2012 Indiana 250

2012 Indiana 250 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Indiana_250/B/ 2012 Indiana 250 July 28, 2012 19 33 Indianapolis Oval.svg Map of Speedway 2012 07 28 2012 Indiana 250 Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana Oval 2.5 4.0 100 250 402.336 Clear 126.050 mph km/h on 40,000 Kasey Kahne Turner Motorsports 51.054 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports 51 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing ESPN Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree The 2012 Indiana 250 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on July 28, 2012. The race was the first ever race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Nationwide Series. It was also the 19th race of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Kasey Kahne won the pole for the race while Kyle Busch led the most laps. But it was Brad Keselowski who would win the first ever Nationwide Series race at Indianapolis where his owner Roger Penske has 15 Indianapolis 500 wins as an owner at the time.https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2012/07/28/keselowski-wins-inaugural-indiana-250-at-ims Keselowski Wins Inaugural Indiana 250 At IMS July 28, 2012 Background 200px|thumb|left|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6 mi km 0 in west of Downtown Indianapolis. Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points #DriverTeamMake 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch (i) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 2 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 08 Kyle Fowler Randy Hill Racing Ford 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 15 Scott Riggs (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Tayler Malsam TriStar Motorsports Toyota 20 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 24 Kenny Wallace SR² Motorsports Toyota 30 James Buescher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 36 Ryan Blaney (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 38 Kasey Kahne (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 39 Jeffrey Earnhardt Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 40 Erik Darnell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 41 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing Ford 42 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 46 Chase Miller The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 47 Stephen Leicht (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 50 T. J. Bell MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52 Tim Schendel Hamilton Means Racing Chevrolet 54 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 70 Johanna Long (R) ML Motorsports Chevrolet 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 81 Jason Bowles (R) MacDonald Motorsports Toyota 86 Kevin Lepage Deware Racing Group Ford 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 88 Cole Whitt (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 98 Reed Sorenson Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 99 Travis Pastrana RAB Racing ToyotaOfficial Entry list Qualifying Kasey Kahne won the pole for the race with a time of 51.054 and a speed of 176.284.https://stlracing.com/2012/07/28/kahne-wins-nationwide-pole-at-indy/ Kahne Wins Nationwide Pole At Indy 28 July 2012 July 28, 2012 Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 38 Kasey Kahne (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 51.054 176.284 2 54 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 51.125 176.039 3 51 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.225 175.695 4 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.251 175.606 5 2 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.259 175.579 6 20 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.370 175.200 7 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.378 175.172 8 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge 51.465 174.876 9 33 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.468 174.866 10 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 51.518 174.696 11 36 Ryan Blaney (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 51.596 174.432 12 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51.601 174.415 13 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 51.652 174.243 14 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 51.813 173.702 15 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.990 173.110 16 4 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52.005 173.060 17 70 Johanna Long (R) ML Motorsports Chevrolet 52.078 172.818 18 1 Kurt Busch (i) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 52.110 172.712 19 99 Travis Pastrana RAB Racing Toyota 52.138 172.619 20 7 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.169 172.516 21 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 52.261 172.213 22 19 Tayler Malsam TriStar Motorsports Toyota 52.305 172.068 23 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 52.520 171.363 24 81 Jason Bowles (R) MacDonald Motorsports Toyota 52.577 171.178 25 30 James Buescher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 52.595 171.119 26 24 Kenny Wallace SR² Motorsports Toyota 52.602 171.096 27 98 Reed Sorenson Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 52.675 170.859 28 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 52.910 170.100 29 08 Kyle Fowler Randy Hill Racing Ford 52.996 169.824 30 46 Chase Miller The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 53.069 169.591 31 42 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 53.089 169.527 32 47 Stephen Leicht (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 53.124 169.415 33 40 Erik Darnell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 53.181 169.233 34 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 53.187 169.214 35 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 53.271 168.947 36 86 Kevin Lepage Deware Racing Group Ford 53.332 168.754 37 41 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing Ford 53.547 168.077 38 15 Scott Riggs (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 53.600 167.910 39 39 Jeffrey Earnhardt Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 53.712 167.560 40 88 Cole Whitt (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.723 167.526 41 52 Tim Schendel Hamilton Means Racing Chevrolet 53.869 167.072 42 23 Robert Richardson Jr.