2016 Dash Cup season

The 2016 Dash Cup season is the 17th season of the European-based auto racing series Dash Cup.

After attempting to transition it into a worldwide touring car event in 2015, a major decline in both TV ratings and overall profits led to the Pirelli Series returning to the use of stock cars and being renamed to the Pirelli Stock Series. Cassandra Collins will return as the defending series champion.

However, Dash Cup will continue to run multiple championships after the Aspira Juniors Series proved to be a success after its debut the previous summer, with drivers such as Matilda Dillinger and defending champion Dan Johnson receiving major exposure during that season. With the Pirelli Series' return to stock cars, the Oval Stock Series was discontinued after its only season in 2015, in which Perrie Forrester won the championship.

Schedule

Race Legend
#	Dash Cup Pirelli Stock Series
#	Dash Cup Aspira Juniors Series
#	Dash Cup Tourers Championship Series

Event Title	Track	City/State	Race	Date	Winner
Dash Cup Rookies Only Race	Toddring	Carlisle, England	NC	2/26	Emily Brannagan
Dash Cup All-Star Race			NC		Harriet Wallace
Tourers at Toddring			1		Brendan Collins
			2		CANCELLED
Dash Cup Toddring Season Opener			1	2/27	Ryan Matthews
			2		Cassandra Collins
			3		Miko Rantanen
Juniors at Rockingham	Rockingham Motor Speedway	Corby, England	1	3/11	Siana Jones
			2		Kris Wascher
Dash Cup @ Rockingham			4	3/12	Reuben Vogt
			5		Tanya Carter
			6		Emily Brannagan
Juniors at Oulton	Oulton Park	Little Budworth, England	3	3/18	Tony Long
			4		Renzo Emilio
Tourers at Oulton			3		CANCELLED
			4		CANCELLED
Dash Cup @ Oulton Park			7	3/19	Carla Rosinski
			8		Kellan Rogers-Ashby
			9		Jacob Eichholtz
Tourers at Mallory	Mallory Park	Kirkby Mallory, England	5	4/8	CANCELLED
			6		CANCELLED
Juniors at Mallory			5		Katrina Bruce
			6		Kailin Donohue
DP Enterprises 150			10	4/9	Ike Durbin
			11		Hannah Percy
			12		Sakura Motoko
Tourers at Lydden Hill	Lydden Hill Race Circuit	Wootton, England	7	4/16	CANCELLED
			8		CANCELLED
Juniors at Lydden Hill			7		Ryan Truro, Jr.
			8		Tony Long
Dash Cup @ Eurospeedway	Eurospeedway Lausitz	Klettwitz, Germany	13	4/23	Hannah Percy
			14		Luc Pellerin
			15		Hannah Percy
Dash Cup @ Lake Gooi	Lake Gooi Motorsports Complex	Huizen, Netherlands	16	4/30	Hannah Percy
			17		Kailin Donohue
			18		Dieter Ziegler
Dash Cup @ France	Circuit Thierry Sicotte	Bordeaux, France	19	5/14	Hannah Percy
			20		Kellan Rogers-Ashby
			21		Kailin Donohue
Dash Cup @ Karjala	Karjala Raceway	Karjala, Finland	22	5/21	Dieter Ziegler
			23		Gabriel Macena
			24		Tomas Prochazka
Tourers at Brands Hatch	Brands Hatch	Fawkham, England	9	5/27	CANCELLED
			10		CANCELLED
Juniors at Brands Hatch			9		Kailin Donohue
			10		Tarryn Bradshaw
Spa GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Francorchamps, Belgium	25	6/4	Kellan Rogers-Ashby
Dash Cup @ Saitama	Saitama Ken Race Track	Saitama, Japan	26	7/2	Ben Atkins
			27		Harriet Wallace
			28		Harriet Wallace
Tourers at Croft	Croft Circuit	Dalton-On-Tees, England	11	7/9	CANCELLED
			12		CANCELLED
Juniors at Croft			11		Tony Long
			12		Tony Long
Dash Cup Goes Down Under	Calder Park Thunderdome	Melbourne, Australia	29	7/23	Kellan Rogers-Ashby
			30		Hannah Percy
			31		Cassandra Collins
Dash Cup @ Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, United States of America	32	9/10	Gabriel Macena
			33		Ben Atkins
			34		Ben Atkins
Dash Cup @ Gravis City	Gravis City Zone 7	Gravis City, ???	35	9/17	Matilda Dillinger
			36		Jacob Eichholtz
			37		Jacob Eichholtz
New York GP	New York Autoring	Albany, United States of America	38	9/30	Carter Fitzgerald
			39		Kurt Plissken
			40	10/1	Harriet Wallace

