2012 IndyCar Series explained

The 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series^[1] was the 17th season of the IndyCar Series, and the 101st season of American open wheel racing. Its premier event was the 96th Indianapolis 500, held on Sunday, May 27. The series was sanctioned by IndyCar, and took place in three countries on two continents. Chevrolet returned to the series for the first time since 2005 while Lotus debuted, with the later leaving the IndyCar Series after the 2012 season due to poor performance.

Three-time defending IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti entered the season seeking his fourth consecutive championship and fifth overall. Meanwhile, two-time championship runner up Will Power sought his first title. Heading into the final race of the season, Power led Ryan Hunter-Reay by 17 points in a two driver fight for the championship.^[2] After Power wrecked on lap 55, Hunter-Reay was able to finish 4th, and claimed the championship by 3 points.^[3]

Among the numerous stories going into the season was the departure of Danica Patrick, who left IndyCar to compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Joining the series was former Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello. A highlight of the season was the introduction of a new chassis and engine package.

After losing Las Vegas as a venue in the aftermath of the death of Dan Wheldon, the series welcomed the return of such venues as Detroit and Fontana. In addition, midway through the season, the inaugural Indy Qingdao 600 scheduled to take place in China was cancelled by the promoter.^[4]

It was a triumphant return for Chevrolet after returning from 6 years absence, and an average year for Honda topped by an unexpectedly good performance at the 500 after poor qualifying and thus Chevrolet ending Japanese engine manufacturer nine-year supremacy.

The ICONIC Project

The 2012 season saw the implementation of IndyCar's new ICONIC Plan (Innovative, Competitive, Open-wheel, New, Industry-relevant, Cost-effective), the biggest change to the sport in recent history. The car used through 2011, a 2003/2007-model Dallara IR-03, and normally aspirated V8 engines (required since 1997) were permanently retired. The ICONIC committee was composed of experts and executives from racing and technical fields: Randy Bernard, William R. Looney III, Brian Barnhart, Gil de Ferran, Tony Purnell, Eddie Gossage, Neil Ressler, Tony Cotman and Rick Long.^[5] IndyCar accepted proposals from BAT Engineering, Dallara, DeltaWing, Lola and Swift for chassis design. On July 14, 2010, the final decision was made public, with organisers accepting the Dallara proposal.

New chassis

Under the new ICONIC regulations, all teams will compete with a core rolling chassis, called the "IndyCar Safety Cell",^[6] developed by Italian designer Dallara. Teams will then outfit the chassis with separate body work, referred to as "Aero Kits", which consist of front and rear wings, sidepods, and engine cowlings.^[6] Development of Aero Kits is open to any manufacturer, with all packages to be made available to all teams for a maximum price. ICONIC committee member Tony Purnell gave an open invitation to car manufacturers and companies such as Lockheed Martin and GE to develop kits.^[7]

The IndyCar Safety cell will be capped at a price of $349,000^[8] and will be assembled at a new Dallara facility in Speedway, Indiana. Aero Kits will be capped at $70,000.^[8] Teams have the option of buying a complete Dallara safety cell/aero kit for a discounted price.^[8]

On May 12, 2011, Dallara unveiled the first concept cars, one apiece in oval and road course Aero Kit configuration.^[9]

On April 30, 2011, IndyCar owners voted 15–0 to reject the introduction of multiple Aero Kits for the 2012 season, citing costs.^[10] Owners expressed their desire to introduce the new chassis/engines for 2012, but have all participants use the Dallara aerodynamic package in 2012, and delay the introduction of multiple aero kits until 2013. On August 14, 2011, IndyCar confirmed that the introduction of multiple Aero Kits would be delayed until 2013 for "economic reasons,"^[11] and furthermore, it was put off for 2013 as well. Chevrolet and Lotus had already announced their intention to build aero kits.^{[12] [13]}

2011 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon carried out the first official test of the Dallara chassis at Mid-Ohio in August 2011.^[14] Following Wheldon's death at the season-ending race in Las Vegas, Dallara announced that the 2012 chassis would be named the DW12 in his honor.^{[15] [16]}

Despite the generational change of chassis and engines, the wheel rim and Firestone Firehawk tire sizes would remain same until at least 2024 season.

Fuel cell capacity

The fuel cell capacity of the new Dallara DW12 car was reduced from 22usgal to 18.5usgal in an effort of fuel efficiency.

Engine formula

Turbochargers returned to the IndyCar Series for the first time since the IRL 1996 and Champ Car 2007 seasons respectively after one-year delay. The newly-revolutionary third generation fuel-efficient engines are single and twin-turbocharged engines, tuned to produce a range of 550- with a 12,000 RPM limit.^{[17] [18] [19]} The maximum engine displacement was reduced from 3.5to, the number of cylinders were scaled-down from eight to six and the engine shape will remain V-shaped. All engines will run E85 fuel; from 2007 to 2011, the series utilized 100% fuel grade ethanol.^{[20] [21]} The turbochargers are provided by BorgWarner.

Suppliers

On November 12, 2010, Chevrolet was confirmed as an engine supplier for 2012 with a twin turbo V6. The initial list of potential suppliers included Ford, Cosworth, and Mazda.^[22] Honda announced a 2.2-liter turbo V6 developed fully by Honda Performance Development.^[23] On May 27, 2011, Ganassi and Honda announced their partnership renewal for 2012.^[24] On August 19, 2010, Cosworth announced their interest in providing an inline-four engine,^[25] however, the plan was eventually scrapped. The Chevrolet engine is built in a joint effort with Ilmor who last time partnered Chevrolet in 1997–2002 (1997–2001 as Oldsmobile) and Honda in 2003–2011, and was introduced in full-works partnership with Penske Racing.^{[26] [27]}

The third engine supplier was announced November 18, 2010 at the LA Auto Show, just prior to the league deadline. Lotus announced a twin turbo V6 engine^[28] and an Aero Kit.^[20] built in a partnership with John Judd and Jack Brabham (Engine Developments Ltd.) Judd engines were used in the CART series and at the Indy 500 from 1987 to 1992, as well as in sports car racing and F1. Lotus has suffered difficulty in both power and delivery of engines and has since pulled out of the sport.

