Four CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Vets Place in Top Five in ARCA at DuQuoin

Four CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series veterans finished in the top five of the ARCA Menards Series Audubon Park 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds on Sunday, showing they can get the job done on the dirt as well.

Carson Brown scored the victory in the event, traditionally held on Labor Day weekend on the mile-long dirt track at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. It is Brown's second ARCA Menards Series win of the season, and his first since winning at Phoenix Raceway in March.

Brown, who made five TA2 Series starts in 2025, including a win at VIRginia International Raceway, started on the pole and led 90 of the race's 100 laps. However, a late restart saw Brown lose the lead to Gavan Boschele, forcing him to rally back to the front of the field.

“[The win was] because of all my guys,” Brown said. “The dirt was really dry today until now. Now it’s really muddy on my suit. Just can’t thank these guys enough. There’s been a black cloud over us for the greater part of three months now. Hopefully we can keep this going.”

The win was part of a busy weekend for Brown, which began on Friday evening at Florence Motor Speedway. Brown finished second in the zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car event that evening to Caden Kvapil before heading to Illinois for the ARCA Menards Series event.

Jake Bollman also made the CARS Tour/ARCA Menards Series double. While his CARS Tour event ended early with a 23rd-place finish, Bollman rebounded with a runner-up result on Sunday at DuQuoin.

“I feel like I was way more aggressive tonight than I have been all year,” Bollman said. “It’s time to change, right? Everyone else is going to be aggressive, so I put it in my mind [on Sunday] that I wasn’t going to give an inch. I feel like we had something for [Brown] at one point in the race, but kind of lost it at the end.”

Boschele, who made three CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series starts in 2024, finished fourth after the dramatic final restart. Thomas Annunziata, a four-time race winner in the TA2 Series, rounded out the top five.

The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli and CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series visit VIRginia International Raceway for their next event, scheduled for September 17-20.

-Photo credit: Chris Clark Photography