Mobil 1 World Racing Series
Schedule:
1. Pittsburgh (RiKi)
2. Scranton (E4)
3. New York (Piggz Stadium)
4. Canaan Valley (Flemington)
5. Spain (La Colina)
6. Rockingham (England)
7. Karjala
8. Talladega
9. Rio (Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway)
10. South Africa (Orlatal)
11. Calder Park
12. Sydney (ButiBamBa)
13. Melbourne (SUAR)
14. Twin Ring Motegi
15. EuroSpeedway
16. Vancouver (Hawgenheim)
17. Seattle (Piqua)
18. Texas World
19. Indianapolis
20. Chicagoland
21. Grand Detour
22. Daytona
Points:
1. 175
2. 160
3. 155
4. 145
5. 140
6. 130
7. 125
8. 120
9. 115
10. 110
11. 102
12. 98
13. 94
14. 90
15. 86
16. 80
17. 76
18. 72
19. 68
20. 64
21. 59
22. 54
23. 50
24. 47
25. 44
26. 40
27. 37
28. 34
29. 31
30. 28
31. 24
32. 21
33. 18
34. 16
35. 14
36. 12
37. 10
38. 8
39. 6
40. 4
41. 2
42. 0
Pole: +10
Lead most laps: +10
Lead lap: +5
The most points one driver can gain on another is 200
Team Chart ("???" is your key to fill in!) Don't fill in sponsors, only driver-related stuff. Most have preferences (mostly nationality).
Team Name-owner(s)-manufacturer
#-name-sponsor-hometown-rookie year-notes
Nielson Enterprises-Wes Nielson (75%) Cris Crompton (25%) -Chevrolet
#20 Steven Schmidt-Ally Financial-Bakersfield, CA-2008-4 career wins, best finish: 9th (2012)
#21 Wes Nielson-AcDelco-Carson City, NV-2006-2 championships (2007, 2011)
#25 Clint Crompton-DuPont-Springfield, MZ-2012-known to be a moving chicane in his rookie year
#28 John Phillip-GM-Philadelphia, PA-2009-9 poles and 8 2nd place finishes; no wins. best year: 2012 (11th)
#30 Seth Parks-Delphi-Santa Fe, NM-2013-finished 10th in points this year (a rookie)
#32 Aurel Riucu-OnStar-Timișoara, ROM (Romania)-2013-raced three seasons of Russian touring cars before moving to America to pursue a stock car career.
Anderson Racing-Riley Anderson-Dodge
#1 Aaron Anderson-Dodge-Rockford, IL-2014-dominated the National Series last year
#9 Casey Anderson-Rockford, IL-2008-2 3rd place points finishes (2008, 2009)
#19 Rian Anderson-Rockford, IL-2007-best points finish: 9th (2008)
Johnson Racing-Michael Johnson-Dodge
#40 Michael Johnson-Coors Light-Raleigh, NC-2001-2004 series champion
#41 Lucas Knight-Home Depot-New Rok City-2010-5 wins in 2011 (6th in points)
#42 ???
