Jegs Racing

Jeg Coughlin Jr. has found speed, but search for early acceleration continues in Brainerd

Jeg Coughlin Jr. has found speed, but search
for early acceleration continues in Brainerd
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 19) — A complete going-over of Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro by the Elite Motorsports race team has produced some great signs of horsepower. But to advance in the elimination rounds of Sunday’s 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Coughlin says they need to figure out how to get up to speed a little quicker.

“Coming into this race my car had a 100-percent makeover,” Coughlin said. “We’d been struggling at the big end. It would run decent the first three or four gears and then really slow down through fourth and fifth gear. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. has found speed, but search for early acceleration continues in Brainerd →

Honda Racing

Sato, Honda Claim Pocono Pole

Sato, Honda Claim Pocono Pole
• Seventh career pole for Sato, second pole of 2017
• Honda drivers take seven of top 10 starting positions
• Second 500-mile race of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series

LONG POND, Pa. (Aug. 19, 2017) – Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato completed a dramatic day of Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying Saturday at Pocono Raceway, claiming the pole for Honda in the final run of the afternoon, and just minutes after teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay crashed heavily in Turn 3. Continue reading Sato, Honda Claim Pocono Pole →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol Fast Facts

CHEVY FAST FACTS
BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
August 19, 2017

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 500-lap/266.5-mile contest around the half mile venue is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., ET. Live coverage will be available on NBC, PRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol Fast Facts →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing– INDYCAR–Pocono–Helio Castroneves

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
ABC SUPPLY 500
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER-CATCHING UP WITH HELIO CASTRONEVES
AUGUST 19, 2017

Helio Castroneves clung to the frontstretch fencing at Iowa Speedway a few seconds longer than his grip advised, committing to memory the smiling faces of fans who flocked to the impromptu celebration of his 30th career Indy car victory.

The moment instantly rekindled thoughts of his first win on June 18, 2000, at Belle Isle.

“It still had the same feeling looking at everybody’s face through the fence and everybody is excited for me. That’s a feeling that nobody can take away from you, and that’s what motivates me more to come back now and do what I just did,” Castroneves said after the 1-2 Chevrolet finish July 9 on the .894-mile, variably-banked oval. Continue reading Chevy Racing– INDYCAR–Pocono–Helio Castroneves →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Rheem 300

Defending Bristol Motor Speedway Race Winner Austin Dillon Earns Top-10 Finish in Rheem Chevrolet

“We were a little slow to take off but once we got going, the Rheem Chevrolet was really fast tonight. We fell behind a little bit with a loose wheel and didn’t have a set of tires at the end of the race. It’s just racing. That happens. We’ll be back strong in the Cup car tomorrow.”

– Austin Dillon
Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Rheem 300 →

John Force Racing

Another new Hight: Auto Club driver Robert Hight first into 3.70s in Funny Car

Another new Hight: Auto Club driver
Robert Hight first into 3.70s in Funny Car

BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 18) – Auto Club of Southern California driver Robert Hight is getting pretty good at making history.

Two races ago, the Chevrolet Camaro SS driver set the national speed record of 339.87 mph at Sonoma, Calif.

On Friday at Brainerd International Raceway, Hight again went to new heights. The John Force Racing driver became the first in Funny Car to run under the 3.8-second mark, making a pass of 3.793 seconds at 338.00 mph to earn the provisional No. 1 spot for the NHRA Nationals on Friday night.

“It’s something you dream about,” Hight said. “There are so many things that have to happen, and so many people that have to work together for it to happen. It’s just not that easy. We’ve been on runs before that you think that, if it’d finished, it would have run in the .70s. Continue reading Another new Hight: Auto Club driver Robert Hight first into 3.70s in Funny Car →

Wood Brothers

Blaney Qualifies 10th For Bristol Night Race; Team To Honor Late Crewman Butch Moricle

Blaney Qualifies 10th For Bristol Night Race; Team To Honor Late Crewman Butch Moricle

August 18, 2017

Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team unloaded another fast Ford Fusion at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday. They set the pace in final practice for the second-straight week and earned the 10th starting spot for Saturday’s Night Race.

It was the 16th time in 24 races this season that Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team have qualified in the top 10.

Blaney was fourth fastest in the opening practice session with a lap at 128.917 miles per hour. Then, for the second-straight week he set the pace in final practice, this time turning a lap at 128.554 mph. Continue reading Blaney Qualifies 10th For Bristol Night Race; Team To Honor Late Crewman Butch Moricle →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Kyle Larson

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 18, 2017

KYLE LARSON IS TOP QUALIFIER FOR TEAM CHEVY AT BRISTOL
Four Chevrolets Will Start in the Top 12

BRISTOL, Tenn. – (August 18, 2017) – Fresh off his win last weekend in Michigan, Kyle Larson set the pace for Team Chevy with a second-place qualifying run in his No. 42 Huggies Little Movers Chevrolet SS at Bristol Motor Speedway. He will start on the outside front row for the 500-lap Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Round 24 of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS). This marks the 14th top-10 start of the season thus far for Larson, and his second in eight races at the track known as the ‘World’s Fastest Half-Mile’. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Kyle Larson →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Qualifying

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 18, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 HUGGIES LITTLE MOVERS CHEVROLET SS – Qualified 2nd:
“I wish I could have gone just a few thousandths faster, but ended up second. So, not bad. I really wanted that pole there just because I was doing something different than everybody, but we’ll start on the front row tomorrow and hopefully be there at the end.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Jamie McMurray

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 18, 2017

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S/CESSNA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed his season thus far, his position in the point standings, his thoughts on racing at Bristol with the traction compound and many other topics. Full Transcript:

