2011 TM Lights season
2011 TM Lights season | |
# of Rounds | 18 |
Ovals | 12 |
Road Courses | 6 |
Driver's Champion | Thurston Blood |
Owner's Champion | Power Steering, Inc. |
First Race | 2011 TM Lights Round of Las Vegas |
Last Race | 2011 TM Lights Round of Decatur |
Championship |
The 2011 TM Lights season was the first season of TM Lights competition following the merger with the TM Junior Series.
Preseason changes[edit | edit source]
The TM Junior Series and the TM Lights were merged following the 2010 season. As a result, the series ceased being a spec series (only the Omecha chassis was allowed in 2010), allowing other manufacturers into the series.
The series was also divided into three divisions: North, South, and East. However, all 126 cars would, regardless of their divisional assignment, be competing for the same championship.
The season began at the Las Vegas Autoring, as a support race for the 2011 Round of Las Vegas in the TM Master Cup. The race was one of two races where all 126 cars would compete on the same day – the season-ending Round of Decatur is the other.
In-season changes[edit | edit source]
Billy Fortner, Inc., which fielded entries for Billy Fortner and Martin Fortner, Jr., withdrew from the TM Lights North Division after the Round of Indianapolis. Alex Harrison Racing and Team Timothy added additional cars to replace the Fortner entries.
Bruce Wilkinson failed a series-mandated drug test following the Round of British Columbia and was placed on indefinite suspension. Cameron Taylor filled the seat for the Round of Decatur.
Team Chart[edit | edit source]
Team | Chassis | No. | Driver | Primary Sponsor | Division |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Harrison Racing | Omecha MA02 | 0 | Julian Alexander | North | |
00 | Shane Lake | Dawgfather's | North | ||
Roderick Motorsports, Ltd. | Inglesby Flashback M-Type | 1 | Martin Boltano, Jr. | Apex Electric/Advance Auto Parts | North |
4 | Nathan Ferguson | Advance Auto Parts | North | ||
40 | Mike Walczak | Advance Auto Parts/Inglesby | South | ||
41 | Gavril Tatarescu (R) | Advance Auto Parts/Tatar | South | ||
44 | Cris Cole | Advance Auto Parts/Launch Energy | East | ||
444 | Marco Mescall (R) | Advance Auto Parts | East | ||
BlackDiamond Racing | Omecha MA02 | 2 | Roger Kendall | BlackDiamond Racing | East |
3 | Jack Bohart | BlackDiamond Racing | East | ||
32 | Kirk Sigurd (R) | BlackDiamond Racing/Vodafone | South | ||
711 | Lorne Roth | 7-Eleven | South | ||
Racing for the Community | Omecha MA02 | 5 | Tyrone Stanley | McDonalds | North |
51 | Jefali Animiha (R) | Apple | North | ||
58 | Mike Andrews | Nike | South | ||
Sam Morel Racing | Calton-Morel Corsair | 6 | Eric Bender | Calton-Morel | South |
60 | Stephanie McGlynn | Calton-Morel | East | ||
66 | Sam Morel | Calton-Morel | North | ||
MARS Motorsports | STS Arrow | 7 | Bernhard Strauss | UESC Durandal | East |
14 | Paul Gartley | UESC/Maglar | East | ||
Autosport Hermanos Guttierez | Omecha MA02 | 8 | Arturo Ortega Jose Luis Martinez |
Telmex | South |
80 | Mario Mendoza (R) | Telmex | East | ||
81 | Emmanuel Rodrigo | East | |||
88 | Cesar Vila Nova (R) | Cosan | South | ||
Lenard Development Team | Lenard R37 | 9 | Brooke Ingwersen (R) | Valvoline | South |
37 | Sarah Foster (R) | Red Bull | East | ||
39 | Chad Lyndie Danny Savin |
