1994 Atlantic Championship

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1994 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship
Season
Races11
Start dateApril 9th
End dateOctober 8th
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham
  1993
1995  

The 1994 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 11 rounds. The Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was David Empringham.

Contents

Races

RndRace NameCircuitCity/LocationDate Pole position Winning driver
1 Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Phoenix Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix, Arizona April 9 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray
2 Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 17 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994 Mosport Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario May 22 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray
4 Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Milwaukee Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 4 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994 Montréal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec June 11 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994 Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario July 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994 Trois-Rivières Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham
8 Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 14 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Flag of the United States.svg Colin Trueman
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994 Vancouver Streets of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia September 3 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham
10 Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Nazareth Nazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pennsylvania September 17 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray Flag of the United States.svg Mark Dismore
11 Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 8 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course/Street Circuit

Final driver standings (Top 12)

PosDriverPts
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Empringham 162
2 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn 160
3 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ray 148
4 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Trueman135
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Carville100
6 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Faucetta83
7 Flag of the United States.svg David Myers51
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Allers 47
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier 40
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ward40
11 Flag of the United States.svg Clint Mears 35
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Cotterill34

Final driver standings C2 Class (Top 3)

PosDriverPts
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bernie Schuchmann112
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Allers 89
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ward81

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