Wood Brothers

Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team To Honor A Legend And A Family Of Loyal Ford Fans At Darlington

Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team To Honor A Legend And A Family Of Loyal Ford Fans At Darlington

August 28, 2018
Paul Menard and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team will be honoring a legendary driver and a family of loyal Ford fans during this weekend’s fourth-annual throwback-themed Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

The No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion will carry a red-and-white paint scheme reminiscent of the Wood Brothers’ 1968 Mercury Cyclone that Cale Yarborough drove to victory in the 1968 Southern 500, which was held 50 years ago to the day from Sunday’s 500. Continue reading Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team To Honor A Legend And A Family Of Loyal Ford Fans At Darlington →

Jegs Racing

Top JEGS.com drivers bring winning records to Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals

Top JEGS.com drivers bring winning records
to Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 28) — The top drivers from the JEGS.com camp plan to paint Lucas Oil Raceway a familiar shade of yellow and black at this year’s 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals with dreams of winning the sport’s top prize in five different eliminators.

Leading the charge in his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stocker, six-time world champion and five-time Indy winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. is riding a wave of top performances this summer into the sport’s biggest shindig.

“Not too many cars or teams have enjoyed the momentum we’ve built this summer here at Elite Motorsports,” said Jeg Jr., a four-time national event winner this year. “It’s been a good year and we’re ripping and rearing to go this weekend.

“Most everyone knows this is the Super Bowl of drag racing. It’s a race sponsors, team owners, drivers and crew personnel hold in very high regard so we place a lot of emphasis on this event. Plus, it’s the last race of the regular season and it awards points and a half so we’re all fighting for our playoff spot because the overall points will be reset come Monday night and the higher up you finish now, the better start you have for the Countdown.”

Jeg Jr. won the Indy Pro Stock title in 2000, 2002 and 2009. He also claimed the Super Gas trophy in 1992 and the HEMI Challenge crown in 2004.

“All these great features I’ve been reading on NHRA.com about Indy has me all excited,” Jeg Jr. said. “It’s going to be a great event and extra special with brother Troy continuing his back-from-retirement tour in Pro Mod, my nephew Troy Jr. coming into the weekend on a big winning streak, my father-in-law Al and brother-in-law Jason Kenny racing with us, and Luke Bogacki wheeling the JEGS.com Vette in Super Gas.”

Back from a little time off, three-time Pro Mod series champion Troy Coughlin Sr. will be searching for his second U.S. Nationals trophy, this time in his JEGS.com twin-turbo Ford Mustang. Working once again with decorated crew chief Steve Petty, the reigning champion of the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series would love to have a break-through race this weekend.

“We’ve had a couple months since the last (Pro Mod) race and the guys have been working nonstop on the car,” Troy Sr. said. “I drove it myself a few weeks back and it’s definitely improved from where we started. They’re still testing now, and I know once Steve gets done with it that thing will be a beast.

“We have some simple goals for Indy: Qualify in the top six and race to the semifinals at least so we can try our luck from there. If we can take out some of the big guys along the way, then we’re living in a perfect world. No matter what, I’m excited to go to Indy. It’s the coolest race there is and it brings out the best in everyone. We’ll be ready.”

Troy Coughlin Jr.

Troy’s son, Troy Coughlin Jr., arrives in town on a two-race winning streak in his JEGS.com McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster and will also contest Indy in the JEGS.com Super Comp Dragster. Troy Jr. has won Indy twice, once in Super Comp (2010) and once in Super Gas (2014).

Family friend Luke Bogacki will also represent JEGS.com in the team’s Chevrolet Corvette roadster, vying for the Super Gas title. Bogacki triumphed in the Super Comp class at Indy in 2015.

Jegs Racing

Team JEGS Pre-race Notes: NHRA Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals

Team JEGS Pre-race Notes:
NHRA Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
Indianapolis (August 29 – September 3)
The JEGS Mail Order team will be well represented at this weekend’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals by Jeg Coughlin Jr., Troy Coughlin, and Troy Coughlin Jr.

