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|[[American Ethanol]]<small>{{Tooltip|4|8, 15, 18, 30}}</small><br>[[Family Farmers]]<small>{{Tooltip|2|1, 13}}</small><br>[[Mac Tools]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|4}}</small>
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|[[Kenny Wallace]]<small>{{Tooltip|10|1–5, 8, 13, 15, 18, 30}}</small>
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|[[Travis Pastrana]]<small>{{Tooltip|8|7, 9–11, 17–19, 24}}</small>
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|[[Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.]]
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|Mike Kelley
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|[[Unilever]]<br>[http://www.taxslayer.com TaxSlayer.com]<small>{{Tooltip|12|3, 5, 8–9, 17}}</small><br>[http://www.hendrickcars.com HendrickCars.com]<small>{{Tooltip|1|4}}</small><br>[[Ingersoll Rand]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|11}}</small><br>[[American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity]]<small>{{Tooltip|4|12–13, 20, 27}}</small><br>[[PepsiCo|Dew Crew]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|10}}</small><br>[[Voodoo Ride]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|14}}</small>
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|Bruce Cook
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|[[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]]<small>{{Tooltip|12|1–8, 11, 14–33}}</small>
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|[[Bandit Industries]]<small>{{Tooltip|8|3–5, 7, 13, 16, 23, 33}}</small>
|[[Bandit Chippers]]<small>{{Tooltip|9|3–5, 7, 13, 16, 18, 23, 33}}</small>
|[[Mike Bliss]]
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|Paul Claprood
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|[[Viva Auto Group]]
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|[[Jamie Dick]]<small>{{Tooltip|8|2, 4, 9–10, 12–13, 15, 17}}</small>
|[[Jamie Dick]]<small>{{Tooltip|9|2, 4, 9–10, 12–13, 15, 17-18}}</small>
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|[[Joy Mining Machinery]]<small>{{Tooltip|2|8, 16}}</small><br>[http://www.nswkids.com/ NSW Kids.com]<small>{{Tooltip|7|9-15, 17}}</small>
|[[Joy Mining Machinery]]<small>{{Tooltip|2|8, 16}}</small><br>[http://www.nswkids.com/ NSW Kids]<small>{{Tooltip|8|9-15, 17-18}}</small>
|[[Josh Richards]]<small>{{Tooltip|9|8–17}}</small>
|[[Josh Richards]]<small>{{Tooltip|10|8–18}}</small>
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!rowspan=12|[[The Motorsports Group]]
!rowspan=12|[[The Motorsports Group]]
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|[http://www.strutmasters.com/ Strutmasters.com]<small>{{Tooltip|2|10–11}}</small><br>[http://www.sheboyganauto.com/ SheboyganAuto.com]<small>{{Tooltip|1|14}}</small>
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|[[Erik Darnell]]<small>{{Tooltip|16|3–18}}</small>
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|[[Clements Automotive]]<br>[[WESC-FM|92.5 FM WESC]]/[[Kevin Whittaker Chevrolet]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|1}}</small><br>[http://www.goodinfo.com/ GoodInfo.com]<small>{{Tooltip|2|3–4}}</small><br>[[Mahle GmbH|Mahle]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|4}}</small><br>[[U.S. Petroleum]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|6}}</small><br>[[Diamond Pistons]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|13}}</small><br>[[Phoenix Automotive Cores]]<small>{{Tooltip|1|17}}</small>
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Revision as of 03:34, 17 July 2012

Elliott Sadler is the current Drivers' Championship leader, after the F.W. Webb 200.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. started the season as the defending Nationwide Series Champion.

The 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season will be the thirty-first season of semi-professional stock car racing in the United States. The season will include thirty-three races, down from thirty-four, and began with the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Ford entered the 2012 season as the reigning Manufacturer's Champion, while Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. started the season as the defending Driver's Champion.

Report

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 Elliott 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 Joey 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 pitstops 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 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 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, Kevin 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 .0034 seconds to take his second win of the year. At Darlington, Denny Hamlin dominated the race, leading 102 laps. However, a push from Brad Keselowski on a green-white-checkered restart sent Joey Logano to the lead and to his second consecutive win. At Iowa, points leader Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. once again dominated, leading 209 of 250 laps to easily claim his third consecutive Iowa win. At Charlotte, Brad 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, Joey Logano dominated the race and held off teammates Ryan Truex and Brian Scott to grab the win.

