2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the 2012 Nationwide Series champion.
Elliott Sadler finished second behind Stenhouse in the championship by 23 points.
Austin Dillon finished third in the championship, 24 points behind Stenhouse. He also won the Rookie of the year title.
Chevy won the manufacturer's championship with 13 wins and 216 points.

The 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 31st season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season included thirty-three races, down from thirty-four, and began with the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's Championship. Joe Gibbs won the Owners' Championship with the No. 18 car, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Roush Fenway Racing won the Drivers' championship with a sixth-place finish at the final race of the season.