Eddie Wood Recalls A Dover Race Lost Because Of A Lug Nut
May 11, 2016
The Motorcraft/Quick Lane team, with rookie driver Ryan Blaney now at the wheel, will be back on the track at Dover International Speedway this weekend for the first time since 2008, when the team cut back to a partial Sprint Cup schedule.
For the Wood Brothers, it’s a return to one of the tracks where they had great success in years past. Continue reading Eddie Wood Recalls A Dover Race Lost Because Of A Lug Nut
Chevrolet IndyCar Teams Aim to Carry Momentum into May
· Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis up next on road course
ᴏ Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud and Will Power are previous winners
· Bowtie Brand has dominated first four races of Verizon IndyCar Series season
ᴏ Pagenaud, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Scott Dixon earn victories
· Chevrolet drivers hold top five positions in the championship standings
ᴏ Pagenaud, with two wins and two runner-up finishes, is leader
· Chevrolet driver roster for GPI expands with JR Hildebrand and Matthew Brabham Continue reading Chevrolet IndyCar Teams Aim to Carry Momentum into May
AFTER A YEAR WITH MONSTER ENERGY BRITTANY FORCE RISING TO OCCASION
ATLANTA, GA (May 11, 2016) — One year ago Brittany Force announced her new sponsor Monster Energy at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Since that announcement Force has been on a meteoric rise through the Top Fuel ranks and comes into this weekend’s race as the Top Fuel points leader and the category’s only two time winner in 2016. Continue reading John Force Racing Looks Toward Atlanta
SUMMIT RACING TEAM GOES FOR LUCKY #7 AT SPONSOR’S RACE
Line and Wilkerson Return as Defending Event Champions
Mooresville, NC (May 11, 2016)—Team Summit Racing looks for win number seven at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, May 13-15 at Atlanta Dragway.
This track has been good to Pro Stock drivers Greg Anderson and Jason Line. Anderson has won this event four times, and Line twice. Continue reading SUMMIT RACING TEAM GOES FOR LUCKY #7 AT SPONSOR’S RACE
Richard Childress Racing to Celebrate Organization’s First Premier Series Win during Darlington Throwback Race Weekend
Nos. 3 & 31 paint schemes to resemble Ricky Rudd’s 1983 victory at Riverside International Raceway
WELCOME, N.C. (May 11, 2016) – In celebration of Darlington Raceway’s “The Tradition Continues” throwback race weekend, Richard Childress Racing unveiled paint schemes today for its Nos. 3 and 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, to be raced in the Bojangles’ Southern 500 on Sunday, September 4.
Both paint schemes will pay tribute to RCR’s first win as an organization, which came on June 5, 1983 at Riverside International Raceway. The cars will feature designs and stylized numbers resembling the No. 3 Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet that Ricky Rudd drove to Victory Lane at the now-defunct race track. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing to Celebrate Organization’s First Premier Series Win during Darlington Throwback Race Weekend
Honda Commemorates Its IndyCar Racing Heritage and Success as it Gears up for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500
• Honda is the most successful carmaker in Indy 500 wins, starts, and laps completed
• Honda also leads with 12 IndyCar Manufacturers’ Championships
TORRANCE, Calif., May 11, 2016 – As Honda Racing heads into a historic month of May and the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 29, the automaker is commemorating its history and success in both the Indy 500 and in the Verizon IndyCar Series.
Honda is the most successful carmaker of all-time at the Indy 500, winning more races, having more starts and completing more laps than any other carmaker in the 99 previous editions of the event. Since 1994, Honda has taken part in 15 Indianapolis 500 races, powering 10 race winners at The Brickyard. Continue reading Honda Commemorates Its IndyCar Racing Heritage and Success
Team JEGS Pre-race Notes:
NHRA Southern Nationals
Team JEGS Pre-race Notes
NHRA Southern Nationals
Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga. (May 13-15)
Six-time NHRA world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has returned to the Pro Stock class on a full-time basis in 2016. He is racing a new Rick Jones Race Cars-built Dodge Dart as a member of the Elite Motorsports team.
Last season, Coughlin took a breather from the Pro Stock class but returned at midseason for a brief stint with Elite Motorsports. In three events, he raced to a runner-up and a semifinal.
