Steve Goldman Wins TA, David Hampton Wins GT
SONOMA, Calif. (April 20, 2024) – With a record turnout of competitors this weekend at the Sonoma SpeedTour, Race 1 for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s Western Championship at Sonoma Raceway was a wild one, starting out with a multi-car incident on lap one and ending with a timed finish. Michelle Nagai in the No. 72 Nagai Racing/Berkeley Jet Drive Chevrolet Camaro survived the attrition in her class to lead XGT before making a mid-race pass to ultimately win the race overall. Tim Barber in the No. 33 DIG Motorsports Ford Mustang dominated a huge field in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series, leading every lap in the class and the first 20 circuits overall, with both he and Nagai earning their second victories of 2024.
Notes of Interest
- Michelle Nagai won her second XGT race of the season, winning in Race 1 of the season opener at Thunderhill Raceway Park.
- This was Tim Barber’s second victory of 2024. He also won Race 1 at Thunderhill. This is only Barber’s second event weekend back in action since 2005, when he raced in Trans Am’s GTA class.
- David Hampton has won every GT race so far this season, earning his third victory today on his birthday.
- Steve Goldman also earned his second win of 2024 in the TA class.
- The race results today were identical to those in Race 1 at Thunderhill.
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