Following the off weekend, the series returned to action at Michigan, where Logano once again dominated the race, holding off James 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.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Team Manufacturer No Primary Sponsor Race Driver Crew Chief
JD Motorsports with Gary Keller Chevrolet 01 G&K Services
The Gun Store1
Restaurant.com4
Tradebank1
Team Fox1 		Mike Wallace Newt Moore
4 Tradebank5
EMS Speak1 		Danny Efland9 Thomas Efland
iWorld Darryl Harr4 Patrick Magee
SCAG Commercial Mowers1
Tradebank1 		Brad Teague2
Extreme Bidder Matt Bell1
Rusty Wallace Racing Ford LoanMax Steve Wallace1 Todd Berrier
Randy Hill Racing Ford 08 West Virginia Miners Casey Roderick3 Paul Andrews
Texas Tech University Kyle Fowler4 George Ingram
None Tim Andrews6
Maui Jim Sunglasses Matt Frahm3
Black Cat Fireworks Tony Raines1
None Bryan Silas1
RAB Racing Toyota 096
994 		American Ethanol4
Family Farmers2
Mac Tools1 		Kenny Wallace10 Scott Zippadelli
09 Grime Boss Ryan Truex1
99 Boost Mobile Travis Pastrana8
Barberitos Southwestern Grill & Cantina John Wes Townley2
Delta Commericial/IMCA Victor Gonzalez, Jr.1
NAPA Auto Parts Patrick Carpentier1
Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2 OneMain Financial
AdvancePierre Foods1
Hunt Brothers Pizza2
Charter Communications1 		Elliott Sadler Luke Lambert
3 AdvoCare22
American Ethanol5
Bass Pro Shops6 		Austin Dillon (R) Danny Stockman
33 Oreo/Ritz Tony Stewart1 Ernie Cope
South Point2
Armour3
Menards2
AdvancePierre Foods1
Hunt Brothers Pizza3
Bad Boy Buggies1
OneMain Financial1
Barber Foods1 		Kevin Harvick14
Menards Paul Menard6
Max Papis1
South Point7
Menards2 		Brendan Gaughan9
South Point Ty Dillon1
Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6 Cargill7
Kellogg's1
Roush Fenway Racing 25th Anniversary4
Ford EcoBoost3
NOS Energy Drink3
Pure Michigan1
Sam's Club3
Rancher's Reserve/Dominick's1 		Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Mike Kelley
JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7 GoDaddy.com
Tissot1
Sonic the Hedgehog1 		Danica Patrick Tony Eury, Jr.
88 Unilever
TaxSlayer.com12
HendrickCars.com1
Ingersoll Rand1
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity4
Dew Crew1
Voodoo Ride1 		Cole Whitt (R) Bruce Cook
TriStar Motorsports Toyota 10 None Jeff Green12 Todd Myers
Tony Raines1
Kevin Lepage4
14 Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Eric McClure28 Wes Ward
Jeff Green5
19 G-Oil Tayler Malsam Eddie Pardue
44 Bandit Chippers9 Mike Bliss Paul Claprood
Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 Dollar General Brian Scott Kevin Kidd
18 Z-Line Designs4
GameStop1
Sport Clips4
Dollar General2 		Denny Hamlin8 Matt Lucas
Pizza Ranch Michael McDowell4
GameStop2
Trans-Lux1
Dollar General2 		Joey Logano5 Adam Stevens
Grime Boss Ryan Truex3
Interstate Batteries Mark Martin1
Penske Racing Dodge 12 Alliance Truck Parts11
Würth Group5
Detroit Genuine Parts1 		Sam Hornish, Jr. Chad Walter
22 Discount Tire
Snap-on4 		Brad Keselowski14 Jeremy Bullins
Parker Kligerman3
Jacques Villeneuve2
R3 Motorsports
Corrie Stott Racing 		Chevrolet 23 North Texas Pipe Robert Richardson, Jr.8 Greg Conner
Lynch Superstore Bill Prietzel1
Viva Auto Group Jamie Dick9 Jason Miller
SR² Motorsports Toyota
Chevrolet 		24 Kentucky Antler Company
Silestone1 		Benny Gordon (R)6 Dave Fuge
New Gulf Resources Tanner Berryhill1
