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

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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

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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

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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

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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 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro no entries
2 Lime Rock May 26 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro
3 Mid-Ohio June 10 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro Belgium Jan Heylen Dodge Challenger
4 New Jersey July 1 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro no entries
5 Watkins Glen July 8 Puerto Rico Jorge Diaz, Jr. Jaguar XKR United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro United States C. David Seuss Porsche 911 GT3
6 Road America August 19 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro United States Chuck Cassaro Panoz Esperante GTS
7–8 Brainerd September 2 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3
September 3 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3
9–10 Road Atlanta November 3 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette United States Kurt Roehrig Chevrolet Camaro United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3
November 4 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3

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Driver standings

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TA

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette 10 263
2 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette 10 252
3 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette 10 249
4 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette 9 224
5 Canada Ian Patterson Chevrolet Corvette 5 105
6 Canada Andrew Romocki Ford Mustang 4 82
7 Canada Blaise Csida Chevrolet Corvette 5 78
8 Canada Allan Lewis Chevrolet Corvette 4 76
9 United States Denny Lamers Ford Mustang 3 66
10 United States David Jans Ford Mustang 3 64
11 United States John Baucom Ford Mustang 3 58
12 Canada Jonathan Brett Chevrolet Corvette 2 42
United States Matt Crandall Ford Mustang 2 42
14 United States Rick Dittman Chevrolet Corvette 2 36
United States Bob Monett Jaguar XKR 2 36
16 Puerto Rico Jorge Diaz, Jr. Jaguar XKR 1 32
17 United States Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang 1 27
18 Dominican Republic R. J. López Chevrolet Corvette 1 16

TA2

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Bill Prietzel
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro 10 274
2 United States Pete Halsmer Chevrolet Camaro 10 251
3 United States Kurt Roehrig Chevrolet Camaro 10 217
4 United States Michael Wilson Chevrolet Monte Carlo 10 213
5 United States Tom Sheehan Chevrolet Camaro 10 208
6 United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Impala/Camaro 7 170
7 United States Mel Shaw Chevrolet Camaro 10 161
8 United States Chris Liesfeld Chevrolet Camaro 7 139
9 Australia Geoff Fane Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5 119
10 United States Mike Miller Chevrolet Camaro 3 71
11 United States Joe Sturm Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3 57
12 United States Britt Casey Chevrolet Camaro 3 55
13 United States Roger Reuse Chevrolet Camaro 2 41
14 United States Bill Prietzel Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 39
15 United States Bobby Reuse Chevrolet Camaro 2 38
16 United States Shane Doles Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 34
17 United States Ricky Sanders Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 33
18 United States Gregg Rodgers Chevrolet Camaro 1 25
19 United States John Atwell Chevrolet Camaro 1 23
20 United States John Cottrell Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1 16
21 United States A. J. Henriksen Chevrolet Camaro 1 14
22 United States Mary Wright Chevrolet Camaro 1 12

GGT

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Chuck Cassaro Panoz Esperante GTS 5 167
2 United States Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3 4 131
3 United States C. David Seuss Porsche 911 GT3 2 59
4 Belgium Jan Heylen Dodge Challenger 1 33
5 United States Mickey Mills BMW M3 1 28

References

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