Nascar Sprint Cup Series 2012 var den 64:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
Säsongen bestod av 36 race och inleddes på Daytona International Speedway med uppvisningsloppen Budweiser Shootout 18 februari och Gatorade Duels 23 februari, vilket även var slutkval till den 54:e upplagan av Daytona 500. Säsongen avslutades 18 november på Homestead-Miami Speedway med Ford Ecoboost 400. Brad Keselowski vann mästerskapstitel. Chevrolet vann märkesmästerskapet för tionde året i rad.
Tävlingskalender Officiellt namn Bana Datum Budweiser ShootoutDaytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida February 18 Gatorade Duel February 23 1 Daytona 500 26 27 februari 2 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona 4 mars 3 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 11 mars 4 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 18 mars 5 Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien 25 mars 6 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 1 april 7 Samsung Mobile 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 14 april 8 STP 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 22 april 9 Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia April 28 10 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 6 maj 11 Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 12 maj Sprint ShowdownCharlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 19 maj Nascar Sprint All-Star Race 12 Coca-Cola 600 27 maj 13 Fedex 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 3 juni 14 Pocono 400 presented by #NASCAR Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 10 juni 15 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 17 juni 16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Kalifornien 24 juni 17 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky 30 juni 18 Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 7 juli 19 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 15 juli 20 Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 29 juli 21 Pennsylvania 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 5 augusti 22 Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 12 augusti 23 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 19 augusti 24 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 25 augusti 25 Advocare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 2 september 26 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 8 september Chase for the Sprint Cup 27 Geico 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois 16 september 28 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 23 september 29 AAA 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 30 september 30 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 7 oktober 31 Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 13 oktober 32 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 21 oktober 33 Tums Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 28 oktober 34 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 4 november 35 Advocare 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona 11 november 36 Ford Ecoboost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida 18 november
Resultat TävlingPole positionFlest ledda varvVinnareTeamKonstruktörRapport Budweiser Shootout Martin Truex Jr. Greg Biffle Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport Gatorade Duel 1 Carl Edwards Denny Hamlin Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Rapport Gatorade Duel 2 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 1 Daytona 500 Carl Edwards Denny Hamlin Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 2 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Mark Martin Kevin Harvick Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 3 Kobalt Tools 400 Kasey Kahne Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Rapport 4 Food City 500 Greg Biffle Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge Rapport 5 Auto Club 400 Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Rapport 6 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Kasey Kahne Jeff Gordon Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Rapport 7 Samsung Mobile 500 Martin Truex Jr. Jimmie Johnson Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 8 STP 400 A. J. Allmendinger Martin Truex Jr. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 9 Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers Mark Martin Carl Edwards Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 10 Aaron's 499 Jeff Gordon Matt Kenseth Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge Rapport 11 Bojangles' Southern 500 Greg Biffle Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport Sprint Showdown A.J. Allmendinger Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports Rapport Sprint All-Star Race Kyle Busch Brad Keselowski Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 12 Coca-Cola 600 Aric Almirola Greg Biffle Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 13 Fedex 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Mark Martin Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 14 Pocono 400 Joey Logano Joey Logano Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 15 Quicken Loans 400 Marcos Ambrose Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Marcos Ambrose Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Rapport 17 Quaker State 400 Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge Rapport 18 Coke Zero 400 Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Rapport 19 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Kyle Busch Denny Hamlin Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 20 Brickyard 400 Denny Hamlin Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 21 Pennsylvania 400 Juan Pablo Montoya Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 22 Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen Juan Pablo Montoya Kyle Busch Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Rapport 23 Pure Michigan 400 Mark Martin Mark Martin Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 24 Irwin Tools Night Race Casey Mears Joey Logano Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 25 Advocare 500 Tony Stewart Denny Hamlin [Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 26 Federated Auto Parts 400 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Denny Hamlin Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Rapport Chase for the Sprint Cup 27 Geico 400 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge Rapport 28 Sylvania 300 Jeff Gordon Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rapport 29 AAA 400 Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge Rapport 30 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 Kasey Kahne Jamie McMurray Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 31 Bank of America 500 Greg Biffle Brad Keselowski Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Rapport 32 Hollywood Casino 400 Kasey Kahne Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford Rapport 33 Tums Fast Relief 500 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 34 AAA Texas 500 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 35 AdvoCare 500 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport 36 Ford EcoBoost 400 Joey Logano Kyle Busch Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
Märkesmästerskapet Tillverkare Vinster Poäng 1Chevrolet 15 249 2Toyota 10 213 3Ford 6 174 4Dodge 5 156
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