2020 Trans-Am Series
The 2020 Trans-Am Series season is the 52nd running of the Trans-Am Series. The National Championship began on March 1 and will run for twelve rounds.[1] Within this championship, a Northern Cup and Southern Cup are also awarded consisting of the point totals from certain rounds for drivers who are not running the full season.[2] A separate West Coast Championship will also be held with some rounds separate from the national series and some together.
Entry List
National Championship
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West Coast Championship
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Race Schedule and Results
National Championship
A 12 round preliminary schedule was released on October 16, 2019 ahead of the final round of the season. Brainerd Raceway returned to the schedule and Daytona International Speedway was dropped due to scheduling conflicts.[10] On March 17, 2020, the Road Atlanta round was forced to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] This was the start of a series of postponements and cancellations that lead to a revised schedule being announced on April 7, 2020. In this schedule, the Detroit round was dropped reducing the series to an 11 round championship.[12] Unfortunately the planned restart of the series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was also postponed with a new date for the track still to be determined and the series resuming at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course instead.[13] The rounds at Watkins Glen and Lime Rock Park were the final casualties of the outbreak with late cancellations leading to double headers at Virginia International Raceway and Road Atlanta.[14]
Races | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA2 Winning driver | XGT Winning driver | SGT Winning driver | GT Winning driver | Supporting[12] |
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1 | Sebring International Raceway | February 29–March 1 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Mike Skeen | Erich Joiner | Lee Saunders | Steven Davison | SVRA |
2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 26–28 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Thomas Merrill | Erich Joiner | Mark Brummond | Tim Horrell | SVRA |
3 | Brainerd International Raceway | July 10–12 | Tomy Drissi | Mike Skeen | Ken Thwaits | Lee Saunders | None entered | SCCA |
4 | Road America | August 6–8 | Chris Dyson | Mike Skeen | Ken Thwaits | Lee Saunders | Tim Horrell | NASCAR Xfinity Series |
5 | Virginia International Raceway | September 25–27 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Tyler Kicera | Ken Thwaits | Lee Saunders | Billy Griffin | SVRA |
6 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Mike Skeen | Erich Joiner | Adrian Wlostowski | Steven Davison | |||
7 | Circuit of the Americas† | November 6–8 | Boris Said | Rafa Matos | Jason Daskalos | Lou Gigliotti | Billy Griffin | SVRA |
8 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | November 19–22 | Martin Ragginger | Mike Skeen | Ken Thwaits | Justin Oakes | Billy Griffin | SVRA |
9 | Chris Dyson | Mike Skeen | None started | Mark Brummond | Billy Griffin |
† Race is held in combination with the Trans Am West Coast Championship
West Coast Championship
A six round provisional schedule was released on October 31, 2019 ahead of the final round of the 2019 Trans-Am Championship.[15] Sonoma Raceway gained a second date with the first kicking off the series and the second being moved to August. This was done at the expensive of the Auto Club Speedway roval which lost its place on the calendar. The final round at Circuit of the Americas was also moved to November. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the schedule was forced to change. Under the new calendar, the series started at Thunderhill Raceway Park and concluded with a double-header at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca.[12]
Races | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA2 Winning driver | XGT Winning driver | SGT Winning driver | GT Winning driver | Supporting |
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1 | Thunderhill Raceway Park | August 1–2 | Greg Pickett | Ethan Wilson | Simon Gregg | Carl Rydquist | Joe Bogetich | NASA |
2 | Sonoma Raceway | August 21–23 | Greg Pickett | Matthew Butson | Simon Gregg | Carl Rydquist | Joe Bogetich | NASA |
3 | Sonoma Raceway | October 9–11 | Greg Pickett | Thomas Merrill | None entered | Carl Rydquist | None started | NASA |
4 | Greg Pickett | Thomas Merrill | None entered | Carl Rydquist | None started | |||
5 | Circuit of the Americas† | November 6–8 | Greg Pickett | Jim Gallaugher[N 3] | None entered | Natalie Decker | Sean Young | SVRA |
† Race is held in combination with the Trans Am National Championship
Championship Standings
Points System
Race Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25+ |
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Points | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifying Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | LL | LML | R | M |
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Points | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | Rookie | Master |
Drivers may choose to declare for Northern or Southern Cup points, but these drivers may not run the full national season. Each Cup consists of the points from only some of the rounds.
