[by points standings before the race]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1st
2) #2-Brad Keselowski 8th
3) #15-Clint Bowyer 4th
4) #5-Kasey Kahne 13th
5) #11-Denny Hamlin 12th
6) #24-Jeff Gordon 16th
7) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 5th
8) #17-Matt Kenseth 10th
9) #16-Greg Biffle 2nd
10) #14-Tony Stewart 21st
11) #29-Kevin Harvick 23rd
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 19th
(11-2-2012)
