Entry List
The official 2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Talladega Superspeedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500
Sunday, October 7th, 2012
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 189 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 171.194
- Cautions: 5 for 17 laps
- Lead Changes: 54
- Green Flag Passes: 13,069 (76.0 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 | Gwaltney | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 2 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 48 | Toyota | Scott / Kingsford / Bush 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 | Subway | 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 Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women | 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 | Golden Corral | Allan Heinke |
| 9 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 36 | Ford | Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts | Front Row Motorsports |
| 10 | 34 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 26 | Ford | MHP / 8 Hour Alert | Front Row Motorsports |
| 11 | 10 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 42 | Chevrolet | CVP@TMone.com | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 12 | 30 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 35 | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 42 | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 15 | 37 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 36 | Ford | Gunselman Motorsports | Larry Gunselman |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 36 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Felix Sabates |
| 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 | 37 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 49 | 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 | 37 | Chevrolet | Target / Gillette | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 32 | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 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 | Dewalt | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 32 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 29 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 40 | Ford | Ford Ecoboost / National Breast Cancer Foundation | John Henry |
| 30 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 27 | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | Mike Curb |
| 31 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 49 | Toyota | Charlie Loudermilk Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 32 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 32 | Chevrolet | Menards / CertainTeed | Richard Childress Racing |
| 33 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 29 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser |
| 34 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr | McKinney, TX | Apr 4, 1982 | 30 | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson Sr |
| 35 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 34 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 36 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Defiance, OH | Jul 2, 1979 | 33 | Dodge | SKF | Walter Czarnecki |
| 37 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 55 | Ford | C&J Energy | Jack Roush |
| 38 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 41 | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 36 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 23 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 41 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 21 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane / Warriors in Pink | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 42 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 21 | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress Racing |
| 43 | 26 | Josh Wise | Riverside, CA | Feb 7, 1983 | 29 | Ford | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze |
| 44 | 97 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 19 | Toyota | Nemechek Racing | Andrea Nemechek |