Madison, Ill. (May 10, 2024) – Practice and qualifying have concluded for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. Ben Maier in the No. 80 BOE Marine/Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang earned his first-career Trans Am Pole Award with a blazing-fast time of 58.941, setting a new track record. Maier beat out front-row starter Rafa Matos (No. 60 Concord American Flagpole/Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang) by a mere 0.085-seconds.
“We started the weekend and it was not the greatest,” said Maier. “We were probably a second-and-a-half off. I didn’t come here last year, so I was figuring the track out and got it figured out by qualifying. I’m really happy that happened. We worked on the car all weekend and it was perfect for qualifying and put down a good lap. I watched some starts from last year, and that first turn is crazy when you’re two wide and braking down into that turn, but I think it should be really exciting; I can’t wait to race.”
Qualifying:
1. Ben Maier, No. 80 BOE Marine/Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (58.941)
2. Rafa Matos, No. 60 Concord American Flagpole/Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (59.026)
3. Josh Hurley, No. 20 Greenlight Simulation/BCR Ford Mustang (59.056)
4. Connor Mosack, No. 77 Silver Hare Racing/PRG Chevrolet Camaro (59.216)
5. Adrian Wlostowski, No. 3 CMI/Spot-On-Services Ford Mustang (59.532)
Practice:
1. Thomas Annunziata, No. 90 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (59.251)
2. Josh Hurley, No. 20 Greenlight Simulation/BCR Ford Mustang (59.579)
3. Rafa Matos, No. 60 Concord American Flagpole/Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (59.665)
4. Ben Maier, No. 80 BOE Marine/Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (59.715)
5. Connor Mosack, No. 77 Silver Hare Racing/PRG Chevrolet Camaro (59.784)
Trans Am Series
