Honda Racing

deJong, Honda Score Podium Finish in New England

deJong, Honda Score Podium Finish in New England

• American deJong Claims Sixth Podium Finish For Manufacturer
• Thompson Doubleheader Begins Four Rounds in Two-Week Span
• Oliver Eriksson Wins Heat Race on Saturday

Saturday Broadcast Replay: http://stream.nbcsports.com/nbc/?pid=32843

THOMPSON, Ct. (June 4, 2017) – Mitchell deJong and his No. 24 Honda Red Bull Olsbergs MSE Civic scored their first career Red Bull Global Rallycross Supercar podium result Saturday, after finishing third in a Final defined by a battle of attrition. The 19-year-old Temecula, Calif. native became the manufacturer’s first American rallycross driver to achieve a podium finish. Continue reading deJong, Honda Score Podium Finish in New England →

NHRA

NHRA–Epping

Top Fuel — Brittany Force, 3.716 seconds, 328.62 mph def. Antron Brown, 3.728 seconds, 327.98 mph.

Funny Car — Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.897, 332.59 def. Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.927, 332.34.

Pro Stock — Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.534, 213.16 def. Tanner Gray, Camaro, 6.550, 212.06.

Top Fuel Harley — Tii Tharpe, Dixie, 6.248, 227.96 def. Rickey House, Harley, 6.464, 212.90.

Super Stock — Byron Worner, Chevy Camaro, 9.736, 136.68 def. Bryan Worner, Camaro, 10.184, 129.34.

Stock Eliminator — David Ficacci, Chevy Camaro, 10.197, 113.72 def. Thomas Auger, Dodge, Foul – Red Light.

Super Comp — Rich Dorr, Dragster, 8.892, 171.23 def. Raymond Fredricks, Dragster, 8.871, 174.62.

Super Gas — John Labbous Jr, Chevy Corvette, 9.922, 163.93 def. Chuck Rothermel, Pontiac Grand Am, 9.914, 163.10.

Super Street — Brian Sawyer, Chevy Camaro, 10.982, 140.28 def. Karri Khoury, Chevy Truck, 10.921, 142.03.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com — Deborah DiGenova, Dragster, 6.826, 194.60 def. Scott Hall, Dragster, 6.191, 219.65.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com — John Benoit, Chevy Corvette, 6.444, 213.03 def. Matt Harper, Pontiac Grand Prix, 7.441, 178.73.

Pro Stock Snowmobile — Frank Berard Jr, Ski-Doo, 8.354, 152.85 def. Tiina Duncanson, Mach Z, 8.363, 155.90.

X275 — Dean Marinis, Ford Mustang, 4.462, 164.03 def. Robert Baptista, Chevy Camaro, 5.369, 125.67.

F4

STRONG ENTRY LIST FOR F4 U.S. HEADING INTO INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

STRONG ENTRY LIST FOR F4 U.S. HEADING INTO INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Chris Gumprecht joins the fight for the Championship

INDIANAPOLIS (June 5, 2017)- The asphalt has barely cooled from the 101st Indianapolis 500 as the open-wheel stars of tomorrow compete in the second Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway June 10-11 during the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association Open Wheel World Challenge.

After its season debut race in April, the F4 U.S. field still holds strong with 30 cars slated to compete. Continue reading STRONG ENTRY LIST FOR F4 U.S. HEADING INTO INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY →

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

Big Hartford/Thunderbird Weekend On Tap for Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt by ARP

ERIE, MI (June 5, 2017) – Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP is gearing up for a big weekend, kicking off the King Engine Bearings King of Michigan series at Hartford Speedway Friday, then the second race of the MAHLE/Clevite Beyond Limits Challenge Saturday at Thunderbird Raceway.

Dain Naida, Adrian, Michigan, has the early SOD point lead over brother-in-law Steve Irwin from Fenton, Michigan. Sugar Land, Texas, transplant Thomas Schinderle, Berkley, Michigan, is third in points. Schinderle leads The Perfit Corporation SOD series rookie of the year points.

Friday’s race at Hartford Speedway will be the first of SOD’s four-race King Engine Bearings King of Michigan series at the speedway. The KoM includes its own point fund with $1,000 going to the champion. SOD competitors can’t wait to get their first look at Hartford’s newly reconfigured 3/8 mile track.

