The 2010 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship season was due to be the 37th

Atlantic Championship The Atlantic Championship is a formula race car series with races throughout North America. It has been called Champ Car Atlantics (after its former name), Toyota Atlantics (due to the series' previous history of using Toyota-powered engines) ...

season, and the second one under the sanctioning of the

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. However, on March 3, 2010 — just over two weeks prior to the scheduled opening round — series personnel announced that the 2010 season had been placed on hold.

Race schedule

A twelve-race calendar was announced on November 13, 2009. Five races were due to support the

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, with two more supporting the

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. The remaining five races were due to be feature or co-feature events, including both double-header weekends.

Drivers and teams

Swan Racing,

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, Condor Motorsports, Paladin Motorsports,

US RaceTronics US RaceTronics (USRT) is an auto racing team based in Buttonwillow, California, that competes in the Atlantic Championship. It was founded by former Dorricott Racing Team Manager Shane Seneviratne. Seneviratne and the Dorricott Racing organization ...

, Comprent Motorsport,

Polestar Racing Group Polestar Racing Group is an American motorsport team based in Chardon, Ohio, which competes in the Atlantic Championship. It was founded in 2001 and is owned by husband and wife team Jim and Pam Griffith, and Bruce Potter. Polestar has notched ...

and Team Tonis had announced plans to contest the championship. The only driver announced prior to the 2010 season hiatus was

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, who was due to become the series' youngest ever driver.

References

External links

The official website of the Atlantic Championship
{{Formula Atlantic years

Atlantic Championship seasons Atlantic Championship season