Awards are also given to the highest ranked Master and Rookie drivers in each class. The Master classification is given to drivers over 60 years old while the Rookie classification is for drivers competing in their first full year. Some drivers may be eligible for both.
TA
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1, 2, 3 - Qualifying position (only shown for points positions) |
TA2
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | SEB | OHI | BRA | RDA | VIR1 | VIR2 | COT | ATL1 | ATL2 | Points | NC | SC |
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1 | Mike Skeen | Chevrolet Camaro/ Ford Mustang |
11 | 32 | 11* | 13* | 61 | 1 | 31 | 11* | 11* | 281 | |||
2 | Rafa Matos | Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 131 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 13* | 32 | 10 | 207 | |||
3 | Cameron Lawrence | Chevrolet Camaro/ Ford Mustang |
22 | 15 | 5 | 251 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 204 | |||
4 | Thomas Merrill | Ford Mustang | 143* | 13* | 22 | 6 | 4 | 92 | 4 | 173 | 173 | ||||
5 | Jett Noland | R | Ford Mustang | 93 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 141 | ||
6 | Scott Borchetta | R | Chevrolet Camaro/ Ford Mustang |
9 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 120 | |||
7 | Keith Prociuk | Ford Mustang | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | WD | 6 | 4 | 116 | |||||
8 | Barry Boes | Ford Mustang | 11 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 116 | |||||
9 | Tom Sheehan | Ford Mustang | 23 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 111 | |||
10 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro | 27 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 107 | |||||
11 | Doug Peterson | M | Ford Mustang | 6 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 106 | ||||
12 | Maurice Hull | M | Chevrolet Camaro | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 106 | 69 | |
13 | John Paul Southern Jr. | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 13 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 102 | 79 | ||||
14 | Tyler Kicera | R | Ford Mustang | 4 | 1* | 21* | 87 | ||||||||
15 | Edward Sevadjian | R | Chevrolet Camaro/ Ford Mustang |
7 | 16 | 15 | DNS | 8 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 83 | ||
16 | Jim Gallaugher | Ford Mustang | 19 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 70 | |||||
17 | Alex Wright | Ford Mustang | DNS | 10 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 32 | ||||
18 | Curt Vogt | M | Ford Mustang | 17 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 16 | DNS | 57 | |||||
19 | Misha Goikhberg | Chevrolet Camaro/ Ford Mustang |
4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 56 | ||||||||
20 | Bob Lima | M | Chevrolet Camaro | 18 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 49 | ||||||
21 | Elias Anderson | Ford Mustang | 5 | 8 | 21 | 44 | |||||||||
22 | Connor Mosack | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 44 | |||||||
23 | John Atwell | Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 6 | 36 | 36 | |||||||||
24 | Jeff Wood | R | Dodge Challenger | 8 | 10 | 34 | |||||||||
25 | John Cloud | M | Chevrolet Camaro | 28 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 34 | |||||||
26 | Franklin Futrelle | R | Ford Mustang | 53 | 15 | 33 | |||||||||
27 | Tim Gray | M | Ford Mustang | 20 | 13 | 16 | 23 | DNS | 32 | 23 | |||||
28 | Doug Winston | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 22 | 17 | DNS | 15 | 18 | 32 | ||||||
29 | Sam Mayer | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||
30 | Michelle Abbate | Chevrolet Camaro | 15 | 12 | 27 | ||||||||||
31 | Aaron Pierce | Chevrolet Camaro | 25 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 26 | ||||||||
32 | Brad McAllister | Ford Mustang | 5 | 21 | |||||||||||
33 | Drew Newbauer | Ford Mustang | 19 | 13 | 20 | ||||||||||
34 | Travis Cope | R | Ford Mustang | 7 | 19 | ||||||||||
35 | Matt Fassnacht | R | Dodge Challenger | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||
36 | Dylan Archer | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||
37 | Peter Klutt | Chevrolet Camaro | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||
38 | Boris Said | Ford Mustang | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||
39 | Harrison Burton | R | Ford Mustang | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||
40 | Rhett Barkau | R | Dodge Challenger | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
41 | Brad Gross | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
42 | Cliff White | R | Ford Mustang | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||
43 | Ray Evernham | R | Ford Mustang | 26 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||
