Race Lineup
The official 2012 Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Richmond Raceway.
Federated Auto Parts 400
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 100.019
- Cautions: 6 for 41 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 1,906 (5.3 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 127.023 | 21.256 | 0.000 | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 126.981 | 21.263 | 0.007 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 126.910 | 21.275 | 0.019 | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser |
| 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 126.808 | 21.292 | 0.036 | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 126.790 | 21.295 | 0.039 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 6 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 126.784 | 21.296 | 0.040 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 126.671 | 21.315 | 0.059 | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 126.600 | 21.327 | 0.071 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 126.553 | 21.335 | 0.079 | NAPA Shocks | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 126.547 | 21.336 | 0.080 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 11 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 126.410 | 21.359 | 0.103 | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 12 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 126.139 | 21.405 | 0.149 | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 126.080 | 21.415 | 0.159 | Rheem | Richard Childress Racing |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 126.074 | 21.416 | 0.160 | Army Medicine | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 126.033 | 21.423 | 0.167 | Wrigley's Doublemint | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 126.033 | 21.423 | 0.167 | Subway | Jack Roush |
| 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 125.974 | 21.433 | 0.177 | Ford EcoBoost | John Henry |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 125.939 | 21.439 | 0.183 | AdvoCare | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 19 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 125.880 | 21.449 | 0.193 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 125.845 | 21.455 | 0.199 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 125.722 | 21.476 | 0.220 | HendrickCars.com | Linda Hendrick |
| 22 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 125.692 | 21.481 | 0.225 | DEWALT | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 125.599 | 21.497 | 0.241 | 3M / Manheim Auctions | Jack Roush |
| 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 125.546 | 21.506 | 0.250 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 25 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 125.511 | 21.512 | 0.256 | Quaker State / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 125.389 | 21.533 | 0.277 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Felix Sabates |
| 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 125.389 | 21.533 | 0.277 | Glory Foods | Front Row Motorsports |
| 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 125.371 | 21.536 | 0.280 | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 125.342 | 21.541 | 0.285 | Kingsford | Tad Geschickter |
| 30 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 125.226 | 21.561 | 0.305 | HendrickCars.com | Phoenix Racing |
| 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 125.052 | 21.591 | 0.335 | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 32 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 124.988 | 21.602 | 0.346 | Dr Pepper / Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 124.890 | 21.619 | 0.363 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 124.879 | 21.621 | 0.365 | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet St… | Andrea Nemechek |
| 35 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 124.746 | 21.644 | 0.388 | House / Autry | Front Row Motorsports |
| 36 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | 124.723 | 21.648 | 0.392 | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress Racing |
| 37 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 124.706 | 21.651 | 0.395 | TMone.com | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 38 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 124.539 | 21.680 | 0.424 | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 124.407 | 21.703 | 0.447 | Federated Auto Parts | Jack Roush |
| 40 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 124.315 | 21.719 | 0.463 | Plinker Tactical | Randy Humphrey |
| 41 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 124.161 | 21.746 | 0.490 | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze |
| 42 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 124.087 | 21.759 | 0.503 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 43 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 123.779 | 21.813 | 0.557 | Plinker Tactical | Mark Smith |