Confirmed engine suppliers

• Chevrolet^[27]
• Honda^[23]
• Lotus^{[20] [12] [13]}

The arrival of Chevrolet and Lotus as IndyCar Series engine suppliers were marked the return of multiple engine suppliers since 2005 season when Chevrolet and Toyota were Honda engine competitors.

Rule changes

• Any engine changes for an engine that has run less than 1,850 miles will result in 10-place grid penalty at the next race. Further, full-time entries are limited to 5 engines per season.^[29] There will be two exceptions:
  • If an engine fails during a race, in which a new engine may be installed for the next event without penalty.^[30]
  • At Indianapolis, all engine penalties will be served at the next race at Detroit. Further, all full-time season entries will receive a new engine penalty-free between Bump Day & Carb Day.^[31]
• Beginning at Long Beach for all remaining road/street course events, the pits will remain open throughout non-emergency full-course cautions periods. Previously the pits immediately closed upon the display of the caution flag. The series hopes this will shorten caution periods to as few as two laps.^[32]
• Also beginning at Long Beach for all remaining road/street course events, cars that are not on the lead lap during an upcoming restart in the final 20 laps will peel off and drive through pit lane on the speed limiter and cycle back to the end of the line. The rule was later expanded to oval races as well, where lead-lap cars will simply drive to the front in position order instead. This is similar to NASCAR's restart procedure, where all lapped cars must move to the rear of the field.^[32]
• For the races at Indianapolis, Texas, and California, restarts will revert to single-file in response to safety concerns.^[33]

Schedule

The 2012 schedule included the following 15 races:

Rnd	Date	Race name	Track	Location
1	March 25	Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Streets of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida
2	April 1	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama
3	April 15	38th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California
4	April 29	Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé	Streets of São Paulo	São Paulo, Brazil
5	May 27	96th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana
6	June 3	Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix presented by ShopAutoWeek.com	Belle Isle	Detroit, Michigan
7	June 9	Firestone 550	Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas
8	June 16	Milwaukee IndyFest presented by XYQ	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin
9	June 23	Iowa Corn Indy 250	Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa
10	July 8	Honda Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place	Toronto, Ontario
11	July 22	Edmonton Indy	Edmonton City Centre Airport Speedway	Edmonton, Alberta
12	August 5	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
13	August 26	GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma	Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma, California
14	September 2	Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT	Streets of Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland
15	September 15	MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships	Auto Club Speedway	Fontana, California

Oval/Speedway
Road/Street course

Schedule development

Existing race contracts

• The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will continue through 2013.^[34] City officials look to extend the contract through 2014.^[35]
• Barber Motorsports Park signed a three-year deal through 2012.^[36]
• An agreement has been signed with the city of Long Beach to extend the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach to 2015 with an option through 2020.^[37]
• The São Paulo Indy 300 has a contract through 2019.^[38]
• The Honda Indy Toronto has renewed its contracts through 2014.^[39]
• The Edmonton Indy has a contract in place through 2013.^[40]
• The contract for the Baltimore Grand Prix runs through 2015. However, an issue with the promoter has been in dispute and a new promoter was scheduled to be announced in mid-February.^{[41] [42]} In May 2012, it was announced that Race On LLP and Andretti Sports Marketing had reached a five-year agreement with the City of Baltimore.^[43]
• Michael Andretti has been announced as the new promoter of the Milwaukee 225. The race, not originally on the INDYCAR schedule, was announced February 10,^[44] and is now known as the Milwaukee IndyFest.

New/Returning races

• Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix returns to the schedule for 2012, having been removed after the 2008 event.^[45]
• The series will return to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California for a 500-mile night race on Saturday, September 15, 2012.^{[46] [47]}

Potential races

• A fifteen-race calendar was announced in December 2011; however, amid speculation of a race being organized in Fort Lauderdale, it was reported in January 2012 that the series needed sixteen races in order to fulfill obligations to sponsors.^[48]
• After the cancellation of the China race, it was believed that IndyCar would need to replace it to fulfill sponsorship obligations. Road America, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Michigan, and a second race at Texas were considered.^[49] However, on June 25, IndyCar announced that the schedule would remain at 15 races.

Discontinued races

• The series did not return to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2012.^[50]
• The Indy Japan 300 did not return in 2012.^[51]
• The series did not return to the Kentucky Speedway after IndyCar failed to reach an agreement with the track.^[52]
• Las Vegas Motor Speedway was removed from the calendar in the aftermath of Dan Wheldon's death.^[53]

Cancelled race

• The series was supposed to visit China for the first time; the Indy Qingdao 600 was to be held on a 3.87-mile street circuit in Qingdao over the weekend of August 19,^[54] with plans to build a permanent road course for future seasons.^[55] However, this race was cancelled by the promoter on June 13.^[4]

Confirmed entries

All chassis are composed of a Dallara DW12 "IndyCar Safety Cell" base and aerokit in 2012. All teams will run Firestone tires.

Team	Engine	No.	Driver(s)	Rounds
A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	14	Mike Conway	1–14
				15
		41		5
Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	26	Marco Andretti	All
		27	James Hinchcliffe	All
		28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	All
AFS Racing / Andretti Autosport		17	Sebastián Saavedra	5, 13, 15
Andretti Autosport / Conquest Racing		25	Ana Beatriz	4–5
Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	9	Scott Dixon	All
			Dario Franchitti	All
		38	Graham Rahal	All
		83	nowrap	Charlie Kimball	1–11, 13–15
			nowrap		12
Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	18	Justin Wilson	All
		19	James Jakes	All
	Lotus Chevrolet	6	nowrap		1–5, 7–9, 13, 15
	7	nowrap	Sébastien Bourdais	1–6, 10–14
	Lotus Chevrolet	22	Oriol Servià	All
Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	20	Ed Carpenter	All
KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	5	E. J. Viso	All
		8	Rubens Barrichello	All
KV Racing Technology with SH		11	Tony Kanaan	All
Lotus–Fan Force United	Lotus	64		5
Lotus–HVM Racing	Lotus	78	Simona de Silvestro	All
Panther Racing	Chevrolet	4	J. R. Hildebrand	All
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	15	Takuma Sato	All
		30	Michel Jourdain Jr.	5
Schmidt–Hamilton Motorsports	Honda	77		All
		99	Townsend Bell	5
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Honda	39		5
		67		1–13, 15
			Bruno Junqueira	14
	Lotus Honda	98	Alex Tagliani	1–3, 5–15
Team Penske	Chevrolet	2	Ryan Briscoe	All
		3	Hélio Castroneves	All
		12	Will Power	All

Notes(R) – Rookie

1. Charlie Kimball broke his hand in an accident while testing at Mid-Ohio on July 26.^[56] Pantano replaced Kimball for the subsequent race at Mid-Ohio.^[57]

2. Team Barracuda – BHA, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Dragon Racing terminated their Lotus engine contracts prior to the Indianapolis 500.

