Honda Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT SHANGHAI: Chaotic Close to 20th Season Gavin, Milner weather challenges of Shanghai Six Hours

CORVETTE RACING AT SHANGHAI: Chaotic Close to 20th Season
Gavin, Milner weather challenges of Shanghai Six Hours

SHANGHAI (Nov. 18, 2018) – Corvette Racing’s closed its 20th season of competition Sunday with hard-fought effort in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Shanghai as Tommy Milner, Oliver Gavin and the whole of the Corvette Racing program weathered… well, the weather.

The Milner/Gavin pairing drove their No. 64 Redline/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R to a 10th-place finish in the GTE Pro category on a challenging day at the SAIC International Circuit. Not only was it the first time for the Corvette Racing at Shanghai, but a moderate and steady rain in the race’s opening half and at the end made the day even more daunting.

Nevertheless, the team minimized both its time in the pitlane and mistakes in front of an enthusiastic crowd and a considerable group of Chevrolet’s Chinese guests. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT SHANGHAI: Chaotic Close to 20th Season Gavin, Milner weather challenges of Shanghai Six Hours →

Honda Racing

Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Closes Out Season with Baja 1000 Podium

Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Closes Out Season with Baja 1000 Podium
• Ridgeline Baja Race Truck finishes second in Class 7
• Honda continues streak of Baja 1000 class victories and podiums
• Honda Off-Road Racing Team completes five-race 2018 season with three class victories and two second-place results

ENSENADA, Mexico (Nov. 18, 2018) – The Honda Off-Road Racing Team and its Ridgeline Baja Race Truck completed their 2018 season with a hard-fought second-place Class 7 finish this weekend in the 51st running of the BFGoodrich SCORE Baja 1000. Continue reading Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Closes Out Season with Baja 1000 Podium →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FORD ECOBOOST 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
NOVEMBER 18, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
7TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
11TH AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW UCON CAMARO ZL1
13TH KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK/DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1
14TH JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S ROOKIE THROWBACK CAMARO ZL1
15TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 E-Z-GO CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Joey Logano (Ford)
2nd Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
3rd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
4th Kyle Busch (Toyota)
5TH Brad Keselowski (Ford)

TOP FOUR UNOFFICIAL 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Joey Logano (Ford)
2nd Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
3rd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
4th Kyle Busch (Toyota) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Post Race →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Homestead 400

Austin Dillon Drives the Dow UCON Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
to 11th-Place Finish in 2018 Season Finale

“Man, I really wanted a top-10 finish today to finish out the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season and we came so close. Our Dow UCON Camaro ZL1 had handling issues for most of the race, but I had confidence in crew chief Justin Alexander and the Dow Racing team that they would be able to work on our Camaro ZL1 during pit stops. They’ve been great at that all season long. We knew half the battle was gaining track position and we worked hard to do that both on the track and on pit road. By the final stage, the handling improved a lot. I was digging at the end but came up just short of a 10th-place finish. That was fun. I want to thank everyone at RCR and ECR and all of our partners for a great 2018 season. We were able to accomplish a lot together and I’m looking forward to next year.”
-Austin Dillon Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – Homestead 400 →

Wood Brothers

Menard Finishes 25th In The Ford 400, 19th The Final Cup Standings

Menard Finishes 25th In The Ford 400, 19th The Final Cup Standings

November 19th, 2018

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center Ford team ended their first season together with a 25th-place finish in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but Menard and the team consider their first year a promising foundation for future successes.

Menard ended the year with a pole at Chicago, one top-five and seven top-10 finishes, nine appearances in the final round of knock-out qualifying, a stage win at Talladega and 19th place in the final points standings. Continue reading Menard Finishes 25th In The Ford 400, 19th The Final Cup Standings →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT SHANGHAI: All Set for China Race Debut

CORVETTE RACING AT SHANGHAI: All Set for China Race Debut
Gavin, Milner pleased with progression of Redline Corvette C7.R

SHANGHAI (Nov. 17, 2018) – Data collection and continued familiarization continued to be the name of the game for Corvette Racing at the SAIC International Circuit in Shanghai on Saturday ahead of the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Shanghai.

