Roush Yates

FORD GT & GT4 TOP THE PODIUMS AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK!

FORD GT & GT4 TOP THE PODIUMS AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK!

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario – July 9, 2018 – As road racing crossed the border into Canada, it was the Fords that took the top podium positions for the second consecutive week in both the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship (WTSC) and Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC) series.

The No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing (FCGR) team of Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe won the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix on Sunday, while the No. 60 Ford Mustang GT4 found Victory Lane in the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120 on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading FORD GT & GT4 TOP THE PODIUMS AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK! →

NHRA

NHRA–Epping Results

Top Fuel — Steve Torrence, 3.909 seconds, 320.74 mph def. Antron Brown, 3.948 seconds, 315.12 mph.

Funny Car — Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 4.156, 292.01 def. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.181, 287.35.

Pro Stock — Chris McGaha, Chevy Camaro, 6.570, 211.10 def. Erica Enders, Camaro, Foul – Red Light.

Super Stock — Anthony Bongiovanni, Ford Mustang, 8.461, 158.24 def. Tom Boucher, Pontiac Firebird, 9.571, 138.19.

Stock Eliminator — Randi Lyn Shipp, Pontiac Firebird, 10.548, 119.12 def. Howie Smith, Chevy Malibu, 11.938, 106.81.

Super Comp — Mike Robilotto, Dragster, 8.935, 172.78 def. Timmy Markoglu, Dragster, 8.902, 182.97.

Super Gas — Ken Bowers, Chevy Corvette, 9.919, 162.49 def. Justin Lopes, Chevy Nova, 9.943, 166.09.

Super Street — Peter Maduri, Chevy S-10, 10.907, 142.39 def. Brian Sawyer, Chevy Camaro, 10.881, 143.29.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com — Deborah DiGenova, Dragster, 6.802, 194.60 def. Rebecca Miller, Dragster, 6.844, 193.99.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com — Dave Testa, Chevy Corvette, 7.221, 189.31 def. Brian Conrey, Corvette, 6.965, 197.65.

Top Fuel Harley — Doug Vancil, Weekend, 6.283, 222.44 def. Jay Turner, Dixie, 6.487, 191.57.

Pro Stock Snowmobile — Tiina Duncanson, Ski-Doo, 8.269, 155.69 def. Brian Garbus, Yamaha, 8.345, 152.23.

Jegs Racing

Troy Coughlin Jr.’s runner-up finish in Indy highlights Team JEGS drag racing efforts

Troy Coughlin Jr.’s runner-up finish in Indy highlights Team JEGS drag racing efforts
DELAWARE, Ohio (July 8) — Top Alcohol Dragster pro Troy Coughlin Jr. raced to a runner-up finish Sunday at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Summer Spectacle at Lucas Oil Raceway, highlighting a weekend that included a third-round appearance by his sister Paige, who competes in Super Comp. Across the country in New Hampshire, Jeg Coughlin Jr. took an early exit from the sixth annual NHRA New England Nationals. Continue reading Troy Coughlin Jr.’s runner-up finish in Indy highlights Team JEGS drag racing efforts →

Honda Racing

Acura Teams Battle for Top-Five Finishes at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park

Acura Teams Battle for Top-Five Finishes at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
• Acura Team Penske’s Ricky Taylor, Helio Castroneves finish fifth in fuel strategy run
• Meyer Shank Racing battles to finish fifth and sixth in GTD class
• MSR’s Katherine Legge, Acura remain second in close GTD championship battle

BOWMANVILLE, ON, Canada (July 8, 2018) – A hard-fought race saw both Acura Team Penske and Meyer Shank Racing net fifth-place finishes in their respective classes today during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. Continue reading Acura Teams Battle for Top-Five Finishes at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park →

Honda Racing

Hinchcliffe, Honda Charge to Victory in Iowa

Hinchcliffe, Honda Charge to Victory in Iowa
• Late-race domination nets James Hinchcliffe first win of 2018
• Takuma Sato claims third with his own late-race effort
• Robert Wickens continues to impress with fifth-place finish

NEWTON, Iowa (July 8, 2018) – Making the correct calls throughout ever-changing track conditions, James Hinchcliffe worked his way to the front of the Verizon IndyCar Series field, then dominated the final 50 laps to win Sunday’s Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. The win is the first for Hinchcliffe in 2018, and the sixth for Honda.
Continue reading Hinchcliffe, Honda Charge to Victory in Iowa →

Chevrolet Racing

Spencer Pigot Puts Chevy on Podium at Iowa

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE RECAP AND TRANSCRIPT
JULY 8, 2018

Spencer Pigot Puts Chevy on Podium at Iowa

· Pigot Scores Break-Out Runner-Up Finish in Iowa Corn 300
o First top-three finish in Verizon IndyCar Series for Ed Carpenter Racing full-time driver
· Defending Verizon IndyCar Series Champion Newgarden leads race-high 229 laps on way to fourth place finish
o Jumps to second in the standings after 12th race of season Continue reading Spencer Pigot Puts Chevy on Podium at Iowa →

