John Force Racing

Courtney Force, Advance Auto Parts supporting Breast Cancer Awareness with special pink Chevrolet

Courtney Force, Advance Auto Parts supporting
Breast Cancer Awareness with special pink Chevrolet

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Oct. 3) – Courtney Force unveiled today a special pink Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car she will drive in Dallas and Las Vegas as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The hot pink Chevrolet will race in the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals next weekend at Texas Motorplex and in the NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 27-29. Force had a hand in picking out the color. Continue reading Courtney Force, Advance Auto Parts supporting Breast Cancer Awareness with special pink Chevrolet →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: It’s Championship Weekend in GTLM Aiming for second straight sweep of Manufacturer’s, Driver’s and Team’s titles

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: It’s Championship Weekend in GTLM
Aiming for second straight sweep of Manufacturer’s, Driver’s and Team’s titles

Garcia, Magnussen only need single point to clinch Driver’s title
Chevrolet leads in quest for 12th Manufacturer’s Championship
Eight wins at Petit Le Mans for Corvette Racing since 1999

DETROIT (Oct. 3, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s quest for another championship sweep concludes this weekend with the 20th running of Petit Le Mans – the annual 10-hour endurance race at Road Atlanta. Heading into the final race of this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Corvette Racing leads all three GT Le Mans (GTLM) points categories. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: It’s Championship Weekend in GTLM Aiming for second straight sweep of Manufacturer’s, Driver’s and Team’s titles →

Honda Racing

Honda, Acura Racers Claim Four SCCA National Championships

Honda, Acura Racers Claim Four SCCA National Championships
• Podium Sweeps in STL, Formula F
• Honda drivers also claim STU, GTL titles
• Record 105 Honda, Acura entries reflect impact of Honda Racing Line

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (October 2, 2017) – Honda and Acura racers won four Sports Car Club of America national championship titles, including podium sweeps in both the highly-competitive Super Touring Light and Formula F classes, at the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, contested this past weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
A total of 105 Honda and Acura racers, the largest Runoffs field for the manufacturer since the start of the Honda Racing Line grassroots motorsports program in 2009, traveled to the legendary Indianapolis track’s road course for this year’s 54th annual national championships. Honda and Acura racers took part in 14 of the weekend’s 28 classes of racing, tying the manufacturer’s previous class participation record for the Runoffs. Continue reading Honda, Acura Racers Claim Four SCCA National Championships →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Excited to Continue Chase for KWS-NARC Championship

Giovanni Scelzi Excited to Continue Chase for KWS-NARC Championship

Inside Line Promotions – CHICO, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2017) – Giovanni Scelzi is in the thick of a tight points battle as the 2017 season is winding down.

Scelzi and Roth Motorsports will return to action this Friday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., with the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series. Scelzi is second in the championship standings – only five points out of the lead – with three races remaining on the schedule. Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Excited to Continue Chase for KWS-NARC Championship →

F4

F4 U.S. DRIVERS COLLECT WINS IN SCCA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RUNOFFS DEBUT McCusker, Finlayson, Loomis and Lazier participate in largest Runoffs in SCCA history

F4 U.S. DRIVERS COLLECT WINS IN SCCA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RUNOFFS DEBUT
McCusker, Finlayson, Loomis and Lazier participate in largest Runoffs in SCCA history

INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 2, 2017)- Two Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda drivers won big in the 54th Sports Car Club of America National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday and Sunday. Austin McCusker of Glen Head, New York, and Elliot Finlayson of Yorkville, Illinois, claimed national championships in their rookie Runoffs appearance.

“All the F4 U.S. guys raced phenomenally this week in Indy,” said SCCA Ventures Board of Directors President Dan Helman. “So much exposure comes with winning a Runoffs and the extra seat time they get here and during club-racing events benefits their professional racing craft.” Continue reading F4 U.S. DRIVERS COLLECT WINS IN SCCA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RUNOFFS DEBUT McCusker, Finlayson, Loomis and Lazier participate in largest Runoffs in SCCA history →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Scelzi Scores 10th Top-Five Finish of Season During Fall Nationals

Scelzi Scores 10th Top-Five Finish of Season During Fall Nationals

Inside Line Promotions – CHICO, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2017) – Dominic Scelzi earned his 10th top-five finish of the season last Friday during the opening round of the Fall Nationals at Silver Dollar Speedway.

