The 2012 Daytona 500 is currently delayed due to rainy conditions in Florida, but the racers will be ready to take their places in the starting grid once the weather allows it. It will take two hours for the track to be dried and safe for the drivers to race on. Rain is expected throughout the day, making everyone on edge as to whether the race will actually take place on Sunday.
Denver's Furniture Row Racing will have Regan Smith starting at No. 6. He took that spot due to his performance in Thursday's Gatorade Duels. Carl Edward and Greg Biffle had secured the pole and the outside pole position one week ago when they did the best speed performance during the Dayton 500 Qualifying races.
Smith finished in seventh last year after starting off in fifth. He wound up crashing in the final laps of the race, which Trevor Bayne won. Bayne starts at No. 40.
Here is the starting lineup for the 2012 Daytona 500:
- Carl Edwards
- Greg Biffle
- Tony Stewart
- Matt Kenseth
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Regan Smith
- Marcos Ambrose
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Burton
- Elliott Sadler
- Michael McDowell
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Kyle Busch
- AJ Allmendinger
- Jeff Gordon
- Robby Gordon
- Ryan Newman
- Jamie McMurray
- Kasey Kahne
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Mark Martin
- Brad Keselowski
- Dave Blaney
- David Ragan
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Kurt Busch
- Danica Patrick
- Clint Bowyer
- Denny Hamlin
- Bobby Labonte
- David Gilliland
- Joe Nemechek
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Casey Mears
- Paul Menard
- David Reutimann
- Landon Cassill
- Trevor Bayne
- Tony Raines
- David Stremme
- Terry Labonte
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