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Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman and team were off to a very strong start at New Jersey Motorsports Park this past weekend for the Weekend of Thunder, Round 11 of the 2017 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli. Unfortunately, her finish was cut short once again. After leading both official Trans Am practice sessions on Saturday, and qualifying 2nd just hundredths off the pole position, Ruman was surely poised to have a good race – until it wasn’t. After having a drag race start from the front row, Ruman and pole sitter Ernie Francis Jr. were neck and neck into turn one. Ruman slotted into second position on exit, and the top three were off and running. Ruman was running comfortably in 2nd position, when the leaders started lapping the TA3/4 class, that’s when trouble struck the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette. Ruman made a move to go up the inside in the shoot between turns 1 and 2, when a TA4 car chopped her, damaging the car and causing a left front tire to go flat. She limped the car around without causing too much more damage, and the crew was able to swap the tire out. This Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman and the Trans Am Series are heading to New Jersey Motorsports Park this weekend for the Weekend of Thunder, Round 11 of the 2017 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli. Ruman has had much success at NJMP, winning three out of the last four races there, and just falling shy of the win in 2016 with a 2nd place. Ruman is still seeking her first win in the 2017 season in the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette. “The season is winding down and still looking to get a win this season, no better place to do it than NJMP!” exclaimed Ruman. “This track has been good to me over the years. It’s a very tricky course, with not a lot of grip sometimes especially when it’s hot out. I’m hoping for cooler temperatures than we had at VIR, man was that a hot race. I can’t say enough about the NJ TA fans either, they always have a great turnout.” Trans Am will be running in conjunction with F2000, F1600, the Atlantic Championship Series and Pro-IT. Drivers will be competing on the 2.25-mile “Thunderbolt” circuit, with testing, practices, and qualifying taking place Friday thru Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Hoping for back to back podium finishes, Ruman fell a bit short this past weekend at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Danville, VA. She garnered a solid 4th place finish in Round 10 of the 2017 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli after a back and forth battle for 3rd. Ruman, in her No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette, qualified in 4th position for the race, but stared in 3rd when Shane Lewis was required to start from the back after changing out his four Pirelli qualifying tires. It was a very hot and steamy race day for the 3:25 race start. The field took the green and all made it through turn one, with the front of the field staying in their respective positions. Francis Jr., Fix, and Ruman all sprinted away from the field in the opening laps setting a fast race pace. Early on, a full course caution came out to bunch them back up. After going back to green flag racing for the remainder of the day, Ruman and Lewis exchanged positions a few times between 3rd and 4th. While in 3rd, Ruman caught some lapped traffic coming out of oak tree turn, Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman and her No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette are heading South to VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Danville, VA this weekend for Round 10 of the 2017 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli. Heading into the final four rounds of the long season, Ruman and team are looking for strong finishes. After landing a solid second place finish at Watkins Glen, Ruman is looking to ride this momentum into this weekend’s event. A mechanical failure took her out of last year’s podium contention at VIR after moving up through the field and running in second place. “I really like the VIR circuit, and I’m hoping that the track is good to me this year. We have struggled the past few years here with good finishes, so I’m determined to finish well here this weekend,” stated Ruman. “They really put on a great event, and I know we will put on a good show for the fans.” Trans Am will be running in conjunction with SVRA’s Heacock Classic Gold Cup event. Drivers will take on the ever challenging, stimulating, iconic 18 turn, 3.27-mile track. Ruman heads to VIR third in the Championship points standings with 41 competitors Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman and team headed to Ruman’s favorite track this past weekend, historic Watkins Glen, NY, for Round 9 of the 2017 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli. After what started out to be another tough race weekend, Ruman had a stellar performance, including an exciting last lap pass to secure second place on the podium. The field was deep and tough in Round 9 of the Championship, but all the crew’s hard work finally paid off after a rough first half of 2017 season. With one rainy testing session and the single practice session shortened due to a wreck, there was little time on the track for drivers before Saturday’s qualifying. Ruman was bumped out of the top five and slid to seventh in the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette by the time the session expired, putting her on row four for Sunday’s race. The green flag flew on a brisk but sunny New York afternoon, and the heated battles started promptly. Ruman immediately moved up on the start to sixth then started dicing with Chris Dyson, Vinnie Allegretta, and Paul Fix. She got by Dyson and Allegretta and into fourth when a full course Read more →