West Virginia Miners Casey Roderick5 Benny Gordon
Window World/DelGrosso Pasta Sauces Tim Bainey, Jr.1
Dillon Manufacturing/United Mobile Auctions Angela Cope1
Telmate/Corrisoft Jamie Mosley1
Maxelence/Luichiny Amber Cope1
Toyota "Save in May" Sales Event John Wes Townley1 Chris Rice
Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 30 Fraternal Order of Eagles
ABF Freight System4
Deft Finishings1
AccuDoc Solutions3
Amway1
Fresh from Florida1
Ron Jon Surf Shop1 		James Buescher21 Trent Owens
Mike's Hard Lemonade Steve Arpin2
Qualcomm/Autotrac Nelson Piquet, Jr.1
LiftMaster Jamie McMurray1
31 Brandt Justin Allgaier Jimmy Elledge
38 Great Clips Kasey Kahne15 Mike Shiplett
Brad Sweet (R)18
Go Green Racing Ford 39 JoeyGase.com
AJSToyz.com1 		Joey Gase (R)5 Clinton Cram
Fenton Motors Kelly Bires1
New Lifestyle Diet Matt Frahm1
Joy Mining Machinery2
NSW Kids8 		Josh Richards10
The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 40 Curtis Key Plumbing
TheMotorsportsGroup.com 		Josh Wise2 Gary Showalter
Strutmasters.com2
SheboyganAuto.com1 		Erik Darnell16
42 Curtis Key Plumbing
TheMotorsportsGroup.com 		Erik Darnell2 Mike Stroufe
Josh Wise14
Matt Frahm1
Matt DiBenedetto1
46 Chase Miller17 Ben Williams
Jacob Richardson1
Matt DiBenedetto1
47 Curtis Key Plumbing
TheMotorsportsGroup.com
SheboyganAuto.com1 		Scott Speed11 Clint Myrick
Tim Schendel1
Matt DiBenedetto3
Stephen Leicht3 Chris Bohlman1
Rick Ware Racing Ford 41 Rise Up and Register Blake Koch5 Chris Wright
Poynt.com Timmy Hill13 George Church
Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 43 Pilot Flying J Michael Annett Philippe Lopez
MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 50 Eastbound & Down1
Turbine Powered Technology3
Apex Contracting and Restoration1
Gulf Coast Software1
Gulfcoast Loss Prevention1
Liberty Tire Recycling2
Hantz Group1
Beaver Bail Bonds1
CrashClaimsR.Us1 		T.J. Bell Mark Zakaloski
Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 51 Clements Automotive
92.5 FM WESC/Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet1
GoodInfo.com2
Mahle1
U.S. Petroleum1
Diamond Pistons1
Phoenix Automotive Cores1 		Jeremy Clements Ricky Pearson
Hamilton Means Racing Chevrolet 52 Better Business Bureau Reed Sorenson1 Timothy Brown
Mathews, Inc.1
All Sports Tailgating1
Metro Ministries3
Victory Precision Valves1 		Tim Schendel7
Victory Precision Valves1
2nd Chance Race Parts1
Metro Ministries1 		Kevin Lepage4
PaulieWood.com
My Three Sons Vending1
Better Business Bureau1 		Joey Gase5
Cobblestone Inn & Suites Ryan Ellis1
Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54 Monster Energy Kyle Busch16 Mike Beam
Kurt Busch17
ML Motorsports Chevrolet
Dodge 		70 Foretravel Motorcoach
Wish For Our Heroes2
Keen Parts4 		Johanna Long (R)21 Mark Gutekunst
Charles Lewandoski1
David Green1
Derrike Cope1
Black Cat Fireworks1
Country Inn & Suites1 		Tony Raines3
MacDonald Motorsports Dodge
Toyota 		81 American Majority Jason Bowles (R) John Monsam
NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 87 D.A.B. Constructors1
SWM International, Inc.1
AM FM Energy/Pellet & Wood Stoves
GBC AM1
Wildco Petroleum1 		Joe Nemechek32 Gary Cogswell
Sacred Power Motorsports Global Barter Corporation/St. Baldrick's Foundation Alex Kennedy1
Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Racing With Jesus
GoodInfo.com
Schneider Electric1
PPG1 		Morgan Shepherd Gary Raven
Source:[1]

