2020 AmeriCar Championship Road Racing Series season
The 2020 AmeriCar Championship Road Racing Series season is the upcoming season of AmeriCar competition, the main professional road racing tour in America, sanctioned by the National Road Racing Club of America.
For the 2020 season, the rearrangement of the National Road Racing Club of America, which begun in 2018, comes to a conclusion, leaving AmeriCar with 3 distinct classes. Each class will feature its own championship, and races throughout the 17 total weekends of the national championship trail.
Silly Season Overview[edit | edit source]
All three classes acquire title sponsorships, meaning that in addition to their official names, their championships gain distinct names:
AC-1: The leading class acquires the ProLaps sponsorship, becoming the AmeriCar ProLaps Championship Road Racing Series, other than that, only few cosmetical changes have been done to the car models in the series.
AC-2: The AmeriCar Powermetal Muscle Car Challenge is positioned in a position of larger prestige after the fantastic 2019 season, with virtually no changes being done to the cars used in the series, with Saar, Inglesby and Lenard continuing as sole suppliers of bodystyles, though new entrants have been rumoured for 2021.
AC-3: After the 2019 season, the AC-3 will be the only production-based class in AmeriCar, with AC-4 being deactivated. The series will continue with the same regulations entering 2020, under the name AmeriCar SIP Production Car Cup, with distinct differences in bodywork.
With the realignment in NRRC, AmeriCar introduces the Regional Cups, championships within the major class championships, which will be awarded to the best performing drivers in the specific regions it occurs. Depending on the class, the regional cup may have up to 5 races, or as few as 2, it will all be according to the season schedule, which once again, will vary from class to class.
The series calendar gets drastically changed, as the top 2 classes will only feature 12 races, while AC3 will get only 8 events. Each class will have stand-alone events as well, but those will come in lesser quantity, as the complete schedule is of 17 weekends across America, Mexico and Canada. Inside of the United States, races will be mostly based on the Eastern region of the country.
Race lengths get extended to 100 miles with few exceptions for shorter venues, as to maintain the total length of a three-race weekend at 300-miles.
Series Calendar[edit | edit source]
Events denoted in Light Yellow are Northern Cup Events Gray are Southern Cup Events
Race Legend | |
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AC-1 | AC-1 (ProLaps Championship Road Racing Series) |
AC-2 | AC-2 (Powermetal Muscle Car Challenge) |
AC-3 | AC-3 (SIP Production Car Cup) |
Event Name | Venue | Venue Location | Race | Date | Laps | Winners | Companion Events |
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Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 2/22-23 | 39 | ![]() |
TM Mexico Series |
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Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | 2 | 2/28-29 | 40 | ![]() |
TM Master Cup Series TM Lights Series |
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Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | 3 | 04/18 | 51 | ![]() |
V8 Champ Car Series |
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Karl's Superstore of Jonesboro | Jonesboro, Arkansas | 3 | 04/25-26 | 60 | ![]() |
Stand-Alone Event |
2 | ![]() | ||||||
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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 4 | 05/03 | 44 | ![]() |
NRRC Club Racing |
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Nelson Ledges Road Course | Garrettsville, Ohio | 3 | 05/08 | 51 | ![]() |
TBA |
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Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | 5 | 05/22-25 | 50 | ![]() |
NRRC Club Racing |
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The Raceway on Belle Isle | Detroit, Michigan | 5 | 06/06 | 42 | ![]() |
V8 Champ Car Series |
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Summit Point Motorsports Park | Summit Point, West Virginia | 5 | 06/13-14 | 51 | ![]() |
NRRC Club Racing |
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Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | 6 | 06/29-30 | 24 | ![]() |
North American GT Championship |
6 | ![]() | ||||||
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Cape Cod International Raceway | Cape Cod, Massachusetts | 7 | 07/15 | 36 | ![]() |
TM Master Cup Series |
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Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | 8 | 08/14-15 | 40 | ![]() |
North American GT Championship |
7 | ![]() | ||||||
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Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | 8 | 08/22-23 | 65 | ![]() |
TM Canada Series Canadian Touring Car Championship |
7 | ![]() | ||||||
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Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | 9 | 09/07-09 | 40 | ![]() |
North American GT Championship |
9 | ![]() | ||||||
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Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | 10 | 09/26-27 | 44 | ![]() |
NRRC Club Racing |
10 | ![]() | ||||||
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Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | 11 | 10/09-10 | 27 | ![]() |
NRRC Club Racing |
11 | ![]() | ||||||
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | 12 | 10/23-25 | 41 | ![]() |
NRRC National Championship Runoffs Dash Cup America Series |
12 | ![]() | ||||||
8 | ![]() |
ProLaps Championship Road Racing Series[edit | edit source]
The AC-1 Class is the major of the two Silhouette based classes of AmeriCar racing. It is composed by Grand Touring cars with spec chassis produced by Precision Performance, resembling the following production models:
- Saar Eagle
- Lenard R37GT
- Kanako Serpent
- Reiter Landrücken GT
From the 2019 specifications only slight changes occur, as sequential transmissions are now allowed to be used within AC-1, while the 358 cubic inch, V8 engine specificications are maintained.
