Race Lineup
The official 2012 Dover 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Dover Motor Speedway.
Dover 400
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 122.835
- Cautions: 7 for 32 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 1,221 (3.3 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 158.297 | 22.742 | 0.000 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 158.263 | 22.747 | 0.005 | Lowe's Madagascar | Jeff Gordon |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 158.235 | 22.751 | 0.009 | Quicken Loans | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 158.047 | 22.778 | 0.036 | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 157.985 | 22.787 | 0.045 | Best Buy | John Henry |
| 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 157.867 | 22.804 | 0.062 | Jimmy Johns | Richard Childress Racing |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 157.839 | 22.808 | 0.066 | 3M / Heiland (EMD) | Jack Roush |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 157.839 | 22.808 | 0.066 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 9 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 157.611 | 22.841 | 0.099 | Phoenix Construction Services | Phoenix Racing |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 157.549 | 22.850 | 0.108 | FedEx Autism Speaks | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 157.542 | 22.851 | 0.109 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 12 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 157.494 | 22.858 | 0.116 | Jani-King / Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 157.418 | 22.869 | 0.127 | HendrickCars.com | Linda Hendrick |
| 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 157.405 | 22.871 | 0.129 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 157.363 | 22.877 | 0.135 | BB&T | Richard Childress Racing |
| 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 157.343 | 22.880 | 0.138 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 157.329 | 22.882 | 0.140 | AMP Energy / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 157.178 | 22.904 | 0.162 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 157.061 | 22.921 | 0.179 | Subway | Jack Roush |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 156.822 | 22.956 | 0.214 | Menards / PPG | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 156.822 | 22.956 | 0.214 | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 156.781 | 22.962 | 0.220 | Scott Products | Tad Geschickter |
| 23 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 156.637 | 22.983 | 0.241 | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 156.563 | 22.994 | 0.252 | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Felix Sabates |
| 25 | 179 | Scott Speed | Ford | 156.488 | 23.005 | 0.263 | Team Kyle | Archie St. Hilaire |
| 26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 156.460 | 23.009 | 0.267 | Furniture Row / CSX "Play it S… | Barney Visser |
| 27 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 156.270 | 23.037 | 0.295 | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 28 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 156.216 | 23.045 | 0.303 | MHP / 8 Hour Alert | Front Row Motorsports |
| 29 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 156.121 | 23.059 | 0.317 | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 30 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 155.723 | 23.118 | 0.376 | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 155.676 | 23.125 | 0.383 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 155.266 | 23.186 | 0.444 | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 33 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 154.912 | 23.239 | 0.497 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb |
| 34 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 154.672 | 23.275 | 0.533 | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbe… | Jay Robinson |
| 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 154.559 | 23.292 | 0.550 | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet St… | Andrea Nemechek |
| 36 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 154.559 | 23.292 | 0.550 | Humphrey Smith Racing | Randy Humphrey |
| 37 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | 154.480 | 23.304 | 0.562 | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress Racing |
| 38 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | 154.096 | 23.362 | 0.620 | Unsponsored | Jack Roush |
| 39 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 154.024 | 23.373 | 0.631 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 153.866 | 23.397 | 0.655 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 153.702 | 23.422 | 0.680 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke |
| 42 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 153.584 | 23.440 | 0.698 | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 43 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 154.480 | 23.304 | 0.562 | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |