2018B NASA RallyCross season
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NASA RallyCross Challenge
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Season
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Races
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10
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Start date
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June 5th, 2018
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End date
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August 14th, 2018
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Awards
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Drivers' champion
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Josh Mertz
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Constructors' Champion
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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Privateers' Champion
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Connor Parise Vuzion Racing
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Manufacturers' Cup
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Subaru
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Nations' Cup
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United States
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Chronology
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Previous season
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Next season
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2018A
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2018C
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The 2018B NASA RallyCross Challenge Season was the 16th season of the championship, and the first season with the "Gen-4" era of regulations. It started on June 5th, 2018, and ended on August 14th, 2018.
Pre-season
After the 2018A season, several regulations changed in NASA RallyCross.
- Gen-4 regulations were announced, with the series running four-wheel drive vehicles supplied by Ford, Subaru, and Volkswagen.
- Gearboxes also increase back to six gears, after running two seasons of four speed boxes.
- All circuits have been discontinued except for Daytona, with the series visiting both of the layouts the track has supplied.
- BFGoodrich becomes the control tire, after 6 years of an open tire war in the series.
2018B Schedule
Round
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Grand Prix
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Circuit
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Location
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1
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Daytona RallyCross GP
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Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona, FL, USA
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2
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Phoenix RallyCross GP
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Phoenix International Raceway
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Avondale, AZ, USA
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3
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Sonoma RallyCross GP
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Sonoma Raceway
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Sonoma, CA, USA
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4
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Daytona II RallyCross GP
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Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona, FL, USA
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5
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New Hampshire Gymkhana GP
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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Loudon, NH, USA
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6
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Lime Rock Gymkhana GP
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Lime Rock Park
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Lakeville, CT, USA
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7
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Summit Point Gymkhana GP
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Summit Point Raceway
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Summit Point, WV, USA
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8
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Indianapolis RallyCross GP
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Lucas Oil Raceway
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Brownsburg, IN, USA
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9
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Texas Gymkhana GP
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Texas Motor Speedway
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Fort Worth, TX, USA
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10
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Iowa RallyCross GP
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Iowa Speedway
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Newton, IA, USA
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Calendar Changes
- All previous rounds of the championship, per a schedule restructuring, are dropped except for Daytona
- Daytona expands to two events, with two different layouts.
- Indianapolis returns to the schedule, after being featured once in 2017B.
- Lime Rock, New Hampshire, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Summit Point join the schedule, as the newly renamed "Gymkhana" rounds.
2018B Drivers and Teams
SuperCars Entry List
NASA RallyCross SuperCar entries eligible to score constructor points
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Manufacturer
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Constructor
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No.
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Driver
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Rds
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Subaru (Subaru Impreza WRX STi)
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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1
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Philip Kraus
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All
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2
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Josh Mertz
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All
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Ford (Ford Fiesta RX)
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Last Lap Motorsports
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21
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Matt Kingsbury
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1-7
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25
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Ray Kingsbury
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All
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Revolution Racing
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23
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Chris Wetz
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All
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51
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Dylan Livengood
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All
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NASA RallyCross SuperCar entries eligible to score privateer points
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Ford (Ford Focus RX)
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DeNise Autosport
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10
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Doug DeNise
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1-4
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Last Lap Motorsports
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80
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Jacob Harberts
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1-7, 10
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Vuzion Racing
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46
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Julien Schein
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10
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Area 52 Racing
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52
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Cody Erdmann
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1-2
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JTM MotorSports
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70
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Tim Rengers
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1
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Grid Kings
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72
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Kevin Carlisle
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10
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191
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Marwan Moftah
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8, 10
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Corner Five Racing
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883
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Andrew Massey
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7
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Subaru (Subaru Impreza WRX STi)
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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3
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Cody Erdmann
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6-8
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Vuzion Racing
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11
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Connor Parise
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1, 8-10
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Daddy Ray Racing
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24
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Chad Simpson
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6-8, 10
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Zero Gravity Racing
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99
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Ethan Lane
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5-6
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Grid Kings
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191
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Marwan Moftah
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1-4
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Volkswagen (Volkswagen Beetle RX)
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Virga Racing
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10
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John Virga
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5
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Vuzion Racing
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11
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Connor Parise
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2, 6-7
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Daddy Ray Racing
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24
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Chad Simpson
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4-5
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Nicholson Racing
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37
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Brandon Nicholson
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5
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Krause Developmental Engineering
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42
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Jacob Krause
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2, 8-9
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Lambert Motorsport Technologies
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46
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Brandon Lambert
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7
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Daniel Fenollos
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76
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Daniel Fenollos
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10
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527 Racing
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77
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Zack Johnson
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3
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Zero Gravity Racing
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99
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Ethan Lane
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4
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Events & Results
Rd.