3. Dragon Racing was reduced to a single-car team following the Indianapolis 500, as engine supplier Chevrolet could not supply engines for both cars. Bourdais was named to drive on, and Legge was named to drive on the ^[58] and Sonoma.

4. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing formed a strategic alliance with Panther Racing prior to the Indianapolis 500, and obtained Panther's second Chevrolet engine contract.^{[59] [60]}

5. Team Barracuda – BHA skipped the São Paulo race to concentrate on preparations for the Indy 500.

6. Josef Newgarden broke his left index finger in an accident during the Sonoma race. Junqueira replaced Newgarden for the following race at Baltimore.^[61]

Team and driver changes

• Team Penske

Team utilized full-works Chevrolet engines beginning in 2012 and thus Team Penske earned full-factory support from Chevrolet including free engines and official road vehicles.^[27] The entire three car team returns full-time in 2012.^[62] Briscoe will switch numbers from #6 to #2.

• Chip Ganassi Racing

Team utilized Honda engines in 2012.^[63] The entire four-car team will return in 2012.^[64]

• Andretti Autosport

The team utilized customer Chevrolet engines in 2012.^[65] Marco Andretti will be in the third year of a 4-year contract with the team in 2012^{[66] [67]} Ryan Hunter-Reay signed with Andretti Autosport through the 2012 season.^[68] 2011 driver Danica Patrick left the team to compete in the Nationwide series full-time along with limited Sprint Cup Schedule.^[69] The team announced on August 26, 2011, that GoDaddy will return as a primary sponsor through 2013.^[70] Andretti confirmed that Dan Wheldon had signed a deal with Andretti to replace Patrick in the #7 GoDaddy car, but was killed at Las Vegas. James Hinchcliffe drove the GoDaddy car, and the number switched from #7 to #27, the same used by fellow Canadian drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Jacques Villeneuve. The team confirmed Sebastián Saavedra and Ana Beatriz for the Indy 500.^[71]

• Newman/Haas Racing

The team announced that it would not contest the full 2012 season on December 1, 2011. Jean Alesi was announced to drive for the team at the Indianapolis 500.^[72] The entry was later withdrawn.

• Sam Schmidt Motorsports

The team ran Honda engines in 2012.^[73] The team announced Simon Pagenaud as its first driver on December 8 and that a second full-time car was "likely",^[74] but Pagenaud was the team's lone entry to start the season. On May 3, 2012, the team confirmed that Townsend Bell would drive the #99 car for Schmidt Pelfrey Motorsports.^[75]

• A. J. Foyt Enterprises

Mike Conway^[76] replaces Vítor Meira^[77] as the team driver. The team ran Honda engines in 2012. The team confirmed Wade Cunningham for the Indy 500.^[78]

• Panther Racing

J. R. Hildebrand signed a multi-year deal in 2011 to drive the #4 National Guard car for the team.^[79]

• KV Racing Technology

The team ran Chevrolet engines in 2012. Driver Tony Kanaan signed a multi-year contract to return to the team in 2012.^[65] The team confirmed the return of E. J. Viso, switching to the #5 car.^[80] Rubens Barrichello was confirmed to be driving the full season with the team at a press conference in Brazil on March 1.^{[81] [82]}

• Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

In November, the team announced that they had signed on as a Lotus works team for 2012. Oriol Servià signed to be one of the team's drivers,^[83] but efforts to field a second entry failed to materialize.

• HVM Racing

Simona de Silvestro returned as a full-time driver for the team in 2012.^[64] The team was the anchor team for the new Lotus engines in 2012.^[84]

• Dale Coyne Racing

Owner Dale Coyne confirmed that the team would return with two cars in 2012, with Honda engines.^[85] Justin Wilson^[86] and James Jakes both returned.

• Conquest Racing

While Éric Bachelart stated the team will have at least one full-time car in 2012.^[64] Difficulties securing an engine lease and a subsequent American Le Mans Series LMP2 program kept Conquest's IndyCar plans on hold.^[87]

• Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

The team purchased two DW12 chassis.^[88] The cars were powered by Honda engines.^[89] The team confirmed Takuma Sato as one of their drivers in early February 2012. The team confirmed a second car at the Indy 500,^[90] to be driven by Michel Jourdain Jr.

• Bryan Herta Autosport

The team budgeted money to buy two Dallara DW12 chassis.^[64] The team confirmed Alex Tagliani on January 9, 2012.^[91]

• Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

Driver Ed Carpenter has left to form his own team. 2011 Indy Lights champ Josef Newgarden was the team's driver for 2012.^[92] The team will be powered by Honda engines. The team confirmed Bryan Clauson for the Indy 500.^[93]

• Dragon Racing

The team intended to run two full-time cars, with drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Katherine Legge.^[94] The team will be powered by Lotus engines.^[94] Legge has signed a multi-year deal with the team to drive the #6 car.^[95] However, after switching from Lotus to Chevrolet engines, they were forced to contract to a single entry after the Indianapolis 500.

