The fourth 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 November 17, 2012 and concluded with the Final Countdown 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 25, 2013. Larissa van der Voet won the driver's championship.
Driver List[]
| Car # | Manufacturer | Driver | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dodge | Evan Gattuso | Miller Lite |
| 3 | Chevrolet | Avi Saks* | GM Goodwrench |
| 5 | Chevrolet | Anna Gregg* | Kellogg's/CarQuest |
| 7 | Ford | Dillon White* | Jim Beam |
| 8 | Chevrolet | Jarrett Stymest | Budweiser |
| 9 | Ford |  Ryan Anderson
|
Stanley Tools |
| 00 | Toyota | Connor Breton | Burger King |
| 01 | Lincoln |  Inge Lamboliana
|
One Direction |
| 04 | Lincoln |  Joshua Michaels*
|
Chaos Motorsports/GameStop |
| 07 | Chevrolet | Hayden Kline | Jack Daniels |
| 09 | Chevrolet | Chris Akin | Miccosukee Resorts |
| 11 | Chevrolet | Aaron Mason | FedEx |
| 16 | Ford | Jackson Phillips | Ameriquest |
| 17 | Ford | Aaron Williams | DeWalt |
| 20 | Chevrolet | Logan Smith | Home Depot |
| 21 | Ford | David Rochester* | Little Debbie |
| 24 | Chevrolet | Dom Caps*
|
DuPont |
| 29 | Chevrolet | Mason Wood | Shell / Pennzoil |
| 30 | Ford | Keith Batson | Harley-Davidson |
| 33 | Chevrolet | John Cittadino* | Holiday Inn |
| 36 | Toyota | Trevor Holt | 360 OTC |
| 38 | Ford | Shawn Howell | M&M's |
| 40 | Dodge | Beth Black* | Coors Light |
| 41 | Camaro | Renesmee Brown* | Pandora Jewelry |
| 42 | Camaro | Tyler Brown | Apple |
| 43 | Dodge | Johnathan Thomen* | Cheerios |
| 44 | Toyota | Rob Bob* | UPS |
| 45 | Dodge | Dillon Delgado* | Wells Fargo |
| 48 | Chevrolet | Max Power
|
Lowe's |
| 55 | Toyota | Billy Bishop | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 60 | Chevrolet | Joseph Onesto
|
Top Notch Designs |
| 61 # | Chevrolet | Beth Senese*
|
Top Notch Designs |
| 62 | Taurus | Eveline Lotterer
|
Spartaan / Radobank |
| 66 | Chevrolet | Cameron Yetz* | Best Buy |
| 69 | Buick | Paul Winters* | KFC / McDonald's |
| 72 | Lincoln | Larissa van der Voet
|
Groenendaal / Philips |
| 78 | Chevrolet | Marshall Ritch | Furniture Row |
| 82 | Buick | Eline Suijten
|
Billy Talent / Hard Rock Cafe |
| Johanna Darcy | |||
| 84 | Toyota | John Andrews* | Red Bull |
| 89 | Dodge | Sam Brady | Racing with Jesus |
| 92 | Taurus | Charlene van Pelt
|
Large |
| 99 | Ford | Pichu London* | Office Depot |
* Denotes a rookie.
# Beth Senese replaced the #83 entry that withdrew.
$ Gregory Coleman withdrew, and Johanna Darcy filled in the seat for the following race. The team then dissolved.
Driver Changes[]
- Avi Saks, Anna Gregg, Dillon White, Joshua Michaels, David Rochester, Dom Caps, John Cittadino, Beth Black, Renesmee Brown, Johnathan Thomen, Rob Bob, Dillon Delgado, Beth Senese, Cameron Yetz, Paul Winters, Gregory Coleman, John Andrews, Pichu London enter the series as rookies.
- Ray Castor, Noah Maier, Colin Cropley, Chris Summers, Peter Saviano, Jacey Criss, Tessa Sato-Jackson, Jaime Pintor, Christopher Harley, Dillon Young, Isaac Smith, Sam Young, Justin Allmendinger, Molly Jeter, Roger Holt, Noah Hart, David Amerson, Christine Jeter, Derrick Glenn, and Michael Jeter did not return for season 4 competition.
- Former competitors Chris Akin, Aaron Williams, Billy Bishop, Marshall Ritch, and Johanna Darcy return to competition.
- All other drivers swapped rides, with the exception of Evan Gattuso, Inge Lamboliana, Hayden Kline, Joseph Onesto, Mason Wood, Shawn Howell, Eline Suijten, Larissa van der Voet, Max Power, Eveline Lotterer, Sam Brady, and Charlene van Pelt
Manufacturer Changes[]
- Toyota was introduced to the series, fielding entries for Connor Breton, Trevor Holt, Rob Bob, Billy Bishop, Gregory Coleman, and John Andrews.
- Lincoln and Buick expanded their programs, adding more teams.
- Chevy ran both the Monte Carlo and the Camaro.
- Ford ran both the Fusion and the Taurus.
Race Schedule[]
The race schedule consisted of 20 races. Road America replaced Infineon's event date. Silverstone, Zen Joltis, Calder Park, South Boston, and Pukekohe were added to the schedule. Martinsville was dropped from the schedule. Dover and Michigan once again switched race dates. Atlanta and Phoenix swap race dates. Coca-Cola was given a later date, after Phoenix. Richmond and Texas swap race dates. Mallala replaced Watkins Glen's event date.
| Race # | Track | Venue | Pole Sitter | Race Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Daytona 500 | Aaron Mason | Shawn Howell |
| 2 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Vegro 500 | Gregory Coleman* | Anna Gregg* |
| 3 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Brickyard 400 | Joseph Onesto
|
John Cittadino* |
| 4 | Road America | Starbucks 350 | Larissa van der Voet
|
Larissa van der Voet
|
| 5 | Michigan Speedway | Twitter 500 | Connor Breton | Mason Wood |
| 6 | Dover Speedway | Dancemasters 400 | Johnathan Thomen* | Connor Breton |
| 7 | Silverstone | Vauxhall 350 | Beth Senese*
|
Logan Smith |
| 8 | Zen Jolits | Xtreme 500 | John Cittadino* | Joshua Michaels*
|
| 9 | Calder Park | Airbourne 500 | Jackson Phillips | Tyler Brown |
| 10 | South Boston | Sears 350 | Paul Winters* | Paul Winters* |
| 11 | California Speedway | Pray for Newtown 500 | Evan Gattuso | Logan Smith |
| 12 | Pukekohe | Hollister 350 | Aaron Mason | Hayden Kline |
| 13 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Albert Heijn 500 on Doomsday | Aaron Mason | Renesmee Brown* |
| 14 | Phoenix Int'l Speedway | Diecastcarsnow 400 | Sam Brady | Sam Brady |
| 15 | Coca-Cola Superspeedway | Telfort 500 | Dillon Delgado* | Evan Gattuso |
| 16 | Texas Motor Speedway | Led Zeppelin 500 | Mason Wood | Marshall Ritch |
| 17 | Richmond Int'l Speedway | Papyrus 400 | Johnathan Thomen* | Dillon Delgado* |
| 18 | Mallala Raceway Park | Clipsal 500 | Trevor Holt | Trevor Holt |
| 19 | Talladega Superspeedway | Aaron's 499 | Dillon White* | Larissa van der Voet
|
| 20 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Final Countdown 600 powered by Diet MTN Dew | John Andrews* | Jaime Pintor |
Trivia[]
- Larissa van der Voet and Logan Smith won the most races during the season, with two apiece.
- Aaron Mason got the most pole positions, with three.
- Six rookies won races this season.