2012 ARLA Elite Series Rookie Shootout

The 2012 ARLA Elite Series Rookie Shootout was the fourth-annual running of the event, which is open to all rookie full-time drivers.

Due to the tornadoes that devastated the area, this became the first Rookie Shootout that wouldn't accompany the season opening race.

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Eligible drivers
The 2012 field consisted of 25 drivers, down from the 29 cars of 2011.


 * X/0 - Ebenezer Quiggles, Jr.
 * π - Vijay Pushanda
 * 0 - Jarkko Forsstrom
 * 6 - Kiki Hitsuno
 * 9 - Lawrence Burr
 * 07 - Bill Tissom
 * 10 - Kasie Campbell
 * 11 - Patrick HENDERSON
 * 20 - Darren Grant
 * 26 - Drew Eisenman
 * 37 - Kyle Gaffigan
 * 41 - Greg Woodard
 * 57 - Ashley Tucker
 * 59 - Jessica Graham
 * 82 - Yevgeny Kuznetsov
 * 84 - Ben Atkins
 * 85 - Jacob Hartson
 * 86x - Mac Rhylen
 * 99 - Zachary Zins
 * 114 - Lane Cranston
 * 116 - Tiffany Matthews
 * 672 - Kalvin Oreiller
 * 696 - Jennifer Goodwin
 * 728 - Nikos Kastapolous
 * 999 - Barton Sandy

Pre-race storylines
Kyle Gaffigan won the pole in the pre-race draw. He, along with Vijay Pushanda and Kiriki Hetsuno, are former Formula Overdrive drivers.

There was only one driver in the field with an ARLA win under his belt – Drew Eisenman.

Jacob Hartson was the first driver who participated in M-Pire Rent-A-Car's Drive The Dream program. The company, which sponsors the No. 85 car Hartson will drive, held auditions during the off-season in which the company's customers could take turns driving the car in each ARLA Elite Series race. Hartson will drive this race as well as the Smash Beer 400.

Penalties

 * Patrick HENDERSON – start in the rear of the field in the next race for careless driving
 * Jennifer Goodwin – start in the rear of the field in the next race for reckless driving