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The Whelen All-American Series (formerly the Dodge Weekly Series) is a semi-professional and amateur auto racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It is commonly seen as the lowest level of competitive racing sanctioned by NASCAR, and is thus the entry point for a number of aspiring drivers.
In the 25 years of NASCAR sanctioning weekly racing for a national championship, the tracks have been split, initially by geographical proximity of the tracks for purposes of developing regional champions, and later randomly among four divisions. In 2005 the Weekly Series became the first NASCAR-sanctioned series to have a permanent presence outside of the United States, as tracks in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Delaware, Ontario, and Edmonton, Alberta, elected to be represented in the series.
Because participants rarely compete directly against each other, and may drive a wide variety of cars against varying opposition, the driver's point system is understandably complex. Points are awarded first for finishing position according to NASCAR rules, with bonus points added for races against fields of 15 cars or greater (double points for fields of 25 or more). Only the top 16 results of a season count for a driver. Although this does help to level the playing field somewhat, it can be supposed that a driver who competes in more races against a larger field of cars will score more points for consistent finishes, and thus will end up with more points at the end of the year. Starting in 2007, each state or province crowns a divisional champion, and of those champions, the driver with the best competition performance index is crowded as the national Whelen All-American Series champion.
What cars are used to score points in the weekly series is up to the discretion of the individual participating tracks, within Weekly Series guidelines. As of 2005, Sportsman, Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, Late Model Stock Cars, Modifieds, SK Modifieds, Dirt Modifieds, Dirt Late Models, Pro Stocks and Super Stocks are considered eligible categories. Participating tracks are all short tracks, ranging from 1/4 mile to 5/8 mile; most are paved, but a significant number of dirt tracks also participate.
As announced at the Weekly Series banquet in Las Vegas on November 11, 2006, Dodge has dropped their sponsorship of the weekly series. Whelen is picking up the sponsorship, renaming it the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Tracks for 2009
- Ace Speedway - Altamahaw, North Carolina (4/10 Mile Asphalt)
- Adams County Speedway - Corning, Iowa (1/2 Mile Dirt)
- All American Speedway - Roseville, California (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- All Star Speedway - Epping, New Hampshire (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- Autodrome St. Eustache - St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada (2/5 Mile Asphalt)
- Barrie Speedway - Barrie, Ontario, Canada (1/3 Mile Asphalt)
- Beech Ridge Motor Speedway - Scarborough, Maine (1/3 Mile Asphalt)
- Bowman-Gray Stadium - Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, Nevada (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Caraway Speedway - Sophia, North Carolina (.455 Mile Asphalt)
- Cedar Lake Speedway - Somerset, Wisconsin (3/8 Mile Dirt)
- Chemung Speedrome - Chemung, New York (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Colorado National Speedway - Erie, Colorado (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Columbus Motor Speedway - Columbus, Ohio (1/3 Mile Asphalt)
- Concord Motorsport Park - Concord, North Carolina (1/4 and 1/2 Mile Asphalt)
- Delaware Speedway - Delaware, Ontario, Canada (1/2 Mile Asphalt)
- Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway - Dubuque, Iowa (3/8 Mile Clay)
- Edmonton International Raceway - Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- Elko Speedway - Elko, Minnesota (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Evergreen Speedway - Monroe, Washington (.646 and 3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Farley Speedway - Farley, Iowa (1/2 Mile Dirt)
- Grandview Speedway - Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania (1/3 Mile Dirt)
- Greenville-Pickens Speedway - Greenville, South Carolina (1/2 Mile Asphalt)
- Hickory Motor Speedway - Hickory, North Carolina (.363 Mile Asphalt)
- Holland International Speedway - Holland, New York (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Houston Motorsports Park - Houston, Texas (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park - Greenwood, Nebraska (4/10 Mile Dirt)
- Junction Motor Speedway - McCool Junction, Nebraska (3/8 Mile Dirt)
- Kalamazoo Speedway - Kalamazoo, Michigan (3/8 Mile)
- Kil-Kare Speedway - Xenia, Ohio (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway - West Salem, Wisconsin (5/8 & 1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- Lake Erie Speedway - North East, Pennsylvania (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Langley Speedway - Hampton, Virginia (.395 Mile Asphalt)
- Lanier National Speedway - Braselton, Georgia (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Lee USA Speedway - Lee, New Hampshire (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Madera Speedway - Madera, California (1/3 Mile Asphalt)
- Monadnock Speedway - Winchester, New Hampshire (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- Monroe Motor Speedway - Monroe, Louisiana (3/8 Mile Concrete)
- Motor Mile Speedway - Radford, Virginia (.416 Mile Asphalt)
- Motordrome Speedway - Smithton, Pennsylvania (1/2 Mile Asphalt)
- Myrtle Beach Speedway - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (1/2 Mile Asphalt)
- New Stockton “99” Speedway - Stockton, California (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- Old Dominion Speedway - Manassas, Virginia (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Park Jefferson Speedway - Jefferson, South Dakota (1/2 Mile Dirt)
- Raceway Park - Shakopee, Minnesota (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- Riverhead Raceway - Riverhead, New York (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- Rockford Speedway - Rockford, Illinois (1/4 Mile Asphalt)
- South Boston Speedway - South Boston, Virginia (4/10 Mile Asphalt)
- Spencer Speedway - Williamson, New York (1/2 Mile Asphalt)
- Stafford Motor Speedway - Stafford Springs, Connecticut (1/2 Mile Asphalt)
- Sun Valley Speedway - Vernon, British Columbia, Canada (1/2 Mile Asphalt)
- Superior Speedway - Superior, Wisconsin (3/8 Mile Dirt)
- Thompson International Speedway - Thompson, Connecticut (5/8 Mile Asphalt)
- Thunder Raceway - Show Low, Arizona (1/4 Mile Clay)
- Toyota Speedway at Irwindale - Irwindale, California (1/2 Mile & 1/3 Mile Asphalt)
- Tri-County Motor Speedway - Hudson, North Carolina (4/10 Mile Asphalt)
- Waterford Speedbowl - Waterford, Connecticut (3/8 Mile Asphalt)
- West Liberty Raceway - West Liberty, Iowa (1/2 Mile Clay)
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