The Champcar Atlantic Championship Series visits Mosport in August along with the ALMS.

This multinational series in 2007 had drivers form 12 nations, including 5 from Canada.

The cars are made-in-the-USA Atlantic Swift 016 with a chassis powered by a 2.3-liter Mazda-Cosworth engine capable of producing 300-horsepower. Cooper Tire is the exclusive tire supplier to the Champcar Atlantic Championship Series. Many drivers from this series have moved up into the top championships. They include Jacques Villeneuve, Keke Rosberg, Sam Hornish Jr., Buddy Rice,
Greg Ray, Danica Patrick and Dan Wheldon.

The Champcar Atlantic Championship Series always delivers good racing.

New for 2009 the series has been bought by Atlanta Businessman Ben Johnston ensuring a smooth transition from former owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe.

ALSO NEW THIS YEAR:

Big Money On The Line:
The 2009 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda will feature a $1 million prize for the series champion. Second place in the championship standings is now worth $500,000, with $200,000 going to third place in the season standings. Last year's champion, Markus Niemela, won $300,000 for taking the title.

Everybody Gets A Mulligan:
The 2009 Atlantic Championship features a new wrinkle in the way the championship will be decided, as all drivers will earn points from their best 11 finishes in the 12-race season.

THE 2009 COOPER TIRES PRESENTS
THE ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY MAZDA
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

CLICK ON EVENT LINK TO REACH EVENT PAGE

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DATE          VENUE                                           WITH
March 10-11   Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter,Fla   TEST SESSIONS
March 20      Sebring International Raceway - Sebring, Fla.   ALMS
May 17        Miller Motorsports Park - Tooele, Utah          ALMS
June 14       New Jersey Motorsports Park - Millville, N.J.   Feature
July 18       Lime Rock Park - Lakeville, Conn.               ALMS
July 25       Autobahn Country Club - Joliet, Ill.            Feature
August 8      Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, Ohio    ALMS
August 16     Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres -                  Feature
              Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
August 30     Mosport International Raceway -                 ALMS
              Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
September 25  Road Atlanta - Braselton, Ga.                   ALMS
October 11    Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - Monterey, Calif.    ALMS

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THE 2009 COOPER TIRES PRESENTS THE ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY MAZDA
FINAL SEASON POINT STANDINGS (after LEGUNA SECA, October 11, 2009)
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POS  NAME                   TEAM                         POINTS
 1   John Edwards           Newman Wachs Racing            182*
 2   Jonathan Summerton     Genoa Racing                   182
 3   Simona De Silvestro    Team Stargate Worlds           176
 4   Frederic Vervisch      Genoa Racing                   131
 5   Tonis Kasemets         Polestar Motor Racing          103
 6   Markus Niemeta         Newman Wachs Racing             98
 7   Borja Garcia           Condor Motorsports              88
 8   James Winslow          Conquest Racing                 72
 9   Frankie Muniz          Team Stargate Worlds            62
10   Max Lefevre            Condor Motorsports              58
11   Jonathan Bomarito      Jonathan Bomarito Racing        19
12   Eric Jensen            Jensen MotorSport               16
13   Harald Schlegelmilch   Conquest Racing                 12
14   Robert Wickens         Genoa Racing                    12
15   Michael Nacol          Jensen MotorSport               11
16   David Garza            Jensen MotorSport                8
17   Barrett Mertins        Jensen MotorSport                8
18   Richard Zober          Polestar Motor Racing            7
19   Matt Lee               Jensen MotorSport                6
20   Greg Mansell           Genoa Racing                     4

C2 CLASS
 1   Michael Mallinen       Swan Racing                     93
 2   Mirl Swan              Swan Racing                     21
 3   Hans Peter             Swan Racing                     17
 4   Sadat Yelkin           Swan Racing                     16
 5   Ahsen Yelkin           Swan Racing                     14
 6   Chris Lee              Swan Racing                     12
 
* - Edwards wins title based on tiebreaker with four 
    second-place finishes to Summerton's three.

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