Munroe Falls, Ohio (29 August 2013) – Ruman Racing will be back in race action this weekend as the Trans Am Series heads north to Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota for Round 7 of the 2013 championship. Amy Ruman enters the 25th Annual Muscle Car Shootout event as the defending race winner in the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette and will look to show her strength at the circuit with a return to the Trans Am podium on Sunday.

Ruman, who currently sits fourth in the Trans Am championship standings, holds a strong record of success at the 3.1-mile, 10-turn Minnesota road course.

In the last four Trans Am races at the track, Ruman has stood on the podium three times. After placing second and third in her Brainerd debut in 2011, Ruman returned last year to claim the top step of the podium in Race 2 as the track has played host for double headers the last two years.

It was a dominant victory, with Ruman pushing the No. 23 McNichols Corvette and leading 19 laps en route to the win. The result marked Ruman’s second victory of the season as well as her fifth of seven podiums last year which helped secure her runner-up position in the 2012 championship.

“I am looking forward to this weekend of racing at Brainerd! The fans are great and they love the Trans Am Series,” offered Ruman. “We’ve run really well here the past few years, and I’m hopeful to get us back on the podium.”

A newly resurfaced track awaits the 23-car field of Trans Am competitors which will have the teams searching for new setups as new tire strategies will be put into play. As the defending race winner, the experienced Ruman Racing team looks to maximize the weekend’s practice sessions and determine a race-winning set-up for the No. 23 machine.

“With the new track surface in play, I’m sure we will all have to make some changes in our setups. Maximizing track time will be key this weekend,” said Ruman. “We only have four more races this year in the Trans Am championship, so I’m aiming for some strong finishes. This Labor Day weekend here at Brainerd is a tradition, hopefully we can keep up our tradition of being quick there as well!”

The Labor Day race weekend opens with a promoter test day on Friday, August 30. Official practice will take place on Saturday, August 31 at 10:00 AM (CT) and at 1:45 PM (CT). Sunday will feature qualifying in the morning at 10:00 AM (CT) ahead of the 4:00 PM green flag for the 100-mile, 40-lap race.

Amy Ruman, Brainerd International Raceway Trans Am Results:
2012: Race 1 – 4th, Race 2 – 1st
2011: Race 1 – 3rd, Race 2 – 2nd

Live timing and scoring can be followed at www.gotransam.com/live-timing-and-scoring/. On the go?? – download the Race Monitor App on your smart phone!

Sponsors: 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. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor.

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.

Looking ahead: || Round 8 – Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA (Sept. 29) || Round 9 – Road Atlanta, Flowery Branch, GA (Nov. 3)

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

Munroe Falls, Ohio (20 August 2013) – Amy Ruman returned to Trans Am race action over the weekend as the series took part in Mid-Ohio’s big NASCAR Nationwide Series debut event. Racing in front of a huge crowd of passionate race fans, as well as some representatives from her new sponsor partners, last year’s Trans Am championship runner-up ran among the top-five throughout the entire race.

It was a big weekend for the Ohio-based team, as many hometown fans, family and friends were in attendance. Ruman also welcomed new sponsors Kisling, Nestico, and Redick, LLC (KNR) and Quicklane Tire and Auto, located at Valley Ford Truck in Cleveland. The 3dimensional.com Trans Am Series event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marked Round 6 of the 2013 championship and Ruman entered the event fourth in the standings. Ruman Racing had been looking to return to podium form in the home race as the group hoped to gain ground in the championship hunt.

Ruman opened the 40-lap race from fourth on the grid and aimed to move forward through the highly competitive field of 38 cars, but the race immediately fell under yellow when two separate incidents brought out the first of many cautions in the race.

On the restart, Ruman took the green fifth in the order. She did not have much time to make her move forward, due to two more subsequent yellow flag periods, which put the race under caution for nearly half of the 75 minute time certain window. The top-five Trans Am cars led the field with exciting nose to tail racing under green flag conditions. As they reached the half-way point, Ruman ran between fourth and fifth as she swapped positions in a spirited battle with the No. 4 Corvette of Tomy Drissi.