Jeg Coughlin Jr. is once again racing as a teammate to two-time world champ Erica Enders. The Elite team also includes Pro Stock racers Vincent Nobile and Alex Laughlin. Jeg Jr.’s crew chief is multi-talented Rickie Jones, who has extensive experience as a driver, chassis builder, and tuner. The Elite team also includes crew chiefs Rick Jones, Mark Ingersoll and Brian “Lump” Self, who regularly share data. Continue reading Team JEGS Pre-race Notes: NHRA Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Bojangles Southern 500 Preview

Richard Childress Racing’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Darlington Raceway … Richard Childress is tied for third in all-time car owner victories with Holman-Moody and the Wood Brothers at Darlington Raceway with eight wins each. Dale Earnhardt collected all of RCR’s victories at the South Carolina-based track. In 121 collective starts, RCR boasts 23 top-five and 40 top-10 finishes at the 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval with five different drivers including Clint Bowyer, Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman and Robby Gordon. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization holds an average starting position of 17th, an average finishing position of 18.8, has completed 37,943 of the 41,866 contested laps (90.6 percent) and has collectively led 2,606 laps. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Bojangles Southern 500 Preview →

Santa Pod Raceway

FIA/FIM EUROPEAN FINALS: A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF NITRO

FIA/FIM EUROPEAN FINALS: A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF NITRO

FIA / FIM European Finals

Santa Pod Raceway

Thu.6 – Sun.9 September 2018

Some people divine a theatrical quality in the sport of drag racing. Steven McRae gives credence to that idea.

As a Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet, McRae is a world-leading exponent of the most arduous and exacting artistic profession. As a denizen of Australian dragstrips throughout his childhood and youth, he knows full well the dramatic aura of the quarter-mile ‘stage’. Continue reading FIA/FIM EUROPEAN FINALS: A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF NITRO →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing to Honor Dave Marcis with Darlington Throwback Scheme

Richard Childress Racing to Honor Dave Marcis with Darlington Throwback Scheme
Matt Tifft will Drive No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro Modeled After Marcis’ 1976 Chevrolet

WELCOME, N.C. (August 28, 2018) – In celebration of the NASCAR Throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway, Richard Childress Racing will honor longtime friend and former test driver Dave Marcis. Matt Tifft’s No. 2 Surface Sunscreen Chevrolet Camaro will sport a throwback paint scheme representing Marcis’ 1976 No. 2 Chevrolet during the NASCAR Xfinity race at the track deemed “Too Tough To Tame.”

While Marcis only drove an RCR entry once during an October 1995 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at ISM Raceway, he has been a longtime friend to Richard Childress and had a close connection with Dale Earnhardt Sr., often going hunting and fishing with the pair. Marcis also served as RCR’s favorite test driver and had a large part in helping test and set up Earnhardt’s No. 3 Chevrolet that won the 1998 Daytona 500. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing to Honor Dave Marcis with Darlington Throwback Scheme →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Dominic Scelzi Ties Career-Best World of Outlaws Finish With Podium in South Dakota

Dominic Scelzi Ties Career-Best World of Outlaws Finish With Podium in South Dakota

Inside Line Promotions – BILLINGS, Mont. (Aug. 27, 2018) – Dominic Scelzi tied his career-best World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series result with a third-place run last Friday at Black Hills Speedway during the Rushmore Outlaw Showdown.

Scelzi and his family owned, Roth Motorsports supported team opened the night by qualifying 10th quickest at the oval in Rapid City, S.D. He then advanced from fourth to third place in a heat race to lock into the seventh starting position for the main event. Continue reading Dominic Scelzi Ties Career-Best World of Outlaws Finish With Podium in South Dakota →

