2003 Trans-Am Series Explained

The 2003 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup was the 38th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. This year saw the series visit Puerto Rico for the first time; the first race since 1991 not in Canada or the United States. The Rookie of the Year was won by Jorge Diaz, Jr., the Owners Championship was won by the #7 Rocketsports Racing entry and the Manufacturers' Championship was won by Jaguar.

Schedule

The 2003 schedule was released in February 2003 with 11 rounds, featuring the new for 2003 Puerto Rico Grand Prix, and an unconfirmed 12th round to be announced at a later date.[1] In March, the 2003 National Grand Prix of Washington D.C, scheduled for June 28–29, was cancelled due to local environmental and noise concerns.[2] In August, it was announced that the series would be added to the Grand Prix Americas CART weekend.[3]

Rd.DateRace nameTrack
1February 23Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Streets of St. Petersburg
2April 13Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach
3May 18The Victoria Day Trans-Am Weekend Mosport Park
4May 26Lime Rock Grand Prix Lime Rock Park
5June 22Trans Am 100 Infineon Raceway
6July 4Cleveland Grand Prix Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
7August 2Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Circuit Trois-Rivières
8August 24The Trans-Am 100 Road America
9August 31MotoRock Mile High 100 Streets of Denver
10September 28MotoRock Miami 100 Miami Bayfront Park Street Circuit
11October 24Puerto Rico Grand Prix Isla Grande Airport Circuit

Results

Rd.RacePole positionWinning DriverWinning Car
1 St. Petersburg Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR
2 Long Beach Scott Pruett Boris SaidFord Mustang
3 Mosport Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR
4 Lime Rock Johnny Miller Johnny MillerJaguar XKR
5 Infineon Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR
6 Cleveland Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR
7 Trois-Rivières Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR
8 Road America Johnny Miller Scott PruettJaguar XKR
9 Denver Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR
10 Miami Scott Pruett Scott PruettJaguar XKR
11 San Juan Scott Pruett Wally CastroJaguar XKR

Final points standings

PlaceDriverPoints
1 Scott Pruett340
2 Johnny Miller264
3 Michael Lewis228
4 Jorge Diaz, Jr.219
5 Bobby Sak209
6 Randy Ruhlman186
7 Stu Hayner178
8 John Baucom173
9 Tomy Drissi148
10 Simon Gregg122
11 Boris Said119
12 Joey Scarallo108
13 Paul Gentilozzi85
14 Max Lagod78
15 Bob Ruman69
16 Greg Pickett61
results incomplete

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 schedule announced. February 6, 2003. Motorsport.com. 2023-03-14.
  2. Web site: Washington DC event canceled. March 9, 2003. Motorsport.com. 2023-03-14.
  3. Web site: Title sponsor announced, Miami added to 2003 schedule. August 30, 2003. Motorsport.com. 2023-03-14.