Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman took home another fourth-place finish in Ryan Companies Road America Classic just over a week ago in Round 7 of the 2019 Trans Am Series Championship Presented by Pirelli.
After qualifying in fifth position, Ruman moved up to fourth place in the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette and ran a consistent race pace. Late laps saw her working toward a battle with the No. 36 of Cliff Ebben, but he was able to hold her off for the last step on the podium.
“I was pretty happy with our performance at Road America, unfortunately some late race lapped traffic played a role in our chances for a third-place finish. But Cliff (Ebben) was running well, and he was able to play it just right and hold us off,” said Ruman. “I’m excited to head to the Glen this weekend, everyone knows its my favorite track and we have had successes there – a win in 2016 and a second in 2017 – so I’m counting on a top finish. The competition in the Series is very stiff this year, but we are still in the hunt for the Championship and anything can happen in these finial rounds. We remain third in the points, but I really need a win to help us move up, we will keep pushing!”
The Series returns to Watkins Glen International, NY this weekend for its 31st appearance at the historic road course for Round 8 on the schedule. Trans Am will be running in conjunction with SVRA’s U.S. Vintage Grand Prix event, so there will be many festivities for fans to enjoy throughout the long weekend.
Competitors will be running the 3.4-mile “long course” configuration which includes “the boot” section of the track. 51 competitors across all classes are entered for the event, with 10 running in Ruman’s premier TA class. Testing, practices, and qualifying will take place Wednesday through Sunday. The TA2 race powered by AEM will be Saturday, September 7th at 10:40am EST, and the TA/SGT/GT race and will take place on Sunday, September 8th at 11:20am EST, both races are 102-miles, 30-laps. Please visit gotransam.com or theglen.com for ticket, full schedule, and all other weekend information.
Following the Road America race – Ernie Francis Jr. takes over the lead in the TA class with 196 points moving Chris Dyson into second place with 187, Amy Ruman remains in third – 155, Simon Gregg in fourth – 135, and David Pintaric in fifth place – 128 points.
CBS SPORTS NETWORK COVERAGE! Don’t forget to tune into the tape delayed Mid-Ohio coverage on CBS Sports Network on Sunday September 15th at 5:00pm ET. Road America’s race coverage will be broadcast Sunday, October 6th at 4:00pm ET.
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