2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

The 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge was the twelfth season of the Grand American Road Racing Association's support series. It began on January 26–27 at Daytona International Speedway.[1] The entire season of the CTSCC was tape-delayed on Speed, but shown live in its entirety on speed2.com.

Schedule

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The first nine rounds were announced on November 9, 2011.[1] The tenth was announced on November 14, 2011.[2] All rounds were run to a 2-hour, 30 minute duration.

Rnd Date Event Name Circuit GS Winning Car ST Winning Car
GS Winning Drivers ST Winning Drivers
1 January 26–27 BMW Performance 200 at Daytona Daytona International Speedway Ford Mustang Boss 302R Mazdaspeed3
  Billy Johnson
  Jack Roush, Jr.
  Pierre Kleinubing
  Jason Clunie
2 March 31 Barber 200 Barber Motorsports Park Porsche 911 Carrera S BMW 328i
  Nick Longhi
  Matt Plumb
  David Levine
  Gregory Liefooghe
3 April 28 Kia 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway Porsche 911 Carrera S BMW 128i
  Nick Longhi
  Matt Plumb
  Martin Jensen
  Ryan Ellis
4 May 12 B+ Heroes 200 New Jersey Motorsports Park Subaru WRX-STI Honda Civic Si
  Andrew Aquilante
  Bret Spaude
  Corey Fergus
  Owen Trinkler
5 June 9 EMCO Gears Classic Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Ford Mustang Boss 302R Honda Civic Si
  Billy Johnson
  Jack Roush, Jr.
  Chad Gilsinger
  Michael Valiante
6 June 22 Road America Road America Porsche 911 Carrera S Volkswagen Golf GTI
  Nick Longhi
  Matt Plumb
  Aleks Altberg
  David Cheng
7 June 30 Continental Tire 150 Watkins Glen International Porsche 911 Carrera S Honda Civic Si
  Nick Longhi
  Matt Plumb
  John Schmitt
  Michael Valiante
8 July 27 Brickyard Sports Car Challenge Indianapolis Motor Speedway Chevrolet Camaro BMW 328i
  Lawson Aschenbach
  Eric Curran
  Daniel Rogers
  Seth Thomas
9 September 8 Continental Tire Sports Car Festival Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Chevrolet Camaro Mazda MX-5
  John Edwards
  Matt Bell
  Derek Whitis
  Tom Long
10 September 29 Lime Rock Park Lime Rock Park[A 1] Porsche 911 Carrera S Mazdaspeed3
  Nick Longhi
  Matt Plumb
  Pierre Kleinubing
  Jason Clunie
  1. ^ Separate races for GS and ST will be run at Lime Rock.

Team news

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  • On October 15, 2011, team owner C. J. Wilson said that he would miss the season due to its interference with the 2012 Major League Baseball season.[3]
  • After successfully testing a Roush Performance mustang during the 2011 season, Shelby Blackstock announced on October 20 that he and Jade Buford would be competing in the 2012 season.[4]
  • It was announced on October 27, 2011, that BGB Motorsports would be fielding two Porsche 997's, having previously fielded Porsche Caymans.[5] The last time BGB ran the 911 chassis was in 2010, having also won 3 races with the car during the 2008 season. This also marks the retirement of the Cayman from the series.
  • It was announced on November 3, 2011, that driver Mark Hillstead had died on August 29 of a heart attack.[6]
  • It was announced on November 3, 2011, that driver Aaron Steele would compete in the race at Daytona International Speedway.[7]
  • It was announced on November 3, 2011, that Al Carter and Hugh Plumb would return to the B+ Foundation and Fall Line Motorsports.[8] They have entered BMW M3s.
  • It was announced on December 1, 2011 that Ryan Ellis and Tyler McQuarrie would return to the series full-time in 2012 campaigning a BMW 128i in the Street Tuner division.

Event notes

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  • During the round at Indianapolis, a motorhome caught fire. At least half of the vehicle was destroyed. The flames became so intense that the smoke forced a full course caution.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
  2. ^ "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
  3. ^ "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
  4. ^ "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
  5. ^ "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
  6. ^ "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
  7. ^ "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
  8. ^ "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
  9. ^ Wxin continentaş tires races Indy [dead link]