Entry List
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)
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 42 | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 3 | 97 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 68 | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 4 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 60 | Toyota | Kroger | Tad Geschickter | |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 40 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske | |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 45 | Ford | Fastenal | Jack Roush | |
| 7 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 46 | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing | |
| 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 45 | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 49 | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 10 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 61 | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | Allan Heinke | |
| 11 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 48 | Ford | MHP Power Pak Pudding | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 12 | 34 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 38 | Ford | Scorpion Truck Bed Liners | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 13 | 93 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 54 | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall | |
| 14 | 30 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 47 | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | Timothy McSweeney | |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 43 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 16 | 33 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | General Mills / Kroger | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 54 | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush | |
| 18 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 47 | Toyota | America Israel Racing | Jay Robinson | |
| 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 48 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 57 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 61 | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 24 | 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 34 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 26 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 44 | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | |
| 27 | 109 | Kenny Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 23, 1963 | 61 | Toyota | American Ethanol | Brack Maggard | |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 29 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 46 | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | Phoenix Racing | |
| 30 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 39 | Toyota | M&M's Brown | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 31 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 48 | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 32 | 55 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 65 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins | |
| 33 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 44 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 52 | Ford | Best Buy | John Henry | |
| 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 39 | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | Dusty Whitney | |
| 36 | 140 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 61 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Mike Hillman | |
| 37 | 37 | Mike Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Mar 10, 1959 | 65 | Ford | Poynt.com | Larry Gunselman | |
| 38 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 44 | Chevrolet | Peak / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 39 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 41 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / CSX "Play it Safe" | Barney Visser | |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 55 | Dodge | Mapei / Menards / Speed Energy | Robby Gordon | |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr | McKinney, TX | Apr 4, 1982 | 42 | Toyota | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson Sr | |
| 42 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 46 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army / Quicken Loans | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| 43 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Ford | C&J Energy | Frank Stoddard | |
| 44 | 26 | Tony Raines | LaPorte, IN | Apr 14, 1964 | 60 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | Jerry Freeze | |
| 45 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| 46 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 35 | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall | |
| 47 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 33 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 48 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 36 | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | John Henry | |
| 49 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 42 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | Tommy Baldwin Racing |