2021 ASCC All American Racing Series season

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2021 ASCC All American Racing Series season
2020 ASCC AARS.png
# of Rounds 25
Ovals 24
Road Courses 1
Driver's Champion TBD
Owner's Champion TBD
Season Opener Walt Disney World Speedway
Season Finale Daytona Int'l Speedway
Championship Overview

The 2021 ASCC Cotnam All American Racing Series Fueled by Donnie's Great Big Deals is the upcoming season of the premier American Stock Car Championship racing series. The 2021 season is the 11th season since the revival of the series in 2010, after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the global pandemic.

Season Overview[edit | edit source]

Following the expiration of the previous OEM contracts, Inglesby has left the ASCC, but Lycoia Motors and Tonare Auto Works will join the series in their stead. The charter system was restructured to grant eight charters each to Saar, Lenard, Lycoia, and Tonare, reducing the number of chartered entries from 33 to 32. Conversely, the series will allow up to 4 "open" non-chartered entries to qualify for each race outside the Texas 500, which will start up to 10 open entries. Any open entries that qualify for the playoffs will be locked into the field as long as they remain in the playoffs.

Representatives from Saar have protested Lycoia's involvement in the series, pointing out that half of the chartered entries are now badged by Lenard's brands.

Changes to the race format include races being split into 4 "quarters" with the caution flag being displayed and bonus points being awarded to the top 10 drivers at the end of each quarter. This is an evolution of the Caution Clock rule that was introduced partway through 2019. During each quarter break, all cars up to 3 laps behind the leader will be allowed back on the lead lap for the restart, in addition to the first car one or more laps down receiving a lap back during all other caution periods. All restarts will be double-file, and races will be extended past the advertised distance as necessary to ensure green-flag finishes.

The championship format will be overhauled for the new season. The top 4 drivers from each division plus the Texas 500 winner will qualify for the Playoffs, making up a field of 16 or 17 drivers. Playoff eligibility is determined first by performance in the new "Playoff Lock" races, taking place every fourth round in the regular season including the Texas 500, with the rest of the field being filled by points. The Playoffs will then take place over the final eight races with three rounds of eliminations, concluding with the 500-mile championship race at Daytona, with the highest finisher among the remaining contenders becoming the series champion.

The new OEM contract and playoff format coincides with the introduction of a new, boxier body style designed to increase pack racing, similar to that previously used by the series between 2012 and 2014. To create more visibility for sponsors on these bodies, ASCC released new paint scheme regulations that move the side numbers from the doors to the rear quarter panels. Select teams, including Flare Motorsports and Camelot Racing, have received approval to maintain the traditional number placement.

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Round Date Track Location Event Length Pole Winner Race Winner
1 2/14 GA.png Middle Georgia Motor Speedway Macon, Georgia #GetGas @ Donnie's 300 300 Laps/164.4 Miles Calvin Hobbes Donnie King, Jr.
2 2/21 FL.png Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida Hugger Oranges 250 167 Laps/250.5 Miles Aaron Law Donnie King, Jr.
3 2/28 NC.png Rockingham Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina Rock Hard Light 200 200 Laps/203.4 Miles Dan Richards Joshua Pacer
4 3/14 TN.png Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tennessee Lycoia Bright Summers Foundation 500 500 Laps/298 Miles Hunter Blaize Joshua Pacer
5 3/28 NM.png ABQ Speedbowl Albuquerque, New Mexico Zing Energy 250 250 Laps/125 Miles Alex Phillips Joshua Pacer
6 4/11 DE.png Dover Motor Speedway Dover, Delaware TaxZappers 200 200 Laps/200 Miles Dan Richards Alex Carson
7 4/18 AL.png Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Alabama Hanmore 266 100 Laps/266 Miles Karl Hampton Jim Hayes
8 5/2 NC.png Charlotte Motor Speedway (Infield) Charlotte, North Carolina Roval 500 Presented by Tonare Nimbus 137 Laps/312.36 Miles Lance Thomas Angus Black
9 5/9 OH.png Toledo Speedway Toledo, Ohio Ammunation Toledo War 200 Laps/100 Miles Dan Richards Hunter Blaize
10 5/16 KS.png Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas InCell Batteries 225 150 Laps/225 Miles Donnie King, Jr. Calvin Hobbes
11 5/23 IA.png Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Liberty Tires Mudslinger 200 Laps/100 Miles Alex Carson Dan Richards
12 5/30 MI.png Michigan Int'l Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Lenard US 500 250 Laps/500 Miles Donnie King, Jr. Rick Attwood
13 6/13 KY.png Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky Bluegrass 200 133 Laps/200 Miles Hunter Blaize Calvin Hobbes
14 6/20 SC.png Myrtle Beach Speedway Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Bancc Battle at the Beach 200 Laps/107.6 Miles
15 6/27 SC.png Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina Magic Auto Body 200 147 Laps/200.8 Miles
16 7/4 TX.png Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas Texas 500 Driven by Saar 250 Laps/500 Miles
PLAYOFFS BEGIN - ROUND ONE
17 7/17 NV.png Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada Lou Singer Hotels & Casinos 250 167 Laps/250 Miles
18 7/25 CA.png Hanford Motor Speedway Hanford, California Blue Phoenix 151 110 Laps/151.25 Miles
19 8/1 TX.png Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Screaming Texas Eagle Vodka 225 150 Laps/225 Miles
PLAYOFF ROUND TWO
20 8/7 IA.png Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa Ethanol by Cotnam 200 200 Laps/175 Miles
21 8/14 NY.png New York Autoring Albany, New York Cryptospire 225 100 Laps/225 Miles
22 8/21 GA.png Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta, Georgia Donnie's Great Big 150 100 Laps/154 Miles
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE - FINAL FIVE
23 9/4 FL.png Daytona Int'l Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Liberty Tires Sunset 250 100 Laps/250 Miles