Limited schedule

Team Manufacturer No Primary Sponsor Race Driver Crew Chief Rounds
SR² Motorsports Chevrolet 00 Highland Wealth Advisors/Luichiny Angela Cope Mike Ruch 1
Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 1 Phoenix Construction
HendrickCars.com2 		Kurt Busch Nick Harrison 3
JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Unilever
TaxSlayer.com 		Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Tony Eury, Sr. 6
AER Manufacturing1
Canadian Tire2 		Ron Fellows 3
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Dodge 13 Glen Leiner & Rowe Injury Attorneys Jennifer Jo Cobb Steve Kuykendall
Eddie Troconis 		2
Rick Ware Racing Ford 15 Poynt.com Timmy Hill George Church 1
Sam's Club1
FastWax1
Tobacco Free Florida.com1 		Jeffrey Earnhardt 3
Rise Up and Register
ChristianCinema.com1
Capital Plastic Surgery2 		Blake Koch Keith Plaza 6
None Charles Lewandoski 1
Carl Long 1
71 None Matt Carter Stephen Steffy 3
Michael Guerity 1
Poynt.com Scott Riggs 1
75 None Timothy Farrell, Jr. 7
Blake Koch 2
Michael Guerity 1
Charles Lewandoski 1
SunEnergy1 Racing Toyota SunEnergy1 Kenny Habul Randy Cox 1
Vision Racing Toyota 17 AmeriCashAdvance.com J.J. Yeley Adrian Berryhill 1
New Gulf Resources/Excel Therapy Specialists1 Tanner Berryhill 2
Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 GameStop3
Dollar General3
Sport Clips2 		Joey Logano Adam Stevens 8
Sport Clips Denny Hamlin 1
Dollar General Darrell Wallace, Jr. 3
Clint Bowyer 1
Pizza Ranch Michael McDowell 1
Grime Boss Ryan Truex Matt Lucas 5
Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 Sherwin-Williams Joey Coulter Harold Holly 1
Young Racing Dodge 26 Eklekt Technologies Group John Young Ed Ash 1
GC Motorsports International Ford 27 Certainteed/Mercury David Ragan Wayne Grubb 2
None J.J. Yeley 3
Robinson-Blakeney Racing Chevrolet 28 JPO Absorbents J.J. Yeley Mike Chance 1
David Green Mark Fordham 1
Derrike Cope 1
Kevin Lepage 2
Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 32 Locaweb/Duroline Brakes & Components Miguel Paludo Mike Hillman, Jr. 1
Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 36 Grime Boss Ryan Truex Brad Parrott 1
SealWrap Ryan Blaney 6
None Bobby Santos III 1
Coal - America's Energy John Blankenship 4
Team Kelley Racing Chevrolet 59 UPR.com/Jamison Engineering Contractors Kyle Kelley Robert Rucker 1
Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 Roush Fenway Racing 25th Anniversary1
Ford EcoBoost2
YourRaceCar.com2 		Trevor Bayne Chad Norris 6
James Carter Racing Toyota 72 CrashClaimsRUs John Jackson James Malone 3
CFK Motorsports Chevrolet 73 Tito's Handmade Vodka Derrike Cope Dave Fuge
Dom Turse 		2
Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 74 American Heroes Racing2
Koma Unwind 		Mike Harmon Daniel Kolanda 11
David Reutimann 1
Kevin Lepage 1
Scott Riggs 1
Ray Hackett Racing Ford 76 Eagle Convenience Stores Donnie Neuenberger Bobby Burrell 1
MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 82 SilverSaver Blake Koch Doug Howe 1
DRG Motorsports Ford 86 None Kevin Lepage Thomas Legeman 1
NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 97 AM FM Energy Johnny Sauter Mike Boerschinger 1
Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 98 Shelby Motors Reed Sorenson Scott Plattenberger 4

Team changes

Discontinued/Suspended operations
Started operations

Driver changes

Driver changes
Entering the series
Changed teams
Exiting the series

Sponsorship changes

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 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 Chicago 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 Miles of Courage 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

Main article: NASCAR Realignment

Changes

Rule changes

Results and standings

Races

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Winning manufacturer
1 DRIVE4COPD 300 Danica Patrick Kurt Busch James Buescher Chevrolet
2 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Denny Hamlin Kevin Harvick Elliott Sadler Chevrolet
3 Sam's Town 300 Elliott Sadler Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ford
4 Ford EcoBoost 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Elliott Sadler Chevrolet
5 Royal Purple 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota
6 O'Reilly 300 Paul Menard Paul Menard Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ford
7 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Kurt Busch Toyota
8 Aaron's 312 Elliott Sadler Kyle Busch Joey Logano Toyota
9 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Denny Hamlin Joey Logano Toyota
10 Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Elliott Sadler Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ford
11 History 300 Joey Logano Kevin Harvick Brad Keselowski Dodge
12 5-hour Energy 200 Ryan Truex Joey Logano Joey Logano Toyota
13 Alliance Truck Parts 250 Austin Dillon Paul Menard Joey Logano Toyota
14 Sargento 200 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Nelson Piquet, Jr. Nelson Piquet, Jr. Chevrolet
15 Feed the Children 300 Austin Dillon Austin Dillon Austin Dillon Chevrolet
16 Subway Jalapeño 250 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Kurt Busch Kurt Busch Chevrolet
17 F.W. Webb 200 Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Dodge