The event began on Friday for Scelzi and his Roth Motorsports, family owned team with the eighth-quickest qualifying time in their group. That lined Scelzi up on the pole of a heat race, which he won to lock into the dash. A third-place result in the dash started Scelzi on the inside of the second row for the A Main. Continue reading Scelzi Scores 10th Top-Five Finish of Season During Fall Nationals →

NHRA

NHRA–St. Louis Results

Top Fuel — Steve Torrence, 3.684 seconds, 329.34 mph def. Doug Kalitta, 3.698 seconds, 331.28 mph.both ARP cars

Funny Car — Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.879, 331.53 ARP car def. Jonnie Lindberg, Toyota Camry, 3.904, 326.87.

Pro Stock — Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.571, 210.73 def. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.545, 211.26.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.792, 197.91 def. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.790, 197.94.

Pro Modified — Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.792, 257.24 def. Khalid alBalooshi, Chevy Camaro, 5.850, 250.09.

Competition Eliminator — Shaun Vincent, Chevy S-10, 8.747, 119.70 def. David Billingsley, Chevy Camaro, Foul – Red Light.

Super Stock — Slate Cummings, Chevy Cavalier, 9.339, 130.82 def. Tyler Wudarczyk, Chevy Camaro, 10.139, 120.20.

Stock Eliminator — Tyler Wudarczyk, Chevy Camaro, 10.395, 110.42 def. Matt Lund, Pontiac Firebird, 10.290, 127.62.

Super Comp — Tommy Phillips, Dragster, 8.915, 168.81 def. Ryan Herem, Dragster, 8.890, 167.97.

Super Gas — Dwight Nuest, Dodge Rampage, 9.921, 149.81 def. Randy Shipp, Chevy Camaro, 9.924, 145.80.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com — Danny Nelson, Dragster, 6.036, 232.31 def. Mike Coughlin, Dragster, 6.031, 221.92.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com — Rich Smith, Chevy Camaro, 6.725, 188.31 def. Tom Schmidt, Chevy Corvette, 8.298, 132.15.

Factory Stock Showdown — Peter Gasko Jr., Chevy Camaro, 8.162, 167.03 def. Kevin Skinner, Ford Mustang, 8.243, 161.57.

World of Outlaws

Smart Drive At Dover Earns Blaney An Advance To The Round Of 12

Smart Drive At Dover Earns Blaney An Advance To The Round Of 12

October 1, 2017

It wasn’t pretty for Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team in Sunday’s Apache Warrior 400 at Dover International Speedway, but it was mission accomplished as they will advance to the Monster Energy Cup Playoff Round of 12 despite a 23rd-place finish.

Blaney qualified 11th but struggled from the start with an ill-handling car. Continue reading Smart Drive At Dover Earns Blaney An Advance To The Round Of 12 →

Chevrolet Racing

Mike Coughlin charges up Top Dragster rankings with runner-up result in St. Louis

Mike Coughlin charges up Top Dragster rankings with runner-up result in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (Oct. 1) — Top Dragster championship hopeful Mike Coughlin was a man on a mission this weekend at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, knowing he needed to go multiple rounds to gain ground on the No. 1 spot both nationally and in his home division.

Mission accomplished.

Coughlin raced all the way to the final round in his JEGS.com dragster before losing a close race to Danny Nelson. Depending on the outcome of other races around the country, Coughlin hopes he’ll find out soon that his Sunday run pays off big for him. Continue reading Mike Coughlin charges up Top Dragster rankings with runner-up result in St. Louis →

John Force Racing

PEAK driver John Force now sixth in Funny Car points after Gateway semis appearance

PEAK driver John Force now sixth in Funny Car
points after Gateway semis appearance

MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 1) – John Force made it to the semifinals of Sunday’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park and jumped to sixth in the points standings as the NHRA’S Countdown to the Championship reached the halfway point.

