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The Mini Car Championship is a special video game tournament in Bristol, CT. The tournament was founded in September, 2003, and runs today. The tournament is the next thing to NASCAR, just a few altered rules and regulations, and is done by NASCAR videogames, rather than actually driving. It does not have a strict schedule, like the NASCAR circuit does. Due to this, the tournament is currently in year 2012 (or its 10th season), rather than the fiscal year. There are 24 races in the schedule that make up one season, with 4 non-points races. The roster of players has increased from 27 in 2003, now to 50. The video game used was recently switched from NASCAR 07 to NASCAR Thunder 2004 because NASCAR Thunder 2004 has more standard drivers to use (40) than NASCAR 07 (35). This way, more of the drivers can race more often.

The use of the computer game NASCAR Racing 2003 Season was disbanded until further notice due to computer problems. The game still used for now is NASCAR Thunder 2004.

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[edit] Roster

The roster was randomly chosen by pulling names out of a hat. Please do not contact anyone to see if you can enter. Thank you!

  • The legends are returning before schedule and all the new comers will also start early. Their first race will be at Dodge Raceway Stadium, race 14 in 2012.

Megan Adams driver of the #9 UAW Dodge Dealers Dodge (Kasey Kahne) (2004)

Viola Anglisz driver of the #9 Mopar Dodge (Kasey Kahne) (2005)

Samantha Bailey driver of the #24 Dupont Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2004)

Ashley Blumenthal driver of the #24 Pepsi-Dupont July 4 Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2002)

Jordan Bowerman driver of the #24 Pepsi-Dupont Talladega Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2004)

Mikaela Bowerman driver of the #5 Kellogs Chevrolet (Terry Labonte) (2002)

Kirstie Brady driver of the #24 Dupont 200 Years Daytona 500 Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2002)

Jennifer Caron driver of the #40 Coors Light Salute To USA Dodge (Sterling Marlin) (2001)

Marcus Cinnotti driver of the #6 Pfizer Ford (Mark Martin) (2003)

Nicole Crandle driver of the #6 Pfizer Ford (Mark Martin) (2002)

Jennifer Downes driver of the #9 Dodge Dealers-Mountain Dew Dodge (Kasey Kahne) (2004)

Jon Ely driver of the #24 Dupont Chip Foose Hot Hues Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2006)

Katrina Fortier driver of the #5 Kellogs-Looney Tunes Chevrolet (Terry Labonte) (2002)

Jonathan Gobiel driver of the #24 Dupont-Pepsi Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (1999)

Molly Graffam driver of the #16 Grainger Ford (Greg Biffle) (2003)

Komail Hasan* driver of the #17 DeWalt-Win A Million Ford (Matt Kenseth) (2002)

Josh Kimball driver of the #12 Altell Dodge (Ryan Newman) (2004)

Casey Klett driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet (Tony Stewart) (2004)

Amanda Lacko driver of the #45 Georgia-Pacific Dodge (Kyle Petty) (2005)

Melissa Lafountain driver of the #99 Citgo Ford (Jeff Burton) (2002)

Doug Larson driver of the #28 Havoline-Muppets Ford (Ricky Rudd) (2002)

Sydney Ligouri driver of the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet (Kevin Harvick) (2006)

Caytlyn Maddocks driver of the #24 Dupont-Play For A Billion Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2004)

Tyler Mals driver of the #3 Nabisco Nillas Chevrolet (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) (2002)

Melissa Manzi driver of the #12 SuperCuts Chevrolet (Tim Fedewa) (2002)

Kristy Martin driver of the #24 Dupont-Pepsi Talladega Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2003)

Brett Mott driver of the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet (Jeff Green) (2003)

Adam Nadeau driver of the #3 Nabisco Oreos Chevrolet (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) (2002)

paige green driver of the #38 M&M's Ford (Elliott Sadler) (2004)

Amy Pavelchak driver of the #24 Dupont/Pepsi Superman Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2006)

Kenny Plourde driver of the #24 Dupont Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2002)

LeEllen Plunkett driver of the Sharpie-Win A Million Ford (Kurt Busch) (2002)

Dale Reynolds driver of the #9 Dodge Dealers Mega Cab Dodge Ram Dodge (Kasey Kahne) (2006)

Steven Roberts driver of the #24 Dupont Inverse Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2005)

