The 2012 NASCAR Toyota Series was the sixth NASCAR Series and the ninth organized by NASCAR Mexico. It was contested over 14 races. Chihuahua was added to calendar, while Guadalajara which was supposed to return after a one-year hiatus was later cancelled and replaced by Monterrey and Tuxtla Gutiérrez was also removed for the year. Germán Quiroga was the defending Driver's Champion however he left the series to compete in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Teams and drivers

37 drivers competed in the first race.

TeamManufacturerNoRace DriverRoundsAnvi MotorsportToyota00Rodrigo Marbán1–14Mazda26Israel Jaitovich1–14Toyota30Victor Barrales1–1440Héctor Félix1–14SC RacingToyota01Rodrigo Echeverría1–2Waldemar Coronas3Nelson Canache Jr.13Chevrolet03Patrick Goeters1–14Toyota05Abraham Calderón1–1427Rubén García Novoa10–11, 1488Rubén García, Jr.1–14Escudería TelmexChevrolet1Antonio Pérez1–14Toyota5Rubén Rovelo1–7Salvador Durán8–14Equipo TelcelDodge2Salvador Durán1–7Rubén Rovelo8–143Daniel Suárez1–146Irwin Vences1–92b RacingToyota7Carlos Peralta1–148Freddy Tame, Jr.1–1410Carlos Anaya1Oscar Peralta2–6, 9, 11Ramírez RacingChevrolet08José Luis Ramírez1–14Toyota40Héctor Félix1–14FCV RacingToyota9Carlos Contreras1, 10–14Dodge44Juan Carlos Blum1–4, 6–14Toyota71Enrique Contreras III4, 6PromopistaToyota16Luis Felipe Montaño1–1424Mike Sánchez1ToyotaJose Gonzalez14HO RacingToyota11Hugo Oliveras1–1415Rubén Pardo1–1448Rogelio López1–14Tame RacingToyota13Elliot Van Rankin1–1417Rodrigo Peralta1–5, 10–1422Alex Villasana7–8, 10, 12Hector Aguirre11Team GPMazda18Rafael Martínez1–1431Jorge Goeters1–14H&H SpeedToyota20Homero Richards1–14Ford29Javier Razo1Homero Richards2ToyotaHéctor Aguirre5–9Irwin Vences10–14AVM3Chevrolet23Héctor Aguirre1-2Oscar RuizToyota34Oscar Ruiz1–5Escuderia SyDToyota6–1466Alejandro Capín1–1496Alejandro Villasana1–5Oscar Torres, Jr.8, 10MT Sports MarketingToyota36Pepe Montano1-14CEDVA RacingToyota55Jorge Contreras, Jr.1–10Car Motion MotorsportToyota69Javier Fernandez3-11, 13-14Spartac RTChevrolet77Rafael Vallina1–14

Driver changes

Three time champion Germán Quiroga left the category and his place in the Equipo Telcel. Salvador Durán took his seat. Jorge Arteaga moved to K&N Pro Series East. Javier Razo ran with H&H Speed in the first two races. Héctor Félix began the season with Ramírez Racing, but changed to Anvi Motorsports after three races. Oscar Ruíz was incorporated to Suspension y Dirección team for the race in Aguascalientes.

2012 calendar

The schedule was presented on January 19 with fourteen races in eight venues. Chihuahua debuted with a race at the El Dorado Speedway. Guadalajara was supposed to return after a year absence, however it was cancelled and replaced by Monterrey and Tuxtla Gutiérrez was also removed for the year.

No.Race TitleTrackDateTimeLocalUTC1Regia 200 Autódromo Monterrey, ApodacaMarch 2513:3019:302Potosina 200 Autódromo Potosino, ZaragozaApril 1513:3018:303Queretana 200 Autódromo Querétaro, El MarquésApril 2913:3018:304Nocturna 200‡ Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico CityMay 1320:3001:305Puebla 240 Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, PueblaMay 2713:3018:306Aguascalientes 240 Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, AguascalientesJune 1713:3018:307Mexico Fest 200 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico CityJuly 712:3018:308Potosina 200 Autódromo Potosino, ZaragozaJuly 29TBDTBD9Queretana 200 Autódromo Querétaro, El MarquésAugust 12TBDTBD10Aguascalientes 240 Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, AguascalientesAugust 26TBDTBD11Puebla 240 Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, AmozocSeptember 9TBDTBD12Regia 200 Autódromo Monterrey, ApodacaSeptember 30TBDTBD13Chihuahua 200 El Dorado Speedway, ChihuahuaOctober 28TBDTBD14Mexico Final 200 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico CityNovember 11TBDTBD

‡ Night Race

Season summary

The season began in Monterrey with the Regia 200. 37 drivers registered for the event; however an important absentee was the triple champion Germán Quiroga. Additionally, the most popular driver winner, Jorge Arteaga, left the series. The race was marked by an accident that involved ten cars, which included Homero Richards who abandoned the race as a result. In the final lap, Rubén Rovelo passed Daniel Suárez to take the victory.

In the second race at Autódromo Potosino, Antonio Pérez started in fifth position and took the victory. Also in the race, Homero Richards had to drive the car of his teammate, Javier Razo, due to the breakdown of Richards' car.

In race three at Querétaro, Homero Richards achieved his tenth victory in the NTS in a GWC. The race was run 9 laps in excess. Rogelio López became the leader with a two point of advantage over Daniel Suárez.

