CUP Series Talladega Superspeedway

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Race Lineup

The official 2012 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

Aaron's 499

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 2 Dodge
  • 12 Ford
  • 14 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 194 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 160.192
  • Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 34
  • Green Flag Passes: 11,459 (67.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 191.624 49.973 0.000 DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
2 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 191.111 50.107 0.134 Shell / Pennzoil-AAA Walter Czarnecki
3 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 191.039 50.126 0.153 Stanley Richard Petty Motorsports
4 43 Aric Almirola Ford 190.981 50.141 0.168 Verifone Sail Richard Petty Motorsports
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 190.772 50.196 0.223 Farmers Insurance Linda Hendrick
6 99 Carl Edwards Ford 190.586 50.245 0.272 Fastenal Jack Roush
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 190.586 50.245 0.272 O'Reilly Auto Parts Jack Roush
8 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 190.476 50.274 0.301 Office Depot / Mobil 1 Stewart-haas Racing
9 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 190.245 50.335 0.362 Aaron's "Color your way to… Bill Jenkins
10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 190.200 50.347 0.374 Best Buy John Henry
11 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 190.170 50.355 0.382 Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & … Wood Brothers Racing
12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 190.140 50.363 0.390 Target / Kraft Chip Ganassi Racing
13 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 190.072 50.381 0.408 Miller Lite Team Penske
14 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 190.064 50.383 0.410 Bass Pro Shops Stewart-haas Racing
15 26 Josh Wise Ford 189.958 50.411 0.438 Morristown Driver's Service Jerry Freeze
16 56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 189.958 50.411 0.438 NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip Racing
17 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 189.906 50.425 0.452 Turtle Wax / Menards Richard Childress Racing
18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 189.864 50.436 0.463 National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Hendrick Motorsports
19 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 189.797 50.454 0.481 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 189.785 50.457 0.484 Rheem Richard Childress Racing
21 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 189.691 50.482 0.509 M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing
22 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 189.680 50.485 0.512 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing
23 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 189.601 50.506 0.533 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Felix Sabates
24 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 189.556 50.518 0.545 Aaron's / Alabama National Cham… Michael Waltrip Racing
25 13 Casey Mears Ford 189.477 50.539 0.566 GEICO Germain Racing
26 38 David Gilliland Ford 189.354 50.572 0.599 Taco Bell Front Row Motorsports
27 30 David Stremme Toyota 189.331 50.578 0.605 Inception Motorsports The Racers Group
28 32 Terry Labonte Ford 189.182 50.618 0.645 C&J Energy Jack Roush
29 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 189.100 50.640 0.667 Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing
30 20 Joey Logano Toyota 189.073 50.647 0.674 Dollar General Joe Gibbs Racing
31 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 189.051 50.653 0.680 Furniture Row / Farm American Barney Visser
32 34 David Ragan Ford 189.021 50.661 0.688 Front Row Motorsports Front Row Motorsports
33 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 188.984 50.671 0.698 Phoenix Construction Services Phoenix Racing
34 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet 188.902 50.693 0.720 Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Racing
35 98 Michael McDowell Ford 188.630 50.766 0.793 Curb Records Mike Curb
36 97 Bill Elliott Toyota 188.171 50.890 0.917 NEMCO Motorsports Andrea Nemechek
37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 188.012 50.933 0.960 AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood … Andrea Nemechek
38 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 187.625 51.038 1.065 Tommy Baldwin Racing Allan Heinke
39 23 Robert Richardson Jr Toyota 186.710 51.288 1.315 North Texas Pipe Robert Richardson Sr
40 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet 186.529 51.338 1.365 Unsponsored Richard Childress Racing
41 249 JJ Yeley Toyota 186.296 51.402 1.429 America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbe… Jay Robinson
42 83 Landon Cassill Toyota 186.293 51.403 1.430 Burger King Thomas Ueberall
43 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 186.206 51.427 1.454 Burger King Thomas Ueberall