2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series
2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series
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Champions | Seasons
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion.
Elliott Sadler came in second behind Stenhouse.
The 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season was the thirty-first season of semi-professional stock car racing in the United States. The season included thirty-three races, down from thirty-four, and began with the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's Championship. Joe Gibbs won the Owners' Championship with the No. 18 car, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Roush Fenway Racing won the Drivers' Championship with a sixth-place finish at the final race of the season.
1 Report
2 Teams and drivers
2.1 Complete schedule
2.2 Limited schedule
2.3 Team changes
2.4 Driver changes
3 2012 calendar
3.1 Calendar changes
4 Changes
4.1 Rule changes
5 Results and standings
5.1 Races
5.2 Drivers
5.3 Manufacturer
The Nationwide Series started its 2012 season at Daytona. The race was dominated by a mix of tandem and pack drafting. On the final lap, Kurt and Kyle Busch attempted to block the tandem of Joey Logano and Trevor Bayne. When the Busch brothers moved up to block, it resulted in a 10 car collision that wrecked most of the top 10. Part-time Nationwide driver James Buescher sailed through the wreck and scored his first series win. Heading to Phoenix, Kevin Harvick dominated the race, leading 90 laps. On the final pitstop, teammate Sadler got two tires and managed to hold off a charging Brad Keselowski for his first Nationwide win in 14 years. Heading to Las Vegas, defending champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. held off veteran Mark Martin for his first win of the season. The next week at Bristol, polesitter Logano dominated the race, leading 119 laps. But Elliott Sadler, on the advice of crew chief Luke Lambert, stayed out during the final round of pit stops and held off Kasey Kahne for his second win in four races. In California, Logano won back-to-back poles, but held off Stenhouse for his first win of the season.
Following the off week, teams returned to racing at Texas. There, Stenhouse and Paul Menard were the class of the field, with Menard leading 100 laps. However, Stenhouse rallied from a poor early pitstop and held off Menard for his second win of the season. At Richmond, Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Virginia native Denny Hamlin dominated the race, but Busch would hold off Hamlin to take the first Nationwide win for Kyle Busch Motorsports. The following week at Talladega, a multi-car crash on the last lap forced a red flag. On the restart, Joey Logano edged Cup teammate Kyle Busch by 0.034 seconds to take his second win of the year. At Darlington, Hamlin dominated the race, leading 102 laps. However, a push from Keselowski on a green-white-checkered restart sent Logano to the lead and to his second consecutive win. At Iowa, points leader Stenhouse once again dominated, leading 209 of 250 laps to easily claim his third consecutive Iowa win. At Charlotte, Keselowski stayed out during the final round of pit stops, going 73 laps on a single tank of fuel to claim his first win of the season. At Dover, Logano dominated the race and held off teammates Ryan Truex and Brian Scott to grab the win.
The Sargento 200 at Road America in June
Following the second off weekend, the series returned to action at Michigan, where Logano once again dominated the race, holding off Buescher to grab his second consecutive victory. The following week at Road America, Nelson Piquet Jr. dominated the race from pole, grabbing his first Nationwide win and becoming the first Brazilian to win in one of NASCAR's top three divisions. At Kentucky, Austin Dillon dominated the race, easily holding off the field to take his first career Nationwide win and becoming the first rookie winner since Juan Pablo Montoya. Dillon took over the points lead, but lost it after failing post-race inspection. When the series returned to Daytona, multiple Big Ones took out most of the contenders. However, Kurt Busch stayed out front and pulled a last lap pass on Joey Logano to take his second win of the season. The series headed to Chicago, where Stenhouse dominated most of the day, but a decision to stay out when the leaders pitted on lap 130 cost him later. On lap 166, Stenhouse pitted, handing the lead to points leader Sadler. Sadler managed to hold off both Stenhouse and Illinois native Justin Allgaier on a green-white-checkered to take his third win of the season and win the Nationwide Dash 4 Cash bonus.
The series made its inaugural trip to the Brickyard, where points leader Sadler led after Kyle Busch was involved in a late wreck. However, NASCAR officials penalized Sadler for allegedly jumping the final restart, sending him back to 16th. Cup regular Keselowski took the lead and held off teammate Sam Hornish Jr. to give owner Roger Penske his first stock car win at Indy. At the second race in Iowa, polesitter Elliott Sadler rebounded from the disappointment at Indy and held off Justin Allgaier to grab his fourth win of the season. Heading up north to Watkins Glen, Keselowski dominated the race, but Carl Edwards, making a one-off appearance, passed Keselowski with 10 to go and held on for his first win of the season. The series headed north of the border for its final road course race at Montreal. Jacques Villeneuve dominated the race, but was forced to conserve fuel over two green-white-checkered finishes. On the second attempt, Justin Allgaier pulled a bump and run on Villeneuve on the final lap to take his first win of the year.
