Jun 18, 2012 twotime kansas lottery 300 winner joey logano earned his fifth nascar nationwide series victory of 2012 this past weekend in michigan. With 2012 approaching quickly, july will be here before we know it. Glossary tweet driver races win t5 t10 pole laps led earnings avst avfn raf miles llf points diff. The 2011 nascar nationwide series season was the thirtieth season of semiprofessional stock car racing in the united states. Though patrick will mostly race in the secondtier nationwide series, shell compete in select sprint cup races, including the daytona 500, which gets underway sunday at 1 p. Nascar nationwide series at kentucky kentucky speedway. Other drivers from canada and throughout the nascar circuit sang the praises. In the accompanying article on the psychology of auto racing, shaun tyrance, ph. Mar 29, 2020 martinsville speedway3292012 koch loses sponsor.
Jul 05, 2012 the last was nationwide series driver eric mcclure, who drove headfirst into the inside wall at the talladega superspeedway in april. On saturday, july 21 and sunday, july 22, 2012 chicagoland speedway is honored to welcome back the nascar camping world truck series and the stp 300 nascar nationwide series back for another round of the most nonstop, exhilarating racing around. Nascars next wave of superstars just over the horizon. Danica patrick will make her nascar sprint cup series debut in the prestigious seasonopening 54th annual daytona 500 on sunday, feb. Watkins glen, ny platinum selling recording artist and american idol winner david cook will perform the national anthem and give the command to start engines for the nascar nationwide series zippo 200 at watkins glen international, saturday, august 11 cook rose to fame after winning the seventh season of american idol in 2008. Driver danica patrick 2012 nascar nationwide series. The first practice session of the nascar nationwide series dollar general 300 at the charlotte motor speedway. James buescher, who won the sfp 250 nascar camping world truck series race at kansas speedway earlier this year, finished second, followed by kurt busch, cole whitt and rookie austin dillon. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. Nov 10, 2012 online viewers do, however, get access to the prerace shows nascar now and nascar sprint cup countdown. Ryan blaney, son of sprint cup driver dave blaney, ran a limited schedule in the nationwide series, driving the teams no. Jun 19, 2012 south korean taxi drivers went on their first nationwide strike today, demanding a fare increase and the right to burn diesel amid rising fuel costs.
Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Date race track tv tv start radio race start time eastern laps miles track size miles saturday, february 25 drive4copd 300 daytona international speedway espn 12. The entries are sorted in ascending order from the initial to the last by day. Mar 26, 2012 the indycar series includes the indianapolis 500 and opens this year with the march 25 honda grand prix in st. The nationwide series ford ecoboost 300 saturday, november 17. Danica patrick to compete in the 2012 daytona 500 daytona.
Apr 12, 2020 april 12, 20 kyle busch scored his fourth win of the season when he picked up the checkered flag in the nascar xfinity nationwide series oreilly auto parts 300 at texas motor speedway. Brian vickers vickers won the thenbusch series championship in. A nascar staple since 1950, darlington raceway has seen some of motorsports most talented drivers thunder to gatorade victory lane. May 21, 2012 the races, which crown season champions in nascars top three national series, are set for this fall. It is promoted as nascars minor league circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level circuit, the nascar cup series. Nascar sprint cup series drivers jeff gordon, denny hamlin and defending bojangles southern 500 champion regan smith are scheduled to participate in 15minute question and answer sessions for race fans in. Nascar nationwide series standings for 2012 racingreference. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the 2012 nascar nationwide series season features 33 race dates, including the series first visit to indianapolis motor speedway as part of a companion weekend. The race was run under threatening weather all night long but the entire distance was completed without interruption. Nascar unveiled its 2012 nationwide series calendar on. Can you name the 2012 nascar nationwide series drivers.
Darlington raceway to host autograph session with nascar. Midohio sports car course is expected to play host to a nascar nationwide series race for the first time next august. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Save the date nascar returns to the glen august 811 in. May 1, 2012 darlington raceway is offering its fans an opportunity to participate in a nascar sprint cup series autograph session with drivers kevin harvick, mark martin, paul menard and defending bojangles southern 500 champion regan smith. Sprint cup driver brian vickers replaced him for kansas, charlotte, and texas. Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings, news. Nationwide series champion outlook beyond the flag.
Earnhardt finally ends four year winless streak kansas speedway. Check out the schedule for nascar ford championship weekend 2012 miami, fl see the full schedule of events happening nov 16 18, 2012 and explore the directory of. For example, the truck driver also is responsible for the tires. Nascar announces nationwide series, adds ohio date. Television stars headline ford championship weekend. Nascar nationwide series at road america road america. The autograph session will take place on friday, may 11 from 1010.
