Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoors truck series arca menards west series. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. The nascar competition is a series of 36 races that began this year with the feb. Sergio marchionne the ceo of fiat chrysler announced that he has a big interest in dodges return to the monster energy nascar cup series. Thirty six 2012 sprint cup races plus three exhibition non points races shootout, duel 150s, sprint allstar race click on the track location to go to that tracks past news and links page. The new car saw the return of dodge, as well as the entry of honda into nascar. Aric almirola nascar driver page stats, results, bio. The 20 nascar sprint cup series was the 65th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 42nd modernera cup season. The 2012 nascar toyota series was the sixth nascar series and the ninth organized by nascar mexico. The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season. Shows driver, car number, sponsor, model and team owner.
Many drivers still had complaints about the cot, but this. Marcos ambrose born 1 september 1976 is an australian former racing driver. Darlington raceway to host autograph session with nascar sprint cup series drivers 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. So, for the first time since 2004, nascar has a premier series champion not named johnson or stewart. Patrick started in the sprint cup series in 2012 behind the wheel of the no. Keselowski opened a new era for the nascar sprint cup series by becoming the first champion born in the 1980s when he captured this years title with a 15thplace finish sunday at homesteadmiami. Nascar sprint cup series 2012 media guide 102 nascar sprint cup series drivers no.
With the victory, busch breaks an 83start winless drought. Click on the driver to see 2012 race level statistics for that driver. Roush is a true veteran of nascar cup racing, making his move into the series in 1988. Nascar sprint cup series full race crown royal presents the jeff kyle 400 at indianapolis. A major engine change occurred in 2012 with nascars introduction of. Since then, roush has fielded a series of championship contenders. The indycar series includes the indianapolis 500 and opens this year with the march 25 honda grand prix in st. The nascar sprint cup is the top tier of the national nascar ladder, the pinnacle of the sport if you will. Nascar sprint cup series full race aaa 400 at dover. Fans are excited at the possibility of the return of one of the sports most favourite manufacturers. The history of dodge in nascar and their possible return. Those four will be drivers terry labonte and donnie allison and crew chiefs jake. Nascar xfinity drivers find information on your favorite.
The cup series last had four manufacturers in 2012 with chevrolet, dodge. Matt kenseth, 40, is a cup series champion with 24 wins in the series over the 15 years he spent as a driver for jack roush. Female nascar drivers that changed racing carsforsale. Nascar sprint cup standings for 2012 click on the driver to see 2012 racelevel statistics for that driver. Nascar will run four cup races, two xfinity races and one truck race during. Also toyota is a much bigger company with many more assets to engage in the hugely expensive nascar series. Honda drivers won nine of the first 15 races to break chevrolets six. The latest version of the passat, the executive said, had the right look for the sprint cup series, and volkswagen had meetings with nascar chairman bran france, even presenting him, the vw. Nascar chase for the sprint cup team owners fox sports. From the first primetime daytona 500 through keselowski and owner roger penskes first nascar sprint cup championship, the 2012 season was filled with drama, intrigue and more than a few top performances. He has two career nascar cup series wins to his credit and has twice made the nascar playoffs 2014 and 2018. Robby gordon no other racer can claim wins in indycar, nascar, imsa, the baja and dakar rally, but robby gordon largely considered one of the most gifted drivers in the history of the motorsports, robbys place among the greats is unquestioned, with an ambitious personality offthetrack playing a perfect match to his talent on the track.
Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Most of the early tracks were short dirt tracks in the south. There were 33 lead changes today, a new track record. Many of the popular nascar drivers of the 2000s2010s era will retire and. In 2011, she became the highestfinishing woman in national nascar history at the sams town 300, only racing stock cars parttime. The big reason that honda and nissan are not in nascar is that the companies do not want to be in nascar. Enjoy the fireworks on and off the track as the stars of the nascar sprint cup series head to daytona to celebrate the independence day holiday weekend. The highest two finishers for each manufacturer at every race earn the. The driver moved to joe gibbs racing for 20, when he will pilot the.
