The 2014 Trans-Am Series was the 46th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. It began March 2, 2014. The series featured TA, TA2, and TA3 groups, with TA3 split into two sub-groups. TA3-International was for select cars meeting SCCA GT-2 class rules, while TA3-American Muscle was for current-generation "pony cars" meeting NASA's American Iron class specifications.
In the main TA class, the top four championship positions as well as all race victories were taken by drivers competing in Chevrolet Corvettes. It was won by defending champion Doug Peterson, who won five races over the course of the season. Peterson won the championship by 33 points ahead of 2012 champion Simon Gregg, who finished every race with a top-five finish without winning a race. One point further behind in third place was Amy Ruman, who won races at New Jersey Motorsports Park and Daytona International Speedway; Ruman's latter victory ensured she became the first woman to claim a solo overall victory in a professional automobile race at Daytona.[1] Other victories were taken by drivers who did not contest the whole season; Paul Fix won successive races at Lime Rock and Virginia International Raceway, while R. J. López and Ron Fellows won on one-off appearances at Homestead and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park respectively.
Cameron Lawrence won a second successive TA2 title, winning seven races at the wheel of a Chevrolet Camaro, and latterly in the season, a Dodge Challenger. Cameron Lawrence finished 21 points clear of Adam Andretti, a three-time race winner at the wheel of a Camaro (and the first member of the famous Andretti family to ever compete in the Trans Am Series). Third place went to the only other winner in the class, Ron Keith, who won at Brainerd. TA3-International class honors went to Jason Berkeley, a three-time race winner during the season. He won the class by six points ahead of Norman Betts, who won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. A further eight points behind in third place was Russ Snow, who won races at Road Atlanta and Daytona. Other drivers to win races were Lee Saunders, who won at Sebring and Mid-Ohio, while single race wins were taken by Jerry Greene (Brainerd), Clint Sawinski (Road America) and Michael Camus (Homestead).
Six wins in the final seven races was enough to give Ernie Francis Jr. the class title in TA3-International. Francis finished 50 points clear of his nearest rival in class, Chuck Cassaro. Todd Napieralski finished a further four points behind in third place, having won at Road Atlanta and Brainerd. The only other winners in class were Dean Martin, who won the opening two Floridian races at Sebring and Homestead, and Joe Chan, who won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In the Manufacturers' Championships, Chevrolet won all four titles on offer.
Schedule
The 2014 schedule was announced January 1, 2014.[2][3]
Calendar and results
Series development
It was announced on January 10, 2014, that Hoosier would become the control tire supplier for Trans-Am.[5]
Driver standings
TA
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Doug Peterson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 11 | 302 |
| 2 | Simon Gregg
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 11 | 269 |
| 3 | Amy Ruman
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 11 | 268 |
| 4 | Kerry Hitt
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 11 | 202 |
| 5 | Cliff Ebben
|
Ford Mustang | 8 | 196 |
| 6 | John Baucom
|
Ford Mustang | 8 | 171 |
| 7 | Jim McAleese
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 9 | 168 |
| 8 | Mary Wright
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 156 |
| 9 | David Pintaric
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 9 | 122 |
| 10 | Paul Fix
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 3 | 87 |
| 11 | Kurt Roehrig
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 6 | 82 |
| 12 | Kenny Bupp
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 81 |
| 13 | Tom Ellis
|
Ford Mustang | 6 | 75 |
| 14 |  Allan Lewis
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 4 | 73 |
| 15 | Tim Rubright
|
Ford Mustang | 4 | 61 |
| 16 | Richard Grant
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 4 | 56 |
| 17 | Denny Lamers
|
Ford Mustang | 3 | 51 |
| 18 | Jon Leavy
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 46 |
| 19 | Charles Wicht
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 3 | 41 |
| 20 |  R. J. López
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 35 |
| 20 | Ron Fellows
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 35 |
| 22 | Henry Gilbert
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 3 | 34 |
| 23 | Andrew Romocki
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 27 |
| 24 | Tony Ave
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 25 |
| 24 | A. J. Henriksen
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 25 |
| 26 |  Claudio Burtin
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 23 |
| 27 | Tomy Drissi
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 22 |
| 28 | Tom Smith
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 21 |
| 29 | Jake Parrott
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 20 |
| 30 | David Fershtand
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 19 |
| 31 | Jay Shuler
|
Ford Mustang | 1 | 18 |
| 31 | Vincent Allegretta
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 18 |
| 33 | Dane Smith
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 17 |
| 34 | Ted Sullivan
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 14 |
| 35 | Bryan Long
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 10 |
TA2
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Lawrence
|
