Trans Am field boosted to 30 cars for Sydney

A stacked field of 30 Trans Am cars will descend on Sydney Motorsport Park for the fourth round of the national series this weekend.

Since running 16-cars in Tasmania for the season-opener, the grid size has inflated from 24 at Phillip Island to a 26-strong grid at the most recent outing at Bathurst.

That has now ballooned to 30 cars for the series’ visit to western Sydney from April 30-May 2 as part of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships event.

Series leader Aaron Seton and title rival Nathan Herne are two points apart on top of the leaderboard, with the pair set to do battle once again around the 3.93km Eastern Creek circuit.

A further 80 points back is the ever-consistent Edan Thornburrow in third place in the standings.

The 30-car field includes National Trans Am debutants Ron Moller, Adam Hargraves, and Steve Coulter, who is taking over the driving duties of the Mustang previously driven by his son, Michael.

Shaun Richardson and Anthony Tenkate return to the competition for the first time since Adelaide early last year, having not raced in Trans Am since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zac Loscialpo, Paul Freestone, Jason Hassett, Tim Shaw and Brett Holdsworth all skipped the Bathurst round but are back on the grid in Sydney.

The Trans Am weekend format remains similar to what has been seen most of this season, with practice and qualifying beginning the weekend on Friday.

They will then have two races on Saturday and a third and final race on Sunday.

Trans Am grid for Sydney Motorsport Park, April 30-May2

Car #	SPONSOR	DRIVER	MAKE	MODEL
1	Harris Racing	Aaron Seton	Ford	Mustang
2	Garage 1 Morris Finance Racing	Kyle Gurton	Ford	Mustang
3	All American Drive Line Auto Parts	Ben Grice	Dodge	Challenger
4	Team Crutcher Developments	Mark Crutcher	Ford	Mustang
5	Kubota Racing	Matthew MacKelden	Ford	Mustang
6	Kubota Racing	Hugh McAlister	Ford	Mustang
7	AMS Racing	Ron Moller	Chevrolet	Camaro
8	Harris Racing	Hadrian Morrall	Ford	Mustang
9	McAlister Motors	Ian McAlister	Ford	Mustang
11	Kobelco Racing	Steve Coulter	Ford	Mustang
12	RTC Motorsport	Shaun Richardson	Dodge	Challenger
20	Localsearch Racing	Adam Hargraves	Chevrolet	Camaro
21	Team Tempest Solutions	Zach Loscialpo	Chevrolet	Camaro
25	Team Vawdrey Trailors / Castrol	Paul Freestone	Ford	Mustang
26	Hass Pumps	Jason Hassett	Chevrolet	Camaro
29	Dream Racing Australia	Nathan Herne	Dodge	Challenger
38	TRADIEPAD Wall Racing	Tim Brook	Ford	Mustang
40	motorsportsales.com	Nash Morris	Ford	Mustang
49	Allgate Motorsport	Chris Formosa	Dodge	Challenger
50	IES Motorsport	Paul Hadley	Chevrolet	Camaro
51	IES Motorsport	Graham Cheney	Chevrolet	Camaro
66	Shaw Motorsport	Tim Shaw	Chevrolet	Camaro
68	Sensational Kitchens CXC Racing	Dylan Thomas	Ford	Mustang
69	Tenkate Plant Hire	Anthony Tenkate	Ford	Mustang
73	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Owen Kelly	Ford	Mustang
88	Wealthrite Racing	Chris Pappas	Ford	Mustang
93	Waltec Motorsport	Aaron Tebb	Chevrolet	Camaro
99	Shaw Motorsport	Brett Holdsworth	Chevrolet	Camaro
116	Team Sydney Property Care	Edan Thornburrow	Ford	Mustang
777	Dream Racing Australia	Craig Scutella	Chevrolet	Camaro