Dash Cup Pirelli Stock Series

2016 Dash Cup Pirelli Stock Series season
# of Rounds	40
Ovals	7
Road Courses	7
Driver's Champion	Matilda Dillinger
Owner's Champion	STS ATK Racing
Season Opener	Dash Cup Toddring Season Opener
Season Finale	New York GP
Championship Overview

The renovated Dash Cup Pirelli Stock Series is the main series that Dash Cup will sanction in the 2016 season. This series will use bodies similar to those used in the TM Master Cup Series that were last used in 2011, allowing more manufacturers to enter competition.

After visiting only one oval racetrack in 2015, the first races confirmed to the 2016 calendar were three oval dates, with Dash Cup CEO Dean Thompson hoping to "add another three" oval dates by the time the official schedule was released. Sure enough, the season schedule will see the return of Toddring, Rockingham Motor Speedway, Eurospeedway Lausitz, Calder Park Thunderdome, and New York Autoring, which will once again host the season finale. In addition, Mallory Park is retained from the previous season, and Daytona International Speedway will host its first official Dash Cup points event.

Despite the major changes, the series will maintain its current support from Pirelli, who agreed to extend its title sponsorship through at least 2020 over the off-season.

Team Chart

Team	Make	Car No.	Driver	Sponsor	Car Owner
STS ATK Racing	STS Arrow	1	Cassandra Collins	Cadbury's	Kassidy Evans
		5	Emily Brannagan*	Pixar Inside Out	Ben Atkins
		21	Ben Atkins	Monster Energy Orlando City SC (Oulton, US) K-ON! (Japan)
		28	Matilda Dillinger*	Suburban
		84	Jacob Eichholtz	Raleigh
		155	James Hewitt* Kailin Donohue	Monster Energy	Kassidy Evans
Simonet Sport	Calton-Morel Corsair	2	Thomas De Bock	Cyra	Jean-Marie Simonet
		3	Patrick Arceneau	Cyra
		4	Dino Venneri	Cyra
Jack Golden Enterprises	Lycoia Infiltrator	7	Daxter Hamlett	BP Ultimate	Jack Golden
		29	Natalie Kendall	BP Ultimate Marks & Spencer
		70	Jennifer Goodwin	BP Ultimate Starbucks
Downhill Racing	Lycoia Infiltrator	9	Pierre Eiffel	Agony of DeFeet	TBA
Team Kwik Fit	Kanako Youkusei	00	Amber Clagett	Kwik Fit	Quinton Young
		02	Harriet Wallace	Kwik Fit
		20	Joey Clagett*	Kwik Fit
		22	Ike Durbin*	Kwik Fit
All For One Racing	Lycoia Interceptor	03	Percy Pimpernel Alexandre D'Artagnan	3MuskeGears	Cardinale Richelieu
Hannagan Enterprises	Kosovet KS16	05	Stjepan Svetadic	Altoros Systems	Patrick O'Hannagan
	Casari C4	50	Tanya Carter	Delano
Matthews Atlantic Motorsports	Matthews Aspira DC	06	Ryan Matthews*	Royal Crown Cola New England Revolution (Daytona)	Ryan Matthews
		26	Carter Fitzgerald*	Lynxe Montreal Impact (Daytona) Unsponsored (Gravis City)	Carter Fitzgerald
		56	Hannah Percy	ASDA Walmart
		66	Ashley Flynn	Unsponsored (pre-Spa) Advocare (post-Spa) FC Dallas (Daytona)
		90	Kellan Rogers-Ashby	Octan Energy Toronto FC (Daytona)	Ryan Matthews
Citra Performance Sport	Juneau AMX 5	08	Dan Morton	Citra Squeeze	Leonid Fitzpatrick
		18	Carl Astor*	Citra Squeeze	Barry Astor
		81	Terry Orvell, Jr.	Citra Squeeze
Proline GP	Volpi VC03	09	Becky O'Rodagh*	McDonalds	Spencer Harrow
		79	Grant Macintosh	McDonalds
		89	Dan Johnson*	McDonalds
