2012 NASCAR Pepsi Cup Series Season

The **2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series** was the 64th season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 41st modern-era Cup season. The season started on February 18, 2012, at Daytona International Speedway, with the Budweiser Shootout, followed by the Daytona 500 on February 27. The season continued with the Chase for the Sprint Cup beginning on September 16 at Chicagoland Speedway and concluded with the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Clint Bowyer and Brad Keselowski battled hard for the championship but Clint did win.

## Teams & Drivers

### Complete Schedule

1. #2 Penske Racing Dodge - Brad Keselowski
2. #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Kasey Kahne
3. #6 Roush Racing Ford - Jamie McMurray
4. #9 Petty Enterprises Ford - Marcos Ambrose
5. #10 Tommy Baldwin/Stewart HAAS Racing Chevy - Danica Patrick (10), David Reautimann (21) , Dave Blaney (1), Tommy Drissi (1), JJ Yeley (2)
6. #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota - Denny Hamlin
7. #13 Germain Racing Ford - Casey Mears
8. #14 Stewart HAAS Racing Chevrolet - Tony Stewart
9. #15 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota - Clint Bowyer
10. #16 Roush Racing Ford - Greg Biffle
11. #17 Roush Racing Ford - Matt Kenseth
12. #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota - Kyle Busch
13. #19 Petty Enterprises Ford - Cal Naughton, Jr.
14. #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota - Joey Logano
15. #22 Penske Racing Dodge - Sam Hornish, Jr.
16. #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet- Jeff Gordon
17. #26 Dennit Racing Chevrolet- Brian Wavecrest
18. #27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet- Paul Menard
19. #29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet- Kevin Harvick
20. #30 Inception Motorsports/Swan Racing Toyota - David Stremme (35), Brian Simo (1)
21. #31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet - Jeff Burton
22. #32 FAS Lane Racing Ford - Terry Labonte (4), Mike Bliss (1), Ken Schrader (13), Reed Sorenson (6), TJ Bell (5), Boris Said (2), Jason White (1), Mike Olsen (1), Timmy Hill (3)
23. #33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet- Steve Park (18), Austin Dillon (2), Brendan Guaghan (6), Max Papis (1), Mike Skinner (8), Mike Wallace (1), Hermie Sadler (1)
24. #34 Front Row Motorsports Ford - David Ragan
25. #35 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Ricky Hendrick
26. #36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet - Dave Blaney (32), Tony Raines (2)
27. #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford - David Gilliland
28. #39 Stewart HAAS Racing Chevrolet - Ryan Newman
29. #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet - Juan Pablo Montoya
30. #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet - Kenny Irwin, Jr.
31. #43 Petty Enterprises Ford - Aric Almirola
32. #45 Petty Enterprises Ford - Adam Petty
33. #47 JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota - Bobby Labonte
34. #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Jimmie Johnson
35. #50 Micheal Waltrip Racing Toyota - Mark Martin (24), Kenny Wallace (8), Micheal Waltrip (4)
36. #51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet - Bill Elliott (1), Jeff Green (4), Hermie Sadler (4), Tony Raines (2), Johnny Sauter (1), Mike Wallace (2), Nelson Piquet, Jr. (5), Andy Lally (2), Stephen Leicht **(R)** (6), Jason Leffler (9)
37. #53 Front Row Motorsports Ford - Jerry Nadeau
38. #55 Micheal Waltrip Racing Toyota - Brian Vickers
39. #56 Micheal Waltrip Racing Toyota - Martin Truex, Jr.
40. #62 Front Row Motorsports Ford - Tony Raines (1), Josh Wise **(R)** (35)
41. #78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet - Regan Smith (34), Tony Roper (2),
42. #82 Team Red Bull Toyota - Scott Speed
43. #83 BK Racing Toyota - Landon Cassill
44. #84 Team Red Bull Toyota - AJ Allmendinger (18), Steve Park (18)
45. #86 MOPAR Racing Dodge - Casey Atwood
46. #87 NEMCO Motorsports Toyota - Joe Nemechek
47. #88 Hendrick Motorsports - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (24), Regan Smith (2)
48. #93 BK Racing Toyota - David Reutimann (2), Travis Kvapil (34)
49. #97 Roush Racing Ford - Kurt Busch
50. #98 Phil Parsons Ford - Micheal McDowell (35), David Mayhew (1)
51. #99 Roush Racing Ford - Carl Edwards