2010 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season

2010 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season
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The 2010 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season was the 21st season of the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. It was the first season since 1998 without the sponsorship of television channel Speed.

The series returned to a combined-class race with GT, GTS, and TC racing simultaneously. The last season for combined classes was 1996, also the last year in which the series had more than two classes. There are three classes in the championship in 2010, as opposed to two in 2009. The top GT class remains the same, but the TC class has been changed to only allow more cost-effective racecars closer in spirit to the SCCA's improved touring classes. The rules were originally introduced during the 2009 season as the TC2 class within the touring car category. The cars that previously competed in the old TC class can now be run in the new "GTS" class.[1] The new format also solves the BMW-Acura-Mazda affair that had begun thirteen years prior and had lasted almost every year since save for some competition from Saturn and Audi in some years.

In addition to the existing driver's and manufacturer's championships, 2010 saw the introduction of a team's championship, which was awarded to the team car that accumulates the most points over the course of the season, regardless of the driver.[2]

Due to Speed no longer supporting the series, Versus broadcast all events in ninety-minute broadcasts.

The new touring cars were now comparable to the vehicles used in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

Schedule

Most of the calendar was released in November 2009,[3] with the season-ending round at Miller Motorsports Park added in January 2010.[4]

Round Circuit Location Date Supporting
1 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 26–28 IndyCar Series
2
3 Long Beach Long Beach, California April 16–18 IndyCar Series / American Le Mans Series
4 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario May 21–23 stand-alone event
5
6 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York July 2–4 IndyCar Series
7 Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario July 17–18 IndyCar Series
8 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 6–8 IndyCar Series / American Le Mans Series
9
10 Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia September 10–12 stand-alone event
11
12 Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah October 1–3 stand-alone event

Race results

Rnd Circuit GT Winning Car GTS Winning Car TC Winning Car
GT Winning Driver GTS Winning Driver TC Winning Driver
1 St. Petersburg #6 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 #43 RealTime Racing Acura TSX #49 Irish Mike's Racing Volkswagen GLI
United States Randy Pobst United States Peter Cunningham United States Todd Buras
2 #4 Stoptech Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 #43 RealTime Racing Acura TSX #49 Irish Mike's Racing Volkswagen GLI
United States Dino Crescentini United States Peter Cunningham United States Todd Buras
3 Long Beach #13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper #19 M&T Lotus Exige #18 DG-Spec Scion tC
Canada Kuno Wittmer United States Tyler McQuarrie United States Robert Stout
4 Mosport #6 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 #35 Torvec Chevrolet Corvette #49 Irish Mike's Racing Volkswagen GLI
United States Randy Pobst United States John Heinricy United States Chip Herr
5 #2 Carlisle Chevrolet Corvette #35 Torvec Chevrolet Corvette #18 DG-Spec Scion tC
Canada Ron Fellows United States John Heinricy United States Robert Stout
6 Watkins Glen #2 Carlisle Chevrolet Corvette #43 RealTime Racing Acura TSX #18 DG-Spec Scion tC
Canada Ron Fellows United States Peter Cunningham United States Robert Stout
7 Toronto #6 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 #43 RealTime Racing Acura TSX #93 HPD/HondaRacing Honda Civic Si
United States Randy Pobst United States Peter Cunningham Canada Nick Wittmer
8 Mid-Ohio #2 Carlisle Chevrolet Corvette #43 RealTime Racing Acura TSX #20 Maxwell Paper Mazda RX-8
United States Mike Skeen United States Peter Cunningham United States Ryan Eversley
9 #14 GMG Porsche 911 GT3 #43 RealTime Racing Acura TSX #20 Maxwell Paper Mazda RX-8
United States James Sofronas United States Peter Cunningham United States Ryan Eversley
10 VIR #6 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 #34 Realtime Racing Acura TSX #50 Irish Mike's Racing Volkswagen GLI
United States Randy Pobst United States Nick Esayian United States Todd Buras
11 #8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 #43 Realtime Racing Acura TSX #18 DG-Spec Scion tC
United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim United States Peter Cunningham United States Robert Stout[5]
12 Miller #13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper #43 Realtime Racing Acura TSX #18 DG-Spec Scion tC
Canada Kuno Wittmer United States Peter Cunningham United States Robert Stout

Championships

Driver championships

Championship points are awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. In addition, 5 bonus points are awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 5 bonus points are awarded to the driver leading the most laps.[6]

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Race 110 100 92 85 80 76 72 68 64 60 57 54 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25
Qualifying 15 12 9 6 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GT standings

