2025 Australian National Trans Am Series

The 2025 Australian National Trans Am Series (commercially titled 2025 Trico National Trans Am Series) was a national motor racing series featuring conducted using TA2-class cars. The series was organised by Australian Racing Group and is one of two national racing series conducted using this car class; the other was the TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series. It was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia.

Calendar

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The series schedule has changed significantly with the SpeedSeries not running in 2025. The series ran as a support category at three Supercars Championship events, notably the Adelaide 500.[1]

Also notable was a joint race with the other national TA2-based series, the TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series, at the Bathurst Six Hour, which category organisers hope to have a combined grid "in the vicinity of 40 cars".[2]

Source:[3]

Round Event Circuit Dates Supporting Map
1 Hi-Tec Oils Race Tasmania Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway 22–23 March Australian Prototype Series
2 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit 18–20 April Bathurst 6 Hour
TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series
Australian Prototype Series
3 Betr Darwin Triple Crown Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway 20–22 June Supercars Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Touring Car Masters
4 GT Festival Sandown Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway 25–27 July GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Aussie Racing Car Series
Radical Cup Australia
5 The Bend 500 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park 12–14 September TCR World Tour
Supercars Championship
TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Aussie Racing Car Series
Touring Car Masters
6 Hi-Tec Oils Mallala Homecoming[4] South Australia Mallala Motorsport Park 21–22 November Australian Formula Ford 1600 Nationals
7 BP Adelaide Grand Final South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit 27–30 November Supercars Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Aussie Racing Car Series
Super2 Series

Entry list

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Manufacturer Car Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Chevrolet Camaro TFH Racing 12 Australia Mark Bailey PA 1–4
Jason Pryde Motorsport 14 Australia Jason Pryde PA 1–2
Tefol Racing 44 Australia Nick Lange 5
Marcos Ambrose Motorsport 45 Australia Aaron Love 3–5
IES Motorsport 50 Australia Paul Hadley PA 2
51 Australia Graham Cheney PA 1–2
118 Australia Jarrod Hughes 1–2
STR Tribridge Holdings 54 Australia Brett Niall PA 2
Hi-Tec Oils Racing 70 Australia Robbie Farr PA 1–2
C & H Trucking 71 Australia Domain Ramsay PA 1–5
Pioneer DJ 75 Australia Eliott Barbour 1–5
Holinger Racing 77 Australia Chase Hoy 1–5
KRT Motorsport 121 Australia Kiara Zabetakis PA 2
Six80 Racing 150 Australia Alice Buckley 5
Dream Racing Australia 777 Australia Craig Scutella PA 2
Dodge Challenger Team RSG 81 Australia Hayden Jackson PA 2
Ford Mustang TFH Racing 1 Australia Todd Hazelwood 1–5
18 Australia Diesel Thomas PA 2, 5
35 Australia Ben Gomersall 1–2, 5
63 Australia Des Collier PA 1–5
69 Australia Josh Thomas 1–5
111 Australia Jack Smith 1–4
Australia Tommy Smith 5
Garwood Motorsport 2 Australia Adam Garwood 1–5
All American Drivelines 03 Australia Ben Grice 1–5
Crutcher Developments 4 Australia Mark Crutcher PA 1–2
The Race Academy 5 Australia Blake Tracey 1–5
9 Australia Cameron Laws PA 1–5
13 Australia Cody Maynes-Rutty 4–5
19 Australia Tim Slade 3
Dream Racing Australia 7 Australia Jackson Rice 1–3
Garry Rogers Motorsport 8 Australia Lachlan Evennett 1–5
31 Australia James Golding 1–2, 4, 6
Australia Elliott Cleary 3
Australia Edan Thornburrow[5] 7
33 Australia Jordan Cox 1–5
34 Australia James Moffat 1–5
38 Australia Elliott Cleary 4
42 Australia Tom Davies 1–5
Turps Tippers 11 Australia Michael Coulter PA 1–2
Holinger Racing 23 Australia John Holinger PA 1–5
49 Australia Jordan Boys 3
Nathan Herne Racing 29 Australia Nathan Herne 1–5
Ashley Jarvis Racing 32 New Zealand Ayrton Hodson 2
Blanchard Racing Team 36 Australia Tim Blanchard 3
Herzog Steel 37 Australia Josh Haynes 1–3
RPM Hire 44 Australia Clay Richards 4–5
Nemo Racing 55 Australia Charlie Nash 1–2
67 Australia Nash Morris 1–3
Wadley Property Group 88 Australia Warren Wadley PA 2
Security of Supply Group 91 Australia Aaron Prosser PA 2
Bargwanna Motorsport 97 Australia Ben Bargwanna 1–5
Marcos Ambrose Motorsport 200 Australia Joshua Webster 1–2
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Season summary

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Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning car
1 1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
2 Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
3 Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
4 Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
2 1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Australia James Golding Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Ford Mustang
2 Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
3 1 Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
2 Australia Ben Bargwanna Australia James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Ford Mustang
3 Australia James Moffat Australia James Moffat Garry Rogers Motorsport Ford Mustang
4 1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Australia James Golding Australia James Golding Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Ford Mustang
2 Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
3 Australia Jack Smith Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Ford Mustang
5 1 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Nathan Herne Australia Blake Tracey The Race Academy Ford Mustang
2 Australia Blake Tracey Australia Blake Tracey The Race Academy Ford Mustang
3 Australia Jordan Cox Australia Blake Tracey The Race Academy Ford Mustang
6 1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Australia Lachlan Evennett Australia Blake Tracey Australia Nathan Herne Nathan Herne Racing Ford Mustang
2 Australia Blake Tracey Australia Nathan Herne Nathan Herne Racing Ford Mustang
3 Australia Nathan Herne Australia James Golding Garry Rogers Motorsport Ford Mustang
7 1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Jordan Cox Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
2 Australia Jack Smith Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang
3 Australia Todd Hazelwood Australia Todd Hazelwood TFH Racing Ford Mustang

