Race: AAA Texas 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Race 34 of 36
Date: November 4, 2012
Track: Texas Motor Speedway
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AAA Texas 500 Race Information
| Winner | Jimmie Johnson | Car | No. 48 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Rick Hendrick | Sponsor | Lowe's |
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 168 |
| Started First | Jimmie Johnson | Most Laps Led | Jimmie Johnson (168) |
| Race Distance | 502.5 miles (335 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $6,127,266 | Winner Earnings | $492,086 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 24 |
| Points Leader After Race | Jimmie Johnson | Season Race | 34 of 36 |
AAA Texas 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 335 | 168 | running | 48 | $492,086 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Roger Penske | Dodge | 335 | 75 | running | 43 | $353,830 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 335 | 80 | running | 42 | $268,143 |
| 4 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford EcoBoost | Jack Roush | Ford | 335 | 1 | running | 41 | $241,021 |
| 5 | 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 39 | $212,935 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 335 | 0 | running | 38 | $180,149 |
| 7 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 37 | $148,085 |
| 8 | 18 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Barney Visser | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 36 | $155,493 |
| 9 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem / Budweiser | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 35 | $168,971 |
| 10 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Jack Roush | Ford | 335 | 0 | running | 34 | $128,560 |
| 11 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot / redbeacon.com | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 335 | 0 | running | 33 | $121,585 |
| 12 | 36 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 335 | 6 | running | 33 | $155,443 |
| 13 | 5 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Carlyle Tools by NAPA | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 335 | 0 | running | 31 | $134,249 |
| 14 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 30 | $148,021 |
| 15 | 14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Farmland | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 335 | 0 | running | 29 | $141,221 |
| 16 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Jack Roush | Ford | 335 | 0 | running | 28 | $145,051 |
| 17 | 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Shell / Pennzoil | Roger Penske | Dodge | 335 | 0 | running | 0 | $142,785 |
| 18 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 26 | $132,543 |
| 19 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 25 | $139,210 |
| 20 | 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 335 | 0 | running | 24 | $143,051 |
| 21 | 20 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Germain Racing | Ford | 335 | 0 | running | 23 | $116,343 |
| 22 | 7 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers | Ford | 335 | 4 | running | 0 | $99,810 |
| 23 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Dr. Pepper | BK Racing | Toyota | 335 | 1 | running | 22 | $121,943 |
| 24 | 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 0 | $99,210 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | HendrickCars.com / Great Clips | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | running | 19 | $107,185 |
| 26 | 41 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | BK Racing | Toyota | 333 | 0 | running | 18 | $125,755 |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | running | 17 | $106,585 |
| 28 | 33 | 34 | David Ragan | CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 331 | 0 | running | 16 | $109,668 |
| 29 | 11 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 329 | 0 | crash | 15 | $97,710 |
| 30 | 31 | 95 | Scott Speed | B&D Electrical / TWD | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 14 | $96,000 |
| 31 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts | Frank Stoddard | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 13 | $105,560 |
| 32 | 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | MAC Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 310 | 0 | crash | 12 | $124,743 |
| 33 | 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project | JTG-Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 284 | 0 | running | 11 | $111,682 |
| 34 | 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Huggies | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | running | 10 | $123,926 |
| 35 | 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Long John Silver's | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 225 | 0 | engine | 9 | $93,460 |
| 36 | 26 | 51 | A.J. Allmendinger | Phoenix Racing | James Finch | Chevrolet | 107 | 0 | crash | 8 | $101,510 |
| 37 | 35 | 26 | Josh Wise | MDS Transport | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 41 | 0 | vibration | 7 | $93,030 |
| 38 | 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-Love Radio | Mike Curb | Ford | 37 | 0 | overheating | 6 | $92,803 |
| 39 | 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | brakes | 5 | $89,900 |
| 40 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 33 | 0 | vibration | 0 | $89,700 |
| 41 | 34 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante | Mark Smith | Toyota | 32 | 0 | brakes | 0 | $89,475 |
| 42 | 28 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | MaxQWorkForce.com | Larry Gunselman | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | overheating | 2 | $89,275 |
| 43 | 39 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Humphrey Smith Racing | Mark Smith | Toyota | 6 | 0 | electrical | 0 | $89,561 |
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