Entry List
The official 2012 Capital City 400 Presented by Virginia is for Lovers NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Richmond Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Capital City 400 Presented by Virginia is for Lovers
Saturday, April 28th, 2012
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 105.202
- Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 1,826 (4.9 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 | Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 3 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 47 | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | Tad Geschickter |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 28 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 32 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | Jack Roush |
| 6 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 34 | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 7 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 32 | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 37 | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 49 | Chevrolet | SealWrap | Allan Heinke |
| 10 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 36 | Ford | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports |
| 11 | 34 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 26 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 12 | 10 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 42 | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 13 | 30 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 34 | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 42 | Ford | 3M / GKAS | Jack Roush |
| 16 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 35 | Toyota | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents | Jay Robinson |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 35 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Felix Sabates |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 45 | Chevrolet | BB&T | Richard Childress Racing |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 40 | Chevrolet | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 48 | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Andrea Nemechek |
| 22 | 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 21 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 24 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 32 | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 25 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | Richard Childress Racing |
| 26 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 33 | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | Phoenix Racing |
| 27 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 26 | Toyota | M&M's Ms. Brown | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 35 | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 29 | 55 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 53 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | NAPA Brakes | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 40 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | John Henry |
| 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 27 | Ford | Curb Records | Mike Curb |
| 33 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Milwaukie, OR | Apr 5, 1965 | 47 | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | Randy Humphrey |
| 34 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 31 | Chevrolet | NIBCO / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 35 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 26 | Ford | FAS Lane Racing | Jack Roush |
| 36 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 28 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser |
| 37 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 34 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 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 | Tommy Williams Drywall | Bob Leavine |
| 40 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Asheville, NC | Jan 9, 1987 | 25 | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress Racing |
| 41 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 40 | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 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 | 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 |