Saturday’s race at Thunderbird Raceway will be the second race of the five-race 2017 MAHLE/Clevite Beyond Limits Challenge. Unlike the King of Michigan series, the Beyond Limits Challenge will be contested at five different speedways. Delta Ohio’s Shawn Valenti leads the BLC points over Joe Swanson, Etna Green, Indiana, and Landon Simon, Indianapolis, Indiana. The BLC also includes its own point fund with $1,000 going to the champion. The ¼ mile, nearly circular track, is a favorite of SOD competitors, producing excellent racing last season.

John Force Racing

PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Funny Car driver John Force stumbles in Epping first round

PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Funny Car driver
John Force stumbles in Epping first round

EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – For PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car driver John Force, the New England Nationals ran the gamut.

The 16-time Funny Car champion had to deal with a tough first-round loss after an uncharacteristically difficult weekend. Plus, he saw John Force Racing teammate Robert Hight fall in the first round after qualifying No. 1.

Then again, he saw daughter Courtney Force race to a runner-up finish – and then watch as daughter Brittany Force took the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster to the winner’s circle for the first time in 2017. Continue reading PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Funny Car driver John Force stumbles in Epping first round →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–AAA 400 Drive for Autism

Austin Dillon and the AAA Chevrolet Team Earn 12th-Place Finish In Wild Ending at Dover International Speedway

“I’m proud of our AAA Team. I wish we would have brought home the top-10 finish but we will take a 12th after the chaos on the backstretch. That was wild at the end there with everyone scattering through the field and different strategies coming into play when some teams did not pit and some pitted for four tires when the caution came out. We took four and I think that was the right decision but you never know if maybe a two-tire call could have been beneficial to pick up an extra spot. We were involved in that last incident that froze the field and ended the race. We worked as an organization to create a strategy that put us all in contention so I am proud of RCR as a whole.” Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–AAA 400 Drive for Autism →

John Force Racing

Dropped cylinder denies No. 1 qualifier Robert Hight at New England Nationals

Dropped cylinder denies No. 1 qualifier
Robert Hight at New England Nationals

Photo credit: Ron Lewis Photography
EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – Soon, past NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion Robert Hight knows he will be in the winner’s circle.

Hight’s AAA Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car is running too well to be denied a victory, as noted by his No. 1 qualifier for the NHRA New England Nationals this weekend at New England Dragway.

Hight, though, could use some luck on race day. Witness his first-round race Sunday against No. 16 qualifier Mike Smith. Smith struggled to get to the finish line, making a pass of 4.324 seconds at 257.92 mph. Continue reading Dropped cylinder denies No. 1 qualifier Robert Hight at New England Nationals →

Mopar Racing

Hagan Wins NHRA New England Nationals in Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car

Hagan Wins NHRA New England Nationals in Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car

Matt Hagan wins fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway
Victory is 25th of Hagan’s career and third of 2017
Three Mopar HEMI®-powered Dodge Funny Cars from Don Schumacher Racing advance to semis
Leah Pritchett drives Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Top Fuel dragster to semifinal round
Mopar drivers Ron Capps and Hagan sit in first and second positions in Funny Car point standings, Pritchett remains No. 1 in Top Fuel
Thomas Auger goes to final in Stock Eliminator with 1963 Dodge 330
Auger and Mike Cotten win Dodge Top Finisher award in Stock Eliminator and Super Stock
June 4, 2017, Epping, N.H. – Mopar HEMI® power just keeps winning Funny Car races on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in 2017. Matt Hagan put his Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T in the winner’s circle for the third time this year at the New England Nationals on Sunday, besting Courtney Force in the Funny Car final round at New England Dragway. Continue reading Hagan Wins NHRA New England Nationals in Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car →

John Force Racing

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force finishes just short of spectacular weekend in Epping

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force finishes just short of spectacular weekend in Epping

Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery
EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – The wave of emotions Courtney Force experienced during a 48-hour period at New England Dragway may have been endless.

Since Friday afternoon, Force bested an elapsed time track record, then watched her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS team put together a spare car after her primary car exploded following the first qualifying session.

She cheered on her husband Graham Rahal to an IndyCar Series doubleheader sweep at the Grand Prix of Detroit, and celebrated as sister Brittany Force won her first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series race of the season in the Top Fuel class. Continue reading Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force finishes just short of spectacular weekend in Epping →

Honda Racing

Rahal, Honda Dominate in Detroit

Rahal, Honda Dominate in Detroit
• Graham Rahal completes sweep of IndyCar Series double header race weekend
• Follows victory in Saturday’s opening race with second win in Sunday finale
• Scott Dixon combines second and sixth-place results to claim championship lead

DETROIT, Mich. (June 4, 2017) – Despite a late-race red flag, Graham Rahal and Honda completed a dominant performance Sunday in Detroit, as Rahal became the first driver to win both races of the Verizon IndyCar Series double header weekend on the Motor City’s Belle Isle Park temporary street circuit.