Pos Driver Car STP1 STP2 LBH MOS1 MOS2 WGL TOR MDO1 MDO2 VIR1 VIR2 MIL Total
1 United States Randy Pobst Volvo S60 1* 14 6 1* 2 3 1* 7 3 1* 2 3 1296
2 Canada Kuno Wittmer Dodge Viper 6 5 1* 2 4 2 6 4 14 4 10 1* 1098
3 United States James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 3 2 5 6 7 2 2 1* 2 3 5 1052
4 United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim Volvo S60 2 3 9 14 16 14 3 9 2 3 1* 2 1044
5 United States Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper 12 4 12 4 3 4 9 6 7 6 11 6 888
6 United States Rob Morgan Porsche 911 GT3 8 6 8 8 8 10 7 8 8 5 5 7 838
7 United States Jeff Courtney Dodge Viper 10 9 7 6 7 12 8 13 5 7 6 4 836
8 United States Tony Gaples Chevrolet Corvette 9 10 10 7 11 8 10 15 6 8 7 12 759
9 United States Dino Crescentini Porsche 911 GT3 14 1* 2 5 15 6 5 5 15 723
10 United States Patrick Lindsay Porsche 911 GT3 4 15 19 3 5 5 4 3 4 DNS 711
11 Canada Fred Roberts (R) Dodge Viper 13 13 16 9 9 11 12 10 12 9 8 8 684
12 United States William Ziegler Porsche 911 GT3 16 12 11 12 14 13 13 12 10 10 9 10 653
13 United States Charles Morgan Porsche 911 GT3 11 11 13 11 10 9 11 11 13 508
14 Canada Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette 18 1* 1* 303
15 United States Tony Rivera Nissan GT-R 7 8 21 10 12 284
16 United States Steve Ott (R) Nissan GT-R 15 16 20 13 13 222
17 United States Mike Skeen (R) Chevrolet Corvette 1* 9 196
18 United States Robert Prilika Porsche 911 GT3 5 7 11 162
19 United States Brian Kubinski Chevrolet Corvette 5 7 152
20 United States Jeff Altenburg Porsche 911 GT3 11 4 142
21 United States Tomy Drissi Ford Mustang 14 12 DNS 102
22 United States Brandon Davis Ford Mustang 3 101
23 United States Boris Said Ford Mustang 4 88
24= United States Brent Holden (R) Porsche 911 GT3 15 45
24= United States Scott Bove Porsche 911 GT3 15 45
26 United States Nick Mancuso (R) Aston Martin DBRS9 17 41

GTS standings

Pos Driver Car STP1 STP2 LBH MOS1 MOS2 WGL TOR MDO1 MDO2 VIR1 VIR2 MIL Total
1 United States Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 1* 1* 6 3 3 1* 1* 1* 1* 4* 1* 1 1466
2 United States Nick Esayian Acura TSX 3 3 2 4 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 4 1252
3 United States Ernie Jakubowski (R) Porsche Cayman S 3 2 10 3 DSQ 3 13 535
4 United States Kevin Helms (R) Honda Civic Si 6 4 4 8 2 4 526
5 United States Tyler McQuarrie (R) Lotus Exige S 1* 2 2 359
6 United States Ben Crosland (R) Ford Mustang FR500S 5 4 2* 293
7 United States Michael Pettiford Chevrolet Corvette 4 5 3 275
8 United States Tommy Sadler Acura TSX DNS 4 3 5 266
9 United States John Heinricy Chevrolet Corvette 1* 1* 264
10 United States George Winkler (R) Ford Mustang FR500S 9 6 3 241
11 United States Ricardo Colinello Ford Mustang FR500S 6 7 8 216
12 United States Brandon Davis Acura TSX 2 2 200
13 United States Brad Adams (R) Ford Mustang FR500S 7 10 9 196
14 United States Devin Cates (R) Ford Mustang FR500S 3 5 165
15 United States Tom Lepper (R) Pontiac Solstice GXP 5 6 162
16 United States Gary Savage (R) Ford Mustang FR500S 8 9 132
17 United States Charles Espenlaub Mazda3 4 85
18 United States Gary Tolar (R) Porsche 996 5 83
19 United States Stan Wilson Dodge Neon SRT 5 80
20 United States Pratt Cole (R) Ford Mustang FR500S 6 76
21 United States Scott Kuhne (R) Pontiac Solstice GXP 7 72
22 United States Karl Poeltl (R) BMW 325i E46 DNS 10 69
23 United States Kevin Marshall (R) Lotus Exige S 8 68
24 United States Kyle Kelley (R) Chevrolet Corvette 11 60
25 United States Paul Dagis (R) BMW M3 DNS 3
26= United States Dale Laakso (R) Acura RSX DNS 0
26= United States Fabryce Kutyba BMW M3 E46 DNS 0

