Cruz Pedregon and Snap-on Funny Car
Cruise to Victory in Charlotte
KENOSHA, Wis. – April 30, 2018 – Cruz Pedregon and the Snap-on Funny Car team knew everything was lined up for a win, and they were right. Pedregon captured his first win of the year and 36th career victory yesterday in Charlotte with a time of 4.05 at 316 mph. Continue reading Cruz Pedregon and Snap-on Funny Car Cruise to Victory in Charlotte
DANES STEAL THE SHOW IN OPENING ROUND OF ANDY SCRIVEN MEMORIAL
Benjamin Pedersen, Christian Rasmussen and Dakota Dickerson finish F4 U.S. debut on top
ALTON, VA (April 29, 2018)- It was a battle of the Danes during the opening round of the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda at Virginia International Raceway Saturday, as Copenhagen-natives Benjamin Pedersen and Christian Rasmussen fought for the first win of the season. The wheel-to-wheel combat lasted to the checkered with Pedersen prevailing by a nose. Rasmussen crossed the line .122 seconds behind his fellow countryman for a P2 finish and Dakota Dickerson of San Diego captured third. Continue reading DANES STEAL THE SHOW IN OPENING ROUND OF ANDY SCRIVEN MEMORIAL
BRITTANY AND COURTNEY FORCE KEEP TOP SPOTS IN NITRO CATEGORIES SATURDAY AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
CONCORD, N.C. (April 28, 2018) — For the third time in their careers, Brittany and Courtney Force have doubled up as No. 1 qualifiers at a NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event. Saturday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, the Force sisters maintained their top spots through two rounds of qualifying on Saturday, reigning Funny Car world champion Robert Hight secured the seventh position and 16-time champion John Force qualified eighth at zMAX Dragway, located just outside of Charlotte.
Previously, Brittany and Courtney Force have qualified No. 1 together in 2014, first in Topeka, Kan. and then again in Sonoma, Calif. On both occasions, Courtney has gone on to win the event, a stat she’d like to continue as she’s yet to win at zMAX Dragway. Continue reading BRITTANY AND COURTNEY FORCE KEEP TOP SPOTS IN NITRO CATEGORIES SATURDAY AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
Matt Tifft and the KC Motorgroup Team Show Resilience at Talladega Superspeedway Despite Cut Tire
“We can’t seem to catch a break at these restrictor-plate tracks. We had a strong No. 2 KC Motorgroup Chevrolet all weekend. My crew chief, Randall Burnett, and my team focused on race trim for this weekend, knowing we needed a bit more of that at our last plate race. I had no issues during the race, and we were able to run in the top 10 pretty much all day. It’ unfortunate that our result didn’t match it. I had a vibration with less than 30 laps to go, but we thought we could manage it to the end. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case this time and the tire blew with just a handful of laps remaining. I’m bummed we couldn’t take home the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus, but we did earn some stage points in the first two stages. We’ll regroup and get after it at Dover next weekend.”
-Matt Tifft Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Alabama 300
CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA
QUALIFICATIONS RECAP
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018
Chevrolet Sweeps Three Pro Categories in Four-Wide Qualifications
• Reigning Top Fuel champion Brittany Force is low qualifier
• Courtney Force claims third Funny Car No. 1 qualifier of season
• Drew Skillman claims sixth career Pro Stock No. 1 qualifier honor
CONCORD, North Carolina (April 28, 2018) – The Force sisters wore matching green hats for the third time in their National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) careers.
Brittany Force, driving the Monster Energy Chevrolet dragster, reset the Top Fuel track elapsed time record on the way to earning the No. 1 qualifier honor and Courtney Force was the low Funny Car qualifier for the third time this season in the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS heading into race day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Continue reading Chevrolet Sweeps Three Pro Categories in Four-Wide Qualifications
Menard To Start 13thAt Talladega
April 28, 2018
Paul Menard and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion will line up 13thfor Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Menard posted a qualifying lap at 191.486 miles per hour, which was just .018 seconds shy of allowing him to advance to the second and final round of qualifying.