Drivers

(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 TXS RIC TAL DAR IOW CHA DOV MIC ROA KTY DY2 NHA CHI IND IO2 GLN MON BR2 ATL RI2 CH2 KT2 DV2 CA2 KAN TX2 PH2 HOM Points
1 Elliott Sadler 3 1 3 1 9 12 6 10 24 2 5 7 11 15 9 6 7 628
2 Austin Dillon (R) 5 4 7 12 5 5 9 17 5 4 11 6 5 18 1* 4 3 625
3 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 19 3 1* 6 2 1 4 3 6 1* 26 32 25 11 8 23 5 612
4 Sam Hornish, Jr. 20 6 9 13 13 11 5 12 4 12 9 13 6 5 6 10 4 596
5 Justin Allgaier 33 15 8 7 32 7 15 8 13 6 8 5 14 10 5 7 8 555
6 Michael Annett 27 10 13 11 11 9 8 23 14 14 14 11 12 26 4 3 11 529
7 Cole Whitt (R) 4 13 6 16 21 13 19 4 10 7 28 14 4 9 14 29 18 514
8 Mike Bliss 39 16 15 15 17 16 17 18 15 15 12 33 13 13 17 8 13 458
9 Danica Patrick 38 21 12 19 35 8 21 13 12 30 13 30 18 12 12 31 14 413
10 Brian Scott 37 14 34 35 4 37 14 36 7 11 31 3 9 7 30 32 12 397
11 Tayler Malsam 6 20 16 18 16 25 25 24 31 29 20 16 21 30 23 15 20 393
12 Joe Nemechek 23 24 20 30 19 17 13 19 11 19 29 19 15 18 22 19 390
13 Jason Bowles (R) 41 19 27 25 15 18 30 34 21 17 33 15 19 14 22 14 16 370
14 Jeremy Clements 25 22 21 20 20 29 33 29 33 23 18 10 31 25 21 11 17 362
15 Mike Wallace 28 32 17 23 18 19 24 28 30 21 15 18 20 19 31 36 15 358
16 Erik Darnell DNQ 26 35 21 24 23 35 14 29 18 27 27 22 23 25 21 40 294
17 Johanna Long (R) 21 19 29 20 20 37 22 22 16 19 12 247
18 Timmy Hill 72 Wth2 28 26 21 16 25 19 31 26 22 32 9 21 246
19 T. J. Bell 24 29 31 34 27 26 28 31 32 27 30 24 32 37 27 39 35 235
20 Eric McClure 22 28 25 27 26 24 31 27 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 21 26 18 22 231
21 Brad Sweet (R) 6 33 13 23 24 20 16 24 193
22 Kenny Wallace 30 36 11 33 7 9 34 11 183
23 Trevor Bayne 11 7 4 8 14 180
24 Danny Efland 13 31 16 20 35 27 34 13 29 178
25 Josh Richards 30 25 34 34 22 30 31 20 16 24 174
26 Ryan Truex 31 10 32 11 2 10 170
27 Blake Koch 17 31 18 38 25 36 39 DNQ 34 40 41 36 41 19 157
28 Jamie Dick 23 22 23 24 21 29 24 30 156
29 Morgan Shepherd DNQ 38 22 DNQ 34 DNQ 36 35 22 31 37 29 33 36 35 Wth 32 153
30 Joey Gase (R) 29 25 37 36 23 33 25 26 37 27 142
31 Casey Roderick (R) 36 17 23 40 20 21 32 27 136
32 Jeff Green 43 43 40 42 43 43 43 39 19 32 32 17 17 43 42 43 43 124
33 Robert Richardson, Jr. 35 24 21 34 34 26 39 17 123
34 Benny Gordon (R) 12 27 30 24 22 33 116
35 Travis Pastrana 22 17 26 24 31 100
36 Kevin Lepage 31 33 42 27 43 35 41 43 39 42 36 33 83
37 Tim Schendel 30 29 37 29 27 42 35 42 81
38 Kyle Fowler 28 28 21 23 76
39 Reed Sorenson 34 16 13 69
40 Ryan Blaney 7 43 15 67
41 Mike Harmon DNQ 39 431 40 41 38 37 35 38 34 43 38 36 65
42 Steve Arpin 10 16 62
43 Daryl Harr 33 26 28 28 61
44 Chase Miller DNQ 41 39 40 38 39 42 41 41 43 40 38 40 39 40 38 61