Frito-Lay Racing Inc.-Frito-Lay-Ford
#5 Tim Averell-Frito Lay-Pittsburgh, PA-2009-2009 rookie of the year, 2 wins rookie year, only 1 since, superspeedway specialist but balanced
#6 Ted Trenchdale-Tostitos-Pittsburgh, PA-first win in 2012 at Pittsburgh, superspeedway specialist
#7 Pike Patton-Doritos-Pittsburgh, PA-2012-2012 rookie of the year but yet to secure a win, more of short track driver than his seniors on the team
#8 Jeremy Wilhelm-Cheetos-Buffalo, NY-2014-experienced road course and short track driver in southern Canada
Taylor Word Racing-James Taylor-Volkswagen
#37-Malte Arvidsson-Autoliv-Ostersund, SWE-2014-driver from European Touring Car
#38-Jason Smith-Qantas-Brisbane, AUS-2014-from V8 Supercars
#39-Arsenio Quiros-Zaragoza, ESP-2008-Former open-wheel champion, 2 wins
Linstrom Motorsports-Nate Linstrom (66%) Wes Nielson (34%)-Mitsubishi
#80 Sean Cutler-Arizona-Denver, CO-2012-1 win (Daytona on debut)
#81 Nate Linstrom-Cardiff, WAL-2008-best points finish: 2nd (2009)
#82 Petrov Keklovic-Novosibirsk, RUS-2009-road course specialist
#83 Nathan Smith-Morgantown, WV-2005-best points finish: 4th (2007)
Bowman Motorsports-Joe Bowman (70%) Nate Linstrom (30%)-Volkswagen
#47 Mateo de la Fuenta-Lowe's-Cordoba, ARG-2014-from European Toruing Car
#48 Joe Bowman-Mike's Hard Lemonade-Laoag, PHI-2013-former drift champion
#49 Kellin Quick-Vans-Perth, AUS-2008-mid-fielder
Arnold Global Motorsports-Travis Arnold-Toyota
#3 Travis Arnold-Shell-Sheffield, ENG-2002-first foreign stock car race winner (2005)
#4 Jacob Jones-Target-Vancouver, CAN-2004-mid-fielder
#33 Rachel Gardner-GoDaddy-Abeline, TX-2010-best race finish: 6th
Hackett American Racing Team-Ford
#00 Bobby Hackett-Briggs & Stratton-Texarcana, TX-1999-Two 2nd place points finishes (2003, 2004)
#03 Scott Bonham Jr-Pepboys-Nashville, TN-2000-9 wins, inconsistent
#06 Dylan Tyler-Tide-Dallas, TX-2008-midfielder
#09 Redd Herring-Gatorade-Wichita, KS-2010-one win (New Hampshire, 2010)
Fielder Family Racing-Frank Fielder-Toyota
#15 Gavin Simmons-Pepsi-Alice Springs, AUS-2013-left a year before the merger for experience, finished 13th in points with 2 3rd place finishes
#16 Alex Fielder-Atari-San Antonio, TX-2006-5 wins, best point finish: 5th (2012)
#17 Isaac Jones-Sacramento, CA-2011-sporadic in personality and performance
Kingston International-Joseph Kingston-Dodge
#14 Jason Black-Vodafone-London, ENG-2014-won last 3 touring championships
#23 Ethan Short-Bristol, ENG-2014-2 near fatal crashes in touring car, hasn't really raced since July 2010
Williams Racing with UPS-Jelani Williams-Toyota
#22 Jelani Williams-UPS-Baltimore, MD-2005-3 wins, best points finish: 10th (2010)
#26 Edgar Hunt-UPS-Sydney, AUS-2014-2012 V8 Supercar champion
Ruiz Foods Racing-Ruiz Foods-Mitsubishi
#63 Juan Rodriguez-Tornados-Baja, MEX-2013-2011 Formula 8 champion
#64 Vitór Souza-El Monterrey-Brasilia, BRA-2011-1 win (Spa in 2012)
Cook Racing Team-Jordan Cook-Dodge
#89 Jarrett Cook-ARMY-Rosemead, CA-2003-no wins
#98 James Cook-Citi-Pasadena, CA-2009-all points finishes between 8th and 11th
Eagle Motorsports-Tom Eagle-Chevrolet
#60 Timothy Eagle-Food Lion-St. Paul, MN-2002-underwhelming performance, overshadowed by his dad
#66 Geoff Henry-Oscar Meyer-Winnipeg, CAN-2009-should have a better ride
ZacharSport-Aron Zachary-Chevrolet
#27 Ryan Zachary-White Castle-Brighton, ENG-2010-excellent at superspeedways, despite his limited oval experience
#72 Ryo Akuzaru-CLR-Yokahoma, JAP-2010-2012 Shanghai winner
Peters Powersport-Christian Peters-Ford
#52 Christian Peters-Sunoco-Los Angeles, CA-2007-phenomenal qualifier, terrible race luck
#53 ???
