Thrustmaster Pro Racing Series

POWER RANKINGS 1. Tyler Wright 2. Tom Hauser 3. Doug Laughlin 4. Jackson McHale 5. Dennis Brown 6. Brandon Penny 7. Sage Karam 8. Ed Paugh 9. Dave Smith 10. Bobby Decker Jr. Season 6 has been incredible thus far.  Series veteran Tyler Wright and rookie Tom Hauser have been engaged in a fierce battle for the Regular Season Points Championship.  Wright and Hauser have scored 2 wins each, with Hauser scoring 7 stage wins to Wright's 1.  However, Wright has been very consistent this season, having only finished outside the Top 10 once. The pair have also become heated rivals on the track.  On several occasions, the pair have sparred on the track and on the headset, but don't let that fool you...  there's nothing but respect between the two. Wright said of Hauser, "I knew he was a good driver, he made a lot of noise in Xfinity last season, winning a bunch of races and the series championship.  When Sage Karam is recruiting someone to the Cup Series, you just kno...

  In an announcement Monday night, Sage Karam announced that Season 6 will be his final season in the Thrustmaster Pro Series. Karam stated that real world obligations have led him to leave the series.  Karam, who is a professional driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Indycar Series and Nitro Rallycross, is a chartered member of the Thrustmaster Pro Series. During his announcement, Karam noted that he will be keeping his team and charter and will be actively searching for a driver to pilot his #1 Monster Energy/GearWrench car.  Current Cup Series drivers Tom Hauser (GT: Killswitch51880), Brandon Penny (GT: droppinpennies) and current Xfinity Series driver Justin Grant (GT: Afterburner Z) look to be the favorites for the seat position.

Prior to Monday's 1.5 mile Tri-Oval Twin races, Dennis Brown (GT: BrownIsTheNewBlack) had never won a Thrustmaster Pro Series Cup race.  It took 5 and a half season, 173 races, for Brown to finally land in Winners Circle. Brown dominated Kansas for his first career win and then ran strong at Kentucky for career win #2. "It's been a long time coming, I actually thought about retiring" laughed Brown as he was swamped with congratulations by fellow drivers over his headset.  "I've always ran well at these 2 tracks and figured they would be my best shots to win so I put in a lot of practice the past week...  these new setup rules aren't easy to work with but they definitely make for good racing". Brown, who has been in every playoffs every one of his 6 seasons (minus the shorted Season 5) stamped his invitation to this year's playoffs.

  The Thrustmaster Pro Series takes on the Indy Oval and Roval July 9th and 10th.  The Roval will mark the first time in series history a race will take place on a road course.

Landon Cassill (GT: LC Racer) dominated the entire race at Chicagoland, winning every stage en route to his first win of the season. Cassill held off tough battles from Tyler Wright in Stage 1, Bobby Decker Jr. in Stage 2 and a fierce back and forth battle with Tom Hauser to take the victory.