2003 Trans-Am Series

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

Results

Rd.RacePole positionWinning DriverWinning Car
1United States St. PetersburgUnited States Scott PruettUnited States Scott PruettJaguar XKR
2United States Long BeachUnited States Scott PruettUnited States Boris SaidFord Mustang
3Canada MosportUnited States Scott PruettUnited States Scott PruettJaguar XKR
4United States Lime RockUnited States Johnny MillerUnited States Johnny MillerJaguar XKR
5United States InfineonUnited States Scott PruettUnited States Scott PruettJaguar XKR
6United States ClevelandUnited States Scott PruettUnited States Scott PruettJaguar XKR
7Canada Trois-RivièresUnited States Scott PruettUnited States Scott PruettJaguar XKR
8United States Road AmericaUnited States Johnny MillerUnited States Scott PruettJaguar XKR
9United States DenverUnited States Scott PruettUnited States Scott PruettJaguar XKR
10United States MiamiUnited States Scott PruettUnited States Scott PruettJaguar XKR
11Puerto Rico San JuanUnited States Scott PruettPuerto Rico Wally CastroJaguar XKR

Final points standings

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

References

  1. ^ "2003 schedule announced". Motorsport.com. February 6, 2003. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Washington DC event canceled". Motorsport.com. March 9, 2003. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Title sponsor announced, Miami added to 2003 schedule". Motorsport.com. August 30, 2003. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

Sources

  • "2003 Trans-Am Championship". Speedfreaks.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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