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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. The entire season of the CTSCC was tape-delayed on Speed, but shown live in its entirety on speed2.com.
Schedule
The first nine rounds were announced on November 9, 2011. The tenth was announced on November 14, 2011. 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 26–27 | BMW Performance 200 at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | Ford Mustang Boss 302R | Mazdaspeed3 | |||||||||||||
| USA Billy Johnson | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Jack Roush, Jr. | BRA Pierre Kleinubing | ||||||||||||||||
| CAN Jason Clunie | |||||||||||||||||
| March 31 | Barber 200 | Barber Motorsports Park | Porsche 911 Carrera S | BMW 328i | |||||||||||||
| USA Nick Longhi | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Matt Plumb | USA David Levine | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Gregory Liefooghe | |||||||||||||||||
| April 28 | Kia 200 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Porsche 911 Carrera S | BMW 128i | |||||||||||||
| USA Nick Longhi | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Matt Plumb | DEN Martin Jensen | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Ryan Ellis | |||||||||||||||||
| May 12 | B+ Heroes 200 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Subaru WRX-STI | Honda Civic Si | |||||||||||||
| USA Andrew Aquilante | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Bret Spaude | USA Corey Fergus | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Owen Trinkler | |||||||||||||||||
| June 9 | EMCO Gears Classic | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Ford Mustang Boss 302R | Honda Civic Si | |||||||||||||
| USA Billy Johnson | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Jack Roush, Jr. | USA Chad Gilsinger | ||||||||||||||||
| CAN Michael Valiante | |||||||||||||||||
| June 22 | Road America | Road America | Porsche 911 Carrera S | Volkswagen Golf GTI | |||||||||||||
| USA Nick Longhi | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Matt Plumb | USA Aleks Altberg | ||||||||||||||||
| USA David Cheng | |||||||||||||||||
| June 30 | Continental Tire 150 | Watkins Glen International | Porsche 911 Carrera S | Honda Civic Si | |||||||||||||
| USA Nick Longhi | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Matt Plumb | USA John Schmitt | ||||||||||||||||
| CAN Michael Valiante | |||||||||||||||||
| July 27 | Brickyard Sports Car Challenge | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Chevrolet Camaro | BMW 328i | |||||||||||||
| USA Lawson Aschenbach | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Eric Curran | USA Daniel Rogers | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Seth Thomas | |||||||||||||||||
| September 8 | Continental Tire Sports Car Festival | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Chevrolet Camaro | Mazda MX-5 | |||||||||||||
| US John Edwards | |||||||||||||||||
| US Matt Bell | US Derek Whitis | ||||||||||||||||
| US Tom Long | |||||||||||||||||
| September 29 | Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock ParkSeparate races for GS and ST will be run at Lime Rock. | Porsche 911 Carrera S | Mazdaspeed3 | |||||||||||||
| USA Nick Longhi | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Matt Plumb | BRA Pierre Kleinubing | ||||||||||||||||
| CAN Jason Clunie |
Team news
- 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.
- 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.
- It was announced on October 27, 2011, that BGB Motorsports would be fielding two Porsche 997's, having previously fielded Porsche Caymans. 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.
- It was announced on November 3, 2011, that driver Aaron Steele would compete in the race at Daytona International Speedway.
- It was announced on November 3, 2011, that Al Carter and Hugh Plumb would return to the B+ Foundation and Fall Line Motorsports. 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
- 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.
References
References
- "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
- "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
- "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
- "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
- "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
- "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
- "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
- "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".
- [http://www.fox59.com/sports/wxin-continental-tires-race-indy-20120727,0,7142373.column Wxin continentaş tires races Indy] {{dead link. (March 2023)
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