POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 27, 2021) – The last time the Trans Am series visited Lime Rock Park, in 2019, Chris Dyson started from the pole position and ran away from the field on his way to a dominant victory. Saturday afternoon in the Memorial Day weekend’s feature race, Dyson will be looking to reprise that victory and in doing so take the lead in the Trans Am Championship by Pirelli.
“I always love racing at Lime Rock Park,” Dyson said. “And not because it’s less than an hour’s drive from my home. It’s a terrifically challenging track and one where my family’s name is written in the history book.”
He noted that Dyson Racing’s first professional win came in the 1985 Memorial Day International Motor Sports Association Camel GT race with a Porsche 962 GTP car that still resides at the team’s shop in Poughkeepsie. Lime Rock Park has been the scene of some of Chris’s personal career highlights as well.
“I scored my first SCCA National win in a Spec Racer Ford 20 years ago, in 2001, at Lime Rock and I won the American Le Mans Series race there in 2011,” Dyson said. “I just feel that I have an advantage when we race there. While only a mile and a half long, Lime Rock is one of the fastest tracks we race on. You need both handling and horsepower – and commitment. This year we’ve got our Mustang running really strong. Weather can be a big variable at Lime Rock and I believe that could play to my track experience advantage as well.”
Dyson came from the back of the field to win the 2020 season opener at Sebring in February and his #20 ALTWELL Ford Mustang has been the fastest car on the track at the other two events run so far this season. Dyson currently trails defending series champion Ernie Francis, Jr. by a single point. And while Dyson enjoys having family and friends in attendance when he races at Lime Rock, “This weekend my goal is to drive home Saturday evening with the championship lead.”
Masaood Looks to Capitalize on Laguna Seca Podium Finish
Humaid Masaood, Dyson’s teammate and driver of the #21 Amamos La Vida Tequila Ford Mustang, missed the Sebring season-opener due to travel complications, but has run strongly in the two races since then. Masaood is coming off a second-place finish in the most recent race, at Laguna Seca.
“I’m looking forward to returning to Lime Rock,” Masaood said. “The only other time I been there was in 2011 with Dyson Racing for the American Le Mans Series, when I finished third. On Monday, I will be looking to improve on that result.”
“I’m so pleased with how quickly Humaid has come to grips with the Trans Am car,” said Dyson. “These cars don’t have high-tech features like computer-controlled shifting or even antilock brakes. And with more than 800 horsepower a TA class car is a real challenge to drive. But it also makes them so much fun. I know Humaid is enjoying it. His natural talent is shining through as he gets more track time.”
Race Schedule & Livestream
Qualifying for this weekend’s race at Lime Rock Park takes place on Friday, May 28 from 5:20 to 5:35 pm (ET). The 68-lap (100-mile) race takes the green flag Saturday, May 29 at 1:20 pm ( ET). Live-streaming and live timing for the event will be available on the Trans Am by Pirelli official App.
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