After mechanical issues from Road America, Chris Dyson still has eyes on the championship with his family by his side.

"This is old school driving and it's just a blast to drive."

Amy Ruman won at Watkins Glen in 2016 with Trans Am in the SNOW!

Going flag to flag for his third consecutive victory in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli, Francis Jr. in the No. 98 Frameless Shower Doors Ford Mustang padded his championship lead over Chris Dyson, collecting all points available for the weekend.

F3 Americas driver Kent Vaccaro, 17, tried his hand in sports car racing this weekend at The Glen in the TA2 class. He finished his first round racing something with a roof in sixth out of 27 cars.

Mechanical issues plagued several players in the TA field. Amy Ruman parked her cherry red No. 23 McNichols Co. Chevrolet Corvette after two laps.

TA2 powered by AEM drivers put on a show for Watkins Glen International fans as Matos takes fourth win of the season

Matos Takes Back-to-Back TA2 Wins at The Glen

Appling the same strategy he’s utilized multiple times throughout the season, Ernie Francis Jr. parked his No. 98 Frameless Shower Doors Ford Mustang for most of the 15-minute session. Waiting for a gap in traffic, Francis Jr. went flat out, nearly taking pole position on the out lap. On his second lap, Francis edged out veteran driver Boris Said to claim his fourth pole of the season. After clocking a fast time of 1:45.201, the defending TA champion pitted after just three laps. Category

Last season at Watkins Glen, in a race that saw four different leaders, Drissi held off his hard-charging Burtin Racing teammate Lawrence Loshak over the course of the final six laps to take the win in the TA class. Trans Am returns to Watkins Glen Sept. 6-8 for another exciting round of racing.

Trans Am presented by Pirelli visit one of the most iconic tracks in the United States, Watkins Glen International.

Not only fighting against his competitors, Rafa Matos was also fighting off an illness, but the defending champion didn’t let that keep him down as he captured his fourth pole of the 2019 season. Driving the No. 88 3Dimensional Services Group Chevrolet Camaro, Matos was able to eclipse TA2 points leader Marc Miller by seven hundredths of a second with a fast time of 1:51.197-seconds on his third flying lap.

Tom Sheehan discusses the technical mechanics of at Trans Am Series car.

After Chris Dyson experienced brake failure, Ernie Francis Jr. slid into first for his third victory of the season.

Published on Aug 24, 2019 ) Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli pilot Rafa Matos drove like a man on a mission in Saturday morning’s Ryan Companies Muscle Car Challenge at Road America, leading flag to flag to score his third Trans Am by Pirelli TA2 powered by AEM victory of the season.