• MSR Indy

The team is owned by Mike Shank, A. J. Allmendinger, and Columbus area businessman Brian Bailey. The team was intended to use Lotus engines.^[96] The team has purchased a DW12 chassis with the goal of running a full-time IndyCar program in 2012, and took delivery of their chassis on December 15.^[97] Unfortunately, the team did not secure the necessary funding to begin the season with often rumored, but never confirmed, driver Paul Tracy. The team originally confirmed Jay Howard for the Indy 500,^[98] but Shank released Howard in early May due to the inability to get an engine.^[99]

• Ed Carpenter Racing

Driver Ed Carpenter and his stepfather Tony George formed a new team, Ed Carpenter Racing. Carpenter was the full-time driver in 2012. The team confirmed a second car for the Indy 500, but the entry was later withdrawn.^[100]

Testing

The first official test of the Dallara DW12 chassis was carried out by Dan Wheldon at Mid-Ohio on August 8, 2011.^{[14] [101]} Phase I of testing involved Wheldon, and was planned to involve three road courses and three ovals, over a total of about twelve days. The second test was held August 18 at Barber,^[102] and the third was held on the USGP road course at Indianapolis on September 1.^[103] Oval tests took place in September at Iowa^[104] and Indianapolis.^[105]

Honda (Scott Dixon) and Chevrolet (Will Power) began Phase II of on-track testing at Mid-Ohio in early October.^[106] A scheduled test at Las Vegas was cancelled after the fatal crash of Dan Wheldon. Testing resumed in late October and continued through February at several venues including Sebring,^[107] Fontana,^[108] Homestead,^[109] Phoenix,^[110] and Sonoma.^[111] Lotus first took to the track on January 12 at Palm Beach,^[112] and testing by individual teams began on January 16.^[113]

A full-field official open test took place on March 5–6 & 8–9, 2012 at Sebring International Raceway.^[114]

Full-field oval open tests are scheduled for April 4, 2012 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway^[115] and for May 7, 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway.^[116]

Race summaries

Round 12 – Mid-Ohio

Results

Round	Race	Pole position	Fastest lap	Most laps led	Race Winner			Report
					Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	St. Petersburg	Will Power	Will Power	Scott Dixon	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
2	Barber	Hélio Castroneves	Will Power	Scott Dixon	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
3	Long Beach	Ryan Briscoe	Tony Kanaan	Simon Pagenaud	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
4	São Paulo	Will Power	Josef Newgarden	Will Power	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
5	Indianapolis	Ryan Briscoe	Marco Andretti	Marco Andretti	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Report
6	Detroit	Scott Dixon	Justin Wilson	Scott Dixon	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Report
7	Texas	Alex Tagliani	Ryan Briscoe	Scott Dixon	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	Report
8	Milwaukee	Dario Franchitti	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
9	Iowa	Dario Franchitti	Ed Carpenter	Hélio Castroneves	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
10	Toronto	Dario Franchitti	Josef Newgarden	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
11	Edmonton	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Josef Newgarden	Alex Tagliani	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
12	Mid-Ohio	Will Power	Oriol Servià	Will Power	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Report
13	Sonoma	Will Power	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Will Power	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
14	Baltimore	Will Power	Will Power	Will Power	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
15	Fontana	Marco Andretti	Dario Franchitti	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	Report

Points standings

• Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.

Driver standings

• One point is awarded to any driver who leads at least one lap during a race. Two additional points are awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
• Bonus points are awarded for qualifying performance:
  • At all tracks except Indianapolis, the driver who qualifies on pole earns one point.
  • At Indianapolis, drivers who advance to Q2 earn bonus points. Drivers who qualify tenth through twenty-fourth earn four qualifying points, and the remaining qualifying drivers earn three points.

Pos Driver STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FON Pts 1 Ryan Hunter-Reay 3 12 6 2 27^3 7 21 1* 1 1* 7 24 18 1 4 468 2 Will Power 7 1 1 1* 28^5 4 8 12 23 15 3 2* 2* 6* 24 465 3 Scott Dixon 2* 2* 23 17 2^15 1* 18* 11 4 25 10 1 13 4 3 435 4 Hélio Castroneves 1 3 13 4 10^6 17 7 6 6* 6 1 16 6 10 5 431 5 6 5 2* 12 16^23 3 6 13 5 12 20 3 7 3 15 387 6 Ryan Briscoe 5 14 7 25 5^1 16 3 14 18 19 8 7 1 2 17 370 7 Dario Franchitti 13 10 15 5 1^16 2 14 19 25 17 6 17 3 13 2 363 8 James Hinchcliffe 4 6 3 6 6^2 21 4 3 17 22 12 5 26 15 13 358 9 Tony Kanaan 25 21 4 13 3^8 6 11 2 3 4 18 6 10 20 18 351 10 Graham Rahal 12 4 24 16 13^12 19 2 9 9 23 4 11 5 11 6 333 11 J. R. Hildebrand 19 15 5 7 14^18 14 5 22 22 7 21 9 8 12 11 294 12 Rubens Barrichello< -- NOTE: Rubens is NOT considered a series rookie. He was only considered an Indy rookie --> 17 8 9 10 11^10 25 24 10 7 11 13 15 4 5 22 289 13 Oriol Servià 16 13 16 11 4^27 5 20 4 21 5 24 25 19 7 19 287 14 Takuma Sato 22 24 8 3 17^19 20 22 20 12 9 2 13 27 21 7 281 15 Justin Wilson 10 19 10 22 7^21 22 1 23 10 21 9 18 11 17 23 278 16 Marco Andretti 14 11 25 14 24*^4 11 17 15 2 16 14 8 25 14 8 278 17 Alex Tagliani 15 26 21 12^11 10 9 7 16 10 5* 10 9 8 20 272 18 Ed Carpenter 18 22 14 21 21^28 12 12 8 8 18 22 22 20 25 1* 261 19 Charlie Kimball 9 25 18 8 8^14 8 23 17 11 2 19 21 18 10 260 20 E. J. Viso 8 18 12 9 18^9 18 19 5 24 20 16 20 16 9 25 244 21 Mike Conway 20 7 22 19 29^29 9 16 16 20 3 11 21 14 16 233 22 James Jakes 26 16 11 15 15^17 23 10 21 13 8 25 19 12 24 12 232 23 11 17 26 23 25^7 15 13 25 19 13 17 12 23 16 200 24 Simona de Silvestro 24 20 20 24 32^32 13 25 24 14 24 23 23 17 22 26 182 25 Sébastien Bourdais 21 9 17 18 20^25 24 14 15 4 22 23 173 26 23 23 19 26 22^30 15 18 15 24 9 137 27 Sebastián Saavedra 26^24 15 21 41 28 31^26 14 29 29 Ana Beatriz 20 23^13 28 30 Townsend Bell 9^20 26 31 14 16 32 Michel Jourdain Jr. 19^22 16 33 30^31 13 34 33^33 13 35 Bruno Junqueira 19 12 Pos Driver STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FON Pts

Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did Not Start (DNS) Race abandoned (C) Blank Did not participate In-line notation Bold Pole position (1 point; except Indy) Italics Ran fastest race lap *|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps (2 points)|-|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|DNS Any driver who qualifies but does not start (DNS), earns half the points had they taken part. ^1–33 Indy 500 qualifying results, with points as follows: 15 points for 1st 13 points for 2nd and so on down to 3 points for 25th to 33rd. ^c Qualifying canceled no bonus point awarded Rookie of the Year Rookie

Entrant standings

• Based on the entrant, used for oval qualifications order, and starting grids when qualifying is cancelled.
• Only full-time entrants, and at-large part-time entrants shown.

Pos	Driver	STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY	DET	TEX	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	BAL	FON	Pts
1	28 Andretti Autosport	3	12	6	2	27^3	7	21	1*	1	1*	7	24	18	1	4	468
2	12 Team Penske	7	1	1	1*	28^5	4	8	12	23	15	3	2*	2*	6*	24	465
3	9 Chip Ganassi Racing	2*	2*	23	17	2^15	1*	18*	11	4	25	10	1	13	4	3	435
4	3 Team Penske	1	3	13	4	10^6	17	7	6	6*	6	1	16	6	10	5	431
5	77 Schmidt-Hamilton Motorsports	6	5	2*	12	16^23	3	6	13	5	12	20	3	7	3	15	387
6	2 Team Penske	5	14	7	25	5^1	16	3	14	18	19	8	7	1	2	17	370
7	10 Chip Ganassi Racing	13	10	15	5	1^16	2	14	19	25	17	6	17	3	13	2	363
8	27 Andretti Autosport	4	6	3	6	6^2	21	4	3	17	22	12	5	26	15	13	358
9	11 KV Racing Technology with SH	25	21	4	13	3^8	6	11	2	3	4	18	6	10	20	18	351
10	38 Chip Ganassi Racing	12	4	24	16	13^12	19	2	9	9	23	4	11	5	11	6	333
11	4 Panther Racing	19	15	5	7	14^18	14	5	22	22	7	21	9	8	12	11	294
12	8 KV Racing Technology	17	8	9	10	11^10	25	24	10	7	11	13	15	4	5	22	289
13	22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	16	13	16	11	4^27	5	20	4	21	5	24	25	19	7	19	282
14	15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	22	24	8	3	17^19	20	22	20	12	9	2	13	27	21	7	281
15	26 Andretti Autosport	14	11	25	14	24*^4	11	17	15	2	16	14	8	25	14	8	278
16	83 Chip Ganassi Racing	9	25	18	8	8^14	8	23	17	11	2	19	14	21	18	10	276
17	18 Dale Coyne Racing	10	19	10	22	7^21	22	1	23	10	21	9	18	11	17	23	273
18	98 Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian	15	26	21		12^11	10	9	7	16	10	5*	10	9	8	20	272
19	20 Ed Carpenter Racing	18	22	14	21	21^28	12	12	8	8	18	22	22	20	25	1*	260
20	5 KV Racing Technology	8	18	12	9	18^9	18	19	5	24	20	16	20	16	9	25	244
21	14 A. J. Foyt Racing	20	7	22	19	29^29	9	16	16	20	3	11	21	14	16	14	239
22	19 Dale Coyne Racing	26	16	11	15	15^17	23	10	21	13	8	25	19	12	24	12	232
23	67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	11	17	26	23	25^7	15	13	25	19	13	17	12	23	19	16	212
24	78 Lotus–HVM Racing	24	20	20	24	32^32	13	25	24	14	24	23	23	17	22	26	182
25	7 Dragon Racing	21	9	17	18	20^25	24				14	15	4	22	23		173
26	6 Dragon Racing	23	23	19	26	22^30		15	18	15				24		9	137
Pos	Driver	STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY	DET	TEX	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	BAL	FON	Pts

1. The #22 entry was penalized 5 points for an unspecified infraction.
2. The #18 entry was penalized 5 points for a post-race technical infraction at Texas.
3. The #20 entry was penalized 1 point for a post-race technical infraction at Texas.
4. The #14 entry was penalized 10 points for a post-race technical infraction at Toronto

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos Manufacturer STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FON Pts 1 Chevrolet 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 123 2 Honda 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 7 4 2 2 1 3 3 2 102 3 Lotus 15 9 16 11 32 13 DNS 24 14 24 23 23 17 22 26 60 Pos Manufacturer STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FON Pts

Color Result Points Gold 1st place 9 Silver 2nd place 6 Bronze 3rd place 4

• Manufacturers' Championship points are awarded based on the finishing position of the highest finishing car of each respective manufacturer at each round.^[117]

Broadcasting

For 2012, as in recent years, the IndyCar Series schedule split its television coverage between ESPN on ABC and NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus). The season finale returned to NBC Sports Network after airing on ABC in 2011.

As a result of logistics, NBC Sports Network aired 2012 Summer Olympics coverage during the time and ESPN's broadcast and production crew were working the NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250 during a split race weekend for the two NASCAR national series), the August 5 race at Mid Ohio that aired on ABC used the NBC Sports Network crew.

