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2016 Trans-Am Series
The 2016 Trans-Am Series was the 48th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. It is the 50th anniversary of the series' first season
Rule changes
The Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro will receive updated bodywork for TA2 class entries in 2016[1]
TA and TA2 continue essentially unchanged. TA3-I has been renamed TA3 for 2016. TA3-A has been renamed TA4. The new TA5 class has been created for Porsche Carrera Cup cars. Due to increased size of its field, TA2 will have separate race and qualifying sessions than the rest of the series at 11 of the 12 rounds of the championship.[2]
After Round 4 the TA5 class was discontinued and the Porsche Cup cars were rolled back into TA3.
Amy Ruman made history for the third time by becoming the first woman ever to win two consecutive Trans Am Series Championships, in addition to her unprecedented first Trans Am Series win in 2011.
Schedule
The initial schedule was announced November 2, 2015, with an additional event in Detroit announced on March 21, 2016. The Detroit round will be invitational due to space constraints[3] and will not count for championship points.
Calendar and results
| Round | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA Winning vehicle | TA2 Winning driver | TA2 Winning vehicle | TA3 Winning driver | TA3 Winning vehicle | TA4 Winning driver | TA4 Winning vehicle | TA5 Winning driver | TA5 Winning vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebring International Raceway | March 5 | Kenny Bupp | Chevrolet Camaro | Gar Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro | Lee Saunders | Dodge Viper | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | Mark Boden | Porsche 997 |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | April 10 | Amy Ruman | Chevrolet Corvette | Tony Buffomante | Ford Mustang | Randy Mueller | BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | Conor Flynn | Porsche 997 |
| 3 | Watkins Glen International | May 15 | Amy Ruman | Chevrolet Corvette | Dillon Machavern | Chevrolet Camaro | Mark Boden | BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | Tim Kezman | Porsche 997 |
| NC | Motor City 100 | June 4 | R. J. López | Chevrolet Corvette | Kyle Marcelli | Chevrolet Camaro | not held | Dean Martin | Ford Mustang | not held | ||
| June 5 | John Baucom | Ford Mustang | Adam Andretti | Dodge Challenger | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | ||||||
| 4 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | June 12 | Paul Fix | Chevrolet Corvette | Tony Buffomante | Ford Mustang | Andrew Aquilante | Chevrolet Corvette | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | Tim Kezman | Porsche 997 |
| 5 | Brainerd International Raceway | July 3 | Paul Fix | Chevrolet Corvette | Gar Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro | Steve Streimer | Dodge Viper | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | no entries | |
| 6 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 13 | Simon Gregg | Chevrolet Corvette | Lawrence Loshak | Chevrolet Camaro | Randy Mueller | BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | ||
| 7 | Road America | August 27 | Cliff Ebben | Ford Mustang | Tony Buffomante | Ford Mustang | Mark Boden | Porsche 997 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | ||
| 8 | Virginia International Raceway | September 24 | Paul Fix | Chevrolet Corvette | Tony Buffomante | Ford Mustang | Randy Mueller | BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | ||
| 9 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | October 9 | Cliff Ebben | Ford Mustang | Shane Lewis | Chevrolet Camaro | Michael Camus | BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang | ||
| 10 | NOLA Motorsports Park | October 15 | Paul Fix | Chevrolet Corvette | Tony Buffomante | Ford Mustang | Steve Streimer | Dodge Viper | Dave Ricci | Chevrolet Camaro | ||
| 11 | Circuit of the Americas | November 5 | Paul Fix | Chevrolet Corvette | Dillon Machavern | Ford Mustang | Tim Kezman | Porsche 997 | Todd Napieralski | Ford Mustang | ||
| 12 | Daytona International Speedway | November 12 | Amy Ruman | Chevrolet Corvette | Shane Lewis | Chevrolet Camaro | Lee Saunders | Dodge Viper | Cameron Maugeri | Ford Mustang | ||
Driver standings
TA
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Ruman | Chevrolet Corvette | 12 | 299 |
