John Force Racing

JOHN FORCE POISED TO MAKE HISTORY, AGAIN; AIMS FOR 150TH TOUR VICTORY IN RETURN TO ROUTE 66

JOHN FORCE POISED TO MAKE HISTORY, AGAIN;
AIMS FOR 150TH TOUR VICTORY IN RETURN TO ROUTE 66
JOLIET, Ill. (May 29, 2019) — Nineteen years after beating Jerry Toliver in the final round of the Route 66 Nationals to become NHRA’s all-time leader in tour victories (breaking out of an 85-win tie with the late Bob Glidden), John Force returns this week to Route 66 Raceway with a chance to reach another professional milestone.

Force is on the precipice of adding to a legacy that already includes 16 series championships, Driver of the Year recognition (1996) and induction into America’s two principal auto racing Halls of Fame. The former big rig truck driver is poised to win his 150th NHRA tour title and this week he has a chance to do it in event staged just 60 miles from the Northbrook, Ill., headquarters of Old World Industries, parent of PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil, sponsor of his 10,000 horsepower, 330 mph Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car. Continue reading JOHN FORCE POISED TO MAKE HISTORY, AGAIN; AIMS FOR 150TH TOUR VICTORY IN RETURN TO ROUTE 66 →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Event Preview – Pocono Raceway

Richard Childress Racing at Pocono Raceway … In 161 starts at Pocono Raceway, RCR team owner Richard Childress has two wins, both with Dale Earnhardt, who won on July 19, 1987 and July 18, 1993. Additionally, RCR has earned one pole award, 16 top-five and 55 top-10 finishes with 610 laps led at the uniquely-shaped three-turn track. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, contributed two of those top-10 finishes under the RCR banner. Continue reading RCR Event Preview – Pocono Raceway →

John Force Racing

BRITTANY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HUNGRY FOR MORE SUCCESS AT ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS

BRITTANY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HUNGRY FOR
MORE SUCCESS AT ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS
JOLIET, Ill. (May 29, 2019) — Brittany Force and the Advance Auto Parts Top Fuel dragster team are headed to the Route 66 NHRA Nationals, the ninth event on the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Season schedule, eager to keep up the momentum.

Force and the Advance Auto Parts team are now sitting second in the NHRA Mello Yello points standings after defending their 2018 win at the SpringNationals in Houston with a double-up win alongside teammate Robert Hight in April. Accompanying her win are two runner-up finishes and three No. 1 qualifiers including the No. 1 at the SpringNationals that she shared with her father John Force. At the recent event in Richmond, Force had a second-round exit to longtime rival and three-time world champion Antron Brown but left the weekend still sitting No. 2 in the points standings behind reigning Top Fuel world champion, Steve Torrance, who already has three wins this season. Continue reading BRITTANY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HUNGRY FOR MORE SUCCESS AT ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS →

Jegs Racing

NHRA’s best Sportsman racers take center stage at JEGS Allstars event

NHRA’s best Sportsman racers take
center stage at JEGS Allstars event
JOLIET, Ill. (May 28) – NHRA’s best Sportsman drivers will battle for class and divisional honors this weekend at the 35th annual JEGS Allstars, a special event held during the Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.

The 35th annual JEGS Allstars event is
always a highlight of the season.
The JEGS Allstars competition crowns individual champions in 10 separate eliminators, as well as an overall team champion. A highlight of the drag racing season for three and a half decades, the JEGS Allstars event features a total purse of more than $150,000, making it one of the richest events of its kind. Continue reading NHRA’s best Sportsman racers take center stage at JEGS Allstars event →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Detroit Grand Prix

Detroit Grand Prix
Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
12:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 1, 2019
NBC Sports Network
Radio Le Mans and IMSA.com

ACURA At Detroit
• Acura Motorsports has recorded three previous victories on the streets of Belle Isle Park, including consecutive GTD triumphs for the Acura NSX GT3 in 2017-18, and an overall win for the Acura ARX-01b prototype in 2008.

• Acura’s initial Detroit success came in 2008, the second year of the company’s LMP2 program in the American Le Mans Series. Franck Montagny and James Rossiter capped off a dominating performance to record Andretti Green Racing’s first overall victory in ALMS competition, and the first overall/LMP2 win for the Acura ARX-01b. Continue reading Honda Racing–Detroit Grand Prix →

Chevrolet Racing

Corvette Racing at Le Mans–Circuit de la Sarthe

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Dress Rehearsal for 20th Appearance
Pair of Corvettes set for eight hours of running at famed Circuit de la Sarthe

• Corvette Racing seeks ninth class victory in competitive GTE Pro category
• Road America, Chevrolet simulator sessions part of intense preparation
• Six Corvette Racing drivers with 19 combined Le Mans victories

DETROIT (May 28, 2019) – Corvette Racing is back across the Atlantic once again for a landmark appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – its 20th consecutive appearance at the historic French endurance race.

