2021 AmeriCar Championship Road Racing Series season
| AmeriCar ProLaps Championship Road Racing Series | |
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| # of Rounds | 22 |
| Ovals | 0 |
| Road Courses | 22 |
| Driver's Champion | |
| Owner's Champion | |
| Season Opener | |
| Season Finale | |
| Championship Overview | |
The 2021 AmeriCar Championship Road Racing Series season will be the 43rd season of AmeriCar, currently the major road racing series in North America, sanctioned by the National Road Racing Club of America.
Preseason Changes[edit | edit source]
A revamp to AmeriCar was planned throughout late 2019, as the multi-class system showed budgetary and event shortcomings in comparision to the previous single class championship. With the pandemic cancelling all major championship series in 2020, including AmeriCar, was seen as a opportunity for the series to avoid further damage to the teams competing, doing away with multiple classes and featuring a brand new race car body by X-Auto Race Car Bodies.
These new bodies are now part of the NSCC NewSport specifications, more similar to current day muscle cars and sedans, featuring a new spec V6 engine, which will level out teams across the board, allowing drivers that were running in AC-2 to be in the same level of AC-1 drivers. This will also allow more manufacturers to join the series, as Tonare, Calton-Morel and Gessler join Saar, Lenard and Kanako. Works teams are also a possibility as Matthews has previously featured a model within NewSport regulations, but it won't be made widely available for other teams.
Another introduction to the series in 2021 is a tire war, as Duckroll and Liberty will supply teams with dry slicks and wet grooved tires for the 22 events of the season. Across each race, teams will have access to 6 slick tires and a single set of rain tires during each weekend. As the race distances are varying around 100 miles, tire changes and fuel pitstops are not expected to occur except for the finale, which will be 150 miles and scores double points, and as such, will have multiple tire sets.
Once again, most events will be supporting larger championships, including the North American GT Championship, World Sportscar Championship, V8 ChampCar, FARC, and TM Master Cup Series, however, most AmeriCar races will be supported by other National Sports Car Club support championships.
Season Schedule[edit | edit source]
| Race | Date | Event Name | Venue | Venue Location | Length | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 23 |  Prelude to the 24
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Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | 28 Laps (100 Miles) | North American GT Championship |
| 2 | February 14 |  Grand Prix du Mardi Gras
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NOLA Motorsports Park | Avondale, Louisiana | 36 Laps (100 Miles) | |
| 3 | March 20 |  Round of Georgia
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Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | 39 Laps (100 Miles) | TM Master Cup Series TM Lights Series |
| 4 | April 10 |  Kanako Grand Prix of Long Beach
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Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | 51 Laps (100 Miles) | V8 Champ Car Series North American GT Championship |
| 5 | May 1 |  Roval 500 Presented by Tonare Nimbus
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Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | 44 Laps (100 Miles) | ASCC Cotnam All-American Series |
| 6 | May 2 | Tonare Nimbus Epilogue
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30 Laps (68 Miles) | |||
| 7 | May 15 |  Tremwell Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | 44 Laps (100 Miles) | North American GT Championship |
| 8 | May 31 |  AmeriCar Memorial Day Challenge
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Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | 66 Laps (100 Miles) | |
| 9 | June 5 |  Karl's Superstores Grand Prix
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Karl's Superstore of Jonesboro | Jonesboro, Arkansas | 120 Laps (100 Miles) | FARC Lowe Dollar Series |
| 10 | June 13 |  Canadian Sports Car Grand Prix
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Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | 40 Laps (100 Miles) | North American GT Championship TM Canada Series |
| 11 | June 20 | AmeriCar at The Airport
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Cleveland Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio | 45 Laps (95 Miles) | V8 Champ Car Series |
| 12 | June 26 |  Round of WisconsinBald Tire Brewing Co. 100 |
Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | 25 Laps (100 Miles) | TM Master Cup Series TM Lights Series FARC Lowe Dollar Series |
| 13 | July 3 |  Texas 500
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Texas World Speedway | College Station, Texas | 33 Laps (100 Miles) | ASCC Cotnam All-American Series |
| 14 | August 1 |  Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres
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Circuit Trois-Rivieres | Trois-Rivieres, Québec | 60 Laps (90 Miles) | TM Canada Series Can-Am Tour |
| 15 | August 7 | AmeriCar at Mirabel
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Circuit ICAR | Mirabel, Québec | 45 Laps (96 Miles) | |
| 16 | August 21 |  Empire State Grand Prix
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Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | 40 Laps (100 Miles) | Formula Nations America Formula US East Championship AmeriCar Vintage Challenge Sports Car Club - Northeast Division |
| 17 | September 11 |  ProLaps Harvest Grand Prix
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | 41 Laps (100 Miles) | |
| 18 | September 26 |  Stardust Grand Prix of Las Vegas
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Stardust International Raceway | Spring Valley, Nevada | 33 Laps (100 Miles) |
Team Chart[edit | edit source]
| Model | Tire | Team | Car | Driver(s) | Main Sponsor(s) | Car Owner | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calton-Morel Orion
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D |  Ed Linsey Racing
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5 | Ed Linsey
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Imago | Ed Linsey | All |
| D |  Matlock Motorsports
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23 | Katherine Carrington
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Canadian Tire | David Matlock | TBA | |
| 32 | Chris Reeder
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All | |||||
| D | Alan Everett Motorsports
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40 | Patricia Stevenson
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Alan Everett | TBA | ||
| Tony Hart
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TBA | ||||||
| L | Fletcher Racing
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117 | Fletcher Racing
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Coletta | James Fletcher | All | |
 Gessler GTW
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D | PURE Motorsports
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01 | Bryson Evans
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Bob Jackson | TBA | |
| 02 | Barry Collins
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Bob Jackson | TBA | ||||
| L | Guy Pittman Racing Team
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25 | Christina Barth
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Guy Pittman | All | ||
| L | Jackson Racing
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30 | Allen Castle
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Ken Jackson | TBA | ||
| D | Marty Stevenson Racing
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37 |  Raphael Caldera
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Telmex | Marty Stevenson | All | |
| 44 | Peter Johnson
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Extenze | 4, 9 | ||||
 TBA
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2, 8 | ||||||
| D | DFM Racing
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56 | Dan Francis
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Dan Francis | 5, 10, 13-14 | ||
 Kanako Raven TH12
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L | Paul Barnes Motorsports
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2 | Sam Duffy
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Valvoline | Paul Barnes Sr. Paul Barnes Jr. |
All |
| 6 | Tamara Riley
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Valvoline NextGen | All | ||||
| 62 | TBA
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Zerex | 4,9 | ||||
| TBA
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6-8 | ||||||
| Paul Barnes Jr.
