2012 Trans-Am Series
 | This article needs to be updated. (May 2012) |
The 2012 Trans-Am Series was the 44th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Road Racing Championship.
New management
[edit]From 2012 onward, Trans-Am Race Company, LLC, has managed the series.[1] They will manage the series until at least 2016. They are looking to "bring the series back to its glory years".[2] Their plan is to get away from the new, three-class format and return to the pony cars that made the series famous.
The series also established a media partner, GoRacingTV. Select markets would also be able to view Trans Am races on MAVTV. GoRacingTV was a website providing highlights of various racing events.
News
[edit]It was announced on November 17, 2011, that a new Ford Mustang was in the works for entry into the series during the 2012 season.[3] The car will use the 302 cubic inch (5 liter) engine from the production model.
Highlights
[edit]Though he won only one race, Chuck Cassaro would go on to overcome Tim Gray's four victories and win the GGT Championship by a comfortable 36 points, giving (American manufacturer) Panoz its first ever Trans Am title. With a GGT win at Mid Ohio, courtesy of Belgian driver Jan Heylen, Dodge garnered its first Trans Am victory since 2001.
Schedule
[edit]| Round | Date | Circuit | TA Winning driver | TA Winning vehicle | TA2 Winning driver | TA2 Winning vehicle | GGT Winning driver | GGT Winning vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mosport | May 20 |  Doug Peterson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Pete Halsmer
|
Chevrolet Camaro | no entries | |
| 2 | Lime Rock | May 26 | Simon Gregg
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Bob Stretch
|
Chevrolet Camaro | ||
| 3 | Mid-Ohio | June 10 | Simon Gregg
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Bob Stretch
|
Chevrolet Camaro |  Jan Heylen
|
Dodge Challenger |
| 4 | New Jersey | July 1 | Amy Ruman
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Pete Halsmer
|
Chevrolet Camaro | no entries | |
| 5 | Watkins Glen | July 8 |  Jorge Diaz, Jr.
|
Jaguar XKR | Pete Halsmer
|
Chevrolet Camaro | C. David Seuss
|
Porsche 911 GT3 |
| 6 | Road America | August 19 | Tony Ave
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Bob Stretch
|
Chevrolet Camaro | Chuck Cassaro
|
Panoz Esperante GTS |
| 7–8 | Brainerd | September 2 | Tony Ave
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Pete Halsmer
|
Chevrolet Camaro | Tim Gray
|
Porsche 911 GT3 |
| September 3 | Amy Ruman
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Bob Stretch
|
Chevrolet Camaro | Tim Gray
|
Porsche 911 GT3 | ||
| 9–10 | Road Atlanta | November 3 | Tony Ave
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Kurt Roehrig
|
Chevrolet Camaro | Tim Gray
|
Porsche 911 GT3 |
| November 4 | Doug Peterson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | Cameron Lawrence
|
Chevrolet Camaro | Tim Gray
|
Porsche 911 GT3 | ||
Source:[4]
Driver standings
[edit]TA
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Gregg
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 263 |
| 2 | Amy Ruman
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 252 |
| 3 | Tony Ave
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 249 |
| 4 | Doug Peterson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 9 | 224 |
| 5 |  Ian Patterson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 105 |
| 6 | Andrew Romocki
|
Ford Mustang | 4 | 82 |
| 7 | Blaise Csida
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 78 |
| 8 | Allan Lewis
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 4 | 76 |
| 9 | Denny Lamers
|
Ford Mustang | 3 | 66 |
| 10 | David Jans
|
Ford Mustang | 3 | 64 |
| 11 | John Baucom
|
Ford Mustang | 3 | 58 |
| 12 | Jonathan Brett
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 42 |
| Matt Crandall
|
Ford Mustang | 2 | 42 | |
| 14 | Rick Dittman
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 36 |
| Bob Monett
|
Jaguar XKR | 2 | 36 | |
| 16 | Jorge Diaz, Jr.
|
Jaguar XKR | 1 | 32 |
| 17 | Cliff Ebben
|
Ford Mustang | 1 | 27 |
| 18 |  R. J. López
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 16 |
TA2
[edit]
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Stretch
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 274 |
| 2 | Pete Halsmer
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 251 |
| 3 | Kurt Roehrig
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 217 |
| 4 | Michael Wilson
|
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 10 | 213 |
| 5 | Tom Sheehan
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 208 |
| 6 | Cameron Lawrence
|
Chevrolet Impala/Camaro | 7 | 170 |
| 7 | Mel Shaw
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 161 |
| 8 | Chris Liesfeld
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 7 | 139 |
| 9 |  Geoff Fane
|
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 5 | 119 |
| 10 | Mike Miller
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 71 |
| 11 | Joe Sturm
|
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 3 | 57 |
| 12 | Britt Casey
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 55 |
| 13 | Roger Reuse
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 41 |
| 14 | Bill Prietzel
|
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2 | 39 |
| 15 | Bobby Reuse
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 38 |
| 16 | Shane Doles
|
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2 | 34 |
| 17 | Ricky Sanders
|
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2 | 33 |
| 18 | Gregg Rodgers
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 25 |
| 19 | John Atwell
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 23 |
| 20 | John Cottrell
|
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1 | 16 |
| 21 | A. J. Henriksen
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 14 |
| 22 | Mary Wright
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 12 |
GGT
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Cassaro
|
Panoz Esperante GTS | 5 | 167 |
| 2 | Tim Gray
|
Porsche 911 GT3 | 4 | 131 |
| 3 | C. David Seuss
|
Porsche 911 GT3 | 2 | 59 |
| 4 | Jan Heylen
|
Dodge Challenger | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | Mickey Mills
|
BMW M3 | 1 | 28 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Trans-Am series". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "Trans-Am: New group takes over stagnant racing series, pledges return to glory days - Autoweek". www.autoweek.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
- ^ "2012 Mustang Boss". November 17, 2011.
- ^ "Gotransam". gotransam.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.