About Champ Car Atlantic
The Cooper Tires presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda (more commonly referred to as simply the Atlantic Series) is a formula racing series with races throughout North America. The series is often considered the top developmental open-wheel racing series in North America, typically the last series in which a driver will compete before moving to Champ Car World Series or the Indy Racing League. The series is sanctioned by Champ Car, and most of its races are support races for the Champ Car World Series.

Starting in 2006, the series has been run exclusively with Swift 016.a chassis powered by Mazda-Cosworth 2300cc DOHC inline-4 engines producing 300 bhp. The new formula has lowered the costs of running a full Atlantic season to around $500,000-$600,000. In addition, Champ Car has begun awarding a $2 million sponsorship prize for the 2006 champion towards a ride in the Champ Car World Series. These changes have increased car counts, which had dwindled over the previous few seasons.

Although the series had been run on Yokohama tires since 1991, the Japanese company elected to end its relationship with the series after the 2006 series, at which point it was replaced by Cooper Tire.

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