What is the new start time for the 2012 Daytona 500? Due to rain, the 54th running of the Great American Race at the Daytona International Speedway will now start at 12 noon ET on Monday, February 27. NASCAR postponed the race on Sunday due to heavy rain, but FOX will still broadcast the race and the lineup (below) remains the same.
The starting lineup includes popular NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr, Danica Patrick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Trevor Bayne and Jimmie Johnson. (see complete starting lineup below)
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The Starting Lineup for the 54th annual Daytona 500 (rescheduled to 2/27 at noon)
Row 1:
1, No. 99, Carl Edwards, Fastenal Ford
2, No. 16, Greg Biffle, 3M Ford
Row 2:
3, No. 14, Tony Stewart, Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
4, No. 17, Matt Kenseth, Best Buy Ford
Row 3:
5, No. 88, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet
6, No. 78, Regan Smith, Furniture Row/CSX Play It Safe Chevrolet
Row 4:
7, No. 9, Marcos Ambrose, Stanley Ford
8, No. 48, Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's Chevrolet
Row 5:
9, No. 31, Jeff Burton, Caterpillar Chevrolet
10, No. 33, Elliott Sadler(i), General Mills/Kroger Chevrolet
Row 6:
11, No. 98, Michael McDowell, KLOVE/Curb Records Ford Ford
12, No. 20, Joey Logano, The Home Depot Toyota
Row 7:
13, No. 29, Kevin Harvick, Budweiser Chevrolet
14, No. 18, Kyle Busch, M&M's Brown Toyota
Row 8:
15, No. 22, AJ Allmendinger, Shell Pennzoil Dodge
16, No. 24, Jeff Gordon, Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
Row 9:
17, No. 7, Robby Gordon, MAPEI/Menards/SPEED Energy Dodge
18, No. 39, Ryan Newman, U.S. ARMY/Quicken Loans Chevrolet
Row 10:
19, No. 1, Jamie McMurray, Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet
20, No. 5, Kasey Kahne, Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
Row 11:
21, No. 6, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i), Ford EcoBoost Ford
22, No. 55, Mark Martin, Aaron's Toyota
Row 12:
23, No. 2, Brad Keselowski, Miller Lite Dodge
24, No. 36, Dave Blaney, Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chevrolet
Row 13:
25, No. 34, David Ragan, Scorpion Truck Bedliners Ford
26, No. 56, Martin Truex Jr., NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
Row 14:
27, No. 43, Aric Almirola, Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes Ford
28, No. 51, Kurt Busch, Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet
Row 15:
29, No. 10, Danica Patrick, GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
30, No. 15, Clint Bowyer, 5-hour Energy Toyota
Row 16:
31, No. 11, Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Toyota
32, No. 47, Bobby Labonte, Kroger Toyota
Row 17:
33, No. 38, David Gilliland, MHP/Power Pak Pudding Ford
34, No. 87, Joe Nemechek(i), AM FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota
Row 18:
35, No. 42, Juan Pablo Montoya, Target Chevrolet
36, No. 13, Casey Mears, GEICO Ford
Row 19:
37, No. 27, Paul Menard, Menards/Peak Chevrolet
38, No. 93, David Reutimann, Burger King Toyota
Row 20:
39, No. 83, Landon Cassill, Burger King Toyota
40, No. 21, Trevor Bayne, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford T
Row 21:
41, No. 26, Tony Raines, Front Row Motorsports Ford T
42, No. 30, David Stremme, Inception Motorsports Toyota T
Row 22:
43, No. 32, Terry Labonte, C&J Energy Ford PC
Photo Credit: Crew members move the #16 3M Ford down pit lane to facilitate track drying during a rain delay for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 26, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)
