USAC SuperCar Series (Johnsonverse)

The USAC SuperCar Series is an American sports prototype racing series sanctioned by USAC, currently known as USAC SuperCar Series presented by Pep Boys for sponsorship reasons. It debuted in 2024 as a "closed-fender" counterpart to the Gold Crown Series.
==History==
The idea for the SuperCar Series came about in 2017, when USAC took over sanctioning for the GT World Challenge America. Several races on the 2018 calendar were held on large ovals such as Daytona and Indianapolis at the request of Johnson, but this practice ceased in 2020, as the cars were unsuited for oval racing. Tim Johnson, an oval racing enthusiast, began investigating alternatives.
Throughout 2020 and 2021, research was done with LMH (Le Mans Hypercar) vehicles to investigate the feasibility of running these on ovals. As it turned out, LMH cars have many similar characteristics to Gold Crown cars, and thus could run on ovals with a few modifications.
In 2022, USAC officially announced the USAC SuperCar Series, to run its first season in 2024. The new series would use LMH and LMDh (Le Mans Daytona) cars, and be run primarily on ovals, with some road course races. Unlike the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship, SuperCar Series race names have the number of miles or laps instead of the time, and some road course races also have the "Grand Prix" suffix. Each car also only has one driver, as opposed to every car having multiple drivers who are swapped out during pit stops.
Immediately, many on social media decried the SuperCar Series as yet another transparent power grab by Johnson in its long-running feud with the FIA; it didn't help that Johnson already owned IMSA by way of NASCAR, meaning it had easier access to LMH cars than it would otherwise have. All IMSA Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) teams committed to running at least one car in the SuperCar Series, and they would also produce additional cars for customer teams.
== List of cars ==
The USAC SuperCar Series uses Le Mans Hypercars (LMH) that have been modified for oval racing; when run on road courses, they are run in their normal trim.
As in the World Endurance Championship, both LMH and LMDh run together. This is also the only USAC series where turbochargers are allowed, as they have been banned in the Gold Crown Series since 1979.
Manufacturer 	Model 	Chassis 	Engine 	First year
Toyota 	GR010 Hybrid 	Toyota 	Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 	2021 (WEC)
2024 (USAC)
Glickenhaus 	SCG 007 LMH 	Podium 	Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8 	2021 (WEC)
2024 (USAC)
Peugeot 	9X8 	Peugeot 	Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 	2022 (WEC)
2024 (USAC)
Ferrari 	499P 	Dallara 	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 	2023 (WEC)
2024 (USAC)
Vanwall 	Vandervell 680	Vanwall 	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 	2023 (WEC)
2024 (USAC)
Isotta Fraschini	Tipo 6 LMH-C 	Michelotto	Isotta Fraschini 3.0 L Turbo V 	2024
Acura 	ARX-06 	Oreca 	Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 	2023 (IMSA)
2024 (USAC)
BMW 	M Hybrid V8 	Dallara 	BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 	2023 (IMSA)
2024 (USAC)
Cadillac 	V-Series.R 	Dallara 	Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 	2023 (WEC and IMSA)
2024 (USAC)
Porsche 	963 	Multimatic	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8	2023 (WEC and IMSA)
2024 (USAC)
Alpine 	A424 	Oreca 	Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6 	2024
Lamborghini 	SC63 	Ligier 	Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 	2024
Ford 	FS-24 	Ford 	Cosworth 3.7 L Turbo V8 	2024
Lancia 	LC3 	Lancia 	Chrysler Hemi 6.4 L V10 	2024
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