Trans Am storylines ahead of CTMP

TRANS AM SERIES PRESENTED BY PIRELLI AT CTMP

TRACK FACTS:

-Opened: 1961
-Length: 2.459 Miles (3.957 Kilometers)
-Layout: 10-turn road course
-Location: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

BROADCAST:

-RacingAmerica.TV
-Racing America 24/7 Channel
-@TheTransAmSeries on YouTube

FORMER CTMP WINNERS IN THE FIELD:

-Paul Menard (2025, 2024 TA)
-Roberto Sabato (2025 TA2 PRO AM)

STORYLINES

OH, CANADA!

The Trans Am Series by Pirelli will celebrate Labor Day Weekend with a trip to the north, invading Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP) in Bowmanville, Ontario, located north of Toronto. Unlike traditional Trans Am weekends, the TA and CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series will be racing together as part of a Saturday afternoon special, which will mark the 33rd Trans Am event at Mosport. The 2.459-mile road course will play host to several divisions this weekend, including the NASCAR Canada Series.

JARED ODRICK RUNNING LABOR DAY DOUBLE

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series PRO-AM Division championship contender Jared Odrick has spent his off weekends from the Trans Am Series by Pirelli having some north-of-the-border fun, competing in the road and street course events in the NASCAR Canada Series. The Lancaster, Pennsylvania native will round out his four-race stint in the Canadian stock car series looking to improve upon a career-best 14th-place finish on the Streets of Markham with Sunday’s WeatherTech 200, which he’ll compete in the day after running the Trans Am event on Saturday afternoon.

COLE MOORE LEVELING UP IN CANADA

Cole Moore is taking a major step forward this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP), jumping into the TA Class for the first time. The Granite Bay, California native will partner with Drissi Motorsports to drive the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro. Moore, along with his father, John, are long-time competitors in the Trans Am Western Championship, but this year, Cole decided to come over and run the national series, where he won the inaugural TA Cup Championship. It’ll be an interesting weekend for the 29-year-old, who has never turned a lap in this high-horsepower type of vehicle, or around Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES EVERYWHERE

There are multiple exciting title battles happening in the Trans Am Series by Pirelli now, and this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, in a very unique fashion, they’ll all be playing out on the racetrack at the same exact time. In the TA Class, Matthew Brabham is pulling away from Paul Menard, extending his lead to 50 points, but with three races left, the Chris Dyson Racing driver’s fortunes could change very quickly.

In the CUBE 3 TA2 Series, Team SLR teammates Alon Day and Helio Meza are dueling it out for this season’s championship. Meza has seemed to have a one-up on his teammate from a pure pace standpoint, but a couple of instances of bad luck have launched the Ashdod, Israel-native ahead in the standings with three races left. Plus, the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series also has a PRO-AM Championship battle, with Nitro Motorsports driver Cale Phillips taking the slow, steady, and consistent approach to take the points lead over Jared Odrick, who has had a topsy-turvy year thus far. Heading into Mosport, Phillips leads Odrick by 23 points.

And don’t look now, but there’s a championship battle brewing in the SGT Class, too. Chris Coffey is currently leading the standings by 146 points over Patrick Utt, but won’t be in attendance this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, giving Utt (No. 49 RaceQuip / Driven Racing Oil Ford Mustang) a real shot at gaining a chunk of points heading into the final two events of the year at VIRginia International Raceway and Circuit of The Americas.

NEW NUMBER, SAME PAUL MENARD

Paul Menard won’t be carrying the No. 3 on his Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Ford Mustang this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, instead slapping the No. 31 on his entry, since both the Trans Am Series by Pirelli and CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series are running at the same time, and Adrian Wlostowski is well-known for his usage of that number on the TA2 circuit. Don’t take that as a chance to lose sight of Menard, who has won the last two TA Class events at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, and could really use a win as he tries to pursue another championship in the Trans Am Series by Pirelli.

SILVER HARE BRINGING CONFIDENCE TO CANADA

The only thing that Silver Hare Racing is going to be declaring coming across the United States-Canada border is confidence. While the organization is still looking for its first CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series victory of the season, both of the team’s full-time drivers are coming off an incredible off weekend, where they both captured victories in different disciplines. Noah Harmon collected his second win of the year in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Series on Sunday, in a photo finish. Meanwhile, on the West Coast, Tanner Reif went to Victory Lane multiple times in a Legends Car, at multiple different racetracks. Even the team’s part-time driver, Max Reaves (who will return next time out at VIR) won an ARCA Menards Series event at The Springfield Dirt Mile. Could Harmon or Reif break the drought for Silver Hare Racing, and put someone back in Victory Lane who isn’t Team SLR?

POINT STANDINGS:

TA Driver’s Championship:

1. Matthew Brabham 938 pts
2. Paul Menard (-50)
3. Tomy Drissi (-142)
4. David Pintaric (-157)
5. Chris Dyson (-563)

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Driver’s Championship:

1. Alon Day 861 pts
2. Helio Meza (-41)
3. Ethan Tovo (-171)
4. Adrian Wlostowski (-201)
5. Noah Harmon (-234)
6. Jackson Tovo (-299)
7. Eric Cayton (-301)
8. Jace Denmark (-321)
9. Lanie Buice (-325)
10. Gian Buffomante (-330)

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series PRO-AM Division Driver’s Championship:

1. Cale Phillips 840 pts
2. Jared Odrick (-23)
3. Doug Winston (-148)
4. Matt Gray (-166)
5. Christina Lam (-175)

TA Sprint Driver’s Championship:

1. John Atwell 311 pts
2. Bruce Raymond (-31)
3. Rob Kacprowicz (-55)
4. Jim Gallaugher (-134)
5. Jim Guthrie (-134)

TA Cup Driver’s Championship (FINAL STANDINGS):

1. Cole Moore 604 pts
2. Jim Guthrie (-29)
3. Ken Thwaits (-64)
4. Phil Fogg, Jr. (-216)
5. Ken Sutherland (-415)

GT1 Challenge Driver’s Championship:

1. Brent Goforth (304 pts)
2. Jordan Bupp (-98)
3. Bill Goforth (-108)
4. Colin Comer (-201)
5. Axel Rivera (-206)

XGT Driver’s Championship:

1. Billy Griffin (206 pts)
2. Erich Joiner (-103pts)

SGT Driver’s Championship:

1. Chris Coffey (808 pts)
2. Patrick Utt (-146)
3. Milton Grant (-349)
4. Zach Arnold (-392)
5. Tim Gray (-554)

GT Driver’s Championship:

1. Derric Carter (593pts)
2. Michael Saia (-289)
3. Brion Gluck (-402)
4. Adrian Wlostowski (-490)
5. Matthew Butson (-500)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

-Testing Session (TA/GT Classes): Thursday, September 3 – 12:50 PM to 1:20 PM
-Testing Session (CUBE 3 TA2): Thursday, September 3 – 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
-Practice (All Classes): Friday, September 4 – 11:40 AM to 12:20 PM
-Qualifying (All Classes): Friday, September 4 – 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
-Race: Saturday, September 5 – 2:15 PM (41 Laps or 75 Minutes)