Coughlin is racing as a teammate to two-time world champ Erica Enders. The Elite team also includes the Pro Stock entries of Drew Skillman and Vincent Nobile. Rickie Jones is the crew chief for Coughlin’s HEMI-powered Dodge, and his father, Rick, is the crew chief for Enders. Veteran crew chiefs Mark Ingersoll and Brian “Lump” Self round out the Elite roster as the crew chiefs for Skillman and Nobile, respectively. All four Elite teams and their crew chiefs regularly share data and tuning advice. Continue reading Team JEGS Pre-race Notes: NHRA Southern Nationals
ALLEN JOHNSON
MARATHON PETROLEUM/J&J RACING DODGE DART
EVENT PREVIEW: 36TH ANNUAL SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS
ATLANTA DRAGWAY
MAY 13-15
Allen Johnson Anticipating an Even Better Outing at NHRA Southern Nationals
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (May 10, 2016) – Marathon Petroleum Co./J&J Racing Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson went to his second semifinal appearance at the NHRA SpringNationals and anticipates an even better outing when he hits the track this weekend at the 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Continue reading Allen Johnson Racing–Atlanta Preview
Troy Coughlin, JEGS.com Pro Mod team trending up heading to Atlanta
ATLANTA (May 10) — Pro Mod champion Troy Coughlin Sr. is excited about continuing an early-season surge when he races the JEGS.com Corvette at this weekend’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
While the season opener in Gainesville, Fla., didn’t go as expected for Coughlin and the JEGS.com team, he bounced back with a No. 2 qualifying effort and a spot in the semifinals in Houston.
Now, the runner-up from the 2015 Atlanta race is ready to win one more round here.
“Atlanta will be interesting,” Coughlin said. “We’ll have to try and read the weather as we get closer to the race, but the JEGS.com car is on a mission. We’re jumping in with both feet, like we did in Houston. It’s a fast hot rod, and we’re excited to get to Atlanta and put it back in line. It’s running really good.”
A test before the Houston race did wonders for the JEGS.com team. With crewmember Mike Rees driving, crew chief Steve Petty was able to tune the Corvette to some quick elapsed times. When Coughlin, who couldn’t attend the test, got behind the wheel in Houston, that upward trend continued.
“Steve and the guys (including crewmember Kyle Pettis) are doing an excellent job with this thing,” Coughlin said. “Hopefully, we’ll have a little bit more power when we get there because we’re constantly working on that with the rules changes that were made over the winter. It has put us in a mode where we say, ‘Hey, let’s keep kicking this thing and make as much power as we can and make this thing a beast on every run.’ ”
When Coughlin knows he has a fast race car, he’s able to do a better job on the Christmas Tree. He won one round in Houston on a holeshot and is one of the better leavers in the Pro Mod class.
“It gives you a ton of confidence,” Coughlin said. “Steve, Mike, and Kyle have given me a great race car, so all I need to focus on is my driving. It’s a big help, for sure.”
Jeg Coughlin Jr. relying on 26 years of experience to weather early-season storm
ATLANTA (May 10) — As the NHRA tour heads to Atlanta Dragway for the seventh race of the 2016 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains bullish on the potential of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart and the entire Elite Motorsports team, which he joined in the offseason.
