(formerly the Dodge Weekly Series and Winston Racing Series) is a points championship for NASCAR sanctioned local racetracks around the United States and Canada.
In the 30 years of NASCAR sanctioning weekly racing for a national championship, the tracks have been split, initially by geographical proximity of the tracks for purposes of developing regional champions, then randomly among four divisions and currently by states that have tracks participating. In 2005 the Weekly Series became the first NASCAR-sanctioned series to have a permanent presence outside of the United States, as tracks in
Because participants rarely compete directly against each other, and may drive a wide variety of cars against varying opposition, the driver's point system is understandably complex. Points are awarded first for finishing position according to NASCAR rules, with bonus points added for races against fields of 15 cars or greater (double points for fields of 25 or more). Only the top 16 results of a season count for a driver. Although this does help to level the playing field somewhat, it can be supposed that a driver who competes in more races against a larger field of cars will score more points for consistent finishes, and thus will end up with more points at the end of the year. Starting in 2007, each state or province crowns a divisional champion, and of those champions, the driver with the best competition performance index is crowned as the national Whelen All-American Series champion. In 2008 the previous points system was scrapped in favor of a simpler system. Each driver is given two points for each car they finish ahead of up to 20 cars with a five point bonus for winning, making the maximum number of possible points per race 45. This system benefits drivers who perform well in races with large car counts as races with fewer than 20 cars will earn the winner fewer than the maximum possible points. Only a driver's best 18 races count in the championship standings.
What cars are used to score points in the weekly series is up to the discretion of the individual participating tracks, within Weekly Series guidelines. As of 2005, Sportsman, Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, Late Model Stock Cars, Modifieds, SK Modifieds, Dirt Modifieds, Dirt Late Models, Pro Stocks, and Super Stocks are considered eligible categories. Participating tracks are all short tracks, ranging from 1/4 mile to 5/8 mile; most are paved, but a significant number of
As announced at the Weekly Series banquet in Las Vegas on November 11, 2006, Dodge dropped their sponsorship of the weekly series. Whelen Engineering picked up the sponsorship, renaming it the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.
For the 2010, NASCAR lowered the age minimum for its weekly racing series from 16 to 14.
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| 2011 |
Philip Morris |
South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc, the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with...
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Ruckersville, VA |
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20 |
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| 2010 |
Keith Rocco |
Waterford Speedbowl Waterford Speedbowl is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval race track located on Rte 85 in Waterford, Connecticut, just off Interstate 395. It first opened for business on April 15, 1951 as "The New London-Waterford Speed Bowl", the track has been in continuous operation every season since it initially opened...
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Wallingford, CT |
53 |
21 |
810 |
| 2009 |
Philip Morris |
Motor Mile Speedway Motor Mile Speedway is a 0.416-mile paved oval racetrack in Dublin, Virginia. It was purchased by Shelor Automotive Group in 2004 and was subsequently renamed Motor Mile Speedway....
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Ruckersville, VA |
28 |
9 |
841 |
| 2008 |
Philip Morris |
Motor Mile Speedway Motor Mile Speedway is a 0.416-mile paved oval racetrack in Dublin, Virginia. It was purchased by Shelor Automotive Group in 2004 and was subsequently renamed Motor Mile Speedway....
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Ruckersville, VA |
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| 2007 |
Steve Carlson |
La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway The La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway is a semi-banked asphalt oval racetrack in West Salem, Wisconsin. The outer track is 5/8 mile and the inner track is a 1/4 mile. The track was built on at the fairgrounds for La Crosse County. It used to host an event on the American Speed Association before the...
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West Salem, WI |
24 |
8 |
862 |
| 2006 |
Philip Morris |
Motor Mile Speedway Motor Mile Speedway is a 0.416-mile paved oval racetrack in Dublin, Virginia. It was purchased by Shelor Automotive Group in 2004 and was subsequently renamed Motor Mile Speedway....
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Ruckersville, VA |
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Peyton SellersPeyton Sellers is an American race car driver, competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He won the 2005 national championship of NASCAR's Weekly Racing Series. He is currently driving the #25 Chevrolet for Sellers Racing.-Racing career:Sellers started his racing career in karting, beginning at...
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South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc, the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with...
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Danville, VA |
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Greg Pursley Greg Pursley is an American race car driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 2004.Driving an asphalt Super Late Model for owner Dave Hays, Hearst won 13 of the 18 races that he entered at Irwindale Speedway in California....
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Canyon Country, CA |
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Mark McFarlandMark McFarland of Winchester, Virginia) Currently works as a crew chief for Matt DiBenedetto in the K&N Pro East Series. McFarland won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 2003.-Early career:...
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Old Dominion Speedway Old Dominion Speedway is a 3/8 mile NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and drag racing track in Prince William County, just south of Manassas, Virginia . The Potomac News reported in August 2006 that the track had been sold and that it would be leveled by developers in around a year...
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Winchester, VA |
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| 2002 |
Peter Daniels |
Claremont (Twin State) Speedway |
Lebanon, NH |
18 |
14 |
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| 2001 |
Ted Christopher Ted Christopher , from Plainville, CT is an American racing driver who has raced and won in many different types of race cars, including Modifieds, SK Modifieds, Camping World East Series, Late Models, Pro Stocks, Midgets, and Supermodifieds. He has also raced in NASCAR's Sprint Cup, Nationwide...