44 | Louis-Phillippe Montour | Chevrolet Camaro | 16 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
45 | William Cox III | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 16 | 10 | ||||||||||
46 | Chris Durbin | R | Dodge Challenger/ Chevrolet Camaro |
24 | 18 | 10 | |||||||||
47 | Flinn Lazier | R | Ford Mustang | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||
48 | Ty Gibbs | R | Ford Mustang | 19 | 7 | ||||||||||
49 | Michael Self | R | Ford Mustang | 20 | DNS | 6 | |||||||||
50 | Dudley Fleck | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 20 | 6 | ||||||||||
51 | Matt Parent | Ford Mustang | 21 | 5 | |||||||||||
52 | Mark Brummond | R | Ford Mustang | 25 | DNS | 1 | |||||||||
53 | Mike Skinner | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 | 1 | ||||||||||
54 | Riley Herbst | R | Ford Mustang | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
55 | Paul Tracy | R | Ford Mustang | DSQ | 0 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | SEB | OHI | BRA | RDA | VIR1 | VIR2 | COT | ATL1 | ATL2 | Points | NC | SC |
XGT
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | SEB | OHI | BRA | RDA | VIR1 | VIR2 | COT | ATL1 | ATL2 | Points | NC | SC |
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1 | Ken Thwaits | M | Audi R8 GT3 Ultra | 32 | 21 | 11* | 12* | 11* | 22 | 2 | 11* | DNS | 253 | ||
2 | Erich Joiner | R | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 11* | 12* | 21 | 2 | 11* | 150 | ||||||
3 | Jason Daskalos | Audi R8 GT3 Ultra | 12 | 33 | |||||||||||
4 | Kevin Long | R | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | DNS | 22 | 29 | |||||||||
5 | Dan Knox | R | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 41* | 28 | ||||||||||
6 | Marc Montour | M/R | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |||||||||
7 | Justin Oakes | R | Chevrolet Corvette | 33 | 26 | ||||||||||
8 | Josh Hill | R | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 33 | 24 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | SEB | OHI | BRA | RDA | VIR1 | VIR2 | COT | ATL1 | ATL2 | Points | NC | SC |
SGT
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | SEB | OHI | BRA | RDA | VIR1 | VIR2 | COT | ATL1 | ATL2 | Points | NC | SC |
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1 | Lee Saunders | Dodge Viper | 12* | 32 | 11* | 11* | 11* | 61 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 252 | |||
2 | Adrian Wlostowski | Ford Mustang/ Chevrolet Corvette |
3 | 23 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 12* | 21 | 53 | 23 | 245 | |||
3 | Milton Grant | M | Porsche 991.1 GT3 Cup | WD | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 156 | |||
4 | Mark Brummond | R | BMW M4 GT4 | 11* | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 143 | ||||||
5 | Carey Grant | Porsche 991.1 GT3 Cup | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 139 | ||||||
6 | Lou Gigliotti | M | Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 62 | 7 | 53 | 12* | 2 | DSQ | 126 | ||||
7 | Aaron Pierce | Chevrolet Corvette | 9 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 8 | DNS | 94 | 37 | |||
8 | Larry Bailey | M | Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | DNS | 4 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 23 | |||||
9 | Justin Oakes | Chevrolet Corvette | 11* | 61 | 60 | ||||||||||
10 | Joe Moholland | Chevrolet Corvette | 6 | 4 | 43 | 43 | |||||||||
11 | Mark Boden | Porsche 991.1 GT3 Cup | 23 | 28 | |||||||||||
12 | Tom Herb | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 4 | 23 | |||||||||||
13 | Tim Kezman | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 71 | 23 | |||||||||||
14 | James Pesek | R | Ford Mustang GT4 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||
15 | Rich White | R | BMW E92 M3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||
16 | Gabriele Jasper | M/R | BMW E92 M3 | DNS | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | SEB | OHI | BRA | RDA | VIR1 | VIR2 | COT | ATL1 | ATL2 | Points | NC | SC |
GT
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | SEB | OHI | BRA | RDA | VIR1 | VIR2 | COT | ATL1 | ATL2 | Points | NC | SC |
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1 | Billy Griffin | R | Ford Mustang | 23 | 12 | 22* | 11* | 11* | 11* | 197 | |||||
2 | Tim Horrell | R | Porsche GT4 Clubsport | 31 | 11* | 11* | 31* | DNS | 22 | 145 | |||||
3 | Steve Davison | Aston Martin Vantage | 12* | 23 | 11 | 96 | |||||||||
4 | John Baucom | Ford Mustang | 32 | 22 | 56 | ||||||||||
5 | Miguelangel Aponte-Rios | R | BMW E92 M3 | 22 | 29 | 29 | |||||||||
6 | Dan Schlickenmeyer | M/R | Ford Mustang | 23 | DNS | 28 | |||||||||
7 | Gabriele Jasper | R | BMW E92 M3 | 33 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||