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Race
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Seeding
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Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Heat 3
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LCQ
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Winning Driver
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Winning Team
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Winning Manu
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Private Winner
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1
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Daytona 1
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Connor Parise
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Connor Parise
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Philip Kraus
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Josh Mertz
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Jacob Harberts
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Marwan Moftah
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Grid Kings
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Subaru
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Marwan Moftah
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2
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Phoenix
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Ray Kingsbury
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Chris Wetz
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Marwan Moftah
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N/A
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Matt Kingsbury
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Marwan Moftah
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Grid Kings
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Subaru
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Marwan Moftah
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3
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Sonoma
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Josh Mertz
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Josh Mertz
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Marwan Moftah
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N/A
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Philip Kraus
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Josh Mertz
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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Subaru
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Marwan Moftah
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4
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Daytona 2
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Philip Kraus
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Philip Kraus
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Ethan Lane
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N/A
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Josh Mertz
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Philip Kraus
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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Subaru
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Marwan Moftah
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5
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New Hampshire
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Josh Mertz
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Josh Mertz
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Chad Simpson
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N/A
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Ethan Lane
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Josh Mertz
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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Subaru
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Chad Simpson
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6
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Lime Rock
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Connor Parise
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Connor Parise
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Philip Kraus
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N/A
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Ray Kingsbury
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Connor Parise
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Vuzion Racing
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Volkswagen
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Connor Parise
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7
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Summit Point
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Josh Mertz
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Josh Mertz
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Connor Parise
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N/A
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Chad Simpson
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Josh Mertz
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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Subaru
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Connor Parise
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8
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Indianapolis
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Connor Parise
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Connor Parise
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Josh Mertz
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N/A
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Chad Simpson
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Connor Parise
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Vuzion Racing
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Subaru
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Connor Parise
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9
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Texas
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Josh Mertz
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Philip Kraus
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Connor Parise
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N/A
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Dylan Livengood
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Philip Kraus
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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Subaru
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Connor Parise
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10
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Iowa
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Julien Schein
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Julien Schein
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Daniel Fenollosa
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Josh Mertz
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Marwan Moftah
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Julien Schein
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Vuzion Racing
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Ford
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Julien Schein
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Championship Standings
Championship leader table
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Race
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Championship leader
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Lead
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Daytona 1
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Marwan Moftah
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3
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Phoenix
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9
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Sonoma
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12
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Daytona 2
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13
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New Hampshire
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Josh Mertz
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8
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Lime Rock
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16
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Summit Point
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20
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Lucas Oil
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30
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Texas
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22
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Iowa
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21
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2018B Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded to the top 16 finishers.
Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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13th
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14th
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15th
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16th
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Heat Win
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Points
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20
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17
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15
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13
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12
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11
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10
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9
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8
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7
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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1
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2018B Manufacturers' Championship
Pos.
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Manufacturer
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DAY1
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PHO
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SON
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DAY2
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NHMS
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LRP
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SMP
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IND
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TEX
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IOW
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Pts
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1
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Subaru
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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3
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198
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2
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Ford
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2
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2
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3
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4
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3
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4
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5
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4
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3
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1
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153
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3
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Volkswagen
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8
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9
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5
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2
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1
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3
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7
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5
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2
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126
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Pos.
