Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
SOUTH POINT HOTEL & CASINO 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER (* = Playoff Contender)
2nd *KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR VEGAS STRONG CAMARO ZL1
9TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 LIBERTY NATIONAL CAMARO ZL1
11TH *AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOWFROST CAMARO ZL1
12TH REGAN SMITH, NO. 95 PROCORE CAMARO ZL1
14TH AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1
15th CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 NATURAL LIGHT RACE DAY RESUME CAMARO ZL1
19th *ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 VALVOLINE CAMARO ZL1
22nd *JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
35th *CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER (* = Chevy Playoff Contender)
1ST Brad Keselowski (Ford)
2nd *Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)
3rd Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
4th Joey Logano (Ford)
5TH Ryan Blaney (Ford)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Richmond Raceway with the Federated Auto Parts 400 on Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Starts Strong in Countdown to the Championship

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
DODGE NHRA NATIONALS
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA
SUNDAY, SEPT. 16, 2018

Chevrolet Starts Strong in Countdown to the Championship

• Vincent Nobile earns third Pro Stock victory of season, 13th of career
• Tanner Gray retains Pro Stock points lead with semifinal appearance
• Robert Hight moves to second, Courtney Force is third in Funny Car standings

READING, Pa. (Sept. 16, 2018) – With the closing of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, Vincent Nobile was especially pleased to win at his other “home track.”

Nobile, of Melville, New York, raced junior dragsters and watched his father compete back in the day at nearby Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. He won the Pro Stock title in 2016 at the racetrack and his second victory at the track, in the opener of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, was significant, too. Continue reading Chevrolet Starts Strong in Countdown to the Championship →

Mopar Racing

Schumacher Runner-up in Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge

Tony Schumacher jumps into tie for second in NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoff standings with runner-up showing
Final round is fifth of season for Schumacher, eighth at Maple Grove Raceway, 152nd of his career
Don Schumacher Racing driver Ron Capps races Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to semifinals
Capps is fourth in Countdown standings, less than 30 points out of first
Leah Pritchett runs to quarterfinals in Mopar Dodge 1320 “Angry Bee’ Top Fuel dragster, ends weekend fourth in standings
Matt Hagan keeps Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car in top five of Countdown battle despite early exit
Tom Sheehan, Nick Reiter earn Dodge Top Finisher honors
· Dodge Garage (http://www.dodgegarage.com/), a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts, features highlights from NHRA season Continue reading Schumacher Runner-up in Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge →

John Force Racing

ROBERT HIGHT AND AUTO CLUB MOVE UP THE POINTS STANDINGS AT MAPLE GROVE

ROBERT HIGHT AND AUTO CLUB MOVE UP THE POINTS
STANDINGS AT MAPLE GROVE
RREADING, Pa. (Sept. 16, 2018) — Robert Hight and the Auto Club of Southern California team led the four-car fleet of John Force Racing with a quarterfinal finish at the Dodge NHRA Nationals that moved them into second in the NHRA Mello Yello points standings with five races left in the Countdown to the Championship. John Force raced to the second round and found more consistency with his PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevy and the Advance Auto Parts machines of Brittany and Courtney Force both had early exits at Maple Grove on Sunday. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT AND AUTO CLUB MOVE UP THE POINTS STANDINGS AT MAPLE GROVE →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Maple Grove

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
DODGE NHRA NATIONALS
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 16, 2018

An interview with Pro Stock winner VINCENT NOBILE, MOUNTAIN VIEW RACING, MOUNTAIN VIEW TIRE CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 6 qualifier; third victory of the season and 13th of his Pro Stock career; second win at Maple Grove Raceway; moved to second in the standings): Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Maple Grove →

Jegs Racing

Huge ‘hometown’ win for Troy Coughlin Jr. and team boost national rankings

Huge ‘hometown’ win for Troy Coughlin Jr.
and team boost national rankings
READING, Pa. (Sept. 16) — A huge win in Sunday’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway has given Top Alcohol Dragster driver Troy Coughlin Jr. a big boost in the national rankings. Racing at the hometown track of team owner and crew chief Rich McPhillips of nearby Phoenixville, Pa., Coughlin’s JEGS.com McPhillips Racing dragster was the class of the field all weekend, ultimately resulting in the groups fourth victory of the season and third in the last four events.

“The guys on this team are fantastic and so tenacious with this place,” Coughlin said. “You can definitely tell it’s right in their backyard for how well this thing’s been running all weekend. They know this place very well and it shows. Continue reading Huge ‘hometown’ win for Troy Coughlin Jr. and team boost national rankings →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – DC Solar 300

On-Track Incident Ends Matt Tifft and the KC Motorgroup’s Day Prematurely at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

“Days like today are just frustrating. We had a really fast No. 2 KC Motorgroup Chevrolet Camaro, leading first practice Friday. We had some struggles getting through tech so we started in a little bit of a hole in the back of the field, but I was confident my team and I could fight our way out of it. We were successful at that, climbing all the way from 40th to 12th by the end of Stage 1. I’m not sure what happened with our Camaro, we’ll have to go look at that more closely to figure it out, but all the sudden it turned on me and that was it for us. This isn’t the way we wanted to end our regular season in the 2018 Xfinity Series, but I fully believe my team will be ready to go for our first race in the Playoffs next weekend.”

