1990 American Racing Series season

The 1990 Firestone American Racing Series Championship consisted of 14 races. Paul Tracy won nine times and captured seven poles on his way to the championship.

Calendar

Race NoTrackStateDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionMost Leading LapsFastest Race Lap
1PhoenixArizonaApril 7, 19901001.6093=160.93 km1'02:25.213154.690 km/hPaul TracyMark SmithPaul Tracy?
2Long BeachCaliforniaApril 22, 1990431.834602=78.887886 km0'51:49.70391.326 km/hPaul TracyPaul TracyPaul Tracy?
3MilwaukeeWisconsinJune 3, 1990871.6607976=144.489391 km0'49:03.020176.744 km/hPaul TracyRobbie BuhlPaul Tracy?
4DetroitMichiganJune 17, 1990244.02325=96.558 km0'58:28.76499.069 km/hTommy ByrnePaul TracyPaul Tracy?
5PortlandOregonJune 24, 1990403.0930746=123.722984 km0'46:01.151161.311 km/hPaul TracyPaul TracyPaul Tracy?
6ClevelandOhioJuly 8, 1990323.8124317=121.9978144 km0'37:52.520193.262 km/hPaul TracyPaul TracyPaul Tracy?
7MeadowlandsNew JerseyJuly 15, 1990631.9585181=123.38664 km0'48:32.089152.534 km/hPaul TracyPaul TracyPaul Tracy?
8Toronto CanadaJuly 22, 1990422.8709912=120.58163 km0'51:50.015139.579 km/hPaul TracyTed PrappasPaul Tracy?
9DenverColoradoAugust 26, 1990253.05767=76.44175 km0'46:41.15698.242 km/hMark RodriguesP. J. JonesRobbie Buhl?
10Vancouver CanadaSeptember 2, 1990442.8500703=125.4030932 km0'52:28.220143.399 km/hVinicio SalmiPaul TracyPaul Tracy?
11LexingtonOhioSeptember 16, 199029.53.86232=113.45565 km0'53:43.000126.727 km/hBrian TillRobbie BuhlPaul Tracy?
12Elkhart LakeWisconsinSeptember 23, 1990196.4372=122.3068 km?? km/hPaul TracyMike SnowPaul Tracy?
13NazarethPennsylvaniaOctober 7, 1990751.5223978=114.179835 km0'33:55.189201.970 km/hRobbie GroffRobbie BuhlRobbie Groff?
14MontereyCaliforniaOctober 21, 1990343.5629902=121.1416668 km0'55:03.40132.018 km/hTed PrappasPaul TracyTed Prappas?

Race summaries

Phoenix race

Held April 7 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mark Smith won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. Mark Smith
  3. Éric Bachelart
  4. Ted Prappas
  5. Marty Roth

Long Beach race

Held April 22 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. Mark Smith
  3. Tommy Byrne
  4. Steve Shelton
  5. Johnny O'Connell

Milwaukee race

Held June 3 at The Milwaukee Mile. Robbie Buhl won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. Robbie Buhl
  3. Robbie Groff
  4. Ted Prappas
  5. P. J. Jones

Detroit race

Held June 17 at the Detroit street circuit. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Tommy Byrne
  2. Éric Bachelart
  3. Mike Snow
  4. Justin Bell
  5. Ted Prappas

Portland race

Held June 24 at Portland International Raceway. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. P. J. Jones
  3. Mike Snow
  4. Mitch Thieman
  5. Ted Prappas

Cleveland race

Held July 8 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. P. J. Jones
  3. Éric Bachelart
  4. Mark Smith
  5. Ted Prappas

Meadowlands race

Held July 15 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. Ted Prappas
  3. Mike Snow
  4. Robbie Buhl
  5. Cathy Muller

Toronto race

Held July 22 at Exhibition Place. Ted Prappas won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. Ted Prappas
  3. P. J. Jones
  4. Vinicio Salmi
  5. Cathy Muller

Denver race

Held August 26 at the Denver, Colorado street circuit. P. J. Jones won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Mark Rodrigues
  2. Robbie Buhl
  3. Vinicio Salmi
  4. Marty Roth
  5. Roberto Quintanilla

Vancouver race

Held September 2 at Pacific Place. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Vinicio Salmi
  2. Mark Smith
  3. Marty Roth
  4. Tom Christoff
  5. Paul Tracy

Mid-Ohio race

Held September 16 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Robbie Buhl won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. Robbie Buhl
  3. Robbie Groff
  4. Tom Christoff
  5. Mark Rodrigues

Elkhart Lake race

Held September 23 at Road America. Mike Snow won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Paul Tracy
  2. Robbie Buhl
  3. Mark Smith
  4. Éric Bachelart
  5. Robbie Groff

Nazareth race

Held October 7 at Nazareth Speedway. Robbie Buhl won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Robbie Groff
  2. Robbie Buhl
  3. Ted Prappas
  4. Mark Rodrigues
  5. Mark Smith

Laguna Seca race

Held October 21 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Ted Prappas
  2. Mike Snow
  3. Robbie Groff
  4. Vinicio Salmi
  5. Mark Smith

Final points standings

Driver

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).