TC standings

Pos Driver Car STP1 STP2 LBH MOS1 MOS2 WGL TOR MDO1 MDO2 VIR1 VIR2 MIL Total
1 United States Robert Stout (R) Scion tC 2 2 1* 4* 1 1* 3 4 10 2 1 1* 1317
2 United States Eric Meyer (R) Mazda RX-8 5 5 2 3 5 7 2 3 8 16 14 3 1022
3 United States Brett Sandberg (R) Acura TSX 4 7 7 7 4 10 6 13 3 6 740
4 United States Robb Holland Volkswagen Golf GTI 5 3 6 12 15 4 2 10 619
5 United States Dan Gardner (R) Scion tC 3 4 5 2 8 10 3 595
6 United States Shea Holbrook (R) Honda Civic Si 6 6 DNS 8 5 8 6 9 15 553
7 United States Michael Pettiford Volkswagen Jetta GLI 4 7 14 8 3 6 441
8 United States Don Istook Audi 6 8 6 7 10 7 428
9 United States Todd Buras (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 1* 1* 1* DSQ 414
10 Canada Nick Wittmer Honda Civic Si 3 1* 5 9 392
11 United States Greg Shaffer (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 9 4 9 5 13 377
12 United States Charlie Soloman (R) Mazda RX-8 8 9 DSQ 5 12 5 346
13 United States Carolyn Kujala (R) Mazda RX-8 11 11 13 10 8 293
14 United States Tom Lepper (R) Scion tC 2 6 4 276
15 United States Ryan Eversley (R) Mazda RX-8 1* 1* 249
16 United States Chip Herr Volkswagen Jetta GLI 1 2* 246
17 United States Jason Saini Mazdaspeed3 2 2 224
18 United States Branden Peterson Honda Civic Si 12 4 5 219
19 United States Jeff Mosing (R) Mazda RX-8 13 7 7 210
20 United States David Tuaty Honda Civic Si 14 4 8 201
21 United States Mark Hein Honda Civic Si 7 3 199
22 United States Colin Cohen (R) Volkswagen Golf GTI 6 14 9 188
23 Russia Alexander Lvov Volkswagen Golf GTI 8 DNS 3 175
24 United States Devin Cates (R) Volkswagen Golf GTI 6 12 139
25 United States Tony Wedderburn (R) Chevrolet Cobalt 9 8 132
26 United States Alex Ratcliffe (R) Lexus IS300 9 11 121
27 United States Pierre Kleinubing Mazdaspeed3 2 106
28 United States Tommy Chen (R) Mazda RX-8 4 88
29 Canada Taylor Hacquard Mazdaspeed3 9 84
30 United States Carl Hober Honda Civic Si 7 72
31 United States Bob Roth (R) Honda Civic Si 9 64
32 United States Tristan Herbert (R) Lexus IS300 11 57
33 United States Jose Armengol (R) Honda Civic Si 15 45

Manufacturer championships

Manufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points.[6] Points are awarded on the following basis:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points 9 7 5 3 2 1

In addition, one bonus point is awarded to the pole-winning manufacturer. In the table below, the manufacturer's top finishing position is shown, with pole winner in bold.

GT standings

Pos Manufacturer STP1 STP2 LBH MOS1 MOS2 WGL TOR MDO1 MDO2 VIR1 VIR2 MIL Total
1 Sweden Volvo 1 3 6 1 2 3 1 7 2 1 1 2 85
2 Germany Porsche 3 1 2 3 5 5 2 2 1 2 2 5 68
3 United States Dodge 6 4 1 2 3 2 6 4 5 4 4 1 52
4 Japan Nissan 7 8 20 10 12 0

GTS standings

Pos Manufacturer STP1 STP2 LBH MOS1 MOS2 WGL TOR MDO1 MDO2 VIR1 VIR2 MIL Total
1 Japan Acura 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111
2 Germany Porsche 5 3 2 10 3 5 3 13 24

TC standings

Pos Manufacturer STP1 STP2 LBH MOS1 MOS2 WGL TOR MDO1 MDO2 VIR1 VIR2 MIL Total
1 Japan Scion 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 87
2 Germany Volkswagen 1 1 1 2 4 7 11 1 2 6 57
3 Japan Mazda 5 5 2 3 5 7 2 1 1 12 5 2 56
4 Japan Honda 7 3 3 10 3 1 5 4 7 4 5 38

References

  1. "World Challenge Announces Revised Competition Classifications". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge (Sports Car Club of America). 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. "World Challenge Adds Team Championship". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge (Sports Car Club of America). 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  3. "Two More World Challenge Dates Added to 2010 Schedule". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge (Sports Car Club of America). 2009-11-18. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  4. "World Challenge Finale, 2010 Schedule Set". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge (Sports Car Club of America). 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  5. "Stout Declared VIR Race 2 World Challenge Touring Car Winner". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge (Sports Car Club of America). 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "2010 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations". Sports Car Club of America. 22 June 2010. pp. 29–30. Retrieved 7 July 2010.

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