Preview: Trans Am Presented by Pirelli Western Championship @ Laguna Seca

Trans Am Presented by Pirelli Western Championship @ Laguna Seca

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TRACK FACTS:

• - Opened: 1957
• - Length: 2.238 Miles
• - Layout: 11-Turn Road Course
• - Location: Monterrey, California

FORMER WINNERS IN THE FIELD:

• Kyle Kelley (2025 TA2 West)
• J.C. Meynet (2023 GT West)
• Chris Evans (2022 SGT West)
• Steve Goldman (2021 TA West)
• Tim Lynn (2021 TA2 West)

ENTRY LIST:

TA2 Western Championship:

• - No. 8 – JC Meynet – B-Bar Ranch / Killer Shrimp Chevrolet Camaro
• - No. 17 – Tim Lynn – RoofOptions Ford Mustang
• - No. 28 – Turner Brown – LIYT Hydration / Niagara Water / SLR M1 Chevrolet Camaro
• - No. 31 – Michael LaPaglia – Papini’s Garage / North County Sand Ford Mustang
• - No. 39 – Bob Accardo – Race Mktg / Guthrie’s Garage / Make A Wish Ford Mustang
• - No. 46 – Tim Carroll – CRD MFG Inc. Chevrolet Camaro
• - No. 48 – Graham Jacobson – Skilled-Nation.org / Hertz Chevrolet Camaro
• - No. 80 – Kyle Kelley – UPRacing.com / PK&K Properties Ford Mustang
• - No. 99 – Cole Moore – JM Environmental / JM Racing Ford Mustang

TAC Western Championship:

• - No. 27 – John Moore – JM Environmental / JM Racing Ford Mustang
• - No. 35 – Aaron Young – ProFinish Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro
• - No. 65 – Steve Goldman – Life Is Good Premium Boat Care Chevrolet Camaro
• - No. 67 – Phil Fogg, Jr. – Chris Evans Race Cars Ford Mustang
• - No. 86 – David Kunicki – Kallberg Construction Dodge Challenger
• - No. 92 – Chris Evans – Central Welding Ford Mustang

The first Trans Am Series by Pirelli event held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca was held on August 24, 1969, lasted 226 miles, and was won by Mark Donahue, piloting a Chevrolet Camaro in Over 2 Litre and Peter Gregg driving a Porsche 911 in Under 2 Litre.

This year’s return trip to Monterrey, California marks the 19th year that Trans Am will run at Laguna Seca: 1969-1972, 1978-1982, 2000-2001, 2004, 2019, 2021-Present. In that time the Western Championship has run 11 events, and the Trans Am Series by Pirelli’s 24th and 25th runs at the racetrack.

Among the drivers in the field include Turner Brown, the grandson of Greg Pickett, the 1978 Category II Driver’s Championship in Trans Am, and currently competes in the SPEARS CARS Northwest Tour, with two victories this year.

Points leader Graham Jacobson, who runs full-time in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series in the National division is back in the Western Championship this weekend, as he holds the points lead heading into the Laguna Seca doubleheader.

Kyle Kelley, Michael Lapaglia, and Tim Lynn, all three-time winners in the Trans Am Series by Pirelli’s Western Championship TA2 Class, are in the field for this weekend’s doubleheader, and will look to become the fifth driver to score four or more wins in the division.

POINT STANDINGS:

TA2 Driver’s Championship:

1. Graham Jacobson 193pts
2. Kyle Kelley -7
3. Cole Moore -10
4. Lanie Buice -17
5. Michael LaPaglia -31
6. Tim Lynn -33
7. JC Meynet -37
8. Bob Accardo -37
9. Tim Carroll -38
10. 1John Moore -53

TAC Driver’s Championship:

1. Cole Moore 201pts
2. David Kunicki -5
3. John Moore -10

SGT Driver’s Championship:

1. Patrick Utt 206pts

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

• Practice: Friday, October 2 – 12:05 PM to 12:40 PM PT (3:05 PM to 3:40 PM ET)
• Qualifying: Friday, October 2 – 4:30 PM to 4:55 PM PT (7:30 PM to 7:55 PM ET)
• Race #1: Saturday, October 3 – 12:15 PM PT (3:15 PM ET) (45 Laps or 75 Minutes)
• Practice: Sunday, October 4 – 9:35 AM to 10:00 AM PT (12:35 PM to 1:00 PM ET)
• Race #2: Sunday, October 4 – 12:15 PM PT (3:15 PM ET) (45 Laps or 75 Minutes)