Kaylee Bryson Fastest in SGT, Chris Coffey Quickest in GT
AVONDALE, La. (April 12, 2024) – Practice and qualifying have concluded for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli at NOLA Motorsports Park. Paul Menard in the No. 3 Menards/Master Force Tools Ford Mustang claimed his first pole of 2024 with a time of 1:33.951. This was Menard’s first pole since 2022 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. Menard currently leads the TA class point standings.
“This is my first time to this track and first time to New Orleans; I’ve always been curious about the city and everybody’s been so nice,” said Menard. “It’s such a great city. I wish we had more time to actually go out and explore a little bit. The racetrack is fun. It’s really flat. They did a really nice job with the layout. The layout of the racetrack has got a little bit of everything. There’s a high speed drag strip, the esses are really fast. It’s got a couple of hairpins that are really slow; it’s very technical.”
TA Qualifying Top Five:
1. Paul Menard, No. 3 Menards/Master Force Tools Ford Mustang (1:33.951)
2. Chris Dyson, No. 16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang (1:34.735)
3. Adam Andretti, No. 17 Top Liner/Go Share Chevrolet Camaro (1:35.728)
4. Tomy Drissi, No. 8 Franklin Road Apparel Chevrolet Camaro (1:37.634)
5. Amy Ruman, No. 23 McNichols Co. Chevrolet Corvette (1:38.484)
SGT Qualifying:
1. Kaylee Bryson, No. 02 Logical Systems Inc./Sam Pierce Chevrolet Corvette (1:42.687)
2. Joshua Carlson, No. 36 Enseva/TC Fab/Diercks Ltd. Ford Mustang (1:44.643)
3. Don McMillon, No. 51 Salasko Racing Chevrolet Corvette (1:49.392)
4. Milton Grant, No. 55 Sentry Self Storage/Springhill Suites Porsche 991.1 (1:49.454)
GT Qualifying:
1. Chris Coffey, No. 97 Norwood Auto Italia/Traffic Grafix Maserati MC GT4 (1:45.968)
2. Colin Cohen, No. 38 Norwood Auto Italia/Traffic Grafix Maserati MC GT4 (1:51.097)
TA Practice Top Five:
1. Paul Menard, No. 3 Menards/Master Force Tools Ford Mustang (1:35.309)
2. Chris Dyson, No. 16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang (1:35.314)
3. Adam Andretti, No. 17 Top Liner/Go Share Chevrolet Camaro (1:37.160)
4. Tomy Drissi, No. 8 Franklin Road Apparel Chevrolet Camaro (1:37.812)
5. Amy Ruman, No. 23 McNichols Co. Chevrolet Corvette (1:38.180)
SGT Practice:
1. Kaylee Bryson, No. 02 Logical Systems Inc./Sam Pierce Chevrolet Corvette (1:42.961)
2. Joshua Carlson, No. 36 Enseva/TC Fab/Diercks Ltd. Ford Mustang (1:46.366)
3. Milton Grant, No. 55 Sentry Self Storage/Springhill Suites Porsche 991.1 (1:50.391)
4. Don McMillon, No. 51 Salasko Racing Chevrolet Corvette (1:52.469)
GT Practice:
1. Chris Coffey, No. 97 Norwood Auto Italia/Traffic Grafix Maserati MC GT4 (1:47.015)
2. Colin Cohen, No. 38 Norwood Auto Italia/Traffic Grafix Maserati MC GT4 (1:50.391)
The TA/XGT/SGT/GT race will be contested tomorrow at 1:10 p.m. CT. The race will be broadcast LIVE on MAVTV and streamed live here. The highlights show of the race will air on MAVTV on Thursday, April 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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