Troy Coughlin Jr.’s runner-up finish leads Team JEGS efforts in Ohio; Streak ends for Jeg Jr.
NORWALK, Ohio (June 24) — Troy Coughlin Jr. drove his JEGS.com McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster to a runner-up finish Sunday, leading the Team JEGS effort in their home state of Ohio. Troy Jr.’s uncle, six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., reached the second round before falling to teammate Erica Enders, ending a three-race winning streak for the 79-time national event winner. Continue reading Troy Coughlin Jr.’s runner-up finish leads Team JEGS efforts in Ohio; Streak ends for Jeg Jr.
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Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma Post Race
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVEMART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 24, 2018
TOP TEAM CHEVY FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
4th CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
9th ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1
11th JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
12th CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 MAXWELL HOUSE MAX CAMARO ZL1
14th KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1
TOP FIVE FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
2nd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
3rd Clint Bowyer (Ford)
4th Chase Elliott (Chevrolet)
5th Kyle Busch (Toyota)
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Chicagoland Speedway with the Overton’s 400 on Sunday, July 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma Post Race
Chevy Racing–NHRA–Norwalk Post Race
CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT MOTORSPORTS PARK IN NORWALK, OHIO
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018
An interview with Pro Stock winner TANNER GRAY, GRAY MOTORSPORTS, VALVOLINE CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 6 qualifier; earned class-high third victory of season and eighth in 36 starts; takes over points lead):
DID YOU IMAGINE YOURSELF AS THE POINTS LEADER AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF SEASON?
“Definitely not the way it started out. All the guys who work on this car dug down deep and have pulled out a very good race car for me. I couldn’t be more proud of them. This is all them. We’ve tested and they’ve worked their butts off to get us where we’re at. I can’t be more thankful for the opportunity to race. My grandma and grandpa, Valvoline and Chevy, it’s a dream come true.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Norwalk Post Race
Podium Results for Hunter-Reay, Dixon at Road America
Podium Results for Hunter-Reay, Dixon at Road America
• Ryan Hunter-Reay continues mid-season surge with second-place finish
• Championship leader Scott Dixon runs third
• Honda drivers claim five of top six finishing positions
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 24, 2018) – Ryan Hunter-Reay and Scott Dixon continued to lead the way for Honda in today’s Kohler Grand Prix, taking second and third, respectively, after 55 laps of fierce Verizon IndyCar Series competition at the scenic Road America circuit in central Wisconsin.
Both Dixon and Hunter-Reay have been on a charge for Honda during the middle third of the 2018 season. Dixon moved to the Drivers’ Championship points lead earlier this month, on the heels of victories at the opening round of the Detroit doubleheader weekend and at Texas Motor Speedway. Following today’s result, Dixon leads the title chase with 393 points, to 348 points for Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi. Continue reading Podium Results for Hunter-Reay, Dixon at Road America
Newgarden Puts Chevy in Victory Lane in Wisconsin
CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
ROAD AMERICA
ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE RECAP, QUOTES AND TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 24, 2018
Newgarden Puts Chevy in Victory Lane in Wisconsin
ELKHART LAKE, WISC –Josef Newgarden put on a driving clinic for the competition today at Road America today as he captured his third victory of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) season and 10th of his career. The defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion started his No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet on the pole, and went on to lead 53 of the 55-lap race around the 4.014-mile Wisconsin natural terrain road course.
Touting both the power and fuel mileage of his 2.2 liter Chevrolet twin turbocharged direct injected V6 engine, the second-year Team Penske driver was relieved to take the top spot on the podium after coming so close in 2017. Continue reading Newgarden Puts Chevy in Victory Lane in Wisconsin
Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Post Race Quotes
CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
ROAD AMERICA
ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER QUOTES
JUNE 24, 2018
JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER:
HOW BAD DID YOU WANT THIS ONE JOSEF?
“Really bad. I have wanted to win here since last year. I felt like we had a car that could win then, and it just didn’t happen. This Chevrolet has been a rocket all weekend, but it was not easy. Ryan (Hunter-Reay) was quick and I knew (Scott) Dixon was right behind him, so we were working for it the entire race. These Team Penske guys were the best. They gave me incredible pit stops and I think we nailed the strategy. Tim (Cindric) was coaching me through the whole thing so I kind of knew what I had to do, but it was a lot of work I will be honest with you. Ryan was really pushing me. So just hats off to the whole Team Penske team, I wish we could have all those other guys up here with us, but it’s good to get a win. Doesn’t matter which car gets one, it’s just good to get a win for Team Penske.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Post Race Quotes
Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Road America Post Race
CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
ROAD AMERICA
ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE WINNER QUOTES
JUNE 24, 2018
JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER:
HOW BAD DID YOU WANT THIS ONE JOSEF?
