2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series

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.

2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Previous: 2011 Next: 2013
Champions | Seasons
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the 2012 Nationwide Series champion.
Elliott Sadler finished second behind Stenhouse in the championship by 23 points.
Austin Dillon finished third in the championship, 24 points behind Stenhouse.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule
Team Manufacturer No 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
Danny Efland 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 Racing 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
Tony Raines 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
Paul Clapprood 2
John Quinn 2
Alex Popow 1
Mike Bliss 4
Hal Martin 2
44 Mike Bliss 26 Paul Claprood 28
John Quinn 1
Jeff Green 2
Hal Martin 1
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 Toyota
Chevrolet		 Tanner Berryhill 1
Benny Gordon (R) 11
Casey Roderick 6
Tim Bainey Jr. 1
Angela Ruch 1
Jamie Mosley 1
Amber Cope 1
Scott Saunders 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		 Ford
Chevrolet		 39 Joey Gase (R) 6 Clinton Cram 28
Timothy Farrell Jr. 1
George Ingram 4
Kelly Bires 1
Matt Frahm 1
Josh Richards 13
Jeffrey Earnhardt 2
Matt Bell 1
Tim Andrews 3
Matt Carter 1
Dexter Stacey 5
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
Matt Frahm 2
Tim Schendel 2
Blake Koch 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
Tim Schendel 1
Matt DiBenedetto 5
Stephen Leicht 6
J. J. Yeley 8
T. J. Bell 1
ML Motorsports Chevrolet
Dodge		 70 Johanna Long (R) 21 Mark Gutekunst
Charles Lewandoski 1
Derrike Cope 1
Robinson-Blakeney Racing David Green 1
Tony Raines 7
Joe Nemechek 1
Rick Ware Racing 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
Tim Schendel 8
Kevin Lepage 4
Joey Gase 15
Ryan Ellis 3
Justin Jennings 2
Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54 Kyle Busch 22 Mike Beam
Kurt Busch 11
MacDonald Motorsports Dodge
Toyota		 81 Jason Bowles (R) John Monsam
NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 87 Joe Nemechek 30 Gary Cogswell
Sacred Power Motorsports Alex Kennedy 3
RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Toyota 99 Kenny Wallace 12 Scott Zippadelli 32
Mike Greci 1
Ryan Truex 3
Travis Pastrana 8
John Wes Townley 4
Victor Gonzalez Jr. 2
Brett Moffitt 1
Patrick Carpentier 1
Alex Bowman 2
Source:[1]

Limited schedule
Team Manufacturer No Race driver Crew chief Rounds
SR² Motorsports Chevrolet
Toyota		 00 Angela Ruch Chris Wright 3
Kevin Eagle 8
Wayne Southard 2		 2
Derek White 1
Blake Koch 8
Tanner Berryhill 1
Michael McDowell 1
Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch Nick Harrison 4
R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 03 Scott Riggs Stephen Gonzalez 1
JR Motorsports 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
RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Toyota 09 Kenny Wallace Scott Zipadelli 1
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Dodge 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb Eddie Troconis 2
Steve Kuykendall 2		 4
Rick Ware Racing Ford
Chevrolet		 15 Timmy Hill George Church 5
Ron Utter 1
Chris Wright 2
Ken Glen 1
Ryan Southall 3
Keith Plaza 5
Carl Long 1
Timothy Farrell Jr. 4
Sterling Laughlin 2
Stephen Steffy 2
Bryan Honeycutt 1		 5
Jeffrey Earnhardt 3
Scott Riggs 3
Blake Koch 6
Charles Lewandoski 1
Carl Long 3
Dusty Davis 1
Chris Cook 2
Matt Carter 1
Kelly Bires 1
Stanton Barrett 1
71 Matt Carter Stephen Steffy 3
Sterling Laughlin 3
Timothy Farrell Jr. 1
Carl Long 1
Bryan Honeycutt 2
George Church 1
Chris Wright 1		 3
Michael Guerity 1
Scott Riggs 2
Carl Long 5
Timmy Hill 1
75 Scott Riggs Timothy Farrell Jr. 8
Ryan Southall 3
Stephen Steffy 3
Carl Long 1
Ken Glen 1		 9
Blake Koch 2
Michael Guerity 1
Matt Carter 3
Carl Long 2
Timmy Hill 1
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
Tanner Berryhill 3
Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Joey Logano Adam Stevens 12
Matt Lucas 8
Kevin Kidd 1		 9
Ryan Truex 5
Bubba Wallace 4
Michael McDowell 1
Clint Bowyer 1
Brian Vickers 1
Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 Joey Coulter Harold Holly 2
Young Racing Dodge 26 John Young Ed Ash 3
GC Motorsports International Ford
Dodge		 27 David Ragan Wayne Grubb 2
J. J. Yeley 4
Andrew Ranger 2
Robinson-Blakeney Racing Chevrolet
Dodge		 28 J. J. Yeley Mike Chance 4
Jeff Spraker 1		 1
David Green 1
Derrike Cope 1
Kevin Lepage 2
Tony Raines Jay Robinson 2
Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 32 Miguel Paludo Mike Hillman Jr. 1
Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 36 Ryan Truex Brad Parrott 1
Ryan Blaney 6
Bobby Santos III 1
MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
Toyota		 50 T. J. Bell Mark Zakalowski 5
Bobby Burrell 22		 22
David Starr 5
NDS Motorsports Dodge 53 Eric Curran Mike Olsen 2
Team Kelley Racing Chevrolet 59 Kyle Kelley Robert Rucker 3
Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 Trevor Bayne Chad Norris 5
Scott Graves 4		 6
Carl Edwards 1
Billy Johnson 1
Travis Pastrana 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
Kevin Lepage 1
Scott Riggs 1
Rick Crawford 1
David Green 1
Ray Hackett Racing Ford 76 Donnie Neuenberger Bobby Burrell 1
MacDonald Motorsports 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
TriStar Motorsports Toyota 91 Jeff Green Todd Myers 3
Tony Raines 1
NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 97 Johnny Sauter Mike Boerschinger 1
Joe Nemechek 1
Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 98 Reed Sorenson Scott Plattenberger 6
Jon Hanson 1		 5
Kevin Swindell 2

