Skeen returns to TA2 victory lane at Road America

Former champion Mike Skeen returned to Victory Lane in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series for the first time since 2022, leading every single lap at Road America on his way to capturing the checkered flag. Polesitter Skeen’s No. 2 Guthrie’s Garage machine had dominant speed, allowing him to defend the point position through multiple restarts and pull out to tremendous gaps under green-flag conditions. Behind him, fifth-place starter Tristan McKee (No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) quickly advanced to the front and passed second-place starter Corey Day (No. 17 HendrickCars.com/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) on lap two, and the trio of TeamSLR-built M1 racecars defended their podium positions for the remainder of the race. Thomas Annunziata (No. 90 Gazoo Racing/Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry), who made his first laps this weekend at Road America in the race, advanced from the 23rd spot to finish fourth, and seventh-place starter Valentin Aguirre (No. 12 Memo Corse/CAN/Elf Oil Ford Mustang) claimed his first-career top-five finish.

Barry Boes (No. 27 Accio Data/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) earned his second win of the 2025 season in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pro/Am Challenge, fending off advances from second-place finisher Jared Odrick (No. 00 Black Underwear/CoolBoxx Chevrolet Camaro). Tom Sheehan (No. 97 Vixen Cycle Co./LTK/Cope Ford Mustang) battled his way up from sixth in class and avoided the chaos which plagued his competitors to cross the finish line third. Following the race, the No. 97 car of Sheehan was disqualified due to a technical infraction, promoting Cale Phillips in the No. 99 Mincey’s Graphics/SNP Inc. Ford Mustang to the third and final podium spot.

“It was a really great race,” said Boes after jumping on the roof of his car in celebration. “I was not starting from the best position; I knew it was going to be hard fought every start and every restart, and it was. A lot of really clean driving from the guys around me, a little bit less clean sometimes too, and you had to let that play out. Part of winning the race is just avoiding the guys who are taking each other out. I love Road America; you've got to drive part of it like a circle track, part of it is horsepower point and shoot, part of it is like you're driving a spec Miata and you've just got to be smooth. You've got to be three kinds of racecar driver to do good here. It's a super challenge for me and I just love it; I'm so proud of the team. 1-2-3 in Pro, and me being number one in Pro/Am and an M1 race car (Odrick) is number two in Pro/Am. Thank you guys; thank you Trans Am.”

An encore presentation of Sunday's race will air Sunday night on SPEED SPORT 1 at 7:00 p.m. ET.

The CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series returns to the track in two weeks for the Watkins Glen SpeedTour at Watkins Glen International, July 11-13. Tickets can be purchased here.

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