Sony Corp. Racing-Sony Corp.-Volkswagen
#0 Shinji Takahara-PS4-Tokyo, JAP-2011-2 wins in 2013 (Shanghai, Sydney)
#44 Akio Matsumura-SONY-Shizuoka, JAP-2009-raced from 2009-2011 with two wins, sat out 2012 due to health issues, best points finish: 7th (2010)
Mitsubishi Motorsports Austrailia-Mitsubishi Motors-Mitsubishi
#54-Edward Miller-Castorl-AUS-2009- Best Points Position: 7th (2011)
#55-Max Bender -Supercheap Auto-AUS-2014- Newcomer coming from his family owned team from the Austrailian GT Championship
Kronenberg Rennsport-Jakob Kronenberg-Volkswagen
#73 Jakob Kronenburg-Mondi-Steyr, AUT-2009-4 wins (all on road courses), lower midfielder elsewhere
YU(no)DRIFT-Mahanto Yu-Dodge
#50 Mahanto Yu-none-Wonju, South Korea-2014-last 4 world drift titles
Crazy Racers-Edgar Smith-Toyota
#79 Edgar Smith-Crazy John's-Adelaide, AUS-2014-V8 Supercar race winner, known for his aggressiveness
Crompton Motorsports-Cris Crompton-Chevy
#1 Cris Crompton-FedEx-Iowa City, IA-1993-6 championships ('96, '98, '00, '01, '02, '08)
After World War II, interest in racing was climbing across the globe. Pride in American ingenuity had never been higher. Open-wheel cars, and other purpose-built cars and been racing worldwide. In America, 4 events were held annually at Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Willow Springs, and Seattle. However, the American built cars never ran well, especially at Indianapolis. In 1954, no Chevrolet, Ford, or Chrysler cars were entered.
Chrysler, Ford, and Chevy had been the leaders of stock car races across America. The races never drew in much attention, and was essentially legal street racing, but corporate interest was rising in the late 50s. Most of the races were held on the east coast and southeast, were the open-wheel series did not visit. The races were filled with attrition and controversy, and devoted fans. The major American manufacturers decided to unite the scattered and disorganized races into annual events, however, there was no standard rule book. It was the wild west of motorsports. Fan interest was rising, but rather slowly.
In a surprise move, Ford decided to buy sponsorship for every race, organized them into a series with standardized rules set, a points system, and a board of directors. The drivers and teams who had the most success under the old system were outraged and left before the series even started. They urged Chrysler and/or General Motors to back them. In 1963, the Ford American Stock Tour ran its first season, at 8 tracks. Many excited races culminating in a tight points battle between Andrew Yates and Riley Anderson at the final race at Watkins Glen. Both started on the front row, and wrecked in the first turn. No caution was thrown because oh how far the cars were off the track. James Nelson went on to win the race, Anderson won the championship. There is no video of the crash, so there is no accepted sequence of events of the event, other than the massive fight that followed.
After the exciting opening season, General Motors decided to join in. However, they had also began to find success in open-wheel again. The Chevrolet entries never ran well, the teams blamed the lackluster funding they were given. Chrysler had been left behind, losing in the motorsports side of advertisement and thus buyer interest. They decided to start a rival league. They were essentially forced to have a loose rule book, points weren't even standardized. Beginning in 1966, America had two major "stock" car series: Chrysler's "American Championship Series" was criticized that its rule book was so loose, that the more successful cars could not have been stock. Ford and Chevy's "Stock Automobile Tour" was praised for its parity and finesse.
