[by points standings before the race]:
1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 16th
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd
3) #14-Tony Stewart, 6th
4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st
5) #16-Greg Biffle, 13th
6) #15-Clint Bowyer, 10th
7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 8th
8) #17-Matt Kenseth, 18th
9) #29-Kevin Harvick, 12th
10) #56-Martin Truex Jr., 9th
11) #5-Kasey Kahne, 3rd
12) #24-Jeff Gordon, 35th (accident)
(9-16-2012)