* R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 54.726 164.456 43 50 T. J. Bell MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 54.690 164.564Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes 44 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 55.073 163.419 45 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 55.152 163.185Official Starting grid * – Made the field via owners points Race Outside pole sitter Kyle Busch took the lead from pole sitter Kasey Kahne after Kahne had trouble getting up to speed on the start and Busch led the first lap. The first caution would fly on lap 15 for it being the competition caution. Denny Hamlin won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart on lap 22. On lap 23, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Hamlin. On lap 27, Kyle Busch took the lead from Keselowski. Green flag pitstops soon began around lap 36. Kyle Busch pitted on lap 37 and gave the lead to Kasey Kahne. On lap 39, the second caution would fly for the first accident of the day when Danica Patrick bumped Reed Sorenson in turn 1 and spun Sorenson. Sorenson overcorrected back the right and collected Patrick in the process. Kyle Busch was the new leader and Busch led the field to the restart on lap 48. Busch was looking for his first Nationwide Series win of the season. Final laps But with 38 laps to go, the 3rd caution would fly for debris. Sam Hornish Jr. won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart with 33 laps to go. With 29 laps to go, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Hornish which would be the last lead change of the race. With 27 to go, the 4th caution would fly when Brian Scott got loose in turn 4 and spun and collected Ty Dillon giving Dillon damage. The race would restart with 22 laps to go. But on the restart, the 5th and final caution would fly when Kyle Busch got loose under Sam Hornish Jr. and spun off of turn 1 and barely missed the inside wall in the process. But the spin would cost Busch a chance at victory. The race would restart with 18 laps to go. On the restart, Elliott Sadler took the lead from Keselowski, or so he thought. Sadler ended up getting black flagged by NASCAR for passing Keselowski before the start-finish line since Keselowski was the leader. But Sadler argued that Keselowski spun the tires which would have been clean restart for Sadler. Sadler argued until with 12 laps to go when he decided to pit after he was warned he was going to be disqualified for not obeying NASCAR's order. Keselowski pulled away from second place and Keselowski would win the first ever Nationwide Series race at Indianapolis. The win would be Keselowski's 3rd of the season and gave his owner Roger Penske, whose won 15 Indianapolis 500's as an owner in IndyCar, his first win at Indianapolis in all of NASCAR. Sam Hornish Jr., Ty Dillon, Denny Hamlin, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top 5 while Michael Annett, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Jeremy Clements rounded out the top 10.https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/keepingpace/2012/jul/29/opportunistic-brad-keselowski-seizes-inaugural-nationwide-win-indy/ Opportunistic Brad Keselowski seizes inaugural Nationwide win at Indy July 29, 2012 Race results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points 1 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge 100 33 running 0 2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 100 7 running 43 3 51 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 0 4 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 4 running 0 5 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 39 6 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 100 0 running 38 7 20 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 0 running 0 8 33 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 0 9 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 0 running 35 10 4 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 34 11 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 33 12 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 32 13 99 Travis Pastrana RAB Racing Toyota 100 0 running 31 14 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 30 15 2 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 29 16 81 Jason Bowles (R) MacDonald Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 28 17 88 Cole Whitt (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 27 18 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 26 19 24 Kenny Wallace SR² Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 25 20 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 24 21 39 Jeffrey Earnhardt Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 23 22 54 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 100 51 running 0 23 41 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing Ford 100 0 running 21 24 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 100 0 running 20 25 38 Kasey Kahne (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 99 4 running 0 26 30 James Buescher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 99 0 running 0 27 36 Ryan Blaney (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 99 0 running 0 28 52 Tim Schendel Hamilton Means Racing Chevrolet 99 0 running 16 29 19 Tayler Malsam TriStar Motorsports Toyota 99 0 running 15 30 70 Johanna Long (R) ML Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 14 31 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 running 13 32 08 Kyle Fowler Randy Hill Racing Ford 72 0 engine 12 33 98 Reed Sorenson Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 49 0 crash 11 34 1 Kurt Busch (i) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 41 0 electrical 0 35 7 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 39 0 crash 9 36 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 23 1 vibration 9 37 15 Scott Riggs (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 18 0 rear gear 0 38 40 Erik Darnell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 17 0 engine 6 39 50 T. J. Bell MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 overheating 5 40 86 Kevin Lepage Deware Racing Group Ford 8 0 drive shaft 4 41 46 Chase Miller The Motorsprots Group Chevrolet 6 0 vibration 3 42 42 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 4 0 electrical 0 43 47 Stephen Leicht (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 0 0 engine 0Official Race results References 2012 STP 300 2012 U.S. Cellular 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2012 Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Category:2012 in sports in Indiana Category:July 2012 sports events in the United States