Malmgren Racing

Race Report Malmgren Pro Stock racing

Its has been a tuff 2 weeks with 2 races back to back, at Hochheim we where fastest car every run ( only the top 4 cars came to this long distance race) but on raceday track went super hot over 130 and we just over powered it, even if we tryed to leave low and run it safe, we spun like crazy of line with only 1.03 60ft, against Norens 1.00, we had almost identical reaction time within 0.006 sec and I catsch it all up at stripe, so we are not missing any power that is for sure, but we needed another 10 ft lengh track and we would have made it, we where 0.005 behind at stripe but ahead at speed trapp. So that was a bummer. Continue reading Race Report Malmgren Pro Stock racing →

Honda Racing

Honda Clinches 2018 IndyCar Series Manufacturers’ Championship Rossi, Dixon Continue Battle For Drivers’ Title at Gateway

Honda Clinches 2018 IndyCar Series Manufacturers’ Championship
Rossi, Dixon Continue Battle For Drivers’ Title at Gateway
• Honda clinches manufacturers’ title with two races remaining
• Alexander Rossi finishes second, Scott Dixon third at Gateway Motorsports Park
• Dixon’s championship lead now 26 points over Rossi

MADISON, Ill. (Aug. 25, 2018) – Although unable to overtake Will Power in the final laps for the race win, Alexander Rossi and Scott Dixon continued their duel for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Championship, finishing second and third, respectively, Saturday night at Gateway Motorsports Park. Their results were more than enough for Honda to clinch the Manufacturers’ title with two races remaining. Continue reading Honda Clinches 2018 IndyCar Series Manufacturers’ Championship Rossi, Dixon Continue Battle For Drivers’ Title at Gateway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Gateway Motorsports Park–Post Race

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK
MADISON, ILLINOIS
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST RACE QUOTES
AUGUST 25, 2018

DRIVER QUOTES:
WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER
YOU BROUGHT IT HOME WITH YOUR 35TH CAREER VICTORY AND THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON.
THAT WAS SUCH A TOUCH-AND-GO SCENARIO. FIRST, THEY TOLD YOU TO SAVE FUEL. THEN THEY SAID TO GO FOR IT. DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY PULLED THE PLUG THAT IT WAS GOING TO WORK FOR A VICTORY?
“Well, I was seeing the numbers and I was like man, everyone is going to have to go very slow to get it. And I thought we should go; and Roger (Penske) just said, go, so we did. We had a great car. I was kind of mad at (Scott) Dixon because he pushed me up into the marbles, so it gave me extra motivation to like get him back and get to the front. I’m stoked with the Verizon crew. Man, whew, I’ve had so much fun. I passed so many cars.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Gateway Motorsports Park–Post Race →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Johnsonville 180

Matt Tifft Earns Career-Best Second Place Finish After Starting From the Pole at Road America

“We had a great No. 2 Dragon Alliance Chevrolet Camaro all weekend long at Road America. It handled well during our practice session, just needed a couple adjustments done to it. It was awesome to get our first pole of the year at a road course. I really thought I had messed up my lap, but it turned out to be the fastest one, which seems to happen a lot at road courses. We dominated the first stage of the race, earning our first stage win of the season. I got shuffled back a little bit toward the end of the race on the restart, but with the handling and speed of my Camaro I was able to climb back to third and then into second. I wish we could have gotten up there to challenge Justin Allgaier for the win, but we just ran out of time. It was a great weekend overall for our No. 2 team at Richard Childress Racing. If we keep performing like this, we’ll get the top spot soon enough.”
-Matt Tifft Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – Johnsonville 180 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Gateway–Post Qualifying

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK
MADISON, ILLINOIS
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER
POST QUALIFYING RECAP, DRIVER QUOTES AND PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 24, 2018

Josef Newgarden and Will Power Complete Second Row of Starting Grid as Torrential Rain Forces Cancellation of Qualifying at Gateway

MADISON, Il – Team Penske teammates Josef Newgarden, No. 1 Verizon Chevrolet, and Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet, will occupy the second row in Saturday night’s Verizon IndyCar Series race at Gateway Motorsports Park. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Gateway–Post Qualifying →

Honda Racing

Dixon, Rossi To Lead Starting Field at Gateway

Dixon, Rossi To Lead Starting Field at Gateway
• Qualifying canceled after recurring rain showers, starting field set on championship points
• Championship leaders Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi
• Saturday night contest starts at 8 p.m. EDT

MADISON, Ill. (Aug. 24, 2018) – Intermittent showers throughout the day Friday at Gateway Motorsports Park led Verizon IndyCar Series officials to cancel qualifying for Saturday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500. As a result, the starting field will be set by entrant championship points, led by Honda drivers Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi.