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15-16 | ||||||
| L | Dave Ferrell Racing
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26 | Dave Ferrell
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NeedleTrax | Dave Ferrell | TBA | |
| D | JA Racing
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48 | Jeffrey Adkins
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Excelsior | Jeffrey Adkins | TBA | |
| D | Patrick Scott Motorsports
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66 | Randy Tanner
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Allicroc | Patrick Scott | All | |
| 67 | Aaron Spencer
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SolvCo | 1, 12, 16 | ||||
| Tom Galbraith
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3, 5, 11, 15 | ||||||
| TBA
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2, 8 | ||||||
| TBA
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4, 9 | ||||||
| L |  Hannagan Enterprises
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11 | Patrick O'Hannagan
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ExWife | Patrick O'Hannagan | TBA | |
| 50 |  Stasya Filipova
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Kanako | All | ||||
| 500 |  Giséle Vignon
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Kanako | TBA | ||||
| Mark O'Hannagan
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Cocaine Energy Drink | TBA | |||||
| Lenard R37 Condor
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D | SweeneySport
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4 | Riley Knight
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TBA | Paul Sweeney | All |
| 8 | Lucas Sweeney
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TBA | All | ||||
| D | Ashcroft Family Racing
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9 | Kelly Ashcroft
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C9 Antifreeze | Jack Ashcroft | All | |
| 51 |  Gabriel Macena
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Cicero | 6-8 | ||||
| 99 | Isabella Macena
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Master Spark | All | ||||
| L | Foster Racing
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12 | Kimberly Howard
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Paulie Foster | TBA | ||
| D |  Motorsports XChange
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28 | Jordan Chang
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Sinopec | Shen Zhengsheng | TBA | |
| D | Marlone Racing Developments
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46 | Tyler Berkmann
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TBA | Kevin Marlone III | All | |
| L | Steve Barco Motorsports
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49 | Steve Barco
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Mattox Weather Shield | Steve Barco | All | |
| 94 | TBA
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2, 8 | |||||
| Joshua Pacer
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4 | ||||||
| TBA
|
9 | ||||||
| TBA
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6, 7 | ||||||
| L | UteSpeed, Inc.
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59 | Ellis Gideon
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Butterfield Root Beer | Josiah Lowell | All | |
| L | Bufford Racing Team
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63 | Colette Legault
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Zombrex | John Bufford | All | |
| 65 | John Bufford
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5, 10, 13-14 | |||||
| Matthews Aspira
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D | Matthews Motorsports
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60 | Carter Fitzgerald
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SimPlease.com | Ryan Matthews | 1-3, 11-12, 17 |
 Kellan Rogers
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Sport/Lego | 10, 14-15 | |||||
| Taylor Matthews
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cloudcloud | 8-9, 16 | |||||
| Tiffini Matthews
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Vita Rush | 4-7, 13, 18 | |||||
| Saar Eagle
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L | Ross-DZ Performance
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0 | Scott Dalitz
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Chaz Dalitz | All | |
| 3 |  Mariano Zavala
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Vicker Collision & Glass | John Ross | All | |||
| D | Team Mayweather
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02 | Adam Sailer
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InCell Batteries | James Mayweather | All | |
| 20 | Mike Roe
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Defender Muffler Systems | All | ||||
| L | Bruce Shelley Racing with Kaarfor
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17 | Kristen Young
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Kaarfor | Bruce Shelley | All | |
| 18 | Bruce Shelley
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TBA | |||||
| 71 | Sarah Pascal
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TBA | |||||
| D | Long Family Autosport
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19 |  Dima Van Hall
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Motiv | Ryan Long | All | |
| 91 |  Vito Vinci
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All | |||||
| 919 | Tony Long
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TBA | |||||
| D | Barney Compton Racing
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22 | Dan Robinson
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Momo Italy | Barney Compton | TBA | |
| L | Concept Sports Inc.
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69 | Kyle McLaughlin
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Monster Energy | James Paget Carson Mercer |
TBA | |
| Cody Lawrence
|
TBA | ||||||
| D | Maestas Motorsports
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70 | Leroy Maestas
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Leroy Maestas | TBA | ||
| TBA
|
2,8 | ||||||
| Phyllis Theodor
|
6 | ||||||
| TBA
|
7 | ||||||
| Tonare Nimbus
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D | Team Thunder
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7 | Daniel Sharp
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Bummin' Beaver Brewery | Michael Rutana | TBA |
| 07 | TBA
|
Beyer | TBA | ||||
| 33 | Rence Brown
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Mr. Aid | All | ||||
| 77 | Sam Burkhart
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7-Key Aftermarket | All |
Points Systems[edit | edit source]
Race Points[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit | edit source]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |