Entry List for the 2012 Bud Shootout

This Saturday marks the unofficial kickoff of the 2012 NASCAR season and it starts at Daytona. The Daytona 500 is a huge week long celebration of the drivers, crew members and fans. It all begins with the Bud Shootout on Saturday Night. Here are the names that will be in the Bud Shootout:

1 Jamie McMurray
2 Brad Keselowski
5 Kasey Kahne
9 Marcos Ambrose
11 Denny Hamlin
14 Tony Stewart
15 Clint Bowyer
16 Greg Biffle
17 Matt Kenseth
18 Kyle Busch
20 Joey Logano
22 A.J. Allmendinger
24 Jeff Gordon
27 Paul Menard
29 Kevin Harvick
31 Jeff Burton
34 David Ragan 

39 Ryan Newman
42 Juan Montoya
48 Jimmie Johnson
51 Kurt Busch
55 Michael Waltrip
56 Martin Truex Jr.
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
99 Carl Edwards

As you can see, the lineup is pretty star powered and it's going to be a very competitive race to kick of the Daytona 500.The Bud Shootout is not the only happening at Daytona within the next week. Here is a schedule of the races to come.

Thu, Feb 23
2:00 PM ET Gatorade Duel 1

Thu, Feb 23
4:00 PM ET Gatorade Duel 2

Fri, Feb 24
7:30 PM ET NextEra Energy Resources 250

Sat, Feb 25
1:00 PM ET NASCAR Nationwide Series at Daytona presented by GoDaddy.com

Sun, Feb 26
1:00 PM ET Daytona 500

Keep checking back within the next week to see all the news and happening at Daytona Speed weeks.