Red Bull | East | ||
56 | Curtis Darcy | Lenard | North | ||
96 | Belen Koumoundorous | Eagler/Lenard | North | ||
99 | Jon Dilks | Valvoline | South | ||
More Racing | Juneau AMX-5 | 01 | Taylor Silverman (R) | American Red Cross | East |
Wolfesport | Omecha MA02 | 04 | Dave Larson | Wolfe Trucking/Autoguardian | East |
426 Motorsports | Bolden Chaser | 06 | Andrea Kinasa | East | |
426 | Chris Allen | Oovoo | East | ||
Team Thunder | Tonare Thunder | 07 | Jim Hayes (R) | PCC/SpeedTransporter.com | South |
70 | Troy Griffith | South | |||
Evans Motorsports | Lenard R37 | 10 | Garrick Kolby (R) | BlueSnipe | South |
110 | Paul McCrum (R) | Zagga Vossi | North | ||
Xtream Racing | Duncan GT | X | Hawk Slider (R) | North | |
Saar Junior Program | Saar Eagle | 11 | C.J. Long | Mountain Dew | South |
12 | Kyle Schmulewitz | Pizza Hut | South | ||
20 | Louis Tellez | MHL/Saynt | North | ||
30 | Carter Davids | Amp Energy | North | ||
33 | Travis Keating (R) | Pepsi | East | ||
36 | James Rand (R) | Pepsi Max | East | ||
White Mountain Motorsports | Omecha MA02 | 13 | Aaron Cards (R) | East | |
Hectic Racing | Saar Eagle | 15 | Gordon Kim (R) | Canyon/Calder | South |
53 | Morgan Lake (R) | Romano's Italian Soda | South | ||
Power Steering, Inc. | JD Predator | 16 | Billy Bob Childers | Frostee Cream | South |
18 | Jim Kidd (R) | Blazing Saddles | South | ||
57 | Doug Baker | Heart Punch | North | ||
016 | Thurston Blood | Vampire Batteries | East | ||
018 | Pete Maverick | Citra Squeeze | North | ||
024 | Buffy Boreanaz (R) | Vampire Steaks | East | ||
Joseph Howard Racing | Tremwell Knight | 17 | Al Kincaid | Arquin/Tremwell | East |
47 | Stan Rosenstreter | Luce Industrial Lighting | East | ||
72 | Kevin Dwyer | Arquin | North | ||
RMJ Motorsports | Tremwell Knight | 19 | Bernie Fellows (R) | Atlant-X | East |
50 | Leslie Riggs Damien Snyder |
b | East | ||
63 | Kevin Monroe (R) | Zing Energy | South | ||
65 | Taylor Brillon (R) | Allicroc | South | ||
Palmer Stiles Racing | Omecha MA02 | 21 | Palmer Stiles Joseph Howard |
Renack | East |
97 | Kelly Dawson | Renack/Dawson Construction | East | ||
Baker Motorsports | Lenard R37 | 22 | Brandon Baker (R) | Monster Energy | North |
Andrewsports | STS Arrow | 25 | Garth Davidson (R) | Red Bull Menards |
North |
26 | Thomas Duke | 42 Below Menards |
North | ||
Alexisports | Volpi VC03 | 27 | Chris Davenport | Lynxe | North |
28 | Amy Harrison (R) | Lynxe | North | ||
29 | Alli Culotta | Lynxe | South | ||
Steudler Motorsports | Omecha MA01 | 31 | Kristen Wagner | NRG/Kamatek | East |
Altamont Autosport | Saar Eagle | 35 | Nasu Tsunemochi (R) | Verizon | South |
42 | Lang Chong Kun (R) | Verizon | South | ||
67 | Jennifer Goodwin (R) | Verizon | East | ||
Unit 11 Motorsports | Volpi VC03 | 38 | Justin Robinson | Nikkor/Nikon | East |
43 | Mark Blackwell (R) | Nikkor/Nikon | East | ||
84 | Gerald Johnson (R) | CN | North | ||
98 | Lisa Pardo (R) | Interstate Batteries | North | ||
Speedvision Enterprises | Bolden Chaser | 49 | Shlomo Feinstein (R) | Intel | North |
55 | DeAndre Berkotwitz (R) | Intel | North | ||
MT Motorsports | Bolden Chaser | 54 | Brian Morris (R) | WGNS Radio | South |
145 | Kristian Jeffries (R) | MTSN | South | ||
Opp Inc. | Omecha MA02 | 59 | Kazuki Toshima (R) | North | |
Team Timothy | Inglesby Flashback M-Type | 61 | Greg Woodard (R) | North | |