“Really bad. I have wanted to win here since last year. I felt like we had a car that could win then, and it just didn’t happen. This Chevrolet has been a rocket all weekend, but it was not easy. Ryan (Hunter-Reay) was quick and I knew (Scott) Dixon was right behind him, so we were working for it the entire race. These Team Penske guys were the best. They gave me incredible pit stops and I think we nailed the strategy. Tim (Cindric) was coaching me through the whole thing so I kind of knew what I had to do, but it was a lot of work I will be honest with you. Ryan was really pushing me. So just hats off to the whole Team Penske team, I wish we could have all those other guys up here with us, but it’s good to get a win. Doesn’t matter which car gets one, it’s just good to get a win for Team Penske.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Road America Post Race
Home cooking! Jeg Coughlin Jr. scores first low qualifier of the year in his native Ohio
Home cooking! Jeg Coughlin Jr. scores first
low qualifier of the year in his native Ohio
NORWALK, Ohio (June 23) — Riding a wave of three straight victories on the NHRA national tour, Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains red-hot in his native Buckeye State, scoring his first low qualifier of the year at this weekend’s rain-plagued race in Northwest Ohio.
Trying to run in between a seemingly endless string of showers, Coughlin and his Rickie Jones-led JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro crew only had one shot at the newly-paved drag strip, but they made the most of it, running a stout 6.612 at 208.46 mph to lead the factory hot
rod class.
Continue reading Home cooking! Jeg Coughlin Jr. scores first low qualifier of the year in his native Ohio
COURTNEY FORCE SECURES THIRD CONSECUTIVE NO. 1 QUALIFIER FOR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
COURTNEY FORCE SECURES THIRD CONSECUTIVE NO. 1 QUALIFIER FOR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
NORWALK, Ohio (June 23, 2018) — Courtney Force has secured her eighth No. 1 qualifier of the season at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park outside of Cleveland. John Force and Robert Hight also maintained their qualifying positions in fourth and fifth respectively and Brittany Force piloted her dragster to the No. 2 spot.
Qualifying at the 12th of 24 events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series was cut short to only two sessions, one on Friday and one on Saturday, due to inclement weather.
Courtney Force, the winningest female in NHRA Funny Car history, set yet another record for women in the Funny Car category when she and her Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro SS held on to the No. 1 spot with their 3.935-second pass at 327.66 mph. She is the first female to earn eight No. 1 qualifiers in a season. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE SECURES THIRD CONSECUTIVE NO. 1 QUALIFIER FOR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
Mopar Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car Drivers Capps, Hagan Qualify in Top Three at Norwalk
Mopar Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car Drivers Capps, Hagan Qualify in Top Three at Norwalk
· Ron Capps and Matt Hagan to start No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars at Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio
· Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher to start No. 4
· Dominant Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak drivers sweep top four spots in NHRA Factory Stock Showdown qualifying, all four advance to second round of eliminations
· Mopar Dodge driver Pritchett qualifies No. 8 in Top Fuel and No. 3 in Factory Stock Showdown, will bid for two Wally trophies during Sunday eliminations
· More info on Mopar in NHRA available at http://blog.mopar.com
· Dodge Garage (http://www.dodgegarage.com/), a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts, features highlights from NHRA season Continue reading Mopar Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car Drivers Capps, Hagan Qualify in Top Three at Norwalk
Menard Qualifies 15th at Sonoma
Menard Qualifies 15th at Sonoma
June 23, 2018
Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Richmond Ford Fusion will roll off in 15th place for Sunday’s 350-kilometer race at Sonoma Raceway.
Menard earned that starting spot in a frenzied qualifying session Saturday afternoon, turning a lap at 93.438 miles per hour.
