Trans Am Sets Expanded 2021 Schedule

Trans Am Sets Expanded 2021 Schedule

More flexibility for competitors as Trans Am schedule includes 14-race weekends highlighted with NASCAR Cup Series race
Miami, Fla. (20 October 2020) – After the pandemic forced motorsport into a consolidated schedule...
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Matos wins Trans Am TA2® in Texas for Silver Hare Racing

Matos wins Trans Am TA2® in Texas for Silver Hare Racing

Michele Abbate nets TA2® West Coast win, a historical moment for the series AUSTIN, TEXAS (8 November 2020)- Rafa Matos took the lead from Cameron Lawrence on the 10th lap of the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli TA2®...
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Merrill Masters Wet Sonoma Circuit for Trans Am West Coast Win

Merrill Masters Wet Sonoma Circuit for Trans Am West Coast Win

Pickett and Rydquist take class victories, Abbate first female in history to podium in TA2® SONOMA, CALIFORNIA (10 OCTOBER 2020) – A damp Sonoma Raceway created tricky conditions for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli...
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Jim Rogaski Named Trans Am Chief Steward for Remainder of the Season

Jim Rogaski Named Trans Am Chief Steward for Remainder of the Season

SCCA Stewards Rogaski and Ken Patterson promoted to Pro Racing ranks AUSTIN, TEXAS (2 NOVEMBER 2020) – Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will enter the final leg of its season with two new faces in Race Control. Due to...
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Sonoma Double Header Brings Trans Am West Coast Title Chase Closer

Sonoma Double Header Brings Trans Am West Coast Title Chase Closer

Thomas Merrill returns to Trans Am racing roots with West Coast Sonoma entry   SONOMA, CALIFORNIA (7 OCTOBER 2020) – For the first time since its 2017 inception, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli West Coast...
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12 Days of Champions: Ken Thwaits 2020 XGT National Champion

12 Days of Champions: Ken Thwaits 2020 XGT National Champion

Ken Thwaits enjoyed a banner season in his second year of Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli competition, winning four of the eight races he contested to become the first-ever XtremeGT class champion. The 64-year-old...
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Trans Am Signs Multi-year Extension with Sunoco Race Fuels

Trans Am Signs Multi-year Extension with Sunoco Race Fuels

MIAMI, FLA. (16 December 2020) – Following the completion of a successful three-year agreement, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli and Sunoco Race Fuels have grown the partnership into a new multi-year commitment,...
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12 Days of Champions: 2020 Masters Class

12 Days of Champions: 2020 Masters Class

Racing in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli since 1977, 75-year-old Kerry Hitt showed no sign of slowing down in 2020. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, driver competed in eight of the nine races, scoring seven top-10...
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12 Days of Champions: Greg Pickett 2020 West Coast TA Champion

12 Days of Champions: Greg Pickett 2020 West Coast TA Champion

Greg Pickett began the year with a milestone, winning a Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli race in the sixth-consecutive decade. The 73-year-old driver from Santa Monica, California, later ended the campaign with another...
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The hunt is on: F4 U.S. champion Hunter Yeany

The hunt is on: F4 U.S. champion Hunter Yeany

This feature originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of SportsCar magazine, the official publication of the Sports Car Club of America. A print and digital subscription is just one of the many benefits...
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Sabre Cook: SCCA’s next international superstar

Sabre Cook: SCCA’s next international superstar

This article on former F4 U.S. Championship driver Sabre Cook first appeared on SCCA.com.  From the beginning, SCCA racers have represented the Club internationally. From Dan Gurney to Mark Donohue to Roger Penske himself,...
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First Day of SCCA National Convention Ends With Highest Honors

First Day of SCCA National Convention Ends With Highest Honors

This article first appeared on SCCA.com. SCCA Pro Racing is proud to have history with many of the members honored at the Hall of Fame and Awards Ceremony.  The 2021 SCCA National Convention took the green flag on...
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Former NASCAR Race Director David Hoots Joins Trans Am

Former NASCAR Race Director David Hoots Joins Trans Am

Former NASCAR Race Director David Hoots joins Trans Am Series by Pirelli as the series’ new Race Director. In the video below (or click here to watch on YouTube), Hoots joins Trans Am commentator Jonathan Green for a...
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Future NASCAR Talents Headline Trans Am ProAm Challenge Entry for Charlotte

Future NASCAR Talents Headline Trans Am ProAm Challenge Entry for Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (18 March 2021)- Headlining the Charlotte SpeedTour March 19-21, American muscle will once again roar at the Charlotte Motor Speedway as the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli returns to the famous Roval...
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Drissi, Mayer capture Trans Am Poles at Road Atlanta

Drissi, Mayer capture Trans Am Poles at Road Atlanta

First-ever Trans Am Motul Pole Awards awarded after tight qualifying
  Full Provisional Results BRASELTON, GA (27 March, 2021) – Tomy Drissi captured the Motul Pole Award for Sunday’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli...
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SportsCar Feature: Going for It