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Thompson International Speedway Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, USA, is a paved oval racetrack that was once known as the Indianapolis of the East. It was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner...
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Plainville, CT |
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| 2000 |
Gary Webb Gary Webb is an American racing driver from Blue Grass, Iowa who won the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series national championship in 2000. He received a $150,000 bonus....
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Blue Grass, IA |
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| 1999 |
Jeff Leka Jeff Leka is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1999.Driving a dirt Modified owned by himself and partners Jim and John Livingston, Leka won 15 of the 18 races that he entered at Macon Speedway in Illinois....
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Macon Speedway Macon Speedway, located in Macon, Illinois is one of Illinois premier dirt ovals. It is also one of the longest continuous operating racetracks in the state.- History :...
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Buffalo, IL |
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| 1998 |
Ed Kosiski Ed Kosiski is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship in 1998.Driving a family-owned dirt late model, Kosiski won 16 of the 18 races that he entered at a one-third-mile clay race track in Lincoln, Nebraska.As part of the 25th anniversary of the...
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Omaha, NE |
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| 1997 |
Dexter Canipe Dexter Canipe is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1997. Dexter also won the 1998 Taco Bell 300 at Martinsville Speedway, the biggest race of the year in Late Model Stock Car racing....
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Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville-Pickens Speedway is a race track located in Pickens County, South Carolina, just west of Greenville, South Carolina, USA, and just east of Easley, South Carolina. The track hosts weekly NASCAR sanctioned races. Several touring series visit the track each year, including the Whelen...
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Claremont, NC |
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| 1996 |
Larry Phillips Larry Phillips from Springfield, Missouri was born July 3, 1942 in Springfield, Missouri, He attended Bois D'Arc grade school in a suburb of Springfield, Missouri and Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri, son of Jim and Margie Phillips was an American racing driver and race car builder...
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Springfield, MO |
20 |
14 |
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| 1995 |
Larry Phillips Larry Phillips from Springfield, Missouri was born July 3, 1942 in Springfield, Missouri, He attended Bois D'Arc grade school in a suburb of Springfield, Missouri and Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri, son of Jim and Margie Phillips was an American racing driver and race car builder...
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Springfield, MO |
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32 |
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| 1994 |
David Rogers David Rogers is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1994.Driving a Late Model that he owned, Rogers won all 22 races at a paved half-mile track in Barberville, Florida, making him the first NASCAR Weekly Series national champion to complete a season...
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Orlando, FL |
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| 1993 |
Barry Beggarly Barry Beggarly was an American race car driver that competed on the short-tracks of Virginia and North Carolina mainly during the 1980s and 1990s....
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Pelham, NC |
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| 1992 |
Larry Phillips Larry Phillips from Springfield, Missouri was born July 3, 1942 in Springfield, Missouri, He attended Bois D'Arc grade school in a suburb of Springfield, Missouri and Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri, son of Jim and Margie Phillips was an American racing driver and race car builder...
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Springfield, MO |
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| 1991 |
Larry Phillips Larry Phillips from Springfield, Missouri was born July 3, 1942 in Springfield, Missouri, He attended Bois D'Arc grade school in a suburb of Springfield, Missouri and Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri, son of Jim and Margie Phillips was an American racing driver and race car builder...
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Springfield, MO |
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| 1990 |
Max Prestwood Max Prestwood Jr. is an American racing driver from Lenoir, North Carolina who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1990. He was a part-time Busch Series competitor from 1986 through 1990....
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Hickory Motor Speedway Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as "The World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars"....
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Lenoir, NC |
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| 1989 |
Larry Phillips Larry Phillips from Springfield, Missouri was born July 3, 1942 in Springfield, Missouri, He attended Bois D'Arc grade school in a suburb of Springfield, Missouri and Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri, son of Jim and Margie Phillips was an American racing driver and race car builder...
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Bolivar Speedway |
Springfield, MO |
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| 1988 |
Robert Powell |
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Moncks Corner, SC |
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| 1987 |
Roger Dolan Roger Dolan is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1987.Driving a dirt Late Model for owners Larry and Penny Eckrich, Dolan won 33 of the 67 NASCAR-sanctioned races that he entered...
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Lisbon, IA |
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| 1986 |
Joe Kosiski Joe Kosiski is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1986.Driving a family-owned dirt Late Model, Kosiski won 29 of the 55 NASCAR-sanctioned races that he entered in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and elsewhere in the Midwestern United States.-Honors:As...
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Omaha, NE |
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| 1985 |
Doug McCoun Doug McCoun is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1985 and 1985-86 Pacific Coast Regional Championshihps....
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Watsonville Speedway |
Prunedale, CA |
53 |
27 |
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| 1984 |
David Into David Into is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1984.Driving a dirt Late Model for owner Fred Hughes, Into won 23 of the 67 races that he entered. Most were at Summerville Speedway in South Carolina and Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Georgia, with...
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Hardeeville, SC |
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| 1983 |
Mike Alexander |
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Franklin, TN |
56 |
31 |
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| 1982 |
Tom Hearst Tom Hearst is an American racing driver who won the first NASCAR Weekly Series national championship, in 1982.Driving a dirt Late Model for owners Keith Simmons and Gary Oliver, Hearst won 27 of the 50 NASCAR-sanctioned races that he entered. Most were at race tracks in Davenport, Iowa; Cedar...
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Muscatine, IA |
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