But there was little disappointment among the Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew members because the team spent most of the two practice sessions on Friday getting their car tuned for racing conditions. Menard also slipped by the big wreck of the day on Friday, a move that kept him in his primary car for Sunday’s race. Continue reading Menard To Start 13thAt Talladega
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 28, 2018
TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
5th CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
11TH ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1
15TH DARRELL WALLACE JR., NO. 43 PETTY’S GARAGE/MEDALLION BANK CAMARO ZL1
16TH JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
17TH WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1
TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Kevin Harvick (Ford)
2nd Kurt Busch (Ford)
3rd Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
4th Denny Hamlin (Toyota)
5TH Chase Elliott (Chevrolet)
The GEICO 500 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, April 29 at 2 pm, ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Continue reading Chevy Racing–TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
FORCE SISTERS SWEEP NITRO TOP SPOTS AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2018) — Brittany and Courtney Force both currently hold the No.1 qualifying position after two rounds of qualifying at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway just outside of Charlotte. Teammates Robert Hight and John Force are qualified seventh and eighth respectively.
The Force sisters will be racing on Saturday to double up as No. 1 qualifiers for the second time, they previously secured the top spot together in 2016 at the Topeka, Kan. event.
“It is a family sport and we love being out here together,” explained Courtney Force. “I got to get on the starting line and watch her make a killer run in her Monster dragster. I saw that number and knew that she got the top spot. Obviously, we are both hoping to hold onto the top spot through tomorrow night but there are a lot of great cars out here. I was excited to see her make that pass and we’ll see what happens.” Continue reading FORCE SISTERS SWEEP NITRO TOP SPOTS AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
NHRA MELLO YELLOW DRAG RACING SERIES
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018
COURTNEY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, ADVANCE AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 1 qualifier and winner at Phoenix; No. 1 qualifier at Las Vegas; No. 2 qualifier at Houston; holds track Funny Car elapsed time record, set in April 2017; No. 1 qualifier in 2017 spring race) met with members of the media at zMax Dragway and discussed a number of topics) Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax Dragway–Courtney Force
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW SCOOPER CAT CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his outlook for this weekend’s race at Talladega, the incident in final practice, his thoughts on what kind of race this superspeedway package will produce and many other topics. Full Transcript:
HOW IS YOUR CAR TODAY AND WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND?
“Well, right now it’s pretty good and hopefully later on it will be good. Yeah, that was a wild wreck on the backstretch. Luckily, we were a little late getting out there and that kind of worked into our advantage not getting in that. I hate that for those guys. That stinks. I never figured out what happened was it right-rear tire? Left-rear tire… yeah… so the unfortunate thing is he left the ground. I think that was something we were trying to solve. So, that is kind of unfortunate, but that is probably the fastest part of the track there on the backstretch everything is flat and carrying that much speed you get hit there it’s hard to keep the car on the ground going that fast and where it’s at.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Austin Dillon
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 27, 2018
JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1 – Involved in a multi-car accident in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice
WHAT HAPPENED?
“I think that we blew a left-rear tire. That is what it sounded like. I heard the tire start to come apart and you are kind a long for the ride. The car, I think, it turned to the right and then kind of back to the left and I obviously was in the front of that draft and then once it starts rolling you don’t have any control. You can’t tell what is up and what is down you are spinning so fast. I was just thankful. Honestly, the whole time it’s flipping I was like, just please land on the right way up so I can get out. You just never know if there is going to be a fire. We literally had only run four or five laps so you know you have a full tank of fuel and so to get out upside down I’ve never done that, but it’s a challenge when you watch guys try to do that. So, I was just thankful that the car landed on all four.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Jamie McMurray
NHRA MELLO YELLOW DRAG RACING SERIES
NGK SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
ZMAX DRAGWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018
BO BUTNER, KB RACING, JIM BUTNER AUTO GROUP CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (reigning class champion; earned sixth Pro Stock win and second in a row at Auto Club Raceway in season opener; sits atop class standings and met with members of the media at zMax Dragway and discussed a number of topics) Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–ZMax–Bo Butner
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018
ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his success at Daytona and if he can translate it to Talladega, the progress of the No. 88 team thus far in 2018, Hendrick Motorsports 250th victory and many other topics. Full Transcript:
IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY WE WERE DOING YOUR MEDIA DAY AFTER YOU WON THE POLE AT DAYTONA. THIS WEEK YOU CELEBRATED YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU CURRENTLY SIT 13TH IN POINTS. WHAT DO YOU, GREG IVES (CREW CHIEF) AND THE REST OF THE NO. 88 TEAM NEED TO DO TO BE IN VICTORY LANE THIS WEEKEND?
“I think it is superspeedway racing so you’ve just got to stay out of trouble and hopefully keep the No. 88 Nationwide Chevy up front all day. We were really strong in Daytona obviously, we sat on the pole and we were fast all day and ran up front for a good part of the day. I think we can be really strong we’ve just got to keep it up front and stay out of trouble. It’s easy to get caught up in somebody else’s mess here. We will try to lead every lap and go from there.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Alex Bowman
2018 Toughest Monster Truck Tour Champions – Larry Swim and BIGFOOT
Pacific, MO (April 25, 2018) – To say that the road to the 2018 Toughest Monster Truck Tour Championship was not easy is an understatement. The season was long and hard, with 26 events over 12 Cities. It was tough on the drivers, the crews, the shop and the trucks!
