2014 Trans-Am Series

The 2014 Trans-Am Series was the 46th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. It began March 2, 2014. The series featured TA, TA2, and TA3 groups, with TA3 split into two sub-groups. TA3-International was for select cars meeting SCCA GT-2 class rules, while TA3-American Muscle was for current-generation "pony cars" meeting NASA's American Iron class specifications.

2014 Trans-Am Series
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Lead cars from round 6 at Road America

In the main TA class, the top four championship positions as well as all race victories were taken by drivers competing in Chevrolet Corvettes. It was won by defending champion Doug Peterson, who won five races over the course of the season. Peterson won the championship by 33 points ahead of 2012 champion Simon Gregg, who finished every race with a top-five finish without winning a race. One point further behind in third place was Amy Ruman, who won races at New Jersey Motorsports Park and Daytona International Speedway; Ruman's latter victory ensured she became the first woman to claim a solo overall victory in a professional automobile race at Daytona.[1] Other victories were taken by drivers who did not contest the whole season; Paul Fix won successive races at Lime Rock and Virginia International Raceway, while R. J. Lopez and Ron Fellows won on one-off appearances at Homestead and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park respectively.

Cameron Lawrence won a second successive TA2 title, winning seven races at the wheel of a Chevrolet Camaro, and latterly in the season, a Dodge Challenger. Cameron Lawrence finished 21 points clear of Adam Andretti, a three-time race winner at the wheel of a Camaro (and the first member of the famous Andretti family to ever compete in the Trans Am Series). Third place went to the only other winner in the class, Ron Keith, who won at Brainerd. TA3-International class honors went to Jason Berkeley, a three-time race winner during the season. He won the class by six points ahead of Norman Betts, who won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. A further eight points behind in third place was Russ Snow, who won races at Road Atlanta and Daytona. Other drivers to win races were Lee Saunders, who won at Sebring and Mid-Ohio, while single race wins were taken by Jerry Greene (Brainerd), Clint Sawinski (Road America) and Michael Camus (Homestead).

Six wins in the final seven races was enough to give Ernie Francis, Jr. the class title in TA3-International. Francis finished 50 points clear of his nearest rival in class, Chuck Cassaro. Todd Napieralski finished a further four points behind in third place, having won at Road Atlanta and Brainerd. The only other winners in class were Dean Martin, who won the opening two Floridian races at Sebring and Homestead, and Joe Chan, who won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In the Manufacturers' Championships, Chevrolet won all four titles on offer.

Schedule

The 2014 schedule was announced January 1, 2014.[2][3]

Calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date TA Winning driver TA Winning vehicle TA2 Winning driver TA2 Winning vehicle TA3-I Winning driver TA3-I Winning vehicle TA3-A Winning driver TA3-A Winning vehicle
1 Sebring International Raceway March 2 Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro Lee Saunders Dodge Viper Dean Martin Ford Mustang
2 Homestead-Miami Speedway March 9 R. J. Lopez Chevrolet Corvette Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro Michael Camus BMW M3 Dean Martin Ford Mustang
3 Road Atlanta May 10 Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Russ Snow Chevrolet Corvette Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro
4 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park May 18 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro Norman Betts Chevrolet Corvette Joe Chan Chevrolet Camaro
5 New Jersey Motorsports Park June 1 Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette Ernie Francis, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
6 Road America June 21 Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro Clint Sawinski Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Ernie Francis, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 16 Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Lee Saunders Dodge Viper Ernie Francis, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
8 Brainerd International Raceway August 31 Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette Ron Keith Ford Mustang Jerry Greene Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro
9 Lime Rock Park September 20 Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette Cameron Lawrence Dodge Challenger Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette Ernie Francis, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
10 Virginia International Raceway September 28 Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette Ernie Francis, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
11 Daytona International Speedway November 15 Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette Cameron Lawrence Dodge Challenger Russ Snow Chevrolet Corvette Ernie Francis, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro

Series development

It was announced on January 10, 2014, that Hoosier would become the control tire supplier for Trans-Am.[5]

Driver standings

TA
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Doug Peterson Chevrolet Corvette 11 302
2 Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette 11 269
3 Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette 11 268
4 Kerry Hitt Chevrolet Corvette 11 202
5 Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang 8 196
6 John Baucom Ford Mustang 8 171
7 Jim McAleese Chevrolet Corvette 9 168
8 Mary Wright Chevrolet Corvette 10 156
9 David Pintaric Chevrolet Corvette 9 122
10 Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette 3 87
11 Kurt Roehrig Chevrolet Corvette 6 82
12 Kenny Bupp Chevrolet Corvette 5 81
13 Tom Ellis Ford Mustang 6 75
14 Allan Lewis Chevrolet Corvette 4 73
15 Tim Rubright Ford Mustang 4 61
16 Richard Grant Chevrolet Corvette 4 56
17 Denny Lamers Ford Mustang 3 51
18 Jon Leavy Chevrolet Camaro 3 46
19 Charles Wicht Chevrolet Corvette 3 41
20 R. J. Lopez Chevrolet Corvette 1 35
20 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette 1 35
22 Henry Gilbert Chevrolet Corvette 3 34
23 Andrew Romocki Chevrolet Corvette 2 27
24 Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette 1 25
24 A. J. Henriksen Chevrolet Corvette 1 25
26 Claudio Burtin Chevrolet Corvette 1 23
27 Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette 1 22
28 Tom Smith Chevrolet Camaro 1 21
29 Jake Parrott Chevrolet Camaro 1 20
30 David Fershtand Chevrolet Corvette 1 19
31 Jay Shuler Ford Mustang 1 18
31 Vincent Allegretta Chevrolet Camaro 1 18
33 Dane Smith Chevrolet Camaro 1 17
34 Ted Sullivan Chevrolet Camaro 1 14
35 Bryan Long Chevrolet Corvette 1 10

