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Derhaag Motorsports  Profile                                      

Based in Shakopee, Minnesota, Derhaag Motorsports began competing in late model stock car racing in 1972 on short tracks across the Midwest. In 1981, the team made its first appearance in the Trans-Am Series and has been a full-time competitor with the series since 1983. The team, known for reliability, boasts one of the highest finishing records in Trans-Am.

Owner Jim Derhaag, successful as a Trans-Am driver before transitioning to owner/crew chief, set Trans-Am records for most top ten finishes, consecutive starts, total starts and laps completed - many of which still stand today. 
  
Derhaag Motorsports fields a two-car team, with driver alumni include Dorsey Schroeder, Chris Neville, Darin Brassfield, Kenny Wilden, Tony Ave, Simon Gregg, Steve Pelke, Tim McAdam, Randy Ruhlman, Derek Bell, Doug Harrington, Peter Morhauser, SCCA National RunOff's 2009 Champion, Bill Gray, and 2001 Rookie-of-the-Year Justin Bell.		 Jim Derhaag
 
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 2010 ZR1 Corvette Derhaag Body 
The team’s 10,000 square foot facility features a full fabrication and chassis shop alongside the race preparation area. The space allows the team's custom 51’ High Tech Trailer to be parked indoors, creating easy access to spare parts stored on-board. 

In addition to the racing team, the company has long been an approved bodywork manufacturer for the Trans-Am, Grand-Am and GT-1 series. Derhaag currently produces the "new-style" Corvette and 
Mustang, along with the majority of the Camaro bodywork seen in the Trans-Am series; plus components for Weismann and Hewland racing transmissions. The team is also SCCA Club Racing’s designated manufacturer of Spec Racer bodywork.

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In 2000, Derhaag’s trademark #40 won the Laguna Seca round of the series and followed that up with two series wins in 2001.   RunOffs 2009 carsSCCA RunOff's 2009

Prior to the 2001 season, Derhaag Motorsports developed the “new style” bodywork for the Corvette and Mustang and announced they would build their own chassis. They raced this chassis in 2001 as well as making it available for outside sales to other Trans-Am competitors. whiteCamaro

prototype At the end of 2005, after the Trans-Am series was dropped Derhaag Motorsports ran a Daytona Prototype in Grand Am for 2006.
In 2007, Jim went back to his roots with SCCA, running Simon Gregg in GT-1.  At the same time, working on a plan to 'bring back' Trans-Am.  By 2008, Jim Julo and Jim developed the plan to rebuild the Trans-Am series.  Trans-Am was relaunched in 2009 and for 3 seasons managed by SCCA.

During the 2011 season, Jim formed an alliance with the former Trans-Am VP, John Clagett, Tony Ave, and other Trans-Am lovers.  They founded the new Trans-Am Race Company. See our Trans-Am Series section for more information! TransAm59car2011

2010 ZR1  CORVETTE  BODY UPDATED

In 2010 the Derhaag Corvette body  was updated to feature the NEW ZR1 body style. Contact Jim Derhaag for details and pricing. jderhaag@aol.com 2010NewVette

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