2012B NASA RallyCross Challenge Season
| 2012B NASA RallyCross season | |
|---|---|
| 250px | |
| NASA RallyCross Challenge | |
| Season | |
| Races | 8 |
| Start date | 9 September |
| End date | 28 October |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion | 22px Josh Mertz |
| Constructors' Champion | 22px MRT |
| Privateers' Champion | 22px Tristan Hagenstein Great Lakes Motorsports |
| Manufacturers' Cup | 22px Subaru |
| Nations' Cup | 22px Germany |
| Tires' Cup | 22px Cooper |
| Chronology | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 2012A | 2012C |
The 2012B NASA RallyCross Challenge Season was the second season of the NASA RallyCross Challenge. The season started on 9 September and ended on 28 October. Brandon Lambert would not return to defend his title.
File:MertzBurnout.png
Josh Mertz won a season high four races en route to the championship, for MRT.
Contents
2012B Schedule
| Round | Circuit | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croft RallyCross | 22px Croft, UK |
| 2 | Valkenwaard RallyCross | 22px Valkenwaard, NED |
| 3 | Charlotte RallyCross | 22px Charlotte, NC, USA |
| 4 | St. Eustache RallyCross | 22px St. Eustache, CAN |
| 5 | Negus RallyCross | 22px Canon City, CO, USA |
| 6 | Los Angeles RallyCross | 22px Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| 7 | NASA Proving Grounds North | 22px Lakewood, CO, USA |
| 8 | NASA Proving Grounds South | 22px Lakewood, CO, USA |
Schedule Changes
- Island Rally and Riverside Rally were dropped in favour of shorter circuits, due to complaints from the fans that the racing was too strung out.
- Valkenswaard moves forward in the schedule to partner with Croft, to help cut costs with logistics
- Charlotte and Los Angeles both paid their race fees and had their tracks complete (partially for Los Angeles, due to budget issues) before the deadline.
- St. Eustache moved ahead of Negus
- NASA Proving Grounds hosted the final two races of the season.
2012B Drivers and Teams
| NASA RallyCross Car Entries eligible to score constructor points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Team | Individual Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Citroën (Citroën Xsara) |
22px Team Citroën Total | Team Citroën Total | 2 | 22px Nick DiPalmo | 2, 4-5, 8 |
| Ford (Ford Focus) |
22px Great Lakes Motorsports | Team Klondike | 27 | 22px Tristan Hagenstein | 1-5 |
| 22px MONSTER Ford World Rally Team | 31hellomate Racing | 5 | 22px Andrew Fessler | 1-5, 7-8 | |
| Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer) |
22px Revolution Racing | Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing | 23 | 22px Chris Wetz | All |
| Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing | 51 | 22px Dylan Livengood | All | ||
| Subaru Subaru Impreza |
22px MRT | MRT Red Bull RallyCross Team | 81 | 22px Josh Mertz | All |
| HWR Red Bull RallyCross Team | 524 | 22px Cody Erdmann | All | ||
| 22px MRT Junior | PCK Red Bull RallyCross Team | 6 | 22px Dylan Smith | 4-8 | |
| ATN Red Bull RallyCross Team | 08 | 22px Adam Simons | All | ||
| 22px Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru RallyCross | 97 | 22px Jack Stroski | 1-7 | |
| Major entries ineligible to score constructor points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Team | Individual Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Citroën (Citroën Xsara) |
22px Matt Wishart | Matt Wishart RallyCross | 32 | 22px Matt Wishart | 8 |
| Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer) |
22px Revolution Racing | ProCupKarting RallyCross Team | 6 | 22px Dylan Smith | 3 |
| 22px Rookie Racing | SPEED Energy Rookie Racing | 7 | 22px Nick Dawson | 6 | |
| Subaru (Subaru Impreza) |
22px Best Buy Racing | Best Buy Racing | 4 | 22px Doug DeNise | 1, 5 |
| 22px Brian Mercurio | Turtle Beach RallyCross | 41 | 22px Brian Mercurio | 5-6, 8 | |
| 22px Ian Dowdy | Chocolate Milk RallyCross | 11 | 22px Ian Dowdy | 8 | |
| 22px Jeffrey Stanton | Jeffrey Stanton RallyCross | 61 | 22px Jeffrey Stanton | 7 | |
| 22px Pillsbury Racing | Pillsbury Racing | 6 | 22px Dylan Smith | 1-2 | |
| Pillsbury Racing | 32 | 22px Matt Wishart | 1, 6-7 | ||
| 22px Solstice Racing | MONSTER Energy Solstice Racing | 15 | 22px Keith Sherman | 7 | |
Driver and Team Changes
- Brandon Lambert and the Red Bull Ford World Rally Team would not return to defend their titles.
