Crews sets new TA track record in pole run at Laguna Seca

Brent Crews in the No. 2 Weaver Concepts/Mobil 1 Dodge Challenger won the pole for tomorrow’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli National and Western Championship race at the Mission Foods Laguna Seca SpeedTour at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a new track record of 1m21.810s. This is Crews’ second pole of the season, after setting the fastest time in round two at Road Atlanta.

“I can’t thank Poncho and his guys enough for getting me here,” said Crews. “The No. 2 car was really good in qualifying. I ran some really good laps, and then Chris went faster than us about midway through the session there. We came in and dropped some air pressure and I made a little bit of adjustment in the car and went out there and ran one more lap, and it was good enough to get the pole. I just can’t thank my guys enough for making this long trip to California and bringing me a hot rod.”

Cole Moore in the TA Cup class was the fastest Western Championship qualifier, laying down a lap time of 1m25.233s in his No. 99 Moore Motorsport/JM Environmental Ford Mustang.

“I think I found some good lines in the TA2 race, and I was just feeling it,” said Moore after qualifying. “I got some open track and found some sick lines and just dropped the hammer, dude. These things are so fast. Thanks to Chris Evans, my dad and everyone. I’m just having so much fun.”

Xuanqian Wang (No. 22 AURALIC North America Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO) was quickest in XGT. Joshua Carlson (No. 36 Enseva/Diercks Ltd./TC Fab Ford Mustang) topped the SGT class for the National Championship, while JD Koos (No. 12 Nicole Douglas Design Porsche GT3 Cup 991.1) was fastest in the class in the Western Championship. Chris Coffey (No. 97 Traffic Grafix/Chill Out Motorsports Maserati MC GT4) was fastest in the GT class.

The TA/GT race will be contested Sunday at 4:20 p.m. ET. It will be streamed live on Trans Am’s YouTube channel and broadcast live on SPEED SPORT 1 with coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. An encore presentation will air on SPEED SPORT 1 at 9:30 p.m. ET. For more information on where you can watch SPEED SPORT 1, click here.

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