Toyota GR Cup North America kicks off its 2025 season this weekend with rounds one and two of the championship at Sonoma Raceway. Copeland Motorsports, who claimed both the Team and Drivers Championships in 2023 and 2024, are looking to fight for the championships again this year. Ready to start the season off strong, the championship-caliber team is bringing seven drivers to the opening race weekend.
Jaxon Bell is returning to Copeland after a strong season last year, and is prepared to fight for race wins and podiums starting this weekend in Sonoma.
“We are excited to have Jaxon back with us this season,” expressed Dean Copeland, owner of Copeland Motorsports. “Jaxon earned one race win and several other strong results last year, and we’re looking to build on that this year and hopefully help him fight for the Drivers Championship. He should be one of the favorites.”
Copeland Motorsports also has multiple new names joining the team this year. Among them are young talent Jenson Sofronas, avid sim racer Beltre Curtis, and Ford Koch, who is entering his sophomore season in the Toyota GR Cup North America series. Rounding out Copeland’s lineup this weekend in Sonoma are John Dean, John Lennon, and Zach Hollingshead, who all aim to take advantage of the team’s experience and data in Sonoma and throughout the rest of the 2025 season.
Copeland added, “We have a strong driver lineup for Sonoma, and I’m excited to see what we can accomplish in our first race weekend of 2025. Our drivers have varying levels of on-track experience, but they all have the speed and talent to fight at the front, so I’m confident we’ll be coming away from this weekend with some great results.”
The Copeland Motorsports drivers will first take to the track at Sonoma Raceway on Friday for two practice sessions. The first qualifying session and race one will take place on Saturday. The weekend will wrap up on Sunday with qualifying two and race two.
The 2025 Toyota GR Cup North America schedule will consist of seven event weekends and 14 wheel-to-wheel races commencing in early March in California.
2025 Toyota GR Cup North America Schedule:
- March 28-30 – Sonoma Raceway
- April 25-27 – Circuit of the Americas
- May 16-18 – Sebring International Raceway
- July 18-20 – VIRginia International Raceway
- August 15-17 – Road America
- September 5-7 – Barber Motorsports Park
- October 17-19 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Photo Credit: Copeland Motorsports