Action resumed at the newly reconfigured Bristol. Harvick led the race for 98 laps, seeking the No. 33 team's first win of the year. However, he ran out of fuel during a caution on lap 238, handing the lead to Joey Logano. Logano would then hold off Stenhouse for the victory. At Atlanta, Harvick dominated the race, leading 157 laps. However, a late caution for a crash by Mike Bliss, Buescher, and Kyle Fowler bunched up the field. On the ensuing restart, Stenhouse made a last lap pass on Harvick to take the win. The following week at Richmond, Harvick would make up for the losses and dominated the race, leading 141 laps en route to his first win of the season. Returning to Chicagoland, Stenhouse rallied from an incorrect adjustment on the final pit stop to pass Kyle Busch with 20 to go to take his fifth win of the season as well as the points lead. At Kentucky, polesitter Austin Dillon took advantage of a fast final pitstop to get in front of the field, holding off Hornish to sweep the Kentucky races and put himself back in the championship hunt.
The series returned to Dover, where Logano once again dominated the race, leading 184 of 200 laps en route to his 7th win of the year and the season sweep at the "Monster Mile". Returning to Charlotte, the race was dominated by Cup regulars Keselowski, Logano, and Harvick. The final 30 laps were a fuel mileage race, where Logano, who pitted with 14 to go, retook the lead with 6 to go, rolling to his series high 8th win of the season. At a repaved Kansas, Stenhouse rallied from 2 laps down as well as mid-race contact with Logano to beat Kyle Busch on a green-white-checkered restart to grab his sixth win of the year. At the penultimate race in Phoenix, Logano dominated the race, holding off teammate Brian Vickers on a green-white-checkered finish to score his 9th win of the season while Stenhouse extended his points lead after Sadler crashed late in the race. At the season finale at Homestead, Regan Smith held off a dominant Kyle Busch to score his first Nationwide victory, while Stenhouse finished off his Nationwide Series career with a 6th-place finish and a second consecutive Championship.
Race driver
Crew chief
JD Motorsports with Gary Keller
Chevrolet 01 Mike Wallace Newt Moore
4 Danny Efland 17 Patrick Magee 9
Carl Harr 1
Thomas Efland 20
Danny Efland 2
Matt Jones 1
Daryl Harr 8
Brad Teague 4
Matt Bell 1
Jeremy Clements Racing
Jeremy Clements 2
Rusty Wallace Racing
Ford Steve Wallace 1
Randy Hill Racing
Ford 08 Casey Roderick 3 George Ingram 29
Clinton Cram 4
Kyle Fowler 7
Tim Andrews 8
Matt Frahm 3
Tony Raines 1
Bryan Silas 1
Josh Richards 1
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin 2
Paulie Harraka 2
Mike Harmon 1
Scott Saunders 2
Jeffrey Earnhardt 1
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet 2 Elliott Sadler Luke Lambert
3 Austin Dillon (R) Danny Stockman 32
Gil Martin 1
33 Tony Stewart 1 Ernie Cope
Kevin Harvick 13
Brendan Gaughan 10
Paul Menard 7
Ty Dillon 1
Max Papis 1
51 Ty Dillon 2 Ricky Pearson
Jeremy Clements 31
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Mike Kelley
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet 7 Danica Patrick Tony Eury Jr. 26
Ryan Pemberton 7
88 Cole Whitt (R) Tony Eury, Sr. 5
Bruce Cook 28
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota 10 Jeff Green 22 Todd Myers 29
Paul Clapprood 3
Eddie Pardue 1
