Race Lineup
The official 2012 STP 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Kansas Speedway.
STP 400
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 144.122
- Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 3,201 (12.9 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 175.993 | 30.683 | 0.000 | AAA | Walter Czarnecki |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 175.747 | 30.726 | 0.043 | Rheem | Richard Childress Racing |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 175.724 | 30.730 | 0.047 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 175.667 | 30.740 | 0.057 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 175.484 | 30.772 | 0.089 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 175.444 | 30.779 | 0.096 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 175.313 | 30.802 | 0.119 | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 175.302 | 30.804 | 0.121 | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 175.092 | 30.841 | 0.158 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 10 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 175.086 | 30.842 | 0.159 | SKF | Team Penske |
| 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 175.063 | 30.846 | 0.163 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 174.927 | 30.870 | 0.187 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 174.887 | 30.877 | 0.194 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 14 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 174.876 | 30.879 | 0.196 | Phoenix Construction Services | Phoenix Racing |
| 15 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 174.803 | 30.892 | 0.209 | Accell Construction | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 174.803 | 30.892 | 0.209 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 174.706 | 30.909 | 0.226 | 3M Novec | Jack Roush |
| 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 174.486 | 30.948 | 0.265 | Ford EcoBoost | John Henry |
| 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 174.323 | 30.977 | 0.294 | Zecol / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 174.261 | 30.988 | 0.305 | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 174.244 | 30.991 | 0.308 | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 22 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 174.171 | 31.004 | 0.321 | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 174.143 | 31.009 | 0.326 | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 24 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 174.031 | 31.029 | 0.346 | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 174.020 | 31.031 | 0.348 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 174.003 | 31.034 | 0.351 | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 173.947 | 31.044 | 0.361 | Barrett-Jackson | Front Row Motorsports |
| 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 173.863 | 31.059 | 0.376 | Dewalt | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 173.756 | 31.078 | 0.395 | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser |
| 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 173.745 | 31.080 | 0.397 | Reese Towpower | Tad Geschickter |
| 31 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 173.516 | 31.121 | 0.438 | JPO Absorbents | Jay Robinson |
| 32 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 173.388 | 31.144 | 0.461 | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 173.383 | 31.145 | 0.462 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke |
| 34 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 173.249 | 31.169 | 0.486 | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 35 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 173.221 | 31.174 | 0.491 | Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 36 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 173.182 | 31.181 | 0.498 | McDonald's | Felix Sabates |
| 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 173.155 | 31.186 | 0.503 | Curb Records | Mike Curb |
| 38 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 172.756 | 31.258 | 0.575 | Morristown Driver's Service | Jerry Freeze |
| 39 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 172.507 | 31.303 | 0.620 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 171.986 | 31.398 | 0.715 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 171.625 | 31.464 | 0.781 | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood … | Andrea Nemechek |
| 42 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 171.396 | 31.506 | 0.823 | Humphrey Smith Racing | Randy Humphrey |
| 43 | 179 | Tim Andrews | Ford | 170.989 | 31.581 | 0.898 | BBI Waste Industries / Bestway Disp… | Archie St. Hilaire |