The opening round of qualifying on a hot afternoon saw Menard and most of the top teams wait until late in the session to make a lap due to an excessive amount of Speedi Dri on the track from an incident prior to qualifying for the Monster Energy Cup Series. Continue reading Menard Qualifies 15th at Sonoma
Hunter-Reay Tops Honda Qualifying at Road America
Hunter-Reay Tops Honda Qualifying at Road America
• Ryan Hunter-Reay to start third in Sunday’s Verizon IndyCar Series race
• Alexander Rossi qualifies fourth in his Andretti Autosport Honda
• Four Honda drivers advance to final-round “Fast Six” qualifying
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 23, 2018) – Andretti Autosport teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi led the way for Honda Saturday at Road America in qualifying for Sunday’s Kohler Grand Prix. The pair will share the second row of the starting grid – with Hunter-Reay third and Rossi fourth – for the start of tomorrow’s Verizon IndyCar Series race.
After leading the initial practice session on Friday, Robert Wickens will start his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda from fifth. Sebastien Bourdais rounded out the “Fast Six” final qualifiers, and made it four Honda drivers to advance to the final round of qualifying in his Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda. Continue reading Hunter-Reay Tops Honda Qualifying at Road America
Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Road America–Qualifying
CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
ROAD AMERICA
ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIYFING RECAP AND DRIVER QUOTES
JUNE 23, 2018
ELKHART LAKE, WISC – For the fifth time in his career and the third time this season, defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion, Josef Newgarden, claimed the Verizon P1 award to start on the pole for tomorrow’s Kohler Grand Prix on the 4.014-mile Road America natural terrain road course. Piloting the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, Newgarden topped the Firestone Fast Six with a lap of one minute, 43.2026 seconds/140.020 mph.
Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, qualified second to make it an all Chevrolet and all Team Penske front row for the 55-lap race. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Road America–Qualifying
KYLE LARSON PUTS CHEVROLET ON POLE AT SONOMA
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVEMART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUALIFYING PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 23, 2018
KYLE LARSON PUTS CHEVROLET ON POLE AT SONOMA
Six Camaro ZL1 Divers in Top 10
SONOMA, Calif. (June 23, 2018) – Kyle Larson drove his No. 42 DC Solar Camaro ZL1 to the top spot in qualifying for the Toyota/SaveMart 350 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Sonoma Raceway, with a fast lap of 75.732 seconds, 94.597 mph. It was a repeat performance for Larson, who also captured the pole at the 1.99-mile road course in 2017.
This was the sixth MENCS career pole for Larson and it also marked the third pole of the 2018 season for the Camaro ZL1 with Larson earning two of those thus far (Dover, and now Sonoma). He also captured the 697th overall pole win for Chevrolet in the series, and the brand’s 15th at Sonoma Raceway. Continue reading KYLE LARSON PUTS CHEVROLET ON POLE AT SONOMA
Chevy Racign–NASCAR–Sonoma–Qualifying
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVEMART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 23, 2018
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1 – POLE WINNER
YOU GAINED SIX TENTHS FROM ROUND 1 TO ROUND 2. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU MADE UP THE MOST TIME?
“I think the first round, I just wanted to get a fairly smooth lap in and not make any mistakes to try to get into the Top 12. I felt like I ran a clean lap, but I felt there were areas I could make up some time. A lot in the breaking zones. And I feel like I made up most of my speed in the final round, there. So, it’s cool to get a pole at my own home track here in Sonoma; and DC Solar’s home track as well. Qualifying here is one of my favorite things of the year. So, I’m glad we could pick up a lot of time there and get the pole.” Continue reading Chevy Racign–NASCAR–Sonoma–Qualifying
FORCE SISTERS PUT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FRIDAY IN NORWALK
FORCE SISTERS PUT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FRIDAY IN NORWALK
NORWALK, Ohio (June 22, 2018) — Brittany and Courtney Force secured the preliminary No. 1 qualifiers in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The start of the day was delayed due to rain and was cut short after one pro qualifying session due to inclement weather at Summit Racing Motorsports Park outside of Cleveland. After the one session, John Force landed in the No. 4 spot and Robert Hight is just behind him in fifth.
Courtney Force powered her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro to a 3.935-second pass at 327.66 mph to take the top spot during the final pass of Funny Car qualifying on Friday evening. Continue reading FORCE SISTERS PUT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FRIDAY IN NORWALK
Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Road America–Post Practice
CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
ROAD AMERICA
ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN
TEAM CHEVY POST PRACTICE DRIVER QUOTES
JUNE 22, 2018
ELKHART LAKE, WISC – Defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion, Josef Newgarden, set the pace on the first day of practice for the Kohler Grand Prix on the 4.014-mile Road America natural terrain road course.
