2018B NASA RallyCross Challenge Season

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2018B NASA RallyCross season
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NASA RallyCross Challenge
Season
Races 10
Start date June 5th, 2018
End date August 14th, 2018
Awards
Drivers' champion De.png Josh Mertz
Constructors' Champion At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT
Privateers' Champion Us.png Connor Parise
Vuzion Racing
Manufacturers' Cup Jp.png Subaru
Nations' Cup Us.png United States
Chronology
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2018A 2018C

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 Grand Prix Circuit Location
1 Daytona RallyCross GP Daytona International Speedway Us.png Daytona, FL, USA
2 Phoenix RallyCross GP Phoenix International Raceway Us.png Avondale, AZ, USA
3 Sonoma RallyCross GP Sonoma Raceway Us.png Sonoma, CA, USA
4 Daytona II RallyCross GP Daytona International Speedway Us.png Daytona, FL, USA
5 New Hampshire Gymkhana GP New Hampshire Motor Speedway Us.png Loudon, NH, USA
6 Lime Rock Gymkhana GP Lime Rock Park Us.png Lakeville, CT, USA
7 Summit Point Gymkhana GP Summit Point Raceway Us.png Summit Point, WV, USA
8 Indianapolis RallyCross GP Lucas Oil Raceway Us.png Brownsburg, IN, USA
9 Texas Gymkhana GP Texas Motor Speedway Us.png Fort Worth, TX, USA
10 Iowa RallyCross GP Iowa Speedway Us.png Newton, IA, USA

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
Manufacturer Constructor No. Driver Rds
Subaru
(Subaru Impreza WRX STi)
At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT 1 Ca.png Philip Kraus All
2 De.png Josh Mertz All
Ford
(Ford Fiesta RX)
Us.png Last Lap Motorsports 21 Us.png Matt Kingsbury 1-7
25 Us.png Ray Kingsbury All
Us.png Revolution Racing 23 Us.png Chris Wetz All
51 Ca.png Dylan Livengood All
NASA RallyCross SuperCar entries eligible to score privateer points
Ford
(Ford Focus RX)
Us.png DeNise Autosport 10 Us.png Doug DeNise 1-4
Us.png Last Lap Motorsports 80 Us.png Jacob Harberts 1-7, 10
Us.png Vuzion Racing 46 Be.png Julien Schein 10
Us.png Area 52 Racing 52 De.png Cody Erdmann 1-2
Us.png JTM MotorSports 70 Us.png Tim Rengers 1
Us.png Grid Kings 72 Us.png Kevin Carlisle 10
191 Eg.png Marwan Moftah 8, 10
Ca.png Corner Five Racing 883 Ca.png Andrew Massey 7
Subaru
(Subaru Impreza WRX STi)
At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT 3 De.png Cody Erdmann 6-8
Us.png Vuzion Racing 11 Us.png Connor Parise 1, 8-10
Us.png Daddy Ray Racing 24 Us.png Chad Simpson 6-8, 10
Us.png Zero Gravity Racing 99 Us.png Ethan Lane 5-6
Us.png Grid Kings 191 Eg.png Marwan Moftah 1-4
Volkswagen
(Volkswagen Beetle RX)
Us.png Virga Racing 10 Us.png John Virga 5
Us.png Vuzion Racing 11 Us.png Connor Parise 2, 6-7
Us.png Daddy Ray Racing 24 Us.png Chad Simpson 4-5
Us.png Nicholson Racing 37 Us.png Brandon Nicholson 5
Us.png Krause Developmental Engineering 42 Us.png Jacob Krause 2, 8-9
De.png Lambert Motorsport Technologies 46 Us.png Brandon Lambert 7
Es.png Daniel Fenollos 76 Es.png Daniel Fenollos 10
Us.png 527 Racing 77 Us.png Zack Johnson 3
Us.png Zero Gravity Racing 99 Us.png Ethan Lane 4

