[by points standings before the race]
1) #2-Brad Keselowski 3rd
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 10th
3) #5-Kasey Kahne 12th
4) #15-Clint Bowyer 6th
5) #11-Denny Hamlin 41st
6) #17-Matt Kenseth 11th
7) #16-Greg Biffle 13th
8) #29-Kevin Harvick 23rd
9) #14-Tony Stewart 35th
10) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 7th
11) #24-Jeff Gordon 15th
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 16th
(11-16-2012)
