The Mission Foods Austin Speedtour (known as the Trans-Am at COTA or Austin Speedtour or COTA Trans Am 100 or Heacock Classic from Trans-Am or The Heacock Classic) called for sponsorship reasons, is a Trans-Am Race that was held for the first time in the 2015 Trans-Am Series at Circuit of the Americas and was added as an expansion to the schedule.[1] The race is usually held on October or November in the Trans-Am Series schedule. The race is scheduled with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association for the weekend. The West Coast Championship race has been added along the National Championship race since 2017 making Circuit of the Americas one of the tracks to host both events on the same weekend.[2] Circuit of the Americas provided the closest finish in Trans-Am history, it was in the 2018 TA2 race when Gar Robinson passed Misha Goikhberg at the COTA Muscle Car Challenge by .064 seconds.[3] There was another record made when 52 cars field the 2021 COTA TA2 race.[4] The track has been part of two championships clinching races in the TA2 class (2019 & 2021). COTA has hosted once the season finale and that was in 2021. The race is held under The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli name, it is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing owned by Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH)
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| Venue | Circuit of the Americas |
| First race | 2015 |
| Most wins (rider) | Ernie Francis, Jr. (4) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (16) |
Official names and sponsors
edit- 2015–2016: Trans-Am at COTA
- 2017: The Trans American Muscle Car Challenge from COTA
- 2018: COTA Muscle Car Challenge at Circuit of The Americas
- 2019-2020: U.S. Vintage National Championship
- 2021–2022: Heacock Classic from Trans-Am (with Austin Speedtour)
- 2022-present: Austin Speedtour presented by Mission Foods
Winners of the Austin Speedtour
editNational Championship
edit| Year | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA Winning vehicle | TA2 Winning driver | TA2 Winning vehicle | TA3-I Winning driver | TA3-I Winning vehicle | TA3-A Winning driver | TA3-A Winning vehicle |
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| 2015 | Circuit of the Americas | November 8 |  Amy Ruman
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Chevrolet Corvette | Adam Andretti
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Chevrolet Camaro |  Fernando Seferlis
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Aston Martin GT4 | Ernie Francis, Jr.
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Chevrolet Camaro |
| Year | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA Winning vehicle | TA2 Winning driver | TA2 Winning vehicle | TA3 Winning driver | TA3 Winning vehicle | TA4 Winning driver | TA4 Winning vehicle |
| 2016 | Circuit of the Americas | November 5 | Paul Fix
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Chevrolet Corvette | Dillon Machavern
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Ford Mustang | Tim Kezman
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Porsche 997 | Todd Napieralski
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Ford Mustang |
| 2017 | Circuit of the Americas | November 4 | Ernie Francis, Jr.
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Ford Mustang | Shane Lewis
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Chevrolet Camaro | Jason Daskalos
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Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | Shane Lewis
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Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2018 | Circuit of the Americas | November 1–3 | Ernie Francis, Jr.
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Ford Mustang | Gar Robinson
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Chevrolet Camaro | Ryan Dexter
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Ginetta G55 | Warren Dexter
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Ginetta G55 |
| Year | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA2 Winning driver | XGT Winning driver | SGT Winning driver | GT Winning driver | |||
| 2019 | Circuit of the Americas† | October 4–6 | Adam Andretti
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Marc Miller
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no entries | Ken Thwaits
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Joe Bogetich*
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| 2020 | Circuit of the Americas† | November 6–8 | Boris Said
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Rafa Matos
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Jason Daskalos
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Lou Gigliotti
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Billy Griffin
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| 2021 | Circuit of the Americas | November 5–7 |  Matthew Brabham
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 Rafa Matos
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Erich Joiner
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Natalie Decker
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Sean Young
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| Year | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA2 Winning driver | XGT Winning driver | SGT Winning driver | GT Winning driver | TAH Winning driver | ||
| 2022 | Circuit of the Americas | November 4–6 | Chris Dyson
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Thomas Merrill
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Marc Austin
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Dirk Leuenberger
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Chris Coffey
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Adam Andretti
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| 2023 | Circuit of the Americas | November 2–5 | Gar Robinson
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Thomas Annunziata
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Xuanqian Wang
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Michael LaPaglia
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Chris Coffey
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† Race is held in combination with the Trans Am West Coast Championship
* Unofficial Winner
West Coast Championship
edit| Year | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA Winning vehicle | TA2 Winning driver | TA2 Winning vehicle | TA3 Winning driver | TA3 Winning vehicle | TA4 Winning driver | TA4 Winning vehicle |
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| 2017 | Circuit of the Americas | November 4 | Tomy Drissi
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Chevrolet Corvette | Shane Lewis
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Chevrolet Camaro | No entries | Guy Dreier
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Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | |
| 2018 | Circuit of the Americas | November 1–3 | Ernie Francis, Jr.
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Ford Mustang | Gar Robinson
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Chevrolet Camaro | Ryan Dexter
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Ginetta G55 | Warren Dexter
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Ginetta G55 |
| Year | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA2 Winning driver | XGT Winning driver | SGT Winning driver | GT Winning driver | |||
| 2019 | Circuit of the Americas | October 4–6 | Adam Andretti
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Brad McAllister
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no entries | Ken Thwaits
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Joe Bogetich*
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| 2020 | Circuit of the Americas | November 6–8 | Greg Pickett
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Jim Gallaugher
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None entered | Natalie Decker
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Sean Young
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| 2021 | Circuit of the Americas | November 6–7 | None entered | Ken Sutherland
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Erich Joiner
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Cindi Lux
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None entered | |||
| Year | Circuit | Date | TA2 Winning driver | SGT Winning driver | GT Winning driver | XGT Winning driver | TA Winning driver | |||
| 2022 | Circuit of the Americas | November 4–6 | Cody Powell
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Michael LaPaglia
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Xuangian Wang
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Matt Crandall
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| 2023 | Circuit of the Americas | November 2–5 | Thomas Annunziata
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Michael LaPaglia
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Chris Coffey
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Xuanqian Wang
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Gar Robinson
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* Unofficial Winner
References
edit- ^ "Trans Am Series announces 2015 Championship Schedule". GoTransAm. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "SVRA National Championships on the line at COTA". Racer. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Robinson Overtakes Goikhberg at Finish Line for COTA TA2 Victory". GoTransAm. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "52 Trans Am TA2 cars set for COTA". RACER. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.