PlaceNameCountryTeamTotal Points
1Paul Tracy CanadaLandford Racing214212221522222221-12212131
2Ted Prappas United StatesP.I.G. Racing13512512101010161723211421
3Mark Smith United StatesEvergreen Racing128171642812384164141010
4Robbie Buhl United StatesLeading Edge Motorsport118--17-48122178171617-
5Robbie Groff United StatesGroff Motorsports10458146144-3-14102114
6Mike Snow United StatesBradley Motorsports89--11414611-5186416
7Mark Rodrigues United StatesLeading Edge Motorsport893-6--25
McNeill Motorsports420610812-
8P. J. Jones United StatesP.I.G. Racing68--1011616114221-5-
Vinicio Salmi ItalyGenoa Racing68----5-2121420-3-12
10Éric Bachelart BelgiumGanassi-Stimola Racing ARS631421716-14---5-12--
11Marty Roth CanadaStuart Moore Racing5910--8--6612143---
Tom Christoff CanadaLandford Racing59--3--38-81212481
13Tommy Byrne IrelandGenoa Racing524148206---------
14Roberto Quintanilla MexicoRoquin Motorsports38--2-2---10466-8
15Justin Bell United KingdomGanassi-Stimola Racing ARS29-4-12-5-3--5---
16Cathy Muller FranceMcNeill Motorsports2816
Stuart Moore Racing---11010------
17Steve Sheldon United StatesStuart Moore Racing21812-----
McNeill Motorsports1------
18Hunter Jones CanadaBaci Racing17615----5------
19Johnny O'Connell United StatesR & K Racing16-10-----------
Essex Racing6
20Mitch Thieman United StatesThieman Racing12----12---------
21Colin Trueman United StatesTrueSports Racing7---43---------
22John Brooks United StatesBaci Racing6--------6-----
Cheryl Glass United StatesGlass Racing6------------6-
24Dave Kudrave United StatesDave White Motorsports523------------
Brian Bonner United StatesTEAMKAR International5---5----------
John Marconi United StatesLeading Edge Motorsport5-------------5
27E.J. Lenzi United StatesBaci Racing4-----------22-
Mark Ritchey United StatesP.I.G. Racing4-------------4
29Bob Dorricott, Jr. United StatesCameron-McGee Motorsports3-------------3
30Dale Evans United StatesBradley Motorsports2-------------2

Note:

Race 13 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

Complete Overview

first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

R15=retired, but classified NS=did not start (11)=place after practice, but grid position not held free

PlaceNameCountryTeam
1Paul Tracy CanadaLandford Racing311121110111111212R151521215R101R15
2Ted Prappas United StatesP.I.G. Racing742R89445656522122R112R103R118R123321
3Mark Smith United StatesEvergreen Racing124212914R117654610864R9324R9434585
4Robbie Buhl United StatesLeading Edge Motorsport15R221113129R1889106945R1162461252123R16
5Robbie Groff United StatesGroff Motorsports481563311711R12798R9(11)NS7R10--63652153
6Mike Snow United StatesBradley Motorsports26R2025218121233337539R145810R1296186R962
7Mark Rodrigues United StatesLeading Edge Motorsport1610171811715R1914R161211128
McNeill Motorsports1491011271251067412R14
8P. J. Jones United StatesP.I.G. Racing1113617552R1222423R12331R129R117R1211R131184R13
Vinicio Salmi ItalyGenoa Racing--------128--11R11448361--310--74
10Éric Bachelart BelgiumGanassi-Stimola Racing ARS63141141562--23------5R8--74----
11Marty Roth CanadaStuart Moore Racing10510R2410161861314141410711711473510------
Tom Christoff CanadaLandford Racing1815191571013R131013111013613R13156841141298611R12
13Tommy Byrne IrelandGenoa Racing17933663157------------------
14Roberto Quintanilla MexicoRoquin Motorsports22161214151116R151611------135119107137--106
15Justin Bell United KingdomGanassi-Stimola Racing ARS--169171354--987R136109R13--88------
16Cathy Muller FranceMcNeill Motorsports1412137
Stuart Moore Racing14R177R169R1581245105------------
17Steve Sheldon United StatesStuart Moore Racing8654----------
McNeill Motorsports12R12------------
18Hunter Jones CanadaBaci Racing2720121388R17------78------------
19Johnny O'Connell United StatesR & K Racing--95----------------------
Essex Racing97
20Mitch Thieman United StatesThieman Racing20148R25----44------------------
21Colin Trueman United StatesTrueSports Racing23182216--19915101313----------------
22John Brooks United StatesBaci Racing----------------147----------
Cheryl Glass United StatesGlass Racing------------------------9717NS
24Dave Kudrave United StatesDave White Motorsports1311710------------------------
Brian Bonner United StatesTEAMKAR International------178--------------------
John Marconi United StatesLeading Edge Motorsport--------------------------148
27E.J. Lenzi United StatesBaci Racing---23R22-----------------9R111011--
Mark Ritchey United StatesP.I.G. Racing--------------------------169
29Bob Dorricott, Jr. United StatesCameron-McGee Motorsports--------------------------15R10
30Dale Evans United StatesBradley Motorsports--------------------------13R11
-Jay Cochran United StatesEssex Racing21R2418R23161410R14--------------------
-Rusty Scott United StatesLeading Edge Motorsport----------------12R14----------
-Kenji Momota JapanTEAMKAR International24172420------------------------
-Peter Lockhart CanadaLeading Edge Motorsport19R232119------------------------
-Steve Barclay United StatesR & K Racing9R19--------------------------
-Arthur Abrahams AustraliaBaci Racing12R21--------------------------
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