| 2 | Paul Fix | Chevrolet Corvette | 12 | 290 |
| 3 | Simon Gregg | Chevrolet Corvette | 12 | 248 |
| 4 | David Pintaric | Chevrolet Corvette/Cadillac CTS-V | 12 | 246 |
| 5 | Cliff Ebben | Ford Mustang | 11 | 245 |
| 6 | Kerry Hitt | Cadillac CTS-V | 12 | 223 |
| 7 | Jim McAleese | Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 209 |
| 8 | Claudio Burtin | Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 187 |
| 9 | Vincent Allegretta | Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 179 |
| 10 | John Baucom | Ford Mustang | 8 | 155 |
| 11 | Mickey Wright | Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 131 |
| 12 | Tim Rubright | Chevrolet Corvette/Ford Mustang | 8 | 124 |
| 13 | Joseph Freda | Chevrolet Corvette | 7 | 118 |
| 14 | Richard Grant | Chevrolet Corvette | 6 | 95 |
| 15 | R. J. López | Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 85 |
| 16 | Charles Wicht | Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 80 |
| 17 | A. J. Henriksen | Chevrolet Corvette | 3 | 62 |
| 18 | Henry Gilbert | Chevrolet Corvette | 4 | 56 |
| 19 | Jon Leavy | Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 51 |
| 20 | Allan Lewis | Chevrolet Corvette | 3 | 47 |
| 21 | Kenny Bupp | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 45 |
| 22 | Denny Lamers | Ford Mustang | 2 | 42 |
| 23 | Daniel Urrutia | Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 40 |
| 24 | Steve Burns | Ford Mustang | 2 | 38 |
| 25 | David Fershtand | Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 37 |
| 26 | Greg Pickett | Jaguar XKR | 1 | 25 |
| 27 | Jed Copham | Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 15 |
| 28 | Michael Lewis | Jaguar XKR | 1 | 13 |
| 29 | Todd Peterson | Ford Mustang | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | Thomas Ellis | Ford Mustang | 1 | 13 |
| - | Oscar Terán | Jaguar XKR | 0 | 0 |
TA2
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Buffomante | Ford Mustang | 12 | 303 |
| 2 | Shane Lewis | Chevrolet Camaro | 12 | 273 |
| 3 | Gar Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro | 12 | 261 |
| 4 | Dillon Machavern | Ford Mustang | 12 | 249 |
| 5 | Lawrence Loshak | Chevrolet Camaro | 12 | 249 |
| 6 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet Camaro/Ford Mustang | 12 | 248 |
| 7 | Jordan Bernloehr | Chevrolet Camaro/Dodge Challenger | 12 | 208 |
| 8 | Tom Sheehan | Chevrolet Camaro | 12 | 170 |
| 9 | Louis-Phillippe Montour | Chevrolet Camaro | 9 | 167 |
| 10 | Keith Prociuk | Chevrolet Camaro | 11 | 136 |
| 11 | Adam Andretti | Chevrolet Camaro/Ford Mustang | 7 | 111 |
| 12 | Tommy Archer | Chevrolet Camaro | 6 | 109 |
| 13 | John Atwell | Chevrolet Camaro | 9 | 109 |
| 14 | Tony Ave | Chevrolet Camaro | 7 | 89 |
| 15 | Harry Steenbakkers | Chevrolet Camaro | 6 | 78 |
| 16 | Steven Lustig | Ford Mustang | 6 | 76 |
| 17 | Brian Kubinski | Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 60 |
| 18 | Tim Gray | Ford Mustang | 5 | 58 |
| 19 | Curt Vogt | Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 57 |
| 20 | Michael McGahern | Chevrolet Camaro | 6 | 56 |
| 21 | Peter Klutt | Dodge Challenger | 4 | 54 |
| 22 | Hal Musler | Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 45 |
| 23 | Tõnis Kasemets | Ford Mustang | 2 | 44 |
| 24 | Kevin Poitras | Ford Mustang | 5 | 41 |
| 25 | Jordan Bupp | Ford Mustang | 3 | 41 |
| 26 | Jason Kennedy | Dodge Challenger | 3 | 39 |
| 27 | Tom West | Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 39 |
| 28 | Elias Anderson | Ford Mustang | 3 | 38 |
| 29 | Justin Napoleon | Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 38 |
| 30 | Steve Kent Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 37 |
| 31 | Kyle Marcelli | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 33 |
| 32 | Ron Keith | Ford Mustang | 3 | 33 |
| 33 | Ray Nevau | Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 33 |
| 34 | Robert Mesmer | Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 28 |
| 35 | Tony Cook | Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 26 |
| 36 | Joe Napoleon | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 24 |
| 37 | Chris Pederson | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 22 |
| 38 | Aaron Quine | Ford Mustang | 1 | 20 |
| 39 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 18 |
| 40 | Ben Hocevar | Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 17 |
