2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out

The 2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out was held from December 13 to 16 at the Range Recreation and Civic Center in Eveleth, Minnesota as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events were being held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was USD$21,500,[1] and the purse for the women's event was USD$12,500.[2] In the men's final, Tyler George won his second title at Curl Mesabi with a win over last year's runner-up Todd Birr, wrapping up the game with a score of 5–1 in five ends. In the women's final, Jessie Kaufman of Alberta won her first title by defeating last year's runner-up Allison Pottinger with a score of 5–2.

2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out
Host city	Eveleth, Minnesota
Arena	Range Recreation and Civic Center
Dates	December 13–16
Men's winner	Tyler George
Skip	Tyler George
Fourth	Christopher Plys
Second	Rich Ruohonen
Lead	Colin Hufman
Finalist	Todd Birr
Women's winner	Jessie Kaufman
Skip	Jessie Kaufman
Third	Nicky Kaufman
Second	Kelly Erickson
Lead	Stephanie Enright
Finalist	Allison Pottinger

The Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out was the final event in the season in which teams were able to earn qualifying points for the 2013 United States National Curling Championships on the United States' Order of Merit system, which awards spots to the top two finishers on the Order of Merit.[3]