski finished second and Kyle Busch third 2012 AAA Texas 500Race details 1 2 3 4 Race 34 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesThe 2012 AAA Texas 500 program cover featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr Tony Stewart and Danica Patrick Come One Come Y all The Greatest Show on Asphalt DateNovember 4 2012 2012 11 04 LocationTexas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth TexasCoursePermanent racing facility1 5 mi 2 4 km Distance335 laps 502 5 mi 808 695 km WeatherScattered showers with a temperature around 71 F 22 C wind out of the NWN at 9 miles per hour 14 km h Average speed136 117 miles per hour 219 059 km h Pole positionDriverJimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsTime28 261Most laps ledDriverJimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsLaps168WinnerNo 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersAllen Bestwick Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree Contents 1 Report 1 1 Background 1 1 1 Entry list 1 2 Practice and qualifying 2 Results 2 1 Qualifying 2 2 Race results 3 Standings after the race 4 ReferencesReport editBackground edit nbsp Texas Motor Speedway the race track where the race was held Texas Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races the others are Atlanta Motor Speedway Kansas Speedway Chicagoland Speedway Darlington Raceway Homestead Miami Speedway New Hampshire Motor Speedway Kentucky Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway 5 The standard track at Texas Motor Speedway is a four turn quad oval track that is 1 5 miles 2 4 km long 6 The track s turns are banked at 24 degrees while the front stretch the location of the finish line is five degrees The back stretch opposite of the front also has a five degree banking 6 The racetrack has seats for 191 122 spectators 6 Before the race Jimmie Johnson led the Drivers Championship with 2 291 points and Brad Keselowski stood in 2nd with 2 289 points 7 Clint Bowyer followed in 3rd with 2 265 points three points ahead of Kasey Kahne and 23 ahead of Denny Hamlin in 4th and 5th 7 Jeff Gordon with 2 237 was nine points ahead of Martin Truex Jr as Matt Kenseth with 2 226 points was four points ahead of Greg Biffle and six ahead of Tony Stewart 7 Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr was 11th and 12th with 2 203 and 2 151 points respectively 7 In the Manufacturers Championship Chevrolet was leading with 222 points 25 points ahead of Toyota 8 Ford with 164 points was 21 points ahead of Dodge in the battle for 3rd 8 Stewart is the defending race winner after winning the event in 2011 9 Entry list edit Driver Team Make Sponsor 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet McDonald s 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars com Great Clips 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Mac Tools 10 Danica Patrick Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet GoDaddy 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Office 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford GEICO 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Office Depot Mobil 1 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 5 hour Energy 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3M 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Snickers 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota Plinker Tactical MCM Elegante 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota The Home Depot redbeacon com 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft Quick Lane Tire amp Auto Center 22 Sam Hornish Jr Penske Racing Dodge Shell Pennzoil 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet AARP Drive to End Hunger 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford MDS Transport 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards Quaker State 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem Budweiser 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota Swan Racing 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford Federated Auto Parts 33 Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet Little Joe s Autos 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford CertainTeed 31 W Insulation 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 37 J J Yeley Max Q Motorsports Chevrolet MaxQWorkForce com 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Long John Silver s 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Quicken Loans 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Huggies 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Farmland 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota Wounded Warrior Project 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe s 51 A J Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Aaron s Dream Machine 56 Martin Truex Jr Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Carlyle Tools by NAPA 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row Denver Mattress 79 Kelly Bires Go Green Racing Ford United Supermarkets Randy Hill Racing 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota Burger King Dr Pepper 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota AM FM Energy Pellet amp Wood Stoves 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet National Guard Diet Mountain Dew 91 Reed Sorenson Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota Dr Pepper 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford B amp D Electrical TWD 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford K Love 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Aflac Practice and qualifying edit nbsp Jimmie Johnson won the pole position his fourth of the 2012 season Three practice sessions are scheduled to be held before the race the first on Friday which lasted 90 minutes The second and third are both scheduled on Saturday afternoon with the first being 50 minutes long while the second is scheduled for 60 10 Truex Jr was quickest with a time of 28 310 seconds in the first session 0 044 seconds faster than Mark Martin 11 Keselowski was just off Martin s pace followed by Bowyer Stewart and Aric Almirola Kenseth was 7th still within a half of a second of Truex s time 11 46 cars were entered for qualifying but only 43 could qualify for the race because of NASCAR s qualifying procedure 12 Johnson clinched the 29th pole position of his career and 4th of the season with a time of 28 261 seconds 3 13 He was joined on the front row of the grid by Biffle 13 Kyle Busch qualified third Bowyer took 4th and Truex Jr started 5th 13 Joey Logano Trevor Bayne Keselowski Carl Edwards and Kenseth rounded out the top ten 13 The three drivers that failed to qualify for the race were Stephen Leicht Kelly Bires and David Stremme 13 In the second practice session Keselowski was fastest with a time of 28 888 seconds 100th of a second quicker than second placed Johnson 14 Hamlin took third place ahead of Biffle Edwards and Bowyer 14 Kyle Busch only managed 7th place while Stewart was only quick enough for 8th position 14 In the third and final practice Keselowski remained quickest with a time of 29 300 seconds 15 Bowyer followed in second ahead of Kenseth and Johnson 15 Edwards was 5th quickest with a time of 29 375 seconds 15 Hamlin Sam Hornish Jr Kyle Busch A J Allmendinger and Earnhardt Jr rounded out the first ten positions 15 Results editQualifying edit No Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Grid 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 261 191 076 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28 364 190 382 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28 402 190 128 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28 411 190 067 4 56 Martin Truex Jr Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28 422 189 994 5 