Trans Am Title Fight Heats Up Ahead of Sandown Showdown

17 Trans Am cars will take to Sandown International Raceway this weekend October 30 - November 1, as a support for the Shannon Speed Series event for the penultimate round of the season. 

Nathan Herne heads into the round fresh from his Bathurst 1000 wildcard debut with Garry Rogers Motorsport, leading the championship by 37 points in the #29 BlueGold Industries Chev Camaro, while Todd Hazelwood, now a two-time Bathurst 1000 Champion, sits in second place in the Four’N Twenty Mustang followed by Herne’s enduro team mate James Moffat who dropped to third after receiving some post race penalties at The Bend Motorsport Park. 

After dropping to fourth in the championship standings following The Bend, Jarrod Hughes has now graduated to the Repco Supercars Championship with Erebus Motorsport and while Hughes will contest round six of the Trans Am Cup Series, he is unlikely to finish the season due to his Supercars commitments at the same event. 

Matt Stone Racing Super 2 driver Ayrton Hodson will join Ash Jarvis Racing for his first Trans Am appearance of the year, while another young talent Toyota 86 driver Jenson Teleskivi will make his Trans Am Cup debut in a Maverick Performance Mustang.  

Isaac Demellweek returns to the grid at Sandown, following an impressive debut at The Bend where he secured a top-10 finish on debut and will again back up the next weekend at the final round of the series for 2026.  

On-track action gets underway on Friday with two practice sessions scheduled for 12:30pm and 3:20pm. Qualifying follows on Saturday at 12:05pm, ahead of Race 1 at 1:50pm. The weekend concludes on Sunday with two races scheduled for 11:40am and 3:15pm.

Round 6 of the Trans Am Cup Series takes place October 30 - November 1 at Sandown International Raceway as part of the Shannons Speed Series event. Watch all the action live on Fox and Kayo Sports.