Tristan McKee Captures Second-Career CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pole at VIR
September 19, 2025
Jared Odrick Fastest in Pro/Am Challenge, Eighth Fastest Overall
ALTON, Va. (September 19, 2025) - Practice and qualifying have concluded for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series race at VIRginia International Raceway. Tristan McKee in the No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet claimed his second-career pole award with a best time of 1:49.079.
“It's been a really good weekend so far,” said McKee after qualifying. “We've had really good speed. My lap was a little bit messy, but we came out on top by not much over Carson [Brown], my teammate. Overall, the TeamSLR and M1 guys brought really fast Chevys. We were all there close to the top five. It really showed the hard work we've been putting in. Some of the track was a little bit shaded, so it was hard to see some of the corners and I messed up a little bit, but not bad. Thanks to Gainbridge, Chevy, Spire, HendrickCars.com and to Josh Wise, Scott Speed, Lorin Ranier for all the help in preparing for this race.”
Jared Odrick (No. 00 Black Underwear/CoolBoxx Chevrolet Camaro) was the fastest of the Pro/Am Challenge contenders, qualifying eighth overall with a time of 1:50.712.
The race will be contested tomorrow at 12:35 p.m. ET. It will be streamed LIVE on Trans Am’s YouTube channel, @TheTransAmSeries, and broadcast LIVE on SPEED SPORT 1, with coverage beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET. An encore presentation will air on SPEED SPORT 1 tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. ET. For more information on where you can watch SPEED SPORT 1, click here.
Qualifying Top Five:
1. Tristan McKee, No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro (1:49.079)
2. Carson Brown, No. 8 PayCafe/Ebb Logistics/SLR0M1 Chevrolet Camaro (1:49.160)
3. Ben Maier, No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:49.426)
4. Noah Harmon, No. 7 Streetside Classics/Flanagan’s Chevrolet Camaro (1:49.968)
5. Sam Corry, No. 70 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:50.322)
Fastest in Pro/Am Challenge:
Jared Odrick, No. 00 Black Underwear/CoolBoxx Chevrolet Camaro (1:50.712)
Full qualifying results can be found here.
Practice Top Five:
1. Julian DaCosta, No. 30 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:49.896)
2. Sam Corry, No. 70 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:50.285)
3. Tristan McKee, No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro (1:50.370)
4. Carson Brown, No. 8 PayCafe/Ebb Logistics/SLR0M1 Chevrolet Camaro (1:50.528)
5. Adrian Wlostowski, No. 3 CMI/Spot-On Services/AMT Motorsports Ford Mustang (1:51.026)
Fastest in Pro/Am Challenge:
1. Keith Prociuk, No. 9 HP Tuners/Cope Race Cars Ford Mustang (1:51.519)
Full practice results can be found here.