Team changes
Discontinued/Suspended operations
Started operations

Driver changes
Driver changes
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.

2012 calendar
No. Race title Track Date
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
Source:[3]

Calendar changes
  • 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.

Season summary

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.

Results and standings

Races
No. Race Pole Position Most Laps Led Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer No. Winning Team
1 DRIVE4COPD 300 Danica Patrick Kurt Busch James Buescher Chevrolet 30 Turner Motorsports
2 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Denny Hamlin Kevin Harvick Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
3 Sam's Town 300 Elliott Sadler Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
4 Ford EcoBoost 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
5 Royal Purple 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
6 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Paul Menard Paul Menard Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
7 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Kurt Busch Toyota 54 Kyle Busch Motorsports
8 Aaron's 312 Elliott Sadler Kyle Busch Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
9 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Denny Hamlin Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
10 Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Elliott Sadler Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
11 History 300 Joey Logano Kevin Harvick Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
12 5-hour Energy 200 Ryan Truex Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
13 Alliance Truck Parts 250 Austin Dillon Paul Menard Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
14 Sargento 200 Nelson Piquet Jr. Nelson Piquet Jr. Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 30 Turner Motorsports
15 Feed the Children 300 Austin Dillon Austin Dillon Austin Dillon Chevrolet 3 Richard Childress Racing
16 Subway Jalapeño 250 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kurt Busch Kurt Busch Chevrolet 1 Phoenix Racing
17 F. W. Webb 200 Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
18 STP 300 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
19 Indiana 250 Kasey Kahne Kyle Busch Brad Keselowski Dodge 22 Penske Racing
20 U.S. Cellular 250 Elliott Sadler Justin Allgaier Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Racing
21 Zippo 200 at the Glen Sam Hornish Jr. Brad Keselowski Carl Edwards Ford 60 Roush Fenway Racing
22 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Alex Tagliani Jacques Villeneuve Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 31 Turner Motorsports
23 Food City 250 Trevor Bayne Kevin Harvick Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
24 NRA American Warrior 300 Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
25 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 33 Richard Childress Racing
26 Dollar General 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
27 Kentucky 300 Austin Dillon Elliott Sadler Austin Dillon Chevrolet 3 Richard Childress Racing
28 OneMain Financial 200 Bubba Wallace Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
29 Dollar General 300 Elliott Sadler Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
30 Kansas Lottery 300 Joey Logano Paul Menard Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 6 Roush Fenway Racing
31 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 33 Richard Childress Racing
32 Great Clips 200 Joey Logano Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
33 Ford EcoBoost 300 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Regan Smith Chevrolet 5 JR Motorsports

Drivers' standings
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.

