The third season for the Philips Cup Series was hosted by Robbert Pieete on his YouTube channel, Tasmandutch. It began with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on October 13, 2012 and concluded with the Final Countdown 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on November 10, 2012. Inge Lamboliana won her second driver's championship in this season.
Driver List[]
| Car # | Manufacturer | Driver | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet |  Ray Castor
|
Bass Pro Shops |
| 2 | Dodge | Evan Gattuso
|
Miller Lite |
| 6 | Ford | Jackson Phillips* | AAA |
| 7 | Ford | Noah Maier*
|
Jim Beam |
| 8 | Chevrolet | Colin Cropley
|
Budweiser |
| 9 | Dodge | Connor Breton | Dodge Dealers |
| 00 | Chevrolet | Jarrett Stymest
|
Burger King |
| 01 | Chevrolet |  Inge Lamboliana
|
U.S. Army |
| 04 | Chevrolet | Jacob Hart* | Hefty |
| 06 | Ford | Chris Summers
|
3M |
| 07 | Chevrolet | Hayden Klein* | Jack Daniels |
| 09 | Chevrolet | Jaime Pintor*
|
Miccosukee Resorts |
| 10 | Dodge | Tessa Sato-Jackson
|
Valvoline |
| 11 | Chevrolet | Logan Smith*
|
FedEx |
| 12 | Dodge | Peter Saviano* | Alltel |
| 14 | Chevrolet | Jacey Criss* | Waste Management |
| 15 | Chevrolet | Christopher Harley*
|
Menards |
| 16 | Ford | Dillon Young*
|
National Guard |
| 17 | Ford | Isaac Smith*
|
DeWalt Tools |
| 19 | Dodge | Joseph Onesto
|
Dodge Dealers |
| 20 | Chevrolet | Sam Young*
|
Home Depot |
| 21 | Ford | Tyler Brown | Ford Motorcraft |
| 22 | Dodge | Justin Allmendinger*
|
Caterpillar |
| 24 | Chevrolet |  Ryan Anderson
|
DuPont |
| 26 | Ford | Molly Jeter* | IRWIN Tools |
| 29 | Chevrolet | Mason Wood | GM Goodwrench |
| 31 | Chevrolet | Roger Holt* | Cingular Wireless |
| 33 | Chevrolet | Trevor Holt | Holiday Inn |
| 34 | Chevrolet | Noah Hart* | Oak Gloves |
| 38 | Ford | Shawn Howell
|
M&M's |
| 41 | Dodge | David Amerson | Target |
| 43 | Dodge | Eline Suijten*
|
Cheerios |
| 82 § | Buick | Billy Talent / Hard Rock Cafe | |
| 44 | Chevrolet | Christine Jeter* | Kellogg's |
| 45 | Dodge | Larissa van der Voet
|
Wells Fargo |
| 72 § | Lincoln | Groenendaal/Philips | |
| 48 | Chevrolet | Max Power*
|
Lowe's |
| 61 | Ford | Eveline Lotterer*
|
AMP Energy |
| 62 § | Taurus | Spartaan/Radobank | |
| 66 | Chevrolet | Aaron Mason* | Best Buy |
| 70 | Chevrolet | Derrick Glenn* | Haas Automation |
| 88 | Ford | Michael Jeter* | UPS |
| 89 | Dodge | Sam Brady
|
Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Ford | Charlene van Pelt*
|
citi Financial |
| 92 # | Ford | Iron Maiden | |
| 99 | Ford | Keith Batson
|
Office Depot |
* Denotes a rookie.
# Change began at the BMW 350.
§ Change happened toward the end of the season.
Driver Changes[]
- Jackson Phillips, Noah Maier, Jacob Hart, Hayden Kline, Jaime Pintor, Logan Smith, Peter Saviano, Christopher Harley, Dillon Young, Isaac Smith, Justin Allmendinger, Molly Jeter, Roger Holt, Noah Hart, Eline Suijten, Christine Jeter, Max Power, Eveline Lotterer, Aaron Mason, Derrick Glenn, Michael Jeter, and Charlene van Pelt enter the series as rookies.
- Zachary Robinson, Will Meyers, Greg Berkowitz, Chris Atkin, Alex Jones, Austin Talley, Steven Busch, David Nannan, Connor McJackson, Billy Bishop, Kathy Cantara, Elizabeth Ross, Aaron Williams, Johanna Darcy, Marshall Ritch, Jason Phillips, Nick Kaswits, Logan Crisp, Jason McOwdof, Christopher Martin, Adam Jones, Brody Talley, Chase Normile, and Michael Schad did not return for Season 2 competition.
- All other drivers swapped rides, with the exception of Inge Lamboliana, Tessa Sato-Jackson, Shaun Howell, Sam Brady, and Keith Batson.
Manufacturer Changes[]
- Buick and Lincoln were indroduced late in the season, fielding entries for Eline Suijten and Larissa van der Voet respectively.
Race Schedule[]
The race schedule consisted of 16 races. New Hampshire lost a race slot, instead being replaced with a return to Infineon. Dover and Michigan switched dates. Atlanta was added to the schedule between Phoenix and Richmond.
| Race # | Track | Venue | Pole Sitter | Race Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Daytona 500 | Eline Suijten
|
Eveline Lotterer* |
| 2 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Slender 500 | Aaron Mason* | Aaron Mason* |
| 3 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Brickyard 400 | Keith Batson | Inge Lamboliana
|
| 4 | Infineon Raceway | Dan Wheldon 350 | Sam Brady | Mason Wood |
| 5 | Dover Speedway | Iron Maiden 400 | Derrick Glenn* | Eveline Lotterer*
|
| 6 | Michigan Speedway | Facebook 500 | Eveline Lotterer*
|
Mason Wood |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Superspeedway | Samsung 500 | Jaime Pintor* | Aaron Mason* |
| 8 | Martinsville Speedway | Jumbo 500 | Evan Gattuso | Jarrett Stymest |
| 9 | California Speedway | Hollister 500 | Logan Smith* | Logan Smith* |
| 10 | Phoenix Int'l Speedway | Diecastcarsnow 400 | Ray Castor | Jarrett Stymest |
| 11 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Digros 500 | Jacey Criss*
|
Jacey Criss*
|
| 12 | Richmond Int'l Speedway | Need for Speed 400 | Larissa van der Voet
|
Michael Jeter* |
| 13 | Texas Motor Speedway | Green Day 500 | Colin Cropley | Eveline Lotterer*
|
| 14 | Watkins Glen | BMW 350 | Hayden Kline* | Isaac Smith* |
| 15 | Talladega Superspeedway | Korg 499 | Derrick Glenn* | Dillon Young* |
| 16 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Final Countdown 600 | Sam Young* | Peter Saviano* |
Trivia[]
- Eveline Lotterer won the most races during the season, with three victories.
- Derrick Glenn got the most pole positions this season, with two.
- The Smith brothers, Logan and Isaac, both won a race this season.
- Eight rookies won races this season.
- Despite racing in Season 2, Jacey Criss ran for rookie of the year honors. do to only running the final two events of last season as a replacement driver.
