and compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year. After the shutdown of Rusty Wallace Racing, Michael Annett teamed up with Richard Petty Motorsports to run the #43 Ford full-time. Entering the series Travis Pastrana was to make his NASCAR debut with Pastrana-Waltrip Racing, running 7 races in 2011, beginning at Indianapolis. However, due to injuries he sustained at X Games XVII, his debut was delayed until Richmond in April 2012. Austin Dillon moved up to the Nationwide Series to run for Rookie of The Year honors in 2012. Dillon drove a No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. Cole Whitt was announced as the driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports on January 4, replacing Aric Almirola who moved up to the Sprint Cup Series with Richard Petty Motorsports. Johanna Long announced her move up to the Nationwide Series with ML Motorsports, driving their #70 Chevrolet for 22 races to compete for Rookie of the Year honors. On January 9, Phoenix Racing announced that its driver in the Nationwide Series, as in the Sprint Cup Series, would be Kurt Busch, who completed in Nationwide part-time. Ryan Blaney, son of Sprint Cup driver Dave Blaney, ran a limited schedule in the Nationwide Series, driving the team's No. 36 for 6 races. Former K&N West Series Champion Jason Bowles ran for Rookie of the Year with MacDonald Motorsports. Changed teams Exiting the series Aric Almirola left the series to drive in the # 43 RPM Sprint Cup Series full-time. 2012 calendar Calendar changes The Richmond 250 was moved to the weekend before the Aaron's 312. The Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 and History 300 were moved to precede the 5-hour Energy 200. The Indianapolis weekend race, originally held at Lucas Oil Raceway, was moved to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of "Super Weekend at the Brickyard." The Feed The Children 300 was moved to precede the Subway Jalapeño 250. Dover Motorsports removed both races from the Nashville Superspeedway. The Dollar General 300 was moved to precede the Kansas Lottery 300. Kentucky Speedway removed the IndyCar race from its schedule and replaced it with a second Nationwide race: a 300-mile event in September. The Truck undercard race continued. Season summary The Nationwide Series started its 2012 season at Daytona. The race was dominated by a mix of tandem and pack drafting. On the final lap, Kurt and Kyle Busch attempted to block