2010 TM Master Cup season

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2010 TM Master Cup season
TM Master Cup Series Logo.png
# of Rounds 19
Ovals 11
Road Courses 8
Driver's Champion USA.png Alexis Rainsford
Owner's Champion ITA.png Volpi Racing Team
Season Opener Round of Japan
Season Finale Round of Decatur
Championship Overview

The 2010 TM Master Cup season was contested over a 19-race schedule, and saw Alexis Rainsford win her second driver's championship, the first owner's title for the renamed Volpi Racing Team.

Preseason changes[edit | edit source]

Team Structures[edit | edit source]

The team and manufacturer structures of the Master Cup Series were radically overhauled. Thirteen teams were granted a full-time entry, with licenses for three full-time cars and a fourth part-time car.

To give smaller teams an opportunity to participate in the series as well, the Independent's Trophy was introduced. At the regular events, the remaining three spaces on the grid were allocated to part-time teams, each attempting to qualify for six of the sixteen races. The Trophy would be awarded to the driver and team who scored the most points in their best four finishes.

While the remainder of the calendar limited entries to the full-time teams and IT competitors, the Karjala Grand Prix and Round of Decatur remained open to one-off entrants.

Manufacturers[edit | edit source]

The chassis selected by full-time teams became exclusive to that team, while Independents and one-off entries were given the choice of making their own manufacturer agreements, or utilizing the Omecha spec chassis. Some manufacturers elected to take personal ownership of their factory teams; Volpi officially absorbed JC Racing and rebranded it as Volpi Racing Team, while rival Corsa similarly absorbed Arrowtech, and Nemoto took control of Star Motorsports. National Racing rebranded as Team Saar USA and introduced the new Eagle model; the Tremwell sister brand supplied cars to Camelot Racing.

FLASH Racing unsurprisingly became the official Inglesby team, and Flare Motorsports carried the flag for Lenard. Hodges-Walter Racing and Ocean Motorsports returned with Calton-Morel and STS, respectively. Majestic Motorsports joined as the Gasnier factory team after taking over McCallister Motorsports.

To some controversy, TMMC officials also loosened restrictions on privateer constructors, opening the door to race cars that do not have a street-legal equivalent. They were represented by Power Steering, Inc., which developed the JD Predator in conjunction with James Dalton; Team EFR with the Journey; and Russian newcomers Katzev Engineering.

New engine rules were put into effect, as the series switched from normally-aspirated V8 engines to turbocharged V6 engines. The fuel cells were also smaller than they were in 2009, but this did not have a noticeable effect on the racing.

Schedule[edit | edit source]

The series also underwent a major schedule realignment. For the first time since 1987, the Round of Daytona was not on the schedule, with the Round of Japan replacing it as the season opener. The calendar then moves across the Pacific to Australia and Brazil, followed by a two-race American stint as Carbondale and Texas. The series then travels to Europe for a continuous tour of the continent, with England and Karjala followed by the remainder of the original European leg of the schedule (with the exception of the Round of Russia, see below). The remainder of the calendar then consisted of the remaining American and Canadian rounds.

Promotional Video[edit | edit source]

