2012A NASA RallyCross Challenge Season

2012A NASA Rallycross Challenge season
NASA Rallycross Challenge
Season
Races	6
Start date	1 July
End date	5 August
Awards
Drivers' champion	Brandon Lambert
Constructors' Champion	Revolution Racing
Privateers' Champion	Andrew Fessler Fessler World Rally Team
Manufacturers' Cup	Mitsubishi
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
none	2012B

The 2012A NASA Rallycross Challenge was the first season of Rallycross sanctioned by NASA. It featured 6 events in 3 countries. The events took place on NASCAR Racing 2003 Season with modded cars and tracks. The season began on July 1 and ended on August 5. Brandon Lambert from Alabama won the inaugural championship, by 6 points over Josh Mertz.

2012A Schedule

Round	Circuit	Location
1	Croft Rallycross	Croft, UK
2	Island Rallycross	Long Island, NY, USA
3	Negus Rallycross	Canon City, CO, USA
4	Riverside Rallycross	Riverside, CA, USA
5	St. Eustache Rallycross	St. Eustache, CAN
6	[[Valkenwaard Circuit]	Valkenwaard, NED

2012A Teams & Drivers

NASA RallyCross Car Entries eligible to score constructor points
Constructor	Team	Individual Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Citroën (Citroën Xsara)	Solstice Racing	AMP Energy Solstice Racing	35	Nick Kahrs	1-4
Ford (Ford Focus)	Great Lakes Motorsports	Team Klondike	27	Tristan Hagenstein	2-6
	Fessler World Rally Team	Fessler World Rally Team	5	Andrew Fessler	2-6
	Red Bull Ford World Rally Team	Red Bull Ford World Rally Team	21	Brandon Lambert	All
Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer)	Revolution Racing	Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing	23	Chris Wetz	1-2, 4-6
		Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing	51	Dylan Livengood	All
	Webler Motorsports	Team Verizon	12	Mike Greenwood	4-6
		Team SPEED	116	Eric Webler	3-5
Subaru (Subaru Impreza)	Kodak Racing	Kodak RallyCross Team	77	Gabe Herschel	2
	MRT	MRT Red Bull RallyCross Team	81	Josh Mertz	3-6
		HWR Red Bull RallyCross Team	524	Cody Erdmann	3-4, 6
	Pillsbury Racing	Pillsbury Racing	6	Dylan Smith	4-6
		Pillsbury Racing	32	Matt Wishart	4-6
	So Cal Autosport	BullyVille So Cal Autosport	91	John Quinn	1-2, 4

Major entries ineligible to score constructor points
Constructor	Team	Individual Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Citroën (Citroën Xsara)	MRT	MRT Red Bull RallyCross Team	81	Josh Mertz	1-2
	Team Friendship	Avril Lavigne Team Friendship	64	Stephen Knight	6
Ford (Ford Focus)	Aragon Motorsports	Best Buy Aragon Motorsports	4	Doug DeNise	5
	Solstice Racing	Stobart Solstice Racing	33	Caleb Paul	1
Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer)	DC Incorporated	NOS Energy DC Inc.	87	Dylan Connolly	4, 6
	Revolution Racing	RalliArt 666 Revolution Racing	666	Elliot Porterfield	1-2
	Webler Motorsports	Alpinestars RallyCross Team	7	Nick Dawson	4
Subaru (Subaru Impreza)	Kodak Racing	Kodak RallyCross Team	77	Gabe Herschel	2
	MRT	ATN Red Bull RallyCross Team	08	Adam Simons	4-5
		RER Red Bull RallyCross Team	48	Adam Sweet	4
		Red Bull Mexicans United	85	Dako	4-5
	Pillsbury Racing	Pillsbury Racing	22	Brian Mercurio	5
		Pillsbury Racing	55	Timmy Pacchioli	4-5
	Solstice Racing	MONSTER Energy Solstice Racing	15	Keith Sherman	1, 3
	Revolution Racing	Rockwell Revolution Racing	08	Adam Simons	1, 3

Results and Standings

Championship leader table
Race	Championship leader	Lead
Croft	Elliot Porterfield	3
Island Rally		11
Negus	Josh Mertz	2
Riverside	Brandon Lambert	8
St. Eustache		4
Valkenswaard		6

