Bank of America 500 2012: Start Time, Lineup, TV Schedule and More

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup continues this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Bank of America 500. This race will be the only Saturday night race during the final weeks of the season.

Only 40 points separate leader, Brad Keselowski, and the No. 5 driver in the standings, Clint Bowyer.

With only six races left in the Chase, the race in Charlotte could make or break many of the drivers still in the hunt.

Here's everything you need to know for the Bank of America 500.

TV Schedule

Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC

When: Saturday, October 13 at 7 p.m. ET

Watch: ABC (Check local listings)

Lineup

POS	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	SPEED	TIME	BEHIND
1	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	3M / IDG	193.708	27.877	Leader
2	55	Mark Martin	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	193.361	27.927	-0.050
3	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Quicken Loans	193.251	27.943	-0.066
4	15	Clint Bowyer	Toyota	5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women	193.043	27.973	-0.096
5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	MyLowe's	192.995	27.980	-0.103
6	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	192.919	27.991	-0.114
7	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Best Buy	192.885	27.996	-0.119
8	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	M&M's	192.850	28.001	-0.124
9	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Ground	192.802	28.008	-0.131
10	5	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	Time Warner Cable	192.644	28.031	-0.154
11	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Jimmy Johns	192.637	28.032	-0.155
12	20	Joey Logano	Toyota	The Home Depot	192.561	28.043	-0.166
13	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	Drive to End Hunger	192.212	28.094	-0.217
14	22	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	191.666	28.174	-0.297
15	47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	Scott Products	191.605	28.183	-0.306
16	21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Good Sam Club / Camping World	191.293	28.229	-0.352
17	43	Aric Almirola	Ford	Smithfield	191.286	28.230	-0.353
18	9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	Stanley	191.279	28.231	-0.354
19	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Kellogg's	191.245	28.236	-0.359
20	2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Miller Lite	191.232	28.238	-0.361
21	78	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / Farm American	191.225	28.239	-0.362
22	42	Juan Montoya	Chevrolet	Target / Kellogg's	190.691	28.318	-0.441
23	195	Scott Speed	Ford	B&D Electrical	190.691	28.318	-0.441
24	27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Menards / Pittsburgh Paints	190.617	28.329	-0.452
25	34	David Ragan	Ford	Glory Foods	190.382	28.364	-0.487
26	88	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	AMP Energy / National Guard	190.181	28.394	-0.517
27	13	Casey Mears	Ford	GEICO	190.027	28.417	-0.540
28	119	Mike Bliss	Toyota	Plinker Tactical	190.027	28.417	-0.540
29	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Ford	Best Buy	189.987	28.423	-0.546
30	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	McDonald's	189.867	28.441	-0.564
31	30	David Stremme	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	189.687	28.468	-0.591
32	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Mobil 1 / Office Depot	189.587	28.483	-0.606
33	98	Michael McDowell	Ford	K-Love / Curb Records	189.587	28.483	-0.606
34	10	David Reutimann	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	189.520	28.493	-0.616
35	37	J.J. Yeley	Ford	MaxQworkforce .com	189.341	28.520	-0.643
36	38	David Gilliland	Ford	Glory Foods	189.255	28.533	-0.656
37	83	Landon Cassill	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper	189.168	28.546	-0.669
38	51	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	Phoenix Construction	189.142	28.550	-0.673
39	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	188.469	28.652	-0.775
40	32	Timmy Hill	Ford	U.S. Chrome	188.225	28.689	-0.812
41	93	Travis Kvapil	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper	186.735	28.918	-1.041
42	36	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	186.322	28.982	-1.105
43	191	Reed Sorenson	Toyota	Aquaria USA	189.102	28.556	-0.679

Drivers to Watch

Brad Keselowski

Keselowski comes into this race with a slim lead over Jimmie Johnson. If Keselowski wants to keep that lead, he will need a strong showing this weekend.

Qualifying didn't go as planned for him, as the No. 1 driver in the Sprint Cup standings earned the No. 20 position to start this race.

On top of that, Keselowski didn't have the fastest car on Friday, so that's just another factor he will have to overcome to win this race.

Jimmie Johnson

The five-time Sprint Cup winner is primed to take over the No. 1 spot in the standings if all goes well at Charlotte this weekend.

Johnson currently sits in second, just 14 points behind Keselowski, and after a strong showing at qualifying, Johnson will start in the No. 5 position.

Having won this race three times during his career, Johnson is easily the favorite to win the Bank of America 500. If he can do that, Johnson will surpass Keselowski and remain in perfect position to win yet another Sprint Cup.

Greg Biffle

After finishing first in qualifying, Biffle is starting in an ideal position to win this race and looking to make up some ground on the leader, Keselowski.

He sits in ninth place in the standings, so the Sprint Cup is nowhere near out of reach.

Biffle has already proven to have one of the fastest cars this weekend, so there's no doubt he'll compete for the checkered flag in this race.