The American Championship Series was, as expected, filled with mental failures by drivers, controversy and trajedies. In the first 4 races, 3 drivers were fatally injured in wrecks. The was no 1969 season, as too many drivers were either dead or fighting in Vietnam. Much to the shagrin of the remaining ACS drivers agreed to join the Stock Automobile Tour. The seasons were very successful seasons for both money and fan interest raised and interesting question; Would the two series remained merged? No. The ACS reformed and was to start again in 1975. During the 1974 season, both series wanted to have new tracks to visit, without leaving the east. They decided to build 3 unprecedented tracks: Daytona, Talladega and Texas World. The large and high banked tracks aroused outside interest. Both series agreed to allow each other to race on the 3 tracks.
In 1975, the ACS opened it's season at Daytona, The SAT at Talladega. The SAT was surprisingly safe, the high rate of tire wear prevented the massively tragic crashes that were expected. The ACS race at Daytona was different, with 2 drivers dying. The ACS cancelled the race at Texas World, but kept the Talladega date, set to finish out the year. However, the open wheel cars (Global Prototype Racing League) added a 5th American race, at Grand Detour. The high-banked short track was hailed to continue the tradition left by the board tracks of the 1930s, which it did, in the wrong way. 3 drivers died on the Saturday before the race, the final practice and qualifying day. Willow Springs added two more trajedies, as did Indianapolis. The series left the states, excluding Indianapolis of course, for decades. This opened the entire country to the 2 stock car series.
The ACS had to make a tough decision before the 1977 season. They chose to wrangle in the corruption and danger of the races. In some ways, it was common sense. Cars were inspected to meat maximum guidelines before hitting the track. However, other ways it went to far-- Sponsorship from local car dealerships was banned, effectively denying sponsorship to everyone. The newly renamed Stock
Car Automobile Tour had been basically the same since it's inception. The series raced alongside for years, without many realizing how similar they were at his point. As a last ditch, Chrysler allowed all car manufacturers to enter the ACS races. This turned out to bring the inevitable demise of the series sooner, as SCAT teams began winning almost every race. The ACS directors and teams either joined with the SCAT or sold their assets.
Without being asked by Chrysler or the ACS teams, the SCAT underwent major changes before the 1983 season. The series was renamed American Racing Championship Series, and adopted a few major rules. Any car manufacturer could enter was the most notable. The teams were now most reliant on outside sponsorship and driver skill than being sponsored by local dealerships. The 1984 season was known as the first of the modern era.
The 1984 season at Texas World finale was the first fully televised race. After a few years, 1988 was the first year where every race was televised in some way. The 90s was when corporate interest began the sponsorship craze, and almost every full time team since 1996 has had sponsorship.
In 2007, many teams started facing funding issues. The recession was causing companies to pull back or pull out of sponsorships, and team owners themselves were finding it harder to pay for equipment. After 2010, a similar situation struck the European Touring Car Series, as the EU was facing problems similar to the 2007-2008 American crysis. the 2012 season was cut short, and the 2013 season for both series' started abysmally. Controversy and shock filled the motorsports world when the leagues announced they world merge, in a way. Surprisingly, the stock car series would be the more prestigious. The world V8 Supercar Series had actually been thriving after expanding outside of Australia. They decided to provide support for the league, and eventually bought out the Touting Car series. The newly formed racing league was named the "International Auto Racing Championship" with 5 series. The soon-to-be-named stock car series will have a exclusively North American development series. The "World V8 Touring Car Series" would have a global schedule like the stock car series, but primarily in Europe and Australia, in a new car that literally looks and is a fusion of the Touring- and V8 Supercar. They will also have 2 development series, one in Europe and the other in Australia, with a combined race at Shanghai for the overall champion.
On the stock car side of things, there is a bidding war for the series sponsorship. Many Touring Car teams felt they got the shortest end of the 3-sided stick, and refused to enter the series, though a few drivers will anyway. The 2014 season will be one for the history books!
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:00 pm by NickSant15
I just saw that and felt the need to point it out.