68 | Dan Timothy | RCM/Aquatek | North | ||
Gravity Racing, Inc. | Volpi VC03 | 71 | Packer Carroll | NOS Energy Drink | North |
171 | Bruce Wilkinson Cameron Taylor |
Subway | North | ||
Orchard Racing | Calton-Morel Corsair | 73 | Phil Alloway (R) | South | |
Mitchell & Sons Racing | Omecha MA02 | 74 | Raul Bianchi | South | |
77 | Cyrus LaTerza | South | |||
Bolden Team Australia | Bolden Chaser | 79 | Adam Purcell (R) | South | |
Branch-Orvel Racing | Calton-Morel Corsair | 82 | Jessica Orvel (R) | AMD/Calton-Morel | East |
448 | Joe Branch (R) | AMD/Calton-Morel | East | ||
Team Whiper | Omecha MA02 | 83 | Lucas Hunter (R) | South | |
Davids Racing | Saar Eagle | 87 | Estell Dusak (R) | Menards | North |
Apollo Motorsports | Inglesby Flashback M-Type | 89 | Justin Lewis (R) | Racing for Existentialism | East |
90 | Morgan Hamburg (R) | KFC/Taco Bell | East | ||
Gessler Richter MC Team | Gessler MTR-94 | 94 | Nico Wechsler (R) | Gessler | South |
95 | Paul Rothstein (R) | Gessler | South | ||
Juneau DVP | Juneau AMX-5 | 009 | Afzal Tahmid (R) | ExtenZe | South |
900 | Dan Mackay | ExtenZe | North | ||
Atkins Motorsports | Calton-Morel Nova | 030 | Daxter Hamlett (R) | Trackmania Nations | North |
Super Dragon Racing | Nemoto Celerox | 100 | Kunimitsu Kasumoto | North | |
101 | Shinji Tanaka | North | |||
102 | Stefano Sartori (R) | Panasonic | East | ||
103 | Takumi Nagata | Panasonic | East | ||
Montana Mosehez Motorsports | Omecha MA02 | 108 | Montana Mosehez (R) | Apex Brazil | South |
Minnesota Motorsports | Gasnier Dragoon | 112 | Ricky Gonzalez (R) | Cub Foods | East |
Holex Racing | Saar Eagle | 127 | Holden Roberts (R) | Home Hardware | North |
137 | Alex Neszmary | UPS/Yellow Pages | North | ||
JKL Racing | Saar Eagle | 143 | Jan Lauritsen | Carlsberg | East |
144 | Tobias Johansen (R) | Carlsberg | East | ||
EV Racing | Tremwell Knight | 196 | Jacob Kard (R) | ESP Security Systems | North |
197 | Dean Rickenbacher (R) | Eclipse | North | ||
Billy Fortner, Inc. | Fortner FS260 | 229 | Billy Fortner (R) | The Racing Channel | North |
249 | Martin Fortner, Jr. (R) | BJFRacing | North | ||
Eichholtz Autosport | Eichholtz E231 | 231 | Pierre Sylvester (R) | Hot Wheels | South |
232 | Steven Duncan (R) | Glidden | South | ||
SpeedSOS Motorsports | Nemoto Celerox | 239 | Adel Meir (R) | LG | East |
339 | Quan Xing | Anime News Network | East | ||
Clason Enterprises | Inglesby Flashback M-Type | 279 | Archer Harris | South | |
Blake Camphausen Motorsports | Saar Tyrant MS | 466 | Joe Fantozzi (R) | Halo: Reach | East |
Fluffy Penguin Onionburger | JD Predator | 666 | Elmer Farley (R) | whitetrashrepairs.com | North |
999 | Ebenezer Quiggles, Jr. | North | |||
Down Under Motorsports | Cromwell CS | 901 | Troy Adams | South | |
KJS Autosport | Juneau AMX-5 | 994 | Hamilton West (R) | Clark & Sons Brewery | North |
995 | Ross Schuyler | Dyelated Professional Paints | North | ||
996 | Jackson Burwell (R) | Burwell Department Stores | South | ||
997 | Axel Andersson | Investor | South |
- Drivers were exempt from rookie status if they had prior experience in either TM Lights or TM Juniors.
- 2010 TM Junior champions Roderick Motorsports, Ltd. received the use of the #1.
Schedule[edit | edit source]
- The cyan boxes represent a road/street course race.