THE full field has been unveiled for Round 1 of the National Trans Am Series, with no shortage of key contenders among the 19-strong entry list.
It was already known that four drivers from the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 would be on the Symmons Plains grid, including veterans Tim Slade and James Moffat.
Slade is making a cameo appearance for The Racing Academy, while Moffat has changed programs within the Garry Rogers Motorsport stable having previously focus on TCR Australia.
Like Moffat, Super2 race winners Tyler Everingham and Jaylyn Robotham are contesting full Trans Am campaigns, with Dream Racing Australia and The Racing Academy respectively.
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Among notable series returnees are former Supercars and NASCAR driver Owen Kelly, who was runner-up to Nathan Herne last year.
Kelly and Lochie Dalton have stayed on with GRM, whose four-pronged 2023 title assault is rounded out by Moffat and recruit Edan Thornburrow (Herne having moved to the United States).
Rising third-generation driver Jett Johnson is back for another season, as is Ben Grice, the son of two-time Great Race winner Allan Grice.
Practice at Symmons Plains will kick off on Friday, ahead of three Trans Am races across the weekend.
Entry list: National Trans Am Series, 2023 AWC Race Tasmania
| # | Class | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car |
| 03 | Outright | All American Driveline | Ben Grice | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | Masters Cup | Crutcher Developments | Mark Crutcher | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | Outright | The Racing Academy | Cody Gillis | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | Outright | Dream Racing Australia | Adam Garwood | Dodge Challenger |
| 19 | Outright | The Racing Academy | Tim Slade | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | Masters Cup | Holinger Racing | John Holinger | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | Outright | Dream Racing Australia | Tyler Everingham | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | Outright | The Racing Academy | Jaylyn Robotham | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | Outright | Tom Hayman Motorsport | Tom Hayman | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | Outright | Team Valvoline GRM | James Moffat | Ford Mustang |
| 45 | Outright | AWC | Lochie Dalton | Ford Mustang |
| 73 | Outright | Owen Kelly Motorsport | Owen Kelly | Ford Mustang |
| 75 | Outright | Pioneer DJ | Elliot Barbour | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 99 | Outright | TPS Group Racing | Brett Holdsworth | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 116 | Outright | Sydney Property Care/GRM | Edan Thornburrow | Ford Mustang |
| 117 | Outright | NAPA Auto Parts | Jett Johnson | Ford Mustang |
| 200 | Outright | Dream Racing Australia | Joshua Webster | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 777 | Masters Cup | Dream Racing Australia | Craig Scutella | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 782 | Outright | Cairns Plaza Hotel | James Simpson | Dodge Challenger |