Rounds marked in yellow are Playoff Lock races.

Team Chart[edit | edit source]

Saar Division[edit | edit source]

Chartered[edit | edit source]

No. Team Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Notes
5 Stahlman Racing MI.png Ryan Long Hoek, Lyne & Seinker
Paragon Mutual Leasing
Waffle House
Moo.la
Stahlman and Long return with few changes.
18 Delbert Haggins Racing GA.png Delbert Haggins (R) Bivouac Motel & Suites Delbert Haggins joins the ASCC, sharing seat time with Scroggins.
Buck Scroggins (R)
23 Camelot Racing IN.png Lance Thomas (R) King Arthur's Royal Oil
ASH Fire Extinguishers
Magic Auto Body
Dryv Rideshare
Round Table Pizza
Arthur Thomas's team returns to full-time ASCC competition, with his grandson taking the wheel.
25 Team Saar USA KY.png Aaron Law eCola
Hooters
Tax Zappers
KLTV America
City Saar
Law returns after defending his Texas 500 crown in 2019.
36 Team Saar USA GA.png Donnie King, Jr. Donnie's Great Big Deals
Whiz
Lucas Oil
Covfefe
Cotnam Ethanol
King moves up to the All American Series full time after replacing Jason Richardson before the 2019 Playoffs.
49 Team Saar USA AR.png Karl Hampton Karl's Superstores
Casargo Turbo
Hampton returns for his sophomore effort with TSUSA, still looking to break through with his first ASCC win.
76 Christian American Motorsports MS.png Bobby Miller III Christline Radio
WWJS?/Stand Or Else
Smell Like Jesus
ASCC fans' favorite evangelical returns as CAM switches from Inglesby to Saar.
82 RUS Autosport America RUS.png Lev Azarov (R) West Texas Capital Azarov and RUS Autosport expand into the ASCC, becoming the first Russian operation and driver in the sport's history.

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No. Team Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Notes
3 Team Saar USA MA.png Ethan Everett Hanmore Industries Everett overcomes health issues to make a much-anticipated return to the driver's seat for the Texas 500.
8 Team Saar USA AL.png Travis Marshall The son of the late Steve Marshall returns to the ASCC as a member of Team Saar USA's 6-car armada.
15 Tri-Star Motorsports TN.png Austin Reed (R) Flatt Soda New team for 2021.
29 Camelot Racing NC.png Rich Roy Roy Family Construction Roy attempts his first Texas 500 in a second Camelot car.
33 Team Saar USA TX.png Tony Durbin Former ASCC and TM Master Cup champion Durbin returns for the Texas 500
98 Walker Texas Racing BC.png Ty McDermott Liberty Tires Kurt Walker's FARC team will enter their first Texas 500 with third-generation FARC rookie McDermott behind the wheel.

