American Rally Association
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| Sport | Auto Racing |
|---|---|
| Category | Rally Racing |
| Jurisdiction | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Abbreviation | ARA |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Affiliation | United States Auto Club |
| Affiliation date | 2017 |
| President | Doug Shepard |
| Official website | |
| americanrallyassociation | |
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The American Rally Association is a stage rallying sanctioning body in the United States.[1] The organization was founded by Tim O'Neil, Martin Headland, and Chris Cyr of Team O'Neil Rally School in 2016, and sanctions the ARA National Rally Championship, which is the lone top-level national rally championship in the United States since the demise of Rally America after the 2018 season.[2] It is a subsidiary of the United States Auto Club.[1]
Sanctioned events
The ARA sanctions all of the events in the ARA National Rally Championship calendar. They also sanction many regional rally events that are classified into three categories; National, Super Regional, and Regional.[3]
ARA National Championship events
| Round | Rally name | Location | Date | Stages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sno*Drift Rally | Atlanta, Michigan | February 6–7 | 16 | 108.39 miles (174.44 km) |
| 2 | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood | Salem/Potosi, Missouri | March 13–14 | 13 | 125.67 miles (202.25 km) |
| 3 | Olympus Rally | Shelton, Washington | April 17–19 | 18 | 203.9 miles (328.1 km) |
| 4 | Southern Ohio Forest Rally | Chillicothe, Ohio | June 11–13 | 20 | 119.96 miles (193.06 km) |
| 5 | Rally Colorado | Rangely, Colorado | July 18–19 | 13 | 137.39 miles (221.11 km)[4] |
| 6 | Ojibwe Forests Rally | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota | August 27–29 | 16 | TBC |
| 7 | Overmountain Rally Tennessee | Newport, Tennessee | September 18–19 | TBC | TBC |
| 8 | Lake Superior Performance Rally | Marquette, Michigan | October 9–10 | TBC | TBC |
Super Regional events
| Rally name | Location | Date | Regional designation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Rally | Tehachapi, California | December 6–7, 2025 | West | |
| Oregon Trail Rally | Goldendale, Washington and Dufur, Oregon | May 16–17 | West | Was round 4 of the 2025 National Championship |
| Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally | Wellsboro, Pennsylvania | July 9–11 | East | |
| The Boone Forest Rally | McKee, Kentucky | July 25 | East |
Regional events
| Rally name | Location | Date | Regional designation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemadji Trail Rally | Duquette, Minnesota | December 6, 2025 | Central | |
| Prescott Rally | Prescott, Arizona | March 27–28 | West | |
| Headwaters Regional Rally | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota | May 16 | Central | |
| Missouri Ozark Rally | Steelville, Missouri | July 11 | Central | |
| Tour de Forest Rally | Shelton, Washington | October 3 | West | |
| Show Me Rally | Potosi, Missouri | November 6 | Central |
Previous events
- Summer Sno*Drift (East)
- Bristol Forest Rally (East)
- Nemadji Trail Rally (Central 2024)
- Rally Nevada (West)
- Oregon Regional Rally (West)
- New England Forest Rally (National/East)
Champions
| Season | Champion | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United States Travis Pastrana | Subaru WRX STI 17 | Subaru Rally Team USA |
| 2018 | United Kingdom David Higgins | Subaru WRX STI 18 | Subaru Rally Team USA |
| 2019 | United Kingdom David Higgins | Subaru WRX STI 19 | Subaru Motorsports USA |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland Barry McKenna | Škoda Fabia R5 Ford Fiesta R5 Ford Fiesta S2000 |
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| 2021 | United States Travis Pastrana | Subaru WRX STI 20 | Subaru Motorsports USA |
| 2022 | Canada Brandon Semenuk | Subaru WRX STI 20 | Subaru Motorsports USA |
| 2023 | Canada Brandon Semenuk | Subaru WRX ARA24 | Subaru Motorsports USA |
| 2024 | Canada Brandon Semenuk | Subaru WRX ARA24 | Subaru Motorsports USA |
| 2025 | Canada Brandon Semenuk | Subaru WRX ARA25 | Subaru Motorsports USA |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About". American Rally Association. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ↑ Meyer, Jeremy (2023-01-20). "Green APU Signs as Title Sponsor of the American Rally Association". American Rally Association. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ↑ "2026 ARA Schedule". ara-rally. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Maps | Rally Colorado 2026 [ARA]". Rally-Maps.com. Retrieved 2026-08-13.