Nocturna 200 was the fourth race in the season. Rogelio López took the pole position, and Daniel Suárez ultimately won the race. This was Suárez' first victory in NTS and he reached the number one position in the championship.

In the fifth race, Rubén García, Jr. (son of Rubén García Novoa), took his first pole position. García Jr clocked the track in 39.093 at 115.10 mph and became the youngest pole-sitter in NTS aged 16. Jorge Goeters won the race in a GWC final. Goeters also took the first place in the championship, 11 points ahead of Daniel Suárez.

In the Aguascalientes 240, Antonio Pérez became the first driver to win two races in the season. Daniel Suárez came in second and Jorge Goeters finished third. In the championship, Suárez reduced his disadvantage to Goeters to nine points.

Results and standings

Races

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Winning manufacturer 1 Regia 200 Abraham Calderón Rubén Rovelo Rubén Rovelo Toyota 2 Potosina 200 Daniel Suárez Antonio Pérez Antonio Pérez Chevrolet 3 Queretana 200 José Luis Ramírez Homero Richards Homero Richards Toyota 4 Nocturna 200 Rogelio López Homero Richards Daniel Suárez Dodge 5 Puebla 240 Rubén García, Jr. Jorge Goeters Jorge Goeters Mazda 6 Aguascalientes 240 Rogelio López Antonio Pérez Antonio Pérez Chevrolet 7 Mexico Fest 200 Homero Richards Homero Richards Hugo Oliveras Toyota 8 Potosina 200 Homero Richards Homero Richards Rafael Martínez Mazda 9 Queretana 200 Daniel Suárez Homero Richards Daniel Suárez Dodge 10 Aguascalientes 240 Daniel Suárez Antonio Pérez Rubén Rovelo Toyota 11 Puebla 240 Rogelio López Rogelio López Rogelio López Toyota 12 Regia 200 José Luis Ramírez José Luis Ramírez Jorge Goeters Mazda 13 Chihuahua 200 Rubén Rovelo Daniel Suárez Rubén Pardo Toyota 14 Mexico Final 200 Homero Richards Homero Richards Homero Richards Toyota

Drivers

Driver Races PointsMTYSLPQROMXCPUEAGSMX2SL2QR2AG2PU2MT2CHIMX31Jorge Goeters342051*32246321885392Homero Richards2351*3*1764*19*23*685111*5053Daniel Suárez12321252521215330*255044Rubén Pardo24238845208194312154785Antonio Pérez61*247161*317820*256364726Hugo Oliveras22321521101111027485144617Patrick Goeters471914386213210921394618Rafael Martínez2722321441713316279104479José Luis Ramírez1786982889712716*311144610Rubén Rovelo1*92141116292641291522043711Abraham Calderón21734122915365952322243612Freddy Tame, Jr.2010121399122391327441843313Rogelio López5636312621725151*3019742914Rubén García, Jr. (R)8277116717241026172410341615Salvador Durán181122261814155125221072241016Irwin Vences26144102712730118107271540917Carlos Peralta9131022723132220161411141640618Juan Carlos Blum (R)141911311091517142313242734519Elliot VanRankin152992513131031273028929434220Luis Felipe Montaño25331419524111814113429183133021Rafael Vallina162131291922301318191219153032222Pepe Montaño321227163225241221221331211231723Víctor Barrales133117232620281426211922202431224Alejandro Capín28165272127262813271628261731125Héctor Félix102529302817252916172025122331026Óscar Ruíz311825202421321115303214161930927Israel Jaitovich112416241630211622253117233230928Rodrigo Marbán192618172218163331292618252629229Rodrigo Peralta (R)7153315203311262121530Alejandro Villasana (R)DNQ1202828121420232019431Javier Fernandez (R)303423192332243530173318432Jorge Contreras, Jr.DNQ122263333321925292815833Héctor Aguirre (R)30282Wth273303315534Carlos Contreras3318242162913435Óscar Peralta3032183031282111836Rubén García Novoa3218285437Óscar Torres, Jr. (R)27243738Waldemar Coronas (R)133139José González133140Enrique Contreras III32292741Rodrigo Echeverría (R)29342542Xavier Razo (R)21Wth2443Nelson Canache281644Mike SánchezDNQ11045Carlos AnayaDNQ18 DriverMTYSLPQROMXCPUEAGSMX2SL2QR2AG2PU2MT2CHIMX3 Points References

1 – Alejandro Villasana, Jorge Contreras, Jr., Mike Sánchez and Carlos Anaya received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.

Rookie of the Year

DriverMTYSLPQROMXCPUEAGSMX2SL2QR2AG2PU2MT2CHIMX3 Points1Rubén García, Jr.82771167172410261724103632Juan Carlos Blum1419113110915171423132427523Alejandro VillasanaDNQ2028281214202320444Rodrigo Peralta71533152033112621415Javier Fernandez3034231923322435301730336Héctor Aguirre30282Wth2733033277Óscar Torres, Jr.2724117Rodrigo Echeverría2934118Waldemar Coronas1389Javier Razo21Wth7 DriverMTYSLPQROMXCPUEAGSMX2SL2QR2AG2PU2MT2CHIMX3 PointsBold – Pole position awarded by time. * – Most laps led.

See also 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 2012 ARCA Racing Series 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2012 NASCAR Stock V6 Series 2012 Racecar Euro Series

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