2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Travis Kvapil
Sure, Travis Kvapil earned a top-10 finish at Talladega late in the season, but that was mainly because he was able to get through the gigantic wreck on the final lap a little quicker than other drivers.
Cup Series
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Bobby Labonte
In all seriousness, there wasn’t much for Bobby Labonte to smile about in 2012, as has been the case for the last several years for a former Cup champ who’s now almost a decade removed from victory lane.
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: David Gilliland
David Gilliland’s No. 38 team was able to make their way into the rain-delayed Daytona 500 and would ultimately post their best finish at another restrictor-plate track, Talladega in May, with a 13th-place result.
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards, not known as a restrictor-plate expert, shocked observers by taking the top spot for the Great American Race. In what would be a sign of things to come, he never led a lap despite leading the field to green and endured an up-and-down day
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Landon Cassill
Considering that Landon Cassill was rideless and overlooked this time last year, the very fact that the young Iowa native got a steady ride for 2012 has to be a high point in and of itself.
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeff Burton
For Jeff Burton, after a momentum-building finish to 2011 his team went through a questionable personnel switch.
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Kurt Busch
Some might say Sonoma was the high point for Kurt Busch, perhaps the only race in 2012 he had a realistic chance to win driving the No. 51 Phoenix Chevy.
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch, who had won the last three spring races at Richmond, spent most of this Saturday night thinking the streak would come to an end.
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: AJ Allmendinger
Following a slow start to his young Penske Racing career with bad luck defining some mediocre performances, AJ Allmendinger found himself at Martinsville Speedway for the Goody’s Fast Relief 500.
2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. dominated at the 1.5-mile Kansas track, leading a race-high 173 laps, but lost in a duel with Denny Hamlin late and had to settle for second.