In addition to qualifying and race broadcasts, NBC Sports Network aired IndyCar 36, a documentary series based on NBC's 36 format. Each 30-minute episode features a driver's race weekend. The drivers selected were:

• Tony Kanaan (St. Petersburg)
• Graham Rahal (Barber)
• Ryan Hunter-Reay (Long Beach)
• J. R. Hildebrand (Indianapolis qualifying)
• Hélio Castroneves (Indianapolis 500-Mile Race)
• Charlie Kimball (Texas)
• Ed Carpenter (Iowa)
• James Hinchcliffe (Toronto)
• Simon Pagenaud (Mid-Ohio)
• Will Power (Sonoma)
• Oriol Servià (Baltimore)
• Josef Newgarden (Fontana)

No shows were produced at São Paulo, Detroit, Milwaukee or Edmonton, whereas frontrunners Ryan Briscoe, Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon were not featured.

Notes and References

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21. Web site: Cavin . Curt . IndyCar unveils new chassis for 2012 . Indy.com . . July 16, 2011 . https://archive.today/20121203204235/http://www.indy.com/posts/indycar-come-one-come-all . December 3, 2012 . July 15, 2010 . live .
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23. News: Honda adopts new engine formula for 2012 . IndyCar.com . August 7, 2010 . February 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101127003616/http://indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/38996-honda-adopts-new-engine-formula-for-2012/ . 2010-11-27 . dead .
24. Web site: INDYCAR: Ganassi Goes With Honda For 2012 . Press release . SpeedTV.com . June 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110530221010/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-ganassi-goes-with-honda-for-2012/ . May 30, 2011 . dead .
25. News: INDYCAR: Cosworth 2012 Q&A . SPEED . August 19, 2010 . February 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123015606/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-marshall-pruett-cosworth-2012-qa . 2010-11-23 . dead .
26. News: ECONOMAKI: Chevrolet To Make Welcomed IndyCar Return . . November 16, 2010 . February 25, 2011.
27. News: Chevrolet revs up new engine for 2012 car . IndyCar.com . November 12, 2010 . February 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110317041126/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/40431-chevrolet-revs-up-new-engine-for-2012-car/ . March 17, 2011 .
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30. Web site: Two entries to incur penalty at Long Beach . 2012-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413222541/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/April/4-11-Two-cars-to-incur-grid-penalties . 2012-04-13 . dead .
31. Web site: No engine grid penalties during Indy 500 | Page 1 | IndyCar News | Apr 2012 | Crash.Net . 2012-06-09 . 2012-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504044145/http://www.crash.net/indycar/news/178980/1/no_engine_grid_penalties_during_indy_500.html . dead .
32. Web site: Pits are open for business on full-course cautions . 2012-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413162749/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/April/4-09-Pits-open-during-full-course-cautions . 2012-04-13 . dead .
33. News: IndyCar eliminates double-file restarts at 3 ovals . CNN . February 14, 2012.
34. News: Event Extension . indycar.com . April 6, 2008 . April 6, 2008.
35. News: Grand Prix is a winner for St. Petersburg . indycar.com . April 6, 2009 . April 6, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408093719/http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/article989967.ece . 2009-04-08 . dead .
36. News: Indy Car race coming to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama . al.com . July 26, 2009 . July 26, 2009.
37. News: Oreovicz . John . Champ Car finale signals new start for Long Beach Grand Prix . . April 16, 2008 . July 27, 2009.
38. News: Brazil and its drivers pumped as IndyCar invades Sao Paulo . usatoday.com . March 12, 2010 . March 15, 2010 . Curt . Cavin.
39. News: Honda Indy Toronto renews important contracts, secures core features of the event through to 2014 . Honda Indy Toronto . May 14, 2012 . May 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043737/http://www.hondaindytoronto.com/more-news-a-announcements/37-latest-news/247-honda-indy-toronto-renews-important-contracts-secures-core-features-of-the-event-through-to-2014 . March 4, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
40. News: Indy Race Stays in Edmonton . City of Edmonton . January 11, 2011 . September 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501110727/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/news/indy-race-stays-in-edmonton.aspx . 2012-05-01 . dead .
41. News: Series roars into Baltimore in 2011 . indycar.com . June 2, 2010 . June 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605020355/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/37846-series-roars-into-baltimore-in-2011/ . 2010-06-05 . dead .
42. News: Details of Baltimore Grand Prix expected Wednesday . baltimoresun.com . June 1, 2010 . June 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100607103819/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-06-01/news/bs-ci-baltimore-indy-race-20100601_1_baltimore-racing-development-baltimore-grand-prix-race. June 7, 2010 . live.
43. News: Race On in Baltimore after new GP deal . SportsPro Media . May 14, 2012 . May 16, 2012.
44. Web site: Andretti Helps IndyCar Revive Milwaukee. 25 June 2023.
45. News: Fleming . Leonard N. . It's official: Grand Prix on way to Belle Isle . October 12, 2011 . The Detroit News . October 12, 2011 . https://archive.today/20111012202234/http://www.detnews.com/article/20111012/METRO/110120424/1361/update/It+s+official++Grand+Prix+on+way+to+Belle+Isle . 2011-10-12 . dead .
46. Web site: Lewandowski. Dave. Series returning to Fontana in 2012. IndyCar.com. September 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706044915/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/43814-series-returning-to-fontana-in-2012/. 2011-07-06. dead.
47. Web site: Mark 2012 calendar for Sept. 15. IndyCar.com. September 6, 2011.
48. News: IndyCar season may conclude in Fort Lauderdale. The Indianapolis Star. Karen Crotchfelt; Gannett Company. January 6, 2012. January 12, 2012. Curt. Cavin.
49. Web site: Indy Star . June 15, 2012 . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061414/http://www.indystar.com/article/20120614/SPORTS0107/206140355/Izod-IndyCar-Series-notebook-Series-seeks-another-race-get-16?odyssey=mod . dead .
50. News: IndyCar Series not returning to New Hampshire in 2012. Michael. Vega. October 14, 2011. January 12, 2012. Boston.com. The Boston Globe.
51. News: Sayonara, Twin Ring Motegi. Dave. Lewandowski. February 9, 2011. January 12, 2012. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. https://web.archive.org/web/20111222014056/http://indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/41218-sayonara-twin-ring-motegi/. December 22, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