Sunday’s annual Le Mans Test Day serves as a final dress rehearsal for the twice-around-the-clock race on June 15-16. It is the only time that Corvette Racing – and the rest of the 62-car field – can turn laps around the 8.48-mile Circuit de la Sarthe, a mixture of permanent race track and public roads.

This is a landmark year at Le Mans for Corvette Racing. No team is on record as having made more than 20 consecutive appearances, and the program has won eight times in 19 tries. What’s more, Corvette Racing’s Le Mans record also includes eight runner-up class finishes and nearly 100,00 racing miles completed. Continue reading Corvette Racing at Le Mans–Circuit de la Sarthe →

King of the West

KING OF THE WEST-NARC SPRINT CARS SET TO INVADE PETALUMA ON SATURDAY

5/28/19, Sacramento, CA (Jim Allen) … The high-powered 950-horsepower King of the West-NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series will battle wheel-to-wheel this Saturday, June 1st, when the traveling series invades the always exciting Petaluma Speedway.

This marks the first of only two appearances at Petaluma for the series which is celebrating its 60th Anniversary season. Interesting enough, despite it being June, the King of the West-NARC campaign only has two races under its belt in 2019 due to unpredictable weather. However, competition will be ramping up quickly with five races scheduled at five different tracks during June. Continue reading KING OF THE WEST-NARC SPRINT CARS SET TO INVADE PETALUMA ON SATURDAY →

Wood Brothers

Menard Finishes 14th in Coca-Cola 600 At Charlotte

Menard Finishes 14th in Coca-Cola 600 At Charlotte

May 27, 2019

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Knauf Insulation team came within 10 laps of ending a great day of racing with a top-10 finish in the Coca-Cola 600, but a late caution ended up relegating them to a 14th-place finish.

Menard started Sunday’s marathon at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 17th place and spent much of the night running in the top 15 as crew chief Greg Erwin and the Menards/Knauf team adjusted their Mustang for the changing conditions as the race went from daytime to dark.

The further the race went, the better Menard’s Mustang performed, and when the green flag flew for a restart with 35 laps to go, he was in 10th place and on the move forward. Continue reading Menard Finishes 14th in Coca-Cola 600 At Charlotte →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Coca-Cola 600

Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Chevrolet Team Show Speed in Coca-Cola 600 But Retire Early
Following On-Track Incident

“I’m disappointed because we had a fast Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Chevy Camaro ZL1 all weekend so I thought we would have a stronger race today then what we did. We were a victim of circumstance, but that’s what happens in racing sometimes. We worked hard throughout the race to adjust our car and keep up with changing track conditions, but our race ended early after an accident during the final Stage. I saw the No. 42 car spinning. I don’t know if it would have turned out in our favor if I would have slowed down and tried to get stopped, but I saw a gap so I made the decision to go all the way to the left to try and get through it. Unfortunately, it didn’t work. It’s part of it. We’ll be ready for Pocono Raceway next week.”

-Austin Dillon

Early Contact Hinders Daniel Hemric’s Efforts in First
Coca-Cola 600 Start with Cessna Chevrolet

“I really hate this night did not turn out better than it did for everyone on this Cessna Chevrolet Team. Luke Lambert and everyone on this team gave me a really fast No. 8 Cessna Chevy. We showed that in practice throughout the weekend and in qualifying on Thursday night. The car took off really well to start the race but we got so many cautions in Stage 1 that we made a strategy call to stay out and were able to grab the lead by doing that. Being able to lead in my first Coca-Cola 600 was a cool experience for sure, but the cars with fresher tires were much quicker on the restart. One of them made contact with the right rear and sent me into the outside wall off Turn 4. I’m really proud of everyone on this team, because they never gave up. We hit pit road as much as possible the rest of the night and they made repairs as best they could. We kept adjusting on it and just tried to do all we could to get to the end. When the caution came out with about 35 laps to go, we took the wave around to get one lap back and hoped for a quick caution, but we never got that when we needed and had to hit pit road under green with 20 laps to go. We will head to Pocono and try to change our luck there.”
-Daniel Hemric

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Coca-Cola 600-Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
COCA-COLA 600
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 26, 2019

