The 2012 Trans-Am Series was the 44th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Road Racing Championship.

New management

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

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

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

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 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro no entries
2 Lime Rock May 26 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro
3 Mid-Ohio June 10 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro Belgium Jan Heylen Dodge Challenger
4 New Jersey July 1 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro no entries
5 Watkins Glen July 8 Puerto Rico Jorge Diaz, Jr. Jaguar XKR United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro United States C. David Seuss Porsche 911 GT3
6 Road America August 19 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro United States Chuck Cassaro Panoz Esperante GTS
7–8 Brainerd September 2 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3
September 3 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3
9–10 Road Atlanta November 3 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette United States Kurt Roehrig Chevrolet Camaro United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3
November 4 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3

Source:[4]

Driver standings

TA

Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette 10 263
2 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette 10 252
3 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette 10 249
4 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette 9 224
5 Canada Ian Patterson Chevrolet Corvette 5 105
6 Canada Andrew Romocki Ford Mustang 4 82
7 Canada Blaise Csida Chevrolet Corvette 5 78
8 Canada Allan Lewis Chevrolet Corvette 4 76
9 United States Denny Lamers Ford Mustang 3 66
10 United States David Jans Ford Mustang 3 64
11 United States John Baucom Ford Mustang 3 58
12 Canada Jonathan Brett Chevrolet Corvette 2 42
United States Matt Crandall Ford Mustang 2 42
14 United States Rick Dittman Chevrolet Corvette 2 36
United States Bob Monett Jaguar XKR 2 36
16 Puerto Rico Jorge Diaz, Jr. Jaguar XKR 1 32
17 United States Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang 1 27
18 Dominican Republic R. J. López Chevrolet Corvette 1 16

TA2

Bill Prietzel
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro 10 274
2 United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro 10 251
3 United States Kurt Roehrig Chevrolet Camaro 10 217
4 United States Michael Wilson Chevrolet Monte Carlo 10 213
5 United States Tom Sheehan Chevrolet Camaro 10 208
6 United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Impala/Camaro 7 170
7 United States Mel Shaw Chevrolet Camaro 10 161
8 United States Chris Liesfeld Chevrolet Camaro 7 139
9 Australia Geoff Fane Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5 119
10 United States Mike Miller Chevrolet Camaro 3 71
11 United States Joe Sturm Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3 57
12 United States Britt Casey Chevrolet Camaro 3 55
13 United States Roger Reuse Chevrolet Camaro 2 41
14 United States Bill Prietzel Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 39
15 United States Bobby Reuse Chevrolet Camaro 2 38
16 United States Shane Doles Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 34
17 United States Ricky Sanders Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 33
18 United States Gregg Rodgers Chevrolet Camaro 1 25
19 United States John Atwell Chevrolet Camaro 1 23
20 United States John Cottrell Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1 16
21 United States A. J. Henriksen Chevrolet Camaro 1 14
22 United States Mary Wright Chevrolet Camaro 1 12

GGT

Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Chuck Cassaro Panoz Esperante GTS 5 167
2 United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3 4 131
3 United States C. David Seuss Porsche 911 GT3 2 59
4 Belgium Jan Heylen Dodge Challenger 1 33
5 United States Mickey Mills BMW M3 1 28

References

  1. ↑ "Trans-Am series". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Trans-Am: New group takes over stagnant racing series, pledges return to glory days - Autoweek". www.autoweek.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02.
  3. ↑ "2012 Mustang Boss". 17 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Gotransam". gotransam.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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