2012 Firestone 550

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)
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 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.

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	Template:Flagicon Alex Tagliani	10	Template:Flagicon Dario Franchitti
2	38	Template:Flagicon Graham Rahal	9	Template:Flagicon Scott Dixon
3	12	Template:Flagicon Will Power	27	Template:Flagicon James Hinchcliffe
4	11	Template:Flagicon Tony Kanaan	26	Template:Flagicon Marco Andretti
5	77	Template:Flagicon Simon Pagenaud (R)	2	Template:Flagicon Ryan Briscoe
6	22	Template:Flagicon Oriol Servià	8	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello
7	28	Template:Flagicon Ryan Hunter-Reay	5	Template:Flagicon E. J. Viso
8	3	Template:Flagicon Hélio Castroneves	83	Template:Flagicon Charlie Kimball
9	18	Template:Flagicon Justin Wilson	14	Template:Flagicon Mike Conway †
10	20	Template:Flagicon Ed Carpenter	15	Template:Flagicon Takuma Sato †
11	19	Template:Flagicon James Jakes	6	Template:Flagicon Katherine Legge (R)
12	4	Template:Flagicon J. R. Hildebrand	78	Template:Flagicon Simona de Silvestro †
13	67	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	228	1:59:02.0131	17	11	50
2	38	Template:Flagicon Graham Rahal	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	228	+ 3.9202	3	27	40
3	2	Template:Flagicon Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	Chevrolet	228	+ 5.8619	10	5	35
4	27	Template:Flagicon James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	228	+ 10.4511	6	8	32
5	4	Template:Flagicon J. R. Hildebrand	Panther Racing	Chevrolet	228	+ 18.7749	23	0	30
6	77	Template:Flagicon Simon Pagenaud (R)	Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports	Honda	228	+ 21.3883	9	0	28
7	3	Template:Flagicon Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	15	0	26
8	12	Template:Flagicon Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	5	24	24
9	98	Template:Flagicon Alex Tagliani	Team Barracuda – BHA	Honda	227	+ 1 lap	1	20	23
10	19	Template:Flagicon James Jakes	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	227	+ 1 lap	21	0	20
11	11	Template:Flagicon Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	7	0	19
12	20	Template:Flagicon Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	227	+ 1 lap	19	0	18
13	67	Template:Flagicon Josef Newgarden (R)	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Honda	226	+ 2 laps	25	0	17
14	10	Template:Flagicon Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	225	+ 3 laps	2	0	16
15	6	Template:Flagicon Katherine Legge (R)	Dragon Racing	Chevrolet	224	+ 4 laps	22	0	15
16	14	Template:Flagicon Mike Conway	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	224	+ 4 laps	18	0	14
17	26	Template:Flagicon Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	222	+ 6 laps	8	0	13
18	9	Template:Flagicon Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	173	Contact	4	133	14
19	5	Template:Flagicon E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	129	Mechanical	14	0	12
20	22	Template:Flagicon Oriol Servià	Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Chevrolet	89	Fuel Pressure	11	0	12
21	28	Template:Flagicon Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	66	Mechanical	13	0	12
22	15	Template:Flagicon Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	63	Contact	20	0	12
23	83	Template:Flagicon Charlie Kimball	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	29	Contact	16	0	12
DNS	8	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	0	Did Not Start†	12	0	6
DNS	78	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Will Power	256
2	Template:Flagicon Scott Dixon	220
3	Template:Flagicon James Hinchcliffe	208
4	Template:Flagicon Hélio Castroneves	203
5	Template:Flagicon Simon Pagenaud (R)	199

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Chevrolet	54
2	Template:Flagicon Honda	51
3	Template:Flagicon Lotus	28

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