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Round Race Title Circuit Winner Team Car
1 Round of Japan JPN.png Twin Ring Motegi USA.png Alexis Rainsford Volpi Racing Team Volpi VC02
2 Round of Australia AUS.png Barbagallo Raceway FRA.png Adrien Devereux Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Corsair
3 Round of Brazil BRA.png Autodromo Daniel Estevem USA.png Tony Durbin Team Saar USA Saar Eagle
4 Round of Carbondale USA.png Carbondale Raceway USA.png Chris Johaanes Camelot Racing Tremwell Knight
5 Round of Texas USA.png Lone Star Supercell USA.png Tony Durbin Team Saar USA Saar Eagle
6 Round of Great Britain GBR.png Brands Hatch WAL.png Alan Hodges Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Corsair
7 2010 Karjala Grand Prix FIN.png Karjala Raceway SWE.png Mathias Taube Ocean International STS Arrow
8 Round of Germany GER.png Eurospeedway Lausitz FRA.png Jacques Bouvier Flare Motorsports Lenard Q9
9 Round of Belgium BEL.png Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps CND.png Zack Duff Volpi Racing Team Volpi VC02
10 Round of Italy ITA.png Autodromo Antonio Passero FIN.png Arto Kekkonen FLASH Racing Inglesby Flashback
11 Round of the Czech Republic CZH.png Masaryk Circuit USA.png Alexis Rainsford Volpi Racing Team Volpi VC02
12 Round of Indianapolis USA.png Indianapolis Motor Speedway USA.png Alexis Rainsford Volpi Racing Team Volpi VC02
13 Round of Quincy USA.png Grand Detour of Southern Illinois USA.png Leonid Roderick FLASH Racing Inglesby Flashback
14 Round of Michigan USA.png West Midland Bullring ENG.png Lance Andrews FLASH Racing Inglesby Flashback
15 Round of Wisconsin USA.png Road America USA.png Louis Kingston FLASH Racing Inglesby Flashback
16 Round of Canada CND.png Alberta Superspeedway USA.png Tony Durbin Team Saar USA Saar Eagle
17 Round of Russia RUS.png Volgoring Circuit RUS.png Yuliya Nosova Katzev Engineering Katzev KE01
18 Round of Alabama USA.png Talladega Superspeedway USA.png Leon Keniston Ocean International STS Arrow
19 Round of Decatur USA.png Decatur Raceway FRA.png Adrien Devereux Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Corsair

‡ The Round of Russia was originally scheduled to be the 12th round of the championship, but was postponed for safety concerns. Wildfires broke out in western Russia only a week before the race was to be run.

  • The blue boxes represent a road/street course race.

Team Chart[edit | edit source]

Team Chassis Model No. Driver Primary Sponsor No. Fourth Driver Primary Sponsor
Volpi Racing Team Volpi VC02 2 GER.png Franz Redlich Lynxe
October Is All About Pink
51
53
ITA.png Luca Scalora
USA.png John Parker, Jr.
Gehrin
IPX/Gehrin
27 USA.png Alexis Rainsford Lynxe Private
International Women's Day
October Is All About Pink
28 CND.png Zach Duff
USA.png Chris Davenport (Decatur)
Lego
Dyelated Professional Paints
FLASH Racing Inglesby Flashback M-Type 4 USA.png Leonid Roderick Clutch 444 CND.png Scott Hamilton
ENG.png Lance Andrews
Bridgestone/Advance Auto Parts
Renack
14 FIN.png Arto Kekkonen Launch Energy
44 USA.png Louis Kingston Chicago Cubs/Launch Cherry
Squadra Corsa Corsa 313T 5
06
ITA.png Enzo Medina
ITA.png Alessandro Rossini
Barcode 06 ITA.png Alessandro Rossini Corsa
6 ESP.png Alonso Tosia (R) Barcode
05 USA.png Stuart Sandoval Corsa America
Katzev Engineering Katzev KE01 7 RUS.png Yuliya Nosova
USA.png Tyrone Stanley (Talladega)
Arotel
Sport Clips/Woodwings
318 RUS.png Alecksey Stoyanovich
RUS.png Ilya Dananov
RUS.png Mikhail Pulyakov
Woodwings/Arotel
DBAT/Arotel
041 USA.png Woody Watts Woodwings/Arotel
232 RUS.png Vladimir Simonov (R)
USA.png Kelly Dawson (Talladega)
Arotel
Flare Motorsports Lenard Q9 9 USA.png David Krikorian Lenard Motor Co. 959 USA.png Curtis Darcy Lenard Motor Co.
59 FRA.png Jacques Bouvier (R) Windows
99 USA.png Rachel Rainsford Loreal
Team EFR EFR Journey LSX 10 USA.png Anthony Evans Texas Longhorns
88 USA.png Scott Bates Oklahoma Sooners
777 CHC.png Ian Cooper Lysander
Team Saar USA Saar Eagle 11 USA.png Ethan Everett (R) MHL/Saynt 8 USA.png Brian Sendack Amp Energy
31 USA.png Drew Eisenman Budweiser/Tritek
33 USA.png Tony Durbin Pepsi/FOX News
Majestic Motorsports Gasnier Dragoon 12 USA.png Matt Taylor
WAL.png Michael Sykes (Decatur)
Delano 71 USA.png Packer Carroll Diet Delano
17 USA.png Dale Roswell IBEW
22 BRA.png Carlos Donzelo Casargo
Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Corsair 13 WAL.png Alan Hodges Vodafone 169 POR.png Gaspar de Sousa Vodafone/Haas/Calton-Morel
26 FRA.png Adrian Devereux (R) Haas Manufacturing
91 USA.png Danny Savin Leela
Power Steering Incorporated JD Predator 16 USA.png Kurt Plissken Spark Boy
Snake Coils
YooHoo
18 USA.png Jim Kidd Blazing Saddles
55 JPN.png Zelda Ashby Nintendo
999 CND.png Marcos Leonard LAZOR
I Can Has Cheezburger
The Onion
Camelot Racing Tremwell Knight 20 USA.png Gary Edwards
USA.png Mike Whitmore
GER.png Hans Eichel
Kodak/Goodyear 19 USA.png Damien Snyder Kodak
23 USA.png Scott Steudler The Shafer Group
24 USA.png Chris Johaanes Kleffer Media
Ocean Team STS STS Arrow 37 IRE.png Stephanie McGlynn Red Bull 40 CND.png Austin Magnussen
USA.png Treven Terrel
Eagler
38 RSA.png Stan Rosenstreter (fired after Brazil)
SWE.png Mathias Taube (R)
Red Bull
39 USA.png Leon Keniston Hewlett-Packard
Star Team Nemoto Nemoto Celerox 831 JPN.png Yamino Tenchi (R) Viento 835 JPN.png Shinji Tanaka Panasonic
837 USA.png Tom Delgado tirADE
839 JPN.png Azuma Kazeyama (R) Panasonic

