Schedule Set For sixtieth Anniversary Trans Am Sequence

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CHARLOTTE — The Trans Am Sequence offered by Pirelli has introduced the schedule for its sixtieth anniversary season in 2026.

Because the longest-running skilled street racing sequence in North America celebrates six a long time of competitors, the Nationwide Championship will go to 10 bucket listing venues throughout the US and Canada, whereas the Western Championship will characteristic a five-race schedule at three iconic tracks.

The 12-race Nationwide Championship calendar features a return to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a two-year absence, together with many competitor and fan-favorite venues from previous seasons.

Two doubleheader occasions are additionally on the schedule at Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen Worldwide, giving followers at these common tracks 4 races in a weekend between the TA/GT courses and the CUBE 3 Structure TA2 Sequence.

The Western Championship will be part of the Nationwide Championship for 2 occasions subsequent season, whereas internet hosting one standalone doubleheader.

The Nationwide Championship will start its season because it has since 2013, on the birthplace of Trans Am, Sebring Worldwide Raceway (February 26-March 1). The season opener might be preceded by a two-day Sebring check (January 21-22).

Sebring is the observe the place the sequence, initially named the Trans-American Sedan Championship, made its debut on March 25, 1966, and the historic venue has hosted 31 Trans Am races over the previous 59 years.

After Sebring, Trans Am will journey to Highway Atlanta (March 12-15). The sequence will then head west to Sonoma Raceway (April 23-26) for a doubleheader occasion with the Western Championship, internet hosting two TA/GT and two CUBE 3 Structure TA2 Sequence races in a single weekend. Subsequent, is a visit to Lime Rock Park for its longstanding custom of racing on Memorial Day Weekend (Could 21-23).

Within the subsequent spherical, the sequence will return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the primary time since 2023 (June 18-21), which can go back-to-back with Highway America the next weekend (June 25-28). The sequence then heads to Watkins Glen Worldwide for a summer time doubleheader (July 16-19).

Groups will head North of the border to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (September 3-6) to take part within the Labour Day Weekend Sprints earlier than the penultimate race of the season might be held at VIRginia Worldwide Raceway (September 17-20). Groups will go to Circuit of The Americas (November 5-8) for a season finale mixture occasion with the Western Championship. The weekend might be capped off with the sequence’ year-end awards gala.

“I’m actually pleased with the standard of tracks that we have now for 2026,” stated Trans Am President Andy Lally. “Trans Am launched their greatest schedule ever in 2025, and to have the ability to enhance upon that by having our Trans Am Sequence class winners kiss the bricks at Indianapolis is simply icing on the cake. That observe is a crown jewel on any sequence’ schedule.

“Moreover, in all of my years in motorsports, it’s robust to recollect a time when racing didn’t get costlier every year. We listened to our groups, who expressed issues about rising journey bills, and we’re experimenting with two doubleheader weekends at nice tracks in an effort to ship the identical quantity of racing, whereas lowering journey prices.”

The 2025 Western Championship schedule kicks off its tenth season of competitors with a doubleheader mixture occasion with the Nationwide Championship at Sonoma Raceway (April 23-26), offering two races every for the CUBE 3 Structure TA2 Sequence and TA/TA Cup/XGT/SGT/GT courses.

Drivers return to motion within the fall for a standalone doubleheader at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (October 2-4). As in seasons previous, the schedule will conclude at Circuit of The Americas (November 5-8) for a championship weekend with the Nationwide Championship. Western opponents might be celebrated on the awards gala that Sunday.