Chris Dyson Earns Third Pole of the Season, Sets Track Record at Watkins Glen

August 25, 2024

Ricky Sanders Fastest in XGT, Joshua Carlson Tops SGT, Chris Coffey Best in GT

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 25, 2024) – Practice and qualifying have concluded for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli at the Mission Foods Watkins Glen SpeedTour at Watkins Glen International. Chris Dyson in the No. 16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang set a new track record and captured the Pole Award with a time of 1:42.785. Dyson was also fastest in yesterday’s practice session.   

“The GYM WEED car has been terrific since we got here,” said Dyson. “We tested for two days last week at VIRginia International Raceway, and that kind of got everybody back into the swing of things, especially at a fast circuit. So, to come back up here to Watkins Glen, a New York team coming to a New York track, it's really a thrill and an honor to put the No. 16 car once again on pole here with a new track record. We're really happy here to be celebrating the partnership with GYM WEED and Chestnut Market. You'll be able to buy the pear-pineapple flavor, which our colors match this weekend, at all the Chestnut Markets near you. We're excited; it's going to be a long race, 100 miles. We've got some really good drivers around us, but let's go racing in a few hours.”

The TA/XGT/SGT/GT race will be contested today at 1:15 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast LIVE on MAVTV and streamed live here. The highlights show of the race will air on MAVTV on Thursday, August 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET.

TA Qualifying Top Five:
1. Chris Dyson, No. 16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang (1:42.785)
2. Paul Menard, No. 3 Menards/Masterforce Tools Ford Mustang (1:43.265)
3. Adam Andretti, No. 17 Top Liner/Go Share Chevrolet Camaro (1:43.726)
4. Tomy Drissi, No. 8 Drissi Motorsports/Lucas/Mission Chevrolet Camaro (1:44.483)
5. Boris Said, No. 2 Ultimate Headers/Weaver Racing Dodge Challenger (1:45.108)

XGT Qualifying:
1. Ricky Sanders, No. 43 BridgeHaul/Bennett/PitBoxes.com Mercedes AMG GT3 (1:57.497)
2. Danny Lowry, No. 42 Bennett/BridgeHaul/PitBoxes.com Mercedes AMG GT3 (2:01.383)
3. James Beaton, No. 82 Playtime Hot Rods & Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette (2:01.878)
4. David Hodge, No. 10 Kaizen Autosport Lamborghini Super Trofeo (2:03.164)

SGT Qualifying Top Five:
1. Joshua Carlson, No. 36 Enseva/TC Fab/Diercks Ltd. Ford Mustang (1:55.986)
2. Kaylee Bryson, No. 02 Logical Systems Inc./Sam Pierce Chevrolet Corvette (2:00.746)
3. Don McMillon, No. 51 Salasko Racing Chevrolet Corvette (2:04.120)
4. Milton Grant, No. 55 Sentry Self Storage/Springhill Suites Porsche 991.1 (2:04.366)
5. Jenn Krpata, No. 93 I.B.E.W. Local 25 Chevrolet Camaro (2:04.484)

GT Qualifying Top Five:
1. Chris Coffey, No. 97 Norwood Auto Italia/Traffic Grafix Maserati MC GT4 (2:02.634)
2. Joey DaSilva, No. 67 Ave Motorsports Toyota Supra (2:03.352)
3. Matt Forbush, No. 33 zignyl Toyota Supra (2:04.067)
4. Michael Saia, No. 13 KMC/Rapid Performance Mgmt./Motul Porsche 997.1 GT3 Cup (2:04.254)
5. David Hampton, No. 14 AR Motorsports/Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport (2:04.667)

Full qualifying results can be found here.

TA Practice Top Five:
1. Chris Dyson, No. 16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang (1:43.914)
2. Adam Andretti, No. 17 Top Liner/Go Share Chevrolet Camaro (1:45.917)
3. Tomy Drissi, No. 8 Drissi Motorsports/Lucas/Mission Chevrolet Camaro (1:46.932)
4. Boris Said, No. 2 Ultimate Headers/Weaver Racing Dodge Challenger (1:47.130)
5. Amy Ruman, No. 23 McNichols Co./Valley Automotive Chevrolet Corvette (1:47.765)

XGT Practice:
1. David Hodge, No. 10 Kaizen Autosport Lamborghini Super Trofeo (1:52.180)
2. James Beaton, No. 82 Playtime Hot Rods & Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette (1:53.948)
3. Ricky Sanders, No. 43 BridgeHaul/Bennett/PitBoxes.com Mercedes AMG GT3 (1:54.491)
4. Danny Lowry, No. 42 Bennett/BridgeHaul/PitBoxes.com Mercedes AMG GT3 (1:55.787)

SGT Practice Top Five:
1. Kaylee Bryson, No. 02 Logical Systems Inc./Sam Pierce Chevrolet Corvette (1:55.184)
2. Joshua Carlson, No. 36 Enseva/TC Fab/Diercks Ltd. Ford Mustang (1:56.115)
3. Lee Saunders, No. 84 LandSearch LLC Dodge Viper (1:56.632)
4. Jenn Krpata, No. 93 I.B.E.W. Local 25 Chevrolet Camaro (2:00.461)
5. Don McMillon, No. 51 Salasko Racing Chevrolet Corvette (2:02.130)

GT Practice Top Five:
1. Joey DaSilva, No. 67 Ave Motorsports Toyota Supra (1:57.459)
2. Chris Coffey, No. 97 Norwood Auto Italia/Traffic Grafix Maserati MC GT4 (1:57.565)
3. Matt Forbush, No. 33 zignyl Toyota Supra (1:58.841)
4. Michael Saia, No. 13 KMC/Rapid Performance Mgmt./Motul Porsche 997.1 GT3 Cup (1:59.097)
5. David Hampton, No. 14 AR Motorsports/Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport (1:59.811)

Full practice results can be found here.