National Auto Sport Association
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| Sport | Road racing Rallying Autocross |
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| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Abbreviation | NASA |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is an American motorsports organization promoting road racing and high-performance driver education.
Founded in 1991,[1] NASA hosts High Performance Driving Events (HPDE), automotive rallies, Time Trial, autocross and amateur, club-level automotive racing, divided amongst regionally based chapters within the United States.
In September 2006, NASA held its first-ever National Championships at Mid-Ohio. The NASA National Championships are open to any driver who earns points in a minimum of five regional races (in any NASA region or combination of regions).
Since 2021, the NASA National Championships have been held at Daytona International Speedway.[2]
Time trial
[edit]Racing in the time trial classes allows drivers to compete against each other for the fastest lap. It is currently NASA's mid-level offering, fitting between the HPDE and road racing series.[3]
Competitive racing
[edit]NASA currently offers the following Road Racing series:[4]
- 944 Spec
- American Iron Racing
- American Iron Extreme
- Camaro Mustang Challenge
- Endurance Racing
- German Touring Series
- Honda Challenge
- NASA Prototype
- NASA Rally Sport
- Spec3
- Spec E30
- Spec E46
- Spec Iron
- Spec Miata
- Spec Z
- Super Touring/Super Unlimited
- Thunder Roadster
- Team Racing Endurance Challenge (TREC)
Other sanctioned competition series
[edit]- 25 Hours of Thunderhill
- HyperFest: The Automotive Amusement Park
- One Lap of America
- NASA Rally Sport
- Teen Mazda Challenge
- United States Touring Car Championship
NASA regions
[edit]- Arizona
- NorCal
- SoCal
- MidAmerica
- Florida
- Great Lakes
- Hawaii
- Mid-Atlantic
- Mid South
- NOLA
- Northeast
- Rally Sport
- Rocky Mountain
- Southeast
- Texas Region
- Utah
References
[edit]- ^ "The History of NASA, the National Auto Sport Association | Articles". Grassroots Motorsports. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Becker, Brett (2020-10-08). "NASA Heads to Daytona International Speedway for 2021 Championships". NASA Speed News Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Time Trial - National Auto Sport Association". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Road Racing". National Auto Sport Association. Retrieved 17 February 2022.