| POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 18, 2025) – Chris Dyson arrives at this weekend’s Trans Am by Pirelli race at Virginia International Raceway as a past winner at the challenging Southern Virginia circuit where he twice clinched series titles. Dyson will also be looking to put an end to a streak of miserable racing fortune this year that currently sees the three-time champion languishing in fifth place in the seasonal point standing – despite taking pole positions and qualifying on the front row seven times and scoring a pair of race wins and five podium finishes with his #16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang. “VIR has been a great track for us,” Dyson noted. “Over the last six Trans Am races there we’ve taken the pole four times, won the race in 2021 and won titles. I love racing there; VIR is flowing – it has a real rhythm – and it’s very fast. Big commitment and precision is required. It’s my kind of racetrack.” With three races remaining on the 2025 calendar, Dyson also reflected on the season to date. It has featured both highs and lows but overall has been disappointing by Dyson’s standards. “The crew has given me a potential winner every time we’ve rolled off the trailer,” Dyson said. On top of his game as a driver, both in terms of outright speed and race management, Dyson particularly thrives in taking care of his Pirelli race tires over 100-mile events. “The team and I focus on performance we need at the end of the race. The problem is that several times we haven’t gotten to the end of the race. It’s just been bad racing luck in 2025.” Dyson would be in strong contention for a fourth Trans Am series title if not for a hard crash caused by a defective component at the season-opener at Sebring, where he sustained injuries that forced Dyson to miss the following race at Road Atlanta. Then came runner-up and first places at Sonoma and Laguna Seca during the series West Coast swing. Dyson was leading the race at his home track, Lime Rock Park, when he was taken out by a lapped car, resulting in the second high-speed trip into the guardrail of the season. Dyson rallied from the crash for a second-place finish at Mid-Ohio and a triumphant win at Road America, followed by a podium at Watkins Glen. It looked like Dyson was headed for another victory last month at the most recent race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport) when a flat tire put him a lap down for an eventual fifth-place finish. “All of us on the team are really just focused on winning these last three races,” Dyson said. CD Racing Fields Multi-Car Silver Crown Effort and Sprint Car at Eldora Four Crown Event This Weekend Decisions, decisions! Both Brady Bacon and Daison Pursley have previously turned in sterling performances in CD Racing’s Concord American Flagpole cars in USAC Silver Crown National Championship events. So, when the on-track action in Rossburg, Ohio, this Friday evening, which one will be behind the wheel of the red, white and blue Silver Crown car on Eldora Speedway’s high-banked half-mile dirt oval? Well, how about both! CD Racing has entered Concord American Flagpole cars for both Pursley and Bacon. Both are proven winners and excel at the Ohio oval. “I discussed the situation with Sean (Michael, CD Racing short-track program head) and we decided it would be great if we could run two cars,” Dyson said. “Sean determined the team has the resources to field two Crown cars, so that’s what we’re doing. Now we’ll have two potential race winners flying the Concord American Flagpole colors at Eldora.” With Eldora concluding the team’s 2025 USAC campaign, the team is also entering the National Sprint Car division with its #20 in support of Brady Bacon’s quest to be the category’s all-time winning driver. “We are honored to be able to support this effort this weekend and showcase our partners from Concord American Flagpole for the great patriotic fans at Eldora,” Dyson said. “It’s an action-packed weekend for all of us.” For more on Chris Dyson Racing. |
