2012 Atlantic Championship

2012 Atlantic Championship Series season
2012 Atlantic Championship Series season
Season
Races	6
Start date	May 11th
End date	August 26th
Awards
Drivers' champion	David Grant
	← 2009 2014 →

The 2012 Atlantic Championship Series season was the first season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series was organised by Formula Race Promotions under the sanctioning of SCCA Pro Racing. Hoosier was introduced as the series spec tire. David Grant racing for Polestar Racing Group won the championship. After this season the series went on probation to return in 2014.

Drivers and teams[edit]

Team	No.	Drivers	Chassis	Engine
Company Motorsports	55	John Burke	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
Company Motorsports	19	Connor Burke	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
Comprent Motorsports	66	Rich Zober	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
Dole Racing	6	John Dole	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
Fahan Racing	39	Chris Fahan	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
Fat Boy Racing by John Walko Racing	31	Brendan Puderbach	Star Mazda	Mazda Rotary
Fat Boy Racing by John Walko Racing	31	Charles Finelli	Star Mazda	Mazda Rotary
Front Range Motorsports	11	Dwight Rider	Ralt RT41	Toyota 4AGE
K-Hill Motorsports	96	Tõnis Kasemets	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
	36	Bruce Hamilton	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	2	Theodoras Zorbas	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
		Jean-Luc Liverato	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	24	Lee Brahin	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	34	Andy Schaufelberger	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
LeCain Racing	90	Paul LeCain	Ralt RT41	Toyota 4AGE
Mid-Atlantic Motorsports	29	Joe Blacker	Ralt RT41	Toyota 4AGE
Polestar Racing Group	12	David Grant	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
Polestar Racing Group	20	Keith Grant	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
Primus Racing	151	Nick Neri	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
Swan Motorsports	71	Michael Mällinen	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
		Rob Sherwood	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	6	Mirl Swan	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	28	Jason Byers	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
Thompson Racing	5	John Thompson	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
		Charles Duncan	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	46	Joseph Tauro	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
		Richard Ross	Ralt RT40	Toyota 4AGE

Race calendar and results[edit]

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1^[1]	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 11	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
2^[2]	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 12	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
3^[3]	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 30	Paul LeCain	David Grant	David Grant
4^[4]	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	July 1	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
5^[5]	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 25	Tõnis Kasemets	Tõnis Kasemets	Tõnis Kasemets
6^[6]	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 26		John Dole	John Dole

Final standings[edit]

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	11th place or lower
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
	Driver replacement (Rpl)
	Injured (Inj)
	No race held (NH)

Pos	Driver	ATL1	ATL2	NJ1	NJ2	SUM1	SUM2	Points
1	David Grant	1	1	1	1	2	2	304
2	Keith Grant	2	3	3	2	3	3	232
3	John Burke	4	7	4	4	6	5	189
4	Bruce Hamilton	5	2	8	10	9	7	142
5	Dwight Rider	7	4	11	11	DNF	4	134
6	John Dole			5	9	8	1	131
7	Chris Fahan			6	5	5	8	116
8	Rich Zober	DNF	DNS	9	8	7	9	99
9	Tõnis Kasemets					1	6	87
10	Theodoras Zorbas	9	5	12	14			84
11	Paul LeCain			2	3			82
12	Connor Burke			15	6	4	DNF	75
13	Andy Schaufelberger			10	15	10	10	74
14	Jason Byers	3	8					62
15	John Thompson			7	7			54
16	Joe Blacker	8	9	13	DNF			42
17	Brendan Puderbach		6			DNF	DNS	30
18	Charles Finelli	6						29
19	Lee Brahin			14	13			28
20	Joe Tauro				12			17
21	Nick Neri					DNF	DNS	1
	Michael Mällinen	DNS
	Mirl Swan	DNS

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References[edit]

^ "2012 Road Atlanta - Race 1". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "2012 Road Atlanta - Race 2". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "2012 NJMP - Race 1". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "2012 NJMP - Race 2". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "2012 Summit Point - Race 1". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "2012 Summit Point - Race 2". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "2012 Season Points Summary" (PDF). Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

External links[edit]

[1] "2012 Road Atlanta - Race 1". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[2] "2012 Road Atlanta - Race 2". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[3] "2012 NJMP - Race 1". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[4] "2012 NJMP - Race 2". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[5] "2012 Summit Point - Race 1". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[6] "2012 Summit Point - Race 2". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[7] "2012 Season Points Summary" (PDF). Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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Drivers and teams[edit]

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Final standings[edit]

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