2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers
| Drivers | ||||
| NAME | NO. | SPONSOR | MAKE | TEAM |
| AJ Allmendinger | 22 | Shell-Pennzoil | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Aric Almirola | 43 | Smithfield Foods/STP/Air Force | Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Stanley/Black & Decker/DeWalt/Kwikset | Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Tim Andrews | 79 | |||
| Trevor Bayne | 21 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Ford | Wood Brothers |
| T.J. Bell | 32 | Federated Auto Parts | Ford | FAS Lane Racing |
| Norm Benning | 57 | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| Greg Biffle | 16 | 3M | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Dave Blaney | 36 | Accell Construction/Ollie's Bargain Outlet | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| Mike Bliss | 19 | |||
| Geoffrey Bodine | 64 | TBA | Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports |
| Clint Bowyer | 15 | 5-hour ENERGY | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Jeff Burton | 31 | Caterpillar | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| Kurt Busch | 51 | Tag Heuer/Hendrickcars.com | Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing |
| Kyle Busch | 18 | M&M's/Snickers/Combos/Pedigree/Double Mint Gum | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Landon Cassill | 83 | |||
| Ted Christopher | ||||
| Stacy Compton | 74 | |||
| Kevin Conway | 97 | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports |
| Terry Cook | 46 | Econolodge | Dodge | K Automotive Racing |
| Derrike Cope | 175 | Asset Protect/Strutmasterpro.com | Dodge | Derrike Cope Inc. |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Diet Mountain Dew/Army National Guard | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Carl Edwards | 99 | Fastenal/Subway/UPS/Aflac/Kellogg's | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Bill Elliott | 97 | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports |
| Mike Garvey | 73 | Jani King | Dodge | Revelocity Racing |
| Brendan Gaughan | 33 | General Mills/Kroger | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| David Gilliland | 38 | Mod Space/MHP | Ford | FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS |
| Jeff Gordon | 24 | Drive To End/DuPont Finishes/Pepsi Max | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Robby Gordon | 7 | MAPEI/Menard's/Speed Energy | Dodge | Robby Gordon Motorsports |
| Jeff Green | 33 | General Mills/Kroger | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Express | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Kevin Harvick | 29 | Budweiser/Jimmy John's/Rheem | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| Timmy Hill | 37 | Poynt.com | Ford | FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | 12 | |||
| James Hylton | 60 | TBA | Ford | Carter/Simo Racing |
| Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Kasey Kahne | 5 | Farmers Insurance | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Matt Kenseth | 17 | Valvoline/Best Buy | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Brian Keselowski | 92 | Discount Tire | Dodge | K Automotive Racing |
| Travis Kvapil | 28 | Golden Corral | Ford | Yates Racing |
| Bobby Labonte | 47 | Kroger | Toyota | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| Terry Labonte | 32 | Federated Auto Parts | Ford | FAS Lane Racing |
| Stephen Leicht | 33 | General Mills/Kroger | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| Joey Logano | 20 | The Home Depot/Dollar General | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Carl Long | 146 | Romeo Guest Construction | Dodge | |
| Mark Martin | 55 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Jeremy Mayfield | 41 | Allsport | Toyota | Mayfield Motorsports |
| Michael McDowell | 66 | Victory Junction | Toyota | HP Racing |
| Jamie McMurray | 1 | Bass Pro Shops/McDonald's | Chevrolet | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
| Casey Mears | 13 | GEICO | Toyota | Germain Racing |
| Paul Menard | 27 | Menard's | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Target | Chevrolet | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates |
| Joe Nemechek | 87 | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports |
| Ryan Newman | 39 | U.S. Army/Tornados/Haas Automation/Quicken Loans/ | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| Danica Patrick | 10 | GoDaddy.com | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| David Ragan | 34 | MHP | Ford | FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS |
| Tony Raines | 26 | Ford | Latitude 43 Racing | |
| David Reutimann | 73 | Jani King | Dodge | Revelocity Racing |
| Robert Richardson Jr. | 23 | North Texas Pipe | Chevrolet | R3 Motorsports |
| Scott Riggs | 23 | North Texas Pipe | Chevrolet | R3 Motorsports |
| Elliott Sadler | 33 | General Mills/Kroger | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| Hermie Sadler | 33 | General Mills/Kroger | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| Ken Schrader | 32 | Federated Auto Parts | Ford | FAS Lane Racing |
| Mike Skinner | 123 | TBA | Chevrolet | R3 Motorsports |
| Regan Smith | 78 | Furniture Row/Farm Bureau of the Heartland | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing |
| Reed Sorenson | 32 | Federated Auto Parts | Ford | FAS Lane Racing |
| Scott Speed | 95 | |||
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 6 | Ford Eco Boost | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Tony Stewart | 14 | Office Depot/Mobil 1/Burger King | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Brian Vickers | 55 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Kenny Wallace | 09 | |||
| Mike Wallace | 171 | TRG Motorsports | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports |
| Steve Wallace | 77 | 5-Hour Energy | Toyota | Rusty Wallace Racing |
| Michael Waltrip | 55 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Cole Whitt | 74 | |||
| Scott Wimmer | 177 | Speed Energy/GNC | Dodge | Robby Gordon Motorsports |
| Josh Wise | 26 | Ford | Latitude 43 Racing | |
| J.J. Yeley | 49 | America Israel Racing | Toyota | Robinson-Blakeney Racing |