The 2010 Rally America season is the sixth season of Rally America. The season consists of 6 rallies and began on January 29, with the Sno* Drift National Rally in Michigan. They will also be hosting 3 rally-cross competitions in the fall at New Jersey Motor Sports Park. [1] The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood had Ken Block in a Ford Fiesta was the first time in 10 years that Ford has been on the podium. It also marked the first time since 2004 that a Subaru was not on the podium, [2] and the first time in history that a Subaru has not won the championship.
Antoine L'Estage won the Open championship, winning the rallies in Susquehannock and New England to give him an eventual 27-point winning margin over William Bacon. In the other classes, Patrick Moro won the Super Production Championship, and Christopher Duplessis won the championship for 2WD cars.
Dates | Rally | Open Winner | SP Winner | 2WD Winner |
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29–30 January | Sno*Drift [3] | Travis Pastrana | Travis Hanson | Christopher Duplessis |
26–27 February | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood [4] | Ken Block | Travis Hanson | Christopher Duplessis |
24–25 April | Olympus Rally [5] | Travis Pastrana | Ramana Lagemann | Christopher Duplessis |
14–16 May | Oregon Trail Rally [6] | Andrew Comrie-Picard | Patrick Moro | Dillon Van Way |
4–5 June | Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally | Antoine L'Estage | Ramana Lagemann | Christopher Duplessis |
16–17 July | New England Forest Rally | Antoine L'Estage | Ramana Lagemann | Lauchlin O'Sullivan |
X Games XVI | ||||
Dates | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
30–31 July | Rally Car Racing | Tanner Foust | Brian Deegan | Antoine L'Estage Andrew Comrie-Picard |
Rally Car SuperRally | Tanner Foust | Brian Deegan | Samuel Hübinette | |
Rallycross events [AWD listed first] | ||||
Dates | Event | Pole position | B Final Winner | A Final Winner |
28–29 August | NJMP Rallycross #1 | Tanner Foust Josh Wimpey | Christopher Duplessis Brian Johnston | Tanner Foust Josh Wimpey |
2–3 October | NJMP Rallycross #2 | Dave Mirra Dillon Van Way | Liam Doran Eric Vlasic | Tanner Foust Matthew Johnson |
6–7 November | NJMP Rallycross #3 | Liam Doran Dillon Van Way | Travis Pastrana Jordan Guitar | Toomas Heikkinen Matthew Johnson |
Only the top 10 competitors are listed, as well as other well-known racers. [7]
Pos | Driver | Car | Year | Points | Wins | Podiums |
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1 | Antoine L'Estage | Mitsubishi Evo | 2009 | 109 | 2 | 6 |
2 | William Bacon | Mitsubishi Evo | 2006 | 82 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Travis Pastrana | Subaru WRX STi | 2010 | 46 | 2 | 2 |
4 | Ramana Lagemann | Subaru WRX STi | 2010 | 42 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Patrick Moro | Subaru WRX STi | 2005 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Andrew Comrie-Picard | Mitsubishi Evo | 2010 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
7 | Dave Mirra | Subaru WRX STi | 2010 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Travis Hanson | Subaru WRX STi | 2007 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Joseph Burke | Subaru WRX STi | 2008 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Jimmy Keeney | Subaru WRX STi | 2007 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
This is the top 5 of the current competitors. [8]
Pos | Driver | Car | Points | Wins | Podiums |
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1 | Patrick Moro | Subaru WRX STi | 75 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Ramana Lagemann | Subaru WRX STi | 67 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Jimmy Keeney | Subaru WRX STi | 65 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Travis Hanson | Subaru WRX STi | 64 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Timothy Rooney | Subaru WRX STi | 57 | 0 | 3 |
This is the top 5 of the current competitors. [9]
Pos | Driver | Car | Points | Wins | Podiums |
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1 | Christopher Duplessis | Volkswagen GTI | 122 | 4 | 6 |
2 | Dillon Van Way | Ford Focus | 72 | 1 | 4 |
3 | John Conley | Dodge SRT-4 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Nick Allen | Ford Focus | 36 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Gary Wiggin | Volkswagen GTI | 31 | 0 | 1 |
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