Dyson Dominates Trans Am at the Brickyard

Dyson Dominates Trans Am at the Brickyard

Chris Dyson wins, Ernie Francis Jr takes second and Adam Andretti places third in TA at Indianapolis Motors Speedway   INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (3 August, 2019)- After a long summer break, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli...
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MILLER SLIDES BY MATOS FOR TA2 POLE START AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

MILLER SLIDES BY MATOS FOR TA2 POLE START AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (3 August, 2019)- Immediately following the Trans Am, SuperGT, GT feature at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it was the T2 powered by AEM group’s turn on the 2.43-mile road circuit on Saturday. Twenty-one...
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Trans Am at Mid-Ohio: Francis, Jr., Boden, and Funk take victory in Saturday’s First Energy Mid-Ohio 100

Trans Am at Mid-Ohio: Francis, Jr., Boden, and Funk take victory in Saturday’s First Energy Mid-Ohio 100

Francis Jr. and Dyson battle for the top spot throughout the 43-lap TA/SGT/GT class event LEXINGTON, Ohio (10 August 2019) – The FirstEnergy Mid-Ohio 100, featuring the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s Trans Am,...
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Trans Am at Mid-Ohio: Francis, Jr., Boden, and Funk take pole for Saturday’s First Energy Mid-Ohio 100

Trans Am at Mid-Ohio: Francis, Jr., Boden, and Funk take pole for Saturday’s First Energy Mid-Ohio 100

LEXINGTON, Ohio (9 August 2019) – Extremely close battles at the top of the Trans Am, Super GT and GT class qualifying sessions for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli preview what should be an exciting FirstEnergy...
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Trans Am Returns to Road America

Trans Am Returns to Road America

47th Visit to Wisconsin track for Trans Am as Boris Said returns to field
 
 
ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (20 August 2019)- After back-to-back races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course earlier...
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Cream Rises to Top in Road America Qualifying

Cream Rises to Top in Road America Qualifying

ELKART LAKE, Wisc. (23 Aug. 2019) The cream rose to the top in Trans Am presented by Pirelli qualifying for the Ryan Companies Road America Classic on Friday, with the top two contenders for the TA championship locking down...
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Pole and Win for Ernie Francis Jr. Trans Am Weekend at Watkins Glen International

Pole and Win for Ernie Francis Jr. Trans Am Weekend at Watkins Glen International

Pierce and Davison Take wins in SGT and GT WATKINS GLEN, NY (8 September 2019)- The monstrous roar of the 850 horsepower Trans Am presented by Pirelli TA class echoed around the iconic Watkins Glen International road circuit...
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Matos Keeps Trans Am Championship Hopes Alive at Watkins Glen

Matos Keeps Trans Am Championship Hopes Alive at Watkins Glen

TA2 powered by AEM drivers put on a show for Watkins Glen International fans as Matos takes fourth win of the season Click here for video: Trans Am TA2 at Watkins Glen 
WATKINS GLEN, NY (7 September 2019)- Emerging from...
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Matos Takes Trans Am TA2 Pole at Watkins Glen

Matos Takes Trans Am TA2 Pole at Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, NY (6 Sept. 2019)- With the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli TA2 season winding down, every lap matters, even in qualifying. The TA2 presented by AEM class drivers felt that urgency on Friday afternoon as...
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How cost controls keep TA2 racing inexpensive and make it better

How cost controls keep TA2 racing inexpensive and make it better

In nine races this far this season, the TA2 category of the Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli has had five different winners. Five different drivers have started on pole and nine drivers have stood on the podium. It’s...
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Déjà Vu for Dyson at Road America, Takes Second Consecutive Trans Am Pole in Wisconsin

Déjà Vu for Dyson at Road America, Takes Second Consecutive Trans Am Pole in Wisconsin

Birthday boy Lawrence, Joiner, Saunders, Horrell secure pole at Road America  
Chris Dyson Post Qualifying Video- https://youtu.be/KwyGpwqp-cw

ELKHART LAKE, WI (7 August 2020) – A picturesque Wisconsin summer...
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Up and coming NASCAR Talent Takes on TA2® powered by AEM class

Up and coming NASCAR Talent Takes on TA2® powered by AEM class

Young NASCAR talents springboard road racing careers with Trans Am   
  ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (5 August, 2020)-  After back-to-back races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Brainerd International Raceway earlier this month, ...
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Pickett Reaches Trans Am Milestone with West Coast Thunderhill Win

Pickett Reaches Trans Am Milestone with West Coast Thunderhill Win

ed by Pirelli West Coast Championship opened its competition season Sunday on Thunderhill Raceway Park’s three-mile, 15-turn circuit during a 33-lap race covering 99 miles. Those numbers -- 3, 15, 33 and 99 -- are all odd....
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SportsCar Feature: Full Throttle Family

SportsCar Feature: Full Throttle Family

This article first appeared in the August, 2020 edition of SportsCar Magazine. Everyone can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here. To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address...
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Presenting the 2021 SCCA Hall of Fame Class

