Who was the champion of NASCAR in 2012?

Who was the champion of NASCAR in 2012?

Brad Keselowski, the series champion. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 64th season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 41st modern-era Cup season.

Who was the winner of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series?

Sprint Nextel announced at the 2011 Awards Ceremony that they had extended their sponsorship of the series until 2016. Roger Penske won the Owners’ Championship, while Brad Keselowski won the Drivers’ Championship at the final race of the season. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers’ Championship with 249 points.

How many points do you get for winning a NASCAR race?

— The top 10 finishers in the regular-season standings earn playoff points on a sliding scale, starting with 15 points for the Regular Season Champion and ending on one point for the 10th-place finisher Drivers in bold* have won a Cup Series race in the 2021 season

Who was the last Dodge driver to win a NASCAR championship?

Chevrolet won the Manufacturers’ Championship with 249 points. Keselowski became the first Dodge driver to win the championship since Richard Petty in 1975; he was also the last Dodge driver to do so, as 2012 was the manufacturer’s final year in the Cup series.

Is there a NASCAR race at Watkins Glen?

Watkins Glen International is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Sonoma Raceway.

How many laps was in the 2012 Finger Lakes race?

Contested over 90 laps, it was the twenty-second race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and the second of two road course competitions on the schedule. After the tragedy at the previous race, the track prepared in the event that thunderstorms pass through the track.

When did NASCAR change from carburetors to fuel injection?

During the 2011 season, NASCAR announced the Sprint Cup Series would be changing to fuel injection from carburetors, which had been used since NASCAR’s founding in 1949. Sprint Nextel announced at the 2011 Awards Ceremony that they had extended their sponsorship of the series until 2016.

When does the NASCAR Sprint Cup season start?

The season started on February 18, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway, with the Budweiser Shootout, followed by the Daytona 500 on February 27. 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 Homestead-Miami Speedway .