2014 Trans-Am Series

Lead cars from round 6 at Road America

The 2014 Trans-Am Series was the 46th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. It began March 2, 2014. The series featured TA, TA2, and TA3 groups, with TA3 split into two sub-groups. TA3-International was for select cars meeting SCCA GT-2 class rules, while TA3-American Muscle was for current-generation "pony cars" meeting NASA's American Iron class specifications.

In the main TA class, the top four championship positions as well as all race victories were taken by drivers competing in Chevrolet Corvettes. It was won by defending champion Doug Peterson, who won five races over the course of the season. Peterson won the championship by 33 points ahead of 2012 champion Simon Gregg, who finished every race with a top-five finish without winning a race. One point further behind in third place was Amy Ruman, who won races at New Jersey Motorsports Park and Daytona International Speedway; Ruman's latter victory ensured she became the first woman to claim a solo overall victory in a professional automobile race at Daytona.[1] Other victories were taken by drivers who did not contest the whole season; Paul Fix won successive races at Lime Rock and Virginia International Raceway, while R. J. López and Ron Fellows won on one-off appearances at Homestead and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park respectively.

Cameron Lawrence won a second successive TA2 title, winning seven races at the wheel of a Chevrolet Camaro, and latterly in the season, a Dodge Challenger. Cameron Lawrence finished 21 points clear of Adam Andretti, a three-time race winner at the wheel of a Camaro (and the first member of the famous Andretti family to ever compete in the Trans Am Series). Third place went to the only other winner in the class, Ron Keith, who won at Brainerd. TA3-International class honors went to Jason Berkeley, a three-time race winner during the season. He won the class by six points ahead of Norman Betts, who won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. A further eight points behind in third place was Russ Snow, who won races at Road Atlanta and Daytona. Other drivers to win races were Lee Saunders, who won at Sebring and Mid-Ohio, while single race wins were taken by Jerry Greene (Brainerd), Clint Sawinski (Road America) and Michael Camus (Homestead).

Six wins in the final seven races was enough to give Ernie Francis Jr. the class title in TA3-International. Francis finished 50 points clear of his nearest rival in class, Chuck Cassaro. Todd Napieralski finished a further four points behind in third place, having won at Road Atlanta and Brainerd. The only other winners in class were Dean Martin, who won the opening two Floridian races at Sebring and Homestead, and Joe Chan, who won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In the Manufacturers' Championships, Chevrolet won all four titles on offer.

Schedule

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The 2014 schedule was announced January 1, 2014.[2][3]

Calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date TA Winning driver TA Winning vehicle TA2 Winning driver TA2 Winning vehicle TA3-I Winning driver TA3-I Winning vehicle TA3-A Winning driver TA3-A Winning vehicle
1 Sebring International Raceway March 2 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro United States Lee Saunders Dodge Viper United States Dean Martin Ford Mustang
2 Homestead-Miami Speedway March 9 Dominican Republic R. J. López Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro United States Michael Camus BMW M3 United States Dean Martin Ford Mustang
3 Road Atlanta May 10 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro United States Russ Snow Chevrolet Corvette United States Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro
4 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park May 18 Canada Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro United States Norman Betts Chevrolet Corvette Canada Joe Chan Chevrolet Camaro
5 New Jersey Motorsports Park June 1 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro United States Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette United States Ernie Francis Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
6 Road America June 21 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro United States Clint Sawinski Porsche 911 GT3 Cup United States Ernie Francis Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 16 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro United States Lee Saunders Dodge Viper United States Ernie Francis Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
8 Brainerd International Raceway August 31 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Ron Keith Ford Mustang United States Jerry Greene Porsche 911 GT3 Cup United States Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro
9 Lime Rock Park September 20 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Dodge Challenger United States Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette United States Ernie Francis Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
10 Virginia International Raceway September 28 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette United States Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro United States Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette United States Ernie Francis Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
11 Daytona International Speedway November 15 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Dodge Challenger United States Russ Snow Chevrolet Corvette United States Ernie Francis Jr. Chevrolet Camaro

Series development

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It was announced on January 10, 2014, that Hoosier would become the control tire supplier for Trans-Am.[5]

Driver standings

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TA

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette 11 302
2 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette 11 269
3 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette 11 268
4 United States Kerry Hitt Chevrolet Corvette 11 202
5 United States Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang 8 196
6 United States John Baucom Ford Mustang 8 171
7 United States Jim McAleese Chevrolet Corvette 9 168
8 United States Mary Wright Chevrolet Corvette 10 156
9 United States David Pintaric Chevrolet Corvette 9 122
10 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette 3 87
11 United States Kurt Roehrig Chevrolet Corvette 6 82
12 United States Kenny Bupp Chevrolet Corvette 5 81
13 United States Tom Ellis Ford Mustang 6 75
14 Canada Allan Lewis Chevrolet Corvette 4 73
15 United States Tim Rubright Ford Mustang 4 61
16 United States Richard Grant Chevrolet Corvette 4 56
17 United States Denny Lamers Ford Mustang 3 51
18 United States Jon Leavy Chevrolet Camaro 3 46
19 United States Charles Wicht Chevrolet Corvette 3 41
20 Dominican Republic R. J. López Chevrolet Corvette 1 35
20 Canada Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette 1 35
22 United States Henry Gilbert Chevrolet Corvette 3 34
23 Canada Andrew Romocki Chevrolet Corvette 2 27
24 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette 1 25
24 United States A. J. Henriksen Chevrolet Corvette 1 25
26 Argentina Claudio Burtin Chevrolet Corvette 1 23
27 United States Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette 1 22
28 United States Tom Smith Chevrolet Camaro 1 21
29 United States Jake Parrott Chevrolet Camaro 1 20
30 United States David Fershtand Chevrolet Corvette 1 19
31 United States Jay Shuler Ford Mustang 1 18
31 United States Vincent Allegretta Chevrolet Camaro 1 18
33 United States Dane Smith Chevrolet Camaro 1 17
34 United States Ted Sullivan Chevrolet Camaro 1 14
35 United States Bryan Long Chevrolet Corvette 1 10

