Entry List
The official 2012 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 49 (9 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 202 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 140.256
- Cautions: 10 for 42 laps
- Lead Changes: 25
- Green Flag Passes: 7,449 (46.6 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 | 27 | Ford | Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 3 | 97 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 56 | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Andrea Nemechek |
| 4 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 47 | Toyota | Kroger | Tad Geschickter |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 28 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 32 | Ford | Fastenal | Jack Roush |
| 7 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 33 | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 32 | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 37 | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 49 | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | Allan Heinke |
| 11 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 35 | Ford | MHP Power Pak Pudding | Front Row Motorsports |
| 12 | 34 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 26 | Ford | Scorpion Truck Bed Liners | Front Row Motorsports |
| 13 | 93 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 41 | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 14 | 30 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 34 | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | Timothy McSweeney |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | 33 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | General Mills / Kroger | Richard Childress Racing |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 42 | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 18 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 35 | Toyota | America Israel Racing | Jay Robinson |
| 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 35 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 45 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 40 | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 48 | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Andrea Nemechek |
| 24 | 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 21 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 26 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 31 | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 27 | 109 | Kenny Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 23, 1963 | 48 | Toyota | American Ethanol | Brack Maggard |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing |
| 29 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 33 | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | Phoenix Racing |
| 30 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 26 | Toyota | M&M's Brown | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 31 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 35 | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 32 | 55 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 53 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 33 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 39 | Ford | Best Buy | John Henry |
| 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 27 | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | Dusty Whitney |
| 36 | 140 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 48 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Mike Hillman |
| 37 | 37 | Mike Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Mar 10, 1959 | 52 | Ford | Poynt.com | Larry Gunselman |
| 38 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 31 | Chevrolet | Peak / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 39 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 28 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / CSX "Play it Safe" | Barney Visser |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 43 | Dodge | Mapei / Menards / Speed Energy | Robby Gordon |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr | McKinney, TX | Apr 4, 1982 | 29 | Toyota | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson Sr |
| 42 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 34 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army / Quicken Loans | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 43 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 55 | Ford | C&J Energy | Frank Stoddard |
| 44 | 26 | Tony Raines | LaPorte, IN | Apr 14, 1964 | 47 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | Jerry Freeze |
| 45 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 40 | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 46 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 22 | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 47 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 21 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 48 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 24 | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | John Henry |
| 49 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 29 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | Tommy Baldwin Racing |