Brabham continues perfect qualifying record in 2026 at Lime Rock

Matthew Brabham continues to be spot-on perfect in qualifying for the Trans Am by Pirelli TA class in 2026, edging out Paul Menard to secure the pole for Saturday’s Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock Park.

Behind the wheel of the same Chris Dyson Racing No. 16 Gymweed Ford Mustang that he’s driven all season long, Brabham has been a force to be reckoned with, still maintaining a perfect streak of winning every TA event this season from the pole – a mark he’ll look to further extend on Saturday.

With a lap time of 47.920s around the 1.53-mile, 7-turn road course, Brabham was able to out-run his biggest competition, Paul Menard, by nearly two tenths of a second. Menard will once again start from the runner-up position.

Making a return to the Trans Am Series this weekend at Lime Rock, Chris Dyson qualified third place in the No. 20 RACER / Gym Soda Ford Mustang, a second entry for Chris Dyson Racing. David Pintaric was fourth with Tomy Drissi rounding out the top-five.

TA CLASS – QUALIFYING RESULTS:

#16 Matthew Brabham (Gymweed Ford Mustang) (47.920)

#3 Paul Menard (Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Ford Mustang) (48.100)

#20 Chris Dyson (RACER / Gym Soda Ford Mustang) (49.794)

#57 David Pintaric (Birds Eye View Project / Kryde Racing Ford Mustang) (50.768)

#8 Tomy Drissi (Trench Shoring Chevrolet Camaro) (51.089)

Bill Goforth has secured the pole for Saturday’s Trans Am by Pirelli GT1 Challenge at Lime Rock Park, after being the only driver in the class to take a time in Friday’s qualifying session. With a lap time of 53.990 seconds, Goforth will start ahead his son, Brent Goforth, who didn’t get on the racetrack in time to make a lap.

GT1 CHALLENGE – QUALIFYING RESULTS:

#99 Bill Goforth (Big Dog Foundation Piers Chevrolet Corvette) (53.990)

#98 Brent Goforth (Big Dog Foundation Piers Chevrolet Camaro) (No Time)

Chris Coffey continues to be the class of the Trans Am by Pirelli SGT Class, winning the pole for Saturday’s Lime Rock Memorial Day Classic. However, this week, Coffey had to work extra hard to make sure he started out in front of the pack come race time.

With a lap time of 53.023 seconds, Coffey only secured the pole position by a tenth and a half over Jesse Schmidt, who makes his Trans Am SGT Class debut this weekend at Lime Rock Park, and nearly found himself starting from the lead.

Patrick Utt continues to make progress towards challenging Chris Coffey each week, and was much closer on lap time at Lime Rock, securing the third-place starting spot.

SGT CLASS – QUALIFYING RESULTS:

#97 Chris Coffey (TrafficGrafix / NAI Racing / GTE Eng Ferrari 458 Challenge) (53.023)

#91 Jesse Schmidt (Windhund Racing Porsche 991.1 GT3 Cup) (53.166)

#49 Patrick Utt (Race Quip / Driven Racing Oil Chevrolet Camaro) (54.515)

Derric Carter has been unstoppable in the Trans Am Series by Pirelli GT Class in 2026, and that continued into Friday’s qualifying session from Lime Rock Park. Carter, driving his usual No. 24 Ford Mustang GT 500, posted a time of 56.019 seconds to win the pole position by more than a second over Michael Saia, a former winner at Lime Rock Park.

Brion Gluck returned to the series this weekend after skipping a couple of races and will start third in the GT Class.

GT CLASS – QUALIFYING RESULTS:

#24 Derric Carter (PortableHoist.com Ford Mustang GT 500) (56.019)

#13 Michael Saia (KMC / Motul / Rabid Wraps / Rapid Perf Porsche 997.1 GT3 Cup (57.218)

#47 Brion Gluck (Freedom Coffee / Gallant Few / 6XD) (Factory 5 Daytona 65 R) (1:02.250)

Neither Erich Joiner nor Billy Griffin, the two drivers entered in Saturday’s Trans Am by Pirelli XGT Class posted a lap time in qualifying.

