Protecting Lime Rock TA2 winner Merrill grabs first pole of 2023

Reigning Trans Am Sequence offered through Pirelli’s Large Gadget Vodka SPIKED Coolers TA2 Sequence champion and protecting Lime Rock race winner Thomas Merrill earned Friday’s Motul Pole Award with a 51.652s lap across the picturesque Connecticut circuit.

Mike Cope Race Vehicles ruled the highest 3, with Evan Slater within the No. 6 Franklin Street Attire Chevrolet Camaro qualifying 2nd and Thomas Annunziata within the No. 90 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang qualifying 3rd.

“I owe this pole to my workforce. That is in truth the similar setup we rolled off the truck with,” mentioned Merrill. “They did an ideal task with their preparation for this weekend, and we unloaded with a perfect automobile. Each time we modified it in follow, we made it slower, so we went again to what we began with. It displays the paintings they’ve been hanging into this. It’s a perfect day for the Cope vehicles. To fasten out the highest 3 like this is beautiful cool. I’m very happy with them.”

The race can be contested on Saturday, Would possibly 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET and will also be streamed reside right here.

The TV broadcast of the Large Gadget Vodka SPIKED Coolers TA2 Sequence race will air on MAVTV on Thursday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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