2003 Trans-Am Series
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The 2003 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup was the 38th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. This year saw the series visit Puerto Rico for the first time; the first race since 1991 not in Canada or the United States. The Rookie of the Year was won by Jorge Diaz, Jr., the Owners Championship was won by the #7 Rocketsports Racing entry and the Manufacturers' Championship was won by Jaguar.
Schedule
The 2003 schedule was released in February 2003 with 11 rounds, featuring the new for 2003 Puerto Rico Grand Prix, and an unconfirmed 12th round to be announced at a later date.{{cite web|url=https://us.motorsport.com/transam/news/2003-schedule-announced-2003-02-06/1017026/|title=2003 schedule announced|date=February 6, 2003|publisher=Motorsport.com|access-date=2023-03-14}} In March, the 2003 National Grand Prix of Washington D.C, scheduled for June 28–29, was cancelled due to local environmental and noise concerns.{{cite web|url=https://au.motorsport.com/transam/news/washington-dc-event-canceled/1023159/?nrt=174|title=Washington DC event canceled|date=March 9, 2003|publisher=Motorsport.com|access-date=2023-03-14}} In August, it was announced that the series would be added to the Grand Prix Americas CART weekend.{{cite web|url=https://us.motorsport.com/transam/news/title-sponsor-announced-miami-added-to-2003-schedule/1069070/|title=Title sponsor announced, Miami added to 2003 schedule|date=August 30, 2003|publisher=Motorsport.com|access-date=2023-03-14}}
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Rd.
! Date ! Race name ! Track |
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1
|February 23 |{{flagicon|US}} Streets of St. Petersburg |
2
|April 13 |{{flagicon|US}} Streets of Long Beach |
3
|May 18 |The Victoria Day Trans-Am Weekend |{{flagicon|CAN}} Mosport Park |
4
|May 26 |{{flagicon|US}} Lime Rock Park |
5
|June 22 |{{flagicon|US}} Infineon Raceway |
6
|July 4 |{{flagicon|US}} Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport |
7
|August 2 |{{flagicon|CAN}} Circuit Trois-Rivières |
8
|August 24 |{{flagicon|US}} Road America |
9
|August 31 |{{flagicon|US}} Streets of Denver |
10
|September 28 |{{flagicon|US}} Miami Bayfront Park Street Circuit |
11
|October 24 |{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Isla Grande Airport Circuit |
Results
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! |Rd. ! |Race ! |Pole position ! |Winning Driver ! |Winning Car |
1
|{{flagicon|US}} St. Petersburg |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |
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2
|{{flagicon|US}} Long Beach |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|US}} Boris Said |
3
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mosport |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |
4
|{{flagicon|US}} Lime Rock |{{flagicon|US}} Johnny Miller |{{flagicon|US}} Johnny Miller |
5
|{{flagicon|US}} Infineon |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |
6
|{{flagicon|US}} Cleveland |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |
7
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Trois-Rivières |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |
8
|{{flagicon|US}} Road America |{{flagicon|US}} Johnny Miller |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |
9
|{{flagicon|US}} Denver |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |
10
|{{flagicon|US}} Miami |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |
11
|{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} San Juan |{{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett |{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Wally Castro |
Final points standings
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Place
! Driver ! Points |
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1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Pruett |340 |
2
|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Miller |264 |
3
|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Lewis |228 |
4
|{{flagicon|PUR}} Jorge Diaz, Jr. |219 |
5
|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Sak |209 |
6
|{{flagicon|USA}} Randy Ruhlman |186 |
7
|{{flagicon|USA}} Stu Hayner |178 |
8
|{{flagicon|USA}} John Baucom |173 |
9
|{{flagicon|USA}} Tomy Drissi |148 |
10
|{{flagicon|USA}} Simon Gregg |122 |
11
|{{flagicon|USA}} Boris Said |119 |
12
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey Scarallo |108 |
13
|{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Gentilozzi |85 |
14
|{{flagicon|USA}} Max Lagod |78 |
15
|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Ruman |69 |
16
|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Pickett |61 |
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References
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=Sources=
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2003/transam.html|title=2003 Trans-Am Championship|publisher=Speedfreaks.com|access-date=2023-03-14}}
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{{Trans-Am Series seasons}}