Independent's Trophy Team Chart[edit | edit source]

Team Chassis Model No. Driver Primary Sponsor
Alex Harrison Racing Omecha MA01 0 ENG.png Julian Alexander
Finntech Omecha MA01 1 FIN.png Nils Tolonen Finnair/Karjala
3 FIN.png Esko Koskela Finnair/Karjala
Team Thunder Omecha MA01 07 USA.png Todd Wodarczyk PCC
Special Metals/Speedtransporter.com
Palmer Stiles Racing Omecha MA01 21 USA.png Palmer Stiles Renack
Evans Motorsports Omecha MA01 30 USA.png Collin Evans Minute Maid
130 USA.png Charlie Waters Boeing
Xenos Development Xenos Hilt 46 CND.png Leigh Gruell Xenos Motors Inc.
McDermott Motorsports Omecha MA01 68 USA.png Morgan Hamberg FOX Racing
69 USA.png Craig Jonser Scarabs
Mitchell & Sons Racing Omecha MA01 74 USA.png Cyrus LaTerza
Greg Whittaker Racing Omecha MA01 80 CND.png Tyson Lautenschlager
JINX Racing Omecha MA01 86 PRC.png Joel Rodriguez Hot Topic
Blitzkrieg Racing Fortner FS260 119 AUS.png Thomas Duke JVC
120 USA.png Justin Brooks Counter Scraps
ADX Racing Omecha MA01 144 WAL.png Michael Sykes
M&J Racing Cromwell Spec 219 USA.png Allie Riggs Neon Hardware
Leckliter Racing Omecha MA01 493 USA.png Daniel Leckliter Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver

One-off entrants[edit | edit source]

This list consists of teams that did not contest the full schedule or Independent's Trophy; one-off entrants that attempted to qualify for Karjala or Decatur, and local teams that filled the field for the Round of Russia.

