Racing series
The2021 TC America Series Powered bySkip Barber Racing School was the third season of theTC America Series . The season began on 5 March atSonoma Raceway and ended on 17 October atIndianapolis Motor Speedway .
In a change from the 2020 series, theTCR class, already racing in several other North American series, left TC America. It was replaced by the one-make TCX class based on the BMW M2 CS Racing Cup that races as part of theNürburgring Endurance Series .
The final calendar was announced on 3 October 2020, featuring seven rounds.[ 1] The round atCanadian Tire Motorsports Park was later canceled.[ 2] In June,Sebring International Raceway was announced as the CTMP round's replacement.[ 3]
Round Circuit Date 1 Sonoma Raceway ,Sonoma, California 5–7 March 2 Circuit of the Americas ,Elroy, Texas 30 April-2 May 3 Virginia International Raceway ,Alton, Virginia 4–6 June 4 Road America ,Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 27–29 August 5 Watkins Glen International ,Watkins Glen, New York 17–19 September 6 Sebring International Raceway ,Sebring, Florida 1–3 October 7 Indianapolis Motor Speedway ,Speedway, Indiana 15–17 October Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic Circuit Original Date Canadian Tire Motorsports Park ,Bowmanville, Ontario 21–23 May
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds TCX entries Classic BMWBMW M2 ClubSport Racing 3 Olivia Askew3–4, 6–7 27 Tommy McCarthy1 50 John Hennessy2, 4 54 Garrett Adams6 81 Jacob RuudAll KMW Motorsports with TMR EngineeringBMW M2 ClubSport Racing 5 Roy BlockAll Hard MotorsportBMW M2 ClubSport Racing 30 Steve Streimer2–7 Rigid SpeedBMW M2 ClubSport Racing 38 Joseph Catania5 Lucas Catania[ N 1] 5 Accelerating PerformanceBMW M2 ClubSport Racing 57 Stephen Cugliari4, 6 AOA RacingBMW M2 ClubSport Racing 104 Chris Walsh3 ST RacingBMW M2 ClubSport Racing 438 Samantha Tan 2–3 TC entries Garagistic with DRS[ 4] BMW M240i Racing Cup 06 Matthew Ibrahim3–7 09 Kris Valdez3–7 VGMCHonda Civic Type-R TC 8 Victor Gonzalez Jr. 1 DXDT Racing [ 5] Honda Civic Type-R TC 9 Kevin BoehmAll TechSport Racing[ 6] Nissan 370Z 21 Rob Hines2–7 23 Rob Hines1 Joseph Federl2–3 Classic BMWBMW M240i Racing Cup 26 Toby Grahovec1–2 Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Type-R TC 28 Ken Fukuda5, 7 Mike Ogren6 29 Lindsay Brewer 1–4 92 Eric PowellAll Hard Motorsport[ 7] BMW M240i Racing Cup 30 Steve Streimer1 31 Adam Harding1–3 LA Honda World RacingHonda Civic Type-R TC 37 Mike LaMarra1–2, 4–7 73 Frank Szczesniak1–4 Auto Technic RacingBMW M240i Racing Cup 51 Austen SmithAll 52 Tom CapizziAll MINI JCW TeamMini Cooper GP3 60 Mark Pombo2–3 Derek Jones4–7 FTG RacingMazda3 TC 70 Joey Jordan1 GenRacerHyundai Veloster N TC 78 Jeff RiccaAll 88 Michael Sousa1, 4, 6 Kurt Washeim2–3, 5 Nicholas Barbato7 TCA entries Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Si 2 Mike Stillwagon1–2 Colin Harrison3–7 16 Carter FartuchAll 20 Mike Stillwagon5, 7 Forbush PerformanceHyundai Veloster Turbo TCA 18 Caleb BaconAll 33 Luke Rumberg2–7 TechSport Racing[ 6] Toyota GT 86 TCA 22 Jesse Love 1–2, 4–5, 7 Michael Carter3 Devon Anderson[ N 2] 4, 6 24 Sammy Smith1 Joseph Federl[ N 3] 1 25 PJ GroenkeAll Copeland MotorsportsMazda MX-5 Cup 41 Luca Mars6 Mini JCW TeamMini Cooper JCW 61 Mark Pombo1 Derek Jones2–3 Cristian Perocarpi7 62 Clayton Williams1–2, 4–5, 7 Mike LaMarra3 Cristian Perocarpi6 LA Honda World RacingHonda Civic Si 77 Mario BiundoAll Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Elantra N Line 98 Taylor Hagler 7 VGMCHonda Civic Si 99 Jose BlancoAll Team Sally RacingHonda Civic Si 780 Sally McNultyAll
^ Joseph Catania competed in the first race at Watkins Glen, while Lucas Catania competed in the second. ^ Jesse Love competed in the first race at Road America, while Anderson competed in the second. ^ Sammy Smith competed in the first race at Sonoma, while Federl competed in the second. Bold indicates overall winner.
