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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

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National Championship

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Round Event Circuit Location Date Classes
1 Sebring 100   Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida 2–4 March All
2 Georgia Speedfest   Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia 29–31 March All
3 South Florida SportsCar Challenge   Homestead-Miami Speedway road course Homestead, Florida 13–15 April All
4 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix   Belle Isle Park Detroit, Michigan 1–3 June TA2
5 Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational   Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana 15–17 June All
6 Keystone Speedfest   Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, Pennsylvania 3–5 August TA/TA3/TA4
7 First Energy Mid-Ohio 100   Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 9–11 August TBA
8 Ryan Companies Road America Classic   Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 23–25 August TBA
9 TBA   Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York 7–9 September TBA
10 TBA   Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia 21 September TBA
11 TBA   Circuit of the Americas Elroy, Texas 1–3 November TBA
12 TBA   Daytona International Speedway 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

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Round Event Circuit Location Date Classes
1   Auto Club Speedway sports car course Fontana, California April 27–29 All
2   Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California June 1–3 All
3 Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational   Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana June 15–17 All
4   Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon July 27–29 All
5   Circuit of the Americas Elroy, Texas November 1–3 All
  Race is combined with Trans-Am National Series.

Changes

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Race results

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National Championship

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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
1 Sebring International Raceway   Ernie Francis Jr.   Marc Miller   Mark Boden   Andrew Aquilante
2 Road Atlanta   Chris Dyson   Rafa Matos   Randy Kinsland None entered
3 Homestead-Miami Speedway road course   Ernie Francis Jr.   Rafa Matos   Shane Lewis   Steven Davison
4 Streets of Belle Isle TA2 only R1:   Tony Buffomante
R2:   Rafa Matos 		TA2 only TA2 only
5 Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course   Ernie Francis Jr.[a]   Jordan Bupp[b]   Tim Kezman[c]   Warren Dexter[d]
6 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Lawrence Loshak Not on TA2 schedule   Cindi Lux[e]   Warren Dexter
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Ernie Francis Jr.   Rafa Matos   Mark Boden   Warren Dexter
8 Road America   Boris Said   Ty Majeski   Jason Daskalos   Warren Dexter
9 Watkins Glen International   Tomy Drissi   Rafa Matos   Mark Boden   Warren Dexter
10 Virginia International Raceway   Lawrence Loshak   Scott Lagasse Jr.   Mark Boden None entered
11 Circuit of the Americas   Ernie Francis Jr.[f]   Gar Robinson[g]   Ryan Dexter[h]   Warren Dexter[i]
12 Daytona International Speedway road course   David Pintaric   Tony Buffomante   Tim Kezman   Steven Davison
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

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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   Tim Adolphson   Thomas Merrill   Oli Thordarson   Dane Jorgenson-Smith
2 Sonoma Raceway   Greg Pickett   Thomas Merrill   Oli Thordarson None entered
3 Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course   Tomy Drissi[j]   Thomas Merrill[k] None entered   Dane Jorgenson-Smith[l]
4 Portland International Raceway   Greg Pickett   Thomas Merrill   Oli Thordarson None started
5 Circuit of the Americas None entered[m]   Brad McAllister[n] None entered None entered
Sources:[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]

Entries

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TA

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Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  ACP Motorsports Cadillac CTS-V 19   Kerry Hitt 1
  American V8 Road Racing Dodge Challenger 9   Jeff Hinkle 1
  Baucom Motorsports Ford Mustang 86   John Baucom 1
  BC Race Cars Chevrolet Corvette 15   Blaise Csaida 1
  Breathless Racing Ford Mustang 98   Ernie Francis, Jr. 1
  Bupp Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro 81   Kenny Bupp 1

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Francis won overall.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Kezman finished 1st of the TA3 entries.
  4. ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Dexter finished 1st of the TA4 entries.
  5. ^ TA3 and TA4 competed in a separate race to TA at Pittsburgh. Lux won overall.
  6. ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at COTA but scored points separately. Francis won overall.
  7. ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at COTA but scored points separately. Robinson won the TA2 race overall.
  8. ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at COTA but scored points separately. Ryan Dexter finished 1st of the TA3 entries.
  9. ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at COTA but scored points separately. Warren Dexter finished 1st of the TA4 entries.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ The National and West Coast series raced together at Indianapolis but scored points separately. Merrill won overall.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Tomy Drissi finished 3rd overall, but it appears that he did not score points in the West Coast Championship for this event.
  14. ^ McAllister finished 8th overall and 1st of the West Coast TA2 entries.

