2021 TC America Series

The 2021 TC America Series Powered by Skip Barber Racing School was the third season of the TC America Series. The season began on 5 March at Sonoma Raceway and ended on 17 October at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

2021 TC America Series

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In a change from the 2020 series, the TCR class, already racing in several other North American series, left TC America. It was replaced by the one-make TCX class based on the BMW M2 CS Racing Cup that races as part of the Nürburgring Endurance Series.

Calendar

The final calendar was announced on 3 October 2020, featuring seven rounds.^[1] The round at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park was later canceled.^[2] In June, Sebring International Raceway was announced as the CTMP round's replacement.^[3]

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California	5–7 March
2	Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, Texas	30 April-2 May
3	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	4–6 June
4	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	27–29 August
5	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	17–19 September
6	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	1–3 October
7	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	15–17 October
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
	Circuit	Original Date
	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville, Ontario	21–23 May

Entry list

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
TCX entries
Classic BMW	BMW M2 ClubSport Racing	3	Olivia Askew	3–4, 6–7
		27	Tommy McCarthy	1
		50	John Hennessy	2, 4
		54	Garrett Adams	6
		81	Jacob Ruud	All
KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering	BMW M2 ClubSport Racing	5	Roy Block	All
Hard Motorsport	BMW M2 ClubSport Racing	30	Steve Streimer	2–7
Rigid Speed	BMW M2 ClubSport Racing	38	Joseph Catania	5
			Lucas Catania[N 1]	5
Accelerating Performance	BMW M2 ClubSport Racing	57	Stephen Cugliari	4, 6
AOA Racing	BMW M2 ClubSport Racing	104	Chris Walsh	3
ST Racing	BMW M2 ClubSport Racing	438	Samantha Tan	2–3
TC entries
Garagistic with DRS[4]	BMW M240i Racing Cup	06	Matthew Ibrahim	3–7
		09	Kris Valdez	3–7
VGMC	Honda Civic Type-R TC	8	Victor Gonzalez Jr.	1
DXDT Racing[5]	Honda Civic Type-R TC	9	Kevin Boehm	All
TechSport Racing[6]	Nissan 370Z	21	Rob Hines	2–7
		23	Rob Hines	1
			Joseph Federl	2–3
Classic BMW	BMW M240i Racing Cup	26	Toby Grahovec	1–2
Skip Barber Racing School	Honda Civic Type-R TC	28	Ken Fukuda	5, 7
			Mike Ogren	6
		29	Lindsay Brewer	1–4
		92	Eric Powell	All
Hard Motorsport[7]	BMW M240i Racing Cup	30	Steve Streimer	1
		31	Adam Harding	1–3
LA Honda World Racing	Honda Civic Type-R TC	37	Mike LaMarra	1–2, 4–7
		73	Frank Szczesniak	1–4
Auto Technic Racing	BMW M240i Racing Cup	51	Austen Smith	All
		52	Tom Capizzi	All
MINI JCW Team	Mini Cooper GP3	60	Mark Pombo	2–3
			Derek Jones	4–7
FTG Racing	Mazda3 TC	70	Joey Jordan	1
GenRacer	Hyundai Veloster N TC	78	Jeff Ricca	All
		88	Michael Sousa	1, 4, 6
			Kurt Washeim	2–3, 5
			Nicholas Barbato	7
TCA entries
Skip Barber Racing School	Honda Civic Si	2	Mike Stillwagon	1–2
			Colin Harrison	3–7
		16	Carter Fartuch	All
		20	Mike Stillwagon	5, 7
Forbush Performance	Hyundai Veloster Turbo TCA	18	Caleb Bacon	All
		33	Luke Rumberg	2–7
TechSport Racing[6]	Toyota GT 86 TCA	22	Jesse Love	1–2, 4–5, 7
			Michael Carter	3
			Devon Anderson[N 2]	4, 6
		24	Sammy Smith	1
			Joseph Federl[N 3]	1
		25	PJ Groenke	All
Copeland Motorsports	Mazda MX-5 Cup	41	Luca Mars	6
Mini JCW Team	Mini Cooper JCW	61	Mark Pombo	1
			Derek Jones	2–3
			Cristian Perocarpi	7
		62	Clayton Williams	1–2, 4–5, 7
			Mike LaMarra	3
			Cristian Perocarpi	6
LA Honda World Racing	Honda Civic Si	77	Mario Biundo	All
Bryan Herta Autosport	Hyundai Elantra N Line	98	Taylor Hagler	7
VGMC	Honda Civic Si	99	Jose Blanco	All
Team Sally Racing	Honda Civic Si	780	Sally McNulty	All

