Former Trans Am Champion and road racing icon Greg Pickett is set to make his return to the Trans Am Series on Saturday, August 15th at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the Next Dimension 100, presented by First Energy, Round 7 of the 2015 Trans Am Championship.
Pickett, who made his Trans Am debut in 1975 at Road America, will be making his first Trans Am appearance since 2009 in what will be his 178th Trans Am start, the second most in the Series all time.
“My wife Penny and I are certainly looking forward to our return to the Trans Am Series,” said Pickett. “This year marks the 40th anniversary of our first Trans Am race, which was back in 1975. In Trans Am we have so many fond memories, and have forged many lifelong personal and professional relationships. We’re not taking anything for granted. The competition is very, very tough.”
“Greg is one of the living legends of Trans Am,” said John Clagett, President of The Trans Am Race Company. “He’s competed at the highest levels of racing, against the best of the best, and better yet he’s been able to do it consistently for the better part of five decades. We’re all elated to welcome him back into the Trans Am paddock in what should be an historic day for all of Trans Am.”
As Pickett aims to become the first Trans Am competitor to win a race in each of five consecutive decades, he will be doing so as a participant in a far different Trans Am than he last visited in 2009.
Between all three classes, TA, TA2 and TA3, Series management anticipates over 80 cars will take to the track throughout the course of the race weekend, setting up what should be the largest Trans Am entry ever. Pickett will return to the TA class behind the wheel of the No. 68 Jaguar XKR joining 21 other TA competitors in pursuit of Trans Am glory.
Over the course of Pickett’s storied Trans Am career, he has accumulated 17 wins, 90 top-five finishes and 127 top-ten finishes and currently ranks ninth on the list of all-time Trans Am victors. Pickett’s Trans Am Championship came in 1978, from behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Corvette.
Fans can follow Pickett’s Trans Am return through the Series at www.gotransam.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gotransam, and on Twitter at @gotransam.
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