8 | Michael Saia | R | BMW E90 M3 | 4 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | SEB | OHI | BRA | RDA | VIR1 | VIR2 | COT | ATL1 | ATL2 | Points | NC | SC |
TA
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
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1 | Greg Pickett | M | Ford Mustang | 11* | 11* | 11* | 11* | 11* | 175 |
2 | Michelle Nagai | Chevrolet Corvette | DNS | 22 | 22 | 59 | |||
3 | Steve Goldman | R | Chevrolet Corvette | 22 | 16 | ||||
4 | Michael Fine | Chevrolet Camaro | DNS | 0 | |||||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
TA2
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
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1 | Jim Gallaugher | Ford Mustang | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 122 | |
2 | Michelle Abbate | Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 119 | |
3 | Tim Lynn | Ford Mustang | 22 | 112 | 43 | 22 | 99 | ||
4 | Mitch Marvosh | M | Ford Mustang | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 98 |
5 | Rudy Revak | M/R | Ford Mustang | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 87 | |
6 | Cameron Parsons | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 75 | |
7 | Thomas Merrill | Ford Mustang | 11* | 11* | 70 | ||||
8 | Tom Klauer | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 70 | |
9 | Nick Roseno | R | Chevrolet Camaro | DNS | 2 | 92 | 33 | 64 | |
10 | Matthew Butson | Chevrolet Camaro | 73 | 11* | 55 | ||||
11 | Ethan Wilson | Chevrolet Camaro | 11* | 35 | |||||
12 | Anthony Honeywell | Chevrolet Camaro | 9 | 63 | 30 | ||||
13 | CJ Cramm | R | Chevrolet Camaro | 51 | 26 | ||||
14 | Corey Weber | R | Dodge Challenger | 10 | 16 | ||||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
XGT
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
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1 | Simon Gregg | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 11* | 11* | 70 | ||||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
SGT
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
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1 | Carl Rydquist | Factory Five GTM | 11* | 11* | 12* | 11* | 137 | ||
2 | Natalie Decker | R | Audi R8 GT4 | 22 | 22 | 11* | 93 | ||
3 | John Schweitzer | R | Chevrolet Holden | 21 | 22 | 59 | |||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
GT
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
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1 | Joe Bogetich | M | Chevrolet Camaro | 12* | 1* | WD | WD | 22 | 95 |
2 | Beau Borders | Ford Mustang | 21 | 21 | 61 | ||||
3 | Sean Young | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 11* | 35 | |||||
Pos. | Driver | Class | Car | THU | SON1 | SON2 | SON3 | COT | Points |
Notes
- Keith Prociuk practiced and qualified the #9 Ford Mustang at Circuit of the Americas, but handed the car over to Boris Said for the race.
- Michael Self practiced and qualified the #9 Ford Mustang at Road Atlanta, but handed the car over to Keith Prociuk for the race.
- Michele Abbate crossed the finish line first, but was later penalized for passing under a double yellow flag.
External links
References
- "Trans Am - America's Road Racing Series".
- "Trans Am Reveals 2019 Championship Schedule". gotransam.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- "2020 Sebring Schedule v3 (2-21-20) (pdf)" (PDF). 2020-02-21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-04.
- "2020 Mid-Ohio Entry List (6-26-20) (pdf)" (PDF). June 26, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-29.
- "2020 Brainerd Entry List (7-7-20) (pdf)" (PDF). July 7, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-10.
- "2020 Road America Entry List (8-6-20) (pdf)" (PDF). August 6, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-22.
- "2020 VIR Entry List (9-22-20) (pdf)" (PDF). September 22, 2020.
- "2020 Thunderhill Entry List (7-25-20) (pdf)" (PDF). July 25, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-26.
- "Sonoma Entry List 8/15/20" (PDF). August 15, 2020.
- "Trans Am Announces 2020 Schedule". gotransam.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- "Trans Am Postpones Road Atlanta Round". gotransam.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- "Trans Am Announces Revised 2020 Schedule". gotransam.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- "Trans Am Announces New Start Date for Regular Season". gotransam.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- "Trans Am Adds Double Header to VIRginia International Raceway". gotransam.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- "Trans Am Announces 2020 West Coast Championship Schedule". gotransam.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.