Footnotes

1. Joseph Catania competed in the first race at Watkins Glen, while Lucas Catania competed in the second.
2. Jesse Love competed in the first race at Road America, while Anderson competed in the second.
3. Sammy Smith competed in the first race at Sonoma, while Federl competed in the second.

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole position	TCX Winners	TC Winners	TCA Winners
1	R1	Sonoma	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 92 Skip Barber Racing School	No. 22 TechSport Racing
			Jacob Ruud	Jacob Ruud	Eric Powell	Jesse Love
	R2			No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 9 DXDT Racing	No. 22 TechSport Racing
				Jacob Ruud	Kevin Boehm	Jesse Love
2	R1	Austin	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 78 GenRacer	No. 18 Forbush Performance
			Jacob Ruud	Jacob Ruud	Jeff Ricca	Caleb Bacon
	R2			No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 9 DXDT Racing	No. 18 Forbush Performance
				Jacob Ruud	Kevin Boehm	Caleb Bacon
3	R1	Virginia	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 51 Auto Technic Racing	No. 18 Forbush Performance
			Jacob Ruud	Jacob Ruud	Austen Smith	Caleb Bacon
	R2			No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 51 Auto Technic Racing	No. 33 Forbush Performance
				Jacob Ruud	Austen Smith	Luke Rumburg
4	R1	Road America	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 51 Auto Technic Racing	No. 16 Skip Barber Racing School
			Jacob Ruud	Jacob Ruud	Austen Smith	Carter Fartuch
	R2			No. 57 Accelerating Performance	No. 92 Skip Barber Racing School	No. 16 Skip Barber Racing School
				Stephen Cugliari	Eric Powell	Carter Fartuch
5	R1	Watkins Glen	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 30 Hard Motorsport	No. 92 Skip Barber Racing School	No. 16 Skip Barber Racing School
			Jacob Ruud	Steve Streimer	Eric Powell	Carter Fartuch
	R2			No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 92 Skip Barber Racing School	No. 18 Forbush Performance
				Jacob Ruud	Eric Powell	Caleb Bacon
6	R1	Sebring	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 57 Accelerating Performance	No. 51 Auto Technic Racing	No. 33 Forbush Performance
			Jacob Ruud	Stephen Cugliari	Austen Smith	Luke Rumburg
	R2			No. 57 Accelerating Performance	No. 51 Auto Technic Racing	No. 22 TechSport Racing
				Stephen Cugliari	Austen Smith	Devin Anderson
7	R1	Indianapolis	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 37 LA Honda World Racing	No. 62 MINI JCW Team
			Jacob Ruud	Jacob Ruud	Mike LaMarra	Clayton Williams
	R2			No. 81 Classic BMW	No. 9 DXDT Racing	No. 62 MINI JCW Team
				Jacob Ruud	Kevin Boehm	Clayton Williams

