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Munroe Falls, Ohio – The weekend was looking optimistic for Ruman and her team as they had their sights set on breaking the winless barrier they seem to have at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ruman’s home track. Ruman hoped to put all of her 2017 frustrating moments behind her this weekend, but it just didn’t turn out right once again. It was Round 7 of the 2017 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli, the halfway mark of the thirteen race schedule. The teams sat out qualifying on Friday afternoon as it was cancelled due to stormy weather conditions, and the drivers were then gridded by points. Ruman would start third. Ruman was off to a great start and immediately jumped into second place, pressuring Francis Jr. who was in first. The top five ran quite close for the first 10-12 laps, when a caution bunched the field back up. Ruman battled the top 4 positions for most of the race, when disaster struck for the two-time defending champion. With less than ten laps to go, Ruman and Drissi were in a multi-lap nose to tail battle when they came upon lapped traffic. While trying to get around, the three Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman and team are looking forward to getting back to the business of racing after the Series’ mid-summer six-week break. Ruman’s track record at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has been frustrating in the past, and she is hoping to turn that around this weekend with a home track advantage. This weekend’s race is Round 7 of the 2017 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli, the halfway mark of the thirteen race schedule. Running in conjunction with the NASCAR Xfinity Mid-Ohio Challenge, Trans Am will feature two races this weekend, The First Energy Trans Am 100 and the First Energy Muscle Car Challenge. 51 competitors are entered for the weekend, and both races will be 101.96-miles, 45 laps around the 13-turn, 2.258-mile legendary course in Lexington, Ohio. Last year Ruman faced mechanical transmission issues during the race and finished in 10th place. Ruman only lives about an hour away from the track she calls home, and is determined to do well here this weekend in No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette in front of her hometown crowd. “I’m really looking forward to the race this weekend. Hopefully we can hit the reset button on the second Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman and team did not get the turnaround they were hoping for this past holiday weekend at the Ryan Companies Independence Day Classic held at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR), MN. Despite landing a strong third in qualifying with only two hot laps due to a driveshaft failure, Ruman was unable to capitalize and move up during the race on Sunday in her No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette. She had a great start and was running a strong third place for the first part of the race, with the top three competitors nearly 13 seconds ahead of fourth place until a caution bunched the field back together.  Ruman had great battles with Lawrence and Ave, and eventually settled into fourth until the last lap.  Francis Jr. spun with a few laps to go, and in an effort to catch and fight him for third Ruman also lost grip and spun. She took home fifth at the end of the day. “Hum, what can I say other then I’m disappointed in my performance. It seemed like we had a really good car the first half of the race and was able to keep pace with the leaders, then Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman and team are shooting for turnaround as they approach mid-season race of the 2017 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli. The teams are heading way up north to Brainerd International Raceway (BIR), MN for Round 6 – the Ryan Companies Independence Day Classic. Ruman in her No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette has had a very challenging season thus far to say the least, but remains third in the points standings after her disappointing 10th place finish at Indianapolis a few short weeks ago. “Each race I keep thinking it’s going to turn around, so I am confident that this is the weekend for us. We have had some success here at Brainerd in the past and I am optimistic that I can find my way back to the podium on Sunday,” said Ruman. “In our past two Championships we were much more consistent then we have been this year, so our strategy has to shift now to gaining crucial points and get back to winning,” added the defending two-time TA Champion. “We must also remember that this weekend is about our Country and not just racing as we celebrate the 4th of July weekend Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After looking for turnaround in what has proved to be a difficult season for the Ruman Racing team, Amy Ruman finished tenth in the TA class at the Indianapolis Trans Am race on Saturday. In a hot and steamy weekend at IMS, Ruman qualified the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette in third position, behind Ernie Francis Jr. and Vinnie Allegretta. In the opening laps, Ruman and Pintaric battled for third and fourth swapping positions a few times. While in the lead pack and trying to negotiate heavy lapped traffic, Ruman and a TA4 car had an altercation sending both cars off track. At that point, Ruman had a lot of ground to make up to rejoin the lead pack and proceeded to make her way back up. Unfortunately, mid-race, after passing a pack of TA3/4 cars going to turn one, a few of them came together sending a Porsche flying through the breaking zone right into the rear of Ruman’s Corvette. The No.23 sustained heavy damage to the rear of the car and forced her to pit lane for repairs. The stop ultimately put Ruman four laps down, although she was able to continue and took Read more →