Snowdrift Motorsports	STS Arrow	10	Elizabeth Francisco	V.I.P. Petfoods	David Andrews
		11	Justin Keith	V.I.P. Petfoods
		12	Lucas Flint	V.I.P. Petfoods
Gabriel Macena Racing	Lenard R37	13	Luc Pellerin*	Cicero	Gabriel Macena
		31	Ross Carter*	Cicero
		71	Gabriel Macena*	Cícero Benetton
FIAM Engineering	FIAM Delta DC	14	Mireille Allain	Pagine Gialle	Francois Boullion
		15	Franco Giovanardi*	Smoll
		75	Vincenzo Fochesato	Camozzi
Plissken-Power Project	Lycoia Impulse	16	Kurt Plissken	Snake Coils	William Power
Hungry Bear Motorsports	Gessler MTW-94	17	Dieter Ziegler	Neste Oil	Matti Nälkäinen-Karhu Eero Nälkäinen-Karhu Stefan Halvari
		47	Sören Kanerva	Neste Oil
		77	Stefan Halvari	Neste Oil
Keep Up GP	Tutino T11	19	Oak Treediee	Sidemen XIX	Olajide Minter
		55	Israel Bruce	Sidemen XIX
		59	Casey Lester*	Sidemen XIX
Snelwissel GP	Kanako Youkusei	23	Marina Pratt*	Kwik Fit	Vanessa Young
InvAsian Force	Terminator T-400	24	Tony Holyfield	ZIMA	Muramatsu Chang
		42	Susumu Hayata	Science Patrol Ultra Man
		76	Danny Lee (Sau-Yin) Rayma*	Science Headquarters Infra-Man
Autosport France	Meprise Chatte	27	Pascal Vallee*	AXA Insurance	Martin Roy
		43	Suzette Doiron*	Canal+
		44	Lydia McKenzie*	TBA
Altoros GP	Kosovet KS16	33	Stasya Filipov	Altoros Systems	Pavel Bykov
		37	Tomas Prochazka	Altoros Systems
		72	Barney Ward	Altoros Systems
		73	Velmier Jankovic	Altoros Systems
Tom Delgado Racing	Matthews Aspira DC	36	Carla Rosinski	TBA	Tom Delgado
		83	Amanda Torres* Tom Delgado	Defender Muffler Systems
SuzukaCorp.	Isanni Mancer	39	Christian McMillan	Au	Hideo Suzuka
Lycoia International Motorsports	Lycoia Infiltrator	40	Ashley Ambercroft	Lycoia Motors	Michelle Dubout
		41	Sakura Motoko	Lycoia Motors
Ren-Ran/FAC Autosport	STS Arrow	46	Frank Azure*	Doritos Microsoft Azure	Frank Azure
		777	Miko Rantanen	Nokia	Hans Rennfahrer
Carter Casari Racing	Casari C4	52	Louis Walters	Delano	Garry Carter
		53	Brianna McDonough	Delano
Love You Long Time Racing	Lycoia Impulse	69	Poon Tang	Meeso Horns	TBA
Autosport Roden	Gessler MTR94	82	Kasten Rosengard*	TBA	Joel Roden
Big Bang Racing	Gessler MTR94	88	Harold Smith	KX Energy TESCO	Garry Harrison
		99	Perrie Forrester*	KX Energy TESCO
Union Jack Motorsport Enterprises	EFR Journey	91	/ Ian Morris*	Caltex	Jack Morrison
		92	Sarah Carlisle*	TBA
Williams Racing Team	Matthews Aspira DC	93	Katherine Williams	Statoil	Katherine Williams
		94	Bethan Kelly*
RA Racing	Omecha MA02	97	Tommy Ashby*	Kohta Electrics	Oliver Swinton
		98	Makoto Yamada*	Kohta Electrics
Gallardo Autosport	Kanako Youkusei	050	Mauricio Gallardo	Repsol	Mauricio Gallardo
Arabian Star Autosport	CM Corsair	326	Haroun Nawawi	Etihad Airways	TBA
		327	Kashif Rahal	Etihad Airways
Tiny's Autosport	SMC Zeppelin	360	Reuben Vogt	Tiny's Pizza	Glenn Bennett
Tony Long Autosport	Lycoia Interceptor	919	Tony Long*	Muskegon Risers SC	Ryan Long

• An asterisk detonates a rookie.

Dash Cup Aspira Juniors Series

2016 Dash Cup Aspira Juniors Series season
# of Rounds	TBA
Ovals	TBA
Road Courses	TBA
Driver's Champion	TBD
Owner's Champion	TBD
Season Opener	TBA
Season Finale	TBA
Championship Overview

The wildly successful Aspira Juniors Series returns for 2016 with a revised Aspira JR provided by Matthews Performance.