Force, driving the PEAK Coolant & Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS, defeated Brian Stewart and daughter Courtney Force in the first two rounds to make it to the semis. And, despite leading at the 660-foot mark in his appearance against Ron Capps, his car began to drift toward the wall and he lifted just before the line. That ended up being the difference, as his pass of 3.962 seconds at 274.33 mph fell just short. Continue reading PEAK driver John Force now sixth in Funny Car points after Gateway semis appearance →

John Force Racing

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force maintains third in points after St. Louis quarterfinal finish

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force maintains
third in points after St. Louis quarterfinal finish

MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 1) – Courtney Force maintained third in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car points standings after a quarterfinal finish in Sunday’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Force, driving the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS, made two strong passes in the 3.88-second range, winning her first-round matchup against No. 10 J.R. Todd before falling to her father, No. 2 John Force, in the second round.

Her 3.884-second pass at 334.32 mph was her second-best pass of the weekend, just seven thousandths of a second off her best qualifying run of 3.877 seconds. She ran right down the middle of the track, while Todd smoked the tires early and finished without a challenge. That paired her up against John Force, who advanced to the second round despite smoking his tires midway down the track.
Continue reading Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force maintains third in points after St. Louis quarterfinal finish →

Erica Enders

For second race in a row, points leader Bo Butner sends Erica Enders home

For second race in a row, points leader
Bo Butner sends Erica Enders home
ST. LOUIS (Oct. 1) — They may be good friends off the track, but two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is getting tired of meeting up with current points leader Bo Butner on race day.

For the second playoff race in a row, Butner eliminated Enders in the quarterfinal round of competition. This time it was at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway
Motorsports Park.

“We encountered an all-too-familiar issue against Bo — tire shake,” Enders said. “I did my best to drive through it but got it a little out there on the edge. I guess the positive out of it is I still have a racecar that’s not waded up.”

The race against Butner started equally but Enders’ Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro soon got wildly out of shape, forcing her to push in the clutch and surrender the run. Butner stayed under power and crossed with a 6.561 at 211.66 mph, well ahead of Enders’ 8.408 at
117.33 mph. Continue reading For second race in a row, points leader Bo Butner sends Erica Enders home →

John Force Racing

Brittany Force puts up a Monster run at Gateway, holds on to third in Top Fuel points standings

Brittany Force puts up a Monster run at Gateway,
holds on to third in Top Fuel points standings

MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 1) – A career-best run propelled Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster driver Brittany Force to the second round of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park.

She stumbled in the second round, though, failing to advance to the semifinals of a 2017 Countdown to the Championship race for the first time.

“Unfortunately, we went out early,” Force said. “Right now, we’re still hanging third in points and we’re hoping to keep that through the rest of the day. We’ll just battle it out at the next one.”

Force remains third in the Top Fuel standings after three of the six Countdown races. She reached the semifinals in Charlotte before winning in Reading last weekend to jump into the mix of championship contenders. Continue reading Brittany Force puts up a Monster run at Gateway, holds on to third in Top Fuel points standings →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Dover 400

Austin Dillon and the AAA Team Fight Hard All Day at Dover International Speedway But Miss Round of 12 by 4 Points

“We finished 16th and missed the Round of 12 by just four points. Truthfully, I put it back on myself in Chicago. I got a speeding penalty there where we were going to get stage points and a top 10 run and that just kind of crushed our points situation. Today was more luck than anything when the No. 33 spun out and put us two laps down. I had to take the wave around and we fought out of that hole to get back on to the lead lap. The No. 17 (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.) played the strategy right and got the stage points. We were racing him pretty much the rest of the day. So, we tried some more strategy stuff by staying out there at the end on older tires and we didn’t get the caution. Congratulations to the No. 17 team for moving on to the next round. Our AAA team will just keep working hard and see if we can’t get a win by the end of the year and come back stronger next year. I’m proud of my guys. They fought hard. I would have liked to battle down to the end with the No. 31. But, that first caution kind of killed our day right there.”

