NOLA SVRA & Trans Am gallery and race summaries

ABOVE: Bruce Hamilton was the SVRA superstar of the weekend with four wins.
Two of them were in this 1970 Brabham BT36.

The SportsCar Vintage Racing Association and the Trans Am series enjoyed beautiful weather the past three days to play out their weekend of races at NOLA Motorsports Park. The SVRA staged sprint races on both Saturday and Sunday for all scheduled Groups as well as an Enduro on Saturday.

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Trans Am presented its 100-mile feature with TA series points leaders Amy Ruman and Paul Fix locked in a battle for the championship. They finished as they started in the standings with Ruman extending her points lead after Fix, who dominated until late in the going, slipped off course just long enough for his rival to squeeze through. Simon Gregg rounded out the podium in third after a late pit stop by Tony Ave.

Gar Robinson drove his Ranch Resort Camaro to victory in TA2 while Steve Streimer won TA3 International with his Lux Performance Dodge Viper and Ernie Francis Jr. was top dog in TA3 American Muscle with his Breathless Performance Camaro. Francis' victory was enough to ensure a second successive championship in his TA3 class. Despite a DNF today Lee Saunders nailed down the TA3 International title with his Landsearch LLC Dodge Viper.

Among the highlights of the SVRA contests were Bruce Hamilton's four victories this weekend. Hamilton prevailed overall in the Saturday and Sunday contests for Groups 1, 3 and 4 with his 1970 Brabham BT 36. He also won the Enduro and the sprint race for Groups 7 and 9, both held on Saturday, in his 2008 Dallara Infinity Indy Lights racer.

Jason Kennedy won both the Saturday and Sunday races for Groups 10 and 11 in his 2006 Corvette Z06. Also, in a rare appearance, SVRA President and CEO Tony Parella found time to compete in the Sunday Group 6 contest, finishing fourth.

Check out the SVRA overall podium results below, and view a gallery of cars from the weekend at the bottom of the page.

Saturday Enduro (1 Hour)

1) Bruce Hamilton/Tonis Kasemets, 2008 Dallara Infinity

2) Ben Sinnott, 1997 Lola T97/20

3) Mike Haydel, 2009 Porsche GT3 Cup

Saturday Groups 1, 3, 4

1) Ceasar Cone, 1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto

2) Phil Mulacek, 1964 AC Cobra

3) Glenn Bilawsky, 1969 Austin Healey Sprite MK IV

Sunday Groups 1, 3, 4

1) Alain Vinson, 1966 Shelby GT350

2) Phil Mulacek, 1964 AC Cobra

3) Ceasar Cone, 1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto

Saturday Groups 2, 5

1) Bruce Hamilton, 1970 Brabham BT 36

2) Doc Bundy, 1964 Lotus 23B

3) Ralf Kuenhoefer, 1971 Chevron B 19

Sunday Group 2, 5

1) Bruce Hamilton, 1970 Brabham BT 36

2) Ralf Kuenhoefer, 1971 Chevron B 19

3) Doc Bundy, 1964 Lotus 23B

Saturday Groups 6, 8

1) James Kitmiller, 1969 Corvette

2) Jeffrey Garrett, 1967 Ford Mustang

3) Herb Hilton, 1967 Ford Mustang

Sunday Groups 6, 8

1) Jeffrey Garrett, 1967 Ford Mustang

2) Herb Hilton, 1967 Ford Mustang

3) Stephen Seitz, 1965 Ford Mustang

Saturday Groups 7, 9

1) Bruce Hamilton, 2008 Dallara Infinity

2) Phil Daigrepont, 1978 Toj/206-24 Spider

3) Tom Fraelich, 1979 March Super Vee

Saturday Group 10, 11

1) Jason Kennedy, 2006 Corvette Z06

2) Mike Haydel, 2009 Porsche GT3 Cup

3) Michael Winn, 1991 Chevy Lumina

Sunday Group 10, 11

1) Jason Kennedy, 2006 Corvette Z06

2) Don Noe, 1993 Ford Mustang

3) Michael Winn, 1991 Chevy Lumina

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