2018 FARC season

The 2018 Federated Automobile Racing Championships is the current season for the stock car sanctioning body FARC.

"Best of 10" Format
The Lowe Dollar Series championship format will remain a season-long battle, but only a driver's best 10 results from the first 15 races plus whatever points they score in race 16 will count towards the championship. This rule was implemented in an effort to allow lower-budgeted teams to compete for the championship without straining themselves by committing to all of the races.

Trophy Dashes
Every Lowe Dollar Series event was scheduled to be preceded by a short race contested by all of the cars that fail to qualify for the feature, known as the Trophy Dash. The starting lineup is determined by qualifying times, followed by a full inversion. Points are awarded to the top 5 finishers, which will count towards the best-of-10 championship rule.

During the season, some of the Trophy Dash races were cancelled due to low car counts, but points were still awarded to the five fastest cars in qualifying that did not make the feature.

Stage Racing
Certain Lowe Dollar Series events at tracks without a large enough pit lane to accommodate a full field will be contested in two segments, or stages.

The following races will be split into stages:


 * Mo Lester for Senate 125, Sayre Speedway
 * Smash Beer One for the Road 100, Nelson Ledges
 * FARC Berlin 100, Berlin Raceway
 * ProLaps 100, River Spirit Expo Center

Everyone who qualifies behind 10th on the grid will race in the short Stage 1. After Stage 1, the top finishers will transfer to Stage 2, joining the top 10 qualifiers and finishing the race, while the bottom finishers are eliminated from the race and credited with their finishing positions respective to the whole field.

Schedule
The Lowe Dollar series schedule shrinks from 24 race weekends in 2017 to 16, but will continue to exhibit a variety of tracks, including short tracks, dirt tracks, road courses, and superspeedways. Sayre Speedway, ABQ Speedbowl, 70/77 Speedway, the Illinois State Fairgrounds, River Spirit Expo Center, and Chicago Motor Speedway return from the 2016 calendar. The season opener moves to San Antonio's Remembrance Field, joining the TM Master Cup Series at the combination football and motorsports stadium. The season finale has been christened the Smash Beer Oktoberfest Nationals, and will be hosted at a different track each year, beginning with the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. The series will also visit Karl's Superstore Jonesboro, Nelson Ledges Road Course, Delaware Speedway, Provo Motorsports Park, and Roswell Speedway for the first time. Texas Motor Speedway, Berlin Raceway, and Talladega Superspeedway all make their returns to the Lowe Dollar Series calendar.

10 Best Points Finishes
Italics indicate points were scored in a Trophy Dash race.

Points system
All three FARC touring series will use the following points system.

Bonus points
The Hard Charger bonus (which allowed Billy Ray Smith-Thompson to clinch the 2017 LDS championship over Lev Azarov) was eliminated.