1988 American Racing Series season
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The 1988 HFC American Racing Series Championship consisted of 12 races. Jon Beekhuis edged out Tommy Byrne for the championship by a mere 3 points, the closest margin in the series' 16 years. While Byrne won three races to Beekhuis' two, it was the consistent point scoring of Beekhuis that gave him the title.[1]
Calendar[]
Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap |
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1 | Phoenix | Arizona | April 9, 1988 | 78 | 1.6093=125.5254 km | 0'45:06.145 | 166.987 km/h | Paul Tracy | Jeff Andretti | Paul Tracy | ? |
2 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 4, 1988 | 100 | 1.6607976=166.07976 km | 0'53:21.130 | 186.774 km/h | ? | |||
3 | Portland | Oregon | June 19, 1988 | 40 | 3.0930746=123.722984 km | 0'47:56.850 | 154.823 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? |
4 | Cleveland | Ohio | July 3, 1988 | 30 | 3.991064=119.73192 km | 0'37:01.654 | 194.015 km/h | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Juan Manuel Fangio II | ? |
5 | Toronto | ![]() |
July 17, 1988 | 38 | 2.8709912=120.58163 km | 0'45:09.290 | 160.224 km/h | Calvin Fish | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? |
6 | Meadowlands | New Jersey | July 24, 1988 | 58 | 1.9585181=113.59405 km | 0'44:47.940 | 152.138 km/h | Jon Beekhuis | Jon Beekhuis | Jon Beekhuis | ? |
7 | Pocono | Pennsylvania | August 20, 1988 | 40 | 4.02325=160.93 km | 0'45:45.215 | 211.039 km/h | Michael Greenfield | Michael Greenfield | ? | |
8 | Lexington | Ohio | September 4, 1988 | 32 | 3.86232=123.59424 km | 0'45:44.820 | 162.101 km/h | Jon Beekhuis | Jon Beekhuis | Jon Beekhuis | ? |
9 | Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin | September 11, 1988 | 19 | 6.4372=122.3068 km | 0'40:33.206 | 180.957 km/h | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Calvin Fish | Juan Manuel Fangio II | ? |
10 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | September 25, 1988 | 75 | 1.5223978=114.179835 km | 0'36:07.780 | 189.617 km/h | Calvin Fish | Calvin Fish | Calvin Fish | ? |
11 | Monterey | California | October 16, 1988 | 32 | 3.5629902=114.0156864 km | 0'45:32.780 | 150.197 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Juan Manuel Fangio II | ? |
12 | Miami | Florida | November 6, 1988 | 22 | 2.8709912=63.1618064 km | 0'39:47.729 | 95.230 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Tommy Byrne | ? |
Note:
Race 12 abandoned after two laps due to an accident involving Michael Greenfield, Jeff Andretti and Guido Daccò and restarted.
Race summaries[]
Phoenix race[]
Held April 9 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Andretti won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Paul Tracy
- Calvin Fish
- Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
- Ted Prappas
Milwaukee race[]
Held June 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. won the pole.
Top Five Results
Portland race[]
Held June 19 at Portland International Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Tommy Byrne
- Juan Manuel Fangio II
- Jon Beekhuis
- Paul Tracy
Cleveland race[]
Held July 3 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
Top Five Results
Toronto race[]
Held July 17 at Exhibition Place. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Calvin Fish
- Tommy Byrne
- Guido Daccò
- Jon Beekhuis
- Ted Prappas
Meadowlands race[]
Held July 24 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Jon Beekhuis won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Jon Beekhuis
- Tommy Byrne
- Ted Prappas
- Calvin Fish
Pocono race[]
Held August 20 at Pocono Raceway. won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Michael Greenfield
- Tommy Byrne
- Juan Manuel Fangio II
- Ted Prappas
Mid-Ohio race[]
Held September 4 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Jon Beekhuis won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Jon Beekhuis
- Tommy Byrne
- Ted Prappas
- Paul Tracy
Elkhart Lake race[]
Held September 11 at Road America. Calvin Fish won the pole.
Top Five Results
Nazareth race[]
Held September 25 at Nazareth Speedway. Calvin Fish won the pole.
