2012 Subway Jalapeño 250

The 2012 Subway Jalapeño 250 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 6, 2012. The race was the 11th iteration of the event and the 16th race of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Austin Dillon originally won the pole but was disallowed after failing inspection which gave the pole Ricky Stenhouse Jr. but it was Kurt Busch who would dominate in the race that saw 42 lead changes over 101 laps as he would lead the most laps and would win the race on a last lap pass.[2]

2012 Subway Jalapeño 250
Race details[1]
Map of Speedway
Map of Speedway
Date July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)
Official name 2012 Subway Jalapeño 250
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Tri-oval
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 101 laps, 252.5 mi (406.359 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Weather Clear
Average speed 132.045 mph (212.506 km/h)
Attendance 50,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Fenway Racing
Time 50.775
Most laps led
Driver Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing
Laps 23
Winner
No. 1 Kurt Busch Kurt Busch
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree

Background

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Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races for ARCA, AMA Superbike, IMSA, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.500 mi (4.023 km) high-speed tri-oval, a 3.560 mi (5.729 km) sports car course, a 2.950 mi (4.748 km) motorcycle course, and a 1,320 ft (402.3 m) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (72.8 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (11.7 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054.[3] Dale Earnhardt is Daytona International Speedway's all-time winningest driver, with a total of 34 career victories (12- Daytona 500 Qualifying Races) (7- NASCAR Xfinity Series Races) (6- Busch Clash Races) (6- IROC Races) (2- Pepsi 400 July Races) (1- The 1998 Daytona 500).

Entry List

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points
# Driver Team Make
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 Danny Efland JD Motorsprots Chevrolet
6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet
08 Bryan Silas (i) 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 Jeffrey Earnhardt Rick Ware Racing Ford
18 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Tayler Malsam TriStar Motorsports Toyota
20 Clint Bowyer (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge
23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet
24 Casey Roderick SR² Motorsports Toyota
30 James Buescher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
36 Bobby Santos III Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
38 Brad Sweet (R) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
39 Josh Richards Go Green Racing Ford
40 Erik Darnell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet
41 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
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 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 Joey Gase 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
82 Blake Koch MacDonald Motorsports Dodge
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
88 Cole Whitt (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
99 John Wes Townley (i) RAB Racing Toyota
Official Entry list

Qualifying

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Austin Dillon originally won the pole but his time was disallowed for failing post-qualifying inspection which started Dillon in 42nd place and gave the pole position to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. whose time was 50.775 and a speed of 177.253.[4]

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50.775 177.253
2 88 Cole Whitt (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.821 177.092
3 7 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.844 177.012
4 33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.849 176.995
5 1 Kurt Busch (i) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 50.886 176.866
6 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge 50.921 176.744
7 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50.974 176.561
8 18 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.978 176.547
9 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.001 176.467
10 36 Bobby Santos III Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 51.019 176.405
11 70 Johanna Long (R) ML Motorsports Chevrolet 51.067 176.239
12 20 Clint Bowyer (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.083 176.184
13 2 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.125 176.039
14 30 James Buescher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 51.192 175.809
15 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51.197 175.792
16 12 Sam Hornish Jr.** Penske Racing Dodge 51.231 175.675
17 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 51.277 175.517
18 99 John Wes Townley (i) RAB Racing Toyota 51.283 175.497
19 38 Brad Sweet (R) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 51.300 175.439
20 54 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 51.397 175.107
21 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 51.440 174.961
22 19 Tayler Malsam TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51.515 174.706
23 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51.579 174.490
24 24 Casey Roderick SR² Motorsports Toyota 51.635 174.300
25 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 51.647 174.260
26 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 51.677 174.159
27 39 Josh Richards Go Green Racing Ford 51.690 174.115
28 4 Danny Efland JD Motorsports Chevrolet 51.747 173.923
29 81 Jason Bowles (R) MacDonald Motorsports Toyota 51.788 173.785
30 15 Jeffrey Earnhardt Rick Ware Racing Ford 51.836 173.625
31 82 Blake Koch MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 51.974 173.164
32 08 Bryan Silas (i) Randy Hill Racing Ford 51.976 173.157
33 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52.043 172.934
34 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 52.140 172.612
35 50 T. J. Bell MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 52.238 172.288
36 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 52.308 172.058
37 41 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 52.407 171.733
38 47 Stephen Leicht (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 52.419 171.693
39 42 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 52.473 171.517
40 52 Joey Gase Hamilton Means Racing Chevrolet 52.580 171.168
41 40 Erik Darnell* The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 52.748 170.623
42 3 Austin Dillon (R)[a] Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
43 46 Chase Miller The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 52.603 171.093
Official Starting grid

* – Made the field via owners points.