Kevin Lepage 4
Mike Bliss 3
Charles Lewandoski 3
14 Eric McClure 28 Wes Ward
Jeff Green 5
19 Tayler Malsam 26 Eddie Pardue 29
John Quinn 2
Alex Popow 1
Hal Martin 2
44 Mike Bliss 26 Paul Claprood 28
Tommy Baldwin Racing
Chevrolet John Blankenship 4 Brad Parrott 4
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota 11 Brian Scott Kevin Kidd 32
Adam Stevens 1
18 Denny Hamlin 12 Matt Lucas 19
Adam Stevens 14
Mark Martin 1
Joey Logano 13
Michael McDowell 4
Ryan Truex 2
Drew Herring 1
Penske Racing
Dodge 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Chad Walter 32
Jeremy Bullins 1
22 Brad Keselowski 21 Jeremy Bullins 32
Chad Walter 1
Parker Kligerman 3
Jacques Villeneuve 2
Ryan Blaney 7
R3 Motorsports
Chevrolet 23 Robert Richardson Jr. 16 Greg Conner 18
Jason Miller 15
Bill Prietzel 1
Dexter Stacey 2
Corrie Stott Racing
Jamie Dick 14
RAB Racing with Brack Maggard
Toyota 24 John Wes Townley 1 Howard Bixman 1
Dave Fuge Jr. 6
Dave Fuge 1
Benny Gordon 20
Jamie Lathrop 1
Jason Sciavicco 1
Chris Bohlman 3
Kenny Wallace 1
SR² Motorsports
Chevrolet Tanner Berryhill 1
Benny Gordon (R) 11
Casey Roderick 6
Tim Bainey Jr. 1
Angela Ruch 1
Jamie Mosley 1
Amber Cope 1
Tim Connolly 1
Derek White 4
Blake Koch 1
David Starr 3
Turner Motorsports
Chevrolet 30 James Buescher 20 Trent Owens 22
Mike Hillman Jr. 11
Steve Arpin 2
Nelson Piquet Jr. 2
Jamie McMurray 1
Jason Leffler 2
Miguel Paludo 1
Alex Tagliani 1
Alex Bowman 2
Ryan Newman 1
Dakoda Armstrong 1
31 Justin Allgaier Jimmy Elledge
38 Kasey Kahne 15 Mike Shiplett 23
Trent Owens 10
Brad Sweet (R) 18
Go Green Racing
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet 39 Joey Gase (R) 6 Clinton Cram 28
Timothy Farrell Jr. 1
George Ingram 4
Kelly Bires 1
Josh Richards 13
Matt Carter 1
The Motorsports Group
Chevrolet 40 Josh Wise 1 Gary Showalter
Erik Darnell 31
J. J. Yeley 1
42 Erik Darnell 1 Mike Sroufe 23
Geoffrey Chapman 10
Josh Wise 26
Tim Schendel 2
46 Chase Miller 31 Ben Williams 4
Jacob Richardson 29
Matt DiBenedetto 2
47 Scott Speed 12 Clint Myrick 5
Bobby Burrell 1
Chris Bohlman 24
J.C. Stout 1
James Russell 2
Stephen Leicht 6
T. J. Bell 1
ML Motorsports
Dodge 70 Johanna Long (R) 21 Mark Gutekunst
Derrike Cope 1
Robinson-Blakeney Racing
David Green 1
Joe Nemechek 1
Timmy Hill 1
Ford 41 Blake Koch 5 Chris Wright 7
George Church 23
Jeff Spraker 1
Ryan Southall 2
Timmy Hill 21
Fain Skinner 2
Juan Carlos Blum 3
Nur Ali 1
Noel Dowler 1
Richard Petty Motorsports
Ford 43 Michael Annett Philippe Lopez
Hamilton Means Racing
Chevrolet 52 Reed Sorenson 1 Timothy Brown
Joey Gase 15
Ryan Ellis 3
Justin Jennings 2
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota 54 Kyle Busch 22 Mike Beam
Kurt Busch 11
MacDonald Motorsports
Toyota 81 Jason Bowles (R) John Monsam
NEMCO Motorsports
Toyota 87 Joe Nemechek 30 Gary Cogswell
Sacred Power Motorsports
Alex Kennedy 3
Toyota 99 Kenny Wallace 12 Scott Zippadelli 32
Mike Greci 1
Travis Pastrana 8
John Wes Townley 4
Victor Gonzalez Jr. 2
Brett Moffitt 1
Patrick Carpentier 1
Limited schedule
SR² Motorsports
Toyota 00 Angela Ruch Chris Wright 3
Kevin Eagle 8
Wayne Southard 2 2
Tanner Berryhill 1
Phoenix Racing
Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch Nick Harrison 4
Chevrolet 03 Scott Riggs Stephen Gonzalez 1
Chevrolet 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bruce Cook 2
Tony Eury, Sr. 5 4
Ron Fellows 3