After leading a 1-2-3 victory podium sweep for Honda in Saturday’s opening 70-lap contest, Rahal scored his second win of the weekend today in an entirely different manner. Starting third in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, Rahal first had to get past fellow Honda driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, making an outside pass in Turn One to move into second. Continue reading Rahal, Honda Dominate in Detroit →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Belle Isle–Post Race

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
STREETS OF BELLE ISLE
TEAM CHEVY DUAL NO. 2 RACE REPORT WITH DRIVER QUOTES
JUNE 4, 2017

Newgarden, Power Put Team Chevy on Detroit GP Podium
Top Team Penske Chevy-powered Indy Cars second and third on Belle Isle

DETROIT (June 4, 2017) – Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden and Will Power put their Chevrolet-powered Indy Cars on the podium for the second Dual in Detroit race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix for the Verizon IndyCar Series.

Newgarden in the No. 2 hum by Verizon Chevrolet Indy finished second after starting the 70-lap race in 13th place. Going for a three-stop strategy, Newgarden led the race twice for seven laps and set the race’s fastest lap. He finished 1.1772 seconds behind race-winner Graham Rahal.

Power, driving the No. 12 Verizon IndyCar, moved into contention early after starting seventh. He moved up to third after 10 laps and second after 23 laps running a two-stop strategy. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Belle Isle–Post Race →

John Force Racing

VICTORY! Brittany Force, Monster Energy team claw to New England Nationals winner’s circle

VICTORY! Brittany Force, Monster Energy team
claw to New England Nationals winner’s circle

EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – Brittany Force knew it was only a matter of time for her Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster team.

At the NHRA New England Nationals Sunday at New England Dragway, Force and her John Force Racing team broke through. Force stormed to her fourth career victory, beating defending Top Fuel champion Antron Brown in a thrilling final round.

“We had really been struggling and we got lost for a while but we really seemed to figure it out at Topeka,” Force said. “I knew we had a good race car, we had our Monster car back, our team back, and I knew that first win was right around the corner.

“Our last final round was Phoenix, and that whole time in between was tough for the team. But Continue reading VICTORY! Brittany Force, Monster Energy team claw to New England Nationals winner’s circle →

Tim Allison Racing

Tim Allison Update

The past 2 weekends we have been fighting the weather but we did get to races in in the last 2 weeks, we ran lima land motorsports and finished 3rd in our heat and that got us qualified for the feature and started 13th in the feature and ended up finishing in the 9h position with not much passing but at least we moved forward,

then we was off to Waynesfield raceway and after having 6 inches rain through the week we all thought the track would be super fast but was we wrong, after hot laps the track was throwing up dust ,no body could believe that and we drew mid pack to qualify and the driver really messed up in qualifying and end up 3 from the end, so we dug ourselves a big hole, we started dead last in the heat race and we ran 4th and transferred to the feature and would start 13th in the feature and got up to 8th and finished in the 8th position and not bad for digging ourselves a hole from the beginning and rallied back
we are off this coming week and back at it on june 18th at montpilier speedway on Saturday and the best show around on june19th and back at Waynesfield raceway for the kick off of the 410 speed week and it will be an all sprint car show!!!!! a must see event on a tight little bull ring race track, so till then have a great day and thanks for all your help and continued support, thanks tim

Chevrolet Racing

JIMMIE JOHNSON COMPLETES CHEVROLET SWEEP AT DOVER

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 4, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON COMPLETES CHEVROLET SWEEP AT DOVER
Seven-Time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Wins Record 11th Race at the Monster Mile

DOVER, Del. (June 4, 2017) – The record books were quickly recording today’s events at Dover International Speedway as Jimmie Johnson piloted the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS to his 11th career victory at the track nicknamed the ‘Monster Mile’. Johnson not only set a record of 11 wins, but earned his 83rd career Cup Series victory in 556 starts, tying his childhood hero, Cale Yarborough for sixth on the all-time NASCAR wins list. The run was Johnson’s third victory in the first 13 races of the 2017 season, more than any other driver thus far this year. Continue reading JIMMIE JOHNSON COMPLETES CHEVROLET SWEEP AT DOVER →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS
NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY AT EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017

An interview with Top Fuel winner BRITTANY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET DRAGSTER (No. 2 qualifier; fourth career win in 105 races):

Q: YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON STUFF AND WORKING ON STUFF, AND NOW ITS PAYING DIVIDENDS AS THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT THE LAST FEW RACES

BRITTANY FORCE: “We had really been struggling and we got lost for a while but we really seemed to figure it out last week at Topeka. I knew we had a good race car, we had our Monster car back, our team back, and I knew that first win was right around the corner. Our last final round was Phoenix and that whole time in between was tough for the team. But we never lost focus, and we never gave up and that was what was important. That is what held us together as a team and got us here today.”