** – Sam Hornish Jr. had to start at the rear of the field due to an engine change.

Race

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As soon as the race started, drivers started to form into tandems. Outside pole sitter Cole Whitt took the lead from pole sitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with Kevin Harvick pushing Whitt and Whitt led the first lap. On lap 4, Clint Bowyer took the lead with Elliott Sadler pushing him. Bowyer and Sadler switched positions on lap 5 and gave the lead to Brad Keselowski with Joey Logano behind him. Keselowski and Logano did the same thing on lap 6 and gave the lead to Sadler. On lap 7, Kurt Busch took the lead with his brother Kyle pushing him. On lap 8, Joey Logano took the lead. On that same lap, the first caution flew when Brian Scott's car stalled on the backstretch. Brad Keselowski won the race off of pit road but his teammate Sam Hornish Jr. did not pit and Hornish led the field to the restart on lap 12. On lap 15, Joey Logano took the lead with Elliott Sadler pushing him. On lap 16, Mike Wallace attempted to take the lead with Clint Bowyer pushing him but both Logano and Wallace left the middle open and the Busch brothers took advantage and Kurt Busch took the lead with Kyle behind him. On lap 18, Danica Patrick took the lead with Brad Keselowski behind her after the Busch brothers decided to switch positions. On lap 23, Kurt Busch took the lead with Kyle behind him. On lap 31, Mike Wallace took the lead with Kevin Harvick pushing him. On lap 32, Joe Nemechek took the lead with Ricky Stenhouse after Wallace and Harvick switched spots. On lap 34, Kyle Busch took the lead with brother Kurt behind him. On lap 37, the Busch brothers switched positions and did so successfully without losing the lead. On lap 41, the second caution would fly when Mike Wallace spun in turn 2 after Wallace was trying to pass Bryan Silas and also to avoid Sam Hornish Jr. who just came off of pit road while Silas tried to do the same but Silas clipped Wallace in the left rear and turned him. Danica Patrick won the race off of pit road and she led the field to the restart on lap 46. On the restart, Kurt Busch took the lead with Austin Dillon behind him but both were passed by Joe Nemechek with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Nemechek took the lead. On lap 48, Danica Patrick took the lead with Kevin Harvick but both got separated and gave the lead back to Nemechek. On lap 49, Joey Logano took the lead with Elliott Sadler.

Final laps

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With 48 laps to go, Brad Keselowski took the lead. With 47 to go, Joey Logano took the lead back. With 45 to go, Danica Patrick took the lead from Logano. With 44 to go, Mike Wallace took the lead with Kevin Harvick pushing him. With 42 to go, Danica Patrick took the lead back with Cole Whitt behind her. With 38 to go, James Buescher, who won the Daytona race back in February, took the lead with Brad Keselowski pushing him. With 37 to go, Kevin Harvick took the lead with Mike Wallace behind him. With 35 to go, Justin Allgaier took the lead with Danica Patrick in turn 2 after Harvick and Wallace went to switch spots but did it in a very unsuccessful way. Harvick got caught up in the middle with no draft so Wallace tried to come down in front of James Buescher. But Wallace did it too late and Wallace made contact with Buescher cutting his right front tire and causing him to go up the track and turn Brad Keselowski the first big wreck of the race that took out 17 cars in a chain reaction wreck. The wreck collected Mike Wallace, Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler, Danny Efland, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski, Casey Roderick, James Buescher, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Santos III, Michael Annett, Kyle Busch, Johanna Long, Jason Bowles, Joe Nemechek, Cole Whitt, and John Wes Townley. Justin Allgaier won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart with 28 laps to go. On the restart, Danica Patrick and Joey Logano both passed Allgaier on the outside with Patrick getting pushed by Austin Dillon and Logano by Sam Hornish Jr. Logano took the lead on the restart. With 25 to go, Austin Dillon took the lead with Justin Allgaier pushing him. With 24 to go, Dillon decided to drop out and give Allgaier the lead but Allgaier was slingshotted by Kurt Busch and Busch took the lead. Going through turn 4, rookie Brad Sweet attempted to take the lead from Busch on the same lap with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. pushing him but Stenhouse got Sweet at the wrong angle and turned Sweet off of turn 4 where Sweet hit the inside wall drivers side door first bringing out the 4th caution of the race. The race would restart with 19 laps to go. On the restart, Bobby Santos III all of a sudden went through the grass on the backstretch. No caution was flown. At the same time, Elliott Sadler took the lead with Joey Logano pushing him. With 18 to go, the 5th caution flew for a 6 car accident on the backstretch. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was pushing Jeffrey Earnhardt when he hit Earnhardt at the wrong angle sending Earnhardt spinning across the track. Danica Patrick went low to avoid Earnhardt but came across the nose of Eric McClure sending Patrick around and hitting the inside wall while Blake Koch made contact with Jeremy Clements when Koch tried to avoid the wreck and ended up spinning himself. The race would restart with 12 laps to go. With 11 to go, Sam Hornish Jr. took the lead with Justin Allgaier but couldn't get fully in front of Sadler and Sadler retook it back before Austin Dillon tried to take it with 10 to go with Kurt Busch and led that lap but couldn't make the pass on Sadler. With 8 to go, Austin Dillon took the lead from Sadler. Dillon was looking to get his 2nd Nationwide Series win in a row after he won his first ever in his career in the previous weeks' race at Kentucky. With 5 to go, Justin Allgaier attempted to take the lead with Sam Hornish Jr. and led that lap but couldn't pass Dillon. But with just 4 laps to go, the 6th and final caution flew for debris on the frontstretch that came off of John Wes Townley's car. This would extend the race to three attempts of a green-white-checkered finish. On the restart, Dillon shot out to the lead but Kurt Busch slingshotted him to the outside and tried to have Logano as his pusher but Logano went high to make it 3 wide and Logano took the lead with Elliott Sadler behind him. On the final lap, Kurt Busch went to take the lead with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. behind him and got Logano and Sadler separated and Busch took the lead. Behind them, Austin Dillon got a big run with Michael Annett pushing him but Dillon wrecked coming through the tri-oval before he had a chance and Dillon caused a second big wreck coming to the checkered flag where 8 cars wrecked with Dillon where Dillon took a couple hard shots. First getting t-boned by Kyle Busch in the drivers side door and then going back up where he got t-boned on the other side by Robert Richardson Jr. The wreck also collected Johanna Long, Jason Bowles, Tayler Malsam, and Josh Richards. Kurt Busch held off everyone and won the race as soon as Dillon spun. The win would be Busch's first ever win at Daytona in all of NASCAR and his 2nd and final win of the 2012 season. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Michael Annett, Austin Dillon, and Joey Logano rounded out the top 5 while Elliott Sadler, Justin Allgaier, Mike Bliss, Timmy Hill, and Sam Hornish Jr. rounded out the top 10.[5]

