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2012 Aaron's 499 |
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| Held on May 6, 2012 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL | |
| 194 L, 516.04 M, 830.514 KM - Extended by Green-White-Checkered |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Dodge | 194 | 10 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Toyota | 194 | 1 | running | 43 |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Ford | 194 | 73 | running | 43 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Chevy | 194 | 11 | running | 41 |
| 5 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | O'Reilly Auto Parts, 3M | Ford | 194 | 15 | running | 40 |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Alabama Crimson Tide National Champions, Aaron's | Toyota | 194 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft, Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard | Chevy | 194 | 10 | running | 36 |
| 10 | 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Chevy | 194 | 3 | running | 35 |
| 11 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 194 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | VeriFone Sail | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Proto, DeWalt Tools | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 2 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Pennzoil, AAA | Dodge | 194 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King, Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 194 | 1 | running | 29 |
| 17 | 17 | 27 | Paul Menard | Turtle Wax, Menards | Chevy | 194 | 10 | running | 28 |
| 18 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Ford | 194 | 2 | running | 27 |
| 19 | 9 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Color Your Way | Toyota | 194 | 21 | running | 26 |
| 20 | 33 | 51 | Kurt Busch | ME, Armed Forces Foundation | Chevy | 193 | 4 | running | 25 |
| 21 | 42 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Beans, Kingsford | Toyota | 192 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 22 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | TMone | Chevy | 192 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Toyota | 192 | 8 | running | 22 |
| 24 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot, Mobil 1 | Chevy | 190 | 16 | running | 21 |
| 25 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem | Chevy | 184 | 1 | accident | 20 |
| 26 | 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Toyota | 184 | 0 | accident | 18 |
| 27 | 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | Anadarko Dozer & Trucking, North Texas Pipe | Toyota | 182 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | 166 | 0 | accident | 16 |
| 29 | 28 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Services | Ford | 143 | 0 | accident | 15 |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral | Chevy | 142 | 0 | accident | 14 |
| 31 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Metabo, Fastenal | Ford | 142 | 0 | accident | 13 |
| 32 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target, Kraft | Chevy | 142 | 3 | accident | 13 |
| 33 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | 142 | 0 | accident | 11 |
| 34 | 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King, Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 141 | 0 | accident | 10 |
| 35 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Chevy | 61 | 5 | engine | 10 |
| 36 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 42 | 0 | engine | 8 |
| 37 | 36 | 97 | Bill Elliott | AM FM Energy, Pellet & Wood Stoves | Toyota | 37 | 0 | electrical | 7 |
| 38 | 43 | 33 | Tony Raines | Black Cat Fireworks | Chevy | 32 | 0 | engine | 6 |
| 39 | 27 | 30 | David Stremme | Stock Car Steel and Aluminum | Toyota | 30 | 0 | transmission | 5 |
| 40 | 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row, Denver Mattress | Chevy | 15 | 0 | engine | 4 |
| 41 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy, Pellet & Wood Stoves | Toyota | 7 | 0 | vibration | 0 |
| 42 | 16 | 26 | Josh Wise | MDS Transport | Ford | 5 | 0 | rear gear | 2 |
| 43 | 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Curb Records | Ford | 2 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 49 | J.J. Yeley | America Israel Racing | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:13:17 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Jeff Gordon - 49.973 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .304 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 160.192 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 24 laps - Laps 17-20 (#78 fluid on track); Laps 144-150 (#20,24,32,36,38,42,43,56,83,99 accident turn 3); Laps 177-179 (#5,9,13,21 accident turn 1); Laps 182-184 (#2,51 accident frontstretch); Laps 186-192 (#11,14,15,16,20,22,23,27,29,31,55 accident turn 4) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 34 among 17 drivers - Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (1-16); Paul Menard (17); Travis Kvapil (18); Matt Kenseth (19-24); Michael Waltrip (25-45); Jimmie Johnson (46-50); Matt Kenseth (51-59); Jeff Burton (VA) (60-61); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (62-71); Matt Kenseth (72-86); Kasey Kahne (87-94); Juan Pablo Montoya (95): Kasey Kahne (96-98); Juan Pablo Montoya (99-100); Greg Biffle (101); Kevin Harvick (102); Paul Menard (103-104); Greg Biffle (105-111); Jeff Burton (VA) (112); Greg Biffle (113-119); Kurt Busch (120-121); Matt Kenseth (122-133); Kurt Busch (134-135); Matt Kenseth (136-142); Kyle Busch (143); Paul Menard (144-150); Brad Keselowski (151-158); Denny Hamlin (159-161); Casey Mears (162-163); Denny Hamlin (164-166); Matt Kenseth (167-174); Denny Hamlin (175-176); Matt Kenseth (177-192); Brad Keselowski (193-194) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