Chris Rothcugel driver of the #43 Cheerios Dodge (John Andretti) (2002)

Agnes Samsel driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge (Rusty Wallace) (2005)

Shaun Shivji driver of the #31 Cingular Wireless Big & Rich Chevrolet (Jeff Burton) (2006)

Aaron Smith driver of the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) (2002)

Kelly Snedker driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac (Bobby Labonte) (2002)

Brandon Soto driver of the #29 GM Goodwrench-E.T. Chevrolet (Kevin Harvick) (2002)

Scott Sturgeon driver of the #3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet (Dale Earnhardt Sr.) (2001)

Joe Suszczynski driver of the #24 Dupont-Pepsi Talladega Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2002)

Melissa Symolon driver of the #24 Dupont-Looney Tunes Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon) (2002)

Shawn Tanasi driver of the #22 CAT Rentals Dodge (Ward Burton) (2002)

Mickeal Tarantino driver of the #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet (Michael Waltrip) (2002)

Amanda Towne driver of the #42 Havoline-Rookie of the Year Dodge (Jamie McMurray) (2003)

Tyler Voisine driver of the #48 Lowes Home Improvement Chevrolet (Jimmie Johnson) (2002)

Ashley Waag driver of the #32 Tide Chevrolet (Travis Kvpail) (2005)

Kelly Walker driver of the #9 Dodge Dealers UAW Dodge (Kasey Kahne) (2006)

Chris Willaims driver of the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) (2003)

  • First season in the tournament

[edit] Legends

The so called 'Legends' are drivers that were released from their rides due to 'uncompetitiveness' (didn't get 4 wins in 8 years). The term legends is used because many of the NASCAR videogames label drivers as legends that were pretty successful but are not on the active roster. It is possible that the 'legends' can get a ride again in the future. The 'legends' include

Quinn Trotman who drove the #42 Havoline Rookie of the Year Dodge in his final start in the last race of the 2009, before inheriting the ride to Jennifer Downes in the 2010 season. Quinn had 3 career wins before his final race.

Samantha Nogiec who drove the #24 Dupont-Pepsi Talladega Chevrolet in her final start in the 23rd race of the 2010 season before inheriting the ride to Joe Suszczynski for the last race of 2010, and for 2011. Sam had 2 career wins before her final start.

Zach Taylor who drove the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet in his final start in the last race of the 2010 season before inheriting the ride to Chris Willaims in the 2011 season. Zach had 3 career wins before his final start.

Kevin Rimcoski who drove the #17 DeWalt-Win A Million Ford in his final start in the 23rd race of the 2011 season before inheriting the ride to Komail Hasan for the final race of the 2011 season, and for 2012. Kevin had 2 career wins before his final start.

Brandon Guelli who drove the #28 Havoline Muppets ford in his final start in the final race of the 2010 season before inheriting his ride to Doug Larson for the 2011 season. Brandon had 3 career wins before his final start.

  • All legends are returning in 2012 at the Dodge Raceway Stadium, race 14.

[edit] Old Schedule (2003-2007)

This was the race schedule from 2003-2007

[edit] The New MCC Schedule (2008-Present)

This new schedule adds Pocono to the 9th event, moving Tiburon to the 11th race, and removing Watkins Glen. Michigan also took over the Sawmill event from the 13th event, and the 2nd Infenion race, which is the 22nd event, was replaced with a 2nd Martinsville race.

[edit] The NASCAR Virtual Reality Racing Championship (NVRRC)

The Mini Car Championship is getting a make-over with the announcement of using NASCAR Racing 2003 Season game taking over as its primary game. Because the game is a PC game, everything is now going to be calculated by computer and no longer on paper because paper has a limited amount of lines that can only go so far (and is the ultimate reason there is the Uncompetitiveness Rule, so that people who don't run well can give new people a chance to run the series without running out of room on the paper). This is the reason for the returning Legends when the primary game does change. Because the legends are returning, many feel that it is fit to rename the series and start over, while keeping the old records from the MCC. But weither or not NASCAR Racing 2003 Season becomes the primary game by the 11th season (2013), the scores are going to be computerized, so the legends will be making a definite return for season 11. Also, the Mini Car Championship is also definitely going to lose its title and will be changed to the NASCAR Virtual Reality Racing Championship. With this change, it bring with it some new rules to the MCC/NVRRC...

