Munroe Falls, Ohio – Amy Ruman was back on the Trans Am podium over the Labor Day weekend at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, where she earned a 2^nd place finish.  This was Ruman’s fourth podium finish at the Minnesota track in the last four years.

The holiday weekend started out a wet one, as rain soaked the course on Friday morning for the test day. Saturday morning’s official Trans Am practice was dry, but weather moved in again and rained out the qualifying session, turning it into a wet practice session.  The field was then set by championship points for Sunday’s race.

Ruman, in the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette, started the race in third position just behind Peterson and Gregg on the front row.  The field took the green flag under partly sunny skies and a dry track.  Peterson was immediately challenged by Ruman, who had passed Gregg for second position during the start of the race.  The two battled closely for nearly half the race.  The lapped traffic played a role and held up Ruman a few times, and Peterson was able to put a little distance on Ruman.  Ruman also had her hands full on lap 27, as Ebben joined the mix and made a pass on Ruman for second.  A few turns later on the same lap, Ruman passed Ebben to regain the position.  She didn’t look back and took the checkered flag in 2^nd place. Ruman also posted the fastest lap of the race.

“It feels really great to be back on the podium again,” stated Ruman.  “I have to hand it to my guys, after the No. 23 got all torn up at Mid-Ohio, they put it back together quickly and gave me a fast car again!  We are still fighting hard for this championship, but Doug continues to be fast and have really good luck.  We still have three races to go though and we’ll continue to push hard.”

Heading into the three final races of the season, Ruman regained second place in the fight for the Trans Am Championship.  Peterson holds the lead with 233 points over Ruman’s 194, and Gregg in third at 191.

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Looking ahead:  Round 9 – Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT (Sept. 20)  ||  Round 10 – Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA (Sept. 28)

Ruman Racing, Inc., is based in Munroe Falls, Ohio.

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After a disappointing finish at Mid-Ohio just a few short weeks ago, Amy Ruman will be back in action this weekend at Brainerd international Raceway in Minnesota for Round 8 of the 2014 Trans Am Series championship.

The Ruman crew has been hard at work all week long and managed to repair the damaged No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette from the Mid-Ohio race weekend. The upcoming holiday weekend will mark the 26^th running of the “Muscle Car Shootout” event at the Minnesota track where Ruman claimed a win in 2012 and has also captured two third place finishes in 2012 and 2013.

Ruman is looking to show her strength again at the event and hopes to close the points gap in the fight for the Trans Am championship. She slipped to third in the standings after the Mid-Ohio race, just one point back from Simon Gregg who sits in second place, and 34 points behind leader Doug Peterson.

“We are not giving up on the championship and will fight till the end!” remarked Ruman. “The season is definitely not over, we still have four races to go. I like this track and we have done extremely well here in the past few years. I have been running out front the last few races, now we just need to finish there!  I can’t thank my Dad and my crew enough for how hard they worked getting the #23 back together after that nonsense that took place at Mid-Ohio. We are back together and ready to go win this thing.”

The Labor Day race weekend opens with a promoter test day on Friday, August 29th. Official Trans Am practice will take place on Saturday, August 30th at 10:20 AM and a split qualifying session will take place at 2:40 PM. Sunday will feature practice 2 in the morning at 10:30 AM ahead of the 4:15 PM green

Ruman, Brainerd International Raceway Trans Am Results:

2013: Race – 3^rd

2012: Race 1 – 4^th, Race 2 – 1^st

2011: Race 1 – 3^rd, Race 2 – 2^nd

Sponsor:  McNICHOLS Nationwide Service Centers is the nation’s largest distributor of Perforated and Expanded Metals; Wire Mesh; Bar, Plank, and Safety Gratings; Stair Treads; Matting; and more. Products are carried in all styles and materials–stocked for 24 hour shipment. “Inspired to Serve”™ 800.237.3820 mcnichols.com.

For quick news and updates during race weekends, please follow Ruman Racing and the Trans Am Series on Twitter: @rumanracing and @gotransam. Be sure to “Like” our official pages on Facebook: Ruman Racing, Amy Ruman (Official Fan Page), McNichols Company, and Go Trans Am.

Race Info/Scoring/Results: www.gotransam.com     ||    Live Timing/Twitter Feed: www.gotransam.com/live-timing-and-scoring/

Download the ‘Race Monitor App’ to you your smart phone

Looking ahead:  Round 9 – Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT (Sept. 20)  ||  Round 10 – Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA (Sept. 28)

Ruman Racing, Inc., is based in Munroe Falls, Ohio.