NASCAR Race Entry List for the Daytona 500

There are 49 drivers entered for the Daytona 500. 6 drivers on the entry list will not make the race.

2012 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway

#	Driver	Hometown	Make	Primary Sponsor	Car Owner	Crew Chief
22	A.J. Allmendinger	Los Gatos CA	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	Walter Czarnecki	---
43	Aric Almirola	Tampa FL	Ford	Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes"	Richard Petty	---
97	Bill Elliott	Dawsonville GA	Toyota	AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves	Andrea Nemechek	---
47	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi TX	Toyota	Kroger	Tad Geschickter	---
2	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills MI	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske	---
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia MO	Ford	Fastenal	Jack Roush	---
13	Casey Mears	Bakersfield CA	Ford	GEICO	Bob Germain	---
15	Clint Bowyer	Emporia KS	Toyota	5-hour Energy	Rob Kauffman	---
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis NC	Chevrolet	Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard	Rick Hendrick	---
10	Danica Patrick	Roscoe IL	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Tommy Baldwin	---
36	Dave Blaney	Hartford OH	Chevrolet	Ollie's Bargain Outlet	Allan Heinke	---
38	David Gilliland	Riverside CA	Ford	MHP Power Pak Pudding	Brad Jenkins	---
34	David Ragan	Unadilla GA	Ford	Scorpion Truck Bed Liners	Bob Jenkins	---
93	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills FL	Toyota	Burger King	Thomas Ueberall	---
30	David Stremme	South Bend IN	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	Timothy McSweeney	---
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield VA	Toyota	FedEx Express	J D Gibbs	---
33	Elliott Sadler	Emporia VA	Chevrolet	General Mills / Kroger	Richard Childress	---
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver WA	Ford	3M	Jack Roush	---
249	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix AZ	Toyota	America Israel Racing	Jay Robinson	---
1	Jamie McMurray	Joplin MO	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats	Teresa Earnhardt	---
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston VA	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress	---
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro IN	Chevrolet	Drive to End Hunger	Rick Hendrick	---
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon	---
87	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland FL	Toyota	AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves	Andrea Nemechek	---
20	Joey Logano	Middletown CT	Toyota	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs	---
42	Juan Montoya	Bogota Colombia	Chevrolet	Target	Chip Ganassi	---
5	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw WA	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance	Linda Hendrick	---
109	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis MO	Toyota	American Ethanol	Brack Maggard	---
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield CA	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Richard Childress	---
51	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas NV	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com	James Finch	---
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas NV	Toyota	M&M's Brown	Joe Gibbs	---
83	Landon Cassill	Cedar Rapids IA	Toyota	Burger King	Thomas Ueberall	---
9	Marcos Ambrose	Launceston Tasmania	Ford	Stanley	Richard Petty	---
55	Mark Martin	Batesville AR	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	Bill Jenkins	---
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta NJ	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip	---
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge WI	Ford	Best Buy	John Henry	---
98	Michael McDowell	Phoenix AZ	Ford	K-Love / Curb Records	Dusty Whitney	---
140	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro KY	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	Mike Hillman	---
37	Mike Wallace	St. Louis MO	Ford	Poynt.com	Larry Gunselman	---
27	Paul Menard	Eau Claire WI	Chevrolet	Peak / Menards	Richard Childress	---
78	Regan Smith	Cato NY	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / CSX "Play it Safe"	Barney Visser	---
6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Olive Branch MS	Ford	Ford EcoBoost	John Henry	---
7	Robby Gordon	Orange CA	Dodge	Mapei / Menards / Speed Energy	Robby Gordon	---
23	Robert Richardson Jr.	McKinney TX	Toyota	North Texas Pipe	Robert Richardson Sr	---
39	Ryan Newman	South Bend IN	Chevrolet	U.S. Army / Quicken Loans	Tony Stewart	---
32	Terry Labonte	Corpus Christi TX	Ford	C&J Energy	Frank Stoddard	---
26	Tony Raines	La Porte IN	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	Jerry Freeze	---
14	Tony Stewart	Rushville IN	Chevrolet	Office Depot / Mobil 1	Margaret Haas	---
21	Trevor Bayne	Knoxville TN	Ford	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center	Glen Wood	---

What is the Entry List?

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The entry list is the list of drivers who have completed an entry form signaling intent to race in the race.

Entry forms must be completed and returned to NASCAR's Competition Department 13 days prior to a race.

All drivers with a completed form are placed on the race entry list.

How It Relates To Your Fantasy Picks

Don't use the entry list as the final authority on which drivers will be in the race though, especially when it comes to your low-tier fantasy NASCAR driver group.

Many times a driver will not be on the entry list but is in the race.

Conversely, a driver may be on the entry list but not qualify for the race.