Regan Smith Rex Stump 1
Team SLR
Chevrolet 8 Scott Lagasse Jr. Brad Parrott 1
Gene Nead 1
Tommy Baldwin Jr. 1 3
Toyota 09 Kenny Wallace Scott Zipadelli 1
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Dodge 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb Eddie Troconis 2
Steve Kuykendall 2 4
Chevrolet 15 Timmy Hill George Church 5
Ron Utter 1
Chris Wright 2
Ken Glen 1
Keith Plaza 5
Carl Long 1
Sterling Laughlin 2
Stephen Steffy 2
Bryan Honeycutt 1 5
Scott Riggs 3
Dusty Davis 1
Chris Cook 2
Stanton Barrett 1
71 Matt Carter Stephen Steffy 3
Bryan Honeycutt 2
George Church 1
Chris Wright 1 3
Michael Guerity 1
75 Scott Riggs Timothy Farrell Jr. 8
Ken Glen 1 9
SunEnergy1 Racing
Toyota Kenny Habul Randy Cox 2
Jason Overstreet 1 3
Vision Racing
Toyota 17 J. J. Yeley Adrian Berryhill 3
Patrick Donahue 1 1
Toyota 20 Joey Logano Adam Stevens 12
Matt Lucas 8
Kevin Kidd 1 9
Darrell Wallace Jr. 4
Clint Bowyer 1
Brian Vickers 1
Chevrolet 21 Joey Coulter Harold Holly 2
Young Racing
Dodge 26 John Young Ed Ash 3
GC Motorsports International
Dodge 27 David Ragan Wayne Grubb 2
Andrew Ranger 2
Dodge 28 J. J. Yeley Mike Chance 4
Jeff Spraker 1 1
Tony Raines Jay Robinson 2
Chevrolet 32 Miguel Paludo Mike Hillman Jr. 1
Chevrolet 36 Ryan Truex Brad Parrott 1
Bobby Santos III 1
MAKE Motorsports
Toyota 50 T. J. Bell Mark Zakalowski 5
Bobby Burrell 22 22
NDS Motorsports
Dodge 53 Eric Curran Mike Olsen 2
Team Kelley Racing
Chevrolet 59 Kyle Kelley Robert Rucker 3
Ford 60 Trevor Bayne Chad Norris 5
Scott Graves 4 6
Carl Edwards 1
Billy Johnson 1
James Carter Racing
Toyota 72 John Jackson James Malone 3
Kevin Eagle 2 5
CFK Motorsports
Chevrolet 73 Derrike Cope Dave Fuge Jr. 1
Dom Turse 1
Bobby Burrell 1 3
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet 74 Mike Harmon Daniel Kolanda 22
David Reutimann 1
Rick Crawford 1
Ray Hackett Racing
Ford 76 Donnie Neuenberger Bobby Burrell 1
Dodge 82 Blake Koch Doug Howe 1
Deware Racing Group
Ford 86 Kevin Lepage Thomas Legeman 1
Rick Markle 8 9
Shepherd Racing Ventures
Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Gary Raven 23
Willard Clark 1
William Farrow Jr. 1
David Farrow Jr. 1
Lucas Bowman 5 31
Toyota 91 Jeff Green Todd Myers 3
Toyota 97 Johnny Sauter Mike Boerschinger 1
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 98 Reed Sorenson Scott Plattenberger 6
Jon Hanson 1 5
Kevin Swindell 2
Team changes
Discontinued/Suspended operations
Kevin Harvick closed his team and transferred its cars, crew, and points over to Richard Childress Racing.
Unable to secure a sponsor for the #66 Toyota driven by Steven Wallace, Rusty Wallace announced on January 6 that his Nationwide Series team Rusty Wallace Racing would be placed on hiatus and had released driver Michael Annett.
After running a partial schedule in 2011, Team Rensi Motorsports moved to the K&N Pro Series East with development driver Mark Ballas.
Started operations
Tommy Baldwin Racing returns to the Nationwide Series, fielding a #36 Chevrolet in 6 events for Sprint Cup driver Dave Blaney's son, Ryan Blaney, as well as one race appearances by K&N East Series champion Ryan Truex and Modified driver Bobby Santos III.
Kyle Busch Motorsports announced on January 19 that driving duties split between Kyle Busch and his brother Kurt. Notably, Kyle ran in the Nationwide Series only for KBM, and drove 22 races while Kurt drove the other 11.
