2015 AARL One Season Twelve

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The 2015 season was the twelfth American Autosport Racing League One Season.

CNC Racing would not defend their 2014 championship, instead Doug DeHart and Borland Racing would each earn their fourth championship. DeHart had won in 2006,2007, and 2009, having a long drought. Meanwhile, Borland has won the last four of five championships.

The Rookie of the Year Award was a matter of high controversy. Grace Ware would be the eventual winner, competing against Arthur Callahan. Both would declare their intentions to run for the award, with a part time schedule. After some back and forth, Callahan would pull out of the race, allowing Ware to win the award for MBV Racing. PPI Autosport, Callahan's team has commented on it's financial overexertion due to this competition.

The Most Popular Driver Award was won by Doug DeHart, after earning his first championship since 2009. Kenny Kierkendorf, the 2014 most popular driver had left Peak Motorsports during the off season, upsetting many Borland Racing fans, who felt he was ungrateful. Kierkendorf would lose in the narrowest voting margin in history.

## Teams and Drivers

AARL 2 Race Winners
 Dodge
 Ford

### Driver Changes

Carlo Soto joined PPI Autosport, after an underwhelming season at Island Motorsports.

Jalen Ray was signed by Island Motorsports to replace the fired Carlo Soto.

Naoki Hattori was not resigned by Peak Motorsports, so he joined Mast Family Racing, replacing Jalen Ray.

2014 AARL Two Champion Elle Webb was brought back to full time AARL One racing, for Peak Motorsports, earning the championship for team alliance member Borland Racing, whom she started her career in AARL One with, part time in 2007.

Emily Moore was brought back to full time AARL One racing, much like her teammate Elle Webb, whom Moore came runner up to in the 2014 AARL One season. Moore is also driving for Peak Motorsports.

Kenny Kierkendorf shocked most of the racing world when he announced his departure from Peak Motorsports, and the legendary Borland Racing pipeline, to instead drive for HYT Racing.

Roger Rowe was let go of by HYT Racing to make room for Kenny Kierkendorf, so Rowe joined Mast Family Racing, replacing Andy Raines.Andy Raines left Mast Family Racing to join fledgling team Stone Racing in their first season in the sport.

Despite being beat in the 2014 AARL Two championship standings by teammate Mickey Coogan, Elisa Bush was chosen by Competitive Edge Motorsports to be moved back up into AARL One, replacing Hauati Pututau.

Hauati Pututau was unable to find a ride, making 2014 his final season in the AARL.

Greg Rudd moved back to full time competition, with MBV Racing.

### Team Changes

Stone Racing would join the AARL, creating a single team, the 66 in AARL One.

MBV Racing's 48 car had been part time since the start of the 2009 season, but after financial recovery they decided to turn it back into a full time car, retaining driver Greg Rudd.

MBV Racing would create another car, the 63, as a part time car, looking to win the Rookie of the Year Award with Grace Ware.

PPI Autosport would respond with a part time car of their own, the 20, for Rookie of the Year Award Canidate Arthur Callahan.

## Rookie of the Year

Grace Ware would win the Rookie of the Year award in 2015, after an intense battle between her and Arthur Callahan, the only other rookie in the field, Matt Moon opting out. Right before the beginning of the season when it was apparent that there would be no full time driver competing for Rookie of the Year, Grace Ware was brought in for a planned three races for MBV Racing, just in time for the first race of the season. PPI Autosport then created a part time car for Arthur Callahan, hoping to earn the prestigue and prize money, announcing a three race schedule.

Ware would run the first race, with Callahan's first race coming at the third event of the season, Road Atlanta, earning a points lead. Now trailing, Ware would expand her schedule, racing in the eigth race of the season, taking back the lead. Callahan would run the next race, but was unable to earn enough points to pass Ware. The two of them met for the first time in race 11, at Talladega, where Callahan would take back the lead. In the next race, however, they both entered, but Ware would have a very good day, earning a considerable points advantage. With this, a commitment was announced for Ware to run the final three races of the season. Because of this Callahan would not run another race that season, and after padding her points lead in race 13, Ware would also not enter in another race that season.

In all, the two candidates ran five races a piece, with Callahan missing out on the award. This financial overexertion for PPI Autosport was unexpected, they thought the award was a lock for them. Because of this, it seemed that their AARL 1 program was on its deathbed, coming into the offseason.

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.