2018 Trans-Am Series
The 2018 Trans-Am Series season was the fiftieth running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. It began on March 2 at Sebring International Raceway and ran for twelve rounds.
Schedule
National Championship
Round | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Classes | |
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1 | Sebring 100 | ![]() | Sebring, Florida | 2–4 March | All | |
2 | Georgia Speedfest | ![]() | Braselton, Georgia | 29–31 March | All | |
3 | South Florida SportsCar Challenge | ![]() | Homestead, Florida | 13–15 April | All | |
4 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix | ![]() | Detroit, Michigan | 1–3 June | TA2 | |
5 | Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational | ![]() | Speedway, Indiana | 15–17 June | All | |
6 | Keystone Speedfest | ![]() | Wampum, Pennsylvania | 3–5 August | TA/TA3/TA4 | |
7 | First Energy Mid-Ohio 100 | ![]() | Lexington, Ohio | 9–11 August | TBA | |
8 | Ryan Companies Road America Classic | ![]() | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | 23–25 August | TBA | |
9 | TBA | ![]() | Watkins Glen, New York | 7–9 September | TBA | |
10 | TBA | ![]() | Alton, Virginia | 21 September | TBA | |
11 | TBA | ![]() | Elroy, Texas | 1–3 November | TBA | |
12 | TBA | ![]() | Daytona Beach, Florida | 9–11 November | TBA | |
Sources:[1][2] |
Races are part of the Northern Cup
Races are part of the Southern Cup
West Coast Championship
Round | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Classes |
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1 | ![]() | Fontana, California | April 27–29 | All | |
2 | ![]() | Sonoma, California | June 1–3 | All | |
3 | Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational | ![]() | Speedway, Indiana | June 15–17 | All |
4 | ![]() | Portland, Oregon | July 27–29 | All | |
5 | ![]() | Elroy, Texas | November 1–3 | All |
Race is combined with Trans-Am National Series.
Changes
- Homestead and Atlanta have swapped places.
- The rounds at Brainerd International Raceway and New Jersey Motorsports Park have been dropped.
- Pittsburgh is new to the schedule.
Race results
National Championship
TA, TA3, TA4 competed together at all events except Pittsburgh, where TA ran a dedicated race and a separate race was held for TA3 and TA4, and at Daytona, where all classes competed together. TA2 competed in a dedicated race at all events except Daytona. Overall winners in bold.
Round | Circuit | TA Winning driver | TA2 Winning driver | TA3 Winning driver | TA4 Winning driver |
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1 | Sebring International Raceway | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | Road Atlanta | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | None entered |
3 | Homestead-Miami Speedway road course | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | Streets of Belle Isle | TA2 only | R1: ![]() R2: ![]() | TA2 only | TA2 only |
5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
6 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | ![]() | Not on TA2 schedule | ![]() | ![]() |
7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | Road America | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
9 | Watkins Glen International | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | Virginia International Raceway | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | None entered |
11 | Circuit of the Americas | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
12 | Daytona International Speedway road course | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sources:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] |
West Coast Championship
All classes raced together on track, except in the meetings shared with the National Championship. Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | TA Winning driver | TA2 Winning driver | TA3 Winning driver | TA4 Winning driver |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Auto Club Speedway | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | Sonoma Raceway | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | None entered |
3 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | ![]() | ![]() | None entered | ![]() |
4 | Portland International Raceway | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | None started |
5 | Circuit of the Americas | None entered[m] | ![]() | None entered | None entered |
Sources:[27][28][29][30][31][32][33] |
Entries
TA
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Cadillac CTS-V | 19 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Dodge Challenger | 9 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Ford Mustang | 86 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Chevrolet Corvette | 15 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Ford Mustang | 98 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 81 | ![]() | 1 |
Footnotes
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Francis won overall.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Bupp finished 2nd in the TA2 race and 1st of the National TA2 entries.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Kezman finished 1st of the TA3 entries.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Dexter finished 1st of the TA4 entries.