– Austin Dillon Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Dover 400 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA– Chevrolet Continues Pro Stock Mastery in Third Race of the Countdown

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK IN MADISON, ILLINOIS
SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2017

Chevrolet Continues Pro Stock Mastery in Third Race of the Countdown
· Greg Anderson beats KB Racing teammate Jason Line in Pro Stock final
· Nos. 1 and 2 qualifier Robert Hight, John Force reach Funny Car semifinals
· Brittany Force posts career-best Top Fuel run, third-fastest in history
· Peter Gasko Jr. wins SAM Tech Showdown in Chevrolet COPO Camaro

MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2017) – For one weekend at least, KB Racing drivers relived their domination of the 2016 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock season.
Greg Anderson, driving the Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro SS, defeated KB Racing teammate and reigning Pro Stock champion Jason Line on a holeshot by three-thousandths of a second — about 12 inches after cutting a .030-of-a-second light — in the final of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA– Chevrolet Continues Pro Stock Mastery in Third Race of the Countdown →

Jegs Racing

Troy Coughlin takes giant step towards third Pro Mod title with crucial St. Louis win

Troy Coughlin takes giant step towards third Pro Mod title with crucial St. Louis win
ST. LOUIS (Oct. 1) — Troy Coughlin ran a gauntlet of top professionals in his twin-turbo JEGS.com Chevrolet Corvette C7 and won the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park to surge into the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series points lead with one race remaining on the 2017 schedule.
Continue reading Troy Coughlin takes giant step towards third Pro Mod title with crucial St. Louis win →

Chevrolet Racing

CHASE ELLIOTT EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH FOR CHEVY AT DOVER Five Chevrolet SS Drivers Finish in top 10

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND RACEWAY
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH FOR CHEVY AT DOVER
Five Chevrolet SS Drivers Finish in top 10

DOVER, Del. (October 1, 2017) – Chase Elliott looked to be on his way to his first career victory in the waning laps of the Apache Warrior 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Dover International Speedway, but a hard charging Kyle Busch (Toyota) eclipsed the young Chevy driver on the final lap to deny him his first MENCS victory. Elliott led three different times in his No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet SS for 138 laps, the most of any driver during the event. This marks Elliott’s fifth career runner-up finish in 70 Cup Series starts. The runner-up effort was his best finish in four races at the ‘Monster Mile.’ Continue reading CHASE ELLIOTT EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH FOR CHEVY AT DOVER Five Chevrolet SS Drivers Finish in top 10 →

John Force Racing

AAA Missouri driver Robert Hight reaches semifinals at Gateway, maintains second in Funny Car standings

AAA Missouri driver Robert Hight reaches semifinals at Gateway, maintains second in Funny Car standings

MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 1) – Robert Hight took the AAA Missouri Chevrolet to the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals semifinals Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Hight ran into some misfortune in the semis, as he fell in a close race to eventual race runner-up Jonnie Lindberg.

Hight maintained second place in the Funny Car points standings, remaining in the thick of the title hunt as the Countdown to the Championship reached its halfway point. Continue reading AAA Missouri driver Robert Hight reaches semifinals at Gateway, maintains second in Funny Car standings →

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

Cap Henry takes the SOD COMP Cams Great Lakes Sprint Car Classic

MARNE, MI (October 1, 2017) – Cap Henry drove his Lane Racing, Kister-powered J&J to victory in the Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP COMP Cams Great Lakes Sprint Car Classic before a huge, enthusiastic crowd at Berlin Raceway Saturday night.

Henry started 4th and wasted little time getting to the front, taking the lead on lap 3. Henry drove to victory over the Ryan Ruhl and Jordan Ryan. While Henry looked untouchable, Ruhl was closing in on the leader quickly at the end, but ran out of laps. Ruhl dropped to seventh from his fifth place starting position, but came to life late in the 30 lap feature and finished just 0.6 seconds behind Henry. The only caution came out on lap 11 for a Thomas Schinderle flat tire; he rejoined the field after changing the tire. 2017 SOD Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Andrew Scheid finished 7th to win the KSE Hard Charger Award for advancing 7 positions.

Heat races were rough. Veteran Marl Aldrich caught the front straightaway wall in the 1st heat and did a series a hard flips to put an end to his night. Jared Horstman clipped a turn 3 tire marker in the 2nd heat and flipped, bringing his night to an end. In the 3rd heat, Brett Mann made hard contact with a tire marker in turn 2, destroying his #19. All drivers were okay.

The well-prepared temporary Berlin Raceway dirt surface held up extremely well under the pressure of a big program of 28 SOD sprints, 28 AELMT late models, and 30 AEMODT modifieds.

The CCGLSCC closes an exciting 2017 Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP season. Next on tap is the 2017 awards banquet that will be held Saturday, November 11 at the Battle creek Holiday Inn, Battle creek, Michigan.

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