AC-1 as the premier class, will be one of the two to have a Manufacturer's Championship.
Team Chart[edit | edit source]
- Drivers denoted in Light Yelow are rookies
Complete Schedule Cars | ||||||
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Model | Team | Car | Driver | Primary Sponsor | Car Owner | |
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2 | ![]() |
Valvoline | Paul Barnes, Jr. | |
4 | ![]() |
Valvoline NextGen | ||||
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95 | ![]() |
TBA | Matt McIntyre | ||
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98 | ![]() |
Zippo | Michael Nelson | ||
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49 | ![]() |
Mattox Weather Shield | Steve Barco | |
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0 | ![]() |
Yeti Antifreeze | Sergio Power | ||
6 | ![]() |
LiberTea | ||||
8 | ![]() |
Leapin' Lizard | ||||
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460 | ![]() |
Yang Microsystems | Tom Pierce | ||
640 | ![]() |
Slam Dunk Sporting Goods | ||||
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5 | ![]() |
Reiter | Guy Pittman | |
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69 | ![]() |
Monster Energy | Carson Mercer | ||
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79 | ![]() |
Main Force Patrol | Mel Rockatansky | ||
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84 | ![]() |
KandraCar Transportation | Pierluigi Vandom | ||
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666 | ![]() |
TBA | Kurt Gordon | ||
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1 | ![]() |
Hanmore | TBA | |
3 | ![]() |
Vicker Collision and Glass | ||||
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22 | ![]() |
Oilex | Connor Swift | ||
31 | ![]() |
Cadbury | ||||
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119 | ![]() |
Vince Arnold |
Limited Schedule Cars | ||||||
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Model | Team | Car | Driver | Primary Sponsor | Car Owner | Races |
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03 | ![]() |
Highmark/Moneytron | Trueman Ellison | 2, 7 |
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26 | ![]() |
Dave Ferrell | 2, 10-12 | ||
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66 | ![]() |
Fabricio Portela | 1 | ||
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48 | ![]() |
Jeffrey Adkins | 5, 7-9, 12 | ||
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96 | ![]() |
Castrol | Michael Nelson | 1 | |
97 | ![]() |
IKEA | Michael Nelson | 3, 4, 6, 12 | ||
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9 | ![]() |
The Loan Ranger | Kemo Sabe | 2-3, 6 |
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18 | ![]() |
TBA | Abraham Crosby | 5, 7, 9 | |
19 | ![]() |
TBA | ||||
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28 | ![]() |
Sinopec | Shen Zhengsheng | 3, 6 | |
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44 | ![]() |
Marcello Cubilla | 1 | ||
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64 | ![]() |
Antero Rivera | 1 | ||
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TBA | ![]() |
TBA | Daniel Voyles | TBA | |
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30 | ![]() |
Ken Jackson | 3, 5, 6, 12 | |
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56 | ![]() |
Dan Francis Sr. | 8 | ||
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81 | ![]() |
Sliplube | Pierluigi Vandom | 2, 4, 6 | |
481 | ![]() |
Scorpio Batteries | ||||
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14 | ![]() |
Big Bunny BBQ | Jack Patterson | 8, 10-12 |
41 | ![]() | |||||
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02 | ![]() |
Alvelo Airlines | James Mayweather | 2, 4, 6-7, 10, 12 | |
20 | ![]() |
Riffrafz | ||||
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70 | ![]() |
Leroy Maestas | 3, 10 | ||
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72 | ![]() |
Leticia Montero | 1 |
Powermetal Muscle Car Challenge[edit | edit source]
AC-2 continues to be the class with the largest fields, as the composite body specs from 2019 are carried over with slight cosmetic changes. The bodies, produced by Cromwell Raceworks are similar to FARC bodies, with a slightly different front end and a rear wing instead of a spoiler.