Presenting the 2021 SCCA Hall of Fame Class

Five individuals compose the 2021 Sports Car Club of America Hall of Fame class named today, recognizing their significant contributions to the Club’s history and the world of motorsports, and adding their names to a timeless...
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Said Leads Rainy Trans Am Qualifying at VIR

Said Leads Rainy Trans Am Qualifying at VIR

ALTON, VA (25 SEPTEMBER 2020) – Veteran Boris Said and young gun Ernie Francis Jr. locked up in an exciting duel in Friday’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli qualifying at rainy VIRginia International Raceway. The pair...
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Ragginger Stuns Trans Am Regulars, Snares Pole for Road Atlanta

Ragginger Stuns Trans Am Regulars, Snares Pole for Road Atlanta

Points leader Francis suffers setback beginning season-finale weekend BRASELTON, GA (20 November 2020) –Martin Ragginger prevailed in a seven-minute qualifying shootout to capture the pole position for Saturday’s Trans Am...
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Ragginger, Drissi Give Burtin Another Trans Am 1-2 at Road Atlanta

Ragginger, Drissi Give Burtin Another Trans Am 1-2 at Road Atlanta

Early problems sideline Francis, Dyson BRASELTON, GA (21 November 2020) –Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta was “home sweet home” for Burtin Racing Saturday in the opening round of a season-ending Trans Am Series presented by...
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Trans Am Sets Expanded 2021 Schedule

Trans Am Sets Expanded 2021 Schedule

More flexibility for competitors as Trans Am schedule includes 14-race weekends highlighted with NASCAR Cup Series race
Miami, Fla. (20 October 2020) – After the pandemic forced motorsport into a consolidated schedule...
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Matos wins Trans Am TA2® in Texas for Silver Hare Racing

Matos wins Trans Am TA2® in Texas for Silver Hare Racing

Michele Abbate nets TA2® West Coast win, a historical moment for the series AUSTIN, TEXAS (8 November 2020)- Rafa Matos took the lead from Cameron Lawrence on the 10th lap of the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli TA2®...
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Merrill Masters Wet Sonoma Circuit for Trans Am West Coast Win

Merrill Masters Wet Sonoma Circuit for Trans Am West Coast Win

Pickett and Rydquist take class victories, Abbate first female in history to podium in TA2® SONOMA, CALIFORNIA (10 OCTOBER 2020) – A damp Sonoma Raceway created tricky conditions for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli...
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Jim Rogaski Named Trans Am Chief Steward for Remainder of the Season

Jim Rogaski Named Trans Am Chief Steward for Remainder of the Season

SCCA Stewards Rogaski and Ken Patterson promoted to Pro Racing ranks AUSTIN, TEXAS (2 NOVEMBER 2020) – Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will enter the final leg of its season with two new faces in Race Control. Due to...
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Sonoma Double Header Brings Trans Am West Coast Title Chase Closer

Sonoma Double Header Brings Trans Am West Coast Title Chase Closer

Thomas Merrill returns to Trans Am racing roots with West Coast Sonoma entry   SONOMA, CALIFORNIA (7 OCTOBER 2020) – For the first time since its 2017 inception, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli West Coast...
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12 Days of Champions: Ken Thwaits 2020 XGT National Champion

12 Days of Champions: Ken Thwaits 2020 XGT National Champion

Ken Thwaits enjoyed a banner season in his second year of Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli competition, winning four of the eight races he contested to become the first-ever XtremeGT class champion. The 64-year-old...
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Trans Am Signs Multi-year Extension with Sunoco Race Fuels

Trans Am Signs Multi-year Extension with Sunoco Race Fuels

MIAMI, FLA. (16 December 2020) – Following the completion of a successful three-year agreement, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli and Sunoco Race Fuels have grown the partnership into a new multi-year commitment,...
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12 Days of Champions: 2020 Masters Class

12 Days of Champions: 2020 Masters Class

Racing in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli since 1977, 75-year-old Kerry Hitt showed no sign of slowing down in 2020. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, driver competed in eight of the nine races, scoring seven top-10...
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12 Days of Champions: Greg Pickett 2020 West Coast TA Champion

12 Days of Champions: Greg Pickett 2020 West Coast TA Champion

Greg Pickett began the year with a milestone, winning a Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli race in the sixth-consecutive decade. The 73-year-old driver from Santa Monica, California, later ended the campaign with another...
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The hunt is on: F4 U.S. champion Hunter Yeany

The hunt is on: F4 U.S. champion Hunter Yeany

This feature originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of SportsCar magazine, the official publication of the Sports Car Club of America. A print and digital subscription is just one of the many benefits...
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Sabre Cook: SCCA’s next international superstar

Sabre Cook: SCCA’s next international superstar

This article on former F4 U.S. Championship driver Sabre Cook first appeared on SCCA.com.  From the beginning, SCCA racers have represented the Club internationally. From Dan Gurney to Mark Donohue to Roger Penske himself,...
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First Day of SCCA National Convention Ends With Highest Honors

First Day of SCCA National Convention Ends With Highest Honors

This article first appeared on SCCA.com. SCCA Pro Racing is proud to have history with many of the members honored at the Hall of Fame and Awards Ceremony.  The 2021 SCCA National Convention took the green flag on...
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