2012 AAA Texas 500
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The 2012 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 4, 2012, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the 8th race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his 5th win of the season. Brad Keselowski finished second, and Kyle Busch third.
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Race 34 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04) | ||
Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 335 laps, 502.5 mi (808.695 km) | ||
Weather | Scattered showers with a temperature around 71 °F (22 °C); wind out of the NWN at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h). | ||
Average speed | 136.117 miles per hour (219.059 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 28.261 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 168 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree |
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