| Teams 2012 Food City 250 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JD Motorsports | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Richard Childress Racing | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet |
| 4 | JD Motorsports | Brad Teague | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Ford |
| 7 | JR Motorsports | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Randy Hill Racing | Tim Andrews | Ford |
| 10 | TriStar Motorsports | Jeff Green | Toyota |
| 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Brian Scott | Toyota |
| 12 | Team Penske | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Dodge |
| 14 | TriStar Motorsports | Eric McClure | Toyota |
| 15 | Rick Ware Racing | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Joey Logano | Toyota |
| 19 | TriStar Motorsports | Tayler Malsam | Toyota |
| 22 | Team Penske | Brad Keselowski | Dodge |
| 23 | R3 Motorsports | Robert Richardson, J | Chevrolet |
| 24 | SR2 Motorsports | Benny Gordon | Toyota |
| 30 | Turner Scott Motorsports | Nelson Piquet, Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Turner Scott Motorsports | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Richard Childress Racing | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Ryan Blaney | Chevrolet |
| 38 | Turner Scott Motorsports | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Go Green Racing | Josh Richards | Ford |
| 40 | Key Motorsports | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet |
| 41 | Rick Ware Racing | Fain Skinner | Ford |
| 42 | Key Motorsports | Josh Wise | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Michael Annett | Ford |
| 44 | TriStar Motorsports | Mike Bliss | Toyota |
| 46 | Key Motorsports | Chase Miller | Chevrolet |
| 50 | Beaver Motosports | David Starr | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements Racing | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Joey Gase | Chevrolet |
| 54 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Kyle Busch | Toyota |
| 60 | Roush Fenway Racing | Trevor Bayne | Ford |
| 70 | ML Motorsports | Johanna Long | Chevrolet |
| 71 | Rick Ware Racing | Carl Long | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Mike Harmon Racing | Rick Crawford | Chevrolet |
| 75 | Rick Ware Racing | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet |
| 81 | MacDonald Motorsports | Jason Bowles | Dodge |
| 86 | DRG Motorsports | Kevin Lepage | Ford |
| 87 | NEMCO Motorsports | Joe Nemechek | Toyota |
| 88 | JR Motorsports | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet |
| 99 | RAB Racing | John Wes Townley | Toyota |