Race Lineup
The official 2012 Tums Fast Relief 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
Tums Fast Relief 500
Sunday, October 28th, 2012
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 77.677
- Cautions: 11 for 64 laps
- Lead Changes: 22
- Green Flag Passes: 2,772 (6.4 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 97.598 | 19.402 | 0.000 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 2 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 97.533 | 19.415 | 0.013 | My Classic Garage | Bill Jenkins |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 97.427 | 19.436 | 0.034 | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 97.392 | 19.443 | 0.041 | Odyssey / EnerSys | Richard Childress Racing |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 97.382 | 19.445 | 0.043 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 97.272 | 19.467 | 0.065 | Roush Fenway Racing | John Henry |
| 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 97.257 | 19.470 | 0.068 | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 97.247 | 19.472 | 0.070 | 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Found… | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 97.158 | 19.490 | 0.088 | Menards / Zecol | Richard Childress Racing |
| 10 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 97.108 | 19.500 | 0.098 | Gwaltney | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 96.968 | 19.528 | 0.126 | Pepsi Max | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 12 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 96.964 | 19.529 | 0.127 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 96.959 | 19.530 | 0.128 | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing |
| 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 96.904 | 19.541 | 0.139 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 96.869 | 19.548 | 0.146 | HendrickCars.com | Linda Hendrick |
| 16 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 96.840 | 19.554 | 0.152 | Where's Waldo | Front Row Motorsports |
| 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 96.835 | 19.555 | 0.153 | Pine Sol | Tad Geschickter |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 96.835 | 19.555 | 0.153 | Quicken Loans | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 19 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 96.751 | 19.572 | 0.170 | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 96.716 | 19.579 | 0.177 | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 96.706 | 19.581 | 0.179 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb |
| 22 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 96.681 | 19.586 | 0.184 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 96.652 | 19.592 | 0.190 | Geek Squad | Jack Roush |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 96.578 | 19.607 | 0.205 | McDonald's | Felix Sabates |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 96.533 | 19.616 | 0.214 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 26 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 96.391 | 19.645 | 0.243 | Phoenix Construction | Phoenix Racing |
| 27 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 96.273 | 19.669 | 0.267 | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 28 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 96.156 | 19.693 | 0.291 | Federated Auto Parts | Jack Roush |
| 29 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 96.141 | 19.696 | 0.294 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 30 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 96.112 | 19.702 | 0.300 | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 31 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 96.063 | 19.712 | 0.310 | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze |
| 32 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 96.015 | 19.722 | 0.320 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 33 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 95.985 | 19.728 | 0.326 | Black & Decker | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 34 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 95.976 | 19.730 | 0.328 | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 35 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 95.922 | 19.741 | 0.339 | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 95.922 | 19.741 | 0.339 | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports |
| 37 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 95.811 | 19.764 | 0.362 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 95.675 | 19.792 | 0.390 | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet St… | Andrea Nemechek |
| 39 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 95.574 | 19.813 | 0.411 | Plinker Tactical | Mark Smith |
| 40 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 95.545 | 19.819 | 0.417 | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 41 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 95.540 | 19.820 | 0.418 | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Thomas Ueberall |
| 42 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | 95.204 | 19.890 | 0.488 | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress Racing |
| 43 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | 94.898 | 19.954 | 0.552 | B&D Electrical | Bob Leavine |