John Atwell Earns First Trans Am Win in Inaugural TA Sprint Race at Sebring

March 1, 2026

SEBRING, Fla. (March 1, 2026) – In the inaugural race for the TA Sprint series, John Atwell scored his first-career Trans Am victory in his No. 02 XRC/DFW Concrete/A&J LabPortal Ford Mustang. Starting fifth, he worked his way through the field and took over the lead on lap three. He remained in control for the remainder of the 50-mile sprint, crossing the finish line first. Bruce Raymond (No. 54 BruCat Properties Ford Mustang) finished second, and James Libecco (No. 89 Allied Dermatology/Gunn Dermatology Chevrolet Camaro) rounded out the first-ever TA Sprint podium.

“I think this is a great format,” said Atwell. “I've done TA2 for years, but I just think TA Sprint is a great format for people who are not quite ready to do TA2. The thing is, there's a lot of cars out there, and it's a fun thing to do. I just did it because I wanted to support the series. We actually brought two other cars with us, my teammates Paul [Ruth] and Rob [Kacprowicz]. Everything went great, they all got personal bests of what they've done here before. I think everybody who has an old car should bring it out.”

TA Sprint Results:
1. John Atwell, No. 02 XRC/DFW Concrete/A&J LabPortal Ford Mustang
2. Bruce Raymond, No. 54 BruCat Properties Ford Mustang
3. James Libecco, No. 89 Allied Dermatology/Gunn Dermatology Chevrolet Camaro
4. Rob Kacprowicz, No. 27 5x5 Brewing Ford Mustang
5. Alan Davison, No. 16 FPEC Ford Mustang
6. Rene Molina, No. 8 5x5 Brewery/Mission, Texas Chevrolet Camaro
7. Paul Ruth, No. 11 Paul Ruth Realtor Chevrolet Camaro

Full provisional race results can be found here.