TA2

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro/Dodge Challenger 11 310
2 United States Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro 11 289
3 United States Ron Keith Ford Mustang 10 228
4 Canada Kevin Poitras Chevrolet Camaro 11 228
5 United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro 10 184
6 United States Tom West Chevrolet Camaro 9 176
7 United States Mel Shaw Chevrolet Camaro 11 168
8 United States Tom Sheehan Chevrolet Camaro 10 158
9 United States Frank Lussier Chevrolet Camaro 8 130
10 United States Joe Ebben Ford Mustang 5 95
11 United States Nathan Stokey Chevrolet Camaro 5 95
12 United States A. J. Henriksen Chevrolet Camaro 5 84
13 United States Brian LaCroix Chevrolet Camaro 5 74
14 United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro 3 69
15 United States Tommy Kendall Dodge Challenger 4 60
16 United States John Atwell Chevrolet Camaro 4 57
17 United States David Mazyck Chevrolet Camaro 5 55
18 United States Tim Gray Chevrolet Camaro 4 47
19 United States Aaron Quine Ford Mustang 3 46
20 United States Allen Milarcik Chevrolet Camaro 4 46
21 Australia Geoff Fane Chevrolet Camaro 2 39
22 United States Tommy Archer Dodge Challenger 2 37
23 Canada Mike McGahern Chevrolet Camaro 3 37
24 United States Britt Casey Chevrolet Camaro 2 32
25 United States Steve Kent Jr. Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro 2 30
26 Canada Harry Steenbakkers Chevrolet Camaro 2 29
27 United States Bobby Kennedy Ford Mustang 1 27
28 United States Ty Dillon Chevrolet Camaro 2 27
29 United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 1 25
30 United States Michael Defontes Ford Mustang 2 24
31 United States Brad Roudebush Chevrolet Camaro 2 23
32 United States Greg Socha Chevrolet Camaro 2 23
33 United States Joe Fitos Chevrolet Camaro 2 22
34 United States Gregg Rodgers Chevrolet Camaro 1 20
35 United States Tony Buffomante Chevrolet Camaro 1 20
36 United States Justin Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 2 20
37 United States Kenneth Quartuccio Chevrolet Camaro 1 19
37 United States Keith Prociuk Chevrolet Camaro 1 19
39 United States Joe Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 1 19
40 United States Bruse Nesbitt Ford Mustang 1 16
41 United States Jed Copham Chevrolet Camaro 1 15
42 United States Joe Stevens Chevrolet Camaro 1 12
43 Antigua and Barbuda Carlo Falcone Chevrolet Camaro 1 9
44 United States Lawrence Loshak Ford Mustang 1 8
45 United States Scott Ferguson Chevrolet Camaro 1 1

TA3

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International

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette 8 201
2 United States Norman Betts Chevrolet Corvette 7 195
3 United States Russ Snow Chevrolet Corvette 7 187
4 United States Lee Saunders Dodge Viper 3 97
5 United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3 3 75
6 United States Jerry Greene Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3 70
7 United States Clint Sawinski Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2 62
8 United States Mark Klenin Aston Martin GT4 2 52
9 United States Milton Grant Porsche 997 2 35
10 United States Michael Camus BMW M3 1 33
11 United States Joe Aquillante Chevrolet Corvette 1 29
12 United States David Tuaty BMW M3 1 28
13 United States David Mazyck Dodge Viper 1 27
14 United States Mickey Mills BMW M3 2 23
15 United States Hugh Boocher Chevrolet Corvette 1 20
16 United States Preston Calvert Chevrolet Corvette 1 13

American Muscle

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 10 316
2 United States Chuck Cassaro Ford Mustang 11 266
3 United States Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro 10 262
4 United States Dean Martin Ford Mustang 3 102
5 United States Chris DeSalvo Ford Mustang 4 97
6 United States Thomas Ellis Ford Mustang 5 79
7 United States Joseph Rosenheck Ford Mustang 3 64
8 United States Mike Geldart Ford Mustang 2 47
9 Canada Joe Chan Chevrolet Camaro 1 32

References

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  1. ^ Willis, Ken (November 15, 2014). "Ruman's win at Daytona International Speedway has historical significance". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Halifax Media Group. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Events, Trans Am, Retrieved May 7, 2014
  3. ^ "Trans-Am Series unveils 11-event 2014 schedule". Autoweek. Crain Communications. January 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "404 Page Not Found". gotransam.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. ^ "Hoosier Racing Tire named Official Tire of the Trans Am Series" (PDF). Hoosier Racing Tire. Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. January 10, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
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