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2012 Firestone 550

The 2012 Firestone 550 was the twenty-second running of the Firestone 550 and the seventh round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The race was contested over 228 laps at the 1.5 mi Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and was telecasted by NBC Sports in the United States.

The reigning champion of the Firestone 550 was Ryan Briscoe, who won the 2010 race, as in 2011 the event contested over two races in one night, making it the Firestone Twin 275s. The race was won by Justin Wilson of Dale Coyne Racing.

TOC

Classification

Starting grid

Row	Inside	Outside	1
98	CAN Alex Tagliani	10	GBR Dario Franchitti
38	USA Graham Rahal	9	NZL Scott Dixon
12	AUS Will Power	27	CAN James Hinchcliffe
11	BRA Tony Kanaan	26	USA Marco Andretti
77	FRA Simon Pagenaud (R)	2	AUS Ryan Briscoe
22	ESP Oriol Servià	8	BRA Rubens Barrichello
28	USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	5	VEN E. J. Viso
3	BRA Hélio Castroneves	83	USA Charlie Kimball
18	GBR Justin Wilson	14	GBR Mike Conway †
20	USA Ed Carpenter	15	JPN Takuma Sato †
19	GBR James Jakes	6	GBR Katherine Legge (R)
4	USA J. R. Hildebrand	78	SUI Simona de Silvestro †
67	USA Josef Newgarden (R) †

Race results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led
18	GBR Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	228	1:59:02.0131	17	11	50
38	USA Graham Rahal	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	228	+ 3.9202	3	27	40
2	AUS Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	Chevrolet	228	+ 5.8619	10	5	35
27	CAN James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	228	+ 10.4511	6	8	32
4	USA J. R. Hildebrand	Panther Racing	Chevrolet	228	+ 18.7749	23	0	30
77	FRA Simon Pagenaud (R)	Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports	Honda	228	+ 21.3883	9	0	28
3	BRA Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	15	0	26
12	AUS Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	5	24	24
98	CAN Alex Tagliani	Team Barracuda – BHA	Honda	227	+ 1 lap	1	20	23
19	GBR James Jakes	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	227	+ 1 lap	21	0	20
11	BRA Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	7	0	19
20	USA Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	19	0	18
67	USA Josef Newgarden (R)	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Honda	226	+ 2 laps	25	0	17
10	GBR Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	225	+ 3 laps	2	0	16
6	GBR Katherine Legge (R)	Dragon Racing	Chevrolet	224	+ 4 laps	22	0	15
14	GBR Mike Conway	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	224	+ 4 laps	18	0	14
26	USA Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	222	+ 6 laps	8	0	13
9	NZL Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	173	Contact	4	133	14
5	VEN E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	129	Mechanical	14	0	12
22	ESP Oriol Servià	Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Chevrolet	89	Fuel Pressure	11	0	12
28	USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	66	Mechanical	13	0	12
15	JPN Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	63	Contact	20	0	12
83	USA Charlie Kimball	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	29	Contact	16	0	12
8	BRA Rubens Barrichello	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	0	Did Not Start†	12	0	6
78	SUI Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	Lotus	0	Did Not Start†	24	0	5

;Notes: Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	Points	1	2	3	4	5
AUS Will Power	256
NZL Scott Dixon	220
CAN James Hinchcliffe	208
BRA Hélio Castroneves	203
FRA Simon Pagenaud (R)	199

;Manufacturers' Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	Points	1	2	3
USA Chevrolet	54
JPN Honda	51
UK Lotus	28

Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.

References

"Weather information for the ''2012 Firestone 550''". The Old Farmers' Almanac.

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