The final restart of the race saw the two Corvettes of Ruman and Drissi battle a few more times, but Ruman found herself running in fifth on the final lap. As the white flag flew, she stayed glued to Drissi’s back bumper and looked for a way by. Ruman made a last turn move through the carousel and almost made the pass stick only to lose grip when the No. 23 McNichols Co/1-800-HURT-NOW Corvette was squeezed into the marbles.

Ruman spun in the final turn, couldn’t re-fire right away and slipped back to ninth in the running order as she took the checkered flag. Ruman did set the second fastest race time under the existing track record, and finished seventh overall in the TA class.

“Unfortunately, Mid-Ohio wasn’t the result we hoped for but we did get a finish in a hard fought race,” offered Ruman. “The race was really tight up front, but there were a lot of yellows not giving me much time to make some moves. I had to try to make that move at the end, that’s what racing is all about! It would have been awesome if I could have made it stick, but not this time. It was great to have KNR and Quicklane on board this weekend in addition to McNichols Co. and Goodyear; I can’t thank them enough for their support. The race was exciting when it was green and I think we gave the fans a great show.”

Ruman remains fourth in the championship standings as the team heads to Brainerd International Raceway on September 1 for Round 7 of the championship.

Sponsors: 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. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor.

Kisling, Nestico & Redick, LLC specializes in personal injury law, meaning the firm seeks justice and compensation for those injured by someone else’s actions. With over 95 years of combined experience, the attorneys at Kisling, Nestico & Redick have the knowledge, experience, and commitment necessary to get proven results. By combining diligence and expedience, Kisling, Nestico & Redick is able to provide each client with personal attention and effective legal service. 1-800-HURT-NOW knrlegal.com

Quicklane Tire and Auto at Valley Ford Truck in Cleveland is a proud sponsor of The Ruman Racing team and welcomes Amy back to her home track Mid Ohio. Come see why life is better in the Quicklane. All makes and models are welcome—find out more here: Quicklane.com/valleyfordtruck

Sponsors: 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. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor.

Kisling, Nestico & Redick, LLC specializes in personal injury law, meaning the firm seeks justice and compensation for those injured by someone else’s actions. With over 95 years of combined experience, the attorneys at Kisling, Nestico & Redick have the knowledge, experience, and commitment necessary to get proven results. By combining diligence and expedience, Kisling, Nestico & Redick is able to provide each client with personal attention and effective legal service. 1-800-HURT-NOW knrlegal.com

Quicklane Tire and Auto at Valley Ford Truck in Cleveland is a proud sponsor of The Ruman Racing team and welcomes Amy back to her home track Mid Ohio. Come see why life is better in the quicklane. All makes and models are welcome–find out more at Quicklane.com/valleyfordtruck.

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.

Looking ahead: || Round 7 – Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, MN (Sept. 1) || Round 8 – Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA (Sept. 29)

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

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

Four Regional Sponsors on Board – McNichols Co., Kisling, Nestico, and Redick, LLC (KNR), Quicklane Tire and Auto, and Goodyear Tires

TUNE IN ALERT: Amy Ruman will be appearing on Sports Talk with Jeff Alan on Wednesday, August 14 starting at 7:00 pm ET on WMFD TV to talk about the big home race weekend.

Munroe Falls, Ohio (14 August 2013) – After an eight-week break in the schedule, the Trans Am series is back in action this weekend in a big way as the series is set to be a part of the first-ever NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

The Trans Am Series Race Presented by 3-Dimensional.com, part of the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 event, is a huge one for Ruman Racing’s Amy Ruman, who grew up in the Akron, Ohio area and has long called Mid-Ohio home since first getting a taste of the sport at the track as a young woman being a part of her father’s racing exploits.

Adding even more anticipation to the race weekend is the recent news that the team will partner with two new fellow Ohio-area hometown sponsors. The law firm Kisling, Nestico, and Redick, LLC. (KNR) has signed on to support the team, and the matchup is a perfect fit for the Mid-Ohio weekend, as the firm has offices in Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown. The weekend will also see Cleveland’s Quicklane Tire and Auto at Valley Ford Truck on board as Ruman looks to bring her Buckeye State partners success at Mid-Ohio.

While the Trans Am competitors enjoyed a long mid-summer break, Ruman Racing didn’t let off the throttle one bit, as Amy made the most of the break with a return to SCCA Majors action at Watkins Glen, dominating the weekend with two big victories in July.