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
4th Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1
6th Chris Buescher, No. 37 Kroger Thrill of the Grill Camaro ZL1
7th Alex Bowman, No. 88 Nationwide Patriotic Camaro ZL1
8th Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Patriotic Camaro ZL1
9th William Byron, No. 24 Liberty Patriotic Camaro ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota)
2nd Joey Logano (Ford)
3rd Kyle Busch (Toyota)
4th Chase Elliott (Chevrolet)
5th Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Coca-Cola 600-Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy 500– Post Race

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES
103RD RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER QUOTES AND PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 26, 2019

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES
103RD RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES,
WINNER AND TEAM PRINCIPALS TRANSCRIPTS
MAY 26, 2019

Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Shell V-Power Nitro Plus Team Penske Chevrolet (started 8th; finished 4th): “We just fell short. It hurts a lot to be in positions and then fell out of position when (Takuma) Sato got by me. Then it was really tough to do anything. Certainly you needed to be those top two guys; that’s kind of blocking everything out. I tried to make up ground on the (final) restart. I got by (Ed) Carpenter and got into third but I just couldn’t quite get (Alexander) Rossi, and that’s what I think we needed to be in the fight at the end. We were close, we just fell short. The Shell V-Power car was fast all day, Chevrolet gave us what we needed. It’s a Team Penske victory. One of us wining is what ‘The Captain’ wants. They do such a great job that it’s great to reward the whole group with a victory. Congrats to Simon. Still not a bad day but it hurts a bit.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy 500– Post Race →

Honda Racing

Rossi Runs Second For Honda at Indianapolis 500

Rossi Runs Second For Honda at Indianapolis 500
• Alexander Rossi finishes second after taking battle for victory to the final laps
• Takuma Sato recovers from one-lap deficit to finish third
• Santino Ferrucci, in a spectacular drive, leads rookie runners with run to seventh

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 26, 2019) – Alexander Rossi took the battle for the Indianapolis 500 down to the final laps today, but when the checkers flew after 200 hard-fought laps, the 2016 “500” champion fell just two-tenths of a second short to winner Simon Pagenaud.

Starting ninth in the field of 33, Rossi remained in the lead group throughout the two-hour, 50-minute contest in his Andretti Autosport Honda as he, Scott Dixon, Sebastien Bourdais and several other Honda drivers were able to extend each fuel run two laps or more over the competition. Continue reading Rossi Runs Second For Honda at Indianapolis 500 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet wins Indianapolis 500 for second year in row, 11th overall

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
103RD INDIANAPOLIS 500 RECAP
MAY 26, 2019

Chevrolet wins Indianapolis 500 for second year in row, 11th overall
Pole winner Simon Pagenaud leads 116 of the 200 laps, holds on in close finish

· Pagenaud is the second Team Chevy driver to win from pole
ᴏ Four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears won from pole in 1988, ‘91
· Chevrolet places three drivers in the top five, five in top 10
ᴏ Josef Newgarden finishes fourth, 2018 race winner Will Power is fifth
· Team Chevy totals 155 laps led among five drivers
ᴏ Ed Carpenter and Tony Kanaan also finish in the top 10
· Victory is the 18th in Indy 500 for team owner Roger Penske Continue reading Chevrolet wins Indianapolis 500 for second year in row, 11th overall →

Jegs Racing

Troy Coughlin Jr. scores runner-up finish to begin Division 1 championship chase

Troy Coughlin Jr. scores runner-up finish
to begin Division 1 championship chase
READING, Pa. (May 26) — Troy Coughlin Jr. began his first-ever Division 1 championship charge with a strong runner-up finish that, combined with a No. 1 qualifying effort, let the rest of the “Land of NED” know the JEGS.com McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster will be a force all season.

After running a stout 5.186-second pass at 278.98 mph in qualifying, Coughlin led the field into race day as the favorite to win it all. He then beat Brandon Greco and Jeff Veale in the first two rounds before losing on a holeshot to past world champion and defending event titlist Duane Shields. Continue reading Troy Coughlin Jr. scores runner-up finish to begin Division 1 championship chase →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES AT INDIANAPOLIS: Simon Pagenaud Wins Indianapolis 500

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES
103RD RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS
WINNER’S QUICK QUOTE
MAY 26, 2019

SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 22 MENARDS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, IS THE WINNER OF THE 103RD RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500. IT IS FIRST INDY 500 WIN FOR PAGENAUD; 11TH FOR CHEVROLET AND 18TH FOR ROGER PENSKE.

