May 1, 2025
- 2009 Trans Am Series champion Tomy Drissi finished third in Sunday’s Trans Am race from Sonoma Raceway
- The podium was Drissi’s second straight at Sonoma, where he also finished second in 2022
- Drissi now ranks fourth in the TA championship heading into this weekend’s race at Laguna Seca, where he carries a three-race podium streak including a win in 2021
Drissi Motorsports team principal and 2009 series champion Tomy Drissi scored his first podium finish of the 2025 Trans Am presented by Pirelli season on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. In the series’ first race in California since 2022, Drissi wheeled the #8 Trench Shoring Company/Motul Chevrolet Camaro to a third place finish in the first of back-to-back races in his home state.
After Drissi posted a top five lap time in practice, qualifying was raised out, leaving those results to set the race grid. As the race progressed, he got to work on fourth place Brent Crews, moving into the spot just after the halfway mark of the race. From there, a frenetic lap that saw a major crash for two other TA competitors in Turn 10 would allow the consistent Drissi to lock into third, and he would hold onto the final podium spot for the rest of the race.
“It feels really good to be back on the podium!” said Drissi. “These first couple races, we were right there for a couple podiums and had some issues. This time, other drivers had the bad luck, and we were able to take advantage. It was great to get back to Sonoma and see all the fans, and to finish it all off with a great result makes it even better.
“Thank you to the Trench Shoring Company, Motul, Franklin Road, Ken Thwaits, Trans Am, and all the fans. It’s great that we get to build on this momentum right away in Laguna Seca with another race. I’m ready to go for another podium!”
The finish was Drissi’s first podium of the season and his second straight at Sonoma, where he finished second in 2022. It allowed him to gain a spot in the TA championship standings, where he now sits fourth. Top five finishes in two of the first three races of the season have him within 10 points of third going into this weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where he took podiums in Trans Am’s three most recent visits in 2019, 2021, and 2022.
Drissi Motorsports’ next race at the Laguna Seca SpeedTour will take place on May 2-4. On Saturday, TA practice will take place at 9:30AM and qualifying will run at 3PM. Sunday’s race will go green at 1:20PM and will feature either 40 laps or 75 minutes of action. Tickets remain available here; as always, live streaming will be available on both Speed Sport 1 and the Trans Am YouTube channel.
To keep up with Tomy Drissi, follow @tomydrissi on Instagram and Facebook, and visit www.tomydrissi.com.
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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:
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Website: https://tomydrissi.com/
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Contact – dan@drissi.com