Driver changes
Danica Patrick raced full-time in 2012 driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports after running a part-time schedule in 2010 and 2011.
Tayler Malsam raced full-time in 2012 driving the No. 19 Toyota for TriStar Motorsports, replacing Mike Bliss.
2011 ROTY runner-up Blake Koch moved to Rick Ware Racing, replacing Carl Long who drove the car for most of 2011. However, his sponsorship dried up after ESPN denied them ad time, and Koch left RWR.
Kasey Kahne and USAC driver Brad Sweet split the driving duties of the No. 38 Chevrolet for Turner Motorsports. Sweet contested Rookie of the Year and ran 18 races while Kahne ran the other 15.
After fielding the #39 Ford for multiple drivers in 2011, Go Green Racing announced on January 6 that Joey Gase would drive the team's #39 entry full-time and compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year.
After the shutdown of Rusty Wallace Racing, Michael Annett teamed up with Richard Petty Motorsports to run the #43 Ford full-time.
Entering the series
Travis Pastrana was to make his NASCAR debut with Pastrana-Waltrip Racing, running 7 races in 2011, beginning at Indianapolis.[2] However, due to injuries he sustained at X Games XVII, his debut was delayed until Richmond in April 2012.
Austin Dillon moved up to the Nationwide Series to run for Rookie of The Year honors in 2012. Dillon drove a No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.
Cole Whitt was announced as the driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports on January 4, replacing Aric Almirola who moved up to the Sprint Cup Series with Richard Petty Motorsports.
Johanna Long announced her move up to the Nationwide Series with ML Motorsports, driving their #70 Chevrolet for 22 races to compete for Rookie of the Year honors.
On January 9, Phoenix Racing announced that its driver in the Nationwide Series, as in the Sprint Cup Series, would be Kurt Busch, who completed in Nationwide part-time.
Ryan Blaney, son of Sprint Cup driver Dave Blaney, ran a limited schedule in the Nationwide Series, driving the team's No. 36 for 6 races.
Former K&N West Series Champion Jason Bowles ran for Rookie of the Year with MacDonald Motorsports.
Changed teams
Exiting the series
Aric Almirola left the series to drive in the # 43 RPM Sprint Cup Series full-time.
Race title
1 DRIVE4COPD 300 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 25
2 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix March 3
3 Sam's Town 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada March 10
4 Ford EcoBoost 300 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 17
5 Royal Purple 300 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 24
6 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 13
7 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 27
8 Aaron's 312 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega May 5
9 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington May 11
10 Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Iowa Speedway, Newton May 20
11 History 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 26
12 5-hour Energy 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover June 2
13 Alliance Truck Parts 250 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 16
14 Sargento 200 Road America, Elkhart Lake June 23
15 Feed the Children 300 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta June 29
16 Subway Jalapeño 250 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 6
17 F.W. Webb 200 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 14
18 STP 300 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet July 22
19 Indiana 250 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 28
20 U.S. Cellular 250 Iowa Speedway, Newton August 4
21 Zippo 200 at the Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 11
22 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal August 18
23 Food City 250 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 24
24 NRA American Warrior 300 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton September 1
25 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 7
26 Dollar General 300 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 15
27 Kentucky 300 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta September 22
28 OneMain Financial 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover September 29
29 Dollar General 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 12
30 Kansas Lottery 300 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 20
31 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 3
32 Great Clips 200 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 10
33 Ford EcoBoost 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 17
Calendar changes
Main article: NASCAR Realignment
The Richmond 250 was moved to the weekend before the Aaron's 312.
The Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 and History 300 were moved to precede the 5-hour Energy 200.
The Indianapolis weekend race, originally held at Lucas Oil Raceway, was moved to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of "Super Weekend at the Brickyard."
The Feed The Children 300 was moved to precede the Subway Jalapeño 250.
Dover Motorsports removed both races from the Nashville Superspeedway.
The Dollar General 300 was moved to precede the Kansas Lottery 300.
Kentucky Speedway removed the IndyCar race from its schedule and replaced it with a second Nationwide race, a 300-mile event in September. The Truck undercard race continued.
