AAA Texas 500 2012 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post Race Analysis

Jimmie Johnson’s Sunday began and ended like the last one.The 2012 AAA Texas 500 resulted in the five-time NASCAR Cup Series champion winning his fifth race of the season. Like last week at Martinsville in the TUMS Fast Relief 500, he started in the pole position and took advantage of it. As his poles begin to add up, so are his wins. And as his wins begin to add up, the distance between himself and Brad Keselowski widens in the Sprint Cup Standings. The Associated Press reported that Keselowski was confident in where he’d start after he secured the eighth spot in the qualifying runs. He said (via ESPN): We're in strong position to control our own destiny as far as the Chase is concerned and having a shot at winning it. That's r...

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