2012 Firestone 550K - Qualifying Results
Track Texas Motor Speedway
Type Oval
Length 1.491 mi
Trackrecord 0:22.5420
Type Oval
Length 1.491 mi
Trackrecord 0:22.5420
Hélio Castroneves: "The TMS is a 'D'-shaped oval, which sometimes poses some challenges, but the high banking makes up for that and allows us to run full throttle all the way around the track."
| P | Driver | Nat | AVG | Time | GP | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda – BHA |
 |
215.691 | 0:48.5695 | 0 | ||
| 2. | Dario Franchitti Ganassi Racing |
 |
215.646 | 0:48.5767 +0.0072 |
0 | ||
| 3. | Graham Rahal Ganassi Racing |
 |
215.554 | 0:48.6003 +0.0308 |
+0.0236 | 0 | |
| 4. | Scott Dixon Ganassi Racing |
 |
215.331 | 0:48.6507 +0.0812 |
+0.0504 | 0 | |
| 5. | Will Power Penske |
 |
215.116 | 0:48.6992 +0.1297 |
+0.0485 | 0 | |
| 6. | James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport |
|
214.920 | 0:48.7438 +0.1743 |
+0.0446 | 0 | |
| 7. | Tony Kanaan KV Racing |
 |
214.701 | 0:48.7934 +0.2239 |
+0.0496 | 0 | |
| 8. | Mike Conway A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
 |
214.458 | 0:48.8487 +0.2792 |
+0.0553 | 0 | |
| 9. | Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport |
|
214.424 | 0:48.8564 +0.2869 |
+0.0077 | 0 | |
| 10. | Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman |
 |
214.196 | 0:48.9085 +0.3390 |
+0.0521 | 0 | |
| 11. | Simon Pagenaud Sam Schmidt |
 |
214.082 | 0:48.9345 +0.3650 |
+0.0260 | 0 | |
| 12. | Ryan Briscoe Penske |
|
214.060 | 0:48.9396 +0.3701 |
+0.0051 | 0 | |
| 13. | Oriol Servià Panther/DRR |
 |
213.957 | 0:48.9632 +0.3937 |
+0.0236 | 0 | |
| 14. | Rubens Barrichello (R) KV Racing |
|
213.949 | 0:48.9650 +0.3955 |
+0.0018 | 0 | |
| 15. | Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport |
|
213.927 | 0:48.9699 +0.4004 |
+0.0049 | 0 | |
| 16. | E.J. Viso KV Racing |
 |
213.444 | 0:49.0807 +0.5112 |
+0.1108 | 0 | |
| 17. | Hélio Castroneves Penske |
|
213.402 | 0:49.0904 +0.5209 |
+0.0097 | 0 | |
| 18. | Charlie Kimball Ganassi Racing |
|
212.833 | 0:49.2217 +0.6522 |
+0.1313 | 0 | |
| 19. | Justin Wilson Dale Coyne |
|
212.136 | 0:49.3834 +0.8139 |
+0.1617 | 0 | |
| 20. | Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing |
|
211.643 | 0:49.4984 +0.9289 |
+0.1150 | 0 | |
| 21. | James Jakes Dale Coyne |
|
211.245 | 0:49.5917 +1.0222 |
+0.0933 | 0 | |
| 22. | Katherine Legge Dragon Racing |
|
210.543 | 0:49.7570 +1.1875 |
+0.1653 | 0 | |
| 23. | Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing |
 |
204.066 | 0:51.3364 +2.7669 |
+1.5794 | 0 | |
| 24. | J.R. Hildebrand Panther/DRR |
|
202.596 | 0:51.7089 +3.1394 |
+0.3725 | 0 | |
| 25. | Josef Newgarden SFHR |
|
0 |