LEEDS, Ala. — Practice and qualifying have concluded for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s inaugural race at Barber Motorsports Park.
Chris Dyson drove his No. 16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang to a blazing-fast time of 1:20.674, claiming the pole award for Sunday’s race. Dyson is one of the few competitors to have past experience at the Alabama track, making a 2003 start in Grand-Am Cup and a 2015 start in Pirelli World Challenge.
“Well, it’s great to be back here at Barber Motorsports Park,” said Dyson. “The Trans Am cars around here are just amazing; absolute monsters. The team has raced here before, about 10 years ago, so we had a decent idea of what to expect. We did a lot of work on the simulator. My guys absolutely nailed it on the gear ratios. Thanks to Mike Lanci on the engine, I can’t say enough about the performance of the car. We lost yesterday’s practice session, but I felt like we were pretty well prepared.
“And in first practice today, it was absolutely great. I think we’ve got an awesome racecar. Great to be leading the pack around here. This place is very tight. I’m absolutely thrilled to have the GYM WEED car up front, and we’re looking forward to a great result tomorrow.”
Danny Lowry (No. 42 Bennett/BridgeHaul/Pitboxes.com Mercedes AMG GT3) was the fastest competitor in XGT, while Eric Foss (No. 54 South Dallas Turf Chevrolet Corvette) led the SGT class. Adrian Wlostowski (No. 9 CMI/F.A.S.T./Howe Racing How HR6) was the best in GT for his first-career start in the class. Wlostowski will be pulling double duty tomorrow, racing in both the TA/GT race and the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series event.
The Barber SpeedTour TA/GT race will be contested Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ET. Watch it live on SPEED SPORT 1.
