2020 Trans-Am Series Explained
The 2020 Trans-Am Series season is the 52nd running of the Trans-Am Series. The National Championship began on March 1 and will run for twelve rounds.[1] Within this championship, a Northern Cup and Southern Cup are also awarded consisting of the point totals from certain rounds for drivers who are not running the full season.[2] A separate West Coast Championship will also be held with some rounds separate from the national series and some together.
Entry List
National Championship
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Cadillac CTS-V | 19 | Kerry Hitt | | All | Chevrolet Camaro | 8 | Tomy Drissi | | All | 17 | Martin Ragginger | | 8–9 | 18 | Jon Leavy | | 1 | 59 | Simon Gregg | | 2–3, 7–9 | 87 | Doug Peterson | | 2 | 99 | Justin Marks | | 8–9 | Chevrolet Corvette | 04 | Matthew Butson | | 5–6 | 3 | Daniel Urrutia Jr. | | 1 | 4 | Tony Ave | | 2 | 7 | Ryan McManus | | 5–6 | 23 | Amy Ruman | | All | 24 | Matthew Butson | | 4 | 30 | Richard Grant | | 1–2, 4–9 | 59 | Simon Gregg | | 1, 4–6 | Dodge Challenger | 2 | Boris Said | | 5, 7–9 | Paul Menard | | 6 | 9 | Jeff Hinkle | | 2, 5–6, 8–9 | 43 | Adam Andretti | | 1 | Ford Mustang | 6 | Greg Pickett | | 7 | 20 | Chris Dyson | | All | 21 | Humaid al Masaood | | 1–7 | 36 | Cliff Ebben | | 4 | 57 | David Pintaric | | 2 | 66 | Denny Lamers | | 4 | 86 | John Baucom | | 1–2, 5–6 | 98 | Ernie Francis Jr. | | All | TA2 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 02 | John Atwell | | 1, 7 | 2 | Aaron Pierce | | 1–2, 8–9 | 7 | Rafa Matos | | All | 8 | Cameron Lawrence | | 1 | 10 | Misha Goikhberg | | 1, 8–9 | 11 | Doug Winston | | 1 | 13 | Louis-Phillippe Montour | | 1 | Brad Gross | | 7 | 20 | Peter Klutt | | 1 | Michele Abbate | | 8–9 | 22 | Dylan Archer | | 3 | 38 | Edward Sevadjian | | 1, 4–6 | 41 | John Cloud | | 1, 5–7 | 48 | Scott Borchetta | | 2, 4–9 | 57 | Maurice Hull | | All | 61 | John Paul Southern Jr. | | 1–2, 5–9 | 63 | Bob Lima | | 1, 4–6, 8–9 | 69 | Mike Skinner | | 1 | 77 | Mike Skeen | | 1–4, 6 | 83 | John Paul Southern Jr. | | 1 | 90 | Dudley Fleck | | 4 | Chris Durbin | | 9 | 92 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | | 1–7 | 96 | Sam Mayer | | 4 | Connor Mosack | | 5–6, 8–9 | William Cox III | | 7 | 98 | Doug Winston | | 1, 4–7 | Dodge Challenger | 01 | Rhett Barkau | | 4 | 34 | Jeff Wood | | 2–3 | 71 | Chris Durbin | | 8 | 77 | Matt Fassnacht | | 7 | Ford Mustang | 4 | Tyler Kicera | | 4–6 | 8 | Cameron Lawrence | | 2–9 | 9 | Keith Prociuk[3] [4] | | 1, 4–9 | Boris Said | | 7 | Michael Self | | 8 | 12 | Alex Wright | | 1–7 | Drew Newbauer | | 8–9 | 14 | Matt Parent | | 1 | 16 | Jim Gallaugher | | 1–2, 4–6, 8–9 | 17 | Mark Brummond | | 8–9 | 18 | Scott Borchetta | | 3 | Ty Gibbs | | 4 | 23 | Curt Vogt | | 1–2, 5–9 | 24 | Brad McAllister | | 4 | 26 | Travis Cope | | 3 | Riley Herbst | | 4 | Ray Evernham | | 8–9 | 31 | Elias Anderson | | 1, 4, 7 | 32 | Barry Boes | | 1, 4–9 | 37 | Edward Sevajian | | 2–3, 7–9 | 58 | Cliff White | | 1, 4 | Franklin Futrelle | | 8–9 | 60 | Tim Gray | | 1, 3–4, 7–9 | 66 | Jett Noland | | 2–9 | 75 | Flinn Lazier | | 4 | 77 | Mike Skeen | | 5, 7–9 | 81 | Thomas Merrill | | 1–6, 8–9 | 87 | Doug Peterson | | 1–2, 4–6, 8–9 | Paul Tracy | | 7 | 97 | Tom Sheehan | | All | 99 | Jett Noland | | 1 | Misha Goikhberg | | 2 | Harrison Burton | | 4 | Michael Self | | 7 | XGT |
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Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 27 | Marc Montour | / | 1 | Audi R8 GT3 Ultra | 5 | Ken Thwaits | | 1–5, 7–9 | 7 | Jason Daskalos | | 7 | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 15 | Kevin Long | | 1, 3 | Josh Hill | | 4 | Chevrolet Corvette | 11 | Justin Oakes | | 7 | Mercedes AMG GT3 | 80 | Dan Knox | | 7 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 10 | Erich Joiner | | 1–2, 4–6 | SGT |
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BMW E92 M3 | 00 | Gabriele Jasper | / | 1 | 01 | Rich White | | 1 | BMW M4 GT4 | 24 | Mark Brummond | | 2, 5–6, 8–9 | Chevrolet Corvette | 02 | Larry Bailey | | 1, 3–7 | 11 | Justin Oakes | | 8–9 | 26 | Aaron Pierce | | 1, 3–9 | 28 | Lou Gigliotti | | 2, 4–9 | 33 | Joe Moholland | | 5–7 | 96 | Adrian Wlostowski | | 3 | Dodge Viper | 84 | Lee Saunders | | All | Ford Mustang | 96 | Adrian Wlostowski | | 1–2, 4–9 | Ford Mustang GT4 | 41 | James Pesek | | 1 | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | 16 | Tom Herb | | 1 | 44 | Tim Kezman | | 1 | Porsche 991.1 GT3 Cup | 6 | Carey Grant | | 2, 4–6, 8–9 | 46 | Mark Boden | | 1 | 55 | Milton Grant | | 1–2, 4–9 | GT |
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Aston Martin Vantage | 22 | Steve Davison | | 1, 5–6 | BMW E90 M3 | 07 | Michael Saia | | 2 | BMW E92 M3 | 00 | Miguelangel Aponte-Rios | | 2 | 03 | Gabriele Jasper | | 2 | Ford Mustang | 14 | Billy Griffin | | 1, 5–9 | 37 | Dan Schlickenmeyer | / | 8–9 | 86 | John Baucom | | 8–9 | Porsche GT4 Clubsport | 45 | Tim Horrell | | 1–2, 4–7 | Entry Lists:[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
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West Coast Championship
Race Schedule and Results
National Championship