Individual driver statistics for the 2011 nascar nationwide series. The 2014 nascar nationwide series schedule will consist of 33 races on intermediate venues, road courses and short tracks. Midohio expected to host nascar nationwide race sports. Feb 26, 2012 though patrick will mostly race in the secondtier nationwide series, shell compete in select sprint cup races, including the daytona 500, which gets underway sunday at 1 p. Jul 07, 2011 the nationwide series will be racing at indianapolis motor speedway for the first time in 2012, after organisers confirmed a switch away from lucas oil raceway also located in the city of. Championship points standings for the nascar nationwide series 2011. Nascar nationwide series 2012 driver point standings.
Rank is calculated after each race and may not reflect penalties. Watch nascar live online and dont miss a single second of. Monster energy nascar cup series full race geico 500. January 26, 2012 penske racing welcomes a new partner to its nascar nationwide series program in 2012 as the wurth group will sponsor the dodge challenger driven by sam hornish, jr. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for nascar cup series, xfinity, gander outdoors. The last was nationwide series driver eric mcclure, who drove headfirst into the inside wall at the talladega superspeedway in april. The camping world truck series ford ecoboost 200 friday, november 16 the nationwide series ford ecoboost 300 saturday, november 17. Jun 06, 2012 patrick will join fellow illinois native, justin allgaier, and 2011 nascar nationwide series champion, ricky stenhouse jr. During the 2010 season, nascar announced a few notable calendar changes, including race additions at iowa.
April 10 today in jayskis nascar history page 9 of 24. However, due to injuries sustained at x games xvii, his debut was delayed until 2012. Patrick, who will compete full time in the nascar nationwide series with jr motorsports in 2012, announced on friday afternoon that her limited sprint cup series schedule with stewart. But like many racers his dream of nascar success was unfulfilled for reasons he attributes to color. The 2012 nascar nationwide series season was the thirtyfirst season of semi professional stock car racing in the united states. The cars received a new superspeedway package in 2012 that made the tandem all but impossible, though it remained prevalent in the nationwide series now xfinity series until a crash at the 20 drive4copd 300 that saw kyle larson fly into the catchfence at the end of the race, ripping out the front of the car and injuring 33 fans.
Nascar nationwide series 2012 standings driver database. Dec, 2012 wallace scored three top 10s and earned his first 21 means 21 pole award presented by coors brewing co. Austin dillon moved up to the nationwide series to run for rookie of the year honors in 2012. Danica patrick captures pole for drive4copd 300 daytona. As the 20 nascar nationwide series revs up, we look at the preseason favorites. The camping world truck series ford ecoboost 200 friday, november 16. Patrick would record a major milestone by clinching the pole position in the 2012 drive4copd 300, being the first female driver to clinch it since shawna robinson. Many nationwide series drivers will do almost anything to get their sponsors more publicity.
Online viewers do, however, get access to the prerace shows nascar now and nascar sprint cup countdown. Throughout the 1970s tennessee racer randy bethea was a regular competitor in nascars second tier series now known as the nationwide series. Click on the driver to see 2012 racelevel statistics for that driver. The season included thirtythree races, down from thirtyfour, and began with the drive4copd 300 at daytona international speedway and ended with the ford ecoboost 300 at homesteadmiami speedway. The team penske indycar program returns two of the most accomplished racers in recent series history in 20. Apr 11, 2020 april 11, 2008 kyle busch picked up his second consecutive nascar xfinity nationwide series win of the season, and secondstraight at phoenix raceway, in the bashas supermarkets 200. The nationwide series started its 2012 season at daytona. Nascar nationwide series drivers will have a new track to conquer in 20. The balance of the 20 nascar nationwide schedule, the series 32nd season, maintains a familiar feel, with a strong mix of short tracks, road courses, intermediate race tracks and superspeedways. You dont need satellite radio to listen to nascar live. Apr 10, 2020 the 20yearold driver has compiled one topfive and six top10 finishes in 26 nascar nationwide series starts. Nascar nationwide series 2012 standings championship points standings for the nascar nationwide series 2012. Jul 30, 2018 behind the shadowy billiondollar payouts of f1, nascar, and indycar we take an indepth look at who makes the moneyand how muchin the worlds toptier racing series. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the nascar organization.
The 2012 finalist on nbcs the voice chris mann will perform the national anthem on sunday for the nascar sprint cup series championship ford ecoboost 400. Gaughan drove at phoenix feb, las vegas, california, darlington, iowa may, chicago jul, iowa aug, montreal, kentucky sep, phoenix nov, homestead. Championship cup series 9928 peregrine trail fort worth, tx 761084194 phone. Nascar nationwide race returning to montreal in 2012 montreal. The 2012 nascar nationwide series season was the thirtyfirst season of semiprofessional stock car racing in the united states.
