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Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli is going coast to coast as they head to the East coast after wrapping up back-to-back weekends a few weeks ago in California. The Series returns to Lime Rock Park, CT, this weekend for the traditional Memorial Day Classic event as part of the 2025 SpeedTour. WeatherTech Laguna Seca recap: Ruman drove the No. 23 McNichols Co./Valley Automotive Chevrolet Corvette to a sixth-place finish in the TA class after qualifying in seventh place with the one and only practice session being rained out. “We had some great battles in the race after only getting a few laps during the qualifying session to set up the car,” expressed Ruman. After Round 4, Ruman slipped to fourth place by one point in a very tight Championship points race. Lime Rock Park features a unique and famous “bullring style” circuit that is a fast, short 1.5-mile, seven-turn natural terrain road course that has one of the highest average-speed laps on the schedule. Lime Rock features high speed 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 Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli wrapped up Round 3 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday and is now heading south to WeatherTech Raceway Monterey, CA, for the Mission Foods Laguna Seca SpeedTour this weekend. Ruman drove the No. 23 McNichols Co./Valley Automotive Chevrolet Corvette to a fifth-place finish in the TA class after the TA/GT qualifying was rained out Saturday afternoon. “Unfortunately, two of our sessions were rained out so we lost some valuable track time. Sonoma is a challenging track, and I don’t have much experience here, so my pace was off a bit,” expressed Ruman. Ruman remains third in the tight Championship points race. The last time Trans Am visited WeatherTech Raceway was in 2022. The celebrated West Coast circuit is an 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course, known for its unique section of the course called the corkscrew – turns 8 and 8A – a hard-left, hard-right combination. The corkscrew drops 59 feet between the entrance of Turn 8 to the exit of turn 8A—the equivalent of a 5½ story drop—in only 450 feet of track length. From Turn 8 to Turn 9, the elevation falls 109 feet, or just over 10 stories. “I’m looking Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli is heading across the country over the next two weekends for Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2025 schedule. The West Coast swing will kick off this weekend at Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California. The following weekend teams will have a quick turnaround and head directly South to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA. Last month, Ruman took home a solid fourth-place finish in the No. 23 McNichols Co./Valley Automotive Chevrolet Corvette at Road Atlanta after qualifying in eighth. “Had a decent run at Road Atlanta and gained some valuable points there, unfortunately our setup was a little off and we faded a bit in the end. It was too bad we missed out on another podium finish,” expressed Ruman. The National Trans Am schedule hasn’t visited to the West Coast since 2022, and Ruman has only raced at Sonoma two times in her racing career. Drivers will run the full-length road course layout at Sonoma, a 2.520 mi circuit featuring 12-turns on a hilly course with 160 feet of total elevation change and many blind turns. “We are off to a challenging back-to-back weekend stint but I’m excited to compete at Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Series Championship Presented by Pirelli heads to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA, this weekend for the Mission Foods Road Atlanta SpeedTour. After scoring third-place last month in the opening round of the Championship at Sebring International Raceway, FL, Ruman is focused on having another solid finish at Road Atlanta. The two-time Trans Am Champion and newly inducted Trans Am Hall of Fame inductee Amy Ruman has had many accomplishments at the 12-turn, 2.54-mile iconic track, driving the No. 23 McNichols Co./Valley Automotive Chevrolet Corvette to three career TA victories Road Atlanta: in 2011 she captured her historic first Trans Am win, won again in 2015 and 2016, captured a second-place finish in 2017, and third-place in 2019. “I’m thrilled to be back at Road Atlanta this weekend. This track means so much to us we’ve had a lot of success here. I’m looking forward to a great race and hoping to ride our momentum from Sebring into Road Atlanta this weekend. Should be a great show for the fans!” said Ruman. Trans Am is running in conjunction with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) as part of the2025 SpeedTour. Fifty-six competitors are Read more →

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After starting off the weekend with a star-studded Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Sebring International Raceway, two-time Trans Am Champion and now TA Hall of Famer Amy Ruman drove her No. 23 McNichols Co./Valley Automotive Chevrolet Corvette to a third-place podium finish to cap off the celebratory weekend in the first race of the 2025 SpeedTour. The newly created Trans Am Hall of Fame held the induction ceremony for the inaugural class on Friday night. The inaugural class consisted of eighteen legendary drivers, team owners, and series officials: John Clagett, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Mark Donohue, Chris Dyson, Ron Fellows, George Follmer, Ernie Francis Jr., Paul Gentilozzi, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, Tommy Kendall, Roger Penske, Greg Pickett, Scott Pruett, Willy T. Ribbs, Jack Roush, Amy Ruman, and Bob Tullius. Ruman had a mechanical issue during the Saturday afternoon qualifier, ultimately taking P8. However, Ruman started the race in seventh after a post-qualifying penalty moved Dallenbach Jr. to the back. On Sunday, the green flag flew on a warm sunny Florida morning, and Ruman immediately slotted into sixth place. After some ongoing battles and attrition, she crossed the finish line third overall echoing last year’s third place finish. “I mean, where do I even begin?!” exclaimed Ruman. “What a weekend for my sponsors and team. Read more →