2015B NASA RallyCross Challenge Season
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NASA RallyCross Challenge | |
Season | |
Races | |
Start date | August 9, 2015 |
End date | August 30, 2015 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Josh Mertz |
Constructors' Champion | Aftershock Motorsports |
Privateers' Champion | Doug Denise Denise Autosport |
Manufacturers' Cup | Subaru |
Endurance Cup | Josh Mertz |
Chronology | |
Previous season | Next season |
2015A | 2016A |
The 2015B NASA RallyCross Challenge season was the tenth season of the championship. Josh Mertz successfully defended his championship after the season was called with four races completed. The German paired with long time friend and rival Dylan Livengood to form Aftershock Motorsports, which won the Constructors' Championship in its first season of competition.
2015B Schedule[edit | edit source]
Round | Circuit | Location |
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1 | Croft RallyCross | Croft, GBR |
2 | Valkenwaard RallyCross | Valkenwaard, NED |
3 | Island Rally | Long Island, NY, USA |
4 | Talladega RallyCross | Talladega, AL, USA |
Calendar Changes[edit | edit source]
- The NASA Proving Grounds have been removed after a single season reboot of the race.
- The newly renamed Area52 Designs Endurance Cup has returned.
- Talladega, Bent Twig, Riverside, and Irwindale all return. Talladega was not featured at all in 2015A, along with Bent Twig. The latter two were cut when the season ended early.
2015B Drivers and Teams[edit | edit source]
Entry List[edit | edit source]
NASA RallyCross Car entries eligible to score constructor points | ||||||
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Manufacturer | Constructor | Tire | Individual Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
Subaru (Subaru Impreza) (Subaru Impreza WRX STi) |
Aftershock Motorsports | H | Pizza Hut RallyCross Team | 1 | Josh Mertz | All |
SPEED Energy Racing | 51 | Dylan Livengood | All | |||
Subaru MRT | B | Klondike RallyCross Team | 27 | Tristan Hagenstein | All | |
FedEx RallyCross Team | 38 | Tim Johnston | 1-2 | |||
VaporShark RallyCross Team | 199 | Steve Rada | 1-2 | |||
Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) |
Revolution Racing | H | Revolution Racing | 22 | Dylan Smith | All |
K1 Revolution Racing | 71 | Chris Wetz | All | |||
Volkswagen (Volkswagen Polo RX) |
LMT Red Bull/Repsol VW | P | LMT Repsol | 13 | Tanner Smith | 1-3 |
LMT Red Bull | 21 | Brandon Lambert | 1-3 | |||
Area 52 Racing | P | FiveTwo Racing | 52 | Cody Erdmann | 1 | |
FiveSquared Racing | 55 | Kyle Vergata | 1 | |||
NASA RallyCross Car entries eligible to score privateer points | ||||||
Citroën (Citroën C4 RX) |
BIG EVIL Racing | Y | BIG EVIL Racing | 25 | Chad Mikosz | 2, 4 |
Ford (Ford Focus RX) |
DeNise Autosport | M | Eneos/Loenbro Rally Team | 10 | Doug DeNise | All |
Ford Racing Australia | C | SP Tools Racing | 17 | Mark Sebetka | 1 | |
Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Evo IX) |
Giacalone Motorsports | F | Pennzoil Racing | 5 | Vincent Giacalone | 1 |
BIG EVIL Racing | M | BIG EVIL Racing | 25 | Chad Mikosz | 1 | |
Nicholson RallyCross | M | Mitsubishi RalliArt - Finland | 91 | Brandon Nicholson | 1-2 | |
Subaru (Subaru Impreza WRX STi) |
V2 Motorsports | BF | Hot Wheels Rally | 23 | Cole DesRosiers | 2 |
Team and Driver Changes[edit | edit source]
- Josh Mertz and Dylan Livengood leave their respective teams of MRT and Revolution Racing to form their own team, Aftershock Motorsports.
- Cody Erdmann left MRT to re-open Area 52 Racing.
- Tanner Smith left Revolution Racing to partner up with the returning Brandon Lambert.
- As a result, Dylan Smith left MRT to join Revolution Racing in Tanner's absence.
- MRT subsequently signed Steve Rada and Tim Johnston.
- Dunn LaPradd Incorporated becomes a Constructor team, with Dunn LaPradd and Brandon Nicholson driving.
- Tristan Hagenstein will return to MRT as a part-time driver, moving Steve Rada to MRT Junior when Hagenstein races.
Events[edit | edit source]
Results[edit | edit source]
Championship Standings[edit | edit source]
Championship leader table | ||
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Race | Championship leader | Lead |
Croft | Tanner Smith | 3 |
Valkenswaard | Josh Mertz | 1 |
Island Rally | 8 | |
Talladega | 19 |
2015A Drivers' Championship[edit | edit source]
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 | QF Win | SF Win |
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Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2015B Manufacturers' Championship[edit | edit source]
2015A Constructors' Championship[edit | edit source]
2015B Privateers' Cup[edit | edit source]
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