Lenard Division[edit | edit source]

Chartered[edit | edit source]

No. Team Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Notes
9 Flare Motorsports WY.png Joshua Pacer inCell Batteries
Samson Spark
Lenard
Pacer returns to Flare Motorsports after a highly successful rookie season.
16 Cluck Ewe Racing JW Cogburn (R) Cluckin' Chicken Partnered fast food chains Cluckin' Chicken and Good For Mutton buy out the struggling What's Your Beef team and field a new driving lineup.
21 Palmer Stiles Racing IL.png Palmer Stiles Moon Shine Car Polish
MHL
Bank of Liberty
McDonald's
Mac Tonight
The Inglesby standard bearer finds a new home in the Lenard division for what will likely be his farewell tour.
24 Cluck Ewe Racing TX.png Shepherd Black (R) Good For Mutton The son of Angus Black makes his ASCC debut in the second Cluck Ewe car.
28 Daniel Voyles Racing OK.png Daniel Voyles Ron Oil
Ron Waste Disposal
Voyles returns with a new manufacturer, number, and two sponsors.
37 Ocean Motorsports IN.png Stefan Wodarczyk Ocean Point Charters
Shark Card
Patriot University
Jack Daniel's
Wodarczyk and Ocean continue their partnership for 2021.
97 Dick Wilkinson Racing OH.png Brett Finley Tecumseh
Kitchen Gun
Monster Energy
Dick Wilkinson Racing will field multiple drivers in 2021, with Lance Stone now sharing the seat with Finley and 2019 Texas 500 polesitter McLaughlin.
KY.png Lance Stone
SC.png Kyle McLaughlin (R)
99 Flare Motorsports IN.png Alex Carson inCell Batteries
ProLaps Racing Systems
Lenard
Tinkle
Carson looks to continue his 2019 success as one of Lenard's "Big Three".

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No. Team Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Notes
17 Cotnam Racing Development Mitchell Carter (R) Cotnam Cotnam's ASCC West Series superteam fields an All-American Series entry in select races for the defending West Series champion.
57 Dick Wilkinson Racing Rob Jettison (R) Fat Hog Wilkinson will field two open entries in select races.
67 Dick Wilkinson Racing Scott Moynahan (R) Second of two open entries for Dick Wilkinson.

Lycoia Division[edit | edit source]

Chartered[edit | edit source]

No. Team Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Notes
08 Deschutes Racing Graham McMillan (R) Nucleon
Bushnell Farms
Gallon Oil
Wallbert
Fish Tail Foods
Tidbit
This established ASCC West Series team hits the big time with new investors and their lead driver McMillan.
13 Jim Brennan Motorsports TN.png Colton Spencer Humble. Brennan and Spencer return for a second ASCC season with a new sponsor and a switch to Lycoia.
20 Patriot Racing OH.png Hunter Blaize (R) Woodard Transport & Freight The 2019 FARC Lowe Dollar Series champion moves up to the ASCC, on loan to Lycoia from Gravity Racing Inc.
40 Patriot Racing OH.png Calvin Hobbes Woodard Transport & Freight Hobbes sold his team to Patriot Racing after 2019, but he will continue as one of the two drivers for the new Lycoia flagship team.
51 SA Racing OH.png Seth Anderson typ.to After a Cinderella run to the 2019 championship and a free charter, Anderson brings his team back for a second season after switching to Lycoia and picking up a full-time sponsor.
69 McDermott Motorsports OH.png Johnson Clapp Slixty 9
Hugger Oranges
Nice!
Dickass
The Clapp looks to return to victory lane in McDermott Motorsports' first season with Lycoia.
78 Kenn Groves Racing SC.png Greg Gray Grease Burger
Furniture Art
Groves Racing returns with Gray, moving to the Lycoia division.
90 BIG American Racing PA.png Neil Miller (R) Big N's Bros N Brahs BIG signs Neil Miller in his return to full-time racing and switches from the #31 Lenard to the #90 Lycoia.

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No. Team Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Notes
31 Crown-Ultra Racing CT.png Roberto Crown, Jr. (R) New team for 2021.
68 Mike Markham Motorsports Rick Attwood (R) Gallon Oil This new team is currently the only unchartered entry planning to run the full schedule.
79 Kenn Groves Racing OH.png Ralph West (R) KGR will enter a car in select races with a mix of drivers.
RUS.png Vitaly Tsolikov (R) Screaming Texas Eagle Vodka
FL.png Billy Ray Smith-Thompson (R) The Home House
80 McDermott Motorsports BC.png Earl McDermott Liberty Tires McDermott trades the microphone for his old helmet in the US and Texas 500s, driving for McDermott alongside his son McDermott.

