AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #35 of 36 for the 2012 season
Chase for the Sprint Cup race #9 of 10
Race AnalysisTrack Length: 1.0 mile oval
Race Length: 312 laps, 312 miles/500km
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
2012 February Pole Sitter: #55-Mark Martin, 136.815mph, finished 9th
2012 March Race Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 110.085mph, started 13th
TV Team:
In the Booth: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham
2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Texas, race 34 of 36]1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 2339
2) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 wins], 2332, -7
3) #15-Clint Bowyer [3 wins], 2303, -36
4) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 2281, -58
5) #17-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 2267, -72
6) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 2267, -72
7) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 2266, -73
8) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 2259, -80
9) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 2259, -80
10) #16-Greg Biffle [2 wins], 2256, -83
Drivers who have been eliminated:
11) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 2238, -101
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 2188, -151
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf)
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