Results and standings
Pole Position
Most Laps Led
Winning Driver
Winning Manufacturer
DRIVE4COPD 300 Danica Patrick Kurt Busch James Buescher Chevrolet 30 Turner Motorsports
Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Denny Hamlin Kevin Harvick Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
Sam's Town 300 Elliott Sadler Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
Ford EcoBoost 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
Royal Purple 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Paul Menard Paul Menard Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Kurt Busch Toyota 54 Kyle Busch Motorsports
Aaron's 312 Elliott Sadler Kyle Busch Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Denny Hamlin Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Elliott Sadler Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
History 300 Joey Logano Kevin Harvick Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
5-hour Energy 200 Ryan Truex Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
Alliance Truck Parts 250 Austin Dillon Paul Menard Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
Sargento 200 Nelson Piquet Jr. Nelson Piquet Jr. Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 30 Turner Motorsports
Feed the Children 300 Austin Dillon Austin Dillon Austin Dillon Chevrolet 3 Richard Childress Racing
Subway Jalapeño 250 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kurt Busch Kurt Busch Chevrolet 1 Phoenix Racing
F.W. Webb 200 Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
STP 300 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
Indiana 250 Kasey Kahne Kyle Busch Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
U.S. Cellular 250 Elliott Sadler Justin Allgaier Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
Zippo 200 at the Glen Sam Hornish Jr. Brad Keselowski Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush Fenway Racing
NAPA Auto Parts 200 Alex Tagliani Jacques Villeneuve Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 31 Turner Motorsports
Food City 250 Trevor Bayne Kevin Harvick Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
NRA American Warrior 300 Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 33 Richard Childress Racing
Dollar General 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
Kentucky 300 Austin Dillon Elliott Sadler Austin Dillon Chevrolet 3 Richard Childress Racing
OneMain Financial 200 Darrell Wallace Jr. Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
Dollar General 300 Elliott Sadler Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
Kansas Lottery 300 Joey Logano Paul Menard Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 33 Richard Childress Racing
Great Clips 200 Joey Logano Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
Ford EcoBoost 300 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Regan Smith Chevrolet 5 JR Motorsports
Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
DY2
RI2
KT2
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 19 3 1* 6 2 1 4 3 6 1* 26 32 25 11 8 23 5 2* 9 5 4 12 2 1 2 1 17 9 7 1 4 3 6
Elliott Sadler 3 1 3 1 9 12 6 10 24 2 5 7 11 15 9 6 7 1 15 1 12 4 5 4 12 8 5* 4 3 4 11 22 9
Austin Dillon (R) 5 4 7 12 5 5 9 17 5 4 11 6 5 18 1* 4 3 6 5 15 23 9 4 6 6 3 1 10 6 2 6 6 5
Sam Hornish Jr. 20 6 9 13 13 11 5 12 4 12 9 13 6 5 6 10 4 8 2 3 3 2 10 9 30 6 2 18 35 9 7 14 4
