MOTORSPORTS RACING NEWS
THE ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP
POWERED BY MAZDA - 2010
NEWS FROM THE WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORTS- ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP
A BIGGER AND BETTER ATLANTIC SERIES
They will be missed at Mosport. Hopefully they the Atlantic Series will return to our neighborhood in 2011.
The Series is going into 2010 with more teams for even better races than last year.
Teams said to enter in 2010 are Jensen MotorSport, Team Stargate Worlds, Primetime Race Group, Condor Motorsports, Swan Racing, with others to come.
The Atlantic Championship heads into its 37th year of competition in 2010. Past competitors include past and present IndyCar drivers such as Bobby Rahal, Danny Sullivan, Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Danica Patrick, Dan Wheldon, Graham Rahal, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Raphael Matos, Formula One legends and champions such as Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques Villeneuve and Keke Rosberg, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Sam Hornish Jr. and A.J. Allmendinger and sports car stars like Jon Fogarty, Alex Gurney, Michael Valiante, Luis Diaz, Joey Hand and Simon Pagenaud.
THE 2010 ATLANTIC SERIES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2010 ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON PLACED ON HOLD
2010 Atlantic Championship - all events cancelled
DATE TRACK WITH MAR 19 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Fla. ALMS MAY 22 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif. ALMS MAY 29 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn. Grand-Am JUN 20 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio Grand-Am JUN 26 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, N.J. Feature JUN 27 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, N.J. Feature JUL 10 Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah ALMS JUL 24 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn. ALMS JUL 31 Autobahn Country Club, Joliet, Ill. Feature AUG 1 Autobahn Country Club, Joliet, Ill. Feature AUG 15 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres,Trois-Rivieres, QC Co-Feature OCT 1 Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga. ALMS NOTE: Additional event may be announced. |
2009 ATLANTIC SEASON POINTS
AFTER LEGUNA SECA, OCTOBER 11, 2009
POS NAME TEAM POINTS
1 John Edwards Newman Wachs Racing 182*
2 Jonathan Summerton Genoa Racing 182
3 Simona De Silvestro Team Stargate Worlds 176
4 Frederic Vervisch Genoa Racing 131
5 Tonis Kasemets Polestar Motor Racing 103
6 Markus Niemeta Newman Wachs Racing 98
7 Borja Garcia Condor Motorsports 88
8 James Winslow Conquest Racing 72
9 Frankie Muniz Team Stargate Worlds 62
10 Max Lefevre Condor Motorsports 58
11 Jonathan Bomarito Jonathan Bomarito Racing 19
12 Eric Jensen Jensen MotorSport 16
13 Harald Schlegelmilch Conquest Racing 12
14 Robert Wickens Genoa Racing 12
15 Michael Nacol Jensen MotorSport 11
16 David Garza Jensen MotorSport 8
17 Barrett Mertins Jensen MotorSport 8
18 Richard Zober Polestar Motor Racing 7
19 Matt Lee Jensen MotorSport 6
20 Greg Mansell Genoa Racing 4
C2 CLASS
1 Michael Mallinen Swan Racing 93
2 Mirl Swan Swan Racing 21
3 Hans Peter Swan Racing 17
4 Sadat Yelkin Swan Racing 16
5 Ahsen Yelkin Swan Racing 14
6 Chris Lee Swan Racing 12
* - Edwards wins title based on tiebreaker with four
second-place finishes to Summerton's three.
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ROBERT WICKENS AT MOSPORT FOR GENOA RACING AUGUST 2009
2010 ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON PLACED ON HOLD
Due to the downturn in the global economy and the subsequent shortage of funded drivers, the Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda will go on hiatus until global conditions improve. The Atlantic Championship has and always will be committed to providing the best driver development series available to the world’s next generation of top tier driving talent. Unfortunately however this experience cannot be upheld through 2010. Series officials will continue working throughout the year to develop new ideas for the future that will add value to drivers and also lower costs associated with competing in a world class racing series like the Atlantic Championship.
"It is with a heavy heart and only after deep consideration that I have accepted the recommendations from the stakeholders in the Series to pause efforts related to the continuation of the 2010 Atlantic Championship season," said Ben Johnston, Owner, Atlantic Championship. "As a former Atlantic racer myself, the Atlantic Championship means a great deal to me personally. I know what this series means to the drivers of the world as well as the heritage that Atlantics carries with it and I will not devalue the world class experience that each one of our drivers is entitled to just to save face during these tough economic times. I am committed to this series now as much as ever and will assure Atlantic fans that the Atlantic Championship office will be working during the down time in order to deliver an unparalleled racing offering when economic conditions allow."
"All of us at Mazda are disappointed that the Atlantic Championship will be on hiatus this year," said Robert Davis, Senior Vice President, Mazda North American Operations. "It was no doubt a very difficult decision made by the Atlantic management in conjunction with the teams. Mazda has greatly enjoyed the past four years of working with outstanding drivers, teams, and partners and we remain committed to our ongoing support of up-and-coming drivers in both open wheel and sports car racing."