For Ruman, who scored three Trans Am victories in 2012 and fought to the last race of the year for the series championship title, the first half of the 2013 campaign has not gone according to plan as she currently sits fourth place in the Trans Am Championship standings. With the Mid-Ohio weekend marking just five races to go in the championship battle, Ruman is hoping that she can turn the page and come out strong in the second half as Trans Am races on one of its biggest stages of the season.

“This is a great opportunity for everyone in Trans Am, to be racing at Mid-Ohio as part of the NASCAR event,” said Ruman. “It’s exciting to be running at my home track and having local Ohio sponsors on board for this race. McNichols Co. is based in Tampa, Florida but has many service centers around the country, including one in Cleveland. It’s awesome to have Quicklane Tire and Auto as well as Akron based Kisling, Nestico, and Redick, (KNR) partnering with us as well. This will be some show for the many fans, friends, and family on hand to support us. Hopefully this is our chance to turn this season around in front of my hometown crowd!”

Last year, Ruman took two poles and one victory at Mid-Ohio in SCCA National GT-1 competition as well as taking a second-place finish in the Trans Am race on the 2.258-mile track.

“We’ve had some very good races at Mid-Ohio, and even though I came home with a second last year, it was great to be racing for the lead right up to the finish,” said Ruman. “We have a good schedule with a lot of track time to work on setup and times and I know we will make the most of it. This is a big weekend for us, so of course we are targeting for a big finish!”

The Trans Am Series is expecting a huge field this weekend, 38 cars are registered between the three classes – TA, TA2, and TA3. The Series is just one entry shy of its all-time high at Mid-Ohio, which was in 1990.

Ruman will be taking to the track in the No. 23 McNichols Co./1-800-HURT-NOW Corvette starting Thursday for a track test day. Friday will be busy for the teams as they will have two practice sessions at 10:00 am and 12:30 pm, followed by one qualifying session at 3:45. The 3-Dimensional.com Trans-Am race will start at 12:00 pm Saturday, before the NASCAR Nationwide race at 2:30 pm. Visit midohio.com for ticket, full schedule, and all other weekend information.

Live timing and scoring can be followed at www.gotransam.com/live-timing-and-scoring/. On the go?? – download the Race Monitor App on your smart phone!

Sponsors: 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. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor.

Kisling, Nestico & Redick, LLC specializes in personal injury law, meaning the firm seeks justice and compensation for those injured by someone else’s actions. With over 95 years of combined experience, the attorneys at Kisling, Nestico & Redick have the knowledge, experience, and commitment necessary to get proven results. By combining diligence and expedience, Kisling, Nestico & Redick is able to provide each client with personal attention and effective legal service. 1-800-HURT-NOW knrlegal.com

Quicklane Tire and Auto at Valley Ford Truck in Cleveland is a proud sponsor of The Ruman Racing team and welcomes Amy back to her home track Mid Ohio. Come see why life is better in the quicklane. All makes and models are welcome–find out more at Quicklane.com/valleyfordtruck.

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.

Looking ahead: || Round 7 – Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, MN (Sept. 1) || Round 8 – Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA (Sept. 29)

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

For Immediate Release: August 12, 2013
Contact: Matt Cleary, Sunday Group Management
media@sundaymanagement.com
(317) 908-2975-Mobile

Munroe Falls, Ohio (12 August 2013) – Amy Ruman and the Ruman Racing team are pleased to announce a new associate sponsor for the upcoming Trans Am Series Race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Presented by 3-Dimensional.com – part of the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 weekend.

Ruman welcomes new hometown race sponsor, Ohio law firm Kisling, Nestico, and Redick, LLC. (KNR). Based in Akron, Ohio, the firm has offices in Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown and specializes in personal injury law. With over 95 years of combined experience, the attorneys at KNR have the knowledge, experience, and commitment necessary to get proven results.

“We are excited to be on board with Amy and the Ruman Racing team and to be a part of the big Trans Am Mid-Ohio race weekend!” exclaimed Rob Nestico, Managing Partner at KNR. “We have followed Amy’s racing career closely the past few years, and decided to partner up for this thrilling weekend of racing in Ohio. The whole KNR team is wishing Amy a very successful race weekend.”

