1990 Trans-Am Series

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The 1990 Trans-Am Series was the 25th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. Tommy Kendall won his first of four driver's championships, driving a Spice Engineering-run Chevrolet Beretta.

Results

RndDateCircuitLocationWinning driverWinning vehicle
1March 10 Streets of Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Flag of Finland.svg Robert Lappalainen Ford Mustang
2May 6 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Flag of the United States.svg Darin Brassfield Oldsmobile Cutlass
3June 3 Addison Airport Addison, Texas Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Oldsmobile Cutlass
4June 16 Streets of Detroit Detroit, Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp Oldsmobile Cutlass
5June 23 Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Darin BrassfieldOldsmobile Cutlass
6July 7 Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Kendall Chevrolet Beretta
7July 15Streets of Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa Flag of the United States.svg Tommy KendallChevrolet Beretta
8July 29 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Tommy KendallChevrolet Beretta
9August 11 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kneifel Chevrolet Beretta
10August 19 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec Flag of the United States.svg Tommy KendallChevrolet Beretta
11August 25 Streets of Denver Denver, Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Tommy KendallChevrolet Beretta
12September 9 Mosport Park Bowmanville, Ontario Flag of the United States.svg Dorsey Schroeder Ford Mustang
13September 15 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Darin BrassfieldOldsmobile Cutlass
14September 22 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Tommy KendallChevrolet Beretta
15November 4 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida Flag of the United States.svg Chris KneifelChevrolet Beretta
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Championship standings (Top 10)

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Kendall 393
2 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kneifel 295
3 Flag of the United States.svg Darin Brassfield 293
4 Flag of Finland.svg Robert Lappalainen 244
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Baldwin 233
6 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp 232
7 Flag of the United States.svg Max Jones 225
8 Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr 216
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Derhaag 212
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows 202

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References

  1. "1990 Trans-Am Box Scores" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2012.