2012 Trans-Am Series
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The 2012 Trans-Am Series was the 44th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Road Racing Championship.
New management
[edit]From 2012 onward, Trans-Am Race Company, LLC, has managed the series.[1] They will manage the series until at least 2016. They are looking to "bring the series back to its glory years".[2] Their plan is to get away from the new, three-class format and return to the pony cars that made the series famous.
The series also established a media partner, GoRacingTV. Select markets would also be able to view Trans Am races on MAVTV. GoRacingTV was a website providing highlights of various racing events.
News
[edit]It was announced on November 17, 2011, that a new Ford Mustang was in the works for entry into the series during the 2012 season.[3] The car will use the 302 cubic inch (5 liter) engine from the production model.
Highlights
[edit]Though he won only one race, Chuck Cassaro would go on to overcome Tim Gray's four victories and win the GGT Championship by a comfortable 36 points, giving (American manufacturer) Panoz its first ever Trans Am title. With a GGT win at Mid Ohio, courtesy of Belgian driver Jan Heylen, Dodge garnered its first Trans Am victory since 2001.
Schedule
[edit]Round | Date | Circuit | TA Winning driver | TA Winning vehicle | TA2 Winning driver | TA2 Winning vehicle | GGT Winning driver | GGT Winning vehicle |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mosport | May 20 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | no entries | |
2 | Lime Rock | May 26 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | ||
3 | Mid-Ohio | June 10 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() |
Dodge Challenger |
4 | New Jersey | July 1 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | no entries | |
5 | Watkins Glen | July 8 | ![]() |
Jaguar XKR | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 |
6 | Road America | August 19 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() |
Panoz Esperante GTS |
7–8 | Brainerd | September 2 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 |
September 3 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 | ||
9–10 | Road Atlanta | November 3 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 |
November 4 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 |
Source:[4]
Driver standings
[edit]TA
[edit]Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 263 |
2 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 252 |
3 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 249 |
4 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 9 | 224 |
5 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 105 |
6 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang | 4 | 82 |
7 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 78 |
8 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 4 | 76 |
9 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang | 3 | 66 |
10 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang | 3 | 64 |
11 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang | 3 | 58 |
12 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 42 |
![]() |
Ford Mustang | 2 | 42 | |
14 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 36 |
![]() |
Jaguar XKR | 2 | 36 | |
16 | ![]() |
Jaguar XKR | 1 | 32 |
17 | ![]() |
Ford Mustang | 1 | 27 |
18 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 16 |
TA2
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bill_Prietzel_23_2012_Road_America_Sargento_200.jpg/170px-Bill_Prietzel_23_2012_Road_America_Sargento_200.jpg)
Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 274 |
2 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 251 |
3 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 217 |
4 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 10 | 213 |
5 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 208 |
6 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Impala/Camaro | 7 | 170 |
7 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 161 |
8 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 7 | 139 |
9 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 5 | 119 |
10 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 71 |
11 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 3 | 57 |
12 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 55 |
13 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 41 |
14 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2 | 39 |
15 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 38 |
16 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2 | 34 |
17 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2 | 33 |
18 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 25 |
19 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 23 |
20 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1 | 16 |
21 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 14 |
22 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 12 |
GGT
[edit]Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Panoz Esperante GTS | 5 | 167 |
2 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 | 4 | 131 |
3 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 | 2 | 59 |
4 | ![]() |
Dodge Challenger | 1 | 33 |
5 | ![]() |
BMW M3 | 1 | 28 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Trans-Am series". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ "Trans-Am: New group takes over stagnant racing series, pledges return to glory days - Autoweek". www.autoweek.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02.
- ^ "2012 Mustang Boss". 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Gotransam". gotransam.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.