2024 TC America Series

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The 2024 TC America Series Powered by Skip Barber Racing School is the sixth season of the TC America Series. The season began at Sonoma on April 5, 2024, and will end at Indianapolis on October 6.

Calendar

The preliminary calendar was released on July 1, 2023, featuring 14 races across seven rounds. [1] On July 17, the VIR round was moved from June 15–16 to July 19–21, to avoid a clash with the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [2] An additional change was announced on September 7, with Barber Motorsports Park returning to the schedule for the first time since 2016 and Sebring replaced NOLA Motorsports Park. [3]

RoundCircuitDate
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California April 5–7
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida May 3–5
3 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas May 17–19
4 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia July 19–21
5 Flag of the United States.svg Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 16–18
6 Flag of the United States.svg Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama September 6–8
7 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana October 5–8

Entry list

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
TCX entries
Flag of the United States.svg LA Honda World Racing [4] Acura Integra Type S TCX 7 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Biundo [4] 1, 3
73 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Lamarra [4] 1, 3
Flag of the United States.svg Rigid Speed Company [4] BMW M2 CS Racing 16 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Catania [4] 1-3
17 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Catania [4] 1-3
Flag of the United States.svg Kaplan Racing Systems [4] BMW M2 CS Racing 18 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Kaplan [4] 1-3
Flag of the United States.svg Skip Barber Racing School [4] Acura Integra Type S TCX 19 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Broll [4] 1-3
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Celso Neto [4] 1-3
Flag of the United States.svg Fast Track Racing [5] BMW M2 CS Racing 29 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Roberts [5] 3
Flag of the United States.svg Racers Edge Motorsports [4] Acura Integra Type S TCX 39 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher DeFreitas [4] 1-2
Flag of the United States.svg Carrus Callas Raceteam [4] BMW M2 CS Racing 104 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh [4] 1-3
TC entries
Flag of the United States.svg DRS [4] Honda Civic Type-R TC 11 Flag of the United States.svg Kris Valdez [4] 1, 3
Flag of the United States.svg MINI JCW Team [4] Mini JCW Pro TC 37 Flag of the United States.svg Cristian Perocarpi [4] 1-3
66 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Thomson [4] 1-3
Flag of the United States.svg FTG Racing [4] Mazda 3 71 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Jordan [4] 1-3
Flag of the United States.svg Ricca Autosport [4] Hyundai Elantra N TC 77 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ruben Iglesias Jr [4] 1-3
78 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Ricca [4] 1-3
780 Flag of the United States.svg Sally McNulty [4] 1-3
Flag of the United States.svg HART Alabama [6] Honda Civic Type-R TC 93 Flag of the United States.svg Karl Hertel [6] 2
TCA entries
Flag of the United States.svg Ascent Racing [4] Honda Civic Si (FE1) 9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maddy Lemke [4] 1-3
Flag of the United States.svg Skip Barber Racing School [5] Honda Civic Si (FE1) 14 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Garcia [5] 2-3
Flag of the United States.svg MINI JCW Team [4] [6] Mini JCW 62 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P.J. Groenke [4] 1-3
63 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Grossberg [6] 2-3

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

RoundCircuitPole positionTCX WinnersTC WinnersTCA Winners
1R1 Flag of the United States.svg Sonoma Flag of the United States.svg #17 Rigid Speed Company Flag of the United States.svg #104 Carrus Callas Raceteam Flag of the United States.svg #78 Ricca Autosport Flag of the United States.svg #62 MINI JCW Team
Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Catania Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Ricca Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P.J. Groenke
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #104 Carrus Callas Raceteam Flag of the United States.svg #77 Ricca Autosport Flag of the United States.svg #62 MINI JCW Team
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ruben Iglesias Jr Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P.J. Groenke
2R1 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring Flag of the United States.svg #104 Carrus Callas Raceteam Flag of the United States.svg #104 Carrus Callas Raceteam Flag of the United States.svg #78 Ricca Autosport Flag of the United States.svg #62 MINI JCW Team
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Ricca Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P.J. Groenke
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #104 Carrus Callas Raceteam Flag of the United States.svg #78 Ricca Autosport Flag of the United States.svg #14 Skip Barber Racing School
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Ricca Flag of the United States.svg Alex Garcia
3R1 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Flag of the United States.svg #104 Carrus Callas Raceteam Flag of the United States.svg #104 Carrus Callas Raceteam Flag of the United States.svg #78 Ricca Autosport Flag of the United States.svg #63 MINI JCW Team
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Ricca Flag of the United States.svg Alan Grossberg
R2 Flag of the United States.svg #104 Carrus Callas Raceteam Flag of the United States.svg #77 Ricca Autosport Flag of the United States.svg #14 Skip Barber Racing School
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ruben Iglesias Jr Flag of the United States.svg Alex Garcia
4R1 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia
R2
5R1 Flag of the United States.svg Road America
R2
6R1 Flag of the United States.svg Barber
R2
7R1 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis
R2

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championship

Pos.DriverTeam SON

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SEB

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AUS

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VIR

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ELK

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BAR

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IMS

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Points
TCX
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Walsh Flag of the United States.svg Carrus Callas Raceteam111111150
2 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Catania Flag of the United States.svg Rigid Speed Company222222108
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Celso Neto Flag of the United States.svg Skip Barber Racing School 343418373
4 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Kaplan Flag of the United States.svg Kaplan Racing Systems77533464
5 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Broll Flag of the United States.svg Skip Barber Racing School 56711Ret544
6 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Catania Flag of the United States.svg Rigid Speed Company65410DNS40
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Lamarra Flag of the United States.svg LA Honda World Racing434DNS39
8 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher DeFreitas Flag of the United States.svg Racers Edge Motorsports9108Ret6728
9 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Biundo Flag of the United States.svg LA Honda World Racing161310618
10 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Roberts Flag of the United States.svg Fast Track Racing5Ret10
TC
1 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ruben Iglesias Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Ricca Autosport13810688111
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Ricca Flag of the United States.svg Ricca Autosport818657Ret106
3 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Jordan Flag of the United States.svg FTG Racing1191299986
4 Flag of the United States.svg Sally McNulty Flag of the United States.svg Ricca Autosport1011118111181
5 Flag of the United States.svg Cristian Perocarpi Flag of the United States.svg MINI JCW TeamDNS1497191064
6 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Thomson Flag of the United States.svg MINI JCW Team14151312121652
7 Flag of the United States.svg Kris Valdez Flag of the United States.svg DRS1212131740
TCA
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P.J. Groenke Flag of the United States.svg MINI JCW Team151614141413136
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maddy Lemke Flag of the United States.svg Ascent Racing17171515161499
3 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Garcia Flag of the United States.svg Skip Barber Racing School DNS13151268
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Grossberg Flag of the United States.svg MINI JCW Team1616171551
Pos.DriverTeam SON

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SEB

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AUS

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VIR

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ELK

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BAR

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IMS

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Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

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