July 11, 2025
- Tomy Drissi remains third in the Trans Am championship coming into this weekend’s action at Watkins Glen
- In his first two Trans Am starts at the track, Tomy locked up his first series title in 2009 and went from sixth on the grid to win in 2018
- Drissi’s other accomplishments at Watkins Glen include numerous Trans Am podiums and multiple NASCAR and IMSA starts
As the busiest stretch of the 2025 Trans Am by Pirelli season wraps up, 2009 Trans Am champion Tomy Drissi and Drissi Motorsports return to the Finger Lakes region of New York this weekend for the Watkins Glen SpeedTour at Watkins Glen International. Currently sitting third in the championship, Drissi will look to score another podium with the #8 Trench Shoring Company/Motul/Franklin Road Apparel Chevrolet Camaro before the series takes a well-deserved break until the end of August.
More than once this year, Drissi has come out on top of the most exciting battle of a Trans Am race, and the most recent round at Road America two weeks ago was no exception. In the closing laps, he found himself attacking for fourth place while defending fifth from a hard-charging Brandon Jones. He would make the climactic pass for fourth on Turn 5 of the final lap before breaking Jones’ draft on the frontstretch to defend the spot.
Drissi’s first two visits to Watkins Glen as a Trans Am driver were among his finest moments in the series. In 2009, he finished second to lock up his first series championship. He returned to the track in 2018 to take a thrilling victory, carving his way from sixth to first over the course of the day before holding off teammate Lawrence Loshak in a thrilling battle. He also scored the provisional victory in the first race of the 2021 doubleheader before post-race scoring adjustments. All told, Drissi has five Trans Am podiums at the iconic New York circuit, including a third place run last year, and he’s also competed at the track in series like the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
“I have a lot of great memories at Watkins Glen in my career, and I’m hoping to make some more this weekend,” said Drissi. “I’ll never forget being able to celebrate my Trans Am championship here in 2009, my win coming through the field in 2018, or my NASCAR starts here. We’ve been building momentum over the busy summer months, and I can think of no better track for us to visit next than this one to take advantage of it!”
Trans Am action for Tomy Drissi and Drissi Motorsports from Watkins Glen kicks off with a pair of optional test sessions at 8:40AM and 11:30AM on Saturday, followed by practice at 3:45PM. After qualifying bright and early at 8AM on Sunday, the race will kick off at 12:05PM and run for 30 laps or 75 minutes. Live streaming will be available as always on Trans Am social media channels and SPEED SPORT 1.
To keep up with Tomy Drissi, follow @tomydrissi on Instagram and Facebook, and visit www.tomydrissi.com. Following Watkins Glen, Drissi Motorsports returns to action on August 28-31 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
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About Tomy Drissi
Tomy Drissi is an American racing driver, multi-time winning IMSA driver, and 2009 Trans Am champion. His driver experience includes ALMS, Trans Am, and NASCAR. He has won many of the most iconic racing events in the world, from the Petit Le Mans to the Long Beach Grand Prix. Tomy leads Drissi Motorsports, one of Trans Am’s most successful race teams, as owner-driver.
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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomydrissi/
Twitter: @tomydrissi
TikTok: @tomy_drissi
Website: https://tomydrissi.com/
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