52. News: No Indy Cars at Kentucky Speedway. Craig. Hoffman. Scott. Douglass. October 13, 2011. January 12, 2012. The Courier-Journal. Arnold Garson; Gannett Company. https://archive.today/20120604024918/http://blogs.courier-journal.com/motorsports/2011/10/13/2012-no-indy-cars-at-kentucky-speedway/. 2012-06-04. dead.
53. News: IndyCar Won't Race Las Vegas in '12. ESPN.com. ESPN. Associated Press. December 8, 2011. January 12, 2012.
54. Web site: Konrath. Amy. IZOD IndyCar Series Announces First-Ever China Race. WhoWon.com. November 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612112110/http://www.whowon.com/sResults.asp?SanctionID=215&StoryID=318227. June 12, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
55. News: Most Popular E-mail Newsletter . USA Today . November 10, 2011.
56. News: Kimball suffers fractured finger during Mid-Ohio test. IndyCar. July 26, 2012. August 1, 2012.
57. News: Pantano will substitute for the injured Kimball. IndyCar. July 31, 2012. August 1, 2012.
58. News: INDYCAR: Dragon To Split Single Entry For Bourdais And Legge. speedtv.com. Speed. May 30, 2012. May 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601191337/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-dragon-to-split-single-entry-for-bourdais-and-legge/. 2012-06-01. dead.
59. News: Panther, DRR form strategic partnership. IndyCar. May 7, 2012. May 7, 2012.
60. Web site: Panther Racing - News - Panther Racing, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Unite, Form Strategic Alliance . 2012-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120716005954/http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=52891 . 2012-07-16 . dead .
61. News: Junqueira to Substitute for Newgarden in Grand Prix of Baltimore. Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. August 28, 2012. August 29, 2012. https://archive.today/20130202052904/http://sfhracing.com/junqueira-substitute-newgarden-grand-prix-baltimore/. 2013-02-02. dead.
62. News: Lewandowski. Dave. Team Penske trio returns for 2012. IndyCar. November 3, 2011. January 12, 2012.
63. News: Lewandowski. Dave. Ganassi teams align with Honda for 2012. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. May 27, 2011. January 12, 2012.
64. News: INDYCAR: 2012 Season Starting To Take Shape . Speed.com . August 23, 2011 . August 24, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110909091556/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-2012-season-starting-to-take-shape/ . 2011-09-09 . dead .
65. News: Andretti Autosport and Chevrolet Confirm IndyCar Series Partnership. . September 23, 2011 . September 23, 2011.
66. News: Venom Energy Drink Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship With Andretti Autosport. PR Newswire. Venom Energy. December 3, 2009. December 3, 2009.
67. News: Marco Andretti, the Twitterview. Pressdog. Pressdog. June 17, 2010. June 17, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100621060416/http://pressdog.typepad.com/dogblog/2010/06/marco-andretti-the-twitterview.html. June 21, 2010 . live.
68. News: Hunter-Reay stays with Andretti Autosport. 2010-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20101102055904/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/40317-hunter-reay-stays-with-andretti-autosport/. 2010-11-02. dead.
69. News: Andretti announces new Patrick deal. Matt. Beer. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. November 30, 2009. November 30, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091203122437/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80373. December 3, 2009 . live.
70. News: New Andretti Era: 3 Generations at Go Daddy. August 26, 2011. January 12, 2012. andrettiautosport.com. Andretti Autosport.
71. News: James Hinchcliffe picked to be Danica's Go Daddy successor for. USAToday.com . January 10, 2012 . January 10, 2012.
72. News: Jean Alesi to contest Indianapolis 500 race with Newman/Haas. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. April 5, 2012. April 5, 2012.
73. News: Sam Schmidt squad re-ups with Honda for 2012. Racer. Haymarket Publications. August 5, 2011. January 12, 2012.
74. News: Schmidt Continues To Rebound; Eyes Second Car. Marshall. Pruett. speedtv.com. Speed. December 6, 2011. January 12, 2012. January 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107191255/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-schmidt-continues-to-rebound-eyes-second-car. dead.
75. News: autoweek.com. 2012-05-04. 2012-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505150534/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120503/INDYCAR/120509934. dead.
76. News: Foyt Signs Mike Conway. speedtv.com. Speed. December 20, 2011. January 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111010118/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-foyt-signs-mike-conway/. January 11, 2012. dead.
77. News: Franchitti, Power will start from 9th row. The Indianapolis Star. Karen Crotchfelt; Gannett Company. October 15, 2011. January 12, 2012. Curt. Cavin.
78. News: Lewandowski. Dave. Foyt Racing aligns with Honda for 2012. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. July 19, 2011. January 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110822072119/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/44097-foyt-team-aligns-with-honda-for-2012/. 2011-08-22. dead.
79. News: Panther signs JR Hildebrand to multi-year contract agreement for IZOD IndyCar Series. Panther Racing. Panther Racing, Inc.. December 14, 2010. January 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314143952/http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=40736. 2012-03-14. dead.
80. News: VISO TO CONTEST 2012 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES SEASON FOR KV RACING TECHNOLOGY. KV Racing Technology. February 27, 2012. February 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305041641/http://kvracingtechnology.homestead.com/2011/2K11_press_022712.html. 2012-03-05. dead.
81. News: BARRICHELLO AND KANAAN TO DRIVE FOR KV RACING TECHNOLOGY DURING THE 2012 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES SEASON. KV Racing Technology. March 1, 2012. March 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304034842/http://kvracingtechnology.homestead.com/2011/2K11_press_030112.html. 2012-03-04. dead.
82. News: Search. March 1, 2012. March 1, 2012 . Toronto. The Globe and Mail.
83. News: DREYER & REINBOLD RACING SIGNS ORIOL SERVIA FOR 2012 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES SEASON . . January 17, 2012 . January 17, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121130192152/http://drr.f648.net/media-center/news/dreyer-reinbold-racing-signs-oriol-servia-for-2012-izod-indycar-series-season.aspx . November 30, 2012 .