WINNER’S QUICK QUOTE:

“I just wanted to celebrate with the fans. I guess it wasn’t very conventional to do it that way. It is hard to believe right now. It was such an intense race. I believe we led most of the race. The car was just just amazing. The handling and aero came out perfectly. Continue reading CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES AT INDIANAPOLIS: Simon Pagenaud Wins Indianapolis 500 →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Alsco 300

Tyler Reddick Tames the Beast at Charlotte Motor Speedway

“Man, that Tame the Beast Chevy was one of the best race cars I’ve ever sat in. Randall Burnett and my team really used the two off-weekends to their advantage and spent a lot of time working to find what we needed to have just that edge we wanted to have when we roll of the hauler at these tracks. This Chevrolet was just awesome right from the start of the weekend. I almost hated having the Friday off in between practice day and the race. I wanted to get out there and race right away. Charlotte Motor Speedway has been a challenge for me in the past, so I knew I needed to be on my game to get us to Victory Lane. Luckily, I was able to do just that. The handling fired off a little loose today but by the time the final stage came around it was right where I wanted it. The boys on pit road got it done today, which helped a lot too. This was a huge team effort, and I can’t thank everyone for their support. This has been an awesome start to the year.”

-Tyler Reddick

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Coca-Cola 600–Daniel Hemric

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
COCA-COLA 600
TEAM CHEVY POST-FINAL PRACTICE BREAKOUT SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
MAY 25, 2019

Behind the wheel of his No. 8 CESSNA Camaro ZL1, Daniel Hemric topped Team Chevy’s speed chart in final practice leading up to the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 29.886 seconds.

DANIEL HEMRIC, NO. 8 CESSNA CAMARO ZL1 Breakout Session Highlights:

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE SO FAST HERE AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS?
“It’s been a lot of fun, obviously having everyone be excited about the cars that all of Richard Childress Racing has brought to show the speed that we have. It’s been fun, but the only thing that really matters throughout the week is tomorrow. That’s what we are looking forward to.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Coca-Cola 600–Daniel Hemric →

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing

Incredible Competition Highlights Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series’ Annual Visit South of the Border in Baja

Incredible Competition Highlights Lucas Oil
Off Road Racing Series’ Annual Visit
South of the Border in Baja
Heger Takes Top Honors in Ensenada with Sweep of Two Classes
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (May 24, 2019) – The start of the 2019 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by GEICO, has been action-packed through its first two rounds, but its annual visit to Baja provided arguably the most compelling action of the season. Two days of racing headlined the Rockstar Energy Battle South of the Border, presented by Lucas Oil, from Estero Beach Resort in Ensenada. The first day races of the season saw drivers across six classes go all out throughout the weekend, to the delight of the thousands of fans in the packed grandstands. Continue reading Incredible Competition Highlights Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series’ Annual Visit South of the Border in Baja →

Honda Racing

Rookie Ferrucci Heads Honda Drivers on “Carb Day” at Indianapolis

Rookie Ferrucci Heads Honda Drivers on “Carb Day” at Indianapolis
• Santino Ferrucci posts second-fastest speed in final practice prior to the “500”
• Takuma Sato, Jordan King and James Davison round out top five for Honda
• 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 24, 2019) – The young American Indy car rookie with the Italian-sounding name, Santino Ferrucci, led the way for Honda today in the traditional “Carb Day” final practice session prior to Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Continue reading Rookie Ferrucci Heads Honda Drivers on “Carb Day” at Indianapolis →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy 500–Dreyer and Reinbold Racing

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES
103RD RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS 500 MEDIA DAY
SELECTED QUOTES FROM DRIVERS
MAY 23, 2019

DRYER AND REINBOLD RACING CHEVROLET DRIVERS PARTICIPATED IN INDY 500 MEDIA DAY. SELECTED QUOTES FROM EACH DRIVER:

JR Hildebrand, No. 48 DRR Salesforce Chevrolet, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to discuss the May 26 race and other topics. Selected quotes:

WILL CARB DAY, WHICH MIGHT HAVE THE SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS OF SUNDAY, PART AN IMPORTANT PART IN YOUR PREPARATION?
“For sure. It’s called Carb Day, which seems kind of outdated just from the perspective that it’s carburation day, and in a weird day we’re coming at it with the same general rationale, which is we want to be able to drive the cars in as close to race day weather conditions to tune the aero on the car. So it’s kind of turned from tuning an engine to tuning the aerodynamics. Assuming that tomorrow is similar to race day conditions, I think we’ll learn a lot about what will be the most significant challenges on race day for passing and running in traffic. Hopefully, we can adapt quickly enough during the day to make the car better and be a little more prepared heading into Sunday.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Indy 500–Dreyer and Reinbold Racing →

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