2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

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Kyle Larson, the 2012 K&N Pro Series East champion. Kyle Larson Road America 2013.jpg
Kyle Larson, the 2012 K&N Pro Series East champion.
Corey LaJoie finished second behind Larson in the championship by 14 points. Corey LaJoie at Sonoma 2019.jpg
Corey LaJoie finished second behind Larson in the championship by 14 points.
Brett Moffitt finished third in the championship. Brett moffitt (33605309288) (cropped).jpg
Brett Moffitt finished third in the championship.

The 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 26th season of the K&N Pro Series East. It began with the Widow Wax 125 presented by SealWrap Repair Tape at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17, and ended with the Classic 3 Championship at Rockingham Speedway on November 3. [1] Max Gresham entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion.

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Kyle Larson won the championship after earning 2 victories during the season, along with 8 top fives and 12 top tens. Larson finished just 14 points ahead of his closest rival in the points standings, Corey LaJoie. [2] LaJoie finished with 5 victories on the season, along with 10 top fives and 10 top tens. Third place in the championship went to Brett Moffitt, who took two victories on the season. Nelson Piquet Jr., Darrell Wallace Jr., Chase Elliott, Cale Conley, and Tyler Reddick each collected a victory.

Schedule

No.Race Title Track Date
1 Widow Wax 125 presented by SealWrap Repair Tape Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 17
2 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville March 31
3 Blue Ox 100 Richmond Raceway, Richmond April 26
4 Graham Tire 150 [lower-alpha 1] Iowa Speedway, Newton May 19
5NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 Bowman-Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina June 2
6Slack Auto Parts 150 Gresham Motorsports Park, Jefferson June 9
7 Visit Hampton VA 175 Langley Speedway, Hampton June 23
8Samuel 150 CNB Bank Raceway Park, Clearfield July 14
9 JEGS 150 Columbus Motor Speedway, Columbus July 21
10 Pork Be Inspired 150 [lower-alpha 2] Iowa Speedway, Newton August 3
11 G-Oil 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 22
12 American Real TV 150 Dover International Speedway, Dover September 28
13 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville October 27
14Classic 3 Championship Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham November 3
Notes
  1. The Graham Tire 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series East competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series West. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.
  2. The Pork Be Inspired 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the K&N Pro Series East competing along with competitors for the K&N Pro Series West. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

Results and standings

Races

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning team
1 Widow Wax 125 presented by SealWrap Repair Tape Nelson Piquet Jr. Nelson Piquet Jr. Nelson Piquet Jr. Toyota 14 X-Team Racing
2 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Darrell Wallace Jr. Darrell Wallace Jr. Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
3 Blue Ox 100 Brett Moffitt Brett Moffitt Brett Moffitt Toyota 11 Hattori Racing Enterprises
4 Graham Tire 150 Brett Moffitt Brett Moffitt Chase Elliott Chevrolet 9 Hendrick Motorsports
5NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 Kyle Larson Corey LaJoie Corey LaJoie Ford 07 Randy LaJoie Racing
6Slack Auto Parts 150 Cale Conley Cale Conley Kyle Larson Toyota 6 Rev Racing
7 Visit Hampton VA 175 Chase Elliott Brett Moffitt Corey LaJoie Ford 07 Randy LaJoie Racing
8Samuel 150 Brett Moffitt Brett Moffitt Brett Moffitt Toyota 11 Hattori Racing Enterprises
9 JEGS 150 Ben Kennedy Cale Conley Cale Conley Toyota 47 Conley Motorsports
10 Pork Be Inspired 150 Cale Conley Corey LaJoie Corey LaJoie Ford 07 Randy LaJoie Racing
11 G-Oil 100 Brett Moffitt Brett Moffitt Kyle Larson Toyota 6 Rev Racing
12 American Real TV 150 Darrell Wallace Jr. Darrell Wallace Jr., Brett Moffitt Corey LaJoie Toyota 07 Randy LaJoie Racing
13 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 Brett Moffitt Brett Moffitt Corey LaJoie Ford 07 Randy LaJoie Racing
14Classic 3 Championship C. J. Faison Darrell Wallace Jr. Tyler Reddick Dodge 98 Curb Racing

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.

