2010 - AARL Two Season Two

AARL One 2010 Season

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The 2010 season was the second American Autosport Racing League Two Season.

Kenny Kierkendorf would win both the championship and the Most Popular Driver Award. Driving for Borland Racing, Kierkendorf would earn his first win in AARL Two, earning the right to drive at Pike's Peak in AARL One, where he would finish a respectable 16th. Borland Racing would earn 2 wins and their alliance member Peak Motorsports won 3, while rival Sacks Enterprises won 4 times.

## Teams and Drivers

### Driver Changes

Zak Boyd signed with the newly minted Ellington Sisters Racing team, after not earning an extension from Competitive Edge Motorsports.

Jenny Clark was ousted from GET Racing after a bad season and signed with Competitive Edge Motorsports, replacing Zak Boyd.

Ki Nakashima was picked up by GET Racing from Dodge Development to replace Jenny Clark.

Dodge Development signed Hauati Pututau to replace Ki Nakashima, who signed with GET Racing.

Patrick Bell joined GET Racing, replacing Tyler Welsh, who had moved to racing AARL One full time. Bell was not offered an extension from Sacks Enterprises, whom he drove for in 2009.

Rookie Mike Greer was signed by Sacks Enterprises, replacing Patrick Bell who had moved to GET Racing.

Kenny Kierkendorf and Lance Miller were both moved from Peak Motorsports to it's parent team, Borland Racing, replacing Naoki Hattori and Julee Merrick, who were only eligable to race part time.

Matt Moon signed to Peak Motorsports after both it's drivers moved to Peak's parent team, Borland Racing.

Ellen Malone signed to HYT Racing in the teams first year in the AARL, after leaving Ford Development.

Josh Monday was signed by Ford Development after Ellen Malone was signed by HYT Racing.

Emily Moore signed to Sacks Enterprises, leaving Triumviri Enterprises. Moore replaced Phillip Ramsey, who had replaced her.

Phillip Ramsey would sign to Triumviri Enterprises, filling Emily Moore's seat after she took his at Sacks Enterprises.

Carson O'Neal Jr signed to Mast Family Racing to drive part time, after Aaron Guzman was fired.

Various AARL One drivers shuffled around, obviously driving for whatever AARL One team they drive for.

### Teams Changes

Ellington Sisters Racing joined the AARL, creating a single AARL Two team.

HYT Racing, an established AARL One team also opened a single AARL Two team.

The factory development teams of Chevrolet, Dodge, and Ford were created in 2009, all a mandatory single car operation, with an AARL One car on standby if one of their drivers would win a AARL Two race, and earn a starting spot. Nine of the ten races were won by AARL One drivers, but at Pikes Peak Kenny Kierkendorf would win, earning an entry into the AARL One race, where he finished 16th of 28.

## Rookie of the Year

The Rookie of the Year was Mike Greer.

Rookie Points System (Same as AARL One) - 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.