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2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series

31st season of second-tier NASCAR Nationwide Series

thumb|[[Chevy]] won the [[List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions|manufacturer's championship]] with 13 wins and 216 points. The 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 31st season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR 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.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Team	Manufacturer	No	Race driver	Crew chief	JD Motorsports with Gary Keller	Jeremy Clements Racing	Rusty Wallace Racing	Randy Hill Racing	Richard Childress Racing	Jeremy Clements Racing	Roush Fenway Racing	JR Motorsports
Rick Ware Racing	The Motorsports Group	ML Motorsports	Robinson-Blakeney Racing	Rick Ware Racing	Richard Petty Motorsports	Hamilton Means Racing	Kyle Busch Motorsports	MacDonald Motorsports	NEMCO Motorsports	Sacred Power Motorsports	RAB Racing with Brack Maggard	Michael Waltrip Racing
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 2
Ford	Steve Wallace 1
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
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
Ford	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Mike Kelley
Chevrolet	7	Danica Patrick	Tony Eury Jr. 26
Ryan Pemberton 7
88	Cole Whitt (R)	Tony Eury Sr. 5
Bruce Cook 28
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
Chevrolet	John Blankenship 4	Brad Parrott 4
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
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
Chevrolet	23	Robert Richardson Jr. 16	Greg Conner 18
Jason Miller 15
Bill Prietzel 1
Dexter Stacey 2
Jamie Dick 14
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
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
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
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
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
Chevrolet
Dodge	70	Johanna Long (R) 21	Mark Gutekunst
Charles Lewandoski 1
Derrike Cope 1
David Green 1
Tony Raines 7
Joe Nemechek 1
Timmy Hill 1
Ford
Chevrolet	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
Ford	43	Michael Annett	Philippe Lopez
Chevrolet	52	Reed Sorenson 1	Timothy Brown
Tim Schendel 8
Kevin Lepage 4
Joey Gase 15
Ryan Ellis 3
Justin Jennings 2
Toyota	54	Kyle Busch 22	Mike Beam
Kurt Busch 11
Dodge
Toyota	81	Jason Bowles (R)	John Monsam
Toyota	87	Joe Nemechek 30	Gary Cogswell
Alex Kennedy 3
Toyota	99	Kenny Wallace 12	Scott Zippadelli 32
Mike Greci 1
Ryan Truex 3
John Wes Townley 4
Victor Gonzalez Jr. 2
Brett Moffitt 1
Patrick Carpentier 1
Alex Bowman 2
	Travis Pastrana 8

Limited schedule

Team	Manufacturer	No	Race driver	Crew chief
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
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
Chevrolet	8	Scott Lagasse Jr.	Brad Parrott 1
Gene Nead 1
Tommy Baldwin Jr. 1	3
Toyota	09	Kenny Wallace	Scott Zipadelli	1
Dodge	13	Jennifer Jo Cobb	Eddie Troconis 2
Steve Kuykendall 2	4
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
Toyota	Kenny Habul	Randy Cox 2
Jason Overstreet 1	3
Toyota	17	J. J. Yeley	Adrian Berryhill 3
Patrick Donahue 1	1
Tanner Berryhill	3
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
Chevrolet	21	Joey Coulter	Harold Holly	2
Dodge	26	John Young	Ed Ash	3
Ford
Dodge	27	David Ragan	Wayne Grubb	2
J. J. Yeley	4
Andrew Ranger	2
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
Chevrolet	32	Miguel Paludo	Mike Hillman Jr.	1
Chevrolet	36	Ryan Truex	Brad Parrott	1
Ryan Blaney	6
Bobby Santos III	1
Chevrolet
Toyota	50	T. J. Bell	Mark Zakalowski 5
Bobby Burrell 22	22
David Starr	5
Dodge	53	Eric Curran	Mike Olsen	2
Chevrolet	59	Kyle Kelley	Robert Rucker	3
Ford	60	Trevor Bayne	Chad Norris 5
Scott Graves 4	6
Carl Edwards	1
Billy Johnson	1
Travis Pastrana	1
Toyota	72	John Jackson	James Malone 3
Kevin Eagle 2	5
Chevrolet	73	Derrike Cope	Dave Fuge Jr. 1
Dom Turse 1
Bobby Burrell 1	3
Chevrolet	74	Mike Harmon	Daniel Kolanda	22
David Reutimann	1
Kevin Lepage	1
Scott Riggs	1
Rick Crawford	1
David Green	1
Ford	76	Donnie Neuenberger	Bobby Burrell	1
Dodge	82	Blake Koch	Doug Howe	1
Ford	86	Kevin Lepage	Thomas Legeman 1
Rick Markle 8	9
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
Tony Raines	1
Toyota	97	Johnny Sauter	Mike Boerschinger	1
Joe Nemechek	1
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 would be 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

;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. 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.

Schedule

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	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

Schedule changes

Main article: NASCAR Realignment#Nationwide Series

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.
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	Bubba Wallace	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

Drivers' standings

(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	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO
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
Bubba Wallace										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
Max Papis														4
Drew Herring																											4
Juan Carlos Blum																										26					29		37
Scott Saunders																				28										34	32
Billy Johnson																						8
Brett Moffitt																				9
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
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

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
Chevrolet	13	216
Toyota	10	189
Ford	7	170
Dodge	3	151

References

"2012 Team Chart". Jayski.
[http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Travis_Pastrana_to_make_Nationwide_Series_debut_at_Indianapolis_lands_sponsorship_from_Boost_Mobile.html Travis Pastrana to make Nationwide Series debut at Indianapolis, lands sponsorship from Boost Mobile] {{Webarchive. link. (March 7, 2012 SceneDaily.com)
"2012 Schedule".

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