McKee Back to Where It All Began Last year, Tristan McKee (No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) made his first Trans Am start in a points-paying race at VIRginia International Raceway, scoring a fourth-place finish in his debut. Today, he returns to the track leading the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series point standings, as well as the Young Gun Award and Rookie of the Year points, having won three of the last four races. 15-year-old McKee was born and raised in Williamsburg, Va. before moving to Kannapolis, N.C. to be closer to the Chevrolet Driver Development Program in recent years and considers VIR to be his home track. Although he is focused on winning the TA2 title, McKee has been hitting the racetrack everywhere he can, finishing second to 2023 TA2 champion Brent Crews in his third-career ARCA Menards Series race last Thursday at Bristol Motor Speedway. He also entered last Saturday’s CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car race at South Boston Speedway, finishing seventh. TeamSLR’s Momentum and Roster Grow TeamSLR continues its dominance in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series, coming into this weekend seeking its fifth-straight TA2 class win. In addition to fielding points leader Tristan McKee, TeamSLR and M1 Racecars have a full stable this weekend, with Carson Brown returning to the series in the No. 2 PayCafé/Ebb Logistics/SLR-M1 Toyota Camry that Mike Skeen drove to victory after winning the pole and leading every lap at Road America in June. Like McKee, Brown is also a Virginia native, born and raised in Chesterfield before moving to New London, N.C. The team will also field two drivers making their Trans Am debut: 18-year-old Lanie Bruce will pilot the No. 8 Chevrolet/CUBE 3/Franklin Road/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro. Bruce has been competing full time in the CARS Tour’s LMSC class in addition to making five starts in the ARCA Menards Series this year. Ukrainian Naz Olkhovskyi gets behind the wheel of the No. 48 TeamSLR-M1 Racecars Chevrolet Camaro. Olkhovskyi raced in shifter karts throughout Europe in his teen years before moving to the U.S. in 2008, where he began racing in various SCCA regional class events. Olkhovskyi also earned an engineering degree from UNC Charlotte and a masters in aerodynamics, and has served as an engineer in NASCAR and INDYCAR. Home Race for Silver Hare Racing Silver Hare Racing returns to the track this weekend after a two-race hiatus, and the event will be a homecoming for the team, which is located in nearby High Point, N.C. VIR is also part of the heart of Silver Hare Racing. Team co-owner Laura Hull grew up just 30 miles south of the track in Union Ridge, N.C., and was working as the PR and Marketing Director at VIR when she met Maurice Hull, who was racing sports cars and vintage cars at the track. Introduced through a mutual friend in 2002, the two have been together ever since, and in addition to the team, the two also own Waukegan Farms together, which is located just six miles southeast of VIR in Semora, N.C. Since their last race, Silver Hare tested at both VIR and Barber Motorsports Park in preparation for the next two events with their driver Noah Harmon, who pilots the No. 7 Streetside Classics/Flanagan’s Chevrolet Camaro. Harmon also has recent experience at the track, competing in MX-5 Cup at VIR last month. Odrick Takes Control of Pro/Am Challenge For the first time in his Trans Am career, Jared Odrick (No. 00 Black Underwear/CoolBoxx Chevrolet Camaro) leads the point standings in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pro/Am Challenge. With consistent finishes and two wins under his belt this season, Odrick has shown tremendous improvement and maturity in his sophomore Pro/Am season, converting pressure into results. At the same time, he is also currently leading the SCCA GT2 National standings, with just the Runoffs remaining at the end of the month. The former NFL player also has found success in the past at VIR, as that is the track where Odrick won the SCCA GT2 National Championship in 2023. Cale Phillips Coming Home Pro/Am Challenge contender Cale Phillips (No. 99 Mincey’s Graphics/SNP Inc/ Ford Mustang) heads to his home track this weekend for his seventh start of 2025. A native of nearby Durham, N.C., Phillips got his first race win at VIR in 2015 racing in NASA, scoring several more victories in the series at the track between 2015 and 2021. Ben Maier Returns This weekend will see the return of Ben Maier (No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry) to the TA2 paddock. Maier joins forces with Nitro Motorsports, the team with which he scored his 2024 victory at World Wide Technology Raceway. Maier is taking a week off from his late model racing, as he currently leads the CARS Pro Late Model Tour standings. Maier has made one other TA2 start this season, finishing sixth at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Maier comes into this weekend with past success at VIR, scoring a previous Miata victory at the track. | 
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