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The ASA Transcontinetal Series, also known as the ASA National African SuperSeries was a one-off racing series owned and run by the American Speed Association that hosted a singular race, the Vrystaat Free State 500 at Phakisa Freeway on January 31st, 2010. John Mickel, a British-born racing driver would be the winner of this race. As features of the race, 1986 Daytona 500 winner, Geoff Bodine would race, he started the race from pole position but was forced to pit with 2 laps to go after running out of fuel, leaving the previously mentioned John Mickel and Toni McCray to the 2nd and first place spots respectively. Rick McCray another american driver who competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Winston Cup Series from 1978 through 1999 was also featured in the race, finishing 4th.^[1] It is unknown if he is related to Toni McCray. It was announced that a second race at an undetermined racetrack would be run at a unannounced date in 2011, but the series never gained traction beyond the Free State 500 despite the 11,000 fans that attended the Free State 500.^[2]

Race results


Position	Driver	Laps	Status
#1	John Mickel	207	Running
#2	Toni McCray	207	Running
#3	Marc Davis	207	Rnning
#4	Rick McCray	207	Running
#5	Johan Spies	207	Running
#6	Gary Lewis	207	Running
#7	Tiffany Daniels	207	Running
#8	Greg Barnhart	206	Lapped
#9	Geoff Bodine	206	Lapped & Fuel
#10	Danie Correia	204
#11	Gugu Zulu	202

References

^ PR, Series. "ASA Free State 500 – Two Years Later". Retrieved 2025-04-25.
^ "ASA South Africa Race - The Free State 500 at Phakisa Freeway - Circle Track Magazine". MotorTrend. 2010-05-07. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

[1] PR, Series. "ASA Free State 500 – Two Years Later". Retrieved 2025-04-25.

[2] "ASA South Africa Race - The Free State 500 at Phakisa Freeway - Circle Track Magazine". MotorTrend. 2010-05-07. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

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