2012 ARCA Racing Series
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The 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 60th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 18 with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 and ended on October 19 with the Kansas ARCA 150. Chris Buescher won the championship over Frank Kimmel by 75 points after a heated battle. Alex Bowman was named rookie of the year after battling Brennan Poole all season.[1]
2012 calendar
The 2012 series schedule was announced in November 2011.[2]
| No. | Race title | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 18 |
| 2 | Mobile ARCA 200 | Mobile International Speedway, Irvington | March 10 |
| 3 | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 | Salem Speedway, Salem | April 29 |
| 4 | International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 | Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega | May 4 |
| 5 | Menards 200 by Federated Car Care | Toledo Speedway, Toledo | May 20 |
| 6 | Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care | Elko Speedway, Elko New Market | June 2 |
| 7 | Pocono ARCA 200 | Pocono Raceway, Pocono | June 9 |
| 8 | RainEater Wiper Blades 200 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | June 15 |
| 9 | Herr Foods Chase the Taste 200 | Winchester Speedway, Winchester | June 24 |
| 10 | The All-American Race Weekend presented by Global Barter Corporation | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | July 1 |
| 11 | Prairie Meadows 200 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | July 13 |
| 12 | Ansell ActivArmr 150 | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet | July 21 |
| 13 | Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 | Lucas Oil Raceway, Brownsburg | July 27 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania ARCA 125 | Pocono Raceway, Pocono | August 4 |
| 15 | Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz Group | Berlin Raceway, Marne | August 11 |
| 16 | Allen Crowe Memorial 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield | August 19 |
| 17 | Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 | Madison International Speedway, Rutland | August 26 |
| 18 | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Fall Classic by Federated Car Care | Salem Speedway, Salem | September 15 |
| — | Southern Illinois 100 | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, Du Quoin | October 14 |
| 19 | Kansas Lottery 98.9 | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City | October 19 |
Results and standings
Races
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 | Sean Corr | Brandon McReynolds | Bobby Gerhart | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Mobile ARCA 200 | Alex Bowman | Cale Gale | Cale Gale | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 | Chris Buescher | Alex Bowman | Alex Bowman | Dodge |
| 4 | International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 | Matt Lofton | Matt Lofton | Brandon McReynolds | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care | Alex Bowman | Chris Buescher | Chris Buescher | Ford |
| 6 | Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care | Alex Bowman | Brennan Poole | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Pocono ARCA 200 | Brennan Poole | Brennan Poole | Brennan Poole | Toyota |
| 8 | RainEater Wiper Blades 200 | Joey Coulter | Brennan Poole | Chris Buescher | Ford |
| 9 | Herr Foods Chase the Taste 200 | Chris Buescher | Brennan Poole | Alex Bowman | Dodge |
| 10 | The All-American Race Weekend | Chad Hackenbracht | Andrew Ranger | Andrew Ranger | Dodge |
| 11 | Prairie Meadows 200 | Brennan Poole | Alex Bowman | Alex Bowman | Dodge |
| 12 | Ansell ActivArmr 150 | Kevin Swindell | Kevin Swindell | Kevin Swindell | Toyota |
| 13 | Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 | Matt Crafton | Chad Hackenbracht | Frank Kimmel | Toyota |
| 14 | Pennsylvania ARCA 125 | Brennan Poole | Alex Bowman | Chad Hackenbracht | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz Group | Chad Hackenbracht | Frank Kimmel | Chris Buescher | Ford |
| 16 | Allen Crowe Memorial 100 | Alex Bowman | Frank Kimmel | Frank Kimmel | Toyota |
| 17 | Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 | Alex Bowman | Chris Buescher | Chris Buescher | Ford |
| 18 | Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Fall Classic | Chase Elliott | Tom Hessert | Tom Hessert | Chevrolet |
| — | Southern Illinois 100 | Cancelled due to rain[3] | |||
| 19 | Kansas Lottery 98.9 | Alex Bowman | Alex Bowman | Alex Bowman | Dodge |
References
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