2014 Rally America season

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	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:28:30.7	20	209.82 km	19	16
		2	Antoine L'Estage	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	2:30:41.2
		3	Lauchlin O'Sullivan	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:41:42.3
2	Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Missouri (21–22 February)[3]	1	Ken Block	Ford Fiesta	1:37:38.8	17	205.35 km	25	18
		2	Travis Pastrana	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:42:37.3
		3	Adam Yeoman	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:46:25.0
3	Oregon Trail Rally, Oregon (2–4 May)[4]	1	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:44:52.8	18	186.35 km	20	15
		2	Travis Pastrana	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:48:30.2
		3	Adam Yeoman	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:51:54.5
4	Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally, Pennsylvania (30–31 May)[5]	1	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:34:52.3	15	190.59 km	22	15
		2	George Plsek	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:44:21.7
		3	Nick Roberts	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:45:25.5
5	Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race, New Hampshire (27–29 June)[6]	1	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	24:51.3	6	47.64 km	15	13
		2	Travis Pastrana	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	26:28.5
		3	Dillon Van Way	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	29:05.5
6	New England Forest Rally, Maine (18–19 July)[7]	1	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:24:53.3	13	161.79 km	21	16
		2	Travis Pastrana	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:25:37.6
		3	Adam Yeoman	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:31:53.7
7	Ojibwe Forests Rally, Minnesota (22–23 August)[8]	1	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:20:32.1	16	221.62 km	18	13
		2	Adam Yeoman	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:33:09.6
		3	Lauchlin O'Sullivan	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:34:12.9
8	Lake Superior Performance Rally, Michigan (17–18 October)	1	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:56:25.6	16	204.24 km	19	14
		2	Nick Roberts	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:08:20.7
		3	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 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 135 2 Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 9 3 3 Ret 11 3 2 4 78 3 Dillon van Way Subaru Impreza WRX STi Ford Fiesta R2 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 6 76 4 Travis Pastrana Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2 2 2 2 Ret Ret 70 5 Nick Roberts Subaru Impreza WRX STi 6 4 Ret 3 13 Ret 5 2 66 6 Andrew Comrie-Picard Ford Fiesta ST 13 8 9 9 4 6 8 3 52 7 Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 7 3 10 37 8 David Sterckx Subaru Impreza WRX STi 7 6 4 9 11 33 9 Peter Fetela Subaru Impreza WRX STi Ret Ret 14 5 7 5 31 10 George Plsek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 2 10 28 11 Panos Karpidas Ford Fiesta R2 14 Ret 14 11 6 14 11 12 26 12 Troy Miller Ford Fiesta R2 10 10 8 Ret 8 6 25 13 Ken Block Ford Fiesta 1 22 14 Evan Cline Subaru Impreza WRX STi 7 5 7 22 15 Cameron Steely Ford Fiesta R1 12 Ret 5 Ret 13 15 21 16 Antoine L'Estage Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2 Ret 18 17 James Robinson Honda Fit 11 15 13 12 12 12 18 18 Matthew Johnson Scion xD 8 9 Ret 7 16 19 Ryan Wilcox Subaru Impreza Outback Sport STi 13 10 8 15 14 20 Mickey Moran Subaru Impreza WRX 15 18 10 Ret 11 Ret 14 21 Alexandre Béland Subaru Impreza WRX 5 Ret 11 22 Garry Gill Subaru Impreza WRX 7 9 10 23 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

External links

• Official website