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any SprintX race.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		COT		VIR†		ELK		WGL		SEB		IMS		Points
TCX
1	Jacob Ruud	Classic BMW	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	2	9	1	2	2	1	1	291
2	Steve Streimer	Hard Motorsport			18	3	2	2	2	3	1	2	6	5	2	2	175
3	Roy Block	KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering	23	4	24	14	14	5	24	6	5	4	5	3	7	8	159
4	Stephen Cugliari	Accelerating Performance							3	1			1	1			90
5	Olivia Askew	Classic BMW					4	6	25	4			4	6	4	3	80
6	John Hennessey	Classic BMW			17	6			4	5							49
7	Samantha Tan	ST Racing			13	2	5	3									48.5
8	Tommy McCarthy	Classic BMW	24	2													33
9	Garrett Adams	Classic BMW											3	4			27
10	Lucas Catania	Rigid Speed										3					15
10	Joseph Catania	Rigid Speed									6						15
11	Chris Walsh	AOA Racing					3	4									13.5
TC
1	Eric Powell	Skip Barber Racing School	2	7	2	5	8	10	7	7	2	5	DNS	9	9	9	211.5
2	Kevin Boehm	DXDT Racing	4	3	4	4	12	11	8	12	3	6	8	Ret	5	4	202
3	Austen Smith	Auto Technic Racing	8	6	6	11	6	7	5	9	Ret	9	7	7	8	5	192
4	Rob Hines	TechSport Racing	12	5	12	12	9	9	9	10	Ret	10	9	8	13	7	116.5
5	Tom Capizzi	Auto Technic Racing	5	Ret	14	10	7	8	10	11	4	Ret	10	10	11	19	107
6	Jeff Ricca	GenRacer	Ret	DNS	1	8	13	12	6	8	21	7	16	15	Ret	DNS	103
7	Mike LaMarra	LA Honda World Racing	9	Ret	3	25			11	13	Ret	13	12	13	3	Ret	72
8	Matthew Ibrahim	Garagistic with DRS					11	14	Ret	16	10	11	15	11	10	Ret	41
9	Toby Grahovec	Classic BMW	3	10	27	7											39
10	Nicholas Barbato	Genracer													6	6	30
11	Michael Sousa	GenRacer	6	8					13	17			14	14			30
12	Derek Jones	Mini JCW Team							Ret	14	Ret	8	11	26	Ret	DNS	27
13	Kris Valdez	Garagistic with DRS					17	16	22	15	Ret	24	13	12	26	11	24.5
14	Lindsay Brewer	Skip Barber Racing School	10	9	8	13	16	15	12	Ret							23.5
15	Ken Fukuda	Skip Barber Racing School									8	23			12	10	23
16	Joseph Federl	TechSport Racing	DNS	DNS	7	9	10	DNS									23
17	Kurt Washeim	GenRacer			26	27	30	Ret			7	12					16
18	Steve Streimer	Hard Motorsport	7	11													12
19	Adam Harding	Hard Motorsport	DNS	DNS	25	15	18	13									5
20	Joey Jordan	FTG Racing	11	22													3
21	Mark Pombo	Mini JCW Team			Ret	DNS	15	DNS									1
	Victor Gonzalez Jr.	VGMC Racing	Ret	DNS													0
	Frank Szczesniak	LA Honda World Racing	DNS	DNS	Ret	16	20	25	DNS								0
	Mike Ogren	Skip Barber Racing School											Ret	DNS			0
TCA
1	Caleb Bacon	Forbush Performance	15	15	9	17	19	20	15	25	13	14	26	Ret	19	13	184.5
2	Luke Rumberg	Forbush Performance			20	21	22	17	17	19	12	15	17	17	16	14	175
3	Carter Fartuch	Skip Barber Racing School	17	17	19	18	24	18	14	18	11	Ret	21	20	20	16	169
4	Clay Williams	Mini JCW Team	14	16	Ret	20			16	Ret	15	18			14	12	124
5	Jose Blanco	VGMC Racing	18	16	11	22	27	26	18	20	14	17	Ret	25	25	Ret	94
6	Mike Stillwagon	Skip Barber Racing School	20	19	15	19					16	16			22	18	66
7	Sally McNulty	Team Sally Racing	21	20	21	24	26	21	21	21	17	19	24	23	21	20	66
8	P.J. Groenke	TechSport Racing	19	18	22	26	23	Ret	19	26	20	22	23	21	18	22	60
9	Jesse Love	TechSport Racing	13	12	16	Ret			Ret		Ret	DNS					60
10	Cristian Perocarpi	Mini JCW Team											19	18	15	15	60
11	Mario Biundo	LA Honda World Racing	22	21	23	28	28	22	20	23	18	20	22	22	23	17	56
12	Devon Anderson	TechSport Racing								22			18	16	27	21	55
13	Mark Pombo	Mini JCW Team	14	13													36
14	Derek Jones	Mini JCW Team			10	23	25	Ret									28
15	Luca Mars	Copeland Motorsports											20	19			24
16	Colin Harrison	Skip Barber Racing School					29	23	23	24	19	21	25	24	24	Ret	21.5
17	Michael Carter	TechSport Racing					21	19									16.5
18	Taylor Hagler	Bryan Herta Autosport													17	Ret	12
19	Mike LaMarra	Mini JCW Team					NC	24									2
	Sammy Smith	TechSport Racing	25	DNS													0
Pos.	Driver	Team	SON		COT		VIR†		ELK		WGL		SEB		IMS		Points