The nascar cup series was formerly known as strictly stock 1949, grand national 19501970, winston cup grand national 19711985, winston cup 19862003, nextel cup 20042007, sprint cup 20082016 and the monster energy nascar cup series 20172019 click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Nascar sprint cup driversponsor list for 2010 there are a few of changes coming our way for 2010. He won the australian v8 supercar series championship in 2003 and 2004 in 2006, ambrose relocated to the united states to pursue racing in nascar, starting with the camping world truck series. Cup12 mod 2012 dmr cup12 mod by the design mods racing cup, gns and cts physics. The season started on february 18, 2012 at daytona international speedway, with the budweiser shootout, followed by the daytona 500 on february 27. And for those holding out hope that hondaacura might race in nascaralways a. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 17. After all, it was marchionne who in 2012 made the decision to pull the. This would be noticed the most during the 2015 nascar sprint cup series. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. Nascar sprint cup series 2012 driver point standings. In the accompanying article on the psychology of auto racing, shaun tyrance, ph.
However, they did manage to win the championship with. Danica patrick, who can be considered among the most famous female drivers in racing history, has announced she will kick off her nascar sprint cup series in 2012 at. Asked in sprint cup series how many cars start in a nascar sprint cup series race. The team penske driver won five times, including twice during his postseason title run. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series 19712003. The entry list for the darlington 400 nascar cup series race at darlington raceway is posted, 40 teamsdrivers for 40 spots are listed. A milestone was achieved in 2012 as team penske earned its firstever nascar cup series championship. Roger penske returns to ford in the nascar sprint cup series, starting at the 20 daytona 500 penske most recently ran a twocar ford operation for nine seasons 19942002 dearborn, mich. Nascar drivers wary of engine temperatures at talladega. The season continued with the chase for the sprint cup beginning on september 16 at chicagoland speedway and concluded with the ford ecoboost 400 on november 18 at homesteadmiami speedway. Also, re creating the infrastructure to race at nascars highest. Click on the race name to go to the nextlast race inforundown page for each race when available. Please keep in mind this site is in no way associated with nascar and the information isnt guaranteed to be accurate. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2012 team terrier.
Nascar sprint cup series 2012 owner point standings. In 2010, patrick would make the switch to stock car racing where she had several setbacks as a rookie. Dodge left the sport in 2012 after their flagship team, team penske jumped ship to ford for 20. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2010 team terrier. In just his third full season of cup series competition in 2012, brad keselowski claimed the championship outgunning jimmie johnson and clint bowyer to lead the playoffs by 39 points at years end. This is buschs first victory and second top10 finish in 2014. He moved up to the nationwide series in 2007, and later the sprint cup series in 2008. Nascar sprint cup series drivers expect little tandem racing on sunday at talladega as engine temperatures are running more on the edge than in the seasonopener at daytona. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the nascar organization. Kurt busch won the 65th annual stp 500, his 25th victory in 477 nascar sprint cup series races. Penske switches nascar team from dodge to ford autoblog. He previously drove full time for richard petty motorsports from 20122017. Monster energy nascar cup series full race gander outdoors 400 duration.
Keselowski ushers in new era for nascar champions edmunds. They then followed that with two more wins during the. The first race of the strictly stock series later to be known as the winston cup, nextel cup, sprint cup, monster energy cup, and now as just the cup series but then accurately named as the cars were stock right down to columnshifted transmissions whose linkages could not. The season began on february 16, 20, at daytona international speedway, with the sprint unlimited, followed by the daytona 500 on february 24.
Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year. Concord, nc august 3, 2012 the team target drivers dario franchitti indycar, scott dixon indycar and juan pablo montoya nascar will. In 2012, nascar introduced a new superspeedway package to dissuade the. March 30 today in jayskis nascar history page 7 of 24. Calling all nascar nationwide xfinity, racing fans. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. The early years of nascar were mostly a period of growth. Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers. Browse through latest information on your favorite nascar xfinity drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. When honda enters a racing series, they do it to win. A nascar sprint cup team can have anywhere from 1 car up to a maximum of 4 cars.
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