References

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  1. ^ "Trans Am - America's Road Racing Series". gotransam.com.
  2. ^ "Trans Am Series Announces 2018 Championship Schedule". gotransam.com. November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "(Sebring TA) Official TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results March 4, 2018 2:10 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. March 4, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "(Sebring TA2) Official TA2 Race Results - March 4, 2018 6:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. March 2, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "(Road Atlanta TA) Official TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results by Class - March 31, 2018 6:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. March 31, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "(Road Atlanta TA2) Official TA2 Race Results - March 31, 2018 5:25 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. March 31, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "(Homestead TA) Revised Official TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results April 15, 2018 9:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. April 15, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "(Homestead TA2) Revised Official TA2 Race Results April 16, 2018 5:45 AM" (PDF). gotransam.com. April 16, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "(Detroit TA2 R1) Provisional TA2 Race 1 Results June 2, 2018 9:55 AM" (PDF). gotransam.com. June 2, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "(Detroit TA2 R2) Official TA2 Race 2 Results - June 3, 2018 2:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. June 3, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "(Indy TA) Provisional TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results June 17, 2018 6:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. June 17, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "(Indy TA2) Official TA2 Race Results June 17, 2018 12:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. June 17, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "(Pittsburgh TA) Provisional TA Race Results August 5, 2018 3:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. August 5, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "(Pittsburgh TA3 TA4) Official TA3 TA4 Race Results August 5, 2018 4:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. August 5, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "(Mid-Ohio TA) Official TA TA3 TA4 Race Results August 13, 2018 11:00 AM" (PDF). gotransam.com. August 13, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "(Mid-Ohio TA2) Official TA2 Race Results August 11, 2018 4:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. August 11, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "(Road America TA) Official TA TA3 TA4 Race Results August 25, 2018 12:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. August 25, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "(Road America TA2) Official TA2 Race Results August 25, 2018 12:30 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. August 25, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "(Watkins Glen TA) Provisional TA TA3 TA4 Race Results September 8, 2018 12:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. September 8, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "(Watkins Glen TA2) Official TA2 Race Results September 15, 2018 12:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. September 15, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "(Watkins Glen TA) Official TA TA3 TA4 Race Results September 23, 2018 3:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. September 23, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "(Watkins Glen TA2) Official TA2 Race Results September 22, 2018 2:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. September 22, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  23. ^ "(COTA TA) Official TA TA3 TA4 Race Results November 4, 2018 2:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. November 4, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  24. ^ "(COTA TA2) Official TA2 Race Results November 3, 2018 3:15 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. November 3, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  25. ^ "(All Daytona) Provisional TA TA2 TA3 TA4 Race Results November 10, 2018 12:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. November 10, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  26. ^ "2018 Trans Am Points Standings After Daytona" (PDF). gotransam.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  27. ^ "(WC Auto Club) Official Race Results April 29, 2018 2:40 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. April 29, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  28. ^ "(WC Sonoma) Provisional Race Results by Class June 3, 2018 6:00 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. June 3, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  29. ^ "(WC TA Indy) Provisional West Coast TA, TA3, TA4 Race by Class Results June 17, 2018 5:10 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. June 17, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  30. ^ "(WC TA2 Indy) Revised Provisional TA2 West Coast Race Results June 15, 2018 5:20 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. June 16, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  31. ^ "Merrill and Bupp share Trans Am TA2 Honors at Indianapolis Motor Speedway". gotransam.com. June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  32. ^ "(WC Portland) Official TA TA2 TA3 TA4 Race Results - July 29, 2018 12:45 PM" (PDF). gotransam.com. July 29, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  33. ^ "2018 Trans Am West Coast Points Standings After COTA" (PDF). gotransam.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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