- John Quinn and So Cal Autosport, due to lack of sponsorship, originally planned to just run Los Angeles but were forced to abandon the plans.
- Elliot Porterfield still remains injured after 2012A Negus. The 666 was briefly brought back to competition at Charlotte, rebranded as the #37 for Dylan Smith.
- Webler Motorsports sold their assets to Rookie Racing, and Nick Dawson appeared at Los Angeles.
- Brian Mercurio left Pillsbury Racing to form his own team, which raced at Negus and Los Angeles.
- The Red Bull RallyCross Team shrank from 5 cars to 3 at the beginning of the season, and renamed to Mertz Racing Technologies.
- The 81 and 524 were promptly kept on MRT, with the 08 moved to the new MRT Junior Team.
- Pillsbury Racing shrank from 4 cars to 2 after budget constraints, and also withdrew from Valkenswaard, Charlotte, St. Eustache, and Negus.
- After Valkenswaard, Dylan Smith promptly signed onto Revolution Racing for Charlotte. With a poor result, he left the team and joined the MRT Junior Team.
- Dylan Connolly was banned from NASA after a drug problem, and thus DC, Inc. closed.
- Solstice Racing appeared to close their doors, but fielded the #15 Subaru for Kieth Sherman at the North Proving Grounds.
Results and Standings
Races
| Championship leader table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Championship leader | Lead |
| 22px Croft | 22px Josh Mertz | 3 |
| 22px Valkenswaard | 4 | |
| 22px Charlotte | 22px Chris Wetz | 3 |
| 22px St. Eustache | 22px Josh Mertz | 5 |
| 22px Negus | 13 | |
| 22px Los Angeles | 9 | |
| 22px Proving Grounds North | 4 | |
| 22px Proving Grounds South | 9 | |
| Rd. | Race | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | LCQ | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Winning Manu. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22px Croft | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Chris Wetz | N/A | 22px Andrew Fessler | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px MRT | 22px Subaru |
| 2 | 22px Valkenswaard | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Chris Wetz | N/A | 22px Dylan Livengood | 22px Chris Wetz | 22px Revolution Racing | 22px Mitsubishi |
| 3 | 22px Charlotte | 22px Jack Stroski | 22px Tristan Hagenstein | N/A | 22px Dylan Livengood | 22px Cody Erdmann | 22px MRT | 22px Subaru |
| 4 | 22px St. Eustache | 22px Andrew Fessler | 22px Dylan Smith | N/A | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px MRT | 22px Subaru |
| 5 | 22px Negus | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Dylan Livengood | 22px Brian Mercurio | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px MRT | 22px Subaru |
| 6 | 22px Los Angeles | 22px Cody Erdmann | 22px Adam Simons | N/A | 22px Chris Wetz | 22px Chris Wetz | 22px Revolution Racing | 22px Mitsubishi |
| 7 | 22px NPVG North | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Cody Erdmann | 22px Andrew Fessler | 22px Matt Wishart | 22px Dylan Smith | 22px MRT Junior | 22px Subaru |
| 8 | 22px NPVG South | 22px Chris Wetz | 22px Cody Erdmann | N/A | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px MRT | 22px Subaru |
2012B Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded to the top 16 finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | Heat Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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BOLD - Driver won their heat, they get an extra bonus point |
2012B Manufacturers' Championship
2012B Constructors' Championship
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