2012 Official NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Point Standings
Race #11 | Southern 500
After the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on 05-12-2012.
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| Rank | +/- | Driver | Points | Back | Starts | Pole | Win | Top-5 | Top-10 | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -- | Greg Biffle | 411 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | $2,514,380 |
| 2 | -- | Matt Kenseth | 409 | -2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | $3,236,970 |
| 3 | -- | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 397 | -14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | $2,333,330 |
| 4 | -- | Denny Hamlin | 394 | -17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | $2,485,140 |
| 5 | +3 | Jimmie Johnson | 372 | -39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | $2,337,630 |
| 6 | -- | Martin Truex Jr. | 372 | -39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | $1,976,740 |
| 7 | -- | Tony Stewart | 369 | -42 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | $2,437,260 |
| 8 | -3 | Kevin Harvick | 361 | -50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | $1,974,560 |
| 9 | -- | Kyle Busch | 349 | -62 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | $2,320,460 |
| 10 | +1 | Carl Edwards | 337 | -74 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | $1,887,650 |
| 11 | -1 | Clint Bowyer | 335 | -76 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $1,633,150 |
| 12 | -- | Brad Keselowski | 328 | -83 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | $1,863,040 |
| 13 | +1 | Paul Menard | 308 | -103 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $1,441,540 |
| 14 | -1 | Ryan Newman | 307 | -104 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | $1,816,400 |
| 15 | -- | Joey Logano | 293 | -118 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $1,353,940 |
| 16 | +3 | Kasey Kahne | 283 | -128 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | $1,427,720 |
| 17 | +1 | Jeff Burton | 275 | -136 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $1,868,750 |
| 18 | +3 | Marcos Ambrose | 274 | -137 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,578,390 |
| 19 | -2 | Juan Montoya | 272 | -139 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,545,670 |
| 20 | -4 | Jamie McMurray | 263 | -148 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $1,573,070 |
| 21 | +1 | Aric Almirola | 262 | -149 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,574,510 |
| 22 | -2 | AJ Allmendinger | 253 | -158 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $1,692,990 |
| 23 | +1 | Mark Martin | 242 | -169 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $1,098,340 |
| 24 | -1 | Jeff Gordon | 241 | -170 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $1,783,830 |
| 25 | -- | Kurt Busch | 238 | -173 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,410,590 |
| 26 | +1 | Regan Smith | 238 | -173 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,421,450 |
| 27 | -1 | Bobby Labonte | 226 | -185 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,340,410 |
| 28 | -- | Casey Mears | 209 | -202 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,268,230 |
| 29 | -- | David Ragan | 188 | -223 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,225,540 |
| 30 | -- | David Gilliland | 184 | -227 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,194,230 |
| 31 | -- | David Reutimann | 162 | -249 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,134,230 |
| 32 | +1 | Dave Blaney | 157 | -254 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,080,120 |
| 33 | +1 | Landon Cassill | 154 | -257 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,391,030 |
| 34 | -2 | Travis Kvapil | 148 | -263 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $963,752 |
| 35 | -- | David Stremme | 86 | -325 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $982,528 |
| 36 | -- | J.J. Yeley | 80 | -331 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $650,907 |
| 37 | -- | Brian Vickers | 66 | -345 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $177,570 |
| 38 | -- | Michael McDowell | 57 | -354 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $967,242 |
| 39 | -- | Brendan Gaughan | 50 | -361 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $354,559 |
| 40 | -- | Ken Schrader | 47 | -364 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $358,230 |
| 41 | -- | Terry Labonte | 42 | -369 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $384,855 |
| 42 | -- | Tony Raines | 41 | -370 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $479,625 |
| 43 | -- | Josh Wise | 40 | -371 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $749,594 |
| 44 | -- | Michael Waltrip | 26 | -385 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $132,662 |
| 45 | -- | Hermie Sadler | 13 | -398 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $80,610 |
| 46 | -- | Scott Riggs | 13 | -398 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $438,460 |
| 47 | -- | Stephen Leicht | 9 | -402 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $77,635 |
| 48 | -- | Bill Elliott | 7 | -404 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $108,318 |
| 49 | -- | Robby Gordon | 6 | -405 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $332,500 |
| 50 | -- | Scott Speed | 4 | -407 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $217,797 |
| 51 | -- | Trevor Bayne | 0 | -411 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $604,885 |
| 52 | -- | Sam Hornish Jr. | 0 | -411 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $76,610 |
| 53 | -- | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | -411 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $304,275 |