| 41 | Cole Carlson | Dodge Challenger | 1 | 17 |
| 42 | Tyler Thielmen | Ford Mustang | 1 | 16 |
| 43 | Allen Milarcik | Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 12 |
| 44 | Bruce Nesbitt | Ford Mustang | 1 | 11 |
| 45 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 9 |
| 46 | Carlo Falcone | Ford Mustang | 2 | 7 |
| 47 | Joseph Staurovsky | Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 6 |
| 48 | Sam LeComte | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 5 |
| 49 | Martin Barkley | Ford Mustang | 1 | 4 |
| 50 | Leo Voyazides | Ford Mustang | 1 | 4 |
| 51 | Carl Wingo | Ford Mustang | 1 | 3 |
| 52 | Cameron Lawrence | Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | Bobby Kennedy | Ford Mustang | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | George Lutich | Ford Mustang | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Roberto Sabato | Ford Mustang | 1 | 1 |
TA3
TA5 class was discontinued and re-combined with TA3 class after five races. The league published a combined standings table tabulated for the first five races as if TA5 and TA3 were contested as a single class and those standings are reflected here. The league also published separate standings tables for the five races where TA3 and TA5 compete separately as well as only for the seven races where they competed as a combined class. Those standings are available here.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Mueller | BMW M3 | 12 | 283 |
| 2 | Connor Flynn | Porsche 997 | 9 | 197 |
| 3 | Kyle Kinsland | Chevrolet Corvette | 8 | 185 |
| 4 | Michael Camus | BMW M3 | 7 | 166 |
| 5 | Tim Kezman | Porsche 997 | 7 | 162 |
| 6 | Mark Boden | Porsche 997/BMW M3 | 6 | 157 |
| 7 | Milton Grant | Porsche 997 | 8 | 148 |
| 8 | Steve Streimer | Dodge Viper | 5 | 144 |
| 9 | Mel Shaw | Chevrolet Corvette | 9 | 144 |
| 10 | Cindi Lux | Dodge Viper | 5 | 132 |
| 11 | Lee Saunders | Dodge Viper | 4 | 116 |
| 12 | Larry Funk | BMW M3 | 6 | 106 |
| 13 | Fernando Seferlis | Aston Martin GT4 | 6 | 98 |
| 14 | Jason Berkeley | Chevrolet Corvette | 4 | 85 |
| 15 | Russ Snow | Chevrolet Corvette | 3 | 56 |
| 16 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 54 |
| 17 | Hugh Boocher | Chevrolet Corvette | 3 | 52 |
| 18 | Andrew Aquilante | Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 35 |
| 19 | Keith Anderson | Dodge Viper | 1 | 31 |
| 20 | Preston Calvert | Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 23 |
| 21 | Aristotle Balogh | BMW M3 | 1 | 18 |
| Ron Landis | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 | 0 |
TA4
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 338 |
| 2 | Todd Napieralski | Chevrolet Camaro | 8 | 191 |
| 3 | Brian Kleeman | Ford Mustang | 6 | 140 |
| 4 | Dave Ricci | Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 130 |
| 5 | Rich Jones | Ford Mustang | 5 | 106 |
| 6 | Chris Outzen | Ford Mustang | 5 | 95 |
| 7 | Tristan Herbert | Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 89 |
| 8 | Mike Geldart | Ford Mustang | 3 | 80 |
| 9 | Spencer Caudle | Dodge Challenger | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Cameron Maugeri | Ford Mustang | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Dean Martin | Ford Mustang | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Thomas Ellis | Ford Mustang | 1 | 29 |
| 13 | Rob Bodle | Ford Mustang | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | Bill Baten | Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Brian Licklider | Ford Mustang | 1 | 23 |
| 16 | Robert Korzen | Ford Mustang | 1 | 23 |
| 17 | Nate Stacy | Ford Mustang | 1 | 23 |
| 18 | Chris DeSalvo | Ford Mustang | 1 | 20 |
| 19 | Trevor Janke | Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 16 |
| 20 | Ted Hight III | Ford Mustang | 1 | 15 |
| 21 | Steve Kent Jr. | Ford Mustang | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Luna | Ford Mustang | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ TRANS AM AND FIVE STAR UNVEIL NEW MUSTANG AND CAMARO BODYWORK FOR TA2, Trans Am Series, December 10, 2015, Retrieved 2016-04-30
- ^ TRANS AM SERIES ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTION RACING CLASSES FOR 2016, Trans Am Series, January 19, 2016, Retrieved 2016-04-30
- ^ TRANS AM SERIES RETURNS TO CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX, Trans Am Series, March 21, 2016, Retrieved 2016-04-30
- ^ Results, Trans Am Series, Retrieved 2016-04-30