A 12 round preliminary schedule was released on October 16, 2019 ahead of the final round of the season. Brainerd Raceway returned to the schedule and Daytona International Speedway was dropped due to scheduling conflicts.[12] On March 17, 2020, the Road Atlanta round was forced to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] This was the start of a series of postponements and cancellations that lead to a revised schedule being announced on April 7, 2020. In this schedule, the Detroit round was dropped reducing the series to an 11 round championship.[14] Unfortunately the planned restart of the series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was also postponed with a new date for the track still to be determined and the series resuming at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course instead.[15] The rounds at Watkins Glen and Lime Rock Park were the final casualties of the outbreak with late cancellations leading to double headers at Virginia International Raceway and Road Atlanta.[16]
† Race is held in combination with the Trans Am West Coast Championship
West Coast Championship
A six round provisional schedule was released on October 31, 2019 ahead of the final round of the 2019 Trans-Am Championship.[17] Sonoma Raceway gained a second date with the first kicking off the series and the second being moved to August. This was done at the expensive of the Auto Club Speedway roval which lost its place on the calendar. The final round at Circuit of the Americas was also moved to November. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the schedule was forced to change. Under the new calendar, the series started at Thunderhill Raceway Park and concluded with a double-header at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca.
† Race is held in combination with the Trans Am National Championship
Championship Standings
Points System
Race Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25+ |
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Points | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
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Qualifying Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | | | | |
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Points | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | Rookie | Master | |
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Drivers may choose to declare for Northern or Southern Cup points, but these drivers may not run the full national season. Each Cup consists of the points from only some of the rounds.
Awards are also given to the highest ranked Master and Rookie drivers in each class. The Master classification is given to drivers over 60 years old while the Rookie classification is for drivers competing in their first full year. Some drivers may be eligible for both.
National Championship
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| 1, 2, 3 - Qualifying position (only shown for points positions) Bold - Lead a lap * - Lead most laps Italics - Fastest lap |}TA2
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West Coast Championship
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External links
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Trans Am - America's Road Racing Series .
- Web site: Trans Am Reveals 2019 Championship Schedule. 2020-06-03. gotransam.com.
- Keith Prociuk practiced and qualified the #9 Ford Mustang at Circuit of the Americas, but handed the car over to Boris Said for the race.
- Michael Self practiced and qualified the #9 Ford Mustang at Road Atlanta, but handed the car over to Keith Prociuk for the race.
- Web site: 2020-02-21. 2020 Sebring Schedule v3 (2-21-20) (pdf). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604193639/http://gotransam.cdn.racersites.com/assets/SebringEntryList022620202.pdf . 2020-06-04 .
- Web site: June 26, 2020. 2020 Mid-Ohio Entry List (6-26-20) (pdf). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629092818/http://gotransam.cdn.racersites.com/assets/MidOhioEntryList062620203.pdf . 2020-06-29 .
- Web site: July 7, 2020. 2020 Brainerd Entry List (7-7-20) (pdf). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200710061038/http://gotransam.cdn.racersites.com/assets/BrainerdEntryList070720202.pdf . 2020-07-10 .
- Web site: August 6, 2020. 2020 Road America Entry List (8-6-20) (pdf). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922012046/http://gotransam.cdn.racersites.com/assets/RoadAmericaEntryList080620202.pdf . 2020-09-22 .
- Web site: September 22, 2020. 2020 VIR Entry List (9-22-20) (pdf).
- Web site: July 25, 2020. 2020 Thunderhill Entry List (7-25-20) (pdf). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726221940/http://gotransam.cdn.racersites.com/assets/THillEntryList072520202.pdf . 2020-07-26 .
- Web site: August 15, 2020. Sonoma Entry List 8/15/20.
- Web site: Trans Am Announces 2020 Schedule. 2020-06-03. gotransam.com.
- Web site: Trans Am Postpones Road Atlanta Round. 2020-06-03. gotransam.com.
- Web site: Trans Am Announces Revised 2020 Schedule. 2020-06-03. gotransam.com.
- Web site: Trans Am Announces New Start Date for Regular Season. 2020-06-03. gotransam.com.
- Web site: Trans Am Adds Double Header to VIRginia International Raceway. 2020-08-22. gotransam.com.
- Web site: Trans Am Announces 2020 West Coast Championship Schedule. 2020-06-03. gotransam.com.
- Michele Abbate crossed the finish line first, but was later penalized for passing under a double yellow flag.