Dixon, the current points leader, will start from the pole, with Rossi alongside in second. Ryan Hunter-Reay will start fifth for Honda. Graham Rahal and James Hinchcliffe will start seventh and eighth, respectively; with Sebastien Bourdais and Marco Andretti rounding out the top-10. Continue reading Dixon, Rossi To Lead Starting Field at Gateway →

Follow A Dream Racing

Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team falls short of second straight win by a split-second in divisional race at Cecil County, Maryland

Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team falls short of second straight win by a split-second in divisional race at Cecil County, Maryland
MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (August 22, 2018) – In about the blink of an eye, the Permatex/Follow a Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team came up short of winning its second consecutive race in this past weekend’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional event at Cecil County (Maryland) Dragway.

In the final round of eliminations on Saturday, August 18, Follow A Dream driver Phil Burkart did everything he was supposed to do to win: he was faster (261.07 mph) than opponent Dan Pomponio (256.06 mph), was quicker (5.601 seconds to Pomponio’s 5.639) and reached the finish line first. Continue reading Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team falls short of second straight win by a split-second in divisional race at Cecil County, Maryland →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Dominic Scelzi Runs in Top 10 During Both World of Outlaws Shows Last Weekend

Dominic Scelzi Runs in Top 10 During Both World of Outlaws Shows Last Weekend

Inside Line Promotions – WEST FARGO, N.D. (Aug. 21, 2018) – Dominic Scelzi was on pace for a top-10 result during both World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series races last weekend.

Scelzi kicked off the doubleheader on Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., during the 2nd Leg of the Northern Tour. He qualified 15th quickest and overcame an incident in a heat race to post a fifth-place finish, which locked him into the 15th starting position for the A Main. Continue reading Dominic Scelzi Runs in Top 10 During Both World of Outlaws Shows Last Weekend →

Hairston Motorsports

HMR/Elite Motorsports/Pertronix Performance Brands Pro Mod Season Update

HMR/Elite Motorsports/Pertronix Performance Brands Pro Mod Season Update

Alta Loma, CA (August) –We debuted the new Pro Mod program at the Midwest Pro Mod March 1/8th mile race at the Texas Motorplex with Clint Hairston taking a win in the Slammers Class with a hole shot win over Dave Roberts (3.876 to 3.814).

Our NHRA Pro Mod debut came at Houston with Erica Enders driving at her first Pro Mod event. We fell short of qualifying running a best of 5.86. Unfortunately, we DNQ’d at Bristol and Norwalk but found some issues with the car that have been fixed. Our new crew chief, Jeff Pierce, felt that we would have a much better car heading into the $100K WSOPM Denver race. He was right, running a best of 5.92 at Denver altitude and but losing to the eventual winner, Carl Stevens, by .014 in the quarterfinals.

We move on to the Big Go at Indy and feel very confident that we now have a very competitive Pro Mod program. We look forward to the challenge of competing with the best Pro Mod cars in the country and representing our title sponsors Pertronix Performance Brands, Elite Motorsports, Strange, and Lucas Oil our many other product sponsors including: RJ Race Cars, Precision Turbo, Racepak, Precision Racing Suspension, M&M Transmissions, Comp Cams, Motive Gear, and CFE for their continuing support.

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Event Preview – Road America

Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Road America … In 24 Series starts at the 4.7-mile road course, RCR has captured three victories with drivers Brendan Gaughan (2014), Paul Menard (2015) and Michael McDowell (2016). RCR has accumulated seven top-five finishes, nine top-10 finishes, led 62 laps and averages a starting position of 12.7 and finishing position of 12.9. The Welcome, North Carolina, organization has completed 1,162 laps of the 1,176 (98.8 percent) that they have competed.

