Austin Speedtour

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Austin Speedtour
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Trans-Am Series
Venue Circuit of the Americas
First race2015
Most wins (rider)Ernie Francis, Jr. (4)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (16)

The COTA SpeedTour Experience Motorsports (known as the Trans-Am at COTA or Austin Speedtour or COTA Trans Am 100 or Heacock Classic from Trans-Am or The Heacock Classic or Mission Foods Austin Speedtour) called for sponsorship reasons, is a Trans-Am Race that was held for the first time in the 2015 Trans-Am Series at Circuit of the Americas and was added as an expansion to the schedule. [1] The race is usually held on October or November in the Trans-Am Series schedule. The race is scheduled with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association for the weekend. The West Coast Championship race has been added along the National Championship race since 2017 making Circuit of the Americas one of the tracks to host both events on the same weekend. [2] Circuit of the Americas provided the closest finish in Trans-Am history, it was in the 2018 TA2 race when Gar Robinson passed Misha Goikhberg at the COTA Muscle Car Challenge by .064 seconds. [3] There was another record made when 52 cars field the 2021 COTA TA2 race. [4] The track has been part of two championships clinching races in the TA2 class (2019 & 2021). COTA has hosted once the season finale and that was in 2021. The race is held under The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli name, it is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing owned by Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH)

Contents

Official names and sponsors

Winners of the Austin Speedtour

National Championship

YearCircuitDateTA Winning driverTA Winning vehicleTA2 Winning driverTA2 Winning vehicleTA3-I Winning driverTA3-I Winning vehicleTA3-A Winning driverTA3-A Winning vehicle
2015 Circuit of the Americas November 8 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette Flag of the United States.svg Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Flag of Panama.svg Fernando Seferlis Aston Martin GT4 Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Francis, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
YearCircuitDateTA Winning driverTA Winning vehicleTA2 Winning driverTA2 Winning vehicleTA3 Winning driverTA3 Winning vehicleTA4 Winning driverTA4 Winning vehicle
2016 Circuit of the Americas November 5 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette Flag of the United States.svg Dillon Machavern Ford Mustang Flag of the United States.svg Tim Kezman Porsche 997 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Napieralski Ford Mustang
2017 Circuit of the Americas November 4 Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro Flag of the United States.svg Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro
2018 Circuit of the Americas November 1–3 Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Dexter Ginetta G55 Flag of the United States.svg Warren Dexter Ginetta G55
YearCircuitDateTA Winning driverTA2 Winning driverXGT Winning driverSGT Winning driverGT Winning driver
2019 Circuit of the AmericasOctober 4–6 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Andretti Flag of the United States.svg Marc Millerno entries Flag of the United States.svg Ken Thwaits Flag of the United States.svg Joe Bogetich*
2020 Circuit of the AmericasNovember 6–8 Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said Flag of the United States.svg Rafa Matos Flag of the United States.svg Jason Daskalos Flag of the United States.svg Lou Gigliotti Flag of the United States.svg Billy Griffin
2021 Circuit of the Americas November 5–7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham Flag of Brazil.svg Rafa Matos Flag of the United States.svg Erich Joiner Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Decker Flag of the United States.svg Sean Young
YearCircuitDateTA Winning driverTA2 Winning driverXGT Winning driverSGT Winning driverGT Winning driverTAH Winning driver
2022 Circuit of the Americas November 4–6 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Dyson Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Merrill Flag of the United States.svg Marc Austin Flag of the United States.svg Dirk Leuenberger Flag of the United States.svg Chris Coffey Flag of the United States.svg Adam Andretti
2023 Circuit of the Americas November 2–5 Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Annunziata Flag of the United States.svg Xuanqian Wang Flag of the United States.svg Michael LaPaglia Flag of the United States.svg Chris Coffey
2024 Circuit of the Americas November 1-3 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Dyson Flag of the United States.svg Brett Crews Flag of the United States.svg Will Rodgers Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Carlson Flag of the United States.svg Chris Coffey
  Race is combined with Trans-Am West Coast Series
  Races are part of the Southern Cup

† Race is held in combination with the Trans Am West Coast Championship

* Unofficial Winner

West Coast Championship

YearCircuitDateTA Winning driverTA Winning vehicleTA2 Winning driverTA2 Winning vehicleTA3 Winning driverTA3 Winning vehicleTA4 Winning driverTA4 Winning vehicle
2017 Circuit of the Americas November 4 Flag of the United States.svg Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro No entries Flag of the United States.svg Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4
2018 Circuit of the Americas November 1–3 Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Dexter Ginetta G55 Flag of the United States.svg Warren Dexter Ginetta G55
YearCircuitDateTA Winning driverTA2 Winning driverXGT Winning driverSGT Winning driverGT Winning driver
2019 Circuit of the Americas October 4–6 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Andretti Flag of the United States.svg Brad McAllisterno entries Flag of the United States.svg Ken Thwaits Flag of the United States.svg Joe Bogetich*
2020 Circuit of the Americas November 6–8 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Pickett Flag of the United States.svg Jim GallaugherNone entered Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Decker Flag of the United States.svg Sean Young
2021 Circuit of the Americas November 6–7None entered Flag of the United States.svg Ken Sutherland Flag of the United States.svg Erich Joiner Flag of the United States.svg Cindi LuxNone entered
YearCircuitDateTA2 Winning driverSGT Winning driverGT Winning driverXGT Winning driverTA Winning driver
2022 Circuit of the Americas November 4–6 Flag of the United States.svg Cody Powell Flag of the United States.svg Michael LaPaglia Flag of the United States.svg Xuangian Wang Flag of the United States.svg Matt Crandall
2023 Circuit of the Americas November 2–5 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Annunziata Flag of the United States.svg Michael LaPaglia Flag of the United States.svg Chris Coffey Flag of the United States.svg Xuanqian Wang Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson
2024 Circuit of the Americas November 1–3 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Crews Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Carlson Flag of the United States.svg Chris Coffey Flag of the United States.svg Will Rodgers Flag of the United States.svg Chris Dyson
  Race is combined with Trans-Am National Series
  COTA West Winner, Michele Abbate crossed the finish line first, but was later penalized for passing under a double yellow flag.

* Unofficial Winner

References

    1. "Trans Am Series announces 2015 Championship Schedule". GoTransAm. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
    2. "SVRA National Championships on the line at COTA". Racer. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
    3. "Robinson Overtakes Goikhberg at Finish Line for COTA TA2 Victory". GoTransAm. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
    4. "52 Trans Am TA2 cars set for COTA". RACER. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.