Team Chassis No. Driver Primary Sponsor Races Attempted
RUS.png Katzev Engineering Katzev KE01 2 RUS.png Vladimir Simonov Arotel 17
8 RUS.png Alexey Stoyanovich DBAT/Arotel 17
11 RUS.png Sergey Nevolin Arotel 17
RUS.png Avtomobilniy Tolyatti Tolyatti 5 RUS.png Denis Predikin Lukoil 17
9 RUS.png Lev Vladimirovich Polzin Lukoil 17
10 RUS.png Vitaly Karpenko Lukoil 17
USA.png Richter Walter LT Team Omecha MA01 00 ENG.png Robert Dorian Backyard Grill 19
POL.png JP Rally Team Omecha MA01 01 POL.png Janusz Pisarczyk 7, 17
USA.png Cash Racing Omecha MA01 02 RUS.png Vladimir Nikolayev Gazprom 7
03 RUS.png Ivan Nikolayev Mechel/Oakley 7
USA.png Team Thunder Omecha MA01 02 USA.png Bob Stephans Master Blasting Suntan Lotion 19
08 USA.png Anthony Griffith Master Blasting Suntan Lotion/Speedtransporter.com 7, 19
TBA.png Omecha MA01 15 FIN.png Keijo Mikkola Remedy 7
RUS.png Black Bear Motors 18 RUS.png Sergey Eltsov NLMK 17
RUS.png Team 21 21 RUS.png Dmitry Ivanov 17
RUS.png MY Racing 27 RUS.png Mikhail Yudin 17
RUS.png Iosef Matveev Motors 43 RUS.png Iosef Matveev 17
Gasnier Dragoon 76 RUS.png Ivan Bukharin 17
TBA.png Omecha MA01 43 NED.png Marius Rutger Avanade 19
USA.png Ian Masterson Racing Omecha MA01 45 POL.png Jozef Nowicki DBAT/Arotel 17
TBA.png European Fortner Team Fortner FS260 47 USA.png Ross Peterson DBAT/Kyser/Counter Scraps/JVC 7
TBA.png Karl Revolution 49 FIN.png Stefan Halvari 7
GER.png Ralf Zimmerman Motors Omecha MA01 50 FIN.png Edvin Lisko 7
RUS.png Ivan Zubenkov 17
ITA.png Scuderia Martinez Omecha MA01 54 ITA.png Fabrizio Dalle Stelle 7
56 ITA.png Salvatore Provenzano Nice Rack Billiards Supply 7
57 ITA.png Celio Mortara Cereal Killer 7
58 ITA.png Olivier Martinez Fat Tony's Pizzeria 7
FIN.png Enger Rally Team Karl Revolution 60 FIN.png Eero Burglund Nokia 7
70 FIN.png Mika Sivonen 7
111 FIN.png Juho Kivela 7, 17
RUS.png Team Lavrin Calton-Morel Nova 61 RUS.png Vitaly Lavrin NLMK 17
69 RUS.png Ivan Maksin 17
FIN.png Finntech Omecha MA01B 72 USA.png Kevin Dwyer Newegg.com/Karjala 7, 19
FIN.png TH Team Karjala Omecha MA01 77 FIN.png Mika Tervo DBAT/Kyser 7, 17
USA.png Groves Racing Cromwell Spec 78 USA.png DJ Daniels Kidzone 7
CND.png Dangerous Dog Racing Omecha MA01 80 CND.png Tyson Lautenschlager 7
CND.png Xenos Development Xenos Hilt 82 CND.png Earl McDermott OEN 7
TBA.png Fortner FS260 82 USA.png Randy Robinson 19
TBA.png ? Omecha MA01 93 FRA.png Jean Pagenault Florette Cheese 7
GER.png Gessler Richter MC Team Gessler MTW94 94 GER.png Timo Strack Gessler 17
GER.png Avery Holtzmann 19
FIN.png Kallela Motorsports Eichholtz E231 97 FIN.png Christian Kallela Polar 7, 19
USA.png 426 Motorsports Omecha MA01 006 USA.png Jefali Animiha 7, 19
RUS.png Team Stroganov Omecha MA01 006 RUS.png Boris Stroganov 17
JPN.png SuzukaCorp Omecha MA01 009 USA.png Rallen Hayden Under Armour 7
TBA.png Racing As Usual Omecha MA01 016 TUR.png Soze Keyser Suspect Auto Parts 7
TBA.png Downhill Racing Omecha MA01 018 FRA.png Pierre Eiffel Agony of DeFeet 7
ENG.png Falls Racing Fortner FS260 040 ENG.png Mike Falls 19
USA.png Riggs Motorsports Cromwell Spec 050 USA.png Leslie Riggs "Bee" 7
USA.png Retro80 Racing Omecha MA01 084 USA.png Stringfellow Vincent Airwolf Filters 7