45 Matt Frahm 32 28 38 38 25 59
46 Jeffrey Earnhardt 26 25 30 51
47 Ron Fellows 3 42
48 Max Papis 4 41
49 Jacques Villeneuve 6 39
50 Tim Andrews 36 32 37 40 38 38
51 Darrell Wallace, Jr. 9 35
52 Steve Wallace 11 33
53 Brad Teague 32 25 31
54 Tanner Berryhill 29 28 31
55 Derrike Cope DNQ 32 DNQ 27 29
56 Kenny Habul 16 28
57 Victor Gonzalez, Jr. 17 27
58 Angela Cope 36 28 24
59 Kelly Bires 22 22
60 David Green 35 31 22
61 Amber Cope 26 18
62 Bill Prietzel 27 17
63 Tim Bainey, Jr. 28 16
64 John Young 28 16
65 Matt Carter 35 37 16
66 Jamie Mosley 29 15
67 Charles Lewandoski 34 39 15
68 Alex Kennedy 33 11
69 Bobby Santos III 33 11
70 Matt Bell 34 10
71 John Jackson 42 DNQ 36 DNQ 10
72 Kyle Kelley 35 9
73 Michael Guerity 39 40 9
74 Matt DiBenedetto 42 41 41 8
75 Ryan Ellis 39 5
Donnie Neuenberger DNQ
Ineligible for Nationwide driver points
Pos Driver DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TXS RIC TAL DAR IOW CHA DOV MIC ROA KTY DY2 NHA CHI IND IO2 GLN MON BR2 ATL RI2 CH2 KT2 DV2 CA2 KAN TX2 PH2 HOM Points
Joey Logano 16 8 4* 1* 15 18 1 1 6 1* 1 5
Brad Keselowski 2 2 23 3 3 35 16 20 3 1 10 7 35 1*
Kurt Busch 10* 30 1 6 8 5 4 3 8 2 1*
James Buescher 1 12 14 14 12 12 7 9 7 9 2 10 34
Nelson Piquet, Jr. 1*
Denny Hamlin 32 9 4 2 2* 2 33
Kevin Harvick 5* 9 3* 22 4* 3 28 2
Kasey Kahne 9 18 10 2 3 10 18 17 6
Michael McDowell 3 7 2
Kyle Busch 18 11 33 17 8 2* 3 23 28
Paul Menard 2* 8*
Mark Martin 2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 15 5 14 5
Brendan Gaughan 5 10 26 10
David Ragan 26 6
Parker Kligerman 8 12
Tony Stewart 8
Ty Dillon 8
Jamie McMurray 9
Joey Coulter 10
Josh Wise 14 40 41 43 39 40 38 40 39 41 37 39 40 41 41
John Wes Townley 15 20 25
Bryan Silas 20
Tony Raines 36 Wth 23 24 23
Clint Bowyer 26
Miguel Paludo 29
Scott Riggs 38 DNQ 38 36 37 37 34
Jennifer Jo Cobb DNQ 36
J. J. Yeley 40 37 38 39 37
Scott Speed DNQ 42 42 41 41 40 42 42 42 38 43
Stephen Leicht 42 42
Johnny Sauter 42
David Reutimann DNQ
Pos Driver DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TXS RIC TAL DAR IOW CHA DOV MIC ROA KTY DY2 NHA CHI IND IO2 GLN MON BR2 ATL RI2 CH2 KT2 DV2 CA2 KAN TX2 PH2 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.

Manufacturer

Pos Manufacturer Wins Points
1 Chevrolet 6 109
2 Toyota 6 104
3 Ford 3 83
4 Dodge 2 78

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012 Team Chart". Jayski. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. ^ Travis Pastrana to make Nationwide Series debut at Indianapolis, lands sponsorship from Boost Mobile SceneDaily.com
  3. ^ "2011 Schedule". www.jayski.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
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