2012 Budweiser Shootout Field

Have you been wondering who’s in the 2012 Budweiser Shootout? Today NASCAR announced what drivers will be eligible for the 2012 event. The eligibility requirements are 1)finish in the top 25 in points in 2011 and or 2) be a previous event winner at Daytona International Speedway.

Drivers in top 25 in points who are eligible
Tony Stewart
Carl Edwards
Kevin Harvick
Matt Kenseth
Brad Keselowski
Jimmie Johnson
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Jeff Gordon
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Newman
Kurt Busch
Kyle Busch
Clint Bowyer
Kasey Kahne
A.J. Allmendinger
Greg Biffle
Paul Menard
Martin Truex Jr.
Marcos Ambrose
Jeff Burton
Juan Pablo Montoya
Mark Martin
David Ragan
Joey Logano
Brian Vickers

Previous event winners at Daytona who are eligible

Bill Elliott
Geoff Bodine
Derrike Cope
Michael Waltrip
Jamie McMurray
Trevor Bayne
Terry Labonte
Ken Schrader