Jegs Racing

JEGS.com drag racer Kenny Underwood claims second Million Dollar Race title

JEGS.com drag racer Kenny Underwood
claims second Million Dollar Race title
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Oct. 22) – For the second time in his career, veteran E.T. bracket racer and longtime JEGS Mail Order associate Kenny Underwood has claimed a victory at the Mickey Thompson Million Dollar Drag Race. Driving his JEGS-backed dragster, Underwood made his way through a field of nearly 300 of the nation’s best sportsman drag racers to capture the massive $275,000 first-place prize. Continue reading JEGS.com drag racer Kenny Underwood claims second Million Dollar Race title →

Honda Racing

Indy 500 Winner Rossi Looks Forward To Baja Challenge

Indy 500 Winner Rossi Looks Forward To Baja Challenge
• Alexander Rossi to make Baja 1000 debut with Honda Off-Road Racing Team
• Will follow in footsteps of Indy 500 winners Parnelli Jones, Rick Mears
• Rossi to co-drive Ridgeline with Baja veterans Jeff Proctor, Johnny Campbell

TORRANCE, California (Oct. 22, 2018) – Honda racer Alexander Rossi, rookie winner of the historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016, is excited to tackle a new challenge – the SCORE Baja 1000 – as he joins the Honda Off-Road Racing Team for November’s 61st running of the legendary race. Continue reading Indy 500 Winner Rossi Looks Forward To Baja Challenge →

Honda Racing

Honda, Acura Racers Claim Four SCCA National Championships

Honda, Acura Racers Claim Four SCCA National Championships
• 54 Honda, Acura racers compete at Sonoma Raceway
• Four titles include podium sweep in Formula F
• Honda, Acura drivers also win Super Touring Under, Prototype 1 and Touring 1

SONOMA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2018) – Honda and Acura racers won four Sports Car Club of America national championship titles, including a podium sweep and seventh consecutive Formula F title, at the 2018 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, contested over the weekend at Sonoma Raceway.

A total of 54 Honda and Acura racers traveled to the challenging Northern California road course for this year’s 55th annual national championships. It was a weekend of success for Honda and Acura drivers, with four national championships and podium finishes in Formula F and three other races, giving Honda Racing victories and top-three results in seven of the 12 classes it contested at this year’s Runoffs.
Continue reading Honda, Acura Racers Claim Four SCCA National Championships →

Cruz Pedregon

Cruz Pedregon–Las Vegas Advance

NHRA® Team Report
NHRA Toyota Nationals – Las Vegas
Pre-Race Report

Cruz Pedregon will build on the good runs the Snap-on Toyota has been showing and replicating that tuning during the upcoming weekend in Las Vegas. “We’re pleased with the strong numbers we’ve been seeing in the 3’s and have had a series of round 1 wins, so we plan to stick with that game plan and go more rounds in Vegas Sunday,” Cruz says. “The El Cucuy ‘boogieman’ body is making a positive impression in its Pink Fund paint scheme. All of us know or have someone in our lives impacted by breast cancer. So, we hope having ‘Socket to Breast Cancer’ on the car is helping to raise awareness of The Pink Fund. Our primary sponsor, Snap-on, is supporting the nonprofit in its mission to connect individuals undergoing breast cancer treatment to the help they may need with non-medical expenses.” Continue reading Cruz Pedregon–Las Vegas Advance →

Wood Brothers

Pit-Road Incident Spoils Fast Start For Menard At Kansas

Pit-Road Incident Spoils Fast Start For Menard At Kansas

October 21, 2018

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/NIBCO team were left to wonder what might have been after a pit road collision ended a promising start to Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

After a stirring run from his 18th starting position to fifth place at the end of the race’s first 80-lap Stage, Menard and Trevor Bayne made contact on pit road during a pit stop midway through Stage Two. Menard suffered damage to the right front of the No. 21 Fusion, and the damage led to two flat tires and multiple laps lost. He wound up 32nd at the finish. Continue reading Pit-Road Incident Spoils Fast Start For Menard At Kansas →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Hollywood Casino 400

Austin Dillon and Richard Childress Racing’s No. 3 Dow Chevrolet Team Earn Hard-Fought 11th-Place Finish at Kansas Speedway

“I’ll be honest. I didn’t feel like we had a very good Dow Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 all weekend, so I am proud of this team and our 11th-place finish at Kansas Speedway today. It was hard-fought. We weren’t very fast from the time we unloaded from the hauler on Friday, so we will have to work on that going forward. We started off Sunday’s race with a tight-handling condition, but the Dow Racing Team worked hard on adjustments all race long. By Stage 2, we had solid lap times, and by Stage 3, we were able to enter the top-10. I’m proud of this team’s hard work all weekend.”

