2003 Trans-Am Series

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The 2003 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup was the 38th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. This year saw the series visit Puerto Rico for the first time; the first race since 1991 not in Canada or the United States. The Rookie of the Year was won by Jorge Diaz, Jr., the Owners Championship was won by the #7 Rocketsports Racing entry and the Manufacturers' Championship was won by Jaguar.

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Schedule

The 2003 schedule was released in February 2003 with 11 rounds, featuring the new for 2003 Puerto Rico Grand Prix, and an unconfirmed 12th round to be announced at a later date. [1] In March, the 2003 National Grand Prix of Washington D.C, scheduled for June 28–29, was cancelled due to local environmental and noise concerns. [2] In August, it was announced that the series would be added to the Grand Prix Americas CART weekend. [3]

Rd.DateRace nameTrack
1February 23 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Flag of the United States.svg Streets of St. Petersburg
2April 13 Grand Prix of Long Beach Flag of the United States.svg Streets of Long Beach
3May 18 The Victoria Day Trans-Am Weekend Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mosport Park
4May 26 Lime Rock Grand Prix Flag of the United States.svg Lime Rock Park
5June 22 Trans Am 100 Flag of the United States.svg Infineon Raceway
6July 4 Cleveland Grand Prix Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
7August 2 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Circuit Trois-Rivières
8August 24 The Trans-Am 100 Flag of the United States.svg Road America
9August 31 MotoRock Mile High 100 Flag of the United States.svg Streets of Denver
10September 28 MotoRock Miami 100 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Bayfront Park Street Circuit
11October 24 Puerto Rico Grand Prix Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Isla Grande Airport Circuit

Results

Rd.RacePole positionWinning DriverWinning Car
1 Flag of the United States.svg St. Petersburg Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR
2 Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said Ford Mustang
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mosport Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lime Rock Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller Jaguar XKR
5 Flag of the United States.svg Infineon Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR
6 Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trois-Rivières Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR
8 Flag of the United States.svg Road America Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR
9 Flag of the United States.svg Denver Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR
10 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Jaguar XKR
11 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wally Castro Jaguar XKR

Final points standings

PlaceDriverPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett 340
2 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller 264
3 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lewis228
4 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jorge Diaz, Jr.219
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Sak209
6 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Ruhlman186
7 Flag of the United States.svg Stu Hayner178
8 Flag of the United States.svg John Baucom173
9 Flag of the United States.svg Tomy Drissi 148
10 Flag of the United States.svg Simon Gregg122
11 Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said 119
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Scarallo 108
13 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Gentilozzi 85
14 Flag of the United States.svg Max Lagod78
15 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Ruman69
16 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Pickett61
results incomplete

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References

  1. "2003 schedule announced". Motorsport.com. February 6, 2003. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. "Washington DC event canceled". Motorsport.com. March 9, 2003. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  3. "Title sponsor announced, Miami added to 2003 schedule". Motorsport.com. August 30, 2003. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

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