085 USA.png Richard Dean MacGyver Victorinox 7
086 USA.png Matthew Bueller Ferris Wheels & Tires 7
USA.png Motor Assault Racing Kivett Spade 102 USA.png Amy Harrison Kivett/Faasline 19
BRA.png Montana Mosehez Motorsports Omecha MA01 108 BRA.png Montana Mosehez Brazil/World Cup 7
USA.png EV Racing Omecha MA01 136 USA.png Billy Bob Childers Frostee Cream 7
USA.png White Mountain Motorsports Karl Revolution 138 USA.png Elmer Fox 7
USA.png Karl, Inc. Racing Karl Revolution 151 USA.png Jason Bates Karl's Siphoning Hoses 7
USA.png M&J Racing Cromwell Spec 164 USA.png Bobby Porteau MorTar Cigarettes 7, 19
USA.png Unit 11 Motorsports Omecha MA01 177 USA.png Justin Robinson 19
198 USA.png Mark Blackwell Lerro Productions 19
USA.png Team Whiper Omecha MA01 185 USA.png Lucas Hunter Petco 7
TBA.png Gold Cobra Motorsports Omecha MA01 199 USA.png Phillip Borland SCARABS 7
USA.png BJF Racing Fortner FS260 229 USA.png Serena Bacherro BJF Racing 19
USA.png Eichholtz Autosport Eichholtz E231 231 USA.png Patrick Eichholtz Eichholtz Autosport 7, 19
233 USA.png Michael Levy 7
USA.png Xtream Racing Karl Revolution 307 USA.png Hawk Slider 7
Duncan GT 70 19
USA.png Steudler Motorsports Cromwell Spec 313 USA.png Darrell Wallace Turkey Hill 7, 19
USA.png Altamont Autosport Omecha MA01 359 USA.png Chris Allen Verizon 19
606 JPN.png Nasu Tsunemochi Verizon 19
GER.png Blackstorm Motorsports Omecha MA01 391 ENG.png Larsen Jensen Telefonica/O2 7, 19
931 ESP.png Andreas Laporta Telefonica/Movistar 7, 19
USA.png Ron Greenwell Racing Omecha MA01 462 USA.png Ron Greenwell 7, 19
USA.png Big Mac Racing Cromwell Spec 525 USA.png Tom Moore 19
USA.png Richson Racing Omecha MA01 540 USA.png Jerry Richson 19
USA.png Evans Motorsports Omecha MA01 551 USA.png Alan Musico Song Bully 7
552 USA.png Dallas Dupre 7
USA.png MRD Motorsports Omecha MA01 567 USA.png Shane Lake Dawgfather's 19
CND.png Fluffy Penguin Onionburger Omecha MA01 666 SEA.png Ebenezer Quiggles, Jr. "?" 19
USA.png BlackDiamond Racing Omecha MA01 711 ENG.png Divina Henton 7-Eleven 19
USA.png Roderick Motorsports, Ltd. Omecha MA01 888 USA.png Cris Cole Advance Auto Parts 7
USA.png Grease Burger Racing Omecha MA01 910 USA.png Jared Andersen Grease Burger 19
USA.png Speedy Enterprises Fortner FS260 932 USA.png C.J. Long Quitnet/Mountain Dew 19
CND.png Kesler-Jones Motorsports Omecha MA01 989 AUS.png Jackson Burwell Burwell Department Stores 7
Juneau AMX-5 994 ENG.png Hamilton West Clark & Sons Brewery 19
995 CND.png Ross Schuyler Dyelated Professional Paints 19
996 AUS.png Jackson Burwell Burwell Department Stores 19
Omecha MA01 997 SWE.png Axel Andersson Investor AB 7

Points System[edit | edit source]

Some minor changes were made to the points system for this season.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
Points 89 83 80 78 76 70 69 68 67 66 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 47
22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd
46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25
  • 2 points goes to the race's polesitter.
  • 1 point goes to the driver(s) who lead a lap during the race.
  • 5 points goes to the driver who leads the most laps in the race.