World Racing Association: Auto Racing's Third Way

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2020

TEAMS

CHEVROLET

Josh Drake
Almer Rolfsen
Cody Westgate
Shaqir Hassan

ASTON MARTIN
Jeremy Mayfield
Mia Bonaventura



McLAREN
Travis Pastrana
Kentrelle Jones



SALEEN
Vasiliy Smirkov

Dusan Milosevic

FORD
Alex Builden
Erikh Albirosyan
Fernando Puntas

NISSAN
Patrick Devaille
Simon Bolat

MERCEDES
Katie Longwood
Alvaro Silva

GUMPERT
Peter A'lola

PORSCHE
Johan Isaksson
Germain Chereau
Martin Michu
Riku Raimainen

CADILLAC
Max Verstappen
Kyle Larson

HONDA
Brian Vickers

LAMBORGHINI
Kenyon Samuel
Justin Marks
Marc Helter

PAGANI
Michel Van Hoeffel

JAGUAR
Ian McCabe
Phil Keating (R)

FERRARI
Adam Haas
Marco Nesselkamp
Leon Ybarra

BMW

Langford Ellerby (R)

KOENIGSEGG
Joon Sung-Woo
Giuseppe Pellegrino

DODGE
Pierre Rousseau
Vijay Sharma
Ricardo Chavez

CITROEN
Anderson Williams

AUDI
Randall Wortmann
Jordie Taylor

TOYOTA
Nelson Piquet Jr.


SCHEDULE

SAPO 400 | Autodromo do Estoril
Bank of Montreal 300 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Nelson Mandela 300 | Kyalami Racing Circuit
Cermaq 350 | Bergen Street Course
JBS 300 | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Tilted Kilt 300 | Cork Auto Racing Complex
Busch 400 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Qantas Airways 300 | Mount Panorama Circuit
State Bank 300 | Shanghai International Circuit
Red Bull 300 | Red Bull Ring
Mercedes-AMG 400 | Nurburgring 24hr Circuit
Maersk 300 | Copenhagen Dockside Course
Michelin 400 | Circuit de la Sarthe
Magnit 300 | Sochi Autodrom
ING 350 | Circuit Park Zandvoort
Agip 450 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Sandals Resorts 250 | Alligator Pond Beach Course
IKEA 250 | Falkenbergs Motorbana
Curaxys 250 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Domino's 400 | Brands Hatch
Samsung 350 | Korea International Circuit
Telcel 250 | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Mydin 300 | Sepang International Circuit
Etihad Airways 300 | Yas Marina Circuit
Vodafone 350 | Pukekohe Park Raceway
ToyotaCare 300 | Twin Ring Motegi

OVERVIEW
2020 was a crossroads moment for the sport of auto racing as two giants announced their retirement from the sport: Formula 1 and NASCAR. F1 was decimated by the huge driver and team boycott that saw Ferrari, Chevrolet-Chaparral, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Force India, Sauber, and Renault boycott the paddock immediately after the scandal involving Max Verstappen. Haas F1 joined the boycott the following year. that left only 4 teams on the paddock: SRT, Mercedes, McLaren, and Williams. The situation became so bad that F1 announced a lockout for the 2021 season.
Meanwhile, NASCAR struggled to find sponsors during the 2nd American Civil War and announced they would close its doors in 2021 after it was revealed that Brian France was plotting against the Libertine States of America soldiers.
As for the WRA season, It almost ended prematurely for Josh Drake as he narrowly escaped arrest after the Bank of Montreal 300 for misgendering a transgender person (what has this world come to...)
Ryan Newman was also being phased in as Alex Builden's engineer, marking yet another NASCAR driver jumping ship to the WRA.
The rest of the season saw Anderson Williams score two upsets, Jordie Taylor earn an upset after Travis Pastrana cut a tire on the last turn of the Cermaq 350, Phil Keating nearly win in his first-ever WRA start, and Ian McCabe suffer a violent tumble at Monza to end the race under caution.
In the end, it was Drake who captured his 4th WRA Drivers' Championship with 2 races to spare. Teammate Shaqir Hassan finished in 2nd place in the standings despite leading only 12 laps compared to 3rd place Phil Keating's 110 and Drake's 600. At one point, Hassan led the points for 5 straight weeks without leading a single lap the entire season.

WINNERS
SAPO 400: Adam Haas
Bank of Montreal 300: Josh Drake

Nelson Mandela 300: Josh Drake
Cermaq 350: Jordie Taylor
JBS 300: Alvaro Silva
Tilted Kilt 300: Leon Ybarra
Busch 400: Cody Westgate
Qantas Airways 300: Michel Van Hoeffel
State Bank 300: Anderson Williams
Red Bull 300: Josh Drake
Mercedes-AMG 400: Anderson Williams
Maersk 300: Josh Drake
Michelin 400: Phil Keating (R)
Magnit 300: Kentrelle Jones
ING 350: Josh Drake
Agip 450: Kyle Larson
Sandals Resorts 250: Travis Pastrana
IKEA 250: Ricardo Chavez
Curaxys 250: Max Verstappen
Domino's 400: Phil Keating (R)
Samsung 350: Josh Drake
Telcel 250: Kyle Larson
Mydin 300: Travis Pastrana
Etihad Airways 300: Josh Drake
Vodafone 350: Jeremy Mayfield
ToyotaCare 300: Josh Drake

