On This Day in Trans Am History: April 12, 2015

April 12, 2015

Coming from the third starting position, Amy Ruman won at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the No. 23 McNichols Company Corvette. Counting a victory in the 2014 season finale at Daytona, Ruman made it three triumphs in a row, getting a strong start to a season that saw her win eight races and score her first of two straight Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli titles.

Cliff Ebben finished second, 2.445-seconds back in the No. 36 Stumpf Ford/McMahon Group Ford Mustang. Paul Fix rounded out the podium in Tony Ave’s No. 4 StopFlex.com/TheCarCoach.com Corvette.

RJ Lopez captured the pole in the No. 17 Optica Lopez Corvette and dominated the early stages of the race, only to cut a tire on the 21^st lap and finish 34^th. Simon Gregg qualified second in the No. 59 Corvette, but was slowed by overheating issues early in the race and finished ninth.

John Baucom had a solid run in the No. 86 RoadRaceParts.com Mustang. He chased Ruman late in the race, only to lose oil pressure and finished fourth.

Thomas Ellis paced the TA3 American Muscle Group, winning his first race in a Ford Mustang.

Steve Streimer led the TA3 International competitors, beating fellow Dodge Viper driver and eventual champion Lee Saunders.

On the first anniversary of his victory in the first standalone TA2® race, defending champion Cameron Lawrence made it two-in-a-row at Homestead in the Trans Am Muscle Car Challenge.

Driving the No. 1 MOPAR Dodge Challenger, Lawrence led the 29 entries in qualifying and dominated the race. It was the second-consecutive victory for the defending TA2® champ, and the 18^th of his career.

Dillon Machavern finished second, 3.302-seconds back in the No. 24 UniFirst/PPG Ford Mustang, followed by Adam Andretti in the No. 44 Engineered Components Company Chevrolet Camaro.