# 1988 American Racing Series season

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.

## Calendar

| Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap |
| 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 | Dave Simpson | Dave Simpson | Mike Snow | ? |
| 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 | Canada | 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 | Dave Simpson | 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 red-flagged 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.
* Dave Simpson
* Ted Prappas

### Milwaukee race

Held June 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Dave Simpson won the pole.
Top Five Results
* Dave Simpson
* Mike Snow
* John McCracken
* Jon Beekhuis
* Brian Ongais

### 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
* Dave Simpson

### Cleveland race

Held July 3 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
Top Five Results
* Juan Manuel Fangio II
* Calvin Fish
* Dave Simpson
* Jon Beekhuis
* Guido Daccò

### 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
* Dave Simpson
* Tommy Byrne
* Ted Prappas
* Calvin Fish

### Pocono race

Held August 20 at Pocono Raceway. Dave Simpson won the pole.
Top Five Results
* Michael Greenfield
* Tommy Byrne
* Dave Simpson
* 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
* Gary Rubio
* Paul Tracy

### Elkhart Lake race

Held September 11 at Road America. Calvin Fish won the pole.
Top Five Results
* Juan Manuel Fangio II
* Jon Beekhuis
* Ted Prappas
* Gary Rubio
* Mike Groff

### Nazareth race

Held September 25 at Nazareth Speedway. Calvin Fish won the pole.
Top Five Results
* Calvin Fish
* Mike Groff
* Mike Snow
* Dave Simpson
* Jon Beekhuis

### 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
* Gary Rubio
* Mike Snow

### 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
* Gary Rubio
* 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Jon Beekhuis | United States | P.I.G. Enterprises Racing | 147 | - | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 2 | Tommy Byrne | Ireland | Opar Racing | 144 | - | - | 22 | | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | Tommy Byrne | Ireland | R & K Racing | 144 | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dave Simpson | United States | Bill Simpson Racing | 122 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 | - | - |
| 4 | Calvin Fish | United Kingdom | Team Shierson | 113 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 | 22 | - | 14 |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Argentina | TEAMKAR International | 105 | - | - | 16 | 22 | - | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Argentina | Leading Edge Motorsport | 105 | | | | | | | 12 | - | 21 | - | 16 | 17 |
| 6 | Ted Prappas | United States | TEAMKAR International | 103 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Gary Rubio | United States | Performance Motorsports | 83 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Mike Snow | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 70 | 6 | 17 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | - |
| 9 | Paul Tracy | Canada | Hemelgarn Racing | 58 | 21 | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 8 | 5 | - |
| 10 | Guido Daccò | Italy | Agapiou Racing | 53 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 11 | Brian Ongais | United States | Ongais Racing | 40 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | - |
| 12 | Michael Greenfield | United States | C. P. Racing | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | - |
| 13 | Mike Groff | United States | Agapiou Racing | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | | | |
| 13 | Mike Groff | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 26 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | - | - |
| | Steve Barclay | United States | R & K Racing | 26 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | - |
| 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | United States | Colorado Connection Racing | 19 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Giovanni Fontanesi | Venezuela | Agapiou Racing | 17 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | George Metsos | Greece | R & K Racing | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 18 | John McCracken | United States | JMC Racing | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Brad Murphey | United States | TEAMKAR International | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 20 | Daniel Campeau | Canada | Hemelgarn Racing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 21 | Jeff Andretti | United States | Hemelgarn Racing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Scott Harrington | United States | R & K Racing | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| | Dave Kudrave | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Bobby Fix | United States | Accel Motorsports | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| | Jim Noble | United States | ? | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 26 | Jimmy Vasser | United States | R & K Racing | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Steve Sheldon | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 28 | Marty Roth | Canada | TEAMKAR International | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Franco Scapini | Italy | TEAMKAR International | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 30 | Sport Allen | United States | Agapiou Racing | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Jon Beekhuis | United States | P.I.G. Enterprises Racing | 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 | Ireland | Opar Racing | 5 | R17 | - | - | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tommy Byrne | Ireland | R & K Racing | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dave Simpson | United States | Bill Simpson Racing | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Calvin Fish | United Kingdom | Team Shierson | 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 | Argentina | TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | R12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Argentina | Leading Edge Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 4 | 2 | R13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ted Prappas | United States | TEAMKAR International | 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 | Gary Rubio | United States | Performance Motorsports | 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 | Mike Snow | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 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 | Canada | 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 | Italy | Agapiou Racing | 18 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | R13 | 8 | R14 | - | - | 10 | R11 | 8 | R13 | 12 | R16 |
| 11 | Brian Ongais | United States | Ongais Racing | 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 | United States | C. P. Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 14 | R12 | 9 | R15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | R15 |
| 13 | Mike Groff | United States | Agapiou Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R15 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mike Groff | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| | Steve Barclay | United States | R & K Racing | 7 | R18 | 5 | 8 | 15 | R10 | 11 | 12 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 14 | R11 | - | - |
| 15 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | United States | Colorado Connection Racing | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Giovanni Fontanesi | Venezuela | Agapiou Racing | 16 | 9 | 15 | R13 | 14 | R13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | R10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | George Metsos | Greece | R & K Racing | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | John McCracken | United States | JMC Racing | - | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Brad Murphey | United States | TEAMKAR International | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | R12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Daniel Campeau | Canada | Hemelgarn Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 |
| 21 | Jeff Andretti | United States | Hemelgarn Racing | 1 | R14 | 8 | 11 | 10 | R11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R17 |
| 21 | Jeff Andretti | United States | Agapiou Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | |
| | Scott Harrington | United States | R & K Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 8 |
| | Dave Kudrave | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | R12 | 15 | 9 |
| 24 | Bobby Fix | United States | Accel Motorsports | 14 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R16 | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jim Noble | United States | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 16 | R18 |
| 26 | Jimmy Vasser | United States | R & K Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Steve Sheldon | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 |
| 28 | Marty Roth | Canada | TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Franco Scapini | Italy | TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 11 |
| 30 | Sport Allen | United States | Agapiou Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 12 |
| - | Paul Dallenbach | United States | Colorado Connection Racing | - | - | 14 | 14 | 12 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Mike Chandler | United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 6 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |