2012 Aarons 312

The 2012 Aaron's 312 was the 8th race of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 21st holding of this event. The race was held at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. In the end, Joey Logano won the race in a close finish with his Cup Series teammate Kyle Busch as Logano beat Busch by .034 seconds. This race became notable for it being a wreckfest and for a terrible crash by Eric McClure that left McClure with a concussion. The standard track at the speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.66 miles (4.28 km) long. The track's turns are banked at thirty-three degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, isBanked at 16.5 degrees. TalladeGA SupersSpeedway can seat up to 143,231 people. The event was won by Austin Dillon who started on the pole after qualifying was rained out. T. J. Bell had to start at the rear of the field due to adjustments after impound.