- ^ TA3 and TA4 competed in a separate race to TA at Pittsburgh. Lux won overall.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at COTA but scored points separately. Francis won overall.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at COTA but scored points separately. Robinson won the TA2 race overall.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at COTA but scored points separately. Ryan Dexter finished 1st of the TA3 entries.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at COTA but scored points separately. Warren Dexter finished 1st of the TA4 entries.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Drissi finished 3rd of the TA entries and 1st of the West Coast TA entries.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Merrill won overall.
- ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Jorgenson-Smith finished 13th overall, 2nd of the TA4 entries and 1st of the West Coast TA4 entries.
- ^ Tomy Drissi finished 3rd overall, but it appears that he did not score points in the West Coast Championship for this event.
- ^ McAllister finished 8th overall and 1st of the West Coast TA2 entries.
References
- ^ "Trans Am - America's Road Racing Series". gotransam.com.
- ^ "Trans Am Series Announces 2018 Championship Schedule". gotransam.com. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "(Sebring TA) Official TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results March 4, 2018 2:10 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 4 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Sebring TA2) Official TA2 Race Results - March 4, 2018 6:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 2 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Road Atlanta TA) Official TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results by Class - March 31, 2018 6:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 31 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Road Atlanta TA2) Official TA2 Race Results - March 31, 2018 5:25 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 31 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Homestead TA) Revised Official TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results April 15, 2018 9:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 15 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Homestead TA2) Revised Official TA2 Race Results April 16, 2018 5:45 AM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 16 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Detroit TA2 R1) Provisional TA2 Race 1 Results June 2, 2018 9:55 AM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 2 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Detroit TA2 R2) Official TA2 Race 2 Results - June 3, 2018 2:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 3 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Indy TA) Provisional TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results June 17, 2018 6:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 17 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Indy TA2) Official TA2 Race Results June 17, 2018 12:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 17 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Pittsburgh TA) Provisional TA Race Results August 5, 2018 3:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 5 August 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Pittsburgh TA3 TA4) Official TA3 TA4 Race Results August 5, 2018 4:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 5 August 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Mid-Ohio TA) Official TA TA3 TA4 Race Results August 13, 2018 11:00 AM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 13 August 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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- ^ "(Road America TA) Official TA TA3 TA4 Race Results August 25, 2018 12:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 25 August 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Road America TA2) Official TA2 Race Results August 25, 2018 12:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 25 August 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Watkins Glen TA) Provisional TA TA3 TA4 Race Results September 8, 2018 12:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 8 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Watkins Glen TA2) Official TA2 Race Results September 15, 2018 12:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 15 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Watkins Glen TA) Official TA TA3 TA4 Race Results September 23, 2018 3:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 23 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(Watkins Glen TA2) Official TA2 Race Results September 22, 2018 2:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 22 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(COTA TA) Official TA TA3 TA4 Race Results November 4, 2018 2:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 4 November 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(COTA TA2) Official TA2 Race Results November 3, 2018 3:15 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 3 November 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(All Daytona) Provisional TA TA2 TA3 TA4 Race Results November 10, 2018 12:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 10 November 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "2018 Trans Am Points Standings After Daytona" (PDF). gotransam.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(WC Auto Club) Official Race Results April 29, 2018 2:40 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 29 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(WC Sonoma) Provisional Race Results by Class June 3, 2018 6:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 3 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(WC TA Indy) Provisional West Coast TA, TA3, TA4 Race by Class Results June 17, 2018 5:10 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 17 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(WC TA2 Indy) Revised Provisional TA2 West Coast Race Results June 15, 2018 5:20 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 16 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Merrill and Bupp share Trans Am TA2 Honors at Indianapolis Motor Speedway". gotransam.com. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "(WC Portland) Official TA TA2 TA3 TA4 Race Results - July 29, 2018 12:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. 29 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "2018 Trans Am West Coast Points Standings After COTA" (PDF). gotransam.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.