† Half points were awarded for both races at VIR after the two events completed less than 75% of the scheduled distance.

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	SON		COT		VIR†		ELK		WGL		SEB		IMS		Points
TCX
1	Classic BMW	BMW	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	2	9	1	2	2	1	1	291
2	Hard Motorsport	BMW			18	3	2	2	2	3	1	2	6	5	2	2	184
3	KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering	BMW	23	4	24	14	14	5	24	6	5	4	5	3	7	8	184
4	Accelerating Performance	BMW							3	1			1	1			90
5	ST Racing	BMW			13	2	5	3									49.5
6	Rigid Speed	BMW									6	3					30
7	AOA Racing	BMW					3	4									13.5
TC
1	Auto Technic Racing	BMW	5	6	6	10	6	7	5	9	4	9	7	7	8	5	215
2	Skip Barber Racing School	Honda	2	7	2	5	8	10	7	7	2	5	Ret	9	9	9	214.5
3	DXDT Racing	Honda	4	3	4	4	12	11	8	12	3	6	8	Ret	5	4	207
4	GenRacer	Hyundai	6	8	1	8	13	12	6	8	7	7	14	14	6	6	173
5	TechSport Racing	Nissan	12	5	7	9	9	9	9	10	Ret	10	9	8	13	7	135.5
6	LA Honda World Racing	Honda	9	Ret	3	16	20	25	11	13	Ret	13	12	13	3	Ret	93
7	Garagistic with DRS	BMW					11	14	22	15	10	11	13	11	10	11	71
8	Classic BMW	BMW	3	10	27	7											45
9	Mini JCW Team	Mini			Ret	DNS	15	DNS	Ret	14	Ret	8	11	26	Ret	DNS	39
10	Hard Motorsport	BMW	7	11	25	15	18	13									32
11	FTG Racing	Mazda	11	22													8
	VGMC Racing	Honda	Ret	DNS													0
TCA
1	Forbush Performance	Hyundai	15	15	9	17	19	17	15	19	12	14	17	17	16	13	263
2	Skip Barber Racing School	Honda	17	17	15	18	24	18	14	18	11	16	21	20	20	16	206.5
3	Mini JCW Team	Mini	14	13	10	20	25	24	16	Ret	15	18	19	18	14	12	198
4	TechSport Racing	Toyota	13	12	16	26	21	19	19	22	20	22	18	16	18	21	179.5
5	VGMC Racing	Honda	18	16	11	22	27	26	18	20	14	17	Ret	25	25	Ret	121
6	Team Sally Racing	Honda	21	20	21	24	26	21	21	21	17	19	24	23	21	20	113
7	LA Honda World Racing	Honda	22	21	23	28	28	22	20	23	18	20	22	22	23	17	98
8	Copeland Motorsports	Mazda											20	19			24
9	Bryan Herta Autosport	Hyundai													17	Ret	15
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	SON		COT		VIR†		ELK		WGL		SEB		IMS		Points

† Half points were awarded for both races at VIR after the two events completed less than 75% of the scheduled distance.