Mopar Racing

Hagan Takes Mopar Dodge Charger Funny Car from Pole to Second Consecutive Win at NHRA New England Nationals

· Win by Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car driver Matt Hagan is his second consecutive at New England Dragway and second consecutive of season
· Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) driver Hagan’s victory is fifth of season for a Mopar//Dodge SRT Funny Car driver and seventh overall in the NHRA Nitro classes
· Mopar Dodge//SRT drivers now own 2-3-4 spots in the NHRA Funny Car standings
· Mopar Dodge Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett advances to semifinals, moves to fourth in points
· DSR Mopar drivers Capps, Schumacher also advance to semifinals and move up in standings
· Picillo, Gove Claim Dodge Top Finisher honors at Epping
· 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 Hagan Takes Mopar Dodge Charger Funny Car from Pole to Second Consecutive Win at NHRA New England Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: Double Podium Finish in GTLM for Corvette C7.Rs Garcia, Magnussen finish second with Gavin, Milner third in class

CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: Double Podium Finish in GTLM for Corvette C7.Rs
Garcia, Magnussen finish second with Gavin, Milner third in class

DETROIT (July 8, 2018) – Corvette Racing’s pair of Chevrolet Corvettes both finished on the class podium Sunday at the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It marked the team’s first double podium of the season and allowed both Corvette C7.Rs to gain positions in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) points standings of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen placed second in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, just ahead of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner in the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette. The results vaulted Garcia and Magnussen to second place in the GTLM Driver’s Championship while Gavin and Milner are now tied for fourth. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: Double Podium Finish in GTLM for Corvette C7.Rs Garcia, Magnussen finish second with Gavin, Milner third in class →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Opens Second Half of Season with Pro Stock Victory

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS
NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY IN EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2018

Chevrolet Opens Second Half of Season with Pro Stock Victory

• Chris McGaha claims second Pro Stock victory of the season
• Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders moves to top of standings
• John Force records Funny Car career elimination round win No. 1,299
• Thomas Fletcher reaches Stock Eliminator quarterfinals in COPO Camaro

EPPING, N.H. (July 8, 2018) – In an all-Chevrolet final round of Texans, Chris McGaha was the beneficiary of a red light by Erica Enders to win the Pro Stock division of the NHRA New England Nationals. Continue reading Chevrolet Opens Second Half of Season with Pro Stock Victory →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Epping–Chris McGaha

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS
NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY IN EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2018

An interview with Pro Stock winner CHRIS MCGAHA, HARLOW SAMMONS RACING, HARLOW SAMMONS OF ODESSA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 9 qualifier; second win of season and seventh of career; recorded 100th career round win in semifinals; won semifinal and final via red light by opponent):

THIS WAS A CRAZY DAY
“Absolutely crazy. Friday, I was ready to take the awning down and go home. There looked like no hope at all (before an engine change). It was like no way it was going to happen and now here we are. (The car) came to life with the engine change. It still seems like it’s a little off. That one engine is a new development piece, so we’ll go back and work on it and see what happens.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Epping–Chris McGaha →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Post Race

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER QUOTES
JULY 8, 2018

DRIVER QUOTES:

SPENCER PIGOT, NO. 21 FUZZY’S VODKA ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET – Finished 2nd
BEST CAREER FINISH AT YOUR VERY FIRST TIME AT IOWA IN AN INDYCAR WHAT WAS IT LIKE RUNNING UP FRONT AND HAVING A TON OF SPEED?
“Yeah, it was a tough race. Right from the get go I knew we had a fast car the way we were getting through traffic, but I think as the stints went on we just seemed to get stronger and stronger and before we knew it we were right up towards the front, which was great. I can’t thank the guys enough, my engineer Matt () made some really good decisions and gave me a great car. The whole Ed Carpenter Racing team, Fuzzy’s Vodka, Chevrolet, a real team effort here and it was fun, it was tough, a lot of close racing, but yeah I really enjoyed it.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Post Race →

John Force Racing

ROBERT HIGHT TAKES AAA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TO QUARTERFINALS

ROBERT HIGHT TAKES AAA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TO QUARTERFINALS
EPPING, N.H. (July 8, 2018) — Robert Hight raced his AAA Northern New England Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car to the quarterfinals Sunday at the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. John Force and Brittany Force also had quarterfinal finishes and Courtney Force had an early exit in round one.

After a consistent qualifying effort, Hight, who ended up No. 5, faced Bob Tasca III in the first round of eliminations. Hight had to pedal his AAA Northern New England Camaro to the finish line after both he and Tasca started to have tire shake at about 330 feet. Hight, the two-time and reigning world champion, crossed the finish line first with a 4.463-second pass at 246.98 mph bettering Tasca’s 4.581 at 242.89. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT TAKES AAA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TO QUARTERFINALS →

Wood Brothers

Menard Drives His Battered Ford To A 28th Place Finish At Daytona

Menard Drives His Battered Ford To A 28th Place Finish At Daytona

July 8, 2018

Paul Menard took two spectacular rides in Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

In the first, he drove his No. 21 Menards/Moen Ford Fusion from