2016 Trans-Am Series

The 2016 Trans-Am Series was the 48th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. It is the 50th anniversary of the series' first season

Rule changes

The Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro will receive updated bodywork for TA2 class entries in 2016[1]

TA and TA2 continue essentially unchanged. TA3-I has been renamed TA3 for 2016. TA3-A has been renamed TA4. The new TA5 class has been created for Porsche Carrera Cup cars. Due to increased size of its field, TA2 will have separate race and qualifying sessions than the rest of the series at 11 of the 12 rounds of the championship.[2]

After Round 4 the TA5 class was discontinued and the Porsche Cup cars were rolled back into TA3.

Amy Ruman made history for the third time by becoming the first woman ever to win two consecutive Trans Am Series Championships, in addition to her unprecedented first Trans Am Series win in 2011.

Schedule

The initial schedule was announced November 2, 2015, with an additional event in Detroit announced on March 21, 2016. The Detroit round will be invitational due to space constraints[3] and will not count for championship points.

Calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date TA Winning driver TA Winning vehicle TA2 Winning driver TA2 Winning vehicle TA3 Winning driver TA3 Winning vehicle TA4 Winning driver TA4 Winning vehicle TA5 Winning driver TA5 Winning vehicle
1 Sebring International Raceway March 5 United States Kenny Bupp Chevrolet Camaro United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro United States Lee Saunders Dodge Viper United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Mark Boden Porsche 997
2 Road Atlanta April 10 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Randy Mueller BMW M3 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Conor Flynn Porsche 997
3 Watkins Glen International May 15 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Dillon Machavern Chevrolet Camaro United States Mark Boden BMW M3 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Tim Kezman Porsche 997
NC Motor City 100 June 4 Dominican Republic R. J. López Chevrolet Corvette Canada Kyle Marcelli Chevrolet Camaro not held United States Dean Martin Ford Mustang not held
June 5 United States John Baucom Ford Mustang United States Adam Andretti Dodge Challenger United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang
4 New Jersey Motorsports Park June 12 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Andrew Aquilante Chevrolet Corvette United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Tim Kezman Porsche 997
5 Brainerd International Raceway July 3 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro United States Steve Streimer Dodge Viper United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang no entries
6 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 13 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette United States Lawrence Loshak Chevrolet Camaro United States Randy Mueller BMW M3 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang
7 Road America August 27 United States Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Mark Boden Porsche 997 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang
8 Virginia International Raceway September 24 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Randy Mueller BMW M3 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang
9 Homestead-Miami Speedway October 9 United States Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro United States Michael Camus BMW M3 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang
10 NOLA Motorsports Park October 15 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Steve Streimer Dodge Viper United States Dave Ricci Chevrolet Camaro
11 Circuit of the Americas November 5 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette United States Dillon Machavern Ford Mustang United States Tim Kezman Porsche 997 United States Todd Napieralski Ford Mustang
12 Daytona International Speedway November 12 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro United States Lee Saunders Dodge Viper United States Cameron Maugeri Ford Mustang

Driver standings

TA
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette 12 299
2 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette 12 290
3 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette 12 248
4 United States David Pintaric Chevrolet Corvette/Cadillac CTS-V 12 246
5 United States Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang 11 245
6 United States Kerry Hitt Cadillac CTS-V 12 223
7 United States Jim McAleese Chevrolet Corvette 10 209
8 Argentina Claudio Burtin Chevrolet Corvette 10 187
9 United States Vincent Allegretta Chevrolet Corvette 10 179
10 United States John Baucom Ford Mustang 8 155
11 United States Mickey Wright Chevrolet Corvette 10 131
12 United States Tim Rubright Chevrolet Corvette/Ford Mustang 8 124
13 United States Joseph Freda Chevrolet Corvette 7 118
14 United States Richard Grant Chevrolet Corvette 6 95
15 Dominican Republic R. J. López Chevrolet Corvette 5 85
16 United States Charles Wicht Chevrolet Corvette 5 80
17 United States A. J. Henriksen Chevrolet Corvette 3 62
18 United States Henry Gilbert Chevrolet Corvette 4 56
19 United States Jon Leavy Chevrolet Camaro 3 51
20 Canada Allan Lewis Chevrolet Corvette 3 47
21 United States Kenny Bupp Chevrolet Camaro 2 45
22 United States Denny Lamers Ford Mustang 2 42
23 United States Daniel Urrutia Chevrolet Corvette 2 40
24 United States Steve Burns Ford Mustang 2 38
25 United States David Fershtand Chevrolet Corvette 2 37
26 United States Greg Pickett Jaguar XKR 1 25
27 United States Jed Copham Chevrolet Corvette 1 15
28 United States Michael Lewis Jaguar XKR 1 13
29 United States Todd Peterson Ford Mustang 1 13
30 United States Thomas Ellis Ford Mustang 1 13
- Panama Oscar Terán Jaguar XKR 0 0

