Entry List
The official 2012 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Food City 500
Sunday, March 18th, 2012
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 93.037
- Cautions: 5 for 49 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 1,623 (3.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 30 | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 28 | Ford | Charter Comm. | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 3 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 47 | Toyota | Clorox / Scott Products | Tad Geschickter |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 28 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 5 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | Oct 24, 1983 | 28 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 32 | Ford | Kellogg's | Jack Roush |
| 7 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 34 | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 32 | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 37 | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 49 | Chevrolet | Widow Wax | Allan Heinke |
| 11 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 35 | Ford | Taco Bell | Front Row Motorsports |
| 12 | 34 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 26 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 13 | 10 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 42 | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 14 | 30 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 34 | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 42 | Ford | 3M / 811 | Jack Roush |
| 17 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 35 | Toyota | America Israel Racing | Jay Robinson |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 35 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 19 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 45 | Chevrolet | BB&T | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 40 | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 48 | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Andrea Nemechek |
| 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 21 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 25 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 31 | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 26 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 56 | Ford | FAS Lane Racing | Jack Roush |
| 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing |
| 28 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 33 | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | Phoenix Racing |
| 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 26 | Toyota | Wrigley | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 30 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 35 | Ford | Mac Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 40 | Ford | Best Buy | John Henry |
| 33 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 27 | Ford | Curb Records | Dusty Whitney |
| 34 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 31 | Chevrolet | Moen / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 35 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 28 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / CSX "Play it Safe" | Barney Visser |
| 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 43 | Dodge | Speed Energy | Robby Gordon |
| 37 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 34 | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 38 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 41 | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 39 | 140 | Tony Raines | LaPorte, IN | Apr 14, 1964 | 47 | Toyota | Little Joes Autos.com | Michael Hillman |
| 40 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 40 | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 36 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 42 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 10, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | Richard Childress Racing |
| 43 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 22 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 44 | 74 | Stacy Compton | Lynchburg, VA | May 26, 1967 | 44 | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | Vickie Compton |
| 45 | 26 | Josh Wise | Riverside, CA | Feb 7, 1983 | 29 | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | Jerry Freeze |
| 46 | 37 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 19 | Ford | Poynt.com | Larry Gunselman |