The 2026 TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series is an ongoing motor racing competition for TA2 race cars. It is 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 is 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 began at The Bend Motorsport Park on March 13 and will conclude at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on November 22. The defending drivers' champion is Jarrod Hughes.

Calendar The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship. Round Circuit Dates Format Map 1 The Bend Motorsport Park 13–15 March sprint races NC Mount Panorama Circuit 3–5 April sprint races (combined with Trans-Am) 2 Queensland Raceway 1–3 May two-driver enduro 3 Sydney Motorsport Park 17–18 July sprint races 4 Queensland Raceway 14–16 August sprint races 5 Winton Motor Raceway 25–27 September sprint races 6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 20–22 November sprint races

Teams and drivers + Manufacturer Model Entrant No. Driver Name Class Rounds Co-Driver Chevrolet Camaro IES Motorsport 1 Jarrod Hughes 2 Caleb Byers 38 Tyler Cheney 1–5 Tim Brook 50 Paul Hadley M 1–4 Graham Cheney 51 Graham Cheney M 3 Steve Wilson Racing 3 Steve Wilson 1–2 Nick Lange Reidy Racing 5 Danny Reidy 1–5 Charlie Parker Robbie Farr Motorsport 7 Robbie Farr M 1–5 Jason Pryde Castle Railing & Gates 9 Cameron Laws 1–5 Cody Gillis Arrow Truck Repairs 19 Connor Roberts 4 KRT Motorsport 21 Kiara Zabetakis 1, 3 Brock Paine Racing 33 Brock Paine 1–5 Brad Gartner Hi-Tec Oils 37 Jackson Rice 1–3, 5 Chase Hoy Matt Stone Racing 39 Chris Smerdon M 1–5 Oscar Targett 89 Patrick Neville R 1–5 Sam Simpson 116 Tommy Smith 1–5 Jack Smith C&H Trucking 71 Domain Ramsay M 5 Ash Jarvis Racing 76 Clint Rayner M 1–2, 5 Dion Jarvis Kavich Racing 92 Ben Kavich 2–3 Ben Grice Alice Buckley Motorsport 150 Alice Buckley 1–5 Tim Slade Dodge Challenger Ashley Jarvis Racing 25 Coleby Cowham 4 Ford Mustang 00 Ryan MacMillan 2 Cameron McLeod Crutcher Developments 4 Mark Crutcher M 2 Hugh McAlister Osborne Transport 16 Joel Heinrich 1–5 Max Vidau TFH Racing 18 Diesel Thomas 1–2 Josh Thomas 63 Des Collier 1–5 Elliot Barbour 69 Josh Thomas 1 Waltech 19 Pip Casabene R 1–2 Ryan Wood Action Linemarking 23 Scott Dornan M 3 Ash Jarvis Racing 32 Ben Gomersall 1–5 Will Davison 76 Clint Rayner M 3–4 Kody Garland Racing 41 Kody Garland 1–5 Ayrton Hodson Total Parts Pro 45 Hayden Hume 3–5 Paul Morris Motorsport 67 Nash Morris 2–4 Brodie Kostecki Wadley Property Group 88 Warren Wadley 2, 4 Hayden Hume Garage 21 96 Ayce Buckley 5 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 2 1 Queensland Raceway Alice Buckley Brodie Kostecki Alice Buckley Alice Buckley Motorsport Alice Buckley Tim Slade 2 Tim Slade Tim Slade Tim Slade Alice Buckley Motorsport 3 Alice Buckley Tim Slade Alice Buckley Tim Slade Alice Buckley Motorsport 4 Ryan Wood Ryan Wood Waltech 5 Cameron McLeod Brodie Kostecki Paul Morris Motorsport 6 Alice Buckley Tim Slade Alice Buckley Tim Slade Alice Buckley Motorsport 3 1 Sydney Motorsport Park Ben Gomersall Nash Morris Nash Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Nash Morris 2 Ben Gomersall Ben Gomersall Ash Jarvis Racing 3 Ben Gomersall Tyler Cheney Tyler Cheney IES Motorsport 4 Ben Gomersall Nash Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 4 1 Queensland Raceway Joel Heinrich Tyler Cheney Nash Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Nash Morris 2 Nash Morris Nash Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 3 Tommy Smith Tommy Smith Tommy Smith Matt Stone Racing 4 Ben Gomersall Nash Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 5 1 Winton Motor Raceway Alice Buckley Alice Buckley Alice Buckley Alice Buckley Motorsport Ben Gomersall 2 Alice Buckley Alice Buckley Alice Buckley Motorsport 3 Alice Buckley Alice Buckley Ben Gomersall Ash Jarvis Racing 4 Ben Gomersall Ben Gomersall Ash Jarvis Racing 6 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 2 3 4

Championship standings + Pos. Driver BEN QLD1 SYD QLD2 WIN PHI Pen Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Alice Buckley 5 4 10 6 1 1 2 1 2 4 8 8 4 5 12 Ret 1 1 2 2 364 2 Tyler Cheney 1 3 2 3 4 4 3 5 5 7 1 3 3 2 8 7 7 14 3 3 363 3 Ben Gomersall Ret Ret 4 DNS 2 2 5 3 8 1 3 2 18 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 362 4 Joel Heinrich 4 2 5 2 7 5 9 Ret 3 3 4 4 2 18 4 4 5 5 11 7 305 5 Tommy Smith 2 1 3 5 15 Ret 8 10 4 5 9 12 6 4 1 3 16 8 4 6 269 6 Brock Paine Ret 10 9 4 6 6 7 4 9 11 5 7 17 6 5 6 6 6 5 4 248 7 Nash Morris 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 207 8 Jackson Rice 3 5 1 1 8 Ret 10 Ret 10 8 7 5 17 7 13 9 177 9 Hayden Hume DNS DNS DNS DNS Ret 9 6 6 5 7 7 5 3 3 7 5 157 10 Kody Garland 7 6 6 7 19 7 13 Ret 6 10 18 10 8 11 6 8 Ret WD WD WD 138 11 Robbie Farr 10 8 11 Ret 14 9 14 9 7 6 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 12 8 Ret 8 8 103 12 Brodie Kostecki 3 3 1 2 100 13 Des Collier 15 9 13 9 12 11 16 8 11 15 13 11 Ret 12 11 10 15 15 9 16 97 14 Pip Casabene 8 7 7 8 5 Ret 6 11 75 15 Danny Reidy Ret DNS 15 Ret 16 12 15 14 15 18 14 15 9 9 10 Ret 9 9 15 11 68 16 Cam Laws 11 Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret 21 Ret 12 13 12 9 12 10 13 11 10 13 12 15 67 17 Patrick Neville Ret 13 17 11 Ret 17 Ret 17 12 17 16 15 17 11 15 16 14 14 11 16 14 54 18 Chris Smerdon 14 12 18 10 21 Ret Ret Ret 18 14 16 18 13 13 17 15 11 12 14 12 52 19 Ayce Buckley 4 4 6 Ret 44 20 Cameron McLeod 10 19 4 6 42 21 Clinton Rayner 9 Ret DNS Ret 17 13 19 13 16 17 Ret 14 14 14 Ret DNS 12 Ret 17 13 41 22 Coleby Cowham 7 8 9 9 37 23 Caleb Byers 13 8 12 7 35 24 Josh Thomas 6 Ret 14 DNS 9 10 11 DNS 35 25 Domain Ramsay 13 10 10 10 23 26 Stephen Wilson 13 11 16 12 18 16 DNS 16 20 27 Scott Dornan 13 12 10 13 16 28 Paul Hedley DNS DNS DNS DNS 20 18 20 15 16 Ret 15 16 16 29 Connor Roberts 10 17 14 12 15 30 Ben Kavich Ret 15 18 Ret 14 Ret 17 16 12 31 Diesel Thomas Ret Ret 8 DNS 11 10 Ret DNS 9 32 Mark Crutcher 11 14 DNS DNS 9 33 Kiara Zabetakis 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS 4 34 Warren Wadley DNS DNS DNS DNS 15 16 DNS DNS 4 35 Graham Cheney 15 18 16 15 Ret Ret 11 Ret 0 Drivers ineligible for points Tim Slade 1 1 2 1 0 Ryan Wood 2 Ret 1 11 0 Elliot Barbour 4 11 6 8 0 Jarrod Hughes 5 8 4 7 0 Ayrton Hodson 6 7 5 Ret 0 Max Vidau 7 5 Ret Ret 0 Tim Brook 8 4 8 5 0 Jack Smith 9 Ret 17 10 0 Brad Gartner 10 6 9 4 0 Chase Hoy 12 Ret 14 Ret 0 Ben Grice 13 15 7 Ret 0 Sam Simpson 14 17 0 Hugh McAlister 16 14 Ret DNS 0 Dion Jarvis 17 13 12 13 0 Jason Pryde 18 9 15 9 0 Oscar Targett 19 Ret 10 Ret 0 Will Davison Ret 2 11 3 0 Ryan MacMillan Ret 19 18 6 0 Charlie Parker Ret 12 Ret 14 0 Cody Gillis Ret Ret 13 Ret 0 Nick Lange DNS 16 Ret 16 0 Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pen Points BEN QLD1 SYD QLD2 WIN PHI

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