Tributes
- The Trans Am Series is a regular group at historic automobile racing events, particularly the 1966-72 years. The Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California features 1980s Trans Am Series cars racing alongside its IMSA GT group. In 2010, the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California tributed the 2000cc group.
- A few teams in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the series itself being reminiscent of the old Trans Am Series, have painted their vehicles to resemble the old Trans Am cars. Multimatic Motorsports has painted their Ford Mustangs to resemble those of Parnelli Jones and George Follmer. Matt Bell currently drives a modern version of the Sunoco sponsored Chevrolet Camaro.
- The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was named after the series. According to SCCA archives, that brand has taken 7 wins in the 42-year-old series' 450+ events. The last win by a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was in 1984.
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