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-mile (2.4 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and was telecasted by NBC Sports in the United States.

2012 Firestone 550

Race details
7th round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season
Date	June 9, 2012
Official name	Firestone 550
Location	Texas Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance	228 laps 342 mi / 550 km
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 91 °F (33 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Alex Tagliani (Team Barracuda - BHA)
Time	0:48.5695
Fastest lap
Driver	Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske)
Time	24.5170 (on lap 141 of 228)
Podium
First	Justin Wilson (Dale Coyne Racing)
Second	Graham Rahal (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third	Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske)

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.

Classification

Starting grid

Row	Inside		Outside
1	98	Alex Tagliani	10	Dario Franchitti
2	38	Graham Rahal	9	Scott Dixon
3	12	Will Power	27	James Hinchcliffe
4	11	Tony Kanaan	26	Marco Andretti
5	77	Simon Pagenaud (R)	2	Ryan Briscoe
6	22	Oriol Servià	8	Rubens Barrichello
7	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	5	E. J. Viso
8	3	Hélio Castroneves	83	Charlie Kimball
9	18	Justin Wilson	14	Mike Conway †
10	20	Ed Carpenter	15	Takuma Sato †
11	19	James Jakes	6	Katherine Legge (R)
12	4	J. R. Hildebrand	78	Simona de Silvestro †
13	67	Josef Newgarden (R) †
† Conway, Sato, de Silvestro, and Newgarden penalised 10 places for changing engine

Race results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points1
1	18	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	228	1:59:02.0131	17	11	50
2	38	Graham Rahal	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	228	+ 3.9202	3	27	40
3	2	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	Chevrolet	228	+ 5.8619	10	5	35
4	27	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	228	+ 10.4511	6	8	32
5	4	J. R. Hildebrand	Panther Racing	Chevrolet	228	+ 18.7749	23	0	30
6	77	Simon Pagenaud (R)	Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports	Honda	228	+ 21.3883	9	0	28
7	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	15	0	26
8	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	5	24	24
9	98	Alex Tagliani	Team Barracuda – BHA	Honda	227	+ 1 lap	1	20	23
10	19	James Jakes	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	227	+ 1 lap	21	0	20
11	11	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	7	0	19
12	20	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	19	0	18
13	67	Josef Newgarden (R)	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Honda	226	+ 2 laps	25	0	17
14	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	225	+ 3 laps	2	0	16
15	6	Katherine Legge (R)	Dragon Racing	Chevrolet	224	+ 4 laps	22	0	15
16	14	Mike Conway	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	224	+ 4 laps	18	0	14
17	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	222	+ 6 laps	8	0	13
18	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	173	Contact	4	133	14
19	5	E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	129	Mechanical	14	0	12
20	22	Oriol Servià	Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Chevrolet	89	Fuel Pressure	11	0	12
21	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	66	Mechanical	13	0	12
22	15	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	63	Contact	20	0	12
23	83	Charlie Kimball	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	29	Contact	16	0	12
DNS	8	Rubens Barrichello	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	0	Did Not Start†	12	0	6
DNS	78	Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	Lotus	0	Did Not Start†	24	0	5
† Barrichello and de Silvestro did not start the race due to fuel pump issues

Notes

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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Will Power 256 2 Scott Dixon 220 3 James Hinchcliffe 208 4 Hélio Castroneves 203 5 Simon Pagenaud (R) 199

Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 54 2 Honda 51 3 Lotus 28 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.