2012 AARL One Season Nine

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Prospect, Present, Past All Star Race

The 2012 season was the ninth American Autosport Racing League One Season.

Borland Racing won their second championship, again upsetting Sacks Enterprises. This time Jon Ayres would earn the title with three race victories, in front of three Sacks Enterprises drivers whom had finished inside of the top five on the end of the year. Defending champion Julee Merrick would finish a poor sixth in the standings, a very suprising slump.

Out of eight rookies (three opted out) in the field, Jake Watts would dominate, winning the Rookie of the Year while driving for CNC Racing. Coming off of a AARL Two championship in 2011, he would also race full time in 2012, finishing third.

The Most Popular Driver Award was won by Jon Ayres, his first. He beat out his teammate, Julee Merrick, who had won the past three years.

### Driver Changes

Naoki Hattori was slid over from Peak Motorsports to their alliance member, Borland Racing, replacing the retiring Jim Long.

Kenny Kierkendorf was moved to full time AARL 1, driving for Peak Motorsports.

Emily Moore moved to full time for Sacks Enterprises, for the retiring Terry Kummrow.

2011 AARL Two champion Jake Watts was moved to full time racing, for CNC Racing, replacing Carlo Soto.

Carlo Soto joined Island Motorsports, replacing Mickey Coogan.

Mickey Coogan joined the new MBV Racing team, the 25.

Roger Rowe was signed by Peak Motorsports to run part time, leaving PPI Autosport.

Mike Parrott replaced Roger Rowe at PPI Autosport, after he had not been resigned by Mast Family Racing.

Andy Raines joined Mast Family Racing, after he was not resigned by Peak Motorsports.

True rookie Hauati Pututau raced for Borland Racing in two races.

Mike Greer, a rookie raced for Sacks Enterprises, as well as a single race for Ford Development

Chris Rainey also began his career in AARL One with Island Motorsports.

### Team Changes

MBV Racing created a second full time team, the 25, with Mickey Coogan driving.

## Rookie of the Year

Out of eight rookies on the field, half were elegible for the 2012 Rookie Of The Year award. Jake Watts would come out on top, beating Emily Moore, Kenny Kierkendorf, and Ross Adams.

Rookie Points System (Unchanged) - The highest finishing rookie in a race earns ten points, the second nine and so on.

They score points in their three best races each half of the season, and one extra race.

If a rookie wins a race, they earn ten bonus points, if they finish second nine and so on.

The rookie highest in the championship standings at season's end earns ten bonus points, second place earns nine and so on.

At the start of the season, if a rookie has not raced seven AARL One races in their career, they may opt out of earning Rookie of the Year points, and be applicable the next year. If at any point in a season they would race their seventh race, their egibility for next year would be revoked, but they would be eligible for the current year.

If a rookie only raced for their manufacturer's team, after winning an AARL 2 race, they would not be eligble for rookie of the year, and any races they race will not count to the rookie cap of six or less races to be able to opt out of the rookie point standings.