Chevrolet Camaro/Dodge Challenger | 11 | 310 |
| 2 | Adam Andretti
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 11 | 289 |
| 3 | Ron Keith
|
Ford Mustang | 10 | 228 |
| 4 | Kevin Poitras
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 11 | 228 |
| 5 | Bob Stretch
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 184 |
| 6 | Tom West
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 9 | 176 |
| 7 | Mel Shaw
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 11 | 168 |
| 8 | Tom Sheehan
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 158 |
| 9 | Frank Lussier
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 8 | 130 |
| 10 | Joe Ebben
|
Ford Mustang | 5 | 95 |
| 11 | Nathan Stokey
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 95 |
| 12 | A. J. Henriksen
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 84 |
| 13 | Brian LaCroix
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 74 |
| 14 | Gar Robinson
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 69 |
| 15 | Tommy Kendall
|
Dodge Challenger | 4 | 60 |
| 16 | John Atwell
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 57 |
| 17 | David Mazyck
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 5 | 55 |
| 18 | Tim Gray
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 47 |
| 19 | Aaron Quine
|
Ford Mustang | 3 | 46 |
| 20 | Allen Milarcik
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 46 |
| 21 |  Geoff Fane
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 39 |
| 22 | Tommy Archer
|
Dodge Challenger | 2 | 37 |
| 23 | Mike McGahern
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | 37 |
| 24 | Britt Casey
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 32 |
| 25 | Steve Kent Jr.
|
Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 30 |
| 26 | Harry Steenbakkers
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 29 |
| 27 | Bobby Kennedy
|
Ford Mustang | 1 | 27 |
| 28 | Ty Dillon
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 27 |
| 29 | Wally Dallenbach Jr.
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 25 |
| 30 | Michael Defontes
|
Ford Mustang | 2 | 24 |
| 31 | Brad Roudebush
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 23 |
| 32 | Greg Socha
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 23 |
| 33 | Joe Fitos
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 22 |
| 34 | Gregg Rodgers
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 20 |
| 35 | Tony Buffomante
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 20 |
| 36 | Justin Napoleon
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 20 |
| 37 | Kenneth Quartuccio
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 19 |
| 37 | Keith Prociuk
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 19 |
| 39 | Joe Napoleon
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 19 |
| 40 | Bruse Nesbitt
|
Ford Mustang | 1 | 16 |
| 41 | Jed Copham
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 15 |
| 42 | Joe Stevens
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 12 |
| 43 |  Carlo Falcone
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 9 |
| 44 | Lawrence Loshak
|
Ford Mustang | 1 | 8 |
| 45 | Scott Ferguson
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 1 |
TA3
International
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Berkeley
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 8 | 201 |
| 2 | Norman Betts
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 7 | 195 |
| 3 | Russ Snow
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 7 | 187 |
| 4 | Lee Saunders
|
Dodge Viper | 3 | 97 |
| 5 | Tim Gray
|
Porsche 911 GT3 | 3 | 75 |
| 6 | Jerry Greene
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 3 | 70 |
| 7 | Clint Sawinski
|
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 2 | 62 |
| 8 | Mark Klenin
|
Aston Martin GT4 | 2 | 52 |
| 9 | Milton Grant
|
Porsche 997 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Michael Camus
|
BMW M3 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Joe Aquillante
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | David Tuaty
|
BMW M3 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | David Mazyck
|
Dodge Viper | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Mickey Mills
|
BMW M3 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | Hugh Boocher
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 20 |
| 16 | Preston Calvert
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 13 |
American Muscle
| Pos | Driver | Car | Starts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Francis Jr.
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 316 |
| 2 | Chuck Cassaro
|
Ford Mustang | 11 | 266 |
| 3 | Todd Napieralski
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 262 |
| 4 | Dean Martin
|
Ford Mustang | 3 | 102 |
| 5 | Chris DeSalvo
|
Ford Mustang | 4 | 97 |
| 6 | Thomas Ellis
|
Ford Mustang | 5 | 79 |
| 7 | Joseph Rosenheck
|
Ford Mustang | 3 | 64 |
| 8 | Mike Geldart
|
Ford Mustang | 2 | 47 |
| 9 | Joe Chan
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 32 |
References
- ^ Willis, Ken (November 15, 2014). "Ruman's win at Daytona International Speedway has historical significance". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Halifax Media Group. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ Events, Trans Am, Retrieved May 7, 2014
- ^ "Trans-Am Series unveils 11-event 2014 schedule". Autoweek. Crain Communications. January 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "404 Page Not Found". gotransam.com.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Hoosier Racing Tire named Official Tire of the Trans Am Series" (PDF). Hoosier Racing Tire. Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. January 10, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.