Round Circuit Pole position TCX Winners TC Winners TCA Winners 1 R 1Sonoma No. 81 Classic BMWNo. 81 Classic BMW No. 92Skip Barber Racing School No. 22 TechSport Racing Jacob RuudJacob Ruud Eric PowellJesse Love R2 No. 81 Classic BMW No. 9DXDT Racing No. 22 TechSport RacingJacob Ruud Kevin BoehmJesse Love 2 R 1Austin No. 81 Classic BMW No. 81 Classic BMWNo. 78 GenRacer No. 18 Forbush Performance Jacob Ruud Jacob RuudJeff Ricca Caleb BaconR2 No. 81 Classic BMW No. 9DXDT Racing No. 18 Forbush Performance Jacob Ruud Kevin Boehm Caleb Bacon3 R 1Virginia No. 81 Classic BMW No. 81 Classic BMW No. 51 Auto Technic Racing No. 18 Forbush Performance Jacob Ruud Jacob Ruud Austen Smith Caleb BaconR2 No. 81 Classic BMW No. 51 Auto Technic Racing No. 33 Forbush Performance Jacob Ruud Austen Smith Luke Rumburg4 R 1Road America No. 81 Classic BMW No. 81 Classic BMW No. 51 Auto Technic Racing No. 16Skip Barber Racing School Jacob Ruud Jacob Ruud Austen Smith Carter FartuchR2 No. 57 Accelerating Performance No. 92Skip Barber Racing School No. 16Skip Barber Racing School Stephen Cugliari Eric Powell Carter Fartuch5 R 1Watkins Glen No. 81 Classic BMW No. 30 Hard Motorsport No. 92Skip Barber Racing School No. 16Skip Barber Racing School Jacob Ruud Steve Streimer Eric Powell Carter FartuchR2 No. 81 Classic BMW No. 92Skip Barber Racing School No. 18 Forbush Performance Jacob Ruud Eric Powell Caleb Bacon6 R 1Sebring No. 81 Classic BMW No. 57 Accelerating Performance No. 51 Auto Technic Racing No. 33 Forbush Performance Jacob Ruud Stephen Cugliari Austen Smith Luke RumburgR2 No. 57 Accelerating Performance No. 51 Auto Technic Racing No. 22 TechSport Racing Stephen Cugliari Austen Smith Devin Anderson7 R 1Indianapolis No. 81 Classic BMW No. 81 Classic BMW No. 37 LA Honda World Racing No. 62 MINI JCW Team Jacob Ruud Jacob Ruud Mike LaMarra Clayton WilliamsR2 No. 81 Classic BMW No. 9DXDT Racing No. 62 MINI JCW Team Jacob Ruud Kevin Boehm Clayton Williams
Championship standings [ edit ] Scoring system Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any SprintX race.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' championship[ edit ] Pos. Driver Team SON COT VIR †ELK WGL SEB IMS Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 TCX 1 Jacob Ruud Classic BMW1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 9 1 2 2 1 1 291 2 Steve Streimer Hard Motorsport18 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 6 5 2 2 175 3 Roy Block KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering23 4 24 14 14 5 24 6 5 4 5 3 7 8 159 4 Stephen Cugliari Accelerating Performance3 1 1 1 90 5 Olivia Askew Classic BMW4 6 25 4 4 6 4 3 80 6 John Hennessey Classic BMW17 6 4 5 49 7 Samantha Tan ST Racing13 2 5 3 48.5 8 Tommy McCarthy Classic BMW24 2 33 9 Garrett Adams Classic BMW3 4 27 10 Lucas Catania Rigid