2011 Trans-Am Series

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The 2011 Trans-Am Series was the 43rd season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series, a class of racing that straddles the line between sports car and stock car auto racing.

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2011 champion Tony Ave at Road Atlanta PLM 2011 Trans-Am Ave Corvette.jpg
2011 champion Tony Ave at Road Atlanta

The 2011 schedule consisted of races on 8 road courses and one temporary street circuit. It was the first season that utilized the new multi-class format. The TA1 class is for the previous spec of Trans-Am cars. The TA2 class was added for cars that meet SCCA GT2-class specifications. These cars were primarily stock cars, some of which have been rebodied with pony car bodywork. A third class, TA3, for cars meeting SCCA GT3-class specifications was announced, which mainly consisted of smaller and lower-powered sports cars than TA1. However, there were no TA3 entries in 2011. For the final race of the season, a new class, Global GT (GGT) was introduced for production-based sports cars.

2010 champ Tony Ave won 6 of the 9 races to repeat as champion. Bob Stretch won the TA2 class in 5 of the 7 races he contested to win the inaugural TA2 championship.

Amy Ruman made history on September 30, 2011. TA 23 Amy Ruman Road America Trans Am 2015.jpg
Amy Ruman made history on September 30, 2011.

Although she was not the first woman to compete in the Trans-Am Series (Janet Guthrie, 1978 [1] ), Amy Ruman became the first one in the series' 45-year history to win a race, accomplishing the feat in the season finale at Road Atlanta. [2]

The event at Miller is thus far the only post-hiatus Trans Am event in the Western United States.

Schedule

RndDateCircuitDistanceTA1 Winning CarTA2 Winning CarGGT Winning Car
TA1 Winning Driver(s)TA2 Winning Driver(s)GGT Winning Driver(s)
1March 18 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida 103.5 mi (166.6 km) Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Camaro
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg R. J. López Flag of the United States.svg Gregg Rodgers
2May 1 Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah 100.584 mi (161.874 km) Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Camaro
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ave Flag of the United States.svg Gregg Rodgers
3May 15 Virginia International Raceway, Danville, Virginia 101.37 mi (163.14 km) Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Camaro
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ave Flag of the United States.svg Bob Stretch
4May 22 Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario 100.819 mi (162.252 km) Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Camaro
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ave Flag of the United States.svg Bob Stretch
5August 7 Circuit Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec 92.781 mi (149.317 km) Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Camaro
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ave Flag of the United States.svg Bob Stretch
6August 20 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 101.2 mi (162.9 km) Ford Mustang Porsche 997
Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Ebben Flag of the United States.svg Scott Tucker
7September 3 Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota 100 mi (160 km) Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Camaro
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ave Flag of the United States.svg Bob Stretch
8September 4 Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Camaro
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ave Flag of the United States.svg Bob Stretch
9September 30 Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Camaro Ferrari F430
Flag of the United States.svg Amy Ruman Flag of the United States.svg Mike Skeen Flag of the United States.svg Scott Tucker
[3] [4] [5]

Driver standings

TA1

PosDriverStartsPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Ave 91122
2 Flag of the United States.svg Simon Gregg9893
3 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Ruman 8763
4 Flag of the United States.svg David Jans9738
5 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Harrington8712
6 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Daniel Ramoutarsingh7671
7 Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Ebben5546
8 Flag of the United States.svg John Baucom6470
9 Flag of the United States.svg Carlos de Quesada6386
10 Flag of the United States.svg Denny Lamers4302
11 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Peterson5298
12 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg R. J. Lopez3295
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Blaise Csida2208
14 Flag of the United States.svg Glen Jung3180
15 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Bupp2160
16 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Monette2160

TA2

PosDriverStartsPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Stretch7893
2 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Prietzel 7695
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Sanders6642
4 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Rodgers4465
5 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sheehan3304
6 Flag of the United States.svg J. Thomas Graham2184
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mel Shaw 2176
8 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Skeen 1137
9 Flag of the United States.svg J. Kurt Roehrig1116
10 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Amico1110

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References

  1. ↑ Erickson, Keith. "Janet Guthrie Career Highlights". Janet Guthrie – Auto Racing Legend. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Erickson, Keith. "2016 Amy Ruman Highlights Tear Sheet". Ruman Racing. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Provisional Race Results SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Champshp Rnd 1" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America . Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Final Race Results SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Champshp Rnd 2" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America . Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Final Race Results SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Champshp Rnd 3" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America . Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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