Top Five Results
Laguna Seca race[]
Held October 16 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Tommy Byrne
- Jon Beekhuis
- Juan Manuel Fangio II
Miami race[]
Held November 6 at Tamiami Park. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Tommy Byrne
- Juan Manuel Fangio II
- Calvin Fish
- Jon Beekhuis
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).
Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points | ![]() |
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1 | Jon Beekhuis | ![]() |
147 | - | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | |
2 | Tommy Byrne | ![]() |
144 | - | - | 22 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | ||
8 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
122 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 | - | - | ||
4 | Calvin Fish | ![]() |
113 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 | 22 | - | 14 | |
5 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | ![]() |
105 | - | - | 16 | 22 | - | 1 | |||||||
12 | - | 21 | - | 16 | 17 | |||||||||||
6 | Ted Prappas | ![]() |
103 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
7 | ![]() |
83 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | ||
8 | ![]() |
70 | 6 | 17 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | - | ||
9 | Paul Tracy | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | 58 | 21 | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 8 | 5 | - |
10 | Guido Daccò | ![]() |
53 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
11 | ![]() |
40 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | - | ||
12 | Michael Greenfield | ![]() |
32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | - | |
13 | Mike Groff | ![]() |
26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||||
16 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Steve Barclay | ![]() |
26 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | - | ||
15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | ![]() |
19 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
16 | ![]() |
17 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | ||
17 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
18 | ![]() |
14 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
19 | Brad Murphey | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
20 | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
21 | Jeff Andretti | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Harrington | ![]() |
5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||
Dave Kudrave | ![]() |
5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | ||
24 | ![]() |
4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | ||
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? | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | ||
26 | Jimmy Vasser | ![]() |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Steve Sheldon | ![]() |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
28 | Marty Roth | ![]() |
2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Franco Scapini | ![]() |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
30 | ![]() |
1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Complete Overview[]
first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R16=retired, but classified
Place | Name | Country | Team | ![]() |
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1 | Jon Beekhuis | ![]() |
4 | R16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
2 | Tommy Byrne | ![]() |
5 | R17 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
4 | Calvin Fish | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | R9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | R15 | 1 | R13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R14 | 4 | 3 | |
2 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | R12 | |||||||||||||
10 | 4 | 2 | R13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Ted Prappas | ![]() |
9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | R12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | ![]() |
10 | R12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | R12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
8 | ![]() |
17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | R14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | R11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - | ||
9 | Paul Tracy | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | 3 | 1 | 11 | R15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | R14 | 13 | R13 | - | - | 11 | 5 | 11 | R14 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | R14 |
10 | Guido Daccò | ![]() |
18 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | R13 | 8 | R14 | - | - | 10 | R11 | 8 | R13 | 12 | R16 | |
11 | ![]() |
13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | R14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 13 | R10 | 11 | R13 | ||
12 | Michael Greenfield | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 14 | R12 | 9 | R15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | R15 | |
13 | Mike Groff | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R15 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 5 | |||||||
2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Barclay | ![]() |
7 | R18 | 5 | 8 | 15 | R10 | 11 | 12 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 14 | R11 | - | - | ||
15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | ![]() |
12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
16 | ![]() |
16 | 9 | 15 | R13 | 14 | R13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | R10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
17 | ![]() |
11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
18 | ![]() |
- | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
19 | Brad Murphey | ![]() |
15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | R12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
20 | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | |
21 | Jeff Andretti | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | 1 | R14 | 8 | 11 | 10 | R11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | R17 | ||||||||||
8 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Scott Harrington | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 8 | ||
Dave Kudrave | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | R12 | 15 | 9 | ||
24 | ![]() |
14 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R16 | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
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? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 16 | R18 | ||
26 | Jimmy Vasser | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Steve Sheldon | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | ||
28 | Marty Roth | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Franco Scapini | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 11 | ||
30 | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 12 | ||
- | ![]() |
- | - | 14 | 14 | 12 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- | Mike Chandler | ![]() |
6 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References[]
- ^ Brown, Allen. "American Racing Series (ARS) 1988". www.oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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