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Teen Tristan McKee Scores First Trans Am Win

by Mike
Teen Tristan McKee Scores First Trans Am Win
  • 14-Year-Old Rookie Leads Every Lap at Mid-Ohio To Become Second-Youngest Winner in TA2 History
  • Electrical Gremlin Foils Barry Boes’ Bid
  • Contact Ends Day for First-Time TA2 Polesitter Corey Day
  • M1 Racecars’ Jared Odrick Wins Pro-Am Class

In just his eighth career TA2 start, 14-year-old McKee became the second-youngest winner in series history at 14 years, 10 months and 19 days. Only Brent Crews, who won the June 2022 race at Road America at the age of 14 years, three months and four days, was younger.

McKee qualified second and went on to lead all 42 laps of the 75-minute race, beating three-time TA2 champion Rafa Matos across the finish line by a margin of 2.088 seconds. It was McKee’s fourth consecutive podium result and extended his lead atop the TA2 driver championship at the halfway point of the season.

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Matthew Brabham Leads 1-2 Finish for CD Racing at Mid-Ohio on Rob Dyson’s Birthday

by Mike
Matthew Brabham Leads 1-2 Finish for CD Racing at Mid-Ohio on Rob Dyson’s Birthday
  • Bryson Earns First XGT Victory, Carey Grant Wins in SGT, Coffey Takes Fourth GT Win of 2025, DeGaynor Tops GT1 Challenge

LEXINGTON, Ohio, (June 21, 2025) ― In a stunning display of dominance, Matthew Brabham was the class of the field in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s TA/GT event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading a 1-2 finish for CD Racing. Brabham (No. 21 GYM WEED Ford Mustang) consistently maintained commanding gaps over second place while exciting battles waged on behind him. Ultimately, he took the checkered flag in front of team owner Chris Dyson (No. 16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang), and the two celebrated the birthday of Dyson family patriarch Rob Dyson on the top-two steps of the podium. Paul Menard (No. 3 Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford Mustang) claimed the final podium spot after fighting his way back from two off-track excursions and engaging in fierce battles along the way.

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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Return to Watkins Glen Leading all IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GT Daytona (GTD) Championships

by Mike
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Teams Return to Watkins Glen Leading all IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GT Daytona (GTD) Championships

WATKINS GLEN, New York – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series bring the momentum of recent race wins, podium finishes, and across-the-board GT Daytona (GTD) championship leads to Watkins Glen International this weekend for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, June 20 – 22. Three Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries from Winward Racing, Korthoff Competition Motors and Lone Star Racing compete in Sunday’s featured Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen WeatherTech Championship race while the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 carries the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing flag in Saturday’s two-hour Pilot Challenge race.

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Powers and Fisher Dominate on Nolato Night; Rookie Wheatley Duels to 1st Street Stock Trophy Dash

by Lou Modestino
Powers and Fisher Dominate on Nolato Night; Rookie Wheatley Duels to 1st Street Stock Trophy Dash

Barre, VT – Even with a bleak, at best, forecast hovering over Quarry Hill on Thursday, one-hundred cars flowed into the Thunder Road pit area for Nolato Vermont Night. Highlighted by the return of the Myers Container Service Triple Crown, the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers started off the night’s action.

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Fueled by Virtual Energy, Magnus Racing Returns to Watkins Glen

by Mike
Fueled by Virtual Energy, Magnus Racing Returns to Watkins Glen

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (June 20, 2025) – Following a pause from competition after January’s 63rd running of The Rolex 24 at Daytona, Magnus Racing is proud to announce their return to competition during this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen. Long held as a sentimental favorite for Team Owner John Potter, this weekend holds special significance thanks to the launching of the team’s newest partner, Virtual Energy.

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Nolato Vermont Night Kicks Off 9th Annual Myers Container Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series At Thunder Road

by Lou Modestino
The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers headline Nolato Vermont Night at Thunder Road this Thursday as they start off the 9th annual Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series with 75 laps of heart-pounding action on the Barre highbanks! (Alan Ward photo)

Barre, VT – With the support of Nolato Vermont, with facilities located in Royalton and Bethel, Thunder Road International Speedbowl is back in action this Thursday, June 19 headlined by the starting round in the 9th annual Myers Container Service Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series! The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers will headline Nolato Vermont night coming off of four already spectacular events, Thursday’s extra-distance showdown is expected to be just as exciting!

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Flying Lizard Motorsports Aims to Keep Championship Charge Alive at Watkins Glen

by Mike
Flying Lizard Motorsports Aims to Keep Championship Charge Alive at Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., (June 18, 2025) – With the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season at its midpoint, Flying Lizard Motorsports arrives at Watkins Glen International ready to keep the momentum rolling after a dominant showing last month at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The Sonoma-based team, which earned a win and two additional podium finishes in Monterey, returns to the 3.4-mile circuit in New York’s Finger Lakes region for Rounds 5 and 6 of the 2025 championship with its two-car Pro/Am entry hungry for more hardware.

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TeamSLR Points Leaders Tackle Mid-Ohio

by Mike
TeamSLR Points Leaders Tackle Mid-Ohio
  • 14-Year-Old Tristan McKee Atop TA2 National Standings, Barry Boes Paces Pro-Am Class
  • Hendrick Motorsports Driver Corey Day Back for Third Outing of 2025
  • Jared Odrick, Second in Pro-Am, Adds Punch to M1 Racecars Lineup

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (June 18, 2025) – The midpoint of the 2025 Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series season arrives this weekend, appropriately enough, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington with TeamSLR drivers Tristan McKee and Barry Boes looking to build on the points leads they hold in their respective classes. They’ll welcome the return of part-time teammate Corey Day, the Hendrick Motorsports driver who will make his third start of the season in Sunday’s 45-lap, 75-minute race around the scenic 2.258-mile, 13-turn road circuit situated between Columbus and Cleveland. (more…)

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Wright Motorsports Sports F1 Film Livery at Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen

by Mike
Wright Motorsports Sports F1 Film Livery at Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 18, 2025) – After a month-long break for the GTD class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Wright Motorsports is back in action this weekend at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen. Drivers Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, and Tom Sargent will reunite behind the wheel of the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R.

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