-Austin Dillon Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – Hollywood Casino 400 →

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

NARC NEWSLINE – October 21, 2018

NARC NEWSLINE – October 21, 2018, By Jim Allen

One of the best things about open wheel racing is that it’s almost always unpredictable. Every time you think you’ve got this gig figured out … BAM … the unexpected! Somebody jumps a wheel, somebody else scores a perfectly timed victory, and next thing you know, you’re in the middle of a championship hunt again. Continue reading NARC NEWSLINE – October 21, 2018 →

Wood Brothers

Menard Qualifies 18th At Kansas

Menard Qualifies 18th At Kansas

October 20, 2018

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/NIBCO team had a case of the second-round blues during Monster Energy Cup Series qualifying at Kansas Speedway Friday evening.

After posting top-10 speeds in opening practice and the first of three rounds of qualifying, Menard was just 18th fastest in the second round and therefore not among the elite 12 who ran for the pole. Continue reading Menard Qualifies 18th At Kansas →

Honda Racing

Honda Performance Development Announces New HPD Civic Si Race Car

Honda Performance Development Announces New HPD Civic Si Race Car
• Complete, “turn key” Civic Si racer to be produced by HPD
• Will be eligible for Pirelli World Challenge, SCCA and NASA competition
• HPD to supply technical support through Honda Racing Line

SONOMA, Calif. (October 19, 2018) – After the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the racing Civic Si concept shown at last year’s Performance Racing Industry show, Honda Performance Development (HPD) is pleased to launch the HPD Civic Si Race Car program. HPD plans to build, sell and support a turnkey, current-gen Honda Civic Si race car, and create additional opportunities to use the highly capable, reliable, and affordable Civic in racing series such as the 2019 Pirelli World Challenge TCA, SCCA T3, and NASA H2 classes. Continue reading Honda Performance Development Announces New HPD Civic Si Race Car →

Jegs Racing

Second-ranked Jeg Coughlin Jr. vows to fight ’til the end of 2018 season

Second-ranked Jeg Coughlin Jr.
vows to fight ’til the end of 2018 season
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 19) — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has been around long enough to know you never give up in the sport of drag racing. If there’s anything on the table to fight for, or another foot of racetrack to cover, then it’s worth giving it your all. Even now, sitting 130 points off the championship lead with just 10 rounds worth of points up for grabs, Coughlin refuses to give an inch. Continue reading Second-ranked Jeg Coughlin Jr. vows to fight ’til the end of 2018 season →

Wood Brothers

Menard Optimistic Heading Into Kansas

Menard Optimistic Heading Into Kansas

October 18, 2018

Fresh off a ninth-place finish in a typically topsy-turvy race at Talladega, Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/NIBCO team head to Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400.

The veteran driver said he’s feeling good about his team’s prospects for Sunday’s race.

“I’m looking forward to getting back to Kansas,” he said. “That’s been a pretty good track for me.”

Menard finished sixth in the KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas in May and has five other top-10s there in his career. He also is encouraged by the performance of his No. 21 Fusion showed in a recent test session at Kansas, and he’s interested to see how the race plays out.

“We had good speed at the test, and we were surprised how fast the top groove came in,” he said. “You run right by the wall to get the best speed.

“It’s definitely going to be a little different than the average race on an intermediate track.”

Looking back at Talladega, Menard said he was proud of the way his team kept its focus despite falling two laps down early in the race because of a flat tire and the resulting green-flag pit stop.

“We fought through a lot and got a good finish,” he said, adding that he believes his team’s perseverance at Talladega is a sign of ongoing improvement. “We’re still learning each other, and we’re getting more comfortable with the decisions we make throughout the weekend.”

Qualifying at Kansas is set for Friday at 7:10 p.m. Eastern Time, and the race is scheduled to start just after 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday with TV coverage for both events on NBCSN.

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Posts Top 10 at Terre Haute and Sets Quick Time at Eldora

Giovanni Scelzi Posts Top 10 at Terre Haute and Sets Quick Time at Eldora

Inside Line Promotions – ROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 17, 2018) – Giovanni Scelzi earned his sixth top 10 of the season with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series last Saturday when he made his debut at Terre Haute Action Track.

Scelzi and car owner Bernie Stuebgen kicked off the weekend at the half-mile oval in Terre Haute, Ind., by qualifying third quickest out of 32 drivers on Saturday. Scelzi then won a heat race to advance into the dash.
Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Posts Top 10 at Terre Haute and Sets Quick Time at Eldora →

Honda Racing

Honda, Acura Racers Prepare For SCCA National Championships

Honda, Acura Racers Prepare For SCCA National Championships
• 56 Honda, Acura racers to compete in 12 classes at Sonoma Raceway
• Individual races determine champions in each class
• Event returns to West Coast for first time since 2014

TORRANCE, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2018) – Honda and Acura racers head to Sonoma Raceway, just north of San Francisco, this weekend for the 55th running of the Sports Car Club of America National Championship “Runoffs”, hoping to add to an already impressive total of titles won by Honda Racing Line members.
Practice and qualifying for this weekend’s 24 races is underway at the challenging, 2.52-mile Sonoma road course. A total of 56 Honda and Acura racers will compete in 12 of the classes, an increase of eight over the last time the Runoffs were conducted in California, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in 2014.
Honda Performance Development will again be onsite throughout the event to provide technical and parts suppor Continue reading Honda, Acura Racers Prepare For SCCA National Championships →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Dominic Scelzi Charges to Two Top Fives During Cotton Classic

Dominic Scelzi Charges to Two Top Fives During Cotton Classic

Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2018) – Dominic Scelzi produced a pair of top-five finishes last Saturday during the 33 rd annual Cotton Classic.