| 54 | -- | Mike Bliss | 0 | -411 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $371,325 |
| 55 | -- | Robert Richardson Jr. | 0 | -411 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $110,318 |
| 56 | -- | Elliott Sadler | 0 | -411 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $305,788 |
| 57 | -- | Reed Sorenson | 0 | -411 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $575,833 |
| 58 | -- | Joe Nemechek | 0 | -411 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $868,288 |
| 59 | -- | Danica Patrick | 0 | -411 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $358,695 |
| 60 | -- | Cole Whitt | 0 | -411 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $141,882 |
| 61 | -- | Mike Skinner | 0 | -411 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $71,875 |
| 62 | -1 | Timmy Hill | 0 | -411 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $79,780 |
| 63 | -1 | Tim Andrews | 0 | -411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 64 | -1 | Jeff Green | 0 | -411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 65 | -1 | Stacy Compton | 0 | -411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 66 | -1 | Mike Wallace | 0 | -411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $23,900 |
| 67 | -1 | Kenny Wallace | 0 | -411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $24,838 |
Official Race Results: Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on 05-12-2012
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 48/5 | 368 | Running | 319,786 |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 43/1 | 368 | Running | 238,656 |
| 3 | 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil… | 41/0 | 368 | Running | 209,415 |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Wrigley's Doublemint | 41/1 | 368 | Running | 178,123 |
| 5 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 40/1 | 368 | Running | 152,554 |
| 6 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 38/0 | 368 | Running | 154,776 |
| 7 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 37/0 | 368 | Running | 145,906 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 37/1 | 368 | Running | 108,790 |
| 9 | 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 35/0 | 368 | Running | 130,748 |
| 10 | 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 34/0 | 368 | Running | 104,715 |
| 11 | 26 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 33/0 | 368 | Running | 120,969 |
| 12 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / O'Reilly Auto… | 33/1 | 368 | Running | 107,580 |
| 13 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Turtle Wax / Menards | 31/0 | 368 | Running | 100,705 |
| 14 | 9 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm… | 30/0 | 368 | Running | 117,488 |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 29/0 | 368 | Running | 124,725 |
| 16 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 28/0 | 368 | Running | 136,391 |
| 17 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet… | 28/1 | 368 | Running | 96,930 |
| 18 | 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 26/0 | 368 | Running | 126,530 |
| 19 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Verifone Sail | 25/0 | 368 | Running | 124,416 |
| 20 | 18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 24/0 | 368 | Running | 87,605 |
| 21 | 25 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 23/0 | 368 | Running | 110,063 |
| 22 | 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 22/0 | 367 | Running | 99,063 |
| 23 | 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops /… | 21/0 | 367 | Running | 125,263 |
| 24 | 27 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target / Kraft | 20/0 | 366 | Running | 113,696 |
| 25 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 19/0 | 366 | Running | 94,913 |
| 26 | 20 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr… | 19/1 | 366 | Running | 108,575 |
| 27 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap.com | 17/0 | 365 | Running | 78,255 |
| 28 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 16/0 | 364 | Running | 90,152 |
| 29 | 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | 15/0 | 364 | Running | 88,680 |
| 30 | 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | Southern Pride Trucking | 0 | 363 | Running | 89,505 |
| 31 | 38 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 0 | 362 | Running | 76,980 |
| 32 | 33 | 173 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr… | 0 | 362 | Running | 76,805 |
| 33 | 16 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil-AAA | 11/0 | 357 | Running | 121,480 |
| 34 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops /… | 10/0 | 345 | Running | 107,813 |
| 35 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger… | 9/0 | 339 | Running | 124,466 |
| 36 | 41 | 93 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Burger King / Dr… | 8/0 | 314 | Running | 84,380 |
| 37 | 43 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing /… | 7/0 | 132 | Clutch | 75,915 |
| 38 | 39 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 0 | 35 | Vibration | 75,682 |
| 39 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Stock Car Steel and… | 5/0 | 32 | Overheating | 72,225 |
| 40 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet &… | 0 | 27 | Power Steering | 72,050 |
| 41 | 35 | 52 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | CrusaderStaffing.com | 0 | 20 | Electrical | 71,875 |
| 42 | 29 | 179 | Scott Speed | Ford | Team Kyle / Koma… | 2/0 | 20 | Overheating | 71,780 |
| 43 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 1/0 | 19 | Vibration | 72,139 |
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