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28 457 189 760 6 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28 480 189 607 7 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 28 491 189 533 8 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28 500 189 474 9 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28 502 189 460 10 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28 527 189 294 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28 530 189 274 12 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 573 188 990 13 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28 575 188 976 14 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28 583 188 923 15 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 602 188 798 16 22 Sam Hornish Jr Penske Racing Dodge 28 628 188 626 17 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28 663 188 396 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 669 188 357 19 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 28 672 188 337 20 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 28 717 188 042 21 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28 724 187 996 22 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28 757 187 780 23 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28 790 187 565 24 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28 810 187 435 25 51 A J Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 28 817 187 389 26 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28 823 187 350 27 37 J J Yeley Max Q Motorsports Chevrolet 28 836 187 266 28 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 28 842 187 227 29 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28 899 186 858 30 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 28 899 186 858 31 10 Danica Patrick Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 28 948 186 541 32 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 28 958 186 477 33 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 28 959 186 471 34 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 28 968 186 413 35 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 28 975 186 368 36 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 29 022 186 066 37 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 29 053 185 867 38 91 Reed Sorenson Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 29 077 185 714 39 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29 204 184 906 40 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 29 287 184 382 41 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 29 696 181 843 42 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 29 097 185 586 43 Failed to Qualify 33 Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 29 173 185 103 79 Kelly Bires Go Green Racing Ford 29 494 183 088 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 30 568 176 655 Source 13 Race results edit Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 335 48 2 8 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 335 43 3 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 335 42 4 10 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 335 41 5 21 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 335 39 6 4 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 335 38 7 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 335 37 8 18 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 335 36 9 23 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 335 35 10 2 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 335 34 11 6 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 335 33 12 36 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 335 33 13 5 56 Martin Truex Jr Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 335 31 14 16 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 335 30 15 14 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 335 29 16 9 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 335 28 17 17 22 Sam Hornish Jr Penske Racing Dodge 335 0 18 24 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 335 26 19 22 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 335 25 20 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 335 24 21 20 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 335 23 22 7 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 335 0 23 38 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 335 22 24 32 10 Danica Patrick Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 335 0 25 13 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 19 26 41 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 333 18 27 27 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 332 17 28 33 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 331 16 29 11 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 329 15 30 31 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 328 14 31 42 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 328 13 32 15 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 310 12 33 29 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 284 11 34 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 279 10 35 30 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 225 9 36 36 51 AJ Allmendinger Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 107 8 37 35 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 7 38 37 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 37 6 39 40 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 37 5 40 43 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 33 0 41 34 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 32 0 42 28 37 J J Yeley Max Q Motorsports Chevrolet 10 2 43 39 91 Reed Sorenson Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 6 0 Source 4 Standings after the race editDrivers Championship standings 16 Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 Jimmie Johnson 2 339 nbsp 2 Brad Keselowski 2 332 7 nbsp 3 Clint Bowyer 2 303 36 nbsp 4 Kasey Kahne 2 281 58 nbsp 3 5 Matt Kenseth 2 267 72 nbsp 6 Jeff Gordon 2 267 72 nbsp 2 7 Denny Hamlin 2 266 73 nbsp 2 8 Tony Stewart 2 259 80 nbsp 2 9 Martin Truex Jr 2 259 80 nbsp 1 10 Greg Biffle 2 256 83 nbsp 11 Kevin Harvick 2 238 101 nbsp 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr 2 188 151 Manufacturers Championship standings 8 Pos Manufacturer Points nbsp 1 Chevrolet 231 nbsp 2 Toyota 201 30 nbsp 3 Ford 167 64 nbsp 4 Dodge 149 82 Note Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings References edit 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN Retrieved November 1 2012 Brown Brian October 30 2012 The AAA 500 Rotoworld com NBC Sports Archived from the original on October 31 2012 Retrieved November 1 2012 a b Ryan Nate November 3 2012 Jimmie Johnson on pole for Texas USA Today Retrieved November 3 2012 a b 2012 Official Race Results AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Turner Sports Retrieved November 5 2012 Tracks NASCAR Turner Sports Archived from the original on February 7 2011 Retrieved November 1 2012 a b c Track Facts Texas Motor Speedway Archived from the original on November 22 2012 Retrieved November 1 2012 a b c d 2012 Official Driver Standings Tums Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Turner Sports Retrieved November 1 2012 a b c 2012 NASCAR Manufacturer Championship Jayski s NASCAR Silly Season Site ESPN Archived from the original on November 30 2012 Retrieved November 1 2012 2011 AAA Texas 500 Racing Reference info USA Today Sports Media Group November 6 2011 Retrieved November 1 2012 Jayski s NASCAR Silly Season Site Sprint Cup Race Info Rundown Page Jayski s NASCAR Silly Season Site ESPN Archived from the original on November 2 2012 Retrieved November 2 2012 a b Practice One Timing and Scoring NASCAR Turner Sports Retrieved 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