Bristol Review … Matt Tifft was the highest-finishing RCR driver when he placed 10th in the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ty Dillon finished 15th and Daniel Hemric finished 24th. Continue reading RCR Event Preview – Road America →

Roush Yates

FORD SWEEPS BRISTOL WINNING FUSION’S 100th CUP RACE

FORD SWEEPS BRISTOL
WINNING FUSION’S 100th CUP RACE

BRISTOL, TN – August 20, 2018 – Kurt Busch, driving the No.41 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) Ford Fusion, won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race this season, in a Saturday night thriller in Bristol, Tennessee. Busch recorded his 30th career Cup win and the Ford Fusion’s milestone 100th race win.

“Congratulations to Ford on the Fusion’s 100th Cup win, and to Kurt, Gene and Tony on an impressive race,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “Kurt and the Stewart-Haas team earned every bit of that win tonight. Congratulations to Ryan and Joey on their Stage wins. That really helped set the tone for the night. It’s been a total team effort all year with Ford Performance and it showed tonight as the Ford teams were battling for the lead.” Continue reading FORD SWEEPS BRISTOL WINNING FUSION’S 100th CUP RACE →

NHRA

NHRA–Brainerd Results

Top Fuel — Billy Torrence, 3.756 seconds, 329.99 mph def. Antron Brown, 3.751 seconds, 329.10 mph.

Funny Car — Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 3.961, 325.69 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.031, 319.67.

Pro Stock — Deric Kramer, Chevy Camaro, 6.652, 207.56 def. Tanner Gray, Camaro, Foul – Red Light.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.897, 195.14 def. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.903, 193.99.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Jackie Fricke, 5.302, 269.24 def. Dean Dubbin, 5.443, 264.86.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Annie Whiteley, Chevy Camaro, 5.564, 267.37 def. Jay Payne, Camaro, 11.980, 68.98.

Super Stock — Brian Johnson, Plymouth Duster, 11.164, 116.68 def. Jason DeForrest, Chevy Cavalier, Foul – Red Light.

Stock Eliminator — Ben Line, Ford Mustang, 10.538, 123.15 def. Randi Lyn Shipp, Pontiac Firebird, 10.679, 106.56.

Super Comp — Don Nichols, Dragster, 8.899, 160.04 def. Donald Leisdon, Dragster, 8.877, 172.89.

Super Gas — Jeff Crooks, Pontiac Firebird, 9.885, 151.87 def. Tom Carlson, Chevy Corvette, Foul – Red Light.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com — Todd Fleck, Dragster, 7.591, 154.30 def. Ross Laris, Dragster, Broke.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com — J.R. Lobner, Olds Cutlass, 7.559, 178.31 def. Michael Freischel, Pontiac Firebird, 7.581, 180.89.

Pro Stock Snowmobile — Glenn Hall, Arctic Cat, 8.273, 155.70 def. Matt Ernst, Arctic Cat, 8.242, 155.19

Chevrolet Racing

Runner-Up Finish for Will Power Keeps Team Chevy Driver in Hunt for Second Championship

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
ABC SUPPLY 500
POCONO RACEWAY
LONG POND, PA
POST RACE RECAP
AUGUST 19, 2018

Runner-Up Finish for Will Power Keeps Team Chevy Driver in Hunt for Second Championship

LONG POND, Pa. – Starting on the pole, 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power battled hard for his third consecutive trip to Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway, but had to settle for the runner-up spot when the checkered flag flew after 200 hard laps.

The 500-mile mile race was delayed for just under two hours after five-car accident in turn two forced track crew to make significant repairs to the fence. Driver Robert Wickens was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation of what was officially announced as orthopedic injuries. The remaining four drivers involved were all evaluated and released by Verizon IndyCar Series medical staff and cleared to drive. Continue reading Runner-Up Finish for Will Power Keeps Team Chevy Driver in Hunt for Second Championship →

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