Austin Speedtour

Austin Speedtour
Trans-Am Series
VenueCircuit of the Americas
First race2015
Most wins (rider)Ernie Francis, Jr. (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (16)

The COTA SpeedTour Experience Motorsports (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 or Mission Foods Austin Speedtour) 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)

Official names and sponsors

  • 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)
  • 2022-2024: Austin Speedtour presented by Mission Foods
  • 2025–present: COTA SpeedTour Experience Motorsports

Winners of the Austin Speedtour

National Championship

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
2015 Circuit of the Americas November 8 Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro Fernando Seferlis Aston Martin GT4 Ernie Francis, Jr. 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 Chevrolet Corvette Dillon Machavern Ford Mustang Tim Kezman Porsche 997 Todd Napieralski Ford Mustang
2017 Circuit of the Americas November 4 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro
2018 Circuit of the Americas November 1–3 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Ryan Dexter Ginetta G55 Warren Dexter 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 Marc Miller no entries Ken Thwaits Joe Bogetich*
2020 Circuit of the Americas† November 6–8 Boris Said Rafa Matos Jason Daskalos Lou Gigliotti Billy Griffin
2021 Circuit of the Americas November 5–7 Matthew Brabham Rafa Matos Erich Joiner Natalie Decker Sean Young
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 Thomas Merrill Marc Austin Dirk Leuenberger Chris Coffey Adam Andretti
2023 Circuit of the Americas November 2–5 Gar Robinson Thomas Annunziata Xuanqian Wang Michael LaPaglia Chris Coffey
2024 Circuit of the Americas November 1–3 Chris Dyson Brett Crews Will Rodgers Joshua Carlson Chris Coffey
  Race is combined with Trans-Am West Coast Series
  Races are part of the Southern Cup

† Race is held in combination with the Trans Am West Coast Championship

* Unofficial Winner

West Coast Championship

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
2017 Circuit of the Americas November 4 Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro No entries Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4
2018 Circuit of the Americas November 1–3 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Ryan Dexter Ginetta G55 Warren Dexter 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 Brad McAllister no entries Ken Thwaits Joe Bogetich*
2020 Circuit of the Americas November 6–8 Greg Pickett Jim Gallaugher None entered Natalie Decker Sean Young
2021 Circuit of the Americas November 6–7 None entered Ken Sutherland Erich Joiner Cindi Lux 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 Michael LaPaglia Xuangian Wang Matt Crandall
2023 Circuit of the Americas November 2–5 Thomas Annunziata Michael LaPaglia Chris Coffey Xuanqian Wang Gar Robinson
2024 Circuit of the Americas November 1–3 Brett Crews Joshua Carlson Chris Coffey Will Rodgers Chris Dyson
  Race is combined with Trans-Am National Series
  COTA West Winner, Michele Abbate crossed the finish line first, but was later penalized for passing under a double yellow flag.

* Unofficial Winner

References

  1. ^ "Trans Am Series announces 2015 Championship Schedule". GoTransAm. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "SVRA National Championships on the line at COTA". Racer. November 3, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Robinson Overtakes Goikhberg at Finish Line for COTA TA2 Victory". GoTransAm. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "52 Trans Am TA2 cars set for COTA". RACER. November 5, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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