2026 TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series

The 2026 TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series is a scheduled motor racing competition for TA2 race cars. It will be the tenth running of the TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series and the second under the new ownership of a group of regular series competitors. It will be one of two national series for the TA2 class in Australia; the other being the Australian National Trans-Am Series.

Run in conjuncture with the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series, the championship will commence at The Bend Motorsport Park on March 13 and will conclude at Calder Park Raceway on November 15. The defending drivers' champion is Jarrod Hughes

Calendar

The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Dates	Format	Map
1	The Bend Motorsport Park	13–15 March	sprint races	Sydney Bathurst Winton Calder Park The Bend Ipswich
NC	Mount Panorama Circuit	3–5 April	sprint races (combined with Trans-Am)
2	Queensland Raceway	1–3 May	sprint races
3	Sydney Motorsport Park	17–18 July	sprint races
4	Queensland Raceway	14–16 August	two-driver enduro
5	Winton Motor Raceway	25–27 September	sprint races
6	Calder Park Raceway	13–15 November	sprint races

Teams and drivers


Manufacturer	Model	Entrant	No.	Driver Name	Class	Rounds	Co-Driver
Chevrolet	Camaro	Steve Wilson Racing	3	Steve Wilson^[2]		1	TBA
		Reidy Racing	5	Danny Reidy^[2]		1	TBA
		Robbie Farr Motorsport	7	Robbie Farr^[3]	M	1	TBA
		TBA	9	Cameron Laws^[2]		1	TBA
		KRT Motorsport	21	Kiara Zabetakis^[2]		1	TBA
		Brock Paine Racing	33	Brock Paine^[2]		1	TBA
		Hi-Tec Oils	37	Jackson Rice^[2]		1	TBA
		IES Motorsport	38	Tyler Cheney^[2]		1	TBA
		IES Motorsport	50	Paul Hadley^[2]	M	1	TBA
		Matt Stone Racing^[4]	39	Chris Smerdon^[2]	M	1	TBA
			89	Pat Neville^[2]	R	1	TBA
			116	Tommy Smith^[2]		1	TBA
		Ash Jarvis Racing	76	Clint Rayner^[2]	M	1	TBA
		Alice Buckley Motorsport	150	Alice Buckley^[5]		1	TBA
Ford	Mustang	Osborne Transport	16	Joel Heinrich^[2]		1	TBA
		TFH Racing	18	Diesel Thomas^[2]		1	TBA
			63	Des Collier^[2]		1	TBA
			69	Josh Thomas^[2]		1	TBA
		Waltech	19	Pip Casabene^[2]	R	1	TBA
		Ash Jarvis Racing	32	Ben Gomersall^[2]		1	TBA
		Kody Garland Racing	41	Kody Garland^[6]		1	TBA

Icon	Class
R	Rookies
M	Masters

Results and standings

Season summary


Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning car	Round Winner
1	1	The Bend Motorsport Park	Tyler Cheney	Joel Heinrich	Tyler Cheney	IES Motorsport	Jackson Rice
	2			Jackson Rice	Tommy Smith	Matt Stone Racing
	3		Jackson Rice	Tyler Cheney	Jackson Rice	Hi-Tec Oils
	4			Tyler Cheney	Jackson Rice	Hi-Tec Oils
NC	1	Mount Panorama Circuit
NC	2	Mount Panorama Circuit
2	1	Queensland Raceway
	2
	3
	4
3	1	Sydney Motorsport Park
	2
	3
	4
4	1	Queensland Raceway
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
5	1	Winton Motor Raceway
	2
	3
	4
6	1	Calder Park Raceway
	2
	3
	4

Championship standings


Pos.	Driver	BEN				BAT		QLD1				SYD				QLD2						WIN				CAL				Pen	Points
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pen	Points
1	Jackson Rice	3	5	1	1																										92
2	Tyler Cheney	1	3	2	3																										90
3	Tommy Smith	2	1	3	5																										83
4	Joel Heinrich	4	2	5	2																										82
5	Alice Buckley	5	4	10	6																										54
6	Kody Garland	7	6	6	7																										50
7	Pip Casabene	8	7	7	8																										42
8	Brock Paine	Ret	10	9	4																										36
9	Des Collier	15	9	13	9																										22
10	Robbie Farr	10	8	11	Ret																										20
11	Chris Smerdon	14	12	18	10																										17
12	Ben Gomersall	Ret	Ret	4	DNS																										16
13	Stephen Wilson	13	11	16	12																										14
=	Josh Thomas	6	Ret	14	DNS																										14
15	Patrick Neville	Ret	13	17	11																										11
16	Cameron Laws	11	Ret	12	DNS																										9
=	Diesel Thomas	Ret	Ret	8	DNS																										9
18	Clinton Rayner	9	Ret	DNS	Ret																										7
19	Kiara Zabetakis	12	Ret	Ret	DNS																										4
20	Danny Reidy	Ret	DNS	15	Ret																										2
21	Paul Hedley	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS																										0
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pen	Points
Pos.	Driver	BEN				BAT		QLD1				SYD				QLD2						WIN				CAL				Pen	Points

Notes

References

^ O'Brien, Connor (2025-12-09). "Calendars released for 2026 Trans Am, TA2". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r O'Brien, Connor (2026-03-09). "TA2 hails destination status, strongest ever field". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
^ O'Brien, Connor (2025-12-20). "Sprint car hero to go it alone in TA2". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
^ Fletcher, Jack (2026-03-12). "Supercars team expands into TA2 Muscle Car Series". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
^ Fletcher, Jack (2026-03-02). "Buckley commits to factory-backed TA2 campaign". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
^ Fletcher, Jack (2026-02-10). "Aussie Racing Cars champion set to make TA2 debut". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

[1] O'Brien, Connor (2025-12-09). "Calendars released for 2026 Trans Am, TA2". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

[RD1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r O'Brien, Connor (2026-03-09). "TA2 hails destination status, strongest ever field". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-03-09.

[3] O'Brien, Connor (2025-12-20). "Sprint car hero to go it alone in TA2". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

[4] Fletcher, Jack (2026-03-12). "Supercars team expands into TA2 Muscle Car Series". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.

[5] Fletcher, Jack (2026-03-02). "Buckley commits to factory-backed TA2 campaign". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[6] Fletcher, Jack (2026-02-10). "Aussie Racing Cars champion set to make TA2 debut". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

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