Tonare Division[edit | edit source]

Chartered[edit | edit source]

No. Team Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Notes
0 Farley Enterprises KS.png Elmer Farley Kar Klutz
WKTT Talk Radio
Retirement Living TV
Hastings Community Bank
The ageless wonder Farley returns for another season, bringing a few new sponsors and acquiring a Tonare charter.
7 Team Thunder AL.png Dan Richards Luce Industrial Lighting The 2019 Saar regular season champion returns with Tonare's flagship team.
11 Lou Singer Racing NV.png Aaron Singer Lou Singer Hotels & Casinos The Singer family returns after signing a multi-year partnership with Tonare, looking to build on Aaron's playoff run during the 2019 season.
30 Expansion Motorsports TX.png Richie Pinto Extenze
Women's Extenze
Pinto returns for a second season as Expansion Motorsports deflates back down to two charters.
44 Expansion Motorsports NC.png Peter Johnson Extenze
Women's Extenze
Expansion's veteran returns in the 44 car.
61 The Little Guys CA.png Noah Dalitz (R) RaceSim
Zing Energy
Lung Candy
Littleguys Gas 'n Go
Dalitz teams up with the Little Family to seek "redemption" following his suspension and exile from FARC.
70 Team Thunder FL.png Bob Stephans 9 Team Thunder acquires a third charter for the new #70 team, which will be driven primarily by Tonare's factory drivers, along with Jim Hayes' son Zane and road course ringer Gary Miles.
IA.png Alex Phillips (R) 4
VA.png Richard Scott 4
OH.png Kenny Myatt (R) 3
NS.png Gary Miles (R) 1
OH.png Anthony Griffith 3
77 Team Thunder VA.png Jim Hayes Cotnam Farms Hayes looks to improve on his 2019 season, after winning two races but being eliminated after the first round of the playoffs.

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No. Team Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Notes
07 Team Thunder VA.png Zane Hayes (R) 4
50 Expansion Motorsports WY.png Leslie Riggs (R) Maxim ABQ Speedbowl promoter and former FARC standout Leslie Riggs returns to the driver's seat for the Texas 500.
72 Farley Enterprises MN.png Bobby Dwyer (R) Dwyer's Speedway Laundromat Farley Enterprises will enter a second car in as many races as possible, with a mix of drivers.
IA.png Austin Howard Luce
Joey Milligan (R)
VA.png Jack Bohart
MO.png Shane Hunt (R) Ammu-Nation
HUN.png Andros Baumgartner (R) Pandit Kapil Sharma
OH.png James West Master Bates Restoration

Points & Championship Format[edit | edit source]

Race Points[edit | edit source]

Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st 40 17th 17
2nd 35 18th 15
3rd 30 19th 14
4th 29 20th 13
5th 28 21st 12
6th 27 22nd 11
7th 26 23rd 10
8th 25 24th 9
9th 24 25th 8
10th 23 26th 7
11th 22 27th 6
12th 21 28th 5
13th 20 29th 4
14th 19 30th 3
15th 18 31st 2
16th 16 ≤32nd 1

Bonus Points[edit | edit source]

All drivers verified to have served in military or law enforcement in their respective home nations will receive a Veteran's Bonus of 40 points, equal to a race victory, paid to them upon their first starts of the season. These drivers will also carry special decals on their cars indicating their veteran status.

Bonus points will also be awarded at the end of each race quarter, starting with 10 points going to the race leader, and decreasing by one point per position until 10th place, which will receive a single point. A perfect race in which the winner sweeps the first three quarters will be worth 70 points, coincidentally the same number of points that a perfect race is worth in the TM Master Cup Series.

Championship Format[edit | edit source]

During the 16-race regular season, drivers will earn points that are tallied as the season progresses. Every fourth round, including the Texas 500, will be a Playoff Lock race, where the top drivers in each division not already in the Playoffs will be pitted against each other, with the highest finisher among them winning Playoff eligibility. It will be possible for one division's drivers to sweep all four of its Playoff spots in this fashion. After the Texas 500, the ASCC Playoffs begin, qualifying the top 4 drivers in each division plus the Texas 500 winner for the 8-race postseason, which is divided into three rounds of eliminations (made up of 3, 2, and 2 races respectively) plus the championship race. Playoff contenders are first seeded by Playoff Lock wins, followed by points.

All Playoff drivers will have their points reset equally when the Playoffs begin and after each elimination round. Drivers who fail to qualify for the Playoffs and those who are eliminated throughout will revert to and continue to build on their regular points until the penultimate round, after which the driver outside the Playoff field with the most points will win the Wild Card, the fifth championship spot in the final race, if it is not taken by a Playoff driver winning the race (Wild Card priority is given to the two drivers remaining in each division in Playoff round 3).

Only the "Final Five", the top driver of each division plus the Wild Card, are eligible for the ASCC All-American Series title in the championship race. Everyone else at the track will battle for sixth and below in the final overall points.