[by points standings before the race]
1) #2-Brad Keselowski 15th – WON the CHAMPIONSHIP
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 36th – rear gear
3) #5-Kasey Kahne 21st, late pit road penalty
4) #15-Clint Bowyer 2nd
5) #11-Denny Hamlin 24th
6) #17-Matt Kenseth 18th
7) #16-Greg Biffle 5th
8) #29-Kevin Harvick 8th
9) #14-Tony Stewart 17th
10) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 6th
11) #24-Jeff Gordon WON the race
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10th
(11-18-2012)