-Matt Tifft Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – DC Solar 300 →

Honda Racing

Hunter-Reay, Honda Snare Pole at Sonoma

Hunter-Reay, Honda Snare Pole at Sonoma
• Ryan Hunter-Reay leads all-Honda front row in Sonoma Raceway qualifying
• Championship leader Scott Dixon to start second
• Title contender Alexander Rossi qualifies sixth

SONOMA, California (September 15, 2018) – Ryan Hunter-Reay led the way for Honda in qualifying action today at Sonoma Raceway, claiming the pole for Sunday’s season finale – and championship deciding – INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma.

Hunter-Reay led all three rounds of Verizon IndyCar Series “knockout” qualifying to claim his first pole at Sonoma Raceway, and his first IndyCar Series pole since the 2014 Grand Prix of Long Beach. Continue reading Hunter-Reay, Honda Snare Pole at Sonoma →

John Force Racing

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FOR ELEVENTH TIME

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FOR ELEVENTH TIME
READING, Pa. (Sept. 15, 2018) — Courtney Force and her Advance Auto Parts team earned their 11th No. 1 qualifier of the season Saturday at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The 11 top spots for the championship caliber team is the third most in the Funny Car category behind Cruz Pedregon’s 12 in 1998 and John Force’s 13 in 1996 and is the most No. 1s by anyone since Mike Edwards’ 16 in Pro Stock in 2009 and the most by a Funny Car driver since 2000 when John Force had 11. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FOR ELEVENTH TIME →

Mopar Racing

Pritchett to Start No. 3 in Mopar Dodge 1320 ‘Angry Bee’ Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge NHRA Nationals

Pritchett to Start No. 3 in Mopar Dodge 1320 ‘Angry Bee’ Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge NHRA Nationals

· Leah Pritchett seeks second win with special Mopar Dodge 1320 graphics on her Top Fuel dragster
· Pritchett debuted the Mopar Dodge 1320 graphics in July by taking the pole and the win at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver
· Five-time Maple Grove Raceway event winner Tony Schumacher qualifies No. 2 in his Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster
· Tommy Johnson Jr. qualifies third to lead the Mopar Dodge//SRT Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Funny Car team at the Dodge NHRA Nationals
· Jack Beckman (No. 4) and Ron Capps (No. 5) join DSR teammate Johnson in top half of Funny Car field
· DSR Mopar Dodge//SRT Funny Car drivers sweep bonus points in final qualifying session
· Matt Hagan qualifies No. 10 in his Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car
· Pritchett sweeps Hagan in Dodge Challenger SRT Demon grudge match races at Maple Grove Raceway
· More info on Mopar in NHRA available at http://blog.mopar.com
· Dodge Garage (http://www.dodgegarage.com/), a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts, features highlights from NHRA season Continue reading Pritchett to Start No. 3 in Mopar Dodge 1320 ‘Angry Bee’ Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge NHRA Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Will Power

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, a three-time winner and five-time pole sitter at Sonoma Raceway, met with the media after the first day of practice:

THE MODERATOR: Needing no introduction after he just serenaded us, we’re now joined by Will Power, driving the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet for the team this weekend here at Sonoma Raceway, a three-time winner here at the track, also a five-time pole winner. Will, so far a pretty good weekend for you, fourth overall on the overall time charts, considering both first and second practices, and obviously moving into qualifying, which is something you’re very experienced and successful at here at Sonoma. What in your opinion makes the perfect qualifying lap here at the track? Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Will Power →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Josef Newgarden

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, met with the media at Sonoma Raceway after recording the second-quickest lap time over the two practice sessions:

THE MODERATOR: We’ll welcome in Josef Newgarden, driving the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, second fastest overall on the time sheets this morning and afternoon. I know you didn’t get any practice time, actually, in practice 1 today. It seems like you guys were able to work past that issue and actually set a pretty fast lap in practice 2. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Josef Newgarden →

Wood Brothers

Menard Qualifies 20th At Las Vegas

Menard Qualifies 20th At Las Vegas

September 14, 2018

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Aquafina Ford are set to line up 20th for Sunday’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Menard opened Friday’s practice session with a lap at 186.800 miles per hour, which wound up being the 14th fastest speed in that session.

In the opening round of knock-out qualifying on Friday afternoon, he turned a lap at 187.071 mph, which was 14th best and good enough to advance to the second qualifying round.