Michael Annett 27 10 13 11 11 9 8 23 14 14 14 11 12 26 4 3 11 5 6 4 11 28 8 10 5 7 7 3 10 8 17 7 12
Justin Allgaier 33 15 8 7 32 7 15 8 13 6 8 5 14 10 5 7 8 3 12 2* 9 1 30 5 13 11 8 30 34 7 8 11 11
Cole Whitt (R) 4 13 6 16 21 13 19 4 10 7 28 14 4 9 14 29 18 9 17 19 24 33 6 8 14 14 6 6 13 5 12 29 10
Mike Bliss 39 16 15 15 17 16 17 18 15 15 12 33 13 13 17 8 13 12 11 20 14 13 13 22 15 13 18 11 36 13 18 13 19
Brian Scott 37 14 34 35 4 37 14 36 7 11 31 3 9 7 30 32 12 11 14 18 10 24 34 11 28 10 11 7 8 26 22 8 7
Danica Patrick 38 21 12 19 35 8 21 13 12 30 13 30 18 12 12 31 14 14 35 11 43 27 9 13 29 12 14 16 11 10 14 10 13
Joe Nemechek 23 24 20 30 19 17 13 19 11 19 29 19 15 18 22 19 13 18 16 27 30 11 14 8 16 27 17 17 12 20 16 18
Mike Wallace 28 32 17 23 18 19 24 28 30 21 15 18 20 19 31 36 15 16 20 25 18 7 17 17 21 19 20 21 23 21 24 19 26
Jason Bowles (R) 41 19 27 25 15 18 30 34 21 17 33 15 19 14 22 14 16 23 16 29 17 26 18 16 23 28 16 20 28 20 33 17 29
Jeremy Clements 25 22 21 20 20 29 33 29 33 23 18 10 31 25 21 11 17 22 10 21 19 25 33 15 24 30 15 27 19 35 16 33 22
Tayler Malsam 6 20 16 18 16 25 25 24 31 29 20 16 21 30 23 15 20 25 29 22 14 12 18 19 18 23
Eric McClure 22 28 25 27 26 24 31 27 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 21 26 18 22 24 24 31 26 19 27 21 26 25 22 26 22 15 21 20 27
Erik Darnell DNQ 26 35 21 24 23 35 14 29 18 27 27 22 23 25 21 40 30 38 27 16 35 20 18 22 24 31 21 17 25 37 35
Brad Sweet (R) 6 33 13 23 24 20 16 24 19 12 20 20 15 10 15 23 13 17
Timmy Hill 72 Wth2 28 26 21 16 25 19 31 26 22 32 9 21 18 23 30 35 36 25 33 31 33 29 24 33 38 39 27 DNQ
Johanna Long (R) 21 19 29 20 20 37 22 22 16 19 12 21 30 13 29 32 21 12 31 36 34
Danny Efland 13 31 16 20 35 27 34 13 29 32 19 27 30 35 31 14 28 31
Kenny Wallace 30 36 11 33 7 9 34 11 41 19 20 18 15 15
Ryan Truex 31 10 32 11 2 10 10 15 16 14 38
Jamie Dick 23 22 23 24 21 29 24 30 29 24 23 19 25 18
T. J. Bell 24 29 31 34 27 26 28 31 32 27 30 24 32 37 27 39 35 38 39 36 Wth 41 DNQ 43
Jeff Green 43 43 40 42 43 43 43 39 19 32 32 17 17 43 42 43 43 43 36 43 40 43 42 35 43 31 15 16 42 37 23 40
Josh Richards 30 25 34 34 22 30 31 20 16 24 20 34 19 21
Robert Richardson Jr. 35 24 21 34 34 26 39 17 31 24 31 22 20 39 27 33
Morgan Shepherd DNQ 38 22 DNQ 34 DNQ 36 35 22 31 37 29 33 36 35 Wth 32 34 DNQ 35 33 DNQ 34 DNQ 32 31 DNQ DNQ 32 DNQ 35 DNQ
Joey Gase (R) 29 25 37 36 23 33 25 26 37 27 32 31 43 DNQ 35 35 DNQ 19 31 DNQ 32
Blake Koch 17 31 18 38 25 36 39 DNQ 34 40 41 36 41 19 36 41 DNQ 36 371 36 22 36 38 39 39
Trevor Bayne 11 7 4 8 14 16
Travis Pastrana 22 17 26 24 31 17 13 26 17
Benny Gordon (R) 12 27 30 24 22 33 31 22 24 29 32
Kevin Lepage 31 33 42 27 43 35 41 43 39 42 36 33 40 20 33 34 34 26 40 34
Darrell Wallace Jr. 9 7 10 12
Casey Roderick (R) 36 17 23 40 20 21 32 27
Kyle Fowler 28 28 21 23 32 25 24
Reed Sorenson 34 16 13 33 32 12
Daryl Harr 33 26 28 28 33 30 23 28
Ron Fellows 3 5 5
Tim Schendel 30 29 37 29 27 42 35 42 33 28 39
Jeffrey Earnhardt 26 25 30 21 27 23
Chase Miller DNQ 41 39 40 38 39 42 41 41 43 40 38 40 39 40 38 40 41 42 42 43 38 42 42 39 38 37 43 DNQ 42 41
Mike Harmon DNQ 39 431 40 41 38 37 35 38 34 43 38 36 39 DNQ 37 39 DNQ 39 36 DNQ 41 36
Alex Bowman 17 25 19 15
Tim Andrews 36 32 37 40 38 37 17 41 43 29 35
Dexter Stacey 32 35 27 24 27 30 43
Jacques Villeneuve 6 3*
John Blankenship 23 26 25 36
Brad Teague 32 25 26 28
Derek White DNQ 18 34 29 31
Tanner Berryhill 29 28 26 35 38
