2014 Rally America Championship

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]

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:

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Sno*Drift Rally, Michigan
(24–25 January)[2]		 1 United Kingdom David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:28:30.7 20 209.82 km 19 16
2 Canada Antoine L'Estage Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2:30:41.2
3 United States Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:41:42.3
2 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Missouri
(21–22 February)[3]		 1 United States Ken Block Ford Fiesta 1:37:38.8 17 205.35 km 25 18
2 United States Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:42:37.3
3 United States Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:46:25.0
3 Oregon Trail Rally, Oregon
(2–4 May)[4]		 1 United Kingdom David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:44:52.8 18 186.35 km 20 15
2 United States Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:48:30.2
3 United States Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:51:54.5
4 Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally, Pennsylvania
(30–31 May)[5]		 1 United Kingdom David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:34:52.3 15 190.59 km 22 15
2 United States George Plsek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1:44:21.7
3 United States Nick Roberts Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:45:25.5
5 Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race, New Hampshire
(27–29 June)[6]		 1 United Kingdom David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 24:51.3 6 47.64 km 15 13
2 United States Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 26:28.5
3 United States Dillon Van Way Subaru Impreza WRX STi 29:05.5
6 New England Forest Rally, Maine
(18–19 July)[7]		 1 United Kingdom David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:24:53.3 13 161.79 km 21 16
2 United States Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:25:37.6
3 United States Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:31:53.7
7 Ojibwe Forests Rally, Minnesota
(22–23 August)[8]		 1 United Kingdom David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:20:32.1 16 221.62 km 18 13
2 United States Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:33:09.6
3 United States Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:34:12.9
8 Lake Superior Performance Rally, Michigan
(17–18 October)		 1 United Kingdom David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:56:25.6 16 204.24 km 19 14
2 United States Nick Roberts Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:08:20.7
3 Canada 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. Driver Vehicle MI MO OR PA NH ME MN MI Total
1 United Kingdom David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 135
2 United States Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 9 3 3 Ret 11 3 2 4 78
3 United States Dillon van Way Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Ford Fiesta R2		 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 6 76
4 United States Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2 2 2 2 Ret Ret 70
5 United States Nick Roberts Subaru Impreza WRX STi 6 4 Ret 3 13 Ret 5 2 66
6 Canada Andrew Comrie-Picard Ford Fiesta ST 13 8 9 9 4 6 8 3 52
7 United States Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 7 3 10 37
8 Belgium David Sterckx Subaru Impreza WRX STi 7 6 4 9 11 33
9 United States Peter Fetela Subaru Impreza WRX STi Ret Ret 14 5 7 5 31
10 United States George Plsek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 2 10 28
11 United States Panos Karpidas Ford Fiesta R2 14 Ret 14 11 6 14 11 12 26
12 United States Troy Miller Ford Fiesta R2 10 10 8 Ret 8 6 25
13 United States Ken Block Ford Fiesta 1 22
14 United States Evan Cline Subaru Impreza WRX STi 7 5 7 22
15 United States Cameron Steely Ford Fiesta R1 12 Ret 5 Ret 13 15 21
16 Canada Antoine L'Estage Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2 Ret 18
17 United States James Robinson Honda Fit 11 15 13 12 12 12 18
18 United States Matthew Johnson Scion xD 8 9 Ret 7 16
19 United States Ryan Wilcox Subaru Impreza Outback Sport STi 13 10 8 15 14
20 United States Mickey Moran Subaru Impreza WRX 15 18 10 Ret 11 Ret 14
21 Canada Alexandre Béland Subaru Impreza WRX 5 Ret 11
22 United States Garry Gill Subaru Impreza WRX 7 9 10
23 United States Hawk Miller Subaru Impreza WRX STi 16 12 13 Ret 10
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References
  1. "Events: 2014 Rally America Schedule". rally-america.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  2. "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  3. "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  4. "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  5. "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  6. "Mt. Washington HillClimb | Rally America". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  7. "New England Forest Rally | Rally America". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  8. "Ojibwe Forests Rally | Rally America". Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  9. "Championship Standings". rally-america.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
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