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Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman took home a top five finish at her home track Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this past weekend after several years of frustrating races and finishes there. A super competitive TA field came to Lexington, OH, prepared to put on a great show for all the incredible fans that came out to watch the Trans Am Series FirstEnergy 100 this past weekend. Ruman qualified sixth on the TA grid for Round 6 of the Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli in the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette. It was a picture-perfect weather race weekend for all of the fans that poured into the gates for the early Saturday morning race. Ruman had some great battles throughout the race with the No. 57 of Pintaric and No. 2 of Said. She was in fourth place when a late race caution came out to bunch up the field. Unfortunately, the drivers would not go back to green as the official time limit of the race wound down forcing them to finish under yellow conditions. “While I’m very happy that we had a decent finish here today, I was definitely disappointed that we didn’t get to go back Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – In round 5 of the Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli Amy Ruman provided another captivating race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past weekend, bringing the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette across the yard of bricks in fourth place. Another hot and sultry Indy weekend saw 87º F air temps, 144º F track surface temps, and 150º F plus cockpit temps making for an additionally challenging race for the competitors. Ruman qualified the No. 23 fifth on the grid to start Saturday afternoon’s feature TA race. Ruman had a strong start and was in a three-way battle with the No. 57 of Pintaric and the No. 86 of Andretti vying for third position. After moving into fourth position, Ruman made an error and had a slight spin dropping her to last place overall. With no cation flags to help close the gap, Ruman went on a drive of her life to fight back and finish in fourth place. “Man, this was a repeat of last year when I had to come back from last place after an unscheduled pit stop. Unfortunately, with no yellows, I only had time to make it up to fourth place and Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli will resume this weekend kicking off the second half of the season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In the Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock Park, CT, Round 4 of the Championship where Ruman garnered a seventh-place finish. The TA class had a long two-month summer break with this weekend’s Indy race moving from June to August on the 2019 schedule. For the third time, the Series returns to the racing capital of the world, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), home of the Indianapolis 500. Trans Am will run in conjunction with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) and their popular Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational featuring the “Indy Legends” Pro-Am charity race. Taking home a second place finish in 2018 at IMS, two-time TA Champion Ruman is determined to see the podium again this weekend in the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette. The weather forecast is looking sunny and warm, which will make a great weekend for spectating. Drivers will run on the IMS 2.439-mile Grand Prix road course using part of the oval and part of the road course. “I’m really looking forward to this weekend’s race at Indy. It Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli is back in action this weekend at the traditional Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock Park, CT, Round 4 of the Championship lineup. After an absence on the TA schedule the last four years, teams will be returning to run on the famous and historic “bullring” track. This will be Ruman’s fifth appearance in the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette at the New England circuit and she will be looking to best her two 3rd place finishes in 2012 and 2015. The rapid, short 1.5-mile, seven-turn natural terrain road course has one of the highest average-speed laps of the season. A track that rewards momentum through the iconic circuit, it features corners with names like “Big Bend,” “The Uphill,” “West Bend,” and the final turn called the “Downhill,” a corner that launches the field down the front stretch as lap times click off in less than one minute! “Mother Nature has a habit of making Lime Rock a wet race weekend, so we are hoping that she decides to keep it nice and dry for us. I’m excited to return here—this track is super challenging because it’s so short Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After a rough start to the Trans Am SpeedFest weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, the Ruman Racing team headed back home to Ohio with a 5th place finish. It was a busy two days in California for the Trans Am teams, packing in test, practice, and qualifying sessions on Friday followed by the race on Saturday. Amy and the team struggled with ignition problems in the test and practice sessions giving her limited laps and time on the track, most laps not at full speed. The team worked diligently on the problem between sessions and were confident they found and fixed the issues prior to qualifying. The No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette seemed to be back up to speed in qualifying and Ruman captured the 7th slot on the starting grid. It was a gorgeous cool, sunny California day for the 12:50pm PT start of Round 3 of the Championship presented by Pirelli. Ruman moved up a few positions in the early part of the race, running consistently in 4th place. Simon Gregg and Ruman battled for most of the second half of the race with Ruman narrowly holding him off. On the Read more →