Both Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner expressed confidence and were pleased with the progression of Corvette Racing’s No. 64 Redline/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R during the last two days, including dry running Saturday for the final practice and GTE Pro qualifying Saturday. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT SHANGHAI: All Set for China Race Debut →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Jim Campbell

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FORD ECOBOOST 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY OEM PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 17, 2018

JIM CAMPBELL, CHEVROLET U.S. VICE PRESIDENT OF PERFORMANCE VEHICLES AND MOTORSPORTS, met with members of the media as part of an OEM panel at Homestead-Miami Speedway to discuss the 2018 and a myriad of other topics. Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Jim Campbell →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead Qualifying

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FORD ECOBOOST 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
NOVEMBER 16, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
8TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 E-Z-GO CAMARO ZL1
11TH KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK/DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1
13TH ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1
14TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
16TH AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW UCON CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Denny Hamlin (Toyota)
2nd Kyle Busch (Toyota)
3rd Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
4TH Brad Keselowski (Ford)
5TH Joey Logano (Ford) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Earns Ninth NASCAR Truck Series Manufacturer Championship

Chevrolet Earns Ninth NASCAR Truck Series Manufacturer Championship

DETROIT – (November 16, 2018) – With the completion of qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Chevrolet has clinched the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) manufacturer championship. This is the ninth time in NCWTS history that Chevrolet has captured this prestigious honor.

Silverado has powered Chevrolet drivers in the NCWTS since the series’ inception in 1995 and has now earned the Bowtie Brand nine manufacturer championships and over 230 victories. Continue reading Chevrolet Earns Ninth NASCAR Truck Series Manufacturer Championship →

Chevrolet Racing

William Byron Earns 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Honors

William Byron Earns 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Honors

Byron Becomes the 18th Chevrolet Powered Driver to Win the Award in NASCAR’s Modern Era
DETROIT – (November 15, 2018) – William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Camaro ZL1 clinched the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year award with a ninth-place finish in the penultimate race of the season at ISM Raceway. Byron becomes the 18th different Chevrolet powered driver to win the award in NASCAR’s Modern Era (since 1972) joining recognizable names like Elliott, Larson and Gordon. Continue reading William Byron Earns 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Honors →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Event Preview – Homestead-Miami Speedway

Richard Childress Racing’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Homestead-Miami Speedway … Homestead-Miami Speedway is one of the few race tracks where team owner Richard Childress has yet to earn a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. Richard Childress Racing entries have finished second on four occasions: 2003 (Kevin Harvick), 2008 (Harvick), 2009 (Jeff Burton) and 2014 (Ryan Newman). In 60 starts, RCR has earned nine top-five and 24 top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile, progressively-banked oval with drivers Dave Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Green, Harvick, Newman, Paul Menard and Mike Skinner. Kentucky Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway are the other tracks on the current Cup Series schedule where RCR is still on the hunt for hardware. Continue reading RCR Event Preview – Homestead-Miami Speedway →

Honda Racing

Indy 500 Winner Rossi Ready for Baja 1000 Debut

Indy 500 Winner Rossi Ready for Baja 1000 Debut
• Alexander Rossi makes Baja 1000 debut this weekend
• Will co-drive Baja Ridgeline Race Truck with veteran race winners Jeff Proctor, Johnny Campbell
• Rossi following in footsteps of Indy 500 winners Parnelli Jones, Rick Mears

TORRANCE, California (Nov. 14, 2018) – Testing and pre-runs complete, Honda Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi now heads south of the border to Ensenada, Mexico as he joins the Honda Off-Road Racing Team for this weekend’s Baja 1000.
Rossi, rookie winner of the historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016 and second in the 2018 IndyCar Series championship, will join veteran Baja race winners Jeff Proctor and Johnny Campbell driving the Baja Ridgeline Race Truck as the team seeks its third class victory in the legendary off-road event. Continue reading Indy 500 Winner Rossi Ready for Baja 1000 Debut →

Wood Brothers

Menard Looking To Have Some Fun At Homestead

Menard Looking To Have Some Fun At Homestead

November 14, 2018

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Quick Lane team will close out the 2018 season in the Ford 400 at one of Menard’s favorite tracks, Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Sunday’s 400-miler is the third race in the Ford Championship Weekend, which will determine the champions of NASCAR’s top three divisions – Monster Energy Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck series.

Menard said Homestead’s progressively-banked, 1.5-mile oval suits him just fine. Continue reading Menard Looking To Have Some Fun At Homestead →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead Advance

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
FORD ECOBOOST 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA
NOVEMBER 18, 2018

BOWTIE BULLETS
CHEVY AT HOMESTEAD: Chevrolet has gone to victory lane at Homestead-Miami Speedway five times in the 19 races that have been held at the 1.5-mile track with three different nameplates (Monte Carlo, Impala, SS). Since Homestead-Miami Speedway became the season-finale race in 2002, Chevrolet has celebrated 10 driver championships and 13 manufacturer titles – more than any other manufacturer. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead Advance →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Earns Prestigious Wins and Awards on Biggest Level in 2018

Giovanni Scelzi Earns Prestigious Wins and Awards on Biggest Level in 2018

Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2018) – If 2017 was a breakout season for Giovanni Scelzi this year was a welcome to the national scene season.

