Race Lineup
The official 2012 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Food City 500
Sunday, March 18th, 2012
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 93.037
- Cautions: 5 for 49 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 1,623 (3.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 125.215 | 15.324 | 0.000 | 3M / 811 | Jack Roush |
| 2 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 125.207 | 15.325 | 0.001 | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 125.158 | 15.331 | 0.007 | Quicken Loans | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 125.085 | 15.340 | 0.016 | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 124.865 | 15.367 | 0.043 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 6 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 124.816 | 15.373 | 0.049 | Furniture Row / CSX "Play it S… | Barney Visser |
| 7 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 124.719 | 15.385 | 0.061 | Charter Comm. | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 124.687 | 15.389 | 0.065 | Kellogg's | Jack Roush |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 124.662 | 15.392 | 0.068 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 10 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 124.355 | 15.430 | 0.106 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 124.339 | 15.432 | 0.108 | Moen / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 124.331 | 15.433 | 0.109 | Mac Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 124.178 | 15.452 | 0.128 | Wrigley | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 124.106 | 15.461 | 0.137 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 124.106 | 15.461 | 0.137 | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing |
| 16 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 124.002 | 15.474 | 0.150 | Michael Waltrip Racing | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 123.953 | 15.480 | 0.156 | McDonald's | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 18 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 123.866 | 15.491 | 0.167 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 123.866 | 15.491 | 0.167 | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 123.834 | 15.495 | 0.171 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 123.666 | 15.516 | 0.192 | Best Buy | John Henry |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 123.538 | 15.532 | 0.208 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 123.467 | 15.541 | 0.217 | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 24 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 123.419 | 15.547 | 0.223 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 123.419 | 15.547 | 0.223 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 123.269 | 15.566 | 0.242 | Taco Bell | Front Row Motorsports |
| 27 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 123.182 | 15.577 | 0.253 | Phoenix Construction Services | Phoenix Racing |
| 28 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 123.087 | 15.589 | 0.265 | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 29 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 123.047 | 15.594 | 0.270 | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 30 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 122.992 | 15.601 | 0.277 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 122.968 | 15.604 | 0.280 | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 32 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 122.866 | 15.617 | 0.293 | South Point Hotel & Casino | Richard Childress Racing |
| 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 122.780 | 15.628 | 0.304 | BB&T | Richard Childress Racing |
| 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 122.701 | 15.638 | 0.314 | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 122.638 | 15.646 | 0.322 | Widow Wax | Allan Heinke |
| 36 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 122.623 | 15.648 | 0.324 | Clorox / Scott Products | Tad Geschickter |
| 37 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 122.380 | 15.679 | 0.355 | Morristown Driver's Service | Jerry Freeze |
| 38 | Reed Sorenson | 122.287 | 15.691 | 0.367 | ||||
| 39 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 121.968 | 15.732 | 0.408 | Curb Records | Dusty Whitney |
| 40 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 121.829 | 15.750 | 0.426 | America Israel Racing | Jay Robinson |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 121.713 | 15.765 | 0.441 | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood … | Andrea Nemechek |
| 42 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 121.374 | 15.809 | 0.485 | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 43 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 120.626 | 15.907 | 0.583 | FAS Lane Racing | Jack Roush |