Speed3 15 10 Joseph Catania Rigid Speed6 15 11 Chris Walsh AOA Racing3 4 13.5 TC 1 Eric PowellSkip Barber Racing School 2 7 2 5 8 10 7 7 2 5 DNS 9 9 9 211.5 2 Kevin BoehmDXDT Racing 4 3 4 4 12 11 8 12 3 6 8 Ret 5 4 202 3 Austen Smith Auto Technic Racing8 6 6 11 6 7 5 9 Ret 9 7 7 8 5 192 4 Rob Hines TechSport Racing12 5 12 12 9 9 9 10 Ret 10 9 8 13 7 116.5 5 Tom Capizzi Auto Technic Racing5 Ret 14 10 7 8 10 11 4 Ret 10 10 11 19 107 6 Jeff Ricca GenRacerRet DNS 1 8 13 12 6 8 21 7 16 15 Ret DNS 103 7 Mike LaMarra LA Honda World Racing9 Ret 3 25 11 13 Ret 13 12 13 3 Ret 72 8 Matthew Ibrahim Garagistic with DRS11 14 Ret 16 10 11 15 11 10 Ret 41 9 Toby Grahovec Classic BMW3 10 27 7 39 10 Nicholas Barbato Genracer6 6 30 11 Michael Sousa GenRacer6 8 13 17 14 14 30 12 Derek Jones Mini JCW TeamRet 14 Ret 8 11 26 Ret DNS 27 13 Kris Valdez Garagistic with DRS17 16 22 15 Ret 24 13 12 26 11 24.5 14 Lindsay Brewer Skip Barber Racing School 10 9 8 13 16 15 12 Ret 23.5 15 Ken FukudaSkip Barber Racing School 8 23 12 10 23 16 Joseph Federl TechSport RacingDNS DNS 7 9 10 DNS 23 17 Kurt Washeim GenRacer26 27 30 Ret 7 12 16 18 Steve Streimer Hard Motorsport7 11 12 19 Adam Harding Hard MotorsportDNS DNS 25 15 18 13 5 20 Joey Jordan FTG Racing11 22 3 21 Mark Pombo Mini JCW TeamRet DNS 15 DNS 1 Victor Gonzalez Jr. VGMC RacingRet DNS 0 Frank Szczesniak LA Honda World RacingDNS DNS Ret 16 20 25 DNS 0 Mike OgrenSkip Barber Racing School Ret DNS 0 TCA 1 Caleb Bacon Forbush Performance15 15 9 17 19 20 15 25 13 14 26 Ret 19 13 184.5 2 Luke Rumberg Forbush Performance20 21 22 17 17 19 12 15 17 17 16 14 175 3 Carter FartuchSkip Barber Racing School 17 17 19 18 24 18 14 18 11 Ret 21 20 20 16 169 4 Clay Williams Mini JCW Team14 16 Ret 20 16 Ret 15 18 14 12 124 5 Jose Blanco VGMC Racing18 16 11 22 27 26 18 20 14 17 Ret 25 25 Ret 94 6 Mike StillwagonSkip Barber Racing School 20 19 15 19 16 16 22 18 66 7 Sally McNulty Team Sally Racing21 20 21 24 26 21 21 21 17 19 24 23 21 20 66 8 P.J. Groenke TechSport Racing19 18 22 26 23 Ret 19 26 20 22 23 21 18 22 60 9 Jesse Love TechSport Racing13 12 16 Ret Ret Ret DNS 60 10 Cristian Perocarpi Mini JCW Team19 18 15 15 60 11 Mario Biundo LA Honda World Racing22 21 23 28 28 22 20 23 18 20 22 22 23 17 56 12 Devon Anderson TechSport Racing22 18 16 27 21 55 13 Mark Pombo Mini JCW Team14 13 36 14 Derek Jones Mini JCW Team10 23 25 Ret 28 15 Luca Mars Copeland Motorsports20 19 24 16 Colin HarrisonSkip Barber Racing School 29 23 23 24 19 21 25 24 24 Ret 21.5 17 Michael Carter TechSport Racing21 19 16.5 18 Taylor Hagler Bryan Herta Autosport 17 Ret 12 19 Mike LaMarra Mini JCW TeamNC 24 2 Sammy Smith TechSport Racing25 DNS 0 Pos. Driver Team SON COT VIR †ELK WGL SEB IMS Points
† Half points were awarded for both races at VIR after the two events completed less than 75% of the scheduled distance.