The TA/GT1/GT/XGT/SGT Class will be on track for 68 laps (or 75 minutes) on Saturday at 11:40 AM ET. Coverage of the event will be live on RacingAmerica.tv, Racing America 24/7 and @TheTransAmSeries on YouTube. 

Alon Day earns First CUBE 3 TA2 Series pole

Team SLR has been dominant in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series all season long, winning every single event in 2026 from the pole with 19-year-old Chevrolet development driver Helio Meza. However, this week, at least in qualifying, there’s a different driver at the top of the speed charts.

Four-time NASCAR Euro Series Champion Alon Day will be leading the field to green in Saturday’s 68-lap (or 75-minute) CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series event at the 1.53-mile Lime Rock Park, after successfully doing something that nobody else has done in 2026 – outrun Helio Meza.

The driver of the No. 17 JSSI SLR-M1 Racecars Chevrolet Camaro posted a lap time of 51.172 seconds around the 7-turn road course, in comparison to Meza’s 51.218-second time, which earned the native of Isreal his first pole position.

Team SLR swept the top three spots in qualifying for the Lime Rock Memorial Day Classic, with CARS Tour and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series part-timer (and former CUBE 3 TA2 Series winner) Ben Maier starting third in the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro.

Gavin Gleitsman put together an impressive effort in qualifying on Friday and will start a career-best fourth in the No. 51 Exron Capital / ImageFX Chevrolet Camaro.

Connor Mosack, driving the No. 27 Sunoco / Guthrie’s Garage / SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro in place of Lanie Buice (who will forego this weekend’s event at Lime Rock Park after being involved in a hard wreck in a Late Model at Tri-County last Saturday) rounded out the top five.

Gian Buffomante, Adrian Wlostowski, Ethan Tovo, Noah Harmon, and Landen Lewis (making his CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series debut with Kevin Harvick, Inc.) rounded out the top 10 in qualifying.

CUBE 3 TA2 SERIES – QUALIFYING RESULTS:

#17 Alon Day – JSSI / SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro (51.172)

#28 Helio Meza – Alessandros Racing / SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro (51.218)

#8 Ben Maier – Team SLR-M1 (51.607)

#51 Gavin Gleitsman – Exron Capital / ImageFX (51.718)

#27 Connor Mosack – Sunoco / Guthrie’s Garage / SLR-M1 (51.769)

#95 Gian Buffamonte – Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (51.778)

#3 Adrian Wlostowski – CMI/Spot-OnServices/AMTMtrsprts Ford Mustang (51.785)

#10 Ethan Tovo – Dick’s Sporting Goods Toyota Camry (51.851)

#7 Noah Harmon – High Point Rockers / CUBE 3 Chevrolet Camaro (51.883)

#62 Landen Lewis – Kevin Harvick, Inc. Chevrolet Camaro (51.935)

Jared Odrick continues to be a dominant force in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series PRO/AM Class, as he has for much of the season. Driving the No. 00 Black Underwear / Helium Mobile Chevrolet Camaro, Odrick posted the fastest time of the PRO/AM drivers in qualifying on Friday.

With a 52.346-second lap, Odrick was three tenths of a second (and about seven places overall) better than Cale Phillips, who will start second of the PRO/AM drivers. Keith Prociuk, Tom Sheehan, and Preston Peables round out the top-five.

CUBE 3 TA2 SERIES PRO/AM – QUALIFYING RESULTS:

#00 Jared Odrick – Black Underwear / Helium Mobile Chevrolet Camaro (52.346)

#99 Cale Phillips – Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (52.671)

#9 Keith Prociuk – HP Tuners / Cope Race Cars (53.014)

#97 Tom Sheehan – Vizen Cycle Co / LTK / COPE Ford Mustang (53.402)

#72 Preston Peables – NXGen Fitness Chevrolet Camaro (53.891)

The CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series event at Lime Rock Park will take place on Saturday, May 23 at 2:30 PM ET on RacingAmerica.TV, Racing America 24/7, and @TheTransAmSeries on YouTube.