  • The Uncompetitive Rule is now gone because everything is computerized, and also every driver will be able to qualify for a race no matter where they qualify.
  • The Daytona 500 race will be switched from the 3rd race in the season to the first, just like in real NASCAR, while moving Darlington to the 3rd event.
  • The points system is getting revamped, with the winner getting 300 points for a win, and 2nd getting 295 and so on.
  • The schedule is increasing to a 36 race schedule, adding (in order of the new rumored schedule) Chicagoland, New Hampshire, Dover, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Mexico City, and Homestead while removing Sears Point and Tiburon. Daytona, Martinsville, Darlington, Bristol, Talladega, Richmond, Pocono, New Hampshire, Dover, Dodge, Phoenix, and Atlanta all have repeat races on the schedule.

[edit] Records

Mickael Tarantino is the record holder for the person to reach victory lane in the least amount of races, by winning in his very first start at Bristol in 2011

Dale Reynolds, Jon Ely, Jonathan Gobiel, Shaun Shivji, and Nicole Crandle share the record for most wins in a single season, which stands at 3. No driver has won 4 races in a season. However Dale Reynolds won the 2003 All-Star race, which would be his 4th win. But the All-Star is not a points-paying race so therefore it doesn't count on his wins record. Also, Dale has 3 wins in 2012. However, he won the Twin 125 qualifying race and the All-Star race along with his Daytona 500 win, so again he is credited for 1 win, not 3 because the All-Star and the Twin 125 qualifying race are non-points races.

Jon Ely is the only driver to have 3 wins in more than one season. He won 3 races a piece in 2003 and 2004

Dale Reynolds currently holds the record for the most total career wins. He has 14 career wins in 222 starts.

Kelly Walker is the only driver to have pulled off 3 wins in a row at one track. She won at Las Vegas in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Las Vegas is raced at only once a season. LeEllen Plunkett ended Kelly's streak by winning the 2010 event, where Kelly finished 9th.

The winner of the Daytona 500 has never gone on to win the championship the very same season. Dale Reynolds, the winner of the 2012 event, is currently 7th in series points.

The winner of the All-Star race has never gone on to win the UAW GM-Quality 500 in the same year. Both races are held at the very same track, and are next to each other on the schedule.

Dale Reynolds is the only driver to have won the Daytona 500 more than once. His wins came in 2005 and 2012.

Kelly Snedker is the first ever race winner and point leader in the MCC after its first race at Darlington in 2003. However, it doesn't count that she was the fastest to reach victory lane, because it was the first race of the organization itself.

Dale Reynolds is the only 3-time winner of the All-Star race at Lowes. His wins came in the 2003, 2010, and 2012 events while placing 2nd in the 2011 event.

No driver has ever won a championship without a win in that season. Marcus Cinnotti is the closest to that feat, by gaining only one win in his 2006 championship season in the Kansas race. Ironically, winning that race put him into the Chase that year by a mere 5 points after Melissa Symolon, the point leader heading into that race, struggled and finished a dismal 27th. Marcus was 90 points out of the Chase cut-off before that Kansas race.

Katrina Fortier holds the record for the longest period in between wins. She went 130 total races (about 5 and a half seasons) without winning a single race. She broke the drought in the 131st race by winning at the 2nd Martinsville race in 2011. Her win before that was at the 2006 Sawmill race. Ironically, she didn't have to wait long for another victory, after she won the California race just 2 races after her drought-ending win. The next person to come close to her record is Marcus Cinnotti, who last won at the 2nd Talladega race in 2007. He has been winless for 107 races (about 5 full seasons). Tiffany Oakes was also close, but she won the Texas race in 2012 after not winning since the 1st Darlington race in 2008, ending her winless streak at 107 races (again almost 5 full seasons).

[edit] Champions

2003: Jon Ely

2004: Dale Reynolds

2005: Kirstie Brady

2006: Marcus Cinnotti

2007: Kelly Walker

2008: Dale Reynolds

2009: Dale Reynolds

2010: Dale Reynolds

2011: Dale Reynolds

As of February 17th 2007, the current 2012 points leader after 13 races: Doug Larson

[edit] See Also

NASCAR Virtual Reality Racing Championship

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