Behind the wheel of his No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, Newgarden bested both of today’s practice session, his fastest lap, one minute, 42.6279-seconds/ 140.804 mph coming in the second session.
Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, posted the fourth quickest time of the day with teammate Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Menards Chevrolet closing out the top-five fastest.
One more practice session for Team Chevy in the Verizon IndyCar Series will be a 45-minute session Saturday morning to set the stage for Firestone Fast Six qualifying Saturday afternoon.
· Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 3: 12 p.m., Saturday, June 23
· Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifications: 4 p.m., Saturday, June 23
· Kohler Grand Prix: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, June 24 Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Road America–Post Practice
Wickens, Bourdais Head Honda Attack in Practice at Road America
Wickens, Bourdais Head Honda Attack in Practice at Road America
• Robert Wickens runs second fastest in afternoon practice, Sebastien Bourdais third
• Takuma Sato posts second-quickest time in morning session
• All five Honda teams represented in top eight overall results on Friday
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 22, 2018) – Honda drivers Robert Wickens and Sebastien Bourdais led the way for Honda Friday at Road America, ending the opening day of practice in second and third places, respectively, in preparation for Sunday’s Kohler Grand Prix Verizon IndyCar Series race.
Wickens took his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda to a best time of 1:42.9025 around the classic 4-mile road course in central Wisconsin, to finish the day second overall behind Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden. St. Petersburg race winner Bourdais slotted in just behind, third, at 1:43.0020 for Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan. Continue reading Wickens, Bourdais Head Honda Attack in Practice at Road America
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Kyle Larson
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
TOYOTA/SAVEMART 350
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 22, 2018
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed NASCAR’s decision not to run the All-Star package at other tracks in 2018, what he likes about road course racing, the importance of grassroot racing in motorsports and many other topics. Full Transcript:
YOU WON THE POLE AT LAST YEAR’S CUP SERIES RACE HERE AT SONOMA AND THE K&N WEST SERIES RACE HERE IN 2014. HOW ARE YOU FEELING HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND’S RACE IN YOUR HOME STATE?
“Yeah, with those stats I feel good about qualifying. I always qualify well here. I think we have the track record maybe from ’14 or ’15, so that is pretty cool. The pole here last year was neat. I would like to race well here soon. I don’t know what it is about the race, but I always seem to struggle a little bit. Hopefully, this year is a little bit different and can do a good job and get our team up front.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Sonoma–Kyle Larson
Tim Allison Update
Last weekend we were at Waynesfield Raceway Park with the All Stars Speed Week show and the temps were pushing close to the 100 degree mark. There were about 80 winged cars and the track started out nice and then went down hill and laid rubber and no passing and follow the leader racing, not good for the racer or the fans. We qualified 9th quick and ran 4th in the heat and started 12th in the feature and finished 13th and burnt up 3 new tires 🙁
The week before that we rained out and mother nature won that night. The weather has been a little crazy this year.
The week before that we were at Lima Land Motorsports park for the annual run for the rabbit race. We had all the body panels and wings on our car in tribute to my buddy that passed away 18yrs ago in a motorcycle accident. The track was wide open all night long with not much passing. We qualified 13th quick and ran 5th in our heat race and started 14th in the feature. It went non stop and we finished in the 9th position. We had a good car just started back too far
the race before that we were at Fremont Speedway for an all sprint car show and we had over a 100 sprints on that night, we was fast in practice and when we qualified the driver goofed up and we did not qualify very well, we ran 5th in the heat race and started 14th in the feature and we were super fast and came from 14th to finish 4th in the end and was battling for 2nd and 3rd at the end ,again we had a great car but just started back to far again because of our bad qualifing effort
The race before that we were at Lima Land Motorsports Park and drew toward the end to qualify and did not do well and boy was the track slick dry and dusty, but we ran 4th in the heat and started 11th in the feature and the track the worst anyone had seen in years and was super dry and dusty and could not see very well and finished 13th in the end with no passing with anyone that night
So with that being said, I got most of everything up to date and we need to improve on our qualifying effort so we can get a better starting spot when it comes feature time. This week we are off with no racing and then we have 3 nights of racing coming up.