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Formula Race Promotions is Back on Track This Weekend
“First green flag of 2020 is just around the corner”
In what could be classified as the longest offseason in history, the Formula Race Promotions program is back on track this coming weekend at the ultra-fast Pittsburgh...
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SPECTATORS WELCOME! TRANS AM RETURNS FOR FREE WEEKEND OF RACING
Brainerd International Raceway is bringing back professional road racing July 11-12 while showing appreciation to its fans and honoring the track’s late owner, Jed Copham. It’ll be the first spectator event this season at...
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FRP Forced to Cancel Barber Motorsports Park Event but Adds Road Atlanta
“Fluid situation causes cancellation”
July 10, 2020 – As the world continues to evolve due to COVID-19, the Formula Race Promotions effort has been forced to do the same and cancel their Barber Motorsports Park event at the...
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Statement from Mike Cope to Dorsey Schroeder and Trans Am Officials
Statement from Mike Cope to Dorsey Schroeder and Trans Am Officials
Cope issues apology to Schroeder, Trans Am
Clearwater, FL (July 3, 2020)— In a statement provided to The Trans Am Race Company and its officials, Mike...
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Trans Am Ready for Utah after Decade Absence
West Coast Championship intensifies ahead of penultimate round at Utah Motorsports Campus
TOOLE, UTAH (5 October 2021)- With five rounds complete, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli West Coast Championship will...
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TOOLE, UTAH (5 October 2021)- With five rounds complete, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli West Coast Championship will...
SCCA Represented In IMSA Diverse Driver Scholarship Finalists
When the SCCA and International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) announced a formal collaboration aimed at connecting with motorsport enthusiasts, it cemented a long-time unofficial relationship between the two major...
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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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Chris Dyson Post Qualifying Video- https://youtu.be/KwyGpwqp-cw
ELKHART LAKE, WI (7 August 2020) – A picturesque Wisconsin summer...
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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ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (5 August, 2020)- After back-to-back races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Brainerd International Raceway earlier this month, ...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Miami, Fla. (20 October 2020) – After the pandemic forced motorsport into a consolidated schedule...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Former NASCAR Race Director David Hoots Joins Trans Am
Former NASCAR Race Director David Hoots joins Trans Am Series by Pirelli as the series’ new Race Director.
In the video below (or click here to watch on YouTube), Hoots joins Trans Am commentator Jonathan Green for a...
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Future NASCAR Talents Headline Trans Am ProAm Challenge Entry for Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (18 March 2021)- Headlining the Charlotte SpeedTour March 19-21, American muscle will once again roar at the Charlotte Motor Speedway as the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli returns to the famous Roval...
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Drissi, Mayer capture Trans Am Poles at Road Atlanta
First-ever Trans Am Motul Pole Awards awarded after tight qualifying
Full Provisional Results BRASELTON, GA (27 March, 2021) – Tomy Drissi captured the Motul Pole Award for Sunday’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli...
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Full Provisional Results BRASELTON, GA (27 March, 2021) – Tomy Drissi captured the Motul Pole Award for Sunday’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli...
SportsCar Feature: Going for It
This article first appeared in the June, 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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