SRT MOTORSPORTS POST-RACE REPORT - TRANS AM SERIES AT VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

September 29, 2014 by SRT

September 28, 2014 , Alton, Va. - SRT (Street and Racing Technology) Motorsports and its Dodge Challenger SRTs ran as high as second with a best result of 12th in the Trans Am Series' 10th event of the 2014 season at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) on Sunday afternoon.

Tommy Kendall piloted the No. 11 Dodge Challenger SRT to a 12th-place result in the TA2 class, while Cameron Lawrence finished 15th in the No. 1 Dodge Challenger SRT in the 31-lap contest on the 3.27-mile VIR circuit.

Lawrence started second in the No. 1 Challenger and maintained the position through the event's first 10 laps before an engine issue forced the driver to pit on lap 16. With no available remedy in the pit stall, the 2013 TA2 champion returned to the track shortly thereafter, but the engine expired four laps later ending Lawrence's race.

With his 15th-place result on the Virginia track, Lawrence retained the TA2 class points lead with a scant one-point advantage over the second-place driver, Adam Andretti, with just November's season finale at Daytona International Speedway remaining on the 2014 schedule.

Kendall, a four-time Trans Am champion (1990, 1995-97) qualified fifth for the event, but a mechanical issue forced the driver to miss the beginning of the race. The vehicle started after pit road changes and the Trans Am legend returned to the 17-turn track, but was then hampered by a flat tire and relegated to a 12th-place finish.

The VIR race marked Kendall's third series start in 2014, his first Trams Am season since last racing in the series in 2004. VIR was the fourth series start for SRT Motorsports and its two Challenger entries.

The Miller Racing Dodge Challenger SRTs next compete in the 11th-and-final round of the 2014 Trans Am Series schedule at Florida's Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Nov. 15.