Q: HOW IMPORTANT WAS THAT INDY TEST?

BRITTANY FORCE: “The Indy test turned everything around. Really after Atlanta, we already knew what the problem was and we were going to prove it on the racetrack in testing. We knew we were right, and that we had a problem with the clutch and we were good after that.” Continue reading CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS →

Wood Brothers

Drive-Train Issues Drop Blaney To 32nd At Dover

Drive-Train Issues Drop Blaney To 32nd At Dover

June 4, 2017

A second drive-train failure in as many weeks relegated Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team to a 32nd-place finish in Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway.

As he has in most races this season, Blaney got off to a fast start at Dover and finished both of the first two 120-lap stages among the top 10. He was seventh in the first stage, earning four points, and eighth in the second, earning another three.

But on a restart at the beginning of the third and final stage of the race, the No. 21 Fusion slowed, and Blaney drove to the garage where the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team attempted to fix the problem of the car not pulling properly. Continue reading Drive-Train Issues Drop Blaney To 32nd At Dover →

John Force Racing

QUICK FACTS: Brittany Force wins New England Nationals

QUICK FACTS: Brittany Force wins New England Nationals

EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – Quick facts following Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster driver Brittany Force’s victory at the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway:
Force has four career victories in five seasons as a professional
Before today, Force’s last victory came at Brainerd last August
The last time John Force Racing won in Top Fuel and Funny Car was Gainesville in 2016
The Epping victory came in her 13th career final round
Force scored her 98th career round victory in the final round
The victory was the fourth Top Fuel win for John Force Racing
The victory was the 252nd overall win for John Force Racing (248 Funny Car, four Top Fuel)
Force has advance to the final round of the New England Nations once.
Force’s elimination round record is 6-4
Force won from the No. 2 qualifying position

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Chevrolet Claims Two of Three Pro Class Wins in New Hampshire

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS
NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY AT EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017

Chevrolet Claims Two of Three Pro Class Wins in New Hampshire

• Brittany Force earns first Top Fuel victory of the season
• Erica Enders scores first Pro Stock victory since Las Vegas in 2015
• Courtney Force is runner-up for the second time this season in Funny Car
• Robert Hight becomes 13th driver to claim 50 No. 1 qualifier honors

EPPING, N.H. (June 4, 2017) – It was Ladies Day on a sunny Sunday afternoon in New England. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Chevrolet Claims Two of Three Pro Class Wins in New Hampshire →

Erica Enders

Erica Enders returns to her winning ways with impressive Epping victory

Erica Enders returns to her winning
ways with impressive Epping victory
EPPING, N.H. (June 4) — Erica Enders raced to her first victory of the electronic fuel injection era Sunday at New England Dragway with an impressive run through a gauntlet of 2017 winners in her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. It was the two-time champion’s first win since the 2015 fall race in Las Vegas, a span of 35 national events.

“People always ask which win means the most and right now I can’t imagine one meaning more than this,” Enders said. “What a huge relief. What a special moment for all of us on this Elite Motorsports team. Money can buy a lot of things but you can’t buy the drive to win this group has inside them. Continue reading Erica Enders returns to her winning ways with impressive Epping victory →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jimmie Johnson

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 4, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
WHAT DOES THIS WIN MEAN TO YOU?
“It means a lot to me. When I was growing up in southern California racing dirt bikes I was a big Cale Yarborough fan. We travelled across the country to race in the Amateur Nationals heading to Oklahoma, we stopped at a Hardees I walked in thinking I would meet Cale Yarborough and left with a burger. So, it opened my eyes to the world of sponsorship at that point in time, but I was such a fan and it’s been an amazing journey along the way. It was a huge honor to tie him with three consecutive championships a few years back and then to be here at 83 wins and a day where things played out in such an awkward and weird fashion just very happy that we’ve got it done. To my 83 wins, I’m just so proud that it’s come with one owner, one sponsor, one manufacturer, one crew chief, one team, this is a very special journey this whole Hendrick Lowe’s team has been on.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jimmie Johnson →

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