The second season of the Philips Cup Series was hosted by Robbert Pieete on his original YouTube channel, TheBob0312, as well as on his DASCAR channel, Tasmandutch. It began with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on August 1, 2012 and concluded with the Final Countdown 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 7, 2012. Tessa Sato-Jackson won the driver's championship.
Driver List[edit | edit source]
| Car # | Manufacturer | Driver | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chevrolet |  Chris Summers
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NetZero/Best Buy |
| 2 | Dodge | Evan Gattuso
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Miller Lite |
| 4 | Cevrolet | Zachary Robinson
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Lucas Oil |
| 5 | Chevrolet | Mason Wood* | Kellogg's |
| 6 | Ford | Colin Cropley
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Viagra |
| 7 | Chevrolet | Trevor Holt
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Harrah's |
| 8 | Chevrolet | Jarrett Stymest
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Budweiser |
| 9 | Dodge | Joseph Onesto
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Dodge Dealers |
| 01 | Chevrolet |  Inge Lamboliana
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U.S. Army |
| 07 | Chevrolet | Will Meyers
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Jack Daniels |
| 08 | Chevrolet | Greg Berkowitz
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Win Fuel |
| 09 | Dodge | Chris Akin | Miccosukee Resorts |
| Jacey Criss # | |||
| 10 | Chevrolet | Tessa Sato-Jackson
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Valvoline |
| 11 | Chevrolet | Alex Jones | FedEx |
| 12 | Dodge | Austin Talley* | Alltel |
| 15 | Chevrolet | Ray Castor
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NAPA Auto Parts |
| 16 | Ford | Steven Busch* | National Guard |
| 17 | Ford |  Ryan Anderson
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DeWalt Tools |
| 18 | Chevrolet | David Amerson | Interstate Batteries |
| 20 | Chevrolet | Connor Breton | Home Depot |
| 21 | Ford | Eline Suijten
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Ford Motorcraft |
| 22 | Dodge | David Nannan
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Caterpillar |
| 23 | Dodge | Connor McJackson* | Bad Boy Mowers |
| 24 | Chevrolet | Billy Bishop
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DuPont |
| 29 | Chevrolet | Kathy Cantara
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GM Goodwrench |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Elizabeth Ross
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Cingular Wireless |
| 33 | Chevrolet | Aaron Williams*
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Sylvania |
| 36 | Chevrolet | Johanna Darcy*
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Centrix |
| 37 | Dodge | Larissa van der Voet
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BosPoker.net |
| 38 | Ford | Shawn Howell
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M&M's |
| 39 | Dodge | Marshall Ritch
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Coors |
| 40 | Dodge | Jason Phillips* | Coors Light |
| 41 | Dodge | Nick Kaswits | Target |
| 42 | Dodge | Logan Crisp* | Texaco-Havoline |
| 44 | Chevrolet | Jason McOwdof* | Kellogg's |
| 48 | Chevrolet | Christopher Martin*
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Lowe's |
| 66 | Ford | Adam Jones*
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Peak Fitness |
| 77 | Dodge | Brody Talley* | Kodak |
| 89 | Dodge | Sam Brady
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Racing with Jesus |
| 91 | Dodge | Chase Normile* | McDonald's |
| 97 | Ford | Michael Schad* | Sharpie |
| 99 | Ford | Keith Batson
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Scott's |
* Denotes a rookie.
# Criss replaced Chris Akin (who was penalized) at the Abercrombie & Fitch 499.
Driver Changes[edit | edit source]
- Mason Wood, Jacey Criss, Austin Talley, Steven Busch, Connor McJackson, Aaron Williams, Johanna Darcy, Jason Phillips, Logan Crisp, Jason McOwdof, Christopher Martin, Adam Jones, Brody Talley, and Chase Normile enter the series as rookies.
- Deon Scott, Jackson Braun, Jon Pilat, Ken Johnson, Carter Keselowski, Austin Nay, Daniel Blanco, Brendan Aumann, Garrett Jones, Tyler Brown, James Qualls, Dave Henson, and Robbert Pieete did not return for Season 2 competition.
- All other drivers swapped rides, with the exception of Trevor Holt, Jarrett Stymest, Joseph Onesto, Chris Atkin, Elizabeth Ross, Nick Kaswits, Sam Brady, Michael Schad, and Keith Batson.
Race Schedule[edit | edit source]
The race schedule consisted of 15 races. Darington lost a race slot, bumping the Martinsville and California up a week. A race at Phoenix fills the hole, and the Infineon race went to New Hampshire instead, leaving Watkins Glen as the only road course race.
| Race # | Track | Venue | Pole Sitter | Race Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Daytona 500 | Eline Suijten
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Chris Summers
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| 2 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Pringles 500 | Austin Talley* | Jarrett Stymest
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| 3 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Brickyard 400 | Eline Suijten
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Shawn Howell
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| 4 | New Hampshire Speedway | Tanner Dube 300 | Zachary Robinson
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Marshall Ritch
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| 5 | Michigan Speedway | McAfee 400 | Mason Wood | Johanna Darcy*
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| 6 | Dover Speedway | Michael Jackson 400 | Ray Castor
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Ray Castor
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| 7 | Coca-Cola Superspeedway | Nokia 500 | Austin Talley* | Chris Summers
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| 8 | Martinsville Speedway | Jumbo 500 | Tessa Sato-Jackson
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Tessa Sato-Jackson
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| 9 | California Speedway | Apple 500 | Alex Jones | Tessa Sato-Jackson
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| 10 | Phoenix Int'l Speedway | Stratocaster 500 | Chase Normile* | Shawn Howell
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| 11 | Richmond Int'l Speedway | Media Markt 400 | Sam Brady
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Tessa Sato-Jackson
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| 12 | Texas Motor Speedway | Guns n' Roses 500 | Mason Wood* | Inge Lamboliana
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| 13 | Watkins Glen | Nigahiga 350 | Eline Suijten
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Tessa Sato-Jackson
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| 14 | Talladega Superspeedway | Abercrombie & Fitch 499 | Jacey Criss
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Colin Cropley
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| 15 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Final Countdown 600 | Greg Berkowitz
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Chase Normile* |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Tessa Sato-Jackson won the most races during the season, with four victories.
- Eline Suijten got the most pole position during the season, with three.
- Despite racing in Season 1, Michael Schad ran for rookie of the year, due to only running four races the year prior.
- Jacey Criss performed the odd feat of winning the pole in his first attempt as a replacement driver for the penalized Chris Akin.
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