2019 Americas Rallycross Championship

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The 2019 Americas Rallycross Championship was the second and final season of the Americas Rallycross Championship, a feeder championship to the FIA World Rallycross Championship representing North America. The season consists of six rounds across two categories; Supercar and ARX2. The season commenced on 8 June at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio and finished on the 6 October at the same location.

Contents

The series folded after the 2019 season. [1]

Calendar

The calendar was unveiled on 31 January 2019. [2]

RndEventDateVenueClassWinnerTeam
1 Flag of the United States.svg ARX of Mid-Ohio8–9 June Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington Supercar Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed Flag of the United States.svg Subaru Rally Team USA
ARX2 (Day 1) Flag of the United States.svg Alex Keyes Flag of the United States.svg Racing4Detroit
ARX2 (Day 2) Flag of Jamaica.svg Fraser McConnell Flag of the United States.svg Dirtfish
ARX3 (Day 1) Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McInnes Flag of the United States.svg SIERRA
ARX3 (Day 2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McInnes Flag of the United States.svg SIERRA
2 Flag of the United States.svg ARX of Gateway13 July World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison Supercar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of the United States.svg Subaru Rally Team USA
ARX2 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Martell Flag of the United States.svg Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
ARX3 Flag of the United States.svg Blake "Bilko" Williams Flag of the United States.svg SIERRA
314 JulySupercar Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell Flag of the United States.svg Subaru Rally Team USA
ARX2 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Martell Flag of the United States.svg Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
ARX3 Flag of the United States.svg Blake "Bilko" Williams Flag of the United States.svg SIERRA
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ARX of Canada3–4 August Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières Supercar Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
ARX2 (Day 1) Flag of Jamaica.svg Fraser McConnell Flag of the United States.svg Dirtfish
ARX2 (Day 2) Flag of Jamaica.svg Fraser McConnell Flag of the United States.svg Dirtfish
5 Flag of the United States.svg ARX of Austin28 September Circuit of the Americas, Austin Supercar Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross
ARX2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Fraser McConnell Flag of the United States.svg Dirtfish
ARX3 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Carapetyan Flag of the United States.svg SIERRA
6 Flag of the United States.svg ARX of Mid-Ohio5–6 October Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington Supercar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of the United States.svg Subaru Rally Team USA
ARX2 (Day 1) Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Flag of the United States.svg Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
ARX2 (Day 2) Flag of Jamaica.svg Fraser McConnell Flag of the United States.svg Dirtfish
ARX3 (Day 1) Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Kincaid Flag of the United States.svg SIERRA
ARX3 (Day 2) Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Kincaid Flag of the United States.svg SIERRA

Calendar changes

Entries

Supercar

ConstructorEntrantCarNo.DriversRounds
Ford Flag of the United States.svg Loenbro Motorsports [4] Ford Fiesta ST 00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Arpin [4] All
3 Flag of the United States.svg Travis PeCoy [5] All
Subaru Flag of the United States.svg Subaru Motorsports USA [6] Subaru WRX STI 13 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 5–6
18 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell [6] All
31 Flag of Finland.svg Joni Wiman 5–6
41 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed [6] 1–4
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson [6] All
Volkswagen Flag of the United States.svg Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross [7] Volkswagen Beetle 02 Flag of the United States.svg Cabot Bigham [7] All
34 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust [7] All

ARX2

ConstructorEntrantCarNo.DriversRounds
OMSE Flag of the United States.svg Racing4Detroit [8] Olsbergs MSE RX2 4 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Keyes [9] 1–4, 7–9
Flag of the United States.svg Loenbro Motorsports09 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Leach3–9
Flag of the United States.svg Dreyer & Reinbold Racing [10] 21 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Martell3–9
24 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam [11] 1–2, 7–9
28 Flag of the United States.svg Gray Leadbetter [12] All
48 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand [13] 1–4
53 Flag of the United States.svg Cole Keatts [10] All
55 Flag of the United States.svg Lane Vacala5–9
Flag of the United States.svg Dirtfish [14] 35 Flag of Jamaica.svg Fraser McConnell [14] All
70 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Deberti [14] 1–4, 7

ARX3

ConstructorEntrantCarNo.DriversRounds
SIERRA Flag of the United States.svg SIERRASIERRA RX31 Flag of the United States.svg Bill ShusterAll
2 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Kaufman 1–4
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Jonsin1–2
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McInnesAll
5 Flag of the United States.svg James Kirkham1–4
6 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Wallingford1–2
8 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Leach2
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clay Note5
21 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Carapetyan5
22 Flag of the United States.svg Blake "Bilko" Williams 3–4
25 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Towne5
31 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Boileau3–7
41 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Kincaid6–7
43 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Burns5–7
49 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Peck5

Driver Changes

Results and standings

Championship points are scored as follows:

Position
Round1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th
Heats16151413121110987654321
Semi-Finals654321
Final854321

Supercar

Pos.Driver MO1
Flag of the United States.svg 		GTW
Flag of the United States.svg 		CAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		COT
Flag of the United States.svg 		MO2
Flag of the United States.svg 		Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Foust 463117143
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson 614451131
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell 531723130
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Arpin 325632124
5 Flag of the United States.svg Travis PeCoy256585104
6 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed 1423100
7 Flag of the United States.svg Cabot Bigham 77726894
8 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Bakkerud 4644
9 Flag of Finland.svg Joni Wiman 7436
Pos.Driver MO1
Flag of the United States.svg 		GTW
Flag of the United States.svg 		CAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		COT
Flag of the United States.svg 		MO2
Flag of the United States.svg 		Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

ARX2

Pos.Driver MO1
Flag of the United States.svg 		GTW
Flag of the United States.svg 		CAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		COT
Flag of the United States.svg 		MO2
Flag of the United States.svg 		Points
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Fraser McConnell 617211151219
2 Flag of the United States.svg Cole Keatts562533624186
3 Flag of the United States.svg Conner Martell1122347155
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Keyes1356433139
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gray Leadbetter 758744578132
6 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam 22212129
7 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Deberti3743795
8 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Leach685688593
9 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand 443479
10 Flag of the United States.svg Lane Vacala6596671
Pos.Driver MO1
Flag of the United States.svg 		GTW
Flag of the United States.svg 		CAN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		COT
Flag of the United States.svg 		MO2
Flag of the United States.svg 		Points

ARX3

Pos.Driver MO1
Flag of the United States.svg 		GTW
Flag of the United States.svg 		COT
Flag of the United States.svg 		MO2
Flag of the United States.svg 		Points
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McInnes1156244121
2 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Shuster5734523113
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Boileau2243294
4 Flag of the United States.svg James Kirkham624368
5 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Kaufman 466555
6 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Kincaid1148
7 Flag of the United States.svg Blake "Bilko" Williams1146
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Jonsin2338
9 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Burns85537
10 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Wallingford3533
11 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Carapetyan124
12 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Towne319
13 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Leach414
14 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Peck613
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clay Note710
Pos.Driver MO1
Flag of the United States.svg 		GTW
Flag of the United States.svg 		COT
Flag of the United States.svg 		MO2
Flag of the United States.svg 		Points

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