2019A NASA RallyCross Challenge Season

2019A NASA RallyCross season
NASA RallyCross Challenge
Season
Races	10 4
Start date	February 19th, 2019
End date	April 23rd, 2019 March 12, 2019
Awards
Drivers' champion	not awarded
Constructors' Champion	not awarded
Manufacturers' Cup	not awarded
Nations' Cup	not awarded
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
2018C	2019B

The 2019A NASA RallyCross Challenge Season is the eighteenth season of the championship. It started on February 19th, 2019 and will end on April 23rd, 2019. Philip Kraus entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, while his team, Red Bull Subaru MRT, returned as the Constructors' Champions.

Due to financial turmoil, NASA was forced to cancel the season after four races due to a low car count. This resulted in several months off for the organization, and the return to the "Generation 3" regulations for 2019B and beyond. No championship titles were awarded, ending the seven season championship streak for Red Bull Subaru MRT.

2019A Schedule

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Location
1	Sonoma RallyCross GP	Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma, CA, USA
2	Phoenix RallyCross GP	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, AZ, USA
3	Daytona I RallyCross GP	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona, FL, USA
4	Atlanta I RallyCross GP	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, GA, USA

Calendar Changes

• Texas is dropped from the calendar due to poor track limits definitions.
• Gymkhana rounds Lime Rock and Summit Point are dropped, due to outcry from the paddock.
• Atlanta and Daytona will utilize both layouts following an experiment in 2018B and C.

2019A 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)	Red Bull Subaru MRT	1	Philip Kraus	All
		2	Josh Mertz	All
	Converge Motorsports	191	Marwan Moftah	All
	Reignition eSport	95	Geoff Appelgren	All
	Last Lap Motorsports	21	Matt Kingsbury	1
		24	Chad Simpson	All
		25	Ray Kingsbury	All
	Area 52 Racing	52	Cody Erdmann	1
	One Sim Motorsports	6	Kevin Giadrosich	1-2
		64	Austin Darbyshire	All
Ford (Ford Fiesta RX)	Revolution Racing	23	Chris Wetz	2-3
		37	Brandon Nicholson	3
Volkswagen (Volkswagen Beetle RX)	Krause Developmental Engineering	42	Jacob Krause	All
	Monster Energy RX	46	Brandon Lambert	2
	V2RT	5	Victor Vallee	2-4
	Zack Johnson Racing	77	Zack Johnson	2

Events & Results

Rd.	Race	Seeding	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	LCQ	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Manu
1	Sonoma	Philip Kraus	Philip Kraus	Kevin Giadrosich	N/A	Josh Mertz	Austin Darbyshire	One Sim Motorsports	Subaru
2	Phoenix	Philip Kraus	Philip Kraus	Josh Mertz	Chad Simpson	Brandon Lambert	Philip Kraus	Red Bull Subaru MRT	Subaru
3	Daytona I	Geoff Appelgren	Geoff Appelgren	Philip Kraus	N/A	Josh Mertz	Philip Kraus	Red Bull Subaru MRT	Subaru
4	Atlanta I	Marwan Moftah	Marwan Moftah	Josh Mertz	N/A	N/A	Marwan Moftah	Converge Motorsports	Subaru

Championship Standings

Championship leader table
Race	Championship leader	Lead
Sonoma	Austin Darbyshire	2
Phoenix	Philip Kraus	10
Daytona I		19
Atlanta I		7

2019A 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	Heat 2nd
Points	20	17	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	2	1

Pos. Driver Team SNM PHO DAY ATL  Pts  1 Philip Kraus Red Bull Subaru MRT 3H1-1 1H1-1 1H2-1 7 71 2 Marwan Moftah Grid Kings 11 2H2-2 2H2-2 1H1-1 64 3 Ray Kingsbury Last Lap Motorsports 7 3H1-2 4 3H1-2 55 4 Josh Mertz Red Bull Subaru MRT 5 7H2-1 6 2H2-1 53 5 Austin Darbyshire One Sim Motorsports 1H1-2 9 9 5H2-2 50 6 Chad Simpson Last Lap Motorsports 6H2-2 6H3-1 7 8 44 7 Geoff Appelgren Reignition eSport 10 13 3H1-1 9 36 8 Jacob Krause Krause Developmental Engineering 8 11 10 7 33 9 Victor Vallee V2RT 8H3-2 8 4 32 10 Chris Wetz Revolution Racing 5 5H2-2 25 11 Kevin Giadrosich One Sim Motorsports 2H2-2 12 24 12 Cody Erdmann Area 52 Racing 4 13 13 Brandon Lambert Monster Energy RX 4 13 14 Matt Kingsbury Last Lap Motorsports 9 8 15 Zack Johnson Zack Johnson Racing 10 7 Pos. Driver Team SNM PHO DAY ATL  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) Bold – Fastest time in seeding Hx-1 – Winner of Heat Race Hx-2 – Runner Up of Heat Race LCQ – Winner of the Last Chance Qualifier

2019A Manufacturers' Championship

Pos. Manufacturer SNM PHO DAY ATL  Pts  1 Subaru 1 1 1 1 87 2 Volkswagen 8 4 8 4 44 3 Ford 5 5 25 Pos. Manufacturer SNM PHO DAY ATL  Pts  2019A Constructors' Championship Pos. Constructor No. SNM PHO DAY ATL  Pts  1 Red Bull Subaru MRT 1 3H1-1 1H1-1 1H2-1 7 125 2 5 7H2-1 6 2H2-1 2 Last Lap Motorsports 21 NC 99 24 6H2-2 6H3-1 7 8 25 7 3H1-2 4 3H1-2 3 One Sim Motorsports 6 2H2-2 12 74 64 1H1-2 9 9 5H2-2 4 Converge Motorsports 191 11 2H2-2 2H2-2 1H1-1 64 5 Reignition eSport 7 10 13 3H1-1 9 36 6 Krause Developmental Engineering 42 8 11 10 7 33 7 V2RT 5 8H3-2 8 4 32 8 Revolution Racing 23 5 5H2-2 25 9 Monster Energy RX 46 4 13 10 Area 52 Racing 52 4 13 11 Zack Johnson 77 10 7 Pos. Constructor No. SNM PHO DAY ATL  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)