The 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West was the 59th season of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Talking Stick Resort 50 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 3, 2012, and concluded with the Casino Arizona 50 at the same track on November 10, 2012. Dylan Kwasniewski won the championship, six points ahead of Greg Pursley.
Schedule and results
The 2012 season included 15 individual races, although Phoenix International Raceway and Iowa Speedway hosted two races each. The races at Iowa were in combination with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerMarch 3Talking Stick Resort 50Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaDavid MayhewApril 14Toyota / NAPA 150 Pres. by Gene Price MotorsportsHavasu 95 SpeedwayLake Havasu City, ArizonaDerek ThornApril 28Utah Grand PrixMiller Motorsports ParkTooele, UtahGreg PursleyMay 5Pick-N-Pull 150Stockton 99 SpeedwayStockton, CaliforniaDylan KwasniewskiMay 19Graham Tire 150Iowa SpeedwayNewton, IowaChase ElliottMay 26Street Car ShowdownBrainerd International RacewayBrainerd, MinnesotaMichael SelfJune 2Star Nursery 200The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, NevadaGreg PursleyJune 23Pick-N-Pull Racing To Stop Hunger 200Sonoma RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaDavid GillilandJuly 14NAPA Auto Parts 150Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonEric HolmesJuly 28NAPA / Toyota 150Colorado National SpeedwayErie, ColoradoGreg PursleyAugust 3Pork Be Inspired 150Iowa SpeedwayNewton, IowaCorey LaJoieAugust 26NAPA Auto Parts Salute to the Troops 125Portland International RacewayPortland, OregonGreg PursleySeptember 29NAPA Auto Parts 150NAPA SpeedwayAlbuquerque, New MexicoDerek ThornOctober 13Toyota / NAPA Auto Parts 150All American SpeedwayRoseville, CaliforniaDylan KwasniewskiNovember 10Casino Arizona 50Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaMichael Self
Full Drivers' Championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. DriverPHOLHCMMPS99IOWBIRLVSSONEVGCNSIOWPIRSMPAASPHO1Dylan Kwasniewski2341*12*2575949*126222Greg Pursley4101*4231*3*61*51*81366163Derek Thorn51*127541423210514275684Eric Holmes85229619231*73332*205575David Mayhew1*293105495846375486Michael Self184182041176241212221*5417Cameron Hayley22681461251019322215554938Austin Dyne73*88871313121210512134879Jonathon Gomez24131563737415712101247810Ryan Philpott16171623DNQ14101492262121211742011Carl Harr20141016DNQ1011101182610162441212Daryl Harr1311211271120821DNQ2319171940013John Wood26181318DNQ1522222214DNQ1913182637814Dylan Hutchison23122211DNQ98281720302031615Travis Milburn141926151611132572327216Braeden Havens8131211107111526517Jack Sellers29202421DNQ16132718232924518Taylor Cuzick14DNQ9141841422419Brett Thompson1220DNQ13DNQ11921620Ron Jay2110DNQ182614DNQ17021Billy Kann27DNQ2516172213322Cassie GannisDNQ152319242113023Anthony Giannone192119161812724Josh Reaume25DNQ1518DNQ11525Dallas Montes281111126Chris EvansDNQ17191610927Ben Kennedy1191010228Brian Wong117169829Jessie Brunelli915129630Austin Cameron58289131Scott Ivie624138932Tommy Regan222119258933David Gilliland918234Justin Funkhouser282227178235Jason Fensler523238136Jim Inglebright497537Zack Huffman2017276838Chase Elliott1746739Kelly Admiraal11DNQ286740Ryan Partridge9146541Brennan Newberry15116242Kyle Kelley19155443Mike Haslam18165444Hannah Newhouse6DNQ5345Kyle Heckman7295246Isaac Sherman19185147Tim Spurgeon25174648Robbie Brand16DNQ4549Daniel Graeff20244450Jack Clarke20DNQ4351Johnny Borneman III3030294352Daniel Suárez34153Cale Conley34154Carlos Iaconelli63855Tim Bell63856Michael Waltrip63857Jamie Krzysik63858Chad Boat73759Dale Quarterley83660Bryan Ortiz83661Mike David93562D. J. Kennington103463Justin Philpott123264Bobby Hillis Jr.DNQ233265Tom Klauer143066Griffin SteinfeldDNQ303067Eric Norris152968Chase MillerDNQ2969Markus Niemelä152970Stan Silva Jr.162871Mike Skeen172772Carlos Vieira172773Hershel McGriff182674Eddie Nakato202475Brady Flaherty212376Ali Jackson212377Sean Guthrie222278Johnny WhiteDNQ2179Jacob Gomes242080Mike Olsen242081Julien Jousse242082Trevor Cristiani251983Juan PittaDNQ1984Dave Smith261885Patrick LongDNQ1686Rodd KneelandDNQ1487Jack ChisholmDNQ13
Footnotes
See also
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2012 ARCA Racing Series 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2012 NASCAR Toyota Series 2012 NASCAR Stock V6 Series
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