Carson Brown Earns First-Career CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Win in Fourth TA2 Start at VIR – Racing America

Jared Odrick Wins Pro/Am Challenge, Continues to Lead Points After Third Victory of 2025

ALTON, Va. (September 20, 2025) – In just his fourth-career start in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series, Carson Brown drove his No. 2 PayCafe/Ebb Logistics/SLR-M1 Toyota Camry to his first-ever victory at VIRginia International Raceway. The 17 year old qualified second and remained in the top three throughout the 31-lap race, taking over the lead with just six laps remaining after a hard-fought battle with Ben Maier (No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry). Points leader Tristan McKee suffered a transmission issue mid-race, relegating him to a 21st-place finish overall, tightening the championship points battle between he and Sam Corry.

McKee led the field to green in his No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro after claiming the pole in yesterday’s qualifying session, but in the first turn of the race, third-place starter Maier came from the second row to pass McKee on the inside, emerging with the lead. Second-place starter Brown took the opportunity to make his way past McKee on his outside to maintain the second position. McKee took back second place on lap two and held it until lap 14, when both Brown and fourth-place starter Noah Harmon (No. 7 Streetside Classics/Flanagan’s Chevrolet Camaro) navigated around McKee once again for second and third, respectively. Unfortunately, it was then that McKee slowed on the racing surface and was forced to visit the paddock due to a transmission issue.

From there, the battle was between Maier and Brown. On lap 24, Brown made his way around Maier, taking the lead for the first time in his Trans Am career. Maier remained close, and on lap 27, Maier was looking to reclaim the lead, and the two drag raced side by side through multiple turns. Unfortunately, the pair ran out of real estate and made contact, with Maier going off the racing surface and dropping back to sixth place. Brown held onto the point position for the final four laps, crossing the finish line to claim his first-career victory. Noah Harmon finished second to earn his first-career podium, and Julian DaCosta (No. 30 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry) finished an impressive third after starting 24th overall and racing through the field. Corry finished fourth in his No. 70 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry, while Gian Buffomante (No. 95 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry) finished fifth.

Notes of Interest:

Carson Brown scored his first-career CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series victory in just his fourth start.
In his four starts, Brown has never finished worse than eighth. He scored his first podium at Watkins Glen International with a third-place result.
17-year-old Brown was driving the same car Mike Skeen drove to victory at Road America in June.
This marks the fifth-consecutive victory for TeamSLR and M1 Racecars. The team has won every race since McKee’s first-career victory at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in June.
The average age of the three Pro podium finishers is 17.6. Brown and Julian DaCosta are both 17 years old, while Noah Harmon is 19.
Harmon’s second-place finish was his first-career podium finish.
Julian DaCosta started the race 24th overall and 15th in class due to a penalty, which disallowed his qualifying lap. He advanced 21 positions to finish third.
Three chassis manufacturers were represented on the podium, with Brown in an M1 Racecars chassis, Harmon in a Howe Racing Enterprises chassis and DaCosta in a Mike Cope Race Cars chassis.
Jared Odrick earned his third Pro/Am Challenge win of the season and fourth of his career. He continues to lead the Pro/Am standings.
Both Odrick and Keith Prociuk have three victories this season. Each competitor’s best nine finishes will be calculated in the final point totals to determine the champion.

“Just a big thank you to everyone who came out, all the fans that are supporting me, and TeamSLR for bringing me a really good racecar,” said Brown from the podium. “We fired off really good, but struggled a little bit as the race went on. I got some grass in the grille after we went off there in Turn 4. We just ran a pretty good race. I got by the No. 10 car, the No. 10 car kind of got back by us, and we ended up getting together there, which was very unfortunate. I just want to give a big thank you to all the guys for all the hard work, to Chevy, Ebb Logistics, PayCafe, and M1 Racecars that make all this happen.”

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series National Championship Top 10:
1. Carson Brown, No. 2 PayCafe/Ebb Logistics/SLR-M1 Toyota Camry
2. Noah Harmon, No. 7 Streetside Classics/Flanagan’s Chevrolet Camaro
3. Julian DaCosta, No. 30 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry
4. Sam Corry, No. 70 Stilo Helmets/Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry
5. Gian Buffomante, No. 95 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry
6. Ben Maier, No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry
7. Boris Said, Sr., No. 60 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry
8. Will Robinson, No. 51 Mike Cope Race Cars LLC Ford Mustang
9. Adrian Wlostowski, No. 3 CMI/Spot-On Services/AMT Motorsports Ford Mustang
10. Seamus McKendree, No. 20 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang

Omologato Watches Fastest Lap of the Race:
Tristan McKee, No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro

Bassett Hard Charger:
Boris Said, Sr., No. 60 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry

In the Pro/Am Challenge, Jared Odrick was the class of the field. Odrick came into the weekend as the points leader, and was the top-qualifying car in his class. He kept his No. 00 Black Underwear/CoolBoxx Chevrolet Camaro out front for the entire day, claiming his third win of the season with a fifth-place finish overall. Cale Phillips (No. 99 Mincey’s Graphics/SNP Inc. Ford Mustang) from nearby Durham, N.C. finished second, and Keith Prociuk (No. 9 HP Tuners/Cope Race Cars Ford Mustang) overcame early damage to finish third.

“It was great to be able to start that far up, it was the best we qualified,” said Odrick. “We had really good days of testing. Just a testament to TRB and Troy [Benner] and the crew just really committing themselves to this season, really going above and beyond and coming all the way from the Midwest and getting some test time. Thank you to my family that’s here, and my fiancée, now my wife, Crystal, now that we’ve gone down to the courthouse and did the thing, I’m super appreciative. I think we all got closer as a paddock this weekend, commemorating Barry [Boes] and just knowing that we are without a really great competitor. And I also know Silver Hare lost somebody this weekend, and we’re all getting closer. And I just hope that the fans and everybody tuning in can really appreciate that, because it’s really becoming a family, as well as just a really good racing community. I hope we can step it up for you continually the rest of the year and next year.”

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pro/Am Challenge Podium:
1. Jared Odrick, No. 00 Black Underwear/CoolBoxx Chevrolet Camaro
2. Cale Phillips, No. 10 Mincey’s Graphics/SNP Inc. Ford Mustang
3. Keith Prociuk, No. 9 HP Tuners/Cope Race Cars Ford Mustang

Full race results can be found here.

An encore presentation of today’s race will air today on SPEED SPORT 1 at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series next hits the track October 17-19 for the Trans Am Series’ first visit to Barber Motorsports Park. Tickets can be purchased here.