Events & Results

Rd. Race Seeding Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 LCQ Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Manu Private Winner
1 Us.png Daytona 1 Us.png Connor Parise Us.png Connor Parise Ca.png Philip Kraus De.png Josh Mertz Us.png Jacob Harberts Eg.png Marwan Moftah Us.png Grid Kings Jp.png Subaru Eg.png Marwan Moftah
2 Us.png Phoenix Us.png Ray Kingsbury Us.png Chris Wetz Eg.png Marwan Moftah N/A Us.png Matt Kingsbury Eg.png Marwan Moftah Us.png Grid Kings Jp.png Subaru Eg.png Marwan Moftah
3 Us.png Sonoma De.png Josh Mertz De.png Josh Mertz Eg.png Marwan Moftah N/A Ca.png Philip Kraus De.png Josh Mertz At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT Jp.png Subaru Eg.png Marwan Moftah
4 Us.png Daytona 2 Ca.png Philip Kraus Ca.png Philip Kraus Us.png Ethan Lane N/A De.png Josh Mertz Ca.png Philip Kraus At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT Jp.png Subaru Eg.png Marwan Moftah
5 Us.png New Hampshire De.png Josh Mertz De.png Josh Mertz Us.png Chad Simpson N/A Us.png Ethan Lane De.png Josh Mertz At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT Jp.png Subaru Us.png Chad Simpson
6 Us.png Lime Rock Us.png Connor Parise Us.png Connor Parise Ca.png Philip Kraus N/A Us.png Ray Kingsbury Us.png Connor Parise Us.png Vuzion Racing De.png Volkswagen Us.png Connor Parise
7 Us.png Summit Point De.png Josh Mertz De.png Josh Mertz Us.png Connor Parise N/A Us.png Chad Simpson De.png Josh Mertz At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT Jp.png Subaru Us.png Connor Parise
8 Us.png Indianapolis Us.png Connor Parise Us.png Connor Parise De.png Josh Mertz N/A Us.png Chad Simpson Us.png Connor Parise Us.png Vuzion Racing Jp.png Subaru Us.png Connor Parise
9 Us.png Texas De.png Josh Mertz Ca.png Philip Kraus Us.png Connor Parise N/A Ca.png Dylan Livengood Ca.png Philip Kraus At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT Jp.png Subaru Us.png Connor Parise
10 Us.png Iowa Be.png Julien Schein Be.png Julien Schein Es.png Daniel Fenollosa De.png Josh Mertz Eg.png Marwan Moftah Be.png Julien Schein Us.png Vuzion Racing Us.png Ford Be.png Julien Schein

Championship Standings

Championship leader table
Race Championship leader Lead
Us.png Daytona 1 Eg.png Marwan Moftah 3
Us.png Phoenix 9
Us.png Sonoma 12
Us.png Daytona 2 13
Us.png New Hampshire De.png Josh Mertz 8
Us.png Lime Rock 16
Us.png Summit Point 20
Us.png Lucas Oil 30
Us.png Texas 22
Us.png Iowa 21

2018B 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


Pos. Driver Cup Team DAY1
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PHO
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DAY2
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1 De.png Josh Mertz C At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT 73 5 11 2LCQ 11 5 11 22 4 43 160
2 Ca.png Philip Kraus C At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT 42 11 4LCQ 11 11 22 2 9 11 3 139
3 Us.png Ray Kingsbury C Us.png Last Lap Motorsports 3 2 3 8 10 6LCQ 5 4 6 9 117
4 Us.png Chris Wetz C Us.png Revolution Racing 11 41 7 7 3 4 8 8 7 8 105
5 Eg.png Marwan Moftah P Us.png Grid Kings 1LCQ 11 22 3 3 7LCQ 99
6 Us.png Connor Parise P Us.png Vuzion Racing 81 9 11 32 11 22 12 98
7 Ca.png Dylan Livengood C Us.png Revolution Racing 6 7 8 10 8 8 7 6 3 11 97
8 Us.png Chad Simpson P Us.png Daddy Ray Racing 9 22 3 4LCQ 5 8 10 83
9 Us.png Jacob Harberts P Us.png Last Lap Motorsports 2 12 6 4 4 10 11 6 83
10 Us.png Matt Kingsbury C Us.png Last Lap Motorsports 9 3LCQ 5 6 6 9 12 70
11 De.png Cody Erdmann P Us.png Area 52 Racing 5 10 43
P At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT 7 10 10
12 Us.png Doug DeNise P Us.png DeNise Autosport 10 6 10 11 31
13 Us.png Ethan Lane P Us.png Zero Gravity Racing 52 5LCQ 11 31
14 Us.png Jacob Krause P Us.png Krause Developmental Engineering 8 7 5 31
15 File:Flag of Belgium.svg Julien Schein P Us.png Vuzion Racing 11 21
16 File:Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Fenollosa P Es.png Daniel Fenollosa 22 18
17 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Carlisle P Us.png Grid Kings 5 12
18 Ca.png Andrew Massey P Ca.png Corner Five Racing 6 11
19 Us.png John Virga P Us.png Virga Racing 7 10
20 Us.png Brandon Lambert P De.png Lambert Motorsport Technologies 9 8
21 Us.png Zack Johnson P Us.png 527 Racing 9 8
22 Us.png Brandon Nicholson P Us.png Nicholson Racing 9 8
23 File:Flag of the United States.svg Tim Rengers P Us.png JTM Motorsports 12 5
Pos. Driver Cup Team DAY1
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DAY2
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TEX
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IOW
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 Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Made Final, Points Finish
Red Made Final, Non-Points Finish
Blue Missed final, Points Finish
Purple Missed final, Non-Points Finish
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
Suspended (SUS)
Icon Championship
C Constructors
P Privateers