Teams' championship[ edit ] Pos. Team Manufacturer SON COT VIR †ELK WGL SEB IMS Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 TCX 1 Classic BMWBMW 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 9 1 2 2 1 1 291 2 Hard MotorsportBMW 18 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 6 5 2 2 184 3 KMW Motorsports with TMR EngineeringBMW 23 4 24 14 14 5 24 6 5 4 5 3 7 8 184 4 Accelerating PerformanceBMW 3 1 1 1 90 5 ST RacingBMW 13 2 5 3 49.5 6 Rigid SpeedBMW 6 3 30 7 AOA RacingBMW 3 4 13.5 TC 1 Auto Technic RacingBMW 5 6 6 10 6 7 5 9 4 9 7 7 8 5 215 2 Skip Barber Racing School Honda 2 7 2 5 8 10 7 7 2 5 Ret 9 9 9 214.5 3 DXDT Racing Honda 4 3 4 4 12 11 8 12 3 6 8 Ret 5 4 207 4 GenRacerHyundai 6 8 1 8 13 12 6 8 7 7 14 14 6 6 173 5 TechSport RacingNissan 12 5 7 9 9 9 9 10 Ret 10 9 8 13 7 135.5 6 LA Honda World RacingHonda 9 Ret 3 16 20 25 11 13 Ret 13 12 13 3 Ret 93 7 Garagistic with DRSBMW 11 14 22 15 10 11 13 11 10 11 71 8 Classic BMWBMW 3 10 27 7 45 9 Mini JCW TeamMini Ret DNS 15 DNS Ret 14 Ret 8 11 26 Ret DNS 39 10 Hard MotorsportBMW 7 11 25 15 18 13 32 11 FTG RacingMazda 11 22 8 VGMC RacingHonda Ret DNS 0 TCA 1 Forbush PerformanceHyundai 15 15 9 17 19 17 15 19 12 14 17 17 16 13 263 2 Skip Barber Racing School Honda 17 17 15 18 24 18 14 18 11 16 21 20 20 16 206.5 3 Mini JCW TeamMini 14 13 10 20 25 24 16 Ret 15 18 19 18 14 12 198 4 TechSport RacingToyota 13 12 16 26 21 19 19 22 20 22 18 16 18 21 179.5 5 VGMC RacingHonda 18 16 11 22 27 26 18 20 14 17 Ret 25 25 Ret 121 6 Team Sally RacingHonda 21 20 21 24 26 21 21 21 17 19 24 23 21 20 113 7 LA Honda World RacingHonda 22 21 23 28 28 22 20 23 18 20 22 22 23 17 98 8 Copeland MotorsportsMazda 20 19 24 9 Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai 17 Ret 15 Pos. Team Manufacturer SON COT VIR †ELK WGL SEB IMS Points
† Half points were awarded for both races at VIR after the two events completed less than 75% of the scheduled distance.
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