Entry List
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)
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Gwaltney | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 2 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 60 | Toyota | Scott / Kingsford / Bush Beans | Tad Geschickter | |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 40 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske | |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 45 | Ford | Subway | Jack Roush | |
| 5 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 46 | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing | |
| 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 45 | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 49 | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 8 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 61 | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | Allan Heinke | |
| 9 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 48 | Ford | Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 10 | 34 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 38 | Ford | MHP / 8 Hour Alert | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 11 | 10 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 54 | Chevrolet | CVP@TMone.com | Tommy Baldwin Racing | |
| 12 | 30 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 47 | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group | |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 43 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 54 | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush | |
| 15 | 37 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 47 | Ford | Gunselman Motorsports | Larry Gunselman | |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 48 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Felix Sabates | |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 57 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 61 | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 34 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 22 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | Target / Gillette | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 44 | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | Linda Hendrick | |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 25 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 46 | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | Phoenix Racing | |
| 26 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 39 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 27 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 48 | Ford | Dewalt | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 44 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 29 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 52 | Ford | Ford Ecoboost / National Breast Cancer Foundation | John Henry | |
| 30 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 39 | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | Mike Curb | |
| 31 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 61 | Toyota | Charlie Loudermilk Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins | |
| 32 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 44 | Chevrolet | Menards / CertainTeed | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 33 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 41 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser | |
| 34 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr | McKinney, TX | Apr 4, 1982 | 42 | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson Sr | |
| 35 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 46 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| 36 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Defiance, OH | Jul 2, 1979 | 45 | Dodge | SKF | Walter Czarnecki | |
| 37 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Ford | C&J Energy | Jack Roush | |
| 38 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 53 | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 48 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall | |
| 40 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 35 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall | |
| 41 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 33 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane / Warriors in Pink | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 42 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 33 | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 43 | 26 | Josh Wise | Riverside, CA | Feb 7, 1983 | 41 | Ford | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze | |
| 44 | 97 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 31 | Toyota | Nemechek Racing | Andrea Nemechek |