2014 Rally America Championship

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The 2014 Rally America Championship was the tenth season of the Rally America Championship, the premier rally championship in the United States. The season began 24 January in Michigan, and returned to Michigan for the Lake Superior Performance Rally, the final round of the season, on 18 October after eight events. [1]

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The championship was won by defending champion David Higgins. Higgins won the season opening Sno*Drift Rally and while he retired from Rally in the 100 Acre Wood he then went on to win four events in a row, wrapping up the championship early at the New England Forest Rally with two rallies still to be held. Higgins finished 57 points clear of Adam Yeoman, and 59 points ahead of Dillon van Way. Yeoman took four podium finishes with a best of second at the Ojibwe Forests Rally, while van Way achieved his position through consistent top six finishes in all eight rallies held, peaking with a third place at the Mt. Washington Hillclimb. The championship victory meant Higgins joined Travis Pastrana as a four-time Rally America champion. Both drivers achieved their four titles consecutively, dominating their periods of competition.

Race calendar and results

The 2014 Rally America Championship was as follows:

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 Sno*Drift Rally, Michigan
(24–25 January) [2]
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:28:30.720209.82 km1916
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antoine L'Estage Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2:30:41.2
3 Flag of the United States.svg Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:41:42.3
2 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Missouri
(21–22 February) [3]
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Ford Fiesta 1:37:38.817205.35 km2518
2 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:42:37.3
3 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:46:25.0
3 Oregon Trail Rally, Oregon
(2–4 May) [4]
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:44:52.818186.35 km2015
2 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:48:30.2
3 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:51:54.5
4 Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally, Pennsylvania
(30–31 May) [5]
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:34:52.315190.59 km2215
2 Flag of the United States.svg George Plsek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1:44:21.7
3 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Roberts Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:45:25.5
5 Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race, New Hampshire
(27–29 June) [6]
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 24:51.3647.64 km1513
2 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 26:28.5
3 Flag of the United States.svg Dillon Van Way Subaru Impreza WRX STi 29:05.5
6 New England Forest Rally, Maine
(18–19 July) [7]
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:24:53.313161.79 km2116
2 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:25:37.6
3 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:31:53.7
7 Ojibwe Forests Rally, Minnesota
(22–23 August) [8]
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:20:32.116221.62 km1813
2 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:33:09.6
3 Flag of the United States.svg Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:34:12.9
8 Lake Superior Performance Rally, Michigan
(17–18 October)
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:56:25.616204.24 km1914
2 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Roberts Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:08:20.7
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Comrie-Picard Ford Fiesta ST 2:09:40.6

Championship standings

Drivers scoring at least ten points are shown. The 2014 Rally America Championship points are as follows: [9]

Pos.DriverVehicleMIMOORPANHMEMNMITotal
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1Ret111111135
2 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 933Ret1132478
3 Flag of the United States.svg Dillon van Way Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Ford Fiesta R2
4554344676
4 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2222RetRet70
5 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Roberts Subaru Impreza WRX STi 64Ret313Ret5266
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Comrie-Picard Ford Fiesta ST 13899468352
7 Flag of the United States.svg Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3731037
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Sterckx Subaru Impreza WRX STi 76491133
9 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fetela Subaru Impreza WRX STi RetRet1457531
10 Flag of the United States.svg George Plsek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 621028
11 Flag of the United States.svg Panos Karpidas Ford Fiesta R2 14Ret1411614111226
12 Flag of the United States.svg Troy Miller Ford Fiesta R2 10108Ret8625
13 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Ford Fiesta 122
14 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Cline Subaru Impreza WRX STi 75722
15 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Steely Ford Fiesta R1 12Ret5Ret131521
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antoine L'Estage Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2Ret18
17 Flag of the United States.svg James Robinson Honda Fit 11151312121218
18 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Johnson Scion xD 89Ret716
19 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Wilcox Subaru Impreza Outback Sport STi 131081514
20 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Moran Subaru Impreza WRX 151810Ret11Ret14
21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandre Béland Subaru Impreza WRX 5Ret11
22 Flag of the United States.svg Garry Gill Subaru Impreza WRX 7910
23 Flag of the United States.svg Hawk Miller Subaru Impreza WRX STi 161213Ret10
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

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