While admitting his ninth-place ranking is below the team’s standards, Coughlin says his 26 years of experience have taught him how to weather the peaks and valleys of long and grueling race seasons. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. relying on 26 years of experience to weather early-season storm
At A Glance: Hoosier Havoc Weekend
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will battle at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway on Friday, May 13 and Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. on Saturday, May 14
CONCORD, N.C. – May 10, 2016 – This weekend the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will enter the Hoosier State for the first time in 2016 as the series makes its inaugural trip to Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway on Friday, May 13 and returns to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. for the 13th consecutive year and 27th year overall on Saturday, May 14. Continue reading World of Outlaws–At A Glance: Hoosier Havoc Weekend
This year the Power Service Diesel race team has switched its gears to a new platform & once again ARP is playing a big role in the creation of this torque monster. The team has switched from an altered chassis over to a brand new custom built 290” Spitzer rail that has been beefed up in the critical areas. The car has been & out about the racer secne for the past 2 months & is already seeing major improvements on the track with a new best of a 6.44 at 219 in the ¼ mile. They will be competing in the NHRA Mile High Nationals in Denver, the NHRA Midwest nationals, 
The Middle East performance market is in full bloom,
the biggest custom car and bike show in the region
took place between the, where over 23,000 guests
arrived over the three day period in ADNEC – Abu
Dhabi. Continue reading Custom Show Emirates Engines Battle Post Show Wrap-up
Champ Erica Enders lauds Elite Motorsports Dodge crew as Atlanta race nears
ATLANTA (May 9) — Reigning back-to-back world champion Erica Enders beams with pride whenever she talks about her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Pro Stock race team, and with the 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway just days away, the 21-time national event winner says her next trophy celebration is coming soon. Continue reading Champ Erica Enders lauds Elite Motorsports Dodge crew as Atlanta race nears
Blaney Finishes A Season-Best Fifth At Kansas
May 8, 2017
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team put together their strongest effort of the season on Saturday night in the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Blaney started seventh, and from the drop of the green flag until the checkered flag, he was rarely out of the top-10, and inside the top five for much of the race before finishing a season-best fifth.
His pit crew, led by crew chief Jeremy Bullins, was virtually flawless throughout the race, with Blaney gaining one position on nearly every pit stop. Continue reading Blaney Finishes A Season-Best Fifth At Kansas
Kerry Madsen Sweeps #LetsRaceTwo Weekend at Eldora
For the second night in a row, Chad Kemenah finds himself in second
ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 7, 2016 – It was déjà vu at Eldora Speedway Saturday night, as Friday’s battle between Kerry Madsen and Chad Kemenah seemed to play out again in front of a large crowd at the #LetsRaceTwo finale.
After a pitched battle through the middle and late portions of the feature between the former Outlaw regular Madsen and All Star Circuit of Champions driver Kemenah, Madsen claimed his second World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season and the weekend sweep. Continue reading Kerry Madsen Sweeps #LetsRaceTwo Weekend at Eldora
Race Adjustments Help Austin Dillon and the American Ethanol Team Earn Sixth Top-10 Finish of 2016
“I had a fun night tonight. The American Ethanol Chevrolet was pretty fast. We just had to keep steadily working our way through there and thankfully it worked out well for us. I think we found some stuff on our adjustments as the race went on. We just kept getting better and better. It was challenging to pass tonight. For a while we were three-wide in the middle of the pack. It was hard to clear people. You could get close but you couldn’t clear. It was a good night for us and and I know we will have a win before too long.” Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–GoBowling400.com
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
GO BOWLING 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 6, 2016
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND
GOT A GREAT RESTART ON THAT FINAL RESTART IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CHASE HIM DOWN, WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET AROUND HIM?
“For whatever reason I got tight, I hit a big piece of debris down there about six or seven laps into the run. From that point on I just got really tight. I’ve just got to thank everybody from this Stewart-Haas team, Jimmy John’s, Outback, Busch, Mobil 1, ditech, everybody from Chevrolet for everything that they do. We overhauled this thing this morning to try to get it close. They did a great job. Just have to thank Hunt Brothers, Morton Buildings, Bad Boy, everybody on this team, it’s going to be a long week we are going to go do some testing this week and have fun with it.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
GO BOWLING 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 7, 2016
CHEVROLET’S KEVIN HARVICK EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH AT KANSAS
Six Chevy SS Drivers In Top 10
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – (May 7, 2016) – Kevin Harvick led the charge for Team Chevy earning a runner-up finish in his No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS in the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway, the 11th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaign. Harvick, nicknamed ‘The Closer’, did his best to catch the leader in the waning circuits of the 267-lap contest. The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion fell just shy of recording his second victory of the season, but posted his 10th top-10 finish in 21 races at the 1.5-mile track. Harvick remains the series point leader by four markers. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kevin Harvick
RACE REPORT
Toyota Tundra 250
Kansas Speedway
May 6, 2016
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Red Horse Racing at Kansas Speedway
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returned to action this week as teams headed to Kansas Speedway for the Toyota Tundra 250. On Thursday, teams participated in three practice sessions. In his first race for Red Horse Racing in the No. 11 Toyota Tundra, Matt Tifft posted the third, 13th and 11th fastest times in the three sessions. Timothy Peters was 11th, 14th, and 13th on the board. On Friday afternoon, teams competed in two rounds of single truck qualifying. Tifft and Peters both transferred into the second round, where Tifft earned the seventh starting position and Peters the eighth. After 170 circuits, 11 caution periods and a NASCAR overtime finish at the 1.5-mile Kansas City, Kansas facility, Peters crossed the finish line in eighth and Tifft finished 14th.