South korean taxi drivers go on first nationwide strike. This season, the nascar nationwide series could have a winless champion. The 2011 nascar nationwide series season was the thirtieth season of semi professional. Once recognized as a series where young drivers honed their skills before advancing to the sprint cup level, nascars version of aaa baseball has transitioned into a playground for drivers who already make their livings racing on sunday afternoons. The truck series is a little cheaper, but not by much. Fans may purchase their tickets and camping by contacting the wgi ticket office at 866. Buschs pit crew got him in front on the final stop of the night and he was able to hold off carl edwards on a greenwhitecheckered finish to earn the. The nationwide series will be racing at indianapolis motor speedway for the first time in 2012, after organisers confirmed a switch away from lucas oil raceway also located in the city of. During the 2010 season, nascar announced a few notable calendar changes, including race additions at iowa speedway and chicagoland speedway, and the removal of gateway international raceway from the schedule. While the sprint cup takes a break that week, the camping world. Busch beat brad keselowski by two seconds for his 55th career win. Nascar nationwide series director joe balash joined jsonline readers to chat about the series test wednesday at road america in elkhart lake and other issues on the minds of nascar fans. The indycar series includes the indianapolis 500 and opens this year with the march 25 honda grand prix in st.
Danica patrick to appear in checkered flag fan zone during. Watkins glen, ny the nascar sprint cup and nationwide series return to watkins glen international, august 811 in 20. Joey logano enters the 2019 monster energy nascar cup series mencs season as the. Each event includes broadcast information, a link to the venue website, and a link to view a map and check the weather. Jeff gordon, denny hamlin and regan smith to speak in. The 2012 nascar nationwide series season was the thirtyfirst season of semi professional.
It seems as if nascar drivers are hellbent on blurring the line between their sport and pro wrestling. The series announced a return to the state of ohio with a scheduled race at the midohio road course in august. The nascar xfinity series nxs is a stock car racing series organized by nascar. Crashes can end careers, but for some nascar drivers, the. Danica patrick captured the first pole of her nascar career during nationwide series qualifying for saturdays drive4copd 300 at daytona international speedway. Nationwide heads to indianapolis in 2012 nascar news crash. The glen was the venue of arguably one of the best finishes during the 2012 nascar sprint cup series season as marcos ambrose captured his secondconsecutive wgi win after a last lap battle to the checkered flag. Young driver ryan blaney came on board with penske racing at midseason in 2012, competing in select nationwide series events, and he will return to the team this season as he continues his rapid nascar development. April 23, 2012 race fans who want to get up close and personal with todays nascar stars, look no further than darlington raceways hospitality options for 2012. The group started the 2012 nascar season with wins by nationwide series regulars in the opening trio of races. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Nascar nationwide series standings for 2012 racing. On mothers day weekend, may 1112, 2012, nascars biggest stars return to battle the track too tough to tame in the sprint cup series bojangles southern 500 and nationwide series vfw sport clips help a hero 200.
Aug 08, 2012 tickets for the 2012 nascar sprint cup series finger lakes 355 at the glen august 912 weekend are on sale now. Allmendinger to drive shellpennzoil dodge in 2012 team penske. Patrick will join fellow illinois native, justin allgaier, and 2011 nascar nationwide series champion, ricky stenhouse jr. The 20 nascar nationwide series schedule includes the entire season race schedule. But espn rejected the advertisement from kochs sponsor, the rise up and register campaign, which is designed to.
Xfinity series latest news news and results from nascar. Custer moved around austin cindric with 20 laps to go and went on to score the victory. He became the first africanamerican driver to win a pole in the nationwide series. The races, which crown season champions in nascars top three national series, are set for this fall.
Nationwide series adds ohio road course official site of. Watch nascar live online and dont miss a single second of a race. A season where only four races were won by nationwide series drivers actually running for the championship has made this. But then the drivers solely focused on the series held their own overall in wins for. Nxs events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a cup series event scheduled for that weekend. The season included thirtyfour races, beginning with the drive4copd 300 at daytona international speedway and ending with the ford 300 at homesteadmiami speedway. Nascar nationwide series standings for 2012 click on the driver to see 2012 racelevel statistics for that driver. Watch the full race from talladega superspeedway from sunday, april 28th, 2019. Oct 18, 2011 with 2012 approaching quickly, july will be here before we know it. Wallace scored three top 10s and earned his first 21 means 21 pole award presented by coors brewing co. The nascar nationwide series is a great proving ground not only for drivers and crew members, but for sponsors, too, nationwide chief marketing officer matt jauchius said in the release. March 29 today in jayskis nascar history page 9 of 24.
Nascar nationwide series races, the minor league circuit for nascar, are also webcast live on watchespn for the remaining saturdays of the season. If you have a desire to view the times for nascar nationwide series tickets 2020 in calendar view your welcome to click the calendar view logo at the uppermost part of the listings in the right side top corner. Even for the most successful teams, a week at the race track has seemingly. The race was dominated by a mix of tandem and pack drafting. Nationwide series is not developing new drivers speed sport. Nascar today announced the 2014 schedule for the nascar nationwide series, the 33rd season of racing for the secondmost popular motorsports series in the united states. Team penske news wurth group joins penske racing as a.