Pos Driver DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CAL KAN TEX PHO HOM Points
1 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 1251
2 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 1228
3 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 1227
4 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 1146
5 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 1082
6 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 1076
7 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 10 994
8 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 19 902
9 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 7 853
10 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 13 838
11 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 18 816
12 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 26 749
13 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 29 715
14 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 22 701
15 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 23 609
16 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 27 559
17 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 35 558
18 Brad Sweet (R) 6 33 13 23 24 20 16 24 19 12 20 20 15 10 15 23 13 17 469
19 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 452
20 Johanna Long (R) 21 19 29 20 20 37 22 22 16 19 12 21 30 13 29 32 21 12 31 36 34 428
21 Danny Efland 13 31 16 20 35 27 34 13 29 32 19 27 30 35 31 14 28 31 327
22 Kenny Wallace 30 36 11 33 7 9 34 11 41 19 20 18 15 15 311
23 Ryan Truex 31 10 32 11 2 10 10 15 16 14 38 298
24 Jamie Dick 23 22 23 24 21 29 24 30 29 24 23 19 25 18 282
25 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 43 258
26 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 40 256
27 Josh Richards 30 25 34 34 22 30 31 20 16 24 20 34 19 21 256
28 Robert Richardson Jr. 35 24 21 34 34 26 39 17 31 24 31 22 20 39 27 33 248
29 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 239
30 Joey Gase (R) 29 25 37 36 23 33 25 26 37 27 32 31 43 DNQ 35 35 DNQ 19 31 DNQ 32 236
31 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 39 230
32 Trevor Bayne 11 7 4 8 14 16 208
33 Travis Pastrana 22 17 26 24 31 17 13 26 17 204
34 Benny Gordon (R) 12 27 30 24 22 33 31 22 24 29 32 198
35 Kevin Lepage 31 33 42 27 43 35 41 43 39 42 36 33 40 20 33 34 34 26 40 34 175
36 Bubba Wallace 9 7 10 12 139
37 Casey Roderick (R) 36 17 23 40 20 21 32 27 136
38 Kyle Fowler 28 28 21 23 32 25 24 127
39 Reed Sorenson 34 16 13 33 32 12 124
40 Daryl Harr 33 26 28 28 33 30 23 28 123
41 Ron Fellows 3 5 5 120
42 Tim Schendel 30 29 37 29 27 42 35 42 33 28 39 113
43 Jeffrey Earnhardt 26 25 30 21 27 23 112
44 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 41 107
45 Mike Harmon DNQ 39 431 40 41 38 37 35 38 34 43 38 36 39 DNQ 37 39 DNQ 39 36 DNQ 41 36 106
46 Alex Bowman 17 25 19 15 100
47 Tim Andrews 36 32 37 40 38 37 17 41 43 29 35 100
48 Dexter Stacey 32 35 27 24 27 30 43 90
49 Jacques Villeneuve 6 3* 82
50 John Blankenship 23 26 25 36 66
51 Brad Teague 32 25 26 28 65
52 Derek White DNQ 18 34 29 31 64
53 Tanner Berryhill 29 28 26 35 38 64
54 Steve Arpin 10 16 62
55 Kenny Habul 16 20 34 62
56 Scott Lagasse Jr. 26 24 20 62
57 Matt Frahm 32 28 38 38 25 42 61
58 Kevin Swindell 9 21 59
59 Alex Kennedy 33 29 15 56
60 Victor Gonzalez Jr. 17 16 55
61 Kyle Kelley 35 21 21 55
62 Matt Carter 35 37 35 30 39 38 40 DNQ 54
63 Derrike Cope DNQ 32 DNQ 27 24 49
64 Carl Long 42 38 37 41 38 37 37 37 41 48
65 Hal Martin 25 30 30 47
66 Max Papis 4 41
67 Drew Herring 4 41
68 Juan Carlos Blum 26 29 37 40
69 Scott Saunders 28 34 32 38
70 Billy Johnson 8 36
71 Brett Moffitt 9 35
72 Steve Wallace 11 33
73 John Young 28 DNQ 31 29
74 Andrew Ranger 32 28 28
75 David Green 35 31 39 27
76 Angela Cope 36 28 43 25
77 Alex Tagliani 22 23
78 Fain Skinner 28 37 23
79 Matt DiBenedetto 42 41 41 41 41 40 41 21
80 Tim Connolly 25 19
81 Charles Lewandoski 34 39 43 43 42 19
82 Amber Cope 26 18
83 Matt Bell 34 36 18
84 Bill Prietzel 27 17
85 Eric Curran 34 37 17
86 Tim Bainey Jr. 28 16
87 Jamie Mosley 29 15
88 Patrick Carpentier 29 15
89 Stanton Barrett 29 15
90 Noel Dowler 32 12
91 Bobby Santos III 33 11
92 Nur Ali 33 QL 11
93 John Jackson 42 DNQ 36 DNQ 10
94 Michael Guerity 39 40 9
95 Louis-Philippe Dumoulin DNQ 38 6
96 Alex Popow 38 6
97 Chris Cook 374 39 5
98 Ryan Ellis 39 DNQ DNQ 5
Donnie Neuenberger DNQ 0
Ineligible for Nationwide championship points
Pos Driver DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CAL KAN TEX PHO HOM 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
Carl Edwards 1
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
Mark Martin 2
Brian Vickers 2
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
Jamie McMurray 9
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
Pos Driver DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CAL KAN TEX PHO HOM Points
  • 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.

Manufacturer
Pos Manufacturer Wins Points
1 Chevrolet 13 216
2 Toyota 10 189
3 Ford 7 170
4 Dodge 3 151
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References
  1. "2012 Team Chart". Jayski. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  2. Travis Pastrana to make Nationwide Series debut at Indianapolis, lands sponsorship from Boost Mobile SceneDaily.com
  3. "2012 Schedule". Jayski.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
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