Four Corvettes score in Top Ten at Sebring Trans Am opener

# 06 R.J. Lopez “local” from Bal Harbor started 5th and made the podium in his C6 Corvette on Sunday March 3 at Sebring International Raceway.  Racing for years in FL, Lopez always seems to be a force, even if not running for the championship. 

# 3 Lawrence Loshak, Camaro won and # 20 Chris Dyson, Mustang was 2nd.  

# 23 Amy Ruman finished 5th with a full agenda again in sight.  Starting 8th she battled # 0 Jordan Bupp Camaro for most of the race.  Both advanced after a few mid-race restarts and some attrition along the way.

# 59 Simon Gregg finished 8th also with full agenda in sight.

# 04 Natalie Decker was next, 9th in a Corvette supplied by Tony Ave.   An up-and-comer at 19, she began her action-packed weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway placing 14th in # 54 Silverado in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series.  Then she jetted off to Sebring for the Trans Am and a top 10 under Tony’s tutelage. 

# 41 Vinnie Allegretta, making a comeback qualified in the top 5 but dropped out on lap 2 of the 27-lap race.   In 2017 Vinnie was runner up in the championship won by Ernie Francis Jr.

# 33 Joe Molholland scored 20th (2nd in SGT) in this GT2 Corvette built by Phoenix Performance.  The car was formerly piloted by Andrew Aquilante, a top gun in SCCA Club Racing.

Photos courtesy of Chris Clark and Larry VanScoy.

Results compiled by Wayne Ellwood.

Next Trans Am coming up in 4 weekends at Road Atlanta, also part of SVRA.