Road Atlanta: Mission Foods Atlanta SpeedTour

March 23, 2023

Bennett/BridgeHaul Classic
Bennett/BridgeHaul 100

BRASELTON, GEORGIA (MARCH 23, 2023) – The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli heads to Road Atlanta for Round 3 of the 2023 season. Trans Am has been visiting the 53-year-old facility since 1972, holding 39 races at the Braselton, Georgia track.

This is the last race before Trans Am’s National Championship begins a two-month hiatus prior to Lime Rock Park on Memorial Day weekend. Once racing resumes, the schedule heats up, with five races in seven weeks.


Danny Lowry and Thomas Merrill will be in the Trans Am Series Bennett/BridgeHaul Classic at Road Atlanta on Saturday, March 25.

Bennett and BridgeHaul’s Backyard

At this weekend’s Mission Foods Atlanta SpeedTour, Trans Am will be joined by the Atlanta-based, woman-owned Bennett Family of Companies and BridgeHaul as they host an employee weekend at the track and sponsor both the TA/XGT/SGT/GT and Big Machine Vodka SPIKED Coolers TA2 Series races. Saturday’s TA/XGT/SGT/GT event will be called the Bennett/BridgeHaul Classic, and Sunday’s TA2 race will be titled the Bennett/BridgeHaul 100. The command for Sunday’s TA2 Series race will be given by Marcia Taylor (Owner and CEO of Bennett Family of Companies) and XGT racer and Sebring winner Danny Lowry (VP of Bennett Family of Companies).

Five drivers in this weekend’s races are sponsored by Bennett and BridgeHaul, including:

XGT
Danny Lowry, No. 42 BridgeHaul/Bennett Mercedes AMG GT3
Tyler Hoffman, No. 43 BridgeHaul/Bennett Mercedes AMG GT3

SGT
Ricky Sanders, No. 18 BridgeHaul/Bennett/Pitboxes.com Porsche 991.1

GT
Michael Attaway, No. 91 Bennett/BridgeHaul/Pitboxes.com Audi R8

TA2
Thomas Merrill, No. 26 Bennett/HP Tuners/Mike Cope Race Cars Ford Mustang

For more information on Road Atlanta, please visit here.

**For more information or any media inquiries, please contact Jessica Trippy with the Trans Am Series at 312-933-7883 or [email protected]**

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