As a teenager, Troy Ermish remembers watching the Trans Am Series on television and thinking it was the coolest racing series in the world. “I remember saying then that I wanted to be a Trans Am driver,” he recalls.
In contrast to Saturday's Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli Western Championship race, which was filled with mechanical issues and attrition, race two at Sonoma Raceway was a caution-free battle between drivers, where speed was critical and mistakes were costly.
XGT’s Will Rodgers in the No. 12 Central Welding Supply Ford Mustang was quickest in qualifying, earning the Pole Award for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli Western Championship at Sonoma Raceway with a time of 1m30.401s.