Saar Motor Company
Saar Motor Company | |
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Founded | ? |
Location | United States |
Models | Talon Carolina Revere Eagle Nebraska Tyrant |
Associated brands | Tremwell |
Factory teams | Team Saar USA |
Manufacturer |
The Saar Motor Company, commonly referred to as Saar, is an American automobile manufacturer that fields or supplies cars in the TM Master Cup Series, the TM Lights Series, the ASCC, the FARC Lowe Dollar Series, Dash Cup, and AmeriCar, as well as many regional racing series around the world. In addition, it provides engine support for teams in Formula B and NOMAD. It is the largest automobile manufacturer in the United States.
TM Master Cup history[edit | edit source]
Saar's history in racing goes nearly to the beginning of the sport. It fielded cars in what was the TM Stock Car Challenge, the forerunner to the Master Cup. Ivan Huntington won the manufacturer's first championship in 1962, and would repeat in 1966.
Garth McCallister, Sr. and Benny Dwyer would carry the Saar flag throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, winning a combined nine Master Cup championships in that stretch.
As the new millennium dawned, new drivers took up the Saar mantle, including Jonathan Smith, Jr., Joseph Howard, Steve Marshall and Tony Durbin.
Models[edit | edit source]
- Saar Tyrant
- Saar Carolina - Mid-sized sedan
- Saar Eagle - Coupe muscle/sports car
- Saar Nebraska - Mid-sized pickup truck
- Saar Alamo - Large sedan
- Saar Revere- Muscle car
- Saar Talon
The Eagle, Tyrant, Carolina, and Revere have all also been offered with Saar's MS (Master Sport) performance package.
2019 Teams[edit | edit source]
TM Master Cup[edit | edit source]
Saar's flagship team has historically been Team Saar USA, which competed full-time in the TMMC through 2012, and again in 2014, but has otherwise largely defected to the ASCC. In 2019, BlackDiamond Racing (formerly the Tremwell factory team) and New Liberty Racing (owned by former TSUSA lead driver Tony Durbin) will field the Saar Talon full-time.
- BlackDiamond Racing – Luciano Soveral, Zelda Ashby, Zachary Fitzwater
- New Liberty Racing – Tony Durbin, Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Karl Hampton
- Hastert Racing – Chuck Johnson, Timothy Ruiz, Marc Veron, Kody Gleason
- Mason Yokoyama Racing – Mason Yokoyama
- FAC Motorsports – Nick Azure
- Hanmore Ross Racing – Mariano Zavala
American Stock Car Championship[edit | edit source]
All teams field the Carolina.
- Team Saar USA – Jason Richardson, Aaron Law, Karl Hampton, Donnie King, Jr.
- Team Thunder – Dan Richards, Jim Hayes, Richard Scott
- Jim Brennan Motorsports – Colton Spencer
- Barry Spengler Motorsports – Tim Woodard
- Barnes Motorsports – Cam Barnes
- Carl Humphrey Racing – Brett Finley
FARC Lowe Dollar Series[edit | edit source]
The Saar Revere was be officially introduced to FARC in 2019 as their primary model, but the Saar Carolina from the previous two seasons also remains legal.
- M&J Racing – Noah Dalitz, Kerry Fenton, Tylor Thaber, Tim Burkhalter, Ellis Gideon (Revere)
- Team Thunder – Anthony Griffith, Daniel Sharp, Alex Phillips (Revere)
- FAC Motorsports – Nick Azure (Revere)
- RUS Autosport America – Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Sergei Yakovski, Vitaly Tsolikov, Lev Azarov, Boris Tolbanov
- KAT Motorsports – Mike Malone, Chuck Johnson (Revere)
- Leckliter Racing – Daniel Leckliter
- Pierce-Forest Racing – Rick Forest, Ryan Forest
- Quinnipac Motorsports; Emmett Newton (Revere)
- Salvation Racing – Christopher Holter, Mo Lester
- Mason Yokoyama Racing – Mason Yokoyama, Dalton Carter (Revere)
- Todd Abedrabbo Motorsports – Todd Abedrabbo
- Concord Carolina Team – Lawrence Allen, Lukas Fabien
- Genesis Engineering – Daniel Bouchard (Revere)
- Terminal Velocity Motorsports – Jeffer Jackson (Revere)
- Gulf Motorsports – Mark Thompson, Donnie Olsen
Dash Cup[edit | edit source]
- Proline GP with Team BBR – Dan Morton, Matilda Dillinger, Daxter Hamlett (Tyrant MS)
AmeriCar AC-1[edit | edit source]
All teams field the Eagle.
- Hanmore Ross Racing; Tony Bell, Mariano Zavala
- Team Mayweather; Adam Sailer, Mike Roe
- The Outlaw Gang; Jesse Wales, J.J. Eastwood
- Patterson Racing Team; Adam Patterson, Jack Patterson
- HQS Racing; Caitlin Richler, Lexie Percy
- Garrison Family Ventures; Karson Garrison
- Maestas Motorsports; Leroy Maestas
- Vince Arnold Racing; Vivian Arnold
AmeriCar AC-2[edit | edit source]
All teams field the Revere MS.
- HQS Racing; Riley McKee
- Forrest Racing Team; Sarah Pascal, Josh Hopkins
- Volunteer Racing; Denny Stevens, Bruce Shelley
- Long Family Autosport; Dima van Hall, Vito Vinci
- Barney Compton Racing; Dan Robinson
- Concept Sports Inc; Windham Scott
- Team Thunder; Daniel Sharp, Rence Brown, Anthony Griffith
- Maxwell Engineering; Kalysta Blackburn