DRIVERS' CHAMPION: JOSH DRAKE (CHEVROLET)

TEAM CHAMPION: CHEVROLET

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: PHIL KEATING (JAGUAR)

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2021

TEAMS

CHEVROLET
Josh Drake
Almer Rolfsen
Cody Westgate
Shaqir Hassan


ASTON MARTIN
Jeremy Mayfield
Mia Bonaventura

McLAREN
Travis Pastrana
Kentrelle Jones

SALEEN
Vasiliy Smirkov
Dusan Milosevic

FORD
Alex Builden
Erikh Albirosyan
Fernando Puntas

NISSAN
Patrick Devaille
Simon Bolat

MERCEDES
Katie Longwood
Alvaro Silva

GUMPERT
Peter A'lola

PORSCHE
Johan Isaksson
Germain Chereau
Martin Michu
Riku Raimainen

CADILLAC
Max Verstappen
Kyle Larson

HONDA
Brian Vickers

CITROEN
Richard Wakeman (R)


LAMBORGHINI
Kenyon Samuel
Marc Helter
Eleuterio De Rossi (R)


DODGE
Pierre Rousseau
Vijay Sharma
Ricardo Chavez

PAGANI
Michel Van Hoeffel

JAGUAR
Ian McCabe
Phil Keating

BMW
Langford Ellerby

FERRARI
Adam Haas
Marco Nesselkamp
Leon Ybarra

KOENIGSEGG
Joon Sung-Woo
Anderson Williams

AUDI
Randall Wortmann
Jordie Taylor

TOYOTA
Nelson Piquet Jr.

SCHEDULE
Tilted Kilt 300 | Cork Auto Racing Complex
Agip 450 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
ToyotaCare 300 | Twin Ring Motegi
Etihad Airways 300 | Yas Marina Circuit
Sandals Resorts 250 | Alligator Pond Beach Course
Busch 400 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
ING 350 | Circuit Park Zandvoort
Michelin 400 | Circuit de la Sarthe
IKEA 250 | Falkenbergs Motorbana
Telcel 250 | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Vodafone 350 | Pukekohe Park Raceway
Red Bull 300 | Red Bull Ring
JBS 300 | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Mydin 300 | Sepang International Circuit
Domino's 400 | Brands Hatch
State Bank 300 | Shanghai International Circuit
Magnit 300 | Sochi Autodrom
Mercedes-AMG 400 | Nurburgring 24hr Circuit
Samsung 350 | Korea International Circuit
Maersk 300 | Copenhagen Dockside Course
Cermaq 350 | Bergen Street Course
Curaxys 250 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Kioleides 325 | Athens Street Circuit
Bank of Montreal 300 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Nelson Mandela 300 | Kyalami Racing Circuit
SAPO 400 | Autodromo do Estoril
Qantas Airways 300 | Mount Panorama Circuit

OVERVIEW
It was a turning of the tide for humanity as the Libertine States of America were winning the Second American Civil War against the United States of America. The LSA then dropped a bombshell by announcing that it was going to shut down Fiat-Chrysler due to repeated EPA violations if they won the war. This meant that the Dodge team in the WRA faced almost certain disbandment at the end of the year. The rookie class for 2021 included Eleuterio De Rossi and Richard Wakeman, while Anderson Williams finally got his deserved big break at Koenigsegg, replacing the retired Giuseppe Pellegrino.
The championship was once again won by Josh Drake by 392 points, with Almer Rolfsen sneaking in a 2nd-place finish past Jeremy Mayfield and Travis Pastrana. Memorable moments include Brian Vickers coming back from blood clots to win at Korea, Johan Isaksson upsetting at Twin Ring Motegi, and Patrick Devaille's miraculous championship run which saw him finish 8th.
As for the war, the LSA went on to win miraculously, Which meant Fiat-Chrysler was done for in the WRA.

Tilted Kilt 300: Nelson Piquet Jr.
Agip 450: Peter A'lola
ToyotaCare 300: Johan Isaksson
Etihad Airways 300: Josh Drake
Sandals Resorts 250: Vasiliy Smirkov
Busch 400: Josh Drake
ING 350: Phil Keating
Michelin 400: Adam Haas
IKEA 250: Pierre Rousseau
Telcel 250: Joon Sung-Woo
Vodafone 350: Joon Sung-Woo
Red Bull 300: Josh Drake
JBS 300: Travis Pastrana
Mydin 300: Patrick Devaille
Domino's 400: Nelson Piquet Jr.
State Bank 300: Almer Rolfsen
Magnit 300: Ian McCabe
Mercedes-AMG 400: Almer Rolfsen
Samsung 350: Brian Vickers
Maersk 300: Jeremy Mayfield
Cermaq 350: Travis Pastrana
Curaxys 250: Max Verstappen
Kioleides 325: Patrick Devaille
Bank of Montreal 300: Almer Rolfsen
Nelson Mandela 300: Josh Drake
SAPO 400: Josh Drake
Qantas Airways 300: Josh Drake

DRIVERS' CHAMPION: JOSH DRAKE (CHEVROLET)

TEAM CHAMPION: CHEVROLET

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: ELEUTERIO DE ROSSI (LAMBORGHINI)