“I am extremely pleased to add KNR as a sponsor for my hometown event at my home track of Mid-Ohio,” said Ruman. “I can’t thank Rob (Nestico) enough for coming on board and supporting us. I have heard Mid-Ohio is expecting record setting attendance for the Aug. 16-17 event, so I know there will be a lot of fans checking us out!”

For more information or to contact Kisling, Nestico and Redick, LLC, please call 1-800-HURT-NOW or visit KNRlegal.com.

Up next for Ruman Racing is Round 6 of the Trans Am Championship at the team’s home track of Mid-Ohio on August 17.

Sponsors: 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 Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor.

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.

Looking ahead: Round 6 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio (August 17 || Round 7 – Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota (September 1)

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

For Immediate Release: July 8, 2013
Contact: Matt Cleary, Sunday Group Management
media@sundaymanagement.com
(317) 908-2975-Mobile

Watkins Glen, NY (8 July 2013) – Ruman Racing dominated at Watkins Glen International over the weekend as the Ohio-based team traveled to upstate New York for the SCCA Watkins Glen Super Tour Double Major event which saw Amy Ruman drive the No. 23 McNichols Company Corvette to victory lane in both Saturday and Sunday’s GT-1 events.

Friday’s qualifying sessions saw Ruman Racing quickly up to speed, converting that pace into two front-row starts when she put the No. 23 McNichols machine on the pole in Race 1 with a time of 1:50.155-seconds and then on the outside pole for Race 2 with a lap of 1:50.577-seconds.

Saturday’s 14-lap race saw Ruman take a flag-to-flag victory when she opened from the pole position and grew her lead to a nearly 10-second advantage over the rest of the GT-1 field. A late-race caution eliminated that gap with the field bunching back up in the final stages of the race, but with only two laps remaining, the event finished under the caution with Ruman taking the victory.

Ruman looked to carry that winning momentum into Race 2 on Sunday as she started from the front row to open the second 14-lap race of the weekend at the 3.4-mile road course. At the drop of the green flag, Ruman slotted into second hot on the tail of the lead car. A tight pack of four cars remained at the front and Ruman made her move on Lap 3 to take over the point. The lead group continued to run at a rapid pace as the top-three cars ran lap times less than a second off of the track record.

Ruman once again showed strength at the wheel of her No. 23 McNichols Corvette and extended her lead to a five second advantage.

But it wasn’t all smooth sailing to the checkered flag for Ruman as she encountered lapped cars that were having their own side-by-side battle. Trying to get by them, she was forced off track to avoid making contact and that allowed the second place car of Dillon Machavern to close the gap. As the two went side-by-side on the final lap, Ruman prevailed when a late-braking maneuver by Machavern saw his car land in the gravel trap and Ruman take the victory with a 13.565-second margin.

“I got blocked pretty good by the lapped traffic and the timing was better for Dillon (Machavern) than for me and I almost got hit. I got in the grass a little and gathered it back up but by then Dillon caught me,” said Ruman of the final lap. “It got real interesting on the last lap because Dillon could have got me but he tried the outside at the top of the boot (Turn  and he found out that that is not where you want to be. A big thanks to McNichols for being with us and to the whole crew as well, they’ve all put in a lot of effort and it showed again this weekend!”

The result marked Ruman’s fourth U.S. Major win of the year. She also added to her record of success at Watkins Glen with a total of five GT-1 wins and nine GT-1 podiums at the famed road course.

It was a busy weekend for the Ruman Racing squad as Ruman’s sister Niki Ruman Skinner competed in the Spec Racer Ford division and made the best out of a frustrating race weekend which included some mechanical issues as well as early-race contact in race one leaving her to fight back up the order. She finished 24th in Race 1 and 25th in Race 2.

“Those were not the kind of races we were hoping to have, but it was still good to get back to the track and go racing again,” said Niki. “After having the luck that we did, it was great to see Amy at least have the weekend that she did with the wins. But no matter what happened at the track, it was just great to get to spend time as a family over the holiday weekend.”

Up next for Ruman Racing is Round 6 of the Trans Am Championship at the team’s home track of Mid-Ohio on August 17.

Sponsors: 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 Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor.

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.

Looking ahead: Round 6 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio (August 17 || Round 7 – Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota (September 1)

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