Championship standings

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Pos. Driver TAS BAT DAR SAN BEN MAL ADE Pen Points
1 Australia Todd Hazelwood 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 12 2 4 1 2 2 2 9 6 5 4 538
2 Australia Nathan Herne 2 6 5 25 3 2 4 2 3 9 Ret 4 3 3 3 1 1 2 463
3 Australia James Golding 4 2 14 24 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 346
4 Australia James Moffat 26 10 4 13 16 11 3 1 1 Ret 7 6 Ret 10 7 2 3 3 318
5 Australia Jordan Cox 6 16 11 4 5 Ret 15 6 21 3 4 5 7 4 2 Ret DNS 6 278
6 Australia Blake Tracey 13 9 Ret DNS 7 3 Ret 21 17 15 6 16 1 1 1 4 4 10 265
7 Australia Elliot Barbour 12 20 26 8 4 6 Ret 10 8 6 Ret 14 17 7 10 7 8 8 200
8 Australia Aaron Love 9 4 12 2 3 3 8 9 4 190
9 Australia Lachlan Evennett 5 7 6 Ret 12 Ret 16 16 10 7 10 21 6 12 5 Ret 9 5 183
10 Australia Tom Davies 3 4 3 7 15 30 8 23 15 22 13 15 10 14 20 5 7 17 181
11 Australia Ben Grice 8 5 2 2 8 Ret Ret 17 Ret 5 11 11 Ret 8 6 178
12 Australia Ben Bargwanna 16 11 9 5 10 5 13 7 7 8 Ret 7 16 11 21 13 16 12 175
13 Australia Adam Garwood 17 15 10 23 9 25 6 5 6 11 5 Ret 9 Ret 12 9 11 9 173
14 Australia Jack Smith 11 8 7 18 11 27 7 18 16 13 8 8 10 10 7 148
15 Australia Nash Morris 7 3 21 3 Ret 12 2 8 4 124
16 Australia Chase Hoy 18 14 13 11 13 Ret 11 22 Ret 12 18 12 Ret 6 13 8 6 Ret 99
17 Australia Cody Maynes-Rutty 17 12 10 5 5 8 77
18 Australia Josh Thomas 20 Ret 19 17 17 9 12 11 9 10 15 18 12 12 16 75
19 Australia Tim Slade 5 3 5 74
20 Australia Jarrod Hughes 14 13 8 10 6 10 63
21 Australia Josh Haynes 9 12 12 6 18 7 14 19 13 62
22 Australia Cameron Laws Ret 19 Ret 26 29 21 Ret 15 9 18 Ret 22 12 18 16 11 13 11 50
23 Australia Jackson Rice 10 17 15 9 31 18 10 Ret 11 44
24 Australia John Holinger 25 23 17 14 20 13 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 20 13 17 17 16 Ret 15 38
25 Australia Domain Ramsay 21 21 25 22 30 16 20 13 Ret 19 15 Ret 18 Ret Ret 15 15 14 34
26 Australia Elliott Cleary 10 9 9 34
27 Australia Diesel Thomas 33 24 16 16 19 11 21 11 29
28 Australia Ben Gomersall 15 Ret DNS Ret 14 8 Ret 13 15 28
29 Australia Mark Bailey 19 18 Ret 12 22 DSQ 17 20 18 23 14 18 27
30 Australia Des Collier 22 22 22 19 21 Ret 19 14 Ret 21 17 17 15 20 22 26
31 Australia Tim Blanchard 18 9 20 19
32 Australia Clay Richards 14 Ret 13 DSQ 16 14 17
33 Australia Graham Cheney Ret 26 18 15 25 15 12
34 Australia Michael Coulter 24 25 Ret 21 24 19 7
35 Australia Jason Pryde 23 24 24 Ret 27 17 7
36 Australia Josh Webster Ret 28 23 Ret 23 14 7
37 Australia Robbie Farr Ret 27 16 20 Ret 28 6
38 Australia Mark Crutcher Ret Ret 20 16 Ret 22 5
39 New Zealand Ayrton Hodson 19 26 5
40 Australia Brett Niall 26 20 4
41 Australia Jordan Boys Ret Ret 14 4
42 Australia Paul Hadley 32 33 3
43 Australia Craig Scutella 28 29 3
44 Australia Hayden Jackson Ret 23 1
45 New Zealand Aaron Prosser Ret 31 1
46 Australia Kiara Zabetakis DNS 32 1
47 Australia Warren Wadley Ret DNS 0
48 Australia Charlie Nash 27 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret -30 -29
Pos. Driver TAS BAT DAR SAN BEN MAL ADE Pen Points

References

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  1. ^ Chapman, Simon (8 November 2024). "Seven-round 2025 Trans Am calendar revealed". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Connor (6 December 2024). "TA2, Trans Am joint ventures on cards for 2025". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 Calendar". www.transam.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (20 December 2024). "Trans Am to headline historic Mallala return". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2025-11-24). "Golding's Adelaide Trans Am replacement named". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  6. ^ Chapman, Simon (2025-03-18). "Supercars stars headline mammoth 32-car Trans Am grid". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  7. ^ Chapman, Simon (2025-04-15). "Combined Trans Am/TA2 grid draws 41 cars for Bathurst". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  8. ^ Mel (2025-06-16). "Big Names Join Competitive Grid as Trans Am Heads to Hidden Valley". TransAm. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  9. ^ Walker, Mark (2025-09-09). "New faces to shake up Trans Am at The Bend". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-09-14.