Menard Smashes Trans Am Track Record for Pole Position at Sebring Opener
Paul Menard secured pole position for the 2025 Trans Am Series season opener at Sebring International Raceway, setting a new qualifying track record of 1m57.629s in his No. 3 Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford Mustang.
Driver with sign at Sebring racetrack
Despite slippery track conditions following the TA2 race, Menard's newly rebuilt car performed exceptionally well. The vehicle sports a fresh livery featuring Pittsburgh Paints and Stains, who joined as partners in January 2025.
Class leaders in other categories include:
- XGT: Paul Tracy (No. 10 Race Cars For You Innovation IRC GT)
- SGT: Joshua Carlson (No. 36 Enseva/Diercks Ltd./TC Fab Ford Mustang)
- GT: Chris Coffey (No. 97 Traffic Grafix/Chill Out Motorsports Maserati MC GT4)
- GT1 Challenge: Jon DeGaynor (No. 04 Speed Dream'n Racing Ford Mustang)
The TA/GT race is scheduled for Sunday at 10:50 a.m. ET, with live streaming available on Trans Am's YouTube channel starting at 10:15 a.m. ET. SPEED SPORT 1 will broadcast the race live from 10:30 a.m. ET, with an encore presentation at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Trans Am qualifying results at Sebring
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