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Quality Turtle Wax Trans Am field prepares to race into the night in Sydney
A high-quality 25-car field will contest Turtle Wax Trans Am Series debut at this weekend’s Sydney round of the SpeedSeries, in conjunction with the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships.
Making his debut at the meeting is another second-generation racer in the form of Zach Bates, who moves across from the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series as he follows a pathway forged by frontrunners Tim Brook, Ben Grice and Nic Carroll.
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Bates will race a Ford Mustang he shares with his uncle Nicholas and has tested successfully at Wakefield Park and Sydney Motorsport Park.
Returning to the field are Mike Rowell in his Pacific Petroleum/Carroll Tyres Ford Mustang and Tim Shaw in his Chevrolet Camaro.
Just 17-points separate Valvoline Team GRM’s Nathan Herne and Tim Brook in his Wall Racing Ford Mustang heading to the latter’s home round.
After podium finishes at Bathurst, Garry Rogers Motorsport’s Owen Kelly remains in touch as does Ashley Seward Motorsport driver Brett Holdsworth in the TPS Group/Breeze Holiday Park Chevrolet Camaro.
Others expected to be in contention include Kyle Gurton, Jon McCorkindale, Edan Thornburrow, Lachie Dalton, Jett Johnson, Elliot Barbour, Cody Burcher and Nash Morris.
Turtle Wax Trans Am will contest its second race into the night at Sydney Motorsport Park – a first for the category – with three races to be held across the weekend live, on-demand and uninterrupted on Stan Sport.
Also the weekend’s second race under lights will form part of 9Gem’s two-hour live coverage on Saturday evening.
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| # | Class | Sponsor | Driver | State | Model |
| 1 | Outright | Team Valvoline GRM | Nathan Herne | NSW | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | Outright | Micale Cabinets/Nuveau Group | Kyle Gurton | QLD | Ford Mustang |
| 03 | Outright | All American Driveline | Ben Grice | VIC | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | Masters Cup | Crutcher Developments | Mark Crutcher | NSW | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | Hoosier Cup | McAlister Motors | Hugh McAlister | NSW | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | Hoosier Cup | Wealth Rite Racing | Chris Pappas | QLD | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | Masters Cup | Pacific Petroleum/Carroll Tyres | Michael Rowell | QLD | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | Masters Cup | Holinger Racing | John Holinger | VIC | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | Hoosier Cup | Sullivans/MBSFM | Zach Bates | ACT | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | Outright | Pioneer DJ | Elliot Barbour | VIC | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 33 | Hoosier Cup | Team Boley Racing | Brock Boley | WA | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 36 | Outright | PBS Specialty Coatings | Cody Burcher | NSW | Ford Mustang |
| 37 | Outright | Dream Racing Australia | Jackson Rice | VIC | Dodge Challenger |
| 38 | Outright | Andrew Miedecke Ford/Wall Racing | Tim Brook | NSW | Ford Mustang |
| 45 | Outright | Up 2/11 Motorsport GRM | Lochie Dalton | TAS | Ford Mustang |
| 48 | Outright | Nic Carroll Motorsport | Nic Carroll | VIC | Dodge Challenger |
| 66 | Masters Cup | Shaw Motorsport | Tim Shaw | TAS | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 67 | Outright | Supercheap Auto | Nash Morris | QLD | Ford Mustang |
| 69 | Outright | Dial Before You Dig | John McCorkindale | NSW | Ford Mustang |
| 73 | Outright | Owen Kelly Motorsport | Owen Kelly | TAS | Ford Mustang |
| 88 | Hoosier Cup | Ownit Homes/Superior Jetties | John Harris | QLD | Ford Mustang |
| 99 | Outright | TPS Group/Breeze Holiday Parks | Brett Holdsworth | VIC | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 116 | Outright | Sydney Property Group | Edan Thornburrow | NSW | Ford Mustang |
| 117 | Hoosier Cup | Team Johnson | Jett Johnson | QLD | Ford Mustang |
| 777 | Masters Cup | Dream Racing Australia | Craig Scutella | NSW | Chevrolet Camaro |