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. 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.
Clint Bowyer finished second in the championship, 39 points back.
Jimmie Johnson finished third in the championship, 40 points back.
Stephen Leicht, won the 2012 NASCAR Rookie of the Year.
Kurt Busch
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Kurt Thomas Busch is a former American auto racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing. He is the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the 2017 Daytona 500 winner. He is the older brother of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch.
Busch (97) and Joe Nemechek (01) at Talladega Superspeedway in 2005.
Busch celebrating after winning the 2006 Food City 500.
Kurt Busch's 2008 Sprint Cup Series racecar