[by points standings before the race]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 24th
2) #2-Brad Keselowski 14th
3) #15-Clint Bowyer 16th
4) #5-Kasey Kahne 4th
5) #17-Matt Kenseth 22nd
6) #24-Jeff Gordon 11th
7) #11-Denny Hamlin 3rd
8) #14-Tony Stewart 9th
9) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 2nd
10) #16-Greg Biffle 20th
11) #29-Kevin Harvick 19th
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 23rd
(11-9-2012)
