By Jason Schultz

Race Info

Date- Sunday September 16^th, 2012

Location- Joliet, Illinois

Start time- 2:16 PM EST/ 1:16 PM CT

Distance- 267 Laps, 400.5 Miles

Broadcast TV- ESPN

Broadcast Radio- MRN

Weather Forecast

High 79 F Low 55 F

Chance of rain-0%

Sunny

Past Race Winners

2011- Tony Stewart

2010- David Reutimann

2009- Mark Martin

2008- Kyle Busch

2007-Tony Stewart

Notables yet to win the GEICO 400

Brad Keselowski

Kasey Kahne

Denny Hamlin

Clint Bowyer

Greg Biffle

Matt Kenseth

Jimmie Johnson

Martin Truex Jr

News & Notes

This is the first Chase race

Tony Stewart looks to win back to back Chicagoland Races

Clint Bowyer looks to win back to back races

Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch look to upset Chase drivers by winning the first Chase race

Jimmie Johnson begins his Chase quest for his sixth championship

Chase drivers Harvick and Truex Jr look for first wins of the season

Jason’s Fantasy Racing Picks

Group A- Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick

Group B- Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr

Group C- Sam Hornish Jr, Trevor Bayne

Event Schedule

Sprint Cup Practice 1:00 PM EST/ 12:00 PM CT Friday on ESPN2

Sprint Cup Practice 4:00 PM EST/ 3:00 PM CT Friday on ESPN2

Sprint Cup Qualifying 1:30 PM EST/ 12:30 PM CT Saturday on SPEED

Sprint Cup Race, GEICO 400, 1:00 PM EST/ 12:00 PM CT Sunday on ESPN

Next Race- Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire

Entry List via Nascar.com

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	MAKE	SPONSOR	OWNER
1	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Chevrolet	McDonald’s	Felix Sabates
2	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills, MI	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
5	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance	Linda Hendrick
9	Marcos Ambrose	Launceston, Tasmania	Ford	Stanley	Richard Petty
10	Danica Patrick	Roscoe, IL	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Tommy Baldwin
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Toyota	FedEx Ground	J D Gibbs
13	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Ford	GEICO	Bob Germain
14	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	Office Depot / Mobil 1	Margaret Haas
15	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Toyota	5-hour Energy	Rob Kauffman
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Scotch Blue	Jack Roush
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	Best Buy	John Henry
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Toyota	Wrigley	Joe Gibbs
20	Joey Logano	Middletown, CT	Toyota	Dollar General	Joe Gibbs
21	Trevor Bayne	Knoxville, TN	Ford	Good Sam Club / Camping World	Glen Wood
22	Sam Hornish Jr.	Bryan, OH	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	Walter Czarnecki
23	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	Robert Richardson
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
26	Josh Wise*	Riverside, CA	Ford	MDS Transport	Jerry Freeze
27	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Menards / Libman	Richard Childress
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Budweiser Designate a Driver	Richard Childress
30	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	Kevin Buckler
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress
32	T.J. Bell	Reno, NV	Ford	U.S. Chrome	Jack Roush
33	Cole Whitt	Alpine, CA	Chevrolet	Little Joes Autos.com	Richard Childress
34	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	Distraction.gov	Bob Jenkins
36	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Allan Heinke
37	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Max Q Workforce	Larry Gunselman
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	1800loanmart	Brad Jenkins
39	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Chevrolet	Haas Automation	Tony Stewart
42	Juan Montoya	Bogota, Colombia	Chevrolet	Target	Chip Ganassi
43	Aric Almirola	Tampa, FL	Ford	Farmland	Richard Petty
47	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Toyota	Bubba Burgers	Tad Geschickter
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools	Jeff Gordon
51	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com	James Finch
55	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Toyota	LG Partner of the Year / Aaron’s	Bill Jenkins
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip
78	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / Farm American	Barney Visser
83	Landon Cassill	Cedar Rapids, IA	Toyota	Burger King	Thomas Ueberall
87	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Toyota	AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves	Andrea Nemechek
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	AMP Energy / 7-Eleven / National Guard	Rick Hendrick
93	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper	Thomas Ueberall
98	Michael McDowell	Phoenix, AZ	Ford	Phil Parsons Racing	Mike Curb
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Fastenal	Jack Roush
119	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Toyota	Plinker Tactical	Randy Humphrey
191	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Chevrolet	Plinker Tactical	Mark Smith
195	Scott Speed	Manteca, CA	Ford	Jordan Truck Sales	Bob Leavine
249	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Toyota	Robinson-Blak- eney Racing	Jay Robinson