2012 Trans-Am Series

American sports car racing competition May 2012 February 2025 2012 Trans-Am Series 2011 2013 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.http://www.derhaag.com/trans-am%20series/default.html Trans-Am series 2011-11-17 2012-02-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120209101722/http://www.derhaag.com/trans-am%20series/default.html dead They will manage the series until at least 2016. They are looking to "bring the series back to its glory years".http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110930/ALMS/110939993 Trans-Am: New group takes over stagnant racing series, pledges return to glory days - Autoweek www.autoweek.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111002191051/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110930/ALMS/110939993 2011-10-02 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.January 2026 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.http://www.mercurynews.com/cars/ci_19357139 2012 Mustang Boss 17 November 2011 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 vehicle1MosportMay 20USA Doug PetersonChevrolet CorvetteUSA Pete HalsmerChevrolet Camarono entries2Lime RockMay 26USA Simon GreggChevrolet CorvetteUSA Bob StretchChevrolet Camaro3Mid-OhioJune 10USA Simon GreggChevrolet CorvetteUSA Bob StretchChevrolet CamaroBEL Jan HeylenDodge Challenger4New JerseyJuly 1USA Amy RumanChevrolet CorvetteUSA Pete HalsmerChevrolet Camarono entries5Watkins GlenJuly 8PUR Jorge Diaz, Jr.Jaguar XKRUSA Pete HalsmerChevrolet CamaroUSA C. David SeussPorsche 911 GT36Road AmericaAugust 19USA Tony AveChevrolet CorvetteUSA Bob StretchChevrolet CamaroUSA Chuck CassaroPanoz Esperante GTS7–8BrainerdSeptember 2USA Tony AveChevrolet CorvetteUSA Pete HalsmerChevrolet CamaroUSA Tim GrayPorsche 911 GT3September 3USA Amy RumanChevrolet CorvetteUSA Bob StretchChevrolet CamaroUSA Tim GrayPorsche 911 GT39–10Road AtlantaNovember 3USA Tony AveChevrolet CorvetteUSA Kurt RoehrigChevrolet CamaroUSA Tim GrayPorsche 911 GT3November 4USA Doug PetersonChevrolet CorvetteUSA Cameron LawrenceChevrolet CamaroUSA Tim GrayPorsche 911 GT3 Source:http://gotransam.com/ Gotransam gotransam.com 13 December 2022 8 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208203828/https://gotransam.com/ dead Driver standings TA PosDriverCarStartsPoints1USA Simon GreggChevrolet Corvette102632USA Amy RumanChevrolet Corvette102523USA Tony AveChevrolet Corvette102494USA Doug PetersonChevrolet Corvette92245CAN Ian PattersonChevrolet Corvette51056CAN Andrew RomockiFord Mustang4827CAN Blaise CsidaChevrolet Corvette5788CAN Allan LewisChevrolet Corvette4769USA Denny LamersFord Mustang36610USA David JansFord Mustang36411USA John BaucomFord Mustang35812CAN Jonathan BrettChevrolet Corvette242USA Matt CrandallFord Mustang24214USA Rick DittmanChevrolet Corvette236USA Bob MonettJaguar XKR23616PUR Jorge Diaz, Jr.Jaguar XKR13217USA Cliff EbbenFord Mustang12718DOM R. J. LópezChevrolet Corvette116 TA2 thumb|right|upright|Bill Prietzel PosDriverCarStartsPoints1USA Bob StretchChevrolet Camaro102742USA Pete HalsmerChevrolet Camaro102513USA Kurt RoehrigChevrolet Camaro102174USA Michael WilsonChevrolet Monte Carlo102135USA Tom SheehanChevrolet Camaro102086USA Cameron LawrenceChevrolet Impala/Camaro71707USA Mel ShawChevrolet Camaro101618USA Chris LiesfeldChevrolet Camaro71399AUS Geoff FaneChevrolet Monte Carlo511910USA Mike MillerChevrolet Camaro37111USA Joe SturmChevrolet Monte Carlo35712USA Britt CaseyChevrolet Camaro35513USA Roger ReuseChevrolet Camaro24114USA Bill PrietzelChevrolet Monte Carlo23915USA Bobby ReuseChevrolet Camaro23816USA Shane DolesChevrolet Monte Carlo23417USA Ricky SandersChevrolet Monte Carlo23318USA Gregg RodgersChevrolet Camaro12519USA John AtwellChevrolet Camaro12320USA John CottrellChevrolet Monte Carlo11621USA A. J. HenriksenChevrolet Camaro11422USA Mary WrightChevrolet Camaro112 GGT PosDriverCarStartsPoints1USA Chuck CassaroPanoz Esperante GTS51672USA Tim GrayPorsche 911 GT341313USA C. David SeussPorsche 911 GT32594BEL Jan HeylenDodge Challenger1335USA Mickey MillsBMW M3128 References External links Trans Am rulebook for 2012 Category:Trans-Am Series Trans-Am