2012 Dash Cup Japanese GP
| 2012 Dash Cup Japanese Grand Prix | |
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| Date | n/a |
| Location | Osaka Street Circuit, Osaka, Japan |
| Laps | 30 |
| Polesitter | Leslie Riggs |
| First | Leslie Riggs |
| Second | Verity Logan |
| Third | Matt Tremblay |
| Cautions | 0 |
| Race Results | |
The 2012 Japanese Grand Prix was the tenth race of the 2012 Dash Cup season. It was held at the Osaka Street Circuit in Osaka, Japan.
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Pre-race storylines[edit | edit source]
ARLA superstar Leslie Riggs submitted an entry for this race and the following race, the Motegi Grand Prix. Riggs, in an STS carrying her familiar No. 50 and sponsor b, promptly went out and set the pole time for this event.
The race[edit | edit source]
Coming soon.
Results[edit | edit source]
- For the full results, click here.
The top 10[edit | edit source]
| Position | Number | Driver | Sponsor | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | Leslie Riggs | b | Riggs Motorsports | STS |
| 2 | 77 | Verity Logan | Poultry Shack/Defender Muffler Systems | MRD Motorsports | Speidel |
| 3 | 31 | Matt Tremblay | Vodafone | Atlantic Motorsports | Speidel |
| 4 | 2 | Patrick Arceneau | – | Simonet Sport | STS |
| 5 | 18 | Terry Orvell Jr. | – | Grandor Racing | Speidel |
| 6 | 86 | Matthias McMair | S.A.F.E. | Ike Durbin, Inc. | STS |
| 7 | 39 | Herashi Nanaya | ASUS Computers | S-Tech Autosport | STS |
| 8 | 55 | Reuben Vogt | Tiny's Pizzeria | Tiny's Autosport | STS |
| 9 | 795 | Yannick Dubois | Carrefour/Motul/Blancpain | Europa Motorsport | STS |
| 10 | 46 | Kellan Rogers | Canadian Tire | Matthews Motorsports | STS |
Points[edit | edit source]
- For the complete points standings, click here.
Patrick Arceneau took over the points lead by virtue of his fourth-place finish, taking advantage of poor finishes by Radomir Stanoytchev and Anto Markov. Reuben Vogt moved into second place in the standings, while Stanoytchev dropped to third and Markov to fourth. Terry Orvell Jr. held onto the fifth spot.
Verity Logan was the big mover in the top 10, as she rocketed up eight places from fourteenth to sixth. Jack Parker dropped to seventh, Herashi Nanaya moved up four places to eighth, and the Atlantic Motorsports teammates Daniel Miller and Carla Rosinki rounded out the top 10.
Postrace penalties[edit | edit source]
- Verity Logan – warning for reckless driving resulting from incident with Carla Rosinki