Race results

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Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points
1 1 Kurt Busch (i) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 101 23 running 0
2 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 101 0 running 42
3 43 Michael Annett Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 101 0 running 41
4 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 101 8 running 35
5 18 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 101 12 running 0
6 2 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 101 10 running 39
7 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 101 7 running 38
8 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 101 0 running 36
9 41 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 101 0 running 35
10 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 101 6 running 35
11 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 101 2 running 34
12 70 Johanna Long (R) ML Motorsprots Chevrolet 101 0 running 32
13 4 Danny Efland JD Motorsports Chevrolet 101 0 running 31
14 81 Jason Bowles (R) MacDonald Motorsports Toyota 101 0 running 30
15 19 Tayler Malsam TriStar Motorsports Toyota 101 0 running 29
16 39 Josh Richards Go Green Racing Ford 101 0 running 28
17 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 101 0 running 27
18 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 101 0 running 26
19 82 Blake Koch MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 101 0 running 25
20 08 Bryan Silas (i) Randy Hill Racing Ford 100 0 running 0
21 40 Erik Darnell The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 99 0 running 23
22 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 97 5 running 23
23 54 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 94 3 running 0
24 38 Brad Sweet (R) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 93 0 running 20
25 99 John Wes Townley (i) RAB Racing Toyota 89 0 running 0
26 20 Clint Bowyer (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 86 1 running 0
27 24 Casey Roderick SR² Motorsports Toyota 84 0 running 17
28 33 Kevin Harvick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 84 2 crash 0
29 88 Cole Whitt (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 83 3 running 16
30 15 Jeffrey Earnhardt Rick Ware Racing Ford 82 0 crash 14
31 7 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 82 13 crash 14
32 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 0 running 12
33 36 Bobby Santos III Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 80 0 crash 11
34 30 James Buescher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 71 1 crash 0
35 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge 66 2 crash 0
36 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 65 3 crash 9
37 52 Joey Gase Hamilton Means Racing Chevrolet 50 0 overheating 7
38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31 0 overheating 6
39 50 T. J. Bell MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 22 0 engine 5
40 46 Chase Miller The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 6 0 vibration 4
41 42 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 4 0 transmission 0
42 47 Stephen Leicht (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 3 0 overheating 0
43 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 0 overheating 1
Official Race results

Notes

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  1. ^ Dillon won the pole but his time was disallowed for failing post-qualifying inspection and had to start in 42nd. He was docked 6 drivers points.

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Subway Jalapeno 250". Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Kurt Busch wins Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway". 6 July 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  3. ^ Lane, Mark (5 August 2018). "Little-known special district leases land under the Daytona International Speedway". Times Herald-Record. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ "NNS Pole Report: Austin Dillon wins pole at Daytona". Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "A Wild One: Kurt Busch Wins Subway Jalapeno 250 At Daytona". Retrieved July 6, 2012.
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