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United Speed
Alliance Racing (USAR)
USARacing
(formerly known as the USAR Hooters Pro Cup
Series) is a stock car auto racing series in the
United States. It is sanctioned by the United
Speed Alliance Racing. The series races
throughout the United States primarily on short
tracks.
The
sanctioning body was formed by Hooters owner
Robert Brooks. Brooks created the body to
honor the memories of four people who died
in an
April 1, 1993 airplane crash:
Brooks' son Mark Brooks, reigning NASCAR
champion Alan Kulwicki, Dan Duncan, and
pilot Charlie Campbell. The sanctioning body
started a late model series. Brooks decided
to stop sanctioning the late model series in
favor of the Pro Cup series while at the
September 1997 race at the Milwaukee Mile.
Brooks wanted to move to steel-bodied
racecars. There were eleven races in
1997.The series was expanded to twenty races
in 1998.
In
2001, the series devised a "northern
division" and a "southern division" that
race separately. After the regular season,
the top drivers from each division
participate in a five race playoff series
called the Four Champions Challenge. Winners
of the respective division are awarded a
25-point bonus for the playoff and a cash
bonus as regular season champions. The
driver who gets the most points in the Four
Champions races, and the seeding points,
(four races in 2001, five races from 2002
until 2005, six in 2006, 5 races in 2007) is
declared the USAR champion.
At
the end of the season, each of the top 30
teams that competes in at least half of the
series' regular season races in their
division is given entry points based on the
number of points one competitor can earn for
finishing in that respective position in a
race. Beginning in 2006, the top 15 in each
division automatically qualified. Each
driver collects points for each race they
participate in during the Championship
Series, adding to their entry points
collected from their regular season finish.
A ten-point bonus is awarded for every
driver who attempts to qualify at every
race, although driver must race three of the
six races to qualify for postseason bonus
prizes. Cash bonuses are available for
winning four, five, or all six postseason
races. In 2003, Shane Huffman won a bonus
for winning three of the five races. The
success of this series which led to NASCAR
devising its own playoff system in 2004.
Four Champions Playoff Champions
The
following drivers won the Four Champions
playoff series after the series was split
into two divisions:
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2009
Clay Rogers
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2008
Benny Gordon
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2007
Bobby Gill
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2006
Clay Rogers
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2005
Benny Gordon
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2004
Clay Rogers
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2003
Shane Huffman
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2002
Jason Sarvis
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2001
Bobby Gill
Series Champions
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2000
Bobby Gill
-
1999
Bobby Gill
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1998
Jeff Agnew
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1997
Mario Gosselin
Rookies of the Year
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2009
Lucas Ransone
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2008
Drew Herring
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2007
Brandon Ward
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2006
Derek Kale
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2005
Woody Howard
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2004
Matt Carter
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2003
Benny Gordon
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2002
Brian Ross
-
2001
Toby Robertson
-
2000
Brian Vickers
-
1999
Steven Christian
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1998
Jeff Agnew
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1997
Brad May
Other
notable alumni
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Chad
Chaffin
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Kertus Davis
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Matt
Kenseth
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Justin Labonte
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Danny
O'Quinn
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Scott
Wimmer
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Jon
Wood
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Brian
Vickers
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Buckshot Jones
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Joey
Logano
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