Results

Rd.	Race	Heat 1	Heat 2	Heat 3	Heat 4	LCQ	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Manu
1	Croft	Josh Mertz	Elliot Porterfield	N/A	N/A	John Quinn	Elliot Porterfield	Revolution Racing	Mitsubishi
2	Island Rally	Elliot Porterfield	Brandon Lambert	N/A	N/A	Josh Mertz	Elliot Porterfield	Revolution Racing	Mitsubishi
3	Negus	Andrew Fessler	Josh Mertz	N/A	N/A	Brandon Lambert	Brandon Lambert	Red Bull Ford WRT	Ford
4	Riverside	Matt Wishart	John Quinn	Adam Simons	Cody Erdmann	Brandon Lambert	John Quinn	So Cal Autosport	Subaru
5	St. Eustache	Adam Simons	Brett Lawrence	Brian Mercurio	Josh Mertz	Andrew Fessler	Josh Mertz	MRT	Subaru
6	Valkenswaard	Dylan Smith	Josh Mertz	Brandon Lambert	N/A	Stephen Knight	Chris Wetz	Revolution Racing	Mitsubishi

2012A Drivers Standings

Top 16 finishers receive points.

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. Drivers Team CRO ISR NEG RVR CAN NED  Pts  1 Brandon Lambert Red Bull Ford World Rally Team 10 2 1 5 2 2 92 2 Josh Mertz Red Bull RallyCross Team 2 4 3 15 1 3 86 3 Dylan Livengood Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing 4 7 4 6 4 8 69 4 Andrew Fessler MONSTER World Rally Team 3 5 3 8 4 65 5 Chris Wetz Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing 5 9 12 5 1 58 6 John Quinn BullyVille So Cal Autosport 3 10 1 43 7 Elliot Porterfield RalliArt Revolution Racing 1 1 42 8 Tristan Hagenstein NOS Energy Great Lakes RallyCross Team 5 6 11 6 40 9 Cody Erdmann Red Bull RallyCross Team 2 2 10 40 10 Adam Simons Red Bull RallyCross Team 9 9 9 9 34 11 Nick Kahrs AMP Energy Solstice Racing 8 6 10 18 27 12 Matt Wishart Pillsbury Racing 4 12 9 27 13 Dylan Smith Pillsbury Racing 7 14 7 25 14 Keith Sherman MONSTER Energy Solstice Racing 6 7 21 14 Eric Webler Team SPEED 8 11 15 17 15 Brian Mercurio Pillsbury Racing 3 16 16 Dako Red Bull Mexicans United 10 10 14 17 Stephen Knight Avril Lavigne Team Friendship 5 12 18 Brett Lawrence Red Bull Ford World Rally Team 7 11 19 Timmy Pacchioli Pillsbury Racing 6 11 20 Dylan Connelly NOS Energy RallyCross Team 13 11 10 21 Caleb Paul Stobart Solstice Racing 7 10 22 Nick Dawson Team SPEED 8 9 23 Gabe Herschel Kodak RallyCross Team 8 9 24 Mike Greenwood Team Verizon 17 16 12 6 26 Doug DeNise Best Buy Racing 13 4 27 Kevin Hasemann Rockstar Energy KMH Enterprises 14 3 28 Adam Sweet Red Bull RallyCross Team 16 1 Pos. Drivers Team CRO ISR NEG RVR CAN NED  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) Italics - Driver won their heat, they get an extra bonus point

2012A Manufacturers Standings

Pos. Manufacturer CRO ISR NEG RVR CAN NED  Pts  1 Mitsubishi 1 1 4 6 4 1 99 2 Subaru 3 8 3 1 1 3 98* 3 Ford 7 2 1 3 2 2 98 4 Citroen 2 4 10 18 5 50 * - Subaru wins the tiebreaker between Ford on number of wins, 2 to 1. 2012A Constructors' Standings Pos. Constructor No. CRO ISR NEG RVR CAN NED Points 1 Revolution Racing 23 5 9 DNA 12 5 1 133 51 4 7 4 6 4 8 2 MRT 81 2 4 3 15 1 3 129 524 2 2 DNA 10 3 Red Bull Ford World Rally Team 21 10 2 1 5 2 2 92 4 MONSTER World Rally Team 5 3 5 3 8 4 65 5 Pillsbury Racing 6 7 14 7 51 32 4 12 9 6 So Cal Autosport 91 3 10 WD 1 WD 42 7 Great Lakes Motorsports 27 5 6 DNA 11 6 40 8 Solstice Racing 35 8 6 10 18 WD 27 9 Webler Motorsports 12 17 16 12 23 116 8 11 15 WD Pos. Constructor No. CRO ISR NEG RVR CAN NED Points 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) 2012A Nations Cup Pos. Manufacturer CRO ISR NEG RVR CAN NED  Pts  1 United States 1 1 1 1 2 1 120 2 Germany 2 4 3 15 1 3 86 3 Canada 4 7 4 6 4 8 69 4 Netherlands 5 6 11 6 40 5 Argentina 10 10 14 6 Italy 5 7