2012 Trans-Am Series

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.^[1] They will manage the series until at least 2016. They are looking to "bring the series back to its glory years".^[2] 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 has also established a media partner, GoRacingTV. Select markets will also be able to view Trans Am races on MAVTV. GoRacingTV is a website providing highlights of various racing events.

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.^[3] 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^[4]

Round	Date	Circuit	TA Winning driver	TA Winning vehicle	TA2 Winning driver	TA2 Winning vehicle	GGT Winning driver	GGT Winning vehicle
1	Mosport	May 20	Doug Peterson	Chevrolet Corvette	Pete Halsmer	Chevrolet Camaro	no entries
2	Lime Rock	May 26	Simon Gregg	Chevrolet Corvette	Bob Stretch	Chevrolet Camaro
3	Mid-Ohio	June 10	Simon Gregg	Chevrolet Corvette	Bob Stretch	Chevrolet Camaro	Jan Heylen	Dodge Challenger
4	New Jersey	July 1	Amy Ruman	Chevrolet Corvette	Pete Halsmer	Chevrolet Camaro	no entries
5	Watkins Glen	July 8	Jorge Diaz, Jr.	Jaguar XKR	Pete Halsmer	Chevrolet Camaro	C. David Seuss	Porsche 911 GT3
6	Road America	August 19	Tony Ave	Chevrolet Corvette	Bob Stretch	Chevrolet Camaro	Chuck Cassaro	Panoz Esperante GTS
7–8	Brainerd	September 2	Tony Ave	Chevrolet Corvette	Pete Halsmer	Chevrolet Camaro	Tim Gray	Porsche 911 GT3
		September 3	Amy Ruman	Chevrolet Corvette	Bob Stretch	Chevrolet Camaro	Tim Gray	Porsche 911 GT3
9–10	Road Atlanta	November 3	Tony Ave	Chevrolet Corvette	Kurt Roehrig	Chevrolet Camaro	Tim Gray	Porsche 911 GT3
		November 4	Doug Peterson	Chevrolet Corvette	Cameron Lawrence	Chevrolet Camaro	Tim Gray	Porsche 911 GT3

Driver standings

TA

Pos	Driver	Car	Starts	Points
1	Simon Gregg	Chevrolet Corvette	10	263
2	Amy Ruman	Chevrolet Corvette	10	252
3	Tony Ave	Chevrolet Corvette	10	249
4	Doug Peterson	Chevrolet Corvette	9	224
5	Ian Patterson	Chevrolet Corvette	5	105
6	Andrew Romocki	Ford Mustang	4	82
7	Blaise Csida	Chevrolet Corvette	5	78
8	Allan Lewis	Chevrolet Corvette	4	76
9	Denny Lamers	Ford Mustang	3	66
10	David Jans	Ford Mustang	3	64
11	John Baucom	Ford Mustang	3	58
12	Jonathan Brett	Chevrolet Corvette	2	42
	Matt Crandall	Ford Mustang	2	42
14	Rick Dittman	Chevrolet Corvette	2	36
	Bob Monett	Jaguar XKR	2	36
16	Jorge Diaz, Jr.	Jaguar XKR	1	32
17	Cliff Ebben	Ford Mustang	1	27
18	R. J. Lopez	Chevrolet Corvette	1	16

TA2

Bill Prietzel

Pos	Driver	Car	Starts	Points
1	Bob Stretch	Chevrolet Camaro	10	274
2	Pete Halsmer	Chevrolet Camaro	10	251
3	Kurt Roehrig	Chevrolet Camaro	10	217
4	Michael Wilson	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	10	213
5	Tom Sheehan	Chevrolet Camaro	10	208
6	Cameron Lawrence	Chevrolet Impala/Camaro	7	170
7	Mel Shaw	Chevrolet Camaro	10	161
8	Chris Liesfeld	Chevrolet Camaro	7	139
9	Geoff Fane	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	5	119
10	Mike Miller	Chevrolet Camaro	3	71
11	Joe Sturm	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	3	57
12	Britt Casey	Chevrolet Camaro	3	55
13	Roger Reuse	Chevrolet Camaro	2	41
14	Bill Prietzel	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	2	39
15	Bobby Reuse	Chevrolet Camaro	2	38
16	Shane Doles	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	2	34
17	Ricky Sanders	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	2	33
18	Gregg Rodgers	Chevrolet Camaro	1	25
19	John Atwell	Chevrolet Camaro	1	23
20	John Cottrell	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	1	16
21	A. J. Henriksen	Chevrolet Camaro	1	14
22	Mary Wright	Chevrolet Camaro	1	12

GGT

Pos	Driver	Car	Starts	Points
1	Chuck Cassaro	Panoz Esperante GTS	5	167
2	Tim Gray	Porsche 911 GT3	4	131
3	C. David Seuss	Porsche 911 GT3	2	59
4	Jan Heylen	Dodge Challenger	1	33
5	Mickey Mills	BMW M3	1	28

References

External links

• Trans Am rulebook for 2012