Scelzi and his family owned team competed in both the 410ci and 360ci winged sprint car divisions at Keller Auto Speedway during the marquee event that welcomed more than 50 combined cars between the two classes.

“It was great to overcome adversity,” he said. “Even though qualifying in the 410 and our heat races in both classes didn’t go as well as we wanted we had strong runs in each main event to earn top-five finishes.” Continue reading Dominic Scelzi Charges to Two Top Fives During Cotton Classic →

Megan Meyer

MEGAN MEYER TAKES ALL AT CHARLOTTE

MEGAN MEYER TAKES ALL AT CHARLOTTE

Megan Meyer revisited her favorite drag strip in the country, zMax Dragway, in Charlotte, North Carolina for the NHRA Carolina Nationals on October 12-14th, 2018. Megan has previously won twice at zMax in the spring for the NGK Spark Plugs 4-Wide Nationals, but never held a podium finish at the fall event, until now.

This was the first event at Charlotte for Julie Nataas, Megan’s teammate on the Randy Meyer Racing Team. Julie qualified eighth in the 16-car field with a 5.33 ET at 276 mph and took out Dan Page in the first round of eliminations. Megan qualified third with a 5.26 ET, then posted low elapsed time of the event in round one with a 5.200 ET at 283 mph to defeat Tiffany Januik. Continue reading MEGAN MEYER TAKES ALL AT CHARLOTTE →

Roush Yates

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING SEASON FOR FORD

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING SEASON FOR FORD

BRASELTON, GA – October 15, 2018 – Ford wins the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Manufacturers’ Championship title. It has been a tremendous year for Ford Performance, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team and Roush Yates Engines.

The combined efforts of the No. 66 team of Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais, along with the No. 67 team of Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook and Scott Dixon won five out of 11 GTLM races and four poles during the 2018 season on the way to clinching Ford’s first Manufacturer’s title at Petit Le Mans this weekend. Continue reading CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING SEASON FOR FORD →

Roush Yates

FAST FORDS AT TALLADEGA AS ALMIROLA WINS

FAST FORDS AT TALLADEGA AS ALMIROLA WINS

TALLADEGA, AL – October 15, 2018 – Aric Almirola won for the second time in his career and first time in the No.10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion to automatically advance to the Round of 8 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Almirola’s win continued Ford’s winning streak at Talladega, recording their seventh in a row at the SuperSpeedway. It was also SHR’s milestone 50th points-paying MENCS win and its first victory at Talladega.
Continue reading FAST FORDS AT TALLADEGA AS ALMIROLA WINS →

NHRA

NHRA– Charlotte Results

Top Fuel — Steve Torrence, 3.703 seconds, 329.67 mph def. Brittany Force, 3.708 seconds, 329.26 mph.

Funny Car — Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.890, 331.20 def. J.R. Todd, Toyota Camry, 4.311, 214.96.

Pro Stock — Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.531, 211.89 def. Tanner Gray, Camaro, 6.534, 211.43.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Matt Smith, EBR, 6.830, 196.64 ARP Bike def. Chip Ellis, Harley-Davidson, Foul – Red Light.

Pro Modified — Rick Hord, Chevy Corvette, 5.706, 257.68 def. Sidnei Frigo, Chevy Camaro, 5.952, 253.75.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Megan Meyer, 5.421, 218.76 ARP Car def. Joey Severance, 5.546, 206.57.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Camaro, 5.403, 271.13 def. Phil Burkart, Camaro, 6.832, 159.83

Competition Eliminator — Art Hodges, Chevy Camaro, 7.249, 187.31 def. Danny Holt, Ford Escort, 8.171, 164.99.

Super Stock — Herbie Null Jr., Chevy Camaro, 9.799, 129.10 def. Joe Lisa, Camaro, 10.292, 130.29.

Stock Eliminator — Terry Taylor, Chevy Corvette, 11.128, 105.87 def. Anthony Fetch, Chevy Camaro, 11.105, 111.00.

Super Comp — Corey Manuel, Dragster, 8.930, 173.63 def. Tom Stalba, Dragster, 8.894, 168.07.

Super Gas — Joe Fisher, Chevy Corvette, 9.912, 169.38 def. Phil Smida, Chevy Cavalier, 9.885, 153.75.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com — Anthony Bertozzi, Dragster, 6.030, 224.21 def. J.B. Strassweg, Dragster, 6.093, 217.35.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com — Ronnie Proctor, Ford Mustang, 6.662, 194.35 def. Jackie Robison, Chevy Nova, 6.896, 198.38.

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