Team Chart

Team	Car No.	Driver	Sponsor	Car Owner
Team Kwik Fit	2	Ryan Truro, Jr.	TBA	Quinton Young
	20	Will Pennington	Kwik Fit	Quinton Young
ATK Racing	3	Emily Brannagan	TBA	Chadwick Brannagan
	5	Kailin Donohue	TBA	Ben Atkins
JGE-Mackintosh Motor Sport	03	Tarryn Bradshaw	Royal Bank of Scotland	Jack Golden
	90	Emma Mackintosh		Steven Mackintosh
Autosport France	4	Mario Cormier	AXA Insurance	Jean Cormier
	16	Andre Bernier		Pamela Young
Ren-Ran/FAC Autosport	6	Romy Rennfahrar	TBA	Hans Rennfahrer
	7	Tahvo Rantanen	TBA	Miko Rantanen
Gabriel Macena Racing	13	Alessandro Benini	TBA	Gabriel Macena
	31	Siana Jones	TBA
Lugo Motorsport	15	Andrea Sinigallia	Pagine Gialle	Francois Boullion
	115	Renzo Emilio	METE ISAD SALI Cooperative Pulizie
Cloak & Dagger Racing	12	J.W. Cogburn	Burger King Chicken Fries	TBA
	24	Cole Winters	ZIMA
Matthews Atlantic Motorsports	26	Ashleigh Rogers	Aperture Science	Carter Fitzgerald
	56	Lexie Percy
Cardel Racing United	40	Michela Martin	Automation Game	Michael Cardel
Hannagan Enterprises	50	Mark O'Hannagan		Patrick O'Hannagan
Linkonson Autobahn	51	Markk Norgbersonn	Ikea	Alv Linkonson
	52	Nasr Norgbersonn	Ikea
Stevens Family Racing	80	Vince Stevens	Beachdeen Farmhouse Dairy	Dorsey Stevens
	800	Mellisa Whitley	LKM Recycling Beachdeen Farmhouse Dairy
Yooper Motorsports	906	Kris Wascher	Red Bull / KTM	Kris Wascher
Tony Long Autosport	919	Tony Long	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Ryan Long
Meijer Performance Racing	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
	TBA	TBA	TBA
A.J.A Racing	TBA	TBA	TBA	Joel Rodriguez?
	TBA	TBA	TBA

Dash Cup Tourers Championship Series

2016 Dash Cup Tourers Championship Series season
# of Rounds	10
Ovals	1
Road Courses	4
Driver's Champion	TBD
Owner's Champion	TBD
Season Opener	Tourers at Toddring
Season Finale	TBA
Championship Overview

After the Touring bodies were abolished from the main series after 2015, Dash Cup CEO Dean Thompson elected to run a short series where teams can enter their old Touring cars. However, due to low car counts and a disastrous opening race at the Toddring, the division was quickly shuttered.

Team Chart

Team	Make	Car No.	Driver	Sponsor	Car Owner
Team Kwik Fit	Kanako Sensei	1	Dean Dalzell	Kwik Fit	Quinton Young
		02	Harriet Wallace TBA	Kwik Fit
		20	Amber Clagett Joey Clagett TBA	Kwik Fit
Imola Racing Team	FIAM CinqueTC	2	Giuseppe Marchetti	Bossini	Bruno Giovanardi
Hannagan Enterprises	Kosovet Mantis	05	Giséle Vignon	Unsponsored	Patrick O'Hannagan
		50	Patrick O'Hannagan	Unsponsored
Matthews Atlantic Motorsports	Matthews Aspira DC	26	Carter Fitzgerald	Lynxe	Ryan Matthews
Moretti GP	lol good one	31	Marco Moretti	ayy lmao	Marco Moretti
Mackintosh Motor Sport	Lycoia Impulse	77	Sara O'Rodagh	Barry's Tea	Steven Mackintosh
Ben Atkins Motorsports	Lycoia Impulse	78	Ben Atkins	Ricky and Lewis'	Ben Atkins
		79	Brendan Collins	Ricky and Lewis'
Team Chad Barnes	lol	87	Chad Barnes	lol	Chad Barnes
Big Bang Racing	SMC Braun	99	Rick Floyd	KX Energy	Garry Harrison

• An asterisk detonates a rookie.