Race Lineup
Aaron's 499
Sunday, May 6th, 2012
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- 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)
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| START | VEH # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 2 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil-AAA | Walter Czarnecki | |
| 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Verifone Sail | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | Jack Roush | |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | O'Reilly Auto Parts | Jack Roush | |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 9 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's "Color your way to… | Bill Jenkins | |
| 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | John Henry | |
| 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & … | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Target / Kraft | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske | |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 15 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | Jerry Freeze | |
| 16 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 17 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Turtle Wax / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Felix Sabates | |
| 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | Aaron's / Alabama National Cham… | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing | |
| 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 27 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group | |
| 28 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy | Jack Roush | |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser | |
| 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 33 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | Phoenix Racing | |
| 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Racing | |
| 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | Mike Curb | |
| 36 | 97 | Bill Elliott | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood … | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke | |
| 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr | Toyota | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson Sr | |
| 40 | 33 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 41 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbe… | Jay Robinson | |
| 42 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall | |
| 43 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |