Race day has finally arrived at Daytona International Speedway. The green flag will drop on the 2012 Daytona 500 at 1:29 P.M. EST, and with it NASCAR's Sprint Cup season will officially begin.
Carl Edwards earned the pole position in last Sunday's time trial, and will start NASCAR's Super Bowl alongside Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle. The second row is populated by the winners of Thursday's Gatorade Duel races, Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth.
The complete 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
For more on the Great American Race, check out SB Nation NASCAR's Daytona 500 stream, as well as NASCAR Ranting & Raving.