2009 Rally America season
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The 2009 Rally America season was the fifth season of Rally America
. The season consisted of 9 rallies and began on January 30, with the Sno* Drift National Rally in Michigan. The final stage of Rally in the 100 Acre Wood was canceled due to impassable conditions. With six victories, Travis Pastrana
claimed his fourth Rally America championship in succession.
This is only a list of the top finishers, a full list with details can be seen at the Rally America website.
Rally America
The Rally America National Championship is the national championship of rallying events in the United States. The inaugural season was in 2005. Rally America was also the name given to the organization that sanctioned the championship, was briefly rebranded to RallyCar in July 2010, then reverted...
. The season consisted of 9 rallies and began on January 30, with the Sno* Drift National Rally in Michigan. The final stage of Rally in the 100 Acre Wood was canceled due to impassable conditions. With six victories, Travis Pastrana
Travis Pastrana
Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends...
claimed his fourth Rally America championship in succession.
Schedule
| Dates | Rally | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 30–31 January | Sno*Drift | Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends... |
| 27–28 February | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood | Ken Block Ken Block (rally driver) Ken Block is a professional rally driver with the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders and recently appointed Chief Brand Officer of DC Shoes... |
| 25–26 April | Olympus Rally Olympus Rally The Olympus Rally is an event in the motorsport of rallying. While it has usually been run as a national rally, in 1986-1988, it was a round in the FIA World Rally Championship, the most recent time a WRC rally has been run in the United States.... |
Travis Pastrana |
| 15–17 May | Oregon Trail Rally | Travis Pastrana |
| 5–6 June | Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally is an annual rally racing event held in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. STPR is currently the fifth Rally America National Rally Championship event of the season.- Past Winners :... |
Ken Block |
| 17–18 July | New England Forest Rally New England Forest Rally The New England Forest Rally is a performance rally event in New Hampshire and Maine, United States. Originally known as the Maine Forest Rally, it first appeared in 1991 as a winter rally... |
Travis Pastrana |
| 2 August | X Games 15† | Kenny Bräck Kenny Bräck Kenny Bräck is a race car driver from Sweden. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He is the winner of the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and the 1998 driving champion of the Indy Racing League. He survived one of the racing sport's biggest... |
| 28–29 August | Ojibwe Forests Rally | Travis Pastrana |
| 19–20 September | Rally Colorado | Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard is an X Games athlete, professional race car driver, stunt driver, automotive journalist, and TV personality. He left a career as a New York City entertainment lawyer to pursue his passion for racing... |
| 16–17 October | Lake Superior Rally | Travis Pastrana |
- † Though not a part of the Rally America Season, nearly all competitors will be from Rally America.
X Games 15
The X Games will have a super stage rally event for their event. This will be the 4th time the event will be in the X Games, and will feature at least 10 drivers from Rally America in head to head competition in a cross over course. 8 of the drivers have already been chosen, including Pastrana, Block, and Foust.Driver Standings
Though Rally America runs 2 other classes, Super Production and Front Wheel Drive, these are not nearly as heavily contested. Travis Patstrana secured his fourth straight championship during the Ojibwe Forests Rally. Foust and Comrie-Picard were unable to attend.| Driver | Car | Year | Class | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends... |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
2009 | Open | 151 |
| Andi Mancin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 2007 | Open | 97 |
| Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard is an X Games athlete, professional race car driver, stunt driver, automotive journalist, and TV personality. He left a career as a New York City entertainment lawyer to pursue his passion for racing... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 2009 | Open | 86 |
| Ken Block Ken Block (rally driver) Ken Block is a professional rally driver with the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders and recently appointed Chief Brand Officer of DC Shoes... |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
2009 | Open | 80 |
| Tanner Foust Tanner Foust Tanner Foust is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements and national championships. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top... |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 2009 | Open | 62 |
| William Bacon | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 2006 | Open | 48 |
| Mark Fox | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 2006 | Open | 47 |
| Patrick Moro | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Open | 45 | |
| Arkadiusz Gruszka | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | Open | 43 |
This is only a list of the top finishers, a full list with details can be seen at the Rally America website.