By Jason Schultz

Race Info

Date- Sunday November 11^th, 2012

Location- Phoenix, Arizona

Start time- 3:15 PM EST/ 1:15 PM MT

Distance- 312 Miles, 312 Laps

Broadcast TV- ESPN

Broadcast Radio- MRN

Weather Forecast

High 63 F Low 46 F

Chance of rain- 0%

Sunny

Past Race Winners

2011- Kasey Kahne

2010- Carl Edwards

2009- Jimmie Johnson

2008- Jimmie Johnson

2007- Jimmie Johnson

Notables yet to win the AdvoCare 500

Brad Keselowski

Denny Hamlin

Clint Bowyer

Greg Biffle

Jeff Gordon

Martin Truex Jr

News & Notes

This is the second to last race of the 2012 season

Jimmie Johnson looks for his third straight win

Brad Keselowski looks to gain ground on Johnson before the season finale at Homestead-Miami

Clint Bowyer needs to win the race to be eligible for the championship in Homestead-Miami

Johnson looks to pull away from Keselowski and be that much closer to his sixth championship

Kyle Busch looks to keep his hot-streak of finishes going

Jason’s Fantasy Racing Picks

Group A- Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson

Group B- Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr

Group C- Aric Almirola, Sam Hornish Jr

Event Schedule

Cup Series Practice 2:00 PM EST/ 12:00 PM MT Friday on SPEED

Cup Series Qualifying 6:00 PM EST/ 4:00 PM MT Friday on SPEED

Cup Series Practice 11:30 AM EST/ 9:30 AM MT Saturday on SPEED

Cup Series Practice 2:30 PM EST/ 12:30 PM MT Saturday on SPEED

Cup Series Race, AdvoCare 500, 2:00 PM EST/ 12:00 PM MT Sunday on ESPN

Next Race– (Season finale) Ford EcoBoost 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway Miami, Florida

Entry List via Nascar.com

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	MAKE	SPONSOR	OWNER
1	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Allstate	Felix Sabates
2	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills, MI	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
5	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance	Linda Hendrick
9	Marcos Ambrose	Launceston, Tasmania	Ford	Black & Decker	Richard Petty
10	Danica Patrick	Roscoe, IL	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Tommy Baldwin
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Toyota	FedEx Ground	J D Gibbs
13	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Ford	GEICO	Bob Germain
14	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	Mobil 1 / Office Depot	Margaret Haas
15	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Toyota	5-hour Energy	Rob Kauffman
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Filtrete	Jack Roush
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	Ford EcoBoost	John Henry
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Toyota	M&M’s	Joe Gibbs
20	Joey Logano	Middletown, CT	Toyota	Dollar General	Joe Gibbs
22	Sam Hornish Jr.	Bryan, OH	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	Walter Czarnecki
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
26	Josh Wise*	Riverside, CA	Ford	MDS Transport	Jerry Freeze
27	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards / Rheem	Richard Childress
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Richard Childress
30	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	Kevin Buckler
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress
32	Timmy Hill	Port Tobacco, MD	Ford	U.S. Chrome / TMone	Frank Stoddard
33	Stephen Leicht*	Asheville, NC	Chevrolet	Little Joes A utos.com	Richard Childress
34	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	Barrett-Jackson	Bob Jenkins
36	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Accell Construction	Allan Heinke
37	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	MaxQworkforce .com	Larry Gunselman
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	Loan Mart	Brad Jenkins
39	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Chevrolet	Quicken Loans	Tony Stewart
42	Juan Montoya	Bogota, Colombia	Chevrolet	Target	Chip Ganassi
43	Aric Almirola	Tampa, FL	Ford	Farmland	Richard Petty
47	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Toyota	Vektor Vodka	Tad Geschickter
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools	Jeff Gordon
51	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Chevrolet	Phoenix Construction	James Finch
55	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Toyota	Aaron’s Dream Machine	Bill Jenkins
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip
78	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Barney Visser
83	Landon Cassill	Cedar Rapids, IA	Toyota	Burger King	Thomas Ueberall
87	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Toyota	AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / aloft hotel tempe	Andrea Nemechek
88	Dale Earnhardt   Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard	Rick Hendrick
93	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Toyota	Burger King	Thomas Ueberall
98	Michael McDowell	Phoenix, AZ	Ford	Phil Parsons Racing	Mike Curb
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Fastenal	Jack Roush
119	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Toyota	Plinker Tactical / Value Place	Randy Humphrey
144	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Ford	No Label Watcher	Johnathan Cohen
191	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Toyota	Plinker Tactical / Value Place	Mark Smith