2012 Firestone 550
# 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.

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 | Inside | Outside | 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 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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**

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

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Will Power | 256 |
| 2 | Scott Dixon | 220 |
| 3 | James Hinchcliffe | 208 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 203 |
| 5 | Simon Pagenaud (R) | 199 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 54 |
| 2 | Honda | 51 |
| 3 | Lotus | 28 |
