1. Amy Ruman was born on January 30,1974 and is an American racing driver.
14 Facts About Amy Ruman
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Amy Ruman is a two-time champion of the Trans-Am Series, at its top level, "TA," which completed its 50th anniversary season in 2016.
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Amy Ruman is the only female to win the series championship.
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Amy Ruman is the daughter of former Trans-Am Series driver Bob Ruman, who competed in the series during the 1990s and the early 2000s.
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Amy Ruman moved into wheel-to-wheel with the Sports Car Club of America to win the SCCA Northeast Division GT1 championship.
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Amy Ruman's mother Barbara was a competitive Corvette autocross driver for three decades, and both Amy Ruman and her sister Niki competed in racing starting as teenagers.
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Amy Ruman began racing in 1992 at age 18 driving a Corvette in autocross events.
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Amy Ruman graduated to wheel-to-wheel racing in 1995 in SCCA with Spec Racer Ford, eventually scoring a regional championship in 1999.
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Amy Ruman continued to progress to more advanced levels of racing to enter SCCA National Championship Runoffs races with her father's Corvette in the GT-1 class.
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Amy Ruman competed in five of the eight races in 2009 and secured 10th in the points championship.
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Amy Ruman improved to a fifth-place overall the following year after entering six of ten races.
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In 2014 Amy Ruman achieved a victory at the season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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In 2015 Amy Ruman earned her distinction as the first female Trans-Am champion by winning eight of 12 races on the series schedule.
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In 2016, Amy Ruman attained three race wins and multiple podium finishes during the season.