Entry List
The official 2012 Geico 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Chicagoland Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Geico 400
Sunday, September 16th, 2012
Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 143.363
- Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 2,469 (10.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 28 | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 2 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 48 | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | Tad Geschickter |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 28 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 33 | Ford | Kellogg's | Jack Roush |
| 5 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 34 | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 33 | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 37 | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 8 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 49 | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke |
| 9 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 36 | Ford | Mossy Oak / Pursuit Channel | Front Row Motorsports |
| 10 | 34 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 26 | Ford | Taco Bell | Front Row Motorsports |
| 11 | 30 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 35 | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 42 | Ford | 3M / Owens & Minor | Jack Roush |
| 14 | 37 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 35 | Chevrolet | Max Q Workforce | Larry Gunselman |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 36 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Felix Sabates |
| 16 | 249 | Jason Leffler | Long Beach, CA | Sep 16, 1975 | 37 | Toyota | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Jay Robinson |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 45 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 41 | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 48 | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | Andrea Nemechek |
| 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 22 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 22 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 32 | Chevrolet | Quaker State | Linda Hendrick |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing |
| 25 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 34 | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | Phoenix Racing |
| 26 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 27 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 27 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 36 | Ford | Mac Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 28 | 55 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 53 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 29 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 32 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 40 | Ford | Best Buy | John Henry |
| 31 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 27 | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb |
| 32 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Milwaukie, OR | Apr 5, 1965 | 47 | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | Randy Humphrey |
| 33 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 32 | Chevrolet | Menards / Moen | Richard Childress Racing |
| 34 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 26 | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | Mark Smith |
| 35 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 28 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser |
| 36 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 34 | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 37 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Defiance, OH | Jul 2, 1979 | 33 | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 38 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 41 | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 39 | 195 | Scott Speed | Manteca, CA | Jan 24, 1983 | 29 | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | Bob Leavine |
| 40 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Asheville, NC | Jan 9, 1987 | 25 | Chevrolet | Special Ops OPSEC | Richard Childress Racing |
| 41 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 41 | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 42 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 36 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 43 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 23 | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 44 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 21 | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 45 | 26 | Josh Wise | Riverside, CA | Feb 7, 1983 | 29 | Ford | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze |
| 46 | 32 | TJ Bell | Sparks, NV | Aug 25, 1980 | 32 | Ford | Greensmoke | Jack Roush |
| 47 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 30 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | Tommy Baldwin Racing |