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.

2012 Trans-Am Series
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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

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
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

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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
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