Scelzi won a trio of races, most notably a World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series show during the National Open weekend at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., when 50 drivers battled it out in a World of Outlaws versus Pennsylvania Posse versus invaders showdown. Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Earns Prestigious Wins and Awards on Biggest Level in 2018 →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Dominic Scelzi Produces Career-Best Season With Six Victories and Knoxville Nationals A Main Start

Dominic Scelzi Produces Career-Best Season With Six Victories and Knoxville Nationals A Main Start

Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2018) – Dominic Scelzi enjoyed a career-best season in 2018.

“I look at it as building on how we did in 2017,” he said. “I felt like after the California swing last year we’ve been getting better and faster and more consistent and more competitive at bigger races. I feel like 2017 and 2018 ran together so much. The races we should have won in 2017 were races we won in 2018. We’re finishing them off a little better. Our qualifying has improved as well, which is huge. The last two years we’ve been building and building and I’m happy to see the direction we’re going.” Continue reading Dominic Scelzi Produces Career-Best Season With Six Victories and Knoxville Nationals A Main Start →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Wins NHRA Manufacturers Cup for Record-Extending 23rd Time

Chevrolet Wins NHRA Manufacturers Cup for Record-Extending 23rd Time
Drivers of the Chevrolet Camaro SS, COPO Camaro contribute mightily to success

DETROIT (Nov. 12, 2018) – For the second consecutive year, fourth time in the past five years and record-extending 23rd time, Chevrolet is the top manufacturer on the drag strip.

Chevy Racing was awarded the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Manufacturers Cup during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony Nov. 12 in Hollywood, California. Chevrolet first earned the award in 1966, and no other manufacturer has won it more times. Continue reading Chevrolet Wins NHRA Manufacturers Cup for Record-Extending 23rd Time →

Detroit Speed

TUCKER NAMED 2018 SEMA BATTLE OF THE BUILDERS® WINNER

TUCKER NAMED 2018 SEMA BATTLE OF THE BUILDERS® WINNER
— SEMA Show vehicle builders to be featured in one-hour TV special on Velocity Network Jan. 7, 2019 –

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2018) — Kyle Tucker was crowned winner of the fifth-annual SEMA Battle of the Builders® competition for his 1969 Chevy Camaro during SEMA Ignited, the official SEMA Show after-party designed to celebrate the builders and showcase products from the trade-only Show. Continue reading TUCKER NAMED 2018 SEMA BATTLE OF THE BUILDERS® WINNER →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Closes Season with 34 Wins in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS
AUTO CLUB RACEWAY IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA
SUNDAY, NOV. 11, 2018

Chevrolet Closes Season with 34 Wins in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock

• Tanner Gray wraps up Pro Stock championship season with victory
• 2017 Funny Car champion Robert Hight finishes runner-up in ‘18
• Jeff Taylor drives Chevrolet COPO Camaro to Stock Eliminator win

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 11, 2018) – Tanner Gray entered the 2018 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season with a singular mission. Continue reading Chevrolet Closes Season with 34 Wins in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock →

Mopar Racing

Johnson, Schumacher Take Runner-up Spots at Season-ending NHRA Finals

Tommy Johnson Jr. races Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to third final round of season
Johnson leads all Mopar Dodge//SRT Funny Car racers with third-place finish in final standings, Ron Capps finishes fourth
Tony Schumacher advances to final round in Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California, finishes second in Top Fuel standings
Mopar Dodge//SRT drivers end season with 11 combined wins in NHRA Top Fuel and NHRA Funny Car Nitro classes
Mopar Dodge dragster driver Leah Pritchett wraps up season fourth in Top Fuel points
Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat pilot Matt Hagan earns eighth-place finish in final Funny Car standings
Infinite Hero Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car racer Jack Beckman seventh in Funny Car standings
Steve Wann steers 1962 SS/DA Plymouth Sport Fury to event win in Super Stock at Pomona
Wann, Jon Irving bank final 2018 Dodge Top Finisher Awards in Super Stock and Stock at NHRA Finals
Dodge Garage (http://www.dodgegarage.com/), a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts, features highlights from NHRA season Continue reading Johnson, Schumacher Take Runner-up Spots at Season-ending NHRA Finals →

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