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American Rally Association National Championship

Category	Rallying
Country	United States
Inaugural season	2017
Classes	O4WD RC2 LN4 O2WD NA4WD L2WD
Manufacturers	Subaru, Ford, Hyundai, Citroën, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Toyota, Lexus, Acura
Drivers' champion	Travis Pastrana (2021)
Teams' champion	Subaru Motorsports USA (2021)
Official website	www.americanrallyassociation.org

The American Rally Association Presented by DirtFish National Championship is the national championship of rallying events in the United States. It was formed in 2017

2019

As of 2019 ARA is the only stage rally sanctioning body in the United States with a National Championship trophy. Amsoil sponsored the series.

Round	Start	Finish	Rally	Headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance	Regional Event
	25 January	26 January	Sno*Drift Rally
	15 March	16 March	100 Acre Wood Rally	Salem, Missouri	Gravel
	27 April	28 April	Olympus Rally
	31 May	2 June	Oregon Trail Rally
	22 June	23 June	Idaho Rally International
	19 July	20 July	New England Forest Rally	Sunday River, Maine
	23 August	24 August	Muscatell Ojibwe Forests Rally
	13 September	14 September	Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally
	18 October	19 October	Lake Superior Performance Rally
	16 May	18 May	Southern Ohio Forest Rally					Super
	26 July	27 July	Rally Colorado					Super
	21 September		Tour de Forest Rally					Super
	25 October	26 October	Empire State Performance Rally					Super
	1 December 2018		Nemadji Trail Rally					One-Day
	2 February 2019		Missouri Ozark Rally					One-Day
	1 June 2019		Headwaters Rally					One-Day
	3 August 2019		Summer Sno*Drift					One-Day
	5 October 2019		Show Me Rally	Potosi, Missouri	Gravel			One-Day
	7 December 2019		Nemadji Trail Rally					One-Day

Points format

The points are awarded based on final finishing position, as well as achieving a point for starting the race and one point for finishing the race. Thus, finishing a race will automatically earn the driver three points: one for starting, one for finishing, and one for coming in 10th+ place. The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate but based on a similar point system. This means a driver can win the driver's championship driving one car yet a different manufacturer can win the manufacturer's championship.

The first table below shows how points are distributed without giving two points for both starting and finishing the rally.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th+
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

The second table below shows how points are distributed with the two points for both starting and finishing the rally given.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th+
Points	22	17	14	12	10	8	6	5	4	3

Champions

Season	Champion	Team
2017	Travis Pastrana	Subaru Rally Team USA
2018	David Higgins	Subaru Rally Team USA
2019	David Higgins	Subaru Rally Team USA
2020	Barry McKenna	McKenna Motorsport
2021	Travis Pastrana	Subaru Motorsports USA

Josef Newgarden
Newgarden at the Iowa Speedway, 2022
Nationality	American
Born	Joseph Edgar Newgarden (1990-12-22) December 22, 1990 Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
IndyCar Series career
215 races run over 13 years
Team(s)	No. 2 (Team Penske)
Best finish	1st (2017, 2019)
First race	2012 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race	2024 Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway)
First win	2015 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Barber)
Last win	2024 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (Gateway)
Wins Podiums Poles 31 58 18