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Timothy Peters No. 17
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
Top-Ten Finish Propels Peters to Points Lead at Kansas
Timothy Peters piloted the No. 17 Red Horse Racing Tundra to an eighth-place finish at Kansas Speedway, which boosted him into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points lead. On Thursday, the Danville, Virginia resident was 11th, 14th and 13th-fastest in three practice sessions. On Friday afternoon, Peters transferred his red and white Tundra to the second and final round of single-truck qualifying to earn the eighth starting position for the Toyota Tundra 250. After the green flag flew on Friday evening, Peters reported a slight tight condition, but was soon happy with the No. 17 machine. The 20-minute caution clock expired on lap 45, and crew chief Shane Huffman called Peters to pit road for four tires and fuel. A rash of caution periods followed, during which Peters visited pit road for fuel only. On lap 122, the caution clock expired again, and Huffman brought Peters to pit road for another four-tire pit stop. Peters restarted in the second position and briefly took the lead before the caution flag flew again. On the following restart, Peters was battling for the lead when contact with another vehicle caused him to fall back and scrape the wall. Peters found himself in the tenth position as the final caution flag flew, sending the event into overtime. As there were only a few trucks on the lead lap, the team decided to bring Peters to pit road for four tires for the final restart. Restarting in the 13th position, Peters gained five spots to finish eighth at Kansas Speedway and claim the series’ points lead.
Start – 8
Finish – 8
Driver Points Position – 1
Laps Led – 1
Timothy Peters Quote:
“We had a great Toyota Tundra tonight. I’m really proud of Shane (Huffman, crew chief) and everyone at Red Horse Racing. I just made a mistake there at the end going for the lead, and I feel like we could have gotten a much better result than eighth. I’m excited to go to Dover (International Speedway) next weekend and see what we can do there.”
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Matt Tifft
No. 11 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
Matt Tifft Earns 14th-Place Finish in First Start for Red Horse Racing
Nineteen-year-old Matt Tifft climbed aboard the No. 11 Toyota Tundra for his first race with Red Horse Racing and brought home a 14th-place finish at Kansas Speedway. After unloading on Thursday, Tifft was fast right off the bat, putting up the third, 13th and 11th fastest speeds in the three practice sessions. On Friday afternoon, the Hinckley, Ohio native transferred the No. 11 machine into the second and final round of single-truck qualifying and secured the seventh starting spot for the Toyota Tundra 250. As the sun set over the 1.5-mile facility, Tifft took the green flag. He reported a slight tight condition to crew chief Scott Zipadelli early in the race, and then felt a vibration in the right front tire, so he hit pit road for four tires under green flag conditions on lap 25. Tifft stayed out and took the wave around when the caution clock expired, then under subsequent caution periods was able to get back on the same pit sequence as the rest of the field. With 105 laps to go, Tifft had worked his way into the top 10 and as high as second-place. A four-tire stop under caution dropped the No. 11 back to 20th, but Tifft methodically worked his way back through the field, then after another four-tire stop restarted in the eighth position with 40 laps to go. On a restart at lap 135, the No. 11 sustained damage from another vehicle, resulting in a loss of handling. Tifft was able to survive a final green-white-checkered restart and finish in the 14th position.
Start – 7
Finish – 14
Driver Points Position – 27
Laps Led – 0
Matt Tifft Quote:
“Our No. 11 Toyota Tundra was really fast tonight. Scott (Zipadelli) and the guys did a great job making adjustments on it all night, and they did well getting our track position back for us. We ended up with some damage on a restart at the end, so our result wasn’t what it could have been. I’m looking forward to going to Dover (International Speedway) next weekend with this team and I think our Tundra will be fast there as well.”