Bold – Fastest time in seeding
1 2 – Winner of Quarterfinal 1, 2, or 3
A B – Winner of Semifinal A or B
LCQ – Winner of the Last Chance Qualifier

2018B Manufacturers' Championship

Pos. Manufacturer DAY1
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PHO
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DAY2
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SMP
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TEX
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IOW
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 Pts 
1 Jp.png Subaru 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 198
2 Us.png Ford 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 1 153
3 De.png Volkswagen 8 9 5 2 1 3 7 5 2 126
Pos. Manufacturer DAY1
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PHO
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SON
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DAY2
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2018B Constructors' Championship

Pos. Constructor No. 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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IND
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 Pts 
1 At.png Red Bull Subaru MRT 1 2 6 3 1 6 1 2 5 1 1 343
2 4 4 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 2
2 Us.png Revolution Racing 23 6 3 5 5 2 2 5 4 5 3 269
51 3 5 6 6 4 5 4 3 2 5
3 Us.png Last Lap Motorsports 21 5 2 4 3 3 6 6 247
25 1 1 2 4 5 4 3 2 4 4
Pos. Constructor No. DAY1
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DAY2
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IND
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TEX
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IOW
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 Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Made Final, Points Finish
Red Made Final, Non-Points Finish
Blue Missed final, Points Finish
Purple Missed final, Non-Points Finish
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
Suspended (SUS)

2018B Privateers' Cup

Championship leader table
Race Championship leader Lead
Us.png Daytona 1 Eg.png Marwan Moftah 3
Us.png Phoenix 11
Us.png Sonoma 15
Us.png Daytona II 18
Us.png New Hampshire 1
Us.png Lime Rock Us.png Jacob Harberts 12
Us.png Summit Point 23
Us.png Lucas Oil 6
Us.png Texas Us.png Connor Parise 3
Us.png Iowa Us.png Connor Parise
Us.png Jacob Harberts
Tie
Pos. Driver Team DAY1
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DAY2
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NHMS
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IND
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 Pts 
1 Us.png Connor Parise Vuzion Racing 4 4 1 1 1 1 7 116
2 Us.png Jacob Harberts Last Lap Motorsports 2 6 2 2 2 4 6 4 116
3 Eg.png Marwan Moftah Grid Kings 1 1 1 1 2 5 109
4 Us.png Chad Simpson Daddy Ray Racing 4 1 2 2 3 3 6 108
5 De.png Cody Erdmann Area 52 Racing 3 5 3 5 5 66
6 Us.png Doug DeNise DeNise Autosport 5 2 4 5 53
7 Us.png Jacob Krause Krause Developmental Engineering 3 4 2 45
8 Us.png Ethan Lane Zero Gravity Racing 3 3 5 42
9 Be.png Julien Schein Vuzion Racing 1 20
10 Es.png Daniel Fenollosa Daniel Fenollosa 2 17
11 Us.png Kevin Carlisle Grid Kings 3 15
12 Us.png Zack Johnson 527 Racing 3 15
13 Ca.png Andrew Massey Corner Five Racing 3 15
14 Us.png Brandon Lambert Lambert Motorsport Technologies 4 13
15 Us.png John Virga Virga Racing 4 13
16 Us.png Brandon Nicholson Nicholson Racing 4 5 12
17 Us.png Tim Rengers JTM MotorSports 6 11
Pos. Driver Team DAY1
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 Pts