Only three models are used within this class, being those the:
- Saar Revere
- Inglesby Bolero
- Lenard R37
The engines used within AC-2 continue to be similar to AC-1, albeit with restricted horsepower.
Team Chart[edit | edit source]
- Drivers denoted in Light Yelow are rookies
Complete Schedule Cars | ||||||
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Model | Team | Car | Driver | Primary Sponsor | Car Owner | |
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6 | ![]() |
Allicroc | Patrick Scott | |
7 | ![]() |
TBA | Marty Stevenson | |||
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13 | ![]() |
Carter Tools | Marcus Stanton | ||
26 | ![]() |
Hooker Headers | ||||
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23 | ![]() |
Tim Horton's | Paul Overton | ||
32 | ![]() |
Labatt's | ||||
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40 | ![]() |
Alan Everett | |||
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4 | ![]() |
UTails | Paul R. Knight | |
8 | ![]() |
Dryv Rideshare | Paul Sweeney | |||
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9 | ![]() |
C9 Antifreeze | Thomas Ashcroft | ||
99 | ![]() |
TBA | ||||
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03 | ![]() |
Janet Airlines/Moneytron | Trueman Ellison | ||
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59 | ![]() |
Butterfield Root Beer | Josiah Lowell | ||
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60 | ![]() |
AQData | Ryan Matthews | ||
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63 | ![]() |
Brunet | John Bufford | ||
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85 | ![]() |
Prue | Kiefer Glanville | ||
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619 | ![]() |
Blackburn Tires | Leighton Maxwell | ||
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2 | ![]() |
Canadian Tire | Connor Swift | |
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17 | ![]() |
Kaarfor | Bruce Shelley | ||
18 | ![]() | |||||
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19 | ![]() |
Motiv | Ryan Long | ||
91 | ![]() | |||||
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22 | ![]() |
Momo Italy | Barney Compton | ||
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33 | ![]() |
Mr. Aid | Michael Rutana | ||
77 | ![]() |
7-Key Aftermarket | ||||
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69 | ![]() |
Monster Energy | James Paget |
Limited Schedule Cars | ||||||
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Model | Team | Car | Driver | Primary Sponsor | Car Owner | Races |
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5 | ![]() |
Imago | Ed Linsey | TBA |
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36 | ![]() |
Matt Torres | TBA | ||
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52 | ![]() |
Sisco | Alec Hodges, Sr. | TBA | |
53 | ![]() |
TBA | ||||
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88 | ![]() |
Duckroll Tires | Glen Bowman | TBA | |
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92 | ![]() |
César Arana | 1 | ||
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11 | ![]() |
Paul Foster | TBA | |
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37 | ![]() |
Miguel Amadeo | 1 | ||
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61 | ![]() |
Party Rental Ltd. | Ted Johnson | TBA | |
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66 | ![]() |
SolvCo | Patrick Scott | TBA | |
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75 | ![]() |
Osmar Castellanos | 1 | ||
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199 | ![]() |
TBA | Thomas Ashcroft | TBA | |
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12 | ![]() |
Carlos Polanco | 1 | |
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28 | ![]() |
Bob Alderman | TBA | ||
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45 | ![]() |
Benigno Mena | 1 | ||
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64 | ![]() |
Mike Garza | TBA | ||
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80 | ![]() |
Kyle Smith | TBA | ||
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919 | ![]() |
Motiv | Ryan Long | TBA |
SIP Production Car Cup[edit | edit source]
AC-3 undergoes slight changes, stemming from the deactivation from AC-4.
The now single production based class of AmeriCar continues to have the same rules as 2019, however, it features less restrictions in terms of models, as long as they fit within the series Touring Car specifications.
Engine power is also the smallest amongst the three AmeriCar classes, as the specifications allow up to 300 hp.
Within AmeriCar, the Production Car Cup is the most cost-effective series, due to its production car nature. However, it is aimed as a development class for rookies and aimed at hobbyists as well.
Points System[edit | edit source]
Race Points (All Classes)[edit | edit source]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th≥ | Lap Led | Most Laps Led | Pole Position |
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Points | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Manufacturers Championship (AC1 and AC2)[edit | edit source]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Points | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |