Four-time EuroNASCAR champion Alon Day makes his Trans-Am TA2 debut at Sebring as part of his plans to compete full-time with TeamSLR-M1 Racecars.
Alon Day continues his journey in the United States in 2026. Day has found a new home in a championship that highlights his strengths as a driver: Trans-Am.
After competing in NASCAR Xfinity and ARCA races in 2025, Day decided to make the switch to Trans-Am and sign a full-time contract with Scott Lagasse Jr’s TeamSLR-M1 Racecars for the 2026 Trans-Am TA2 season.
News of Day’s TA2 announcement had been announced back in 22 January 2026, but World of EuroNASCAR only became aware of this development when the 2026 Trans-Am season began at Sebring International Raceway on 1 March 2026.
“TeamSLR hits the 3.74-mile, 17-turn Sebring circuit this weekend with a revamped and hungry lineup,” announced TeamSLR prior to the Sebring weekend.
“The team will field a trio of season-long competitors in 2026 featuring teen Chevrolet development drivers Lanie Buice and Helio Meza and veteran Alon Day, a four-time NASCAR Euro Series champion who will get his first taste of TA2 Series competition this season.”
TeamSLR is the reigning champions of Trans-Am TA2, having won the championship with Tristan McKee in 2025.
The combination of Day and TeamSLR seems to be a championship combination in the making, given Day’s prowess in the road courses as the most successful EuroNASCAR driver in history.
However, Day is aware that TA2 racing will be a completely brand new experience. Therefore, Day plans to “take things step by step” for the 10-race championship that awaits him in 2026.
“I’m a professional, so my initial approach this weekend is I’m not looking at the whole season, I’m looking to take things step by step,” said Day in TeamSLR’s press release before the Sebring round.
“The first race is going to be extremely challenging for me coming in new to the series, new to the car. But in the last two or three years since my last full season in 2022, I’ve driven in a number of races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA, so I’m used to jumping into a new car, a new team, a new track.”
“It’s been single races, so I’ve been putting in as much preparation as I can, working on my fitness as hard as possible, doing everything I can to learn about TeamSLR, the series, every piece of information I can get my hands on to prepare myself in the best way in order to come as ready as possible.”
“For the next race at Road Atlanta, I hope to be totally familiar with the car and everything. Still, I hope I will be able to get a good result at Sebring.”
“TA2 is very competitive, a lot like the flavor of the NASCAR Euro Series, where it’s stock cars on road courses.”
“There’s a good mix of very young and talented drivers and experienced veterans and champions like Rafa Matos. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
“I’m very happy to be competing with TeamSLR after their very successful season last year. I know I’ll be in good equipment and surrounded by really good people. We’re going to give it everything we have.”
Sadly for Day, his performance at Sebring did not end in the best way possible.
Things started off well for Day, who qualified fifth in his No. 17 JSSI Camaro and battled for the win in the early stages of the 27-lap race.
However, Day collided with Noah Harmon during the second restart on lap 13. Day dropped from third to six, but he pressed on with only a minor bodywork damage.
Unfortunately, with six laps to go, Day’s front hood got loose and flew away on the Ullman Straight. His car then stopped completely with just two laps to go, resulting in a late retirement for the Ashdod native.
“We started P5, and I was fighting for a podium,” said Day post-race. “I was fighting for second place and had an unfortunate situation in Turn 1.”
“It seems like I got squeezed so hard, and then it’s either I hit the wall or I hit him. Then, from there, it just snowballed. The damage was too severe. It’s really unfortunate.”
“ I didn’t want to open the season like that, but we have to work on things and come back stronger at Road Atlanta.”
Teammate Moza went on to win the race, having dominated the entire weekend from start to finish. Buice ended up in 27th place, finishing 8 laps down after she crashed at Sunset Bend on lap 9.
While Day was classified 22nd overall, Day currently sits 14th in the championship as eight drivers that finished ahead of him competed in the Pro-Am championship – points in TA2 Pro-Am championship are classified separately.
Interestingly, the driver currently sitting second in the championship is Vinnie Meskelis. Meskelis will have a busy year in 2026, as he signed a part-time contract with Nitro Motorsports to race in TA2 to add to his upcoming rookie program in EuroNASCAR PRO.
Day’s next race will be at Road Atlanta on 14 March 2026. Day will be joined by 32 other drivers, who are entered for the TA2 race in Road Atlanta as per the Entry List published on Trans-Am’s website.
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