2010 Rally America season

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.

Schedule
Dates Rally Open Winner SP Winner 2WD Winner
29–30 JanuarySno*Drift[3]Travis PastranaTravis HansonChristopher Duplessis
26–27 FebruaryRally in the 100 Acre Wood[4]Ken BlockTravis HansonChristopher Duplessis
24–25 AprilOlympus Rally[5]Travis PastranaRamana LagemannChristopher Duplessis
14–16 MayOregon Trail Rally[6]Andrew Comrie-PicardPatrick MoroDillon Van Way
4–5 JuneSusquehannock Trail Performance RallyAntoine L'EstageRamana LagemannChristopher Duplessis
16–17 JulyNew England Forest RallyAntoine L'EstageRamana LagemannLauchlin O'Sullivan
X Games XVI
Dates Event 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
30–31 JulyRally Car RacingTanner FoustBrian DeeganAntoine L'Estage
Andrew Comrie-Picard
Rally Car SuperRallyTanner FoustBrian DeeganSamuel Hübinette
Rallycross events [AWD listed first]
Dates Event Pole position B Final Winner A Final Winner
28–29 AugustNJMP Rallycross #1Tanner Foust
Josh Wimpey		Christopher Duplessis
Brian Johnston		Tanner Foust
Josh Wimpey
2–3 OctoberNJMP Rallycross #2Dave Mirra
Dillon Van Way		Liam Doran
Eric Vlasic		Tanner Foust
Matthew Johnson
6–7 NovemberNJMP Rallycross #3Liam Doran
Dillon Van Way		Travis Pastrana
Jordan Guitar		Toomas Heikkinen
Matthew Johnson

Major entries

Open

Only the top 10 competitors are listed, as well as other well-known racers.[7]

Pos Driver Car Year Points Wins Podiums
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

Super Production

This is the top 5 of the current competitors.[8]

Pos Driver Car Points Wins Podiums
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

2 Wheel Drive

This is the top 5 of the current competitors.[9]

Pos Driver Car Points Wins Podiums
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

References
  1. "Rally America to launch European-style rally cross racing in 2010". Rally America. Rally America, Inc. 2009-10-20. Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  2. "Maine Forest Rally: Round 6 of the 2004 SCCA ProRally Championship – Rumford, Maine; July 30–31, 2004" (PDF). Rally Racing News. EB Tech Services. 2004-07-31. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  3. "Sno*Drift Results". Rally America. Rally America, Inc. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  4. "Rally in the 100 Acre Wood Results". Rally America. Rally America, Inc. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  5. "Olympus Rally Results". Rally America. Rally America, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  6. "Oregon Results". Rally America. Rally America, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  7. "2010 Overall – National – Driver". Rally America. Rally America, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  8. "2010 Super Production – National – Driver". Rally America. Rally America, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  9. "2010 2-Wheel Drive – National – Driver". Rally America. Rally America, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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