IN RECENT WEEKS YOU HAVE BEEN SHARING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR TRAINING JOURNEY AND SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WITH CYCLING AND RUNNING. ALSO, WITH THE RUNNER’S WORLD ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT THIS WEEK YOU SHARED A LITTLE BIT IN THERE ABOUT TRAINING FOR A MARATHON IN DECEMBER. HOW DOES THAT TRAINING POTENTIALLY HELP YOU FOR THE BRISTOL NIGHT RACE TOMORROW?
“I don’t know that there is any direct correlation whether you are cycling or running to being in the car. There is certainly a great benefit from the cardio side of riding a bike or running and Bristol is one of those tracks that you are reminded of every time we come back here how you tend to hold your breath for numerous laps. It takes a little while to get relaxed enough around this place, especially running the top. Running the bottom is not near as bad as trying to get around the top of this place. Yeah, I don’t know that it correlates exactly, but certainly is nice to be in good cardio shape right now.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Jamie McMurray →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Chase Elliott

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 18, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed how comfortable he is with his current points position, the pressure of racing at one of the best teams in the business and not yet having a win, working with teammates and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Chase Elliott →

Cruz Pedregon

Cruz Pedregon–Brainerd Advance

NHRA® Team Report

NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals – Brainerd, Minn.

Pre-Race Report

Cruz Pedregon and team took the Snap-on Toyota to task at a match race before Brainerd, and it performed the way they plan for it to in the weekend ahead. “This top 10 position feels really good heading into the Playoffs. The car is doing just what we need it to do to move up in the standings in the next two critical races,” Cruz says. “We’ll take it a round at a time. But, running a 3.92 and a 3.93 before getting here has us in a good spot mentally and right where we want to be with our tuning.”

Crew Chief Aaron Brooks says, “We’re ready to get a couple of rounds under our belt and qualify in the top five. As a team, we know we’ve got the Snap-on Toyota right where we want it. Cruz is feeling good, and so are we.”

This weekend, the Snap-on Toyota will be sporting its traditional paint scheme on the “El Jefe” body. Cruz’s El Guapo, the handsome one, body had some nose damage after a trip to the sand earlier this year. Cruz says the team is looking forward to the car living up to its name as “the chief.” To get a feel for what it’s like to go 322 mph in The Snap-on Toyota, check out Cruz’s recent video here.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Pocono–Josef Newgarden

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
ABC SUPPLY 500
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 17, 2017

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 2 FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, was the guest on the IndyCar weekly teleconference. Full transcript:

MODERATOR: Welcome, everyone, to today’s IndyCar media teleconference. Our guest today is the current Verizon IndyCar Series point leader and is a driver shooting for his third consecutive win at this weekend’s ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. Josef Newgarden of Team Penske, welcome to today’s call. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Pocono–Josef Newgarden →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Dale Earnhardt Jr

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 17, 2017

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AXALTA/DUCKS UNLIMITED CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed being a voice in the sport, being back in the Xfinity Series, what Bristol Motor Speedway has meant to him over the years and many other topics. Full Transcript:

Before fielding questions from the media, Bristol Motor Speedway announced to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. that the track is starting an annual scholarship in his name to be awarded to a Sullivan County Tennessee student interested in pursuing a career in the automotive industry. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Bristol–Dale Earnhardt Jr →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVROLET AT BRAINERD

CHEVROLET AT BRAINERD

What:
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
When:
Friday, Aug. 18-Sunday, Aug. 20
Where:
Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota
TV:
FS1: Eliminations and finals live – 2 p.m. ET Sunday
FS1: Qualifications (taped) –10 p.m. ET Friday and 10 p.m. ET Saturday

Chevrolet Aiming to Continue Strong Performances in Minnesota Race
Team Chevy drivers carry high expectations into penultimate event of NHRA regular season Continue reading CHEVROLET AT BRAINERD →

Erica Enders

Multi-time Brainerd champ Erica Enders an eyelash away from her next victory

Multi-time Brainerd champ Erica Enders
an eyelash away from her next victory
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 16) — Just a few days removed from competing in the closest drag race of the entire NHRA season, two-time Brainerd champion and crowd favorite Erica Enders knows she only needs to gain an eyelash of performance to score her next victory, which she hopes will come at this weekend’s 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Continue reading Multi-time Brainerd champ Erica Enders an eyelash away from her next victory →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Team Preparing To Race For A Second Car Owner Championship

Wood Brothers Team Preparing To Race For A Second Car Owner Championship

August 16, 2017

Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head to Bristol Motor Speedway looking for a strong run to build momentum as Blaney prepares himself to battle for his first championship in NASCAR’s elite division while his Wood Brothers team is seeking its second car owner title.

Many fans know the Woods, NASCAR’s longest continuously operating team, have won 99 Cup races and 117 poles, but few realize the Woods also have an owner’s championship from the 1963 season. Continue reading Wood Brothers Team Preparing To Race For A Second Car Owner Championship →

Kasey Kahne Racing

Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap

Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap

KKR Captures Top-Ten Finishes at Knoxville Nationals
Brad Sweet started third and finished fifth in Saturday’s feature.
Daryn Pittman started seventh and finished ninth.
Both cars showed great speed all week, locking into the A-Feature in their qualifying races.
Over 80 guests from NAPA AUTO PARTS attended a private hospitality event with a meet and greet with Brad, Q&A session, lunch and giveaways.
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet returns to the No. 49 for the remaining 31 races on the schedule.
Knoxville was not a points-paying event, the regular Outlaw schedule resumes Friday in Grand Forks, N.D.

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