SportsCar Feature: Going for It

This article first appeared in the June, 2020 edition of SportsCar Magazine. Everyone can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here. To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address...
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Trans Am Brings Huge TA2® Field to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Trans Am Brings Huge TA2® Field to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

SALINAS, CALI. (29 April 2021)- Nearly 60 fire-breathing American muscle Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli cars will return to the home of the Corkscrew this weekend (April 30-May 2) for the Trans Am SpeedFest at...
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Trans Am Stays Stateside in 2021, Cancels Trip to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Trans Am Stays Stateside in 2021, Cancels Trip to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Doubleheader added to Watkins Glen  MIAMI, FLA. (30 April 2021)- As a result of the ongoing pandemic and its impact on international travel, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will stay stateside for 2021, canceling...
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Formula Race Promotions Completes Opening Event Weekend of 2021

Formula Race Promotions Completes Opening Event Weekend of 2021

The first Formula Race Promotions (FRP) event of 2021 went off without a hitch this past weekend at the evolving Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina. Dubbed ‘The Easter Egg Challenge,’ four FRP classes saw...
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Dyson Takes Trans Am Win at Mid-Ohio

Dyson Takes Trans Am Win at Mid-Ohio

Seven-Year Mid-Ohio Win Streak Ends for Ernie Francis Jr. Joiner and Oakes take class wins, extend champions leads LEXINGTON, Ohio (27 June 2021) – With high heat, multiple restarts, a front to back charge to the field that...
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Matos Masters Mid-Ohio Qualifying

Matos Masters Mid-Ohio Qualifying

Takes fourth-consecutive Mid-Ohio TA2® pole LEXINGTON, Ohio (25 June 2021) – Getting a late start in qualifying due to a time penalty – and then further inconvenienced by a black flag midway through the 15-minute session,...
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Motivated Drissi Gets Second Chance, Wins Mid-Ohio Trans Am Pole

Motivated Drissi Gets Second Chance, Wins Mid-Ohio Trans Am Pole

LEXINGTON, Ohio (26 June 2021) – A motivated Tomy Drissi put together a flying lap in the final minute of qualifying to claim the Motul Pole Award for Sunday’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car...
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Trans Am Corner: Michael Self and Silver Hare Racing Put a Focus on Driver Development

Trans Am Corner: Michael Self and Silver Hare Racing Put a Focus on Driver Development

Trans Am Corner: Michael Self and Silver Hare Racing Put a Focus on Driver Development   Michael Self joined Silver Hare Racing (SHR) this season as its first General Manager. Self brings years of knowledge and experience...
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Skeen Battles Back, Takes TA2® Pole over 38-car Road America Field

Skeen Battles Back, Takes TA2® Pole over 38-car Road America Field

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (2 July 2021) – Coming back from the first DNF of his Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli career last weekend, Mike Skeen made a strong statement at Road America on Friday,setting a new track record to...
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Drissi Fastest at Road America, Takes Third Motul Pole of 2021

Drissi Fastest at Road America, Takes Third Motul Pole of 2021

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (3 July 2021) – A determined Tomy Drissi captured his third Motul Pole Award of the 2021 Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli Saturday morning in an incident-shortened session at Road...
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Passing Aplenty as Francis, Matos Rebound for Brainerd Trans Am Victories

Passing Aplenty as Francis, Matos Rebound for Brainerd Trans Am Victories

BRAINERD, Minn. (18 July 2021) – There was plenty of passing in Sunday’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli combined feature race at Brainerd International Raceway. 
 
Future Star Ernie Francis Jr. drove from the back...
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Trans Am Returns to Brainerd to Honor the Life of Jed Copham

Trans Am Returns to Brainerd to Honor the Life of Jed Copham

Trans Am Championship in full swing heading into the Ryan Companies US presents the Jed Copham Tribute Weekend at Brainerd International Raceway
  BRAINERD, MINN. (15 July 2021)- The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli...
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Trans Am Names Two New Sponsors for Nashville Race

Trans Am Names Two New Sponsors for Nashville Race

Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers and Franklin Road Apparel set to sponsor Trans Am in Nashville Music City Grand Prix NASHVILLE, TENN. (3 August 2021)- The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will bring a pair of new...
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Matos Turns Up the Heat, Captures Brainerd Trans Am Pole

Matos Turns Up the Heat, Captures Brainerd Trans Am Pole

BRAINERD, Minn. (17 July 2021) – Rafa Matos captured the TA2® Motul Pole Award in qualifying for Sunday’s Ryan Companies US presents the Jed Copham Tribute Weekend, Round 7 of the 2021 Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli at...
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Mike Skeen Battles for Trans Am TA2 Victory on the Streets of Nashville

Mike Skeen Battles for Trans Am TA2 Victory on the Streets of Nashville

Skeen, Merrill and Mosack race to inaugural Trans Am Music City Grand Prix Podium Nashville, Tenn. (7 August 2021)- Mike Skeen used a pair of restarts to win the first race ever held on the streets of...
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