84. News: Patrick leads practice; Franchitti, Power slow. The Indianapolis Star. Karen Crotchfelt; Gannett Company. October 14, 2011. January 12, 2012. Curt. Cavin.
85. News: Honda adds Dale Coyne Racing to stable. January 25, 2012. February 3, 2012. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. https://web.archive.org/web/20120128050204/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/51107-honda-adds-dale-coyne-racing-to-stable/. January 28, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
86. News: Justin Wilson confirms move to Dale Coyne. January 26, 2012. February 3, 2012. Crash.net. Crash Media Group.
87. News: Conquest Expecting Late Start to Season. Marshall. Pruett. speedtv.com. Speed. February 14, 2012. March 24, 2012. March 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318100450/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-conquest-expecting-late-start-to-season. dead.
88. News: New Team For Carpenter; Two Cars For Rahal In 2012. Robin. Miller. Robin Miller (journalist). speedtv.com. Speed. November 2, 2011. January 12, 2012. January 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104120715/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-new-team-for-carpenter-two-cars-for-rahal-in-2012. dead.
89. News: Rahal Letterman Lanigan To Run Honda Power in 2012 IZOD Indy Car Series. November 3, 2011. January 12, 2012. Hilliard, Ohio. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. RLL Racing.
90. News: Takuma Sato seals Rahal Letterman Lanigan IndyCar drive. Glenn. Freeman. February 3, 2012. February 3, 2012. Autosport. Haymarket Publications.
91. News: Jamie. O'Leary. Alex Tagliani to drive for Bryan Herta Autosport in . Autosport. Haymarket Publications. January 9, 2012. January 12, 2012.
92. News: Newgarden to join Fishers' IndyCar team. The Indianapolis Star. Karen Crotchfelt; Gannett Company. December 7, 2011. January 12, 2012. Curt. Cavin.
93. News: INDYCAR: Honda To Provide Fisher With Full Season Supply. speedtv.com. Speed. February 24, 2012. February 24, 2012. February 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229190612/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-honda-to-provide-fisher-with-full-season-supply/P2. dead.
94. News: Mark. Glendenning. Sebastien Bourdais secures full-time IndyCar return with Dragon Racing. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. January 12, 2012. January 12, 2012.
95. News: DTM and Former ChampCar/Atlantics Star Katherine Legge Joins TrueCar Racing Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20120226080829/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dtm-and-former-champcaratlantics-star-katherine-legge-joins-truecar-racing-team-137411603.html. Santa Monica, California. January 16, 2012. January 18, 2012. PR Newswire. PR Newswire Association LLC. 26 February 2012.
96. News: Michael Shank Racing Unveils 2012 Plans . speedtv.com . . October 13, 2011 . January 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120116014552/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-michael-shank-racing-unveils-2012-plans . January 16, 2012 .
97. Web site: Pruett . Marshall . INDYCAR: Michael Shank Racing Set For 2012 Debut . Speed.com . . September 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111224154622/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-michael-shank-racing-set-for-2012-debut . December 24, 2011 . September 17, 2011 . dead .
98. News: Tracy Closing In On Michael Shank Deal. Marshall. Pruett. speedtv.com. Speed. January 29, 2012. March 24, 2012.
99. News: Michael Shank Racing releases Jay Howard from Indy 500 deal. Associated Press. May 10, 2012. May 2, 2012.
100. News: Carpenter forms own team backed by Fuzzy's. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. November 2, 2011. January 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111104143535/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/50954-carpenter-forms-own-team-backed-by-fuzzyand-39-s/. 2011-11-04. dead.
101. News: On track for new era in 2012. IndyCar.com. Dave. Lewandowski. August 8, 2011. January 17, 2012.
102. News: New car test at Barber. IndyCar.com. August 19, 2011. January 1, 2012.
103. News: Notes: New car passes biggest test yet. IndyCar.com. September 3, 2011. Dave. Lewandowski. January 17, 2012.
104. News: Around and around. IndyCar.com. September 22, 2011. Dave. Lewandowski. January 17, 2012.
105. News: Indy test will complete validation Phase. IndyCar.com. September 27, 2011. Dave. Lewandowski. January 17, 2012.
106. News: On to Phase 2 for 2012. IndyCar.com. October 4, 2011. Dave. Lewandowski. January 17, 2012.
107. News: Manufacturer program pushes forward. IndyCar.com. October 27, 2011. Dave. Lewandowski. January 17, 2012.
108. News: 2012 car oval test in the West . IndyCar.com . November 29, 2011 . Dave . Lewandowski . January 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303235042/http://indycar.com/news/archive/show/55-izod-indycar-series/51000-2012-car-oval-test-in-the-west/ . 2012-03-03 . dead.
109. News: Manufacturers work through their programs. IndyCar.com. December 13, 2011. Dave. Lewandowski. January 17, 2012.
110. News: 'Yeahs' have it for PIR return . IndyCar.com . Dave . Lewandowski . February 23, 2012 . February 27, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120301014524/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/51191-and-39-yeahsand-39-have-it-for-pir-return/ . 2012-03-01 . dead.
111. News: Chevy test day at Infineon draws a crowd . IndyCar.com . Dave . Lewandowski . February 25, 2012 . February 27, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229222711/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/51198-chevy-test-day-at-infineon-draws-a-crowd/ . 2012-02-29 . dead.
112. News: HVM, Lotus begin testing at Palm Beach. Racer. Haymarket Publications. January 13, 2012. January 24, 2012.
113. News: IndyCar testing priorities intensify on Sebring day one. Racer. Haymarket Publications. January 16, 2012. January 24, 2012. Tony. DiZinno.
114. News: Open Test scheduled by groups . IndyCar.com . January 16, 2012 . January 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120117235002/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/51086-open-test-scheduled-by-groups/ . 2012-01-17 . dead.
115. Web site: INDYCAR: Series Sets Indianapolis Test Date . 2012-04-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330233625/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-series-sets-indianapolis-test-date . 2012-03-30 .
116. Web site: INDYCAR moves Texas Open Test to May - IndyCar.com . 2012-03-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305201338/http://indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/51213-indycar-moves-texas-open-test-to-may/ . 2012-03-05 .
117. http://www.autoracing1.com/PDFs/2012/2012_IZOD_IndyCar_Series_Rule_Book_2-10-12.pdf

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