Race Lineup
The official 2012 AdvoCare 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Phoenix Raceway.
AdvoCare 500
Sunday, November 11th, 2012
Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 312
- Laps Actual: 319 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 111.182
- Cautions: 8 for 38 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 1,658 (5.9 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 138.766 | 25.943 | 0.000 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 138.217 | 26.046 | 0.103 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 137.578 | 26.167 | 0.224 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 137.478 | 26.186 | 0.243 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 5 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 137.211 | 26.237 | 0.294 | Farmland | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 6 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 137.007 | 26.276 | 0.333 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser |
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 136.992 | 26.279 | 0.336 | Menards / Rheem | Richard Childress Racing |
| 8 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 136.872 | 26.302 | 0.359 | Phoenix Construction | Phoenix Racing |
| 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 136.867 | 26.303 | 0.360 | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 10 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 136.867 | 26.303 | 0.360 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 136.830 | 26.310 | 0.367 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 136.721 | 26.331 | 0.388 | Quicken Loans | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 13 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 136.679 | 26.339 | 0.396 | Fastenal | Jack Roush |
| 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 136.622 | 26.350 | 0.407 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 15 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 136.488 | 26.376 | 0.433 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 136.436 | 26.386 | 0.443 | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 136.359 | 26.401 | 0.458 | Black & Decker | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 136.353 | 26.402 | 0.459 | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Felix Sabates |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 136.271 | 26.418 | 0.475 | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 136.219 | 26.428 | 0.485 | Filtrete | Jack Roush |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 136.003 | 26.470 | 0.527 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 22 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 135.906 | 26.489 | 0.546 | Ford EcoBoost | John Henry |
| 23 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 135.547 | 26.559 | 0.616 | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 135.440 | 26.580 | 0.637 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 135.211 | 26.625 | 0.682 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 26 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 135.171 | 26.633 | 0.690 | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 27 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 134.948 | 26.677 | 0.734 | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 28 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 134.948 | 26.677 | 0.734 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb |
| 29 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 134.932 | 26.680 | 0.737 | Barrett-Jackson | Front Row Motorsports |
| 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 134.449 | 26.776 | 0.833 | Vektor Vodka | Tad Geschickter |
| 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 134.374 | 26.791 | 0.848 | Loan Mart | Front Row Motorsports |
| 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 134.343 | 26.797 | 0.854 | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 134.198 | 26.826 | 0.883 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 34 | 144 | David Reutimann | Ford | 134.008 | 26.864 | 0.921 | No Label Watcher | Johnathan Cohen |
| 35 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | 133.620 | 26.942 | 0.999 | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress Racing |
| 36 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 133.576 | 26.951 | 1.008 | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | Randy Humphrey |
| 37 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 132.954 | 27.077 | 1.134 | GoDaddy.com | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 38 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 132.817 | 27.105 | 1.162 | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze |
| 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 132.387 | 27.193 | 1.250 | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 40 | Jason Leffler | 131.329 | 27.412 | 1.469 | ||||
| 41 | Timmy Hill | 129.945 | 27.704 | 1.761 | ||||
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 128.691 | 27.974 | 2.031 | Accell Construction | Allan Heinke |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 130.067 | 27.678 | 1.735 | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stov… | Andrea Nemechek |