2012 Trans-Am Series

The 2012 Trans-Am Series was the 44th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Road Racing Championship.

New management

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 has also established a media partner, GoRacingTV. Select markets will also be able to view Trans Am races on MAVTV. GoRacingTV is a website providing highlights of various racing events.

News

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

With a GGT win at Mid Ohio, Dodge garnered its first Trans Am victory since 2001.

Schedule^[4]

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

Driver standings

TA

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

TA2

Bill Prietzel

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

GGT

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

References

External links

• Trans Am rulebook for 2012