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Manufacturer
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DAY1
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PHO
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SON
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DAY2
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NHMS
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LRP
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SMP
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IND
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TEX
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IOW
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Pts
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2018B Constructors' Championship
Pos.
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Constructor
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No.
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DAY1
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PHO
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SON
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DAY2
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NHMS
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LRP
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SMP
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IND
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TEX
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IOW
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Pts
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1
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Red Bull Subaru MRT
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1
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2
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6
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3
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1
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6
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1
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2
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5
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1
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1
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343
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2
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4
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4
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1
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2
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1
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3
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1
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1
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3
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2
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2
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Revolution Racing
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23
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6
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3
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5
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5
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2
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2
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5
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4
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5
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3
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269
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51
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3
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5
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6
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6
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4
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5
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4
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3
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2
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5
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3
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Last Lap Motorsports
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21
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5
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2
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4
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3
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3
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6
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6
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247
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25
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1
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1
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2
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4
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5
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4
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3
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2
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4
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4
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Pos.
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Constructor
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No.
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DAY1
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PHO
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SON
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DAY2
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NHMS
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LRP
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SMP
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IND
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TEX
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IOW
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Pts
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Winner
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Silver |
2nd place
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Bronze |
3rd place
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Green |
Made Final, Points Finish
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Red |
Made Final, Non-Points Finish
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Blue |
Missed final, Points Finish
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Purple |
Missed final, Non-Points Finish
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Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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Light blue
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Practiced only (PO)
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White |
Did not start (DNS)
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Blank
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Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Suspended (SUS)
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2018B Privateers' Cup
Championship leader table
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Race
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Championship leader
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Lead
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Daytona 1
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Marwan Moftah
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3
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Phoenix
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11
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Sonoma
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15
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Daytona II
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18
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New Hampshire
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1
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Lime Rock
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Jacob Harberts
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12
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Summit Point
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23
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Lucas Oil
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6
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Texas
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Connor Parise
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3
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Iowa
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Connor Parise Jacob Harberts
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Tie
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Pos.
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Driver
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Team
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DAY1
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PHO
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SON
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DAY2
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NHMS
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LRP
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SMP
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IND
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TEX
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IOW
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Pts
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1
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Connor Parise
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Vuzion Racing
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4
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4
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|
|
|
1
|
1
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1
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1
|
7
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116
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2
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Jacob Harberts
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Last Lap Motorsports
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2
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6
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2
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2
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2
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4
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6
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|
|
4
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116
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3
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Marwan Moftah
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Grid Kings
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1
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1
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1
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1
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|
|
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2
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5
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109
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4
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Chad Simpson
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Daddy Ray Racing
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|
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4
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1
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2
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2
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3
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3
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6
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108
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5
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Cody Erdmann
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Area 52 Racing
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3
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5
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3
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5
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5
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66
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6
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Doug DeNise
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DeNise Autosport
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5
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2
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4
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5
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53
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7
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Jacob Krause
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Krause Developmental Engineering
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3
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4
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2
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45
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8
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Ethan Lane
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Zero Gravity Racing
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|
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3
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3
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5
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|
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42
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9
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Julien Schein
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Vuzion Racing
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|
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1
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20
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10
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Daniel Fenollosa
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Daniel Fenollosa
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2
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17
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11
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Kevin Carlisle
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Grid Kings
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3
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15
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12
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Zack Johnson
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527 Racing
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3
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15
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13
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Andrew Massey
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Corner Five Racing
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3
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15
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14
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Brandon Lambert
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Lambert Motorsport Technologies
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|
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4
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13
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15
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John Virga
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Virga Racing
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|
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4
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13
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16
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Brandon Nicholson
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Nicholson Racing
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|
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4
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5
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12
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17
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Tim Rengers
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JTM MotorSports
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6
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11
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Pos.
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Driver
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Team
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DAY1
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PHO
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SON
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DAY2
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NHMS
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LRP
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SMP
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IND
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TEX
|
IOW
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Pts
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