Post Race Report-2025 Road America
Road America in beautiful Elkhart Lake Wisconsin was host to round seven of the 2025 Cube3 Architecture TA2 series. This would mark Cale’s first laps around the historic 4-mile circuit, and it did not disappoint.
The early test sessions were about learning the nuances of the track, and improving lap times each time out. The car setup seemed to spot on from the first laps, which allowed Phillips to focus on finding speed from behind the wheel. Once practice and qualifying came around, the lap times were dropping and Cale ended up qualifying 5th in the Pro/Am class and 18th overall.
The 100-mile race at Road America saw several incidents that led to lots of laps run under full course yellow conditions. A spin by a competitor in Canada corner on lap one, caused a loss of several positions as Cale had to take evasive action through the dirt. Despite faster lap times than some of the cars ahead, a lack of green flag laps hindered his chances of recovering more spots. As the checkered flag flew and the race ended under caution, Phillips found himself 4th in the Pro/Am category and 11th overall. A post-race inspection penalty to the car ahead would elevate the result, leaving Cale 3rd in Pro/Am and 10th overall. This extends his streak of four straight podium finishes, and matches his best overall result in TA2 from Lime Rock earlier this year.
“Well, I am a bit disappointed with myself after that one. I had worked hard to get myself into podium contention and then made a mistake in the turn 5 brake zone and lost two positions. With all the laps under yellow I just did not have enough laps to get them back. Proud of the effort though at a new track, was really able to pick up pace throughout each session, and this place is really cool to race at. Big thanks to the guys at Nitro for the hard work this weekend. The guys on the #99 did not have it easy between travel delays and chasing an oil leak most the weekend. Looking forward to going to Watkins Glen in just a couple weeks.”
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Watkins Glen Speed Tour – Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen New York
📅 Saturday July 12th | 🕓 1:05pm
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