TA2
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro/Dodge Challenger 11 310
2 Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro 11 289
3 Ron Keith Ford Mustang 10 228
4 Kevin Poitras Chevrolet Camaro 11 228
5 Bob Stretch Chevrolet Camaro 10 184
6 Tom West Chevrolet Camaro 9 176
7 Mel Shaw Chevrolet Camaro 11 168
8 Tom Sheehan Chevrolet Camaro 10 158
9 Frank Lussier Chevrolet Camaro 8 130
10 Joe Ebben Ford Mustang 5 95
11 Nathan Stokey Chevrolet Camaro 5 95
12 A. J. Henriksen Chevrolet Camaro 5 84
13 Brian LaCroix Chevrolet Camaro 5 74
14 Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro 3 69
15 Tommy Kendall Dodge Challenger 4 60
16 John Atwell Chevrolet Camaro 4 57
17 David Mazyck Chevrolet Camaro 5 55
18 Tim Gray Chevrolet Camaro 4 47
19 Aaron Quine Ford Mustang 3 46
20 Allen Milarcik Chevrolet Camaro 4 46
21 Geoff Fane Chevrolet Camaro 2 39
22 Tommy Archer Dodge Challenger 2 37
23 Mike McGahern Chevrolet Camaro 3 37
24 Britt Casey Chevrolet Camaro 2 32
25 Steve Kent Jr. Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro 2 30
26 Harry Steenbakkers Chevrolet Camaro 2 29
27 Bobby Kennedy Ford Mustang 1 27
28 Ty Dillon Chevrolet Camaro 2 27
29 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 1 25
30 Michael Defontes Ford Mustang 2 24
31 Brad Roudebush Chevrolet Camaro 2 23
32 Greg Socha Chevrolet Camaro 2 23
33 Joe Fitos Chevrolet Camaro 2 22
34 Gregg Rodgers Chevrolet Camaro 1 20
35 Tony Buffomante Chevrolet Camaro 1 20
36 Justin Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 2 20
37 Kenneth Quartuccio Chevrolet Camaro 1 19
37 Keith Prociuk Chevrolet Camaro 1 19
39 Joe Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 1 19
40 Bruse Nesbitt Ford Mustang 1 16
41 Jed Copham Chevrolet Camaro 1 15
42 Joe Stevens Chevrolet Camaro 1 12
43 Carlo Falcone Chevrolet Camaro 1 9
44 Lawrence Loshak Ford Mustang 1 8
45 Scott Ferguson Chevrolet Camaro 1 1

International
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette 8 201
2 Norman Betts Chevrolet Corvette 7 195
3 Russ Snow Chevrolet Corvette 7 187
4 Lee Saunders Dodge Viper 3 97
5 Tim Gray Porsche 911 GT3 3 75
6 Jerry Greene Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3 70
7 Clint Sawinski Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2 62
8 Mark Klenin Aston Martin GT4 2 52
9 Milton Grant Porsche 997 2 35
10 Michael Camus BMW M3 1 33
11 Joe Aquillante Chevrolet Corvette 1 29
12 David Tuaty BMW M3 1 28
13 David Mazyck Dodge Viper 1 27
14 Mickey Mills BMW M3 2 23
15 Hugh Boocher Chevrolet Corvette 1 20
16 Preston Calvert Chevrolet Corvette 1 13

American Muscle
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Ernie Francis, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 10 316
2 Chuck Cassaro Ford Mustang 11 266
3 Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro 10 262
4 Dean Martin Ford Mustang 3 102
5 Chris DeSalvo Ford Mustang 4 97
6 Thomas Ellis Ford Mustang 5 79
7 Joseph Rosenheck Ford Mustang 3 64
8 Mike Geldart Ford Mustang 2 47
9 Joe Chan Chevrolet Camaro 1 32

References
  1. Willis, Ken (November 15, 2014). "Ruman's win at Daytona International Speedway has historical significance". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Halifax Media Group. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. Events, Trans Am, Retrieved May 7, 2014
  3. "Trans-Am Series unveils 11-event 2014 schedule". Autoweek. Crain Communications. January 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  5. "Hoosier Racing Tire named Official Tire of the Trans Am Series" (PDF). Hoosier Racing Tire. Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. January 10, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
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