Race Lineup
Geico 400
Sunday, September 16th, 2012
Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 143.363
- Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 2,469 (10.1 passes per green flag lap)
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| START | VEH # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | John Henry | |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Kellogg's | Jack Roush | |
| 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Quaker State | Linda Hendrick | |
| 7 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser | |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 9 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Moen | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Felix Sabates | |
| 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske | |
| 14 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 15 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins | |
| 16 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | |
| 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Mac Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Owens & Minor | Jack Roush | |
| 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | Tad Geschickter | |
| 24 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb | |
| 25 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | Bob Leavine | |
| 26 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall | |
| 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing | |
| 28 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 29 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 30 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | Phoenix Racing | |
| 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group | |
| 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet St… | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 34 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | Randy Humphrey | |
| 35 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 36 | Cole Whitt | |||||
| 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Taco Bell | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall | |
| 39 | 32 | TJ Bell | Ford | Greensmoke | Jack Roush | |
| 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Mossy Oak / Pursuit Channel | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 41 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | Tommy Baldwin Racing | |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke | |
| 43 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze |