March 20, 2025
- Tomy Drissi and Drissi Motorsports return to Trans Am action this weekend at Sonoma Raceway
- The California native has a long history of success in his home state, from his first career Trans Am win at Long Beach in 2000 to a podium here at Sonoma three years ago
- Drissi enters the Sonoma SpeedTour ranked fifth in the TA championship through two rounds of the season
Tomy Drissi and Drissi Motorsports return to Trans Am presented by Pirelli action this weekend at Sonoma Raceway for the Sonoma SpeedTour, the third round of the 2025 Trans Am National Championship. Drissi, the 2009 Trans Am champion, and his #8 Trench Shoring Company/Motul/Franklin Road Apparel Chevrolet Camaro are poised to return to action in his home state of California for the first time since the 2022 season.
Drissi has a long and successful history behind the wheel at Sonoma Raceway. Three years ago, he finished second in the track’s most recent National Championship race; it was his fourth podium in a row that season, a run that propelled him to a second place finish in the championship. The track has also played host to all but one of Drissi’s career NASCAR Cup Series starts, including his career-best finish in the series in 2018.
That record should bode well for the Drissi Motorsports squad as the series prepares for back-to-back events in California over the next two weeks. Right now, Drissi sits fifth in TA points after a high-attrition start to the season has kept most of the field tightly packed. With a pair of home state events at Sonoma and Laguna Seca coming up and a proven record at both tracks, he looks to seize the opportunity to convert that experience into valuable championship points and gain ground on the lead.
“I’m thrilled that Trans Am is back in California this season,” said Drissi. “It’s always special to be able to compete in your home state, and from my first Trans Am win at Long Beach in 2000 to a podium in our last visit to Sonoma three years ago, I’ve had great results whenever I’ve raced closer to home. Sonoma is an amazing track that I’ve enjoyed racing at in everything from Trans Am to stock cars, and I’m looking forward to meeting all the great fans! This weekend is a great opportunity for us to run up front, and we plan on making the most of it.”
VIDEO: Trans Am visited Tomy in Los Angeles to talk about his passion for racing and the movie business in Hollywood. Click here to watch on the Trans Am YouTube!
Action for the TA class kicks off on Friday with a pair of optional test sessions at 9:40AM and 3PM. On Saturday, practice and qualifying will take place at 9:25AM and 3:40PM respectively, while Sunday’s race of 40 laps or 75 minutes will go green at 10:35AM. Tickets remain available here, while live streaming will be available on both Speed Sport 1 and the Trans Am YouTube channel and live timing can be found at gotransam.com.
To keep up with Tomy Drissi, follow @tomydrissi on Instagram and Facebook, and visit www.tomydrissi.com. Following Sonoma, Drissi Motorsports returns to action on May 2-4 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
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About Tomy Drissi
Tomy Drissi is an American racing driver, multi-winner IMSA driver, and Trans Am champion. His driver experience includes ALMS, Trans-Am, and NASCAR.
Born December 9th in Hollywood, California, Tomy also owns a motion picture creative advertising agency. Drissi’s first racing experience in motorsports was street racing on Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills.
Tomy’s professional racing career highlights include:
- 1999 Trans-Am Rookie of the Year
- 2000 Trans-Am BBS Most Improved Driver
- 2000 Long Beach Grand Prix Champion
- 2000 Trans-Am Crew of the year
- 2009 Trans-Am Champion
- 2010 ALMS (one-off race) Prototype LMP1 3rd. at Mild Ohio
- 2011 Drissi teamed up with Kyle Marcelli for a return to the American Le Mans LMPC division.
He scored a 2nd at Long Beach, 3rd at Lime Rock, 1st at Mild Ohio, 1st at Inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix and 2nd at Road Atlanta- 10 hour Petit Le Mans - 2012 Drissi teamed with Bruno Junqiera for finishing 2nd at Laguna Seca, a win at Mosport
(Canadian Tire Motorsports Park), 2nd at Baltimore and 2nd at the season finale, 10 hour Petit Lemans. - 2013 NASCAR CUP/Nationwide. Best result at Mid Ohio starting 38th and finishing 19th
- 2014 IMSA LMPC Rolex 24 at Daytona 3rd
- 2014 NASCAR CUP/Nationwide. Finished 19th at The Glen
- 2015 IMSA Series, 2nd Place Rolex 24 at Daytona
- 2016 IMSA WeatherTech Series, 2nd Place Rolex 24 at Daytona
- 2017 Three wins in the Trans Am Series
- 2017 IMSA WeatherTech Series. 1st Place Motul 10 hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta
- 2018 Trans Am Series West Champion
- 2018 Part Time National Championship TA Season Win at Walkins Glen
- 2019 Part Time National Championship TA Season Trans Am Series, 5 podiums, 7 top fives
- 2020 National Championship Trans Am Season 1 win, 6 podiums, 7 top fives
- Career: 19 wins, 64 podiums, 88 top fives and 12 poles
Tomy is married to Lacy Livingston Drissi, with two beautiful children, Elin and Jagger.
Follow Tomy Drissi on Social Media:
Instagram: @tomydrissi
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Twitter: @tomydrissi
TikTok: @tomy_drissi
Website: https://tomydrissi.com/
For media inquiries and booking opportunities:
Contact – dan@drissi.com