Steve Arpin 10 16
Kenny Habul 16 20 34
Scott Lagasse Jr. 26 24 20
Matt Frahm 32 28 38 38 25 42
Kevin Swindell 9 21
Alex Kennedy 33 29 15
Victor Gonzalez Jr. 17 16
Kyle Kelley 35 21 21
Matt Carter 35 37 35 30 39 38 40 DNQ
Derrike Cope DNQ 32 DNQ 27 24
Carl Long 42 38 37 41 38 37 37 37 41
Hal Martin 25 30 30
Juan Carlos Blum 26 29 37
Scott Saunders 28 34 32
Steve Wallace 11
John Young 28 DNQ 31
Andrew Ranger 32 28
David Green 35 31 39
Angela Cope 36 28 43
Alex Tagliani 22
Fain Skinner 28 37
Matt DiBenedetto 42 41 41 41 41 40 41
Tim Connolly 25
Charles Lewandoski 34 39 43 43 42
Amber Cope 26
Matt Bell 34 36
Bill Prietzel 27
Eric Curran 34 37
Tim Bainey Jr. 28
Jamie Mosley 29
Patrick Carpentier 29
Stanton Barrett 29
Noel Dowler 32
Bobby Santos III 33
Nur Ali 33 QL
John Jackson 42 DNQ 36 DNQ
Michael Guerity 39 40
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin DNQ 38
Alex Popow 38
Chris Cook 374 39
Ryan Ellis 39 DNQ DNQ
Donnie Neuenberger DNQ
Ineligible for Nationwide driver points
Joey Logano 16 8 4* 1* 15 18 1 1 6 1* 1 5 7 22 1 9* 1* 1* 3 10 1* 16
Brad Keselowski 2 2 23 3 3 35 16 20 3 1 10 7 35 1* 1 2* 32 2 4 18 9
Kevin Harvick 5* 9 3* 22 4* 3 28 2 15* 3* 1* 2 1*
Kurt Busch 10* 30 1 6 8 5 4 3 8 2 1* 34 17 3 28
James Buescher 1 12 14 14 12 12 7 9 7 9 2 10 34 15 26 23 11 13 9 28
Nelson Piquet Jr. 1* 21
Regan Smith 1
Kyle Busch 18 11 33 17 8 2* 3 23 28 27 22* 6 10 3 7 2 5 4 6 3 4 2*
Denny Hamlin 32 9 4 2 2* 2 33 4 12 4 5 5
Paul Menard 2* 8* 8 8 5 2 16*
Kasey Kahne 9 18 10 2 3 10 18 17 6 25 7 14 28 8 5
Michael McDowell 3 7 2 6 6 40
Ryan Blaney 75 435 155 275 105 75 9 9 13 14 11 2 8
Brendan Gaughan 5 10 26 10 28 14 11 3 26 3
Ty Dillon 8 3 7
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 15 5 14 5
David Ragan 26 6
Parker Kligerman 8 12 7
Jason Leffler 8 12
Tony Stewart 8
Joey Coulter 10 14
Miguel Paludo 29 13
Josh Wise 14 40 41 43 39 40 38 40 39 41 37 39 40 41 41 42 39 40 40 40 41 39 41 42 40 42
John Wes Townley 15 20 25 23 32
Ryan Newman 19
Bryan Silas 20
Paulie Harraka 25 21
Jennifer Jo Cobb DNQ 36 22 DNQ
Kelly Bires 22 42 QL
Tony Raines 36 Wth 23 24 23 28 29 34 33 30 30 43
David Starr 39 27 DNQ 33 DNQ 25 23 24
J. J. Yeley 40 37 38 39 37 31 42 41 40 23 38 40 41 38 DNQ
Dakoda Armstrong 25
Justin Jennings 26 32
Clint Bowyer 26
Scott Riggs 38 DNQ 38 36 37 37 34 37 38 36 37 36 40 34 DNQ
Rick Crawford 36
Scott Speed DNQ 42 42 41 41 40 42 42 42 38 43
Dusty Davis 40
Stephen Leicht 42 42 41 43 42 DNQ
Johnny Sauter 42
David Reutimann DNQ
1 – Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.
2 – Timmy Hill was originally registered for Sprint Cup points, but switched to Nationwide at Texas.
3 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was awarded the pole after Austin Dillon failed inspection.
4 – Chris Cook was originally registered for Sprint Cup points, but switched to Nationwide at Montreal.
5 – Ryan Blaney was originally registered for Nationwide points, but switched to the Trucks at Atlanta.
Chevrolet 13 216
Toyota 10 189
Ford 7 170
Dodge 3 151
Sports portal
2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
^ "2012 Team Chart". Jayski. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
^ Travis Pastrana to make Nationwide Series debut at Indianapolis, lands sponsorship from Boost Mobile SceneDaily.com
^ "2012 Schedule". Jayski.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
NASCAR Xfinity Series seasons