The 2018 season started off in Rio Rancho, NM with not the greatest results for Team BIGFOOT. We fought king pin issues all Friday night and Saturday afternoon, but, amazing enough, still made it through the weekend. But at that point, we had dug ourselves into a hole, and with the competition at these events, that is a hard thing to come back from! At one point during the season, BIGFOOT was over 40 points behind Team DCT’s Quad Chaos. And anyone that follows the series knows they don’t call Aaron Cain “Big Air” for nothing! Continue reading 2018 Toughest Monster Truck Tour Champions – Larry Swim and BIGFOOT
When you start your season winning three out of four races that’s a pretty good sign of what’s to come. Some of the sites and posts showcasing our Honda’s are attached below. The surprise last minute request to have ProS treet & Grudge bikes for the S treet O utlaws TV show really made us scramble but obviously winning it in front of 22,000 fans was well worth our efforts . We got home Sunday night pulled the motor, I rebuilt it Monday and Tuesday and got both the ProS treet and Grudge bike ready for three weeks on the road starting in eight days. Continue reading Stotz Racing Update
ANGELA DURAZO SHATTERS GLASS CEILING DESPITE SUFFERING FROM RA
Award-winning actress enters F4 U.S. as first female driver
ALTON, VA (April 27, 2018)- The Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda entry list for the Andy Scriven Memorial Race weekend at Virginia International Raceway is the most diverse since its inauguration in 2016, representing several states, multiple countries and for the first time ever, different genders.
Thursday marked another historical moment for F4 U.S., as its first female competitor Angela Durazo of Los Angeles rolled out onto the 17-turn, 3.27-mile track for the first promoter test day of the season. Durazo, who works as an actress when she’s not behind the wheel of her striking, bright orange SetPoint Medical F4 U.S. machine, was not intimidated by the large 36-car male-dominated field. Continue reading ANGELA DURAZO SHATTERS GLASS CEILING DESPITE SUFFERING FROM RA
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GEICO 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 27, 2018
DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR., NO. 43 PETTY’S GARAGE/MEDALLION BANK CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed how his second-place finish at Daytona might translate to this weekend at Talladega, his assessment of his progression and the team’s progression during his rookie season and many other topics. Full Transcript:
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Talladega–Bubba Wallace
NHRA® Team Report
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals – Charlotte
Pre-Race Report
After the team’s strongest qualifying event of the season, Cruz Pedregon and crew are headed to Charlotte enthusiastic about what they’re seeing from the Snap-on Toyota Funny Car. “The car and new chassis are really responding well to the work we’ve done,” said Pedregon. “We’re thrilled with the more consistent 3.9 runs, getting faster with each pass, and we’re looking forward to making it the fifth race this season we qualify in the top half of the field.” Continue reading Cruz Pedregon Charlotte Pre-Race
Coca-Cola Unveiled as Primary Sponsor for Austin Dillon and No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in 2018 Coca-Cola 600
Defending race winner will carry iconic Coca-Cola colors for 600-mile race during Memorial Day Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway
WELCOME, N.C. (April 26, 2018) – Coca-Cola, one of the world’s iconic brands, will be featured as primary sponsor on the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Charlotte Motor Speedway during the 2018 Coca-Cola 600. Coca-Cola’s longtime partnership with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) will continue its deep-rooted history over Memorial Day Weekend with defending race winner Austin Dillon carrying the Coca-Cola colors. Dillon recorded his first-career Cup Series victory last May at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600, one of NASCAR’s crown jewel races.
The red and white patriotic paint scheme was unveiled today at Fort Bragg military installation in front of U.S. servicemen and women prior to a lunch with several gold-star families. Continue reading Coca-Cola Unveiled as Primary Sponsor for Austin Dillon and No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in 2018 Coca-Cola 600
Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC team reaches Semifinals of Lucas Oil Regional Race in Virginia
Follow A Dream – Virginia Lucas Oil race wrap up –Thursday, April 26, 2018
MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (April 26, 2018) – Follow A Dream/Permatex Chevrolet Camaro Top Alcohol Funny Car team owner Jay Blake promised things would get better after the team’s slow start in the first two races of 2018.
And indeed that’s what happened this past weekend in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional race at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Va.