His forward progress ended there as he toured the track at 186.432 mph, which put him 20th on the speed chart.

Eddie Wood pointed out that the good news on a hot day at Las Vegas is that there are two practice sessions on Saturday to find more speed in the Menard/Aquafina Fusion.

“We were a little disappointed with qualifying” Wood said. “We’ve had good speed at the mile-and-a-half tracks this year, so we’ll be OK on Sunday.”

The South Point 400 at Las Vegas is expected to start just after 3 p.m. on Sunday with TV coverage on NBCSN.

Honda Racing

Hunter-Reay, Honda Lead IndyCar Series Practice at Sonoma

Hunter-Reay, Honda Lead IndyCar Series Practice at Sonoma
• Ryan Hunter-Reay paces morning practice, and the day at Sonoma Raceway
• Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi prepare for title conclusion on Sunday
• Dixon posts third-fastest practice time, Rossi runs 11th

SONOMA, California (September 14, 2018) – Ryan Hunter-Reay led the way for Honda Friday at Sonoma Raceway, posting the fastest time in the first of two practice sessions for Sunday’s season finale – and championship deciding – INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma.

Scott Dixon, leading the championship by 29 points (598-569) over primary rival Alexander Rossi, recorded his quickest lap of the day in the afternoon session to finish the day third overall. Rossi ran eighth in the morning session, but was unable to improve in the afternoon and slipped to 11th overall. Continue reading Hunter-Reay, Honda Lead IndyCar Series Practice at Sonoma →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Qualifying

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
SOUTH POINT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER (* = Playoff Contender)
7TH *CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
9TH *ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 VALVOLINE CAMARO ZL1
11TH *KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR VEGAS STRONG CAMARO ZL1
12TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 GEARWRENCH CAMARO ZL1
17TH *JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
18TH *AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOWFROST CAMARO ZL1 Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

COURTNEY FORCE CURRENTLY NO. 1 AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY

COURTNEY FORCE CURRENTLY NO. 1 AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY
READING, Pa. (Sept. 14, 2018) — Courtney Force and her Advance Auto Parts team continued their regular season success into the Dodge NHRA Nationals, the first of six races in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, by racing to the top of the qualifying board Friday at Maple Grove Raceway. John Force currently holds the No. 7 position while Robert Hight and Brittany Force will both continue qualifying from the No. 10 spot.

Force started the day with an early shutoff during the first qualifying session, coasting to 7.752 seconds at 84.20 mph. With the data from the first run and the better than expected track conditions, the Advance Auto Parts team came back in Q2 and ran a stout 3.907-seconds at 323.27 mph despite throwing the rods out. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE CURRENTLY NO. 1 AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Tony Kanaan

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

TONY KANAAN, NO. 14 ABC SUPPLY AJ FOYT RACING CHEVROLET, met with media at Sonoma Raceway to discuss his 300th consecutive start in the Verizon IndyCar Series:

THE MODERATOR: We’re now joined by Tony Kanaan, driving the No. 14 ABC Supply Company Chevrolet for AJ Foyt Racing, making his 300th consecutive start here at the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma. Tony, what a milestone for you. Aside from maybe highlighting a bit of your veteran status, shall we say, in this series, what does that mean to you? Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Tony Kanaan →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Harding Racing

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

HARDING RACING DRIVERS PATRICIO O’WARD AND COLTON HERTA met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway:

THE MODERATOR: We will go ahead and get started with our Verizon IndyCar Series media availability. Pleased to be joined now by the two drivers from Harding Racing, Patricio O’Ward, driving the No. 8 Harding Group entry for the team and also Colton Herta, driving the No. 88 Harding Group Chevrolet. First of all, guys, you just got out of practice, your first official Verizon IndyCar Series practice. Take us through how it went for each of you, please. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Harding Racing →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Ed Carpenter Racing

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

ED CARPENTER AND SPENCER PIGOT, ED CARPENTER RACING, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway to discuss Spencer Pigot contract extension announcement:

THE MODERATOR: We are now joined by Spencer Pigot and also team owner Ed Carpenter.

Ed, we had some good news earlier this week that Spencer would be returning to the 21 car for the 2019 season. What are some things you’ve seen from him this year that led to that decision? Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Ed Carpenter Racing →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Chase Elliott

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
SOUTH POINT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PLAYOFF MEDIA DAY TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media during Playoff Media Day. Select Quotes:

YOU DRIVE FOR HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS AND SO DOES JIMMIE JOHNSON. FOR WHATEVER REASON, HE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME RESULTS AS YOU HAVE HAD THIS YEAR. WHY IS THAT?
“As a whole, we’ve just been trying to get better as a team. We’ve been lucky and have had a couple of good runs. I don’t know. As we progress and get better, we’re all going to get better. We just keep pushing in that direction and see where we stack up.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Chase Elliott →

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