PosDriver BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS JEF LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR Points
1 Kyle Larson 9174651722121546536
2 Corey LaJoie 2223181*4123171*2112522
3 Brett Moffitt 3241*5*932*1*251618*8*21512
4 Chase Elliott 10621614315154527212500
5 Bryan Ortiz 14117123276561466613484
6 Eddie MacDonald 285810108961088111010477
7 Bubba Wallace 181*283627162231332*133*470
8 Brandon Gdovic 213511720479251310515470
9 Ben Kennedy 6962385213728254169456
10 Sergio Peña 20299719661743241298444
11 Ryan Gifford 3132121182818413331215127413
12 Jimmy Weller III 13221227131612198161182114412
13 Sam Hunt 241425351512131811242019726370
14 Jorge Arteaga 302515DNQ11231013221130231727333
15 Dylan Presnell 23818192121113229928279
16 Daniel Suárez 15102916221951015259
17 Travis Pastrana 12202341486723258
18 C. J. Faison 27152426102126711240
19 Cale Conley 2832*1**735242425235
20 Jesse Little 112217232235210
21 Andrew Smith 42413329DNQ2622205
22 Carlos Iaconelli 2519333112111931179
23 Ryan Blaney 22223425146
24 Dale Quarterley 19213220921142
25 Harrison Rhodes 41983322134
26 Clay Campbell 2612122116133
27 Chad Boat 342631142917118
28 Enrique Contreras III 16241411111
29 John Salemi 2626111828111
30 Michael McGuire 81010104
31 Dylan Kwasniewski 781182714103
32 Chad Finchum 712362596
33 Ali Jackson 1514DNQ2089
34 Akinori Ogata 1520313684
35 Jacob Wallace 16142181
36 Scott Saunders 16181979
37 Nelson Piquet Jr. 1*1775
38 Larry Barfold Jr. 17192472
39 Rafael Vallina 2713DNQ2970
40 Derek Ramstrom 51469
41 Jorge Contreras Jr. 353016DNQ69
42 Travis Miller 201559
43 Jeff Anton 171457
44 Austin Hill 181555
45 Nick Sweet 221353
46 Chuck Buchanan Jr. 3420DNQ3048
47 Tyler Reddick 147
48 Stephen Nasse 202246
49 Steven Legendre 27251645
50 Spencer Gallagher 172843
51 Coleman Pressley 440
52 Tim Bell 163438
53 Hector Aguirre 322036
54 Blake Jones 292336
55 Benny Gordon 935
56 Tim Bainey Jr. 1034
57 David Mayhew 1134119133
58 Jason Bowles 1532
59 Nathan Russell 1430
60 Brandon Jones 1430
61 Grant Winchester 1628
62 Sean Caisse 1727
63 Kenny Forbes 1727
64 Tim George Jr. 1727
65 Jason Hathaway 1826
66 Frank Deiny Jr. 1826
67 Duarte Ferreira 273526
68 Alex Kennedy 2325
69 Austin Theriault 1925
70 Jack Clarke 1925
71 Xavi Raso 2024
72 Matt DiBenedetto 3024
73 Noel Dowler 2024
74 Rick Gdovic 2222
75 Beto Montiero 2321
76 Brandon McReynolds 317
77 Ray Courtemanche Jr. 3113
78 Candace Munzy 3311
79 Dylan Hutchison DNQ
80 Jack Sellers DNQ
81 Taylor Cuzick DNQ
82 Ron Jay DNQ
83 Josh Reaume DNQ
84 Chris Evans DNQ
85 John Wood DNQDNQ
86 Brett Thompson DNQDNQ
87 Chase Miller DNQ
88 Eric Helary DNQ
Drivers ineligible for K&N Pro Series East points
89 Michael Self 179
90 Greg Pursley 920
91 Cameron Hayley 2512
92 Johnathon Gomez 1323
93 Eric Holmes 3318
94 Ryan Philpott DNQ22
95 Derek Thorn 2429
96 Carl Harr DNQ26
97 Daryl Harr 28DNQ
98 Austin Dyne 2936
99 Brennan Newberry 35
PosDriver BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS JEF LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR Points
Notes

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  2. "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Standings for 2012". Racing Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2022.