TA2
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang 12 303
2 United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro 12 273
3 United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro 12 261
4 United States Dillon Machavern Ford Mustang 12 249
5 United States Lawrence Loshak Chevrolet Camaro 12 249
6 United States Justin Haley Chevrolet Camaro/Ford Mustang 12 248
7 United States Jordan Bernloehr Chevrolet Camaro/Dodge Challenger 12 208
8 United States Tom Sheehan Chevrolet Camaro 12 170
9 Canada Louis-Phillippe Montour Chevrolet Camaro 9 167
10 United States Keith Prociuk Chevrolet Camaro 11 136
11 United States Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro/Ford Mustang 7 111
12 United States Tommy Archer Chevrolet Camaro 6 109
13 United States John Atwell Chevrolet Camaro 9 109
14 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Camaro 7 89
15 Canada Harry Steenbakkers Chevrolet Camaro 6 78
16 United States Steven Lustig Ford Mustang 6 76
17 United States Brian Kubinski Chevrolet Camaro 5 60
18 United States Tim Gray Ford Mustang 5 58
19 United States Curt Vogt Chevrolet Camaro 5 57
20 Canada Michael McGahern Chevrolet Camaro 6 56
21 Canada Peter Klutt Dodge Challenger 4 54
22 United States Hal Musler Chevrolet Camaro 5 45
23 United States Tõnis Kasemets Ford Mustang 2 44
24 Canada Kevin Poitras Ford Mustang 5 41
25 United States Jordan Bupp Ford Mustang 3 41
26 United States Jason Kennedy Dodge Challenger 3 39
27 United States Tom West Chevrolet Camaro 5 39
28 United States Elias Anderson Ford Mustang 3 38
29 United States Justin Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 3 38
30 United States Steve Kent Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 2 37
31 Canada Kyle Marcelli Chevrolet Camaro 2 33
32 United States Ron Keith Ford Mustang 3 33
33 United States Ray Nevau Chevrolet Camaro 3 33
34 United States Robert Mesmer Chevrolet Camaro 4 28
35 United States Tony Cook Chevrolet Camaro 4 26
36 United States Joe Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 2 24
37 United States Chris Pederson Chevrolet Camaro 2 22
38 United States Aaron Quine Ford Mustang 1 20
39 United States Scott Lagasse Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 1 18
40 United States Ben Hocevar Chevrolet Camaro 1 17
41 United States Cole Carlson Dodge Challenger 1 17
42 United States Tyler Thielmen Ford Mustang 1 16
43 United States Allen Milarcik Chevrolet Camaro 1 12
44 United States Bruce Nesbitt Ford Mustang 1 11
45 United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 1 9
46 Antigua and Barbuda Carlo Falcone Ford Mustang 2 7
47 United States Joseph Staurovsky Chevrolet Camaro 3 6
48 United States Sam LeComte Chevrolet Camaro 2 5
49 Canada Martin Barkley Ford Mustang 1 4
50 United Kingdom Leo Voyazides Ford Mustang 1 4
51 United States Carl Wingo Ford Mustang 1 3
52 United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro 1 2
53 United States Bobby Kennedy Ford Mustang 1 1
54 United States George Lutich Ford Mustang 1 1
55 Canada Roberto Sabato Ford Mustang 1 1

TA3

TA5 class was discontinued and re-combined with TA3 class after five races. The league published a combined standings table tabulated for the first five races as if TA5 and TA3 were contested as a single class and those standings are reflected here. The league also published separate standings tables for the five races where TA3 and TA5 compete separately as well as only for the seven races where they competed as a combined class. Those standings are available here.

Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Randy Mueller BMW M3 12 283
2 United States Connor Flynn Porsche 997 9 197
3 United States Kyle Kinsland Chevrolet Corvette 8 185
4 United States Michael Camus BMW M3 7 166
5 United States Tim Kezman Porsche 997 7 162
6 United States Mark Boden Porsche 997/BMW M3 6 157
7 United States Milton Grant Porsche 997 8 148
8 United States Steve Streimer Dodge Viper 5 144
9 United States Mel Shaw Chevrolet Corvette 9 144
10 United States Cindi Lux Dodge Viper 5 132
11 United States Lee Saunders Dodge Viper 4 116
12 United States Larry Funk BMW M3 6 106
13 Panama Fernando Seferlis Aston Martin GT4 6 98
14 United States Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette 4 85
15 United States Russ Snow Chevrolet Corvette 3 56
16 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Chevrolet Corvette 2 54
17 United States Hugh Boocher Chevrolet Corvette 3 52
18 United States Andrew Aquilante Chevrolet Corvette 1 35
19 United States Keith Anderson Dodge Viper 1 31
20 United States Preston Calvert Chevrolet Corvette 1 23
21 United States Aristotle Balogh BMW M3 1 18
United States Ron Landis Chevrolet Corvette 0 0

TA4
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro 10 338
2 United States Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro 8 191
3 United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang 6 140
4 United States Dave Ricci Chevrolet Camaro 5 130
5 United States Rich Jones Ford Mustang 5 106
6 United States Chris Outzen Ford Mustang 5 95
7 United States Tristan Herbert Chevrolet Camaro 4 89
8 United States Mike Geldart Ford Mustang 3 80
9 United States Spencer Caudle Dodge Challenger 2 41
10 United States Cameron Maugeri Ford Mustang 1 34
11 United States Dean Martin Ford Mustang 1 29
12 United States Thomas Ellis Ford Mustang 1 29
13 United States Rob Bodle Ford Mustang 2 26
14 United States Bill Baten Chevrolet Camaro 1 25
15 United States Brian Licklider Ford Mustang 1 23
16 United States Robert Korzen Ford Mustang 1 23
17 United States Nate Stacy Ford Mustang 1 23
18 United States Chris DeSalvo Ford Mustang 1 20
19 United States Trevor Janke Chevrolet Camaro 1 16
20 United States Ted Hight III Ford Mustang 1 15
21 United States Steve Kent Jr. Ford Mustang 1 3
United States Mark Luna Ford Mustang 0 0

References
  1. TRANS AM AND FIVE STAR UNVEIL NEW MUSTANG AND CAMARO BODYWORK FOR TA2, Trans Am Series, December 10, 2015, Retrieved 2016-04-30
  2. TRANS AM SERIES ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTION RACING CLASSES FOR 2016, Trans Am Series, January 19, 2016, Retrieved 2016-04-30
  3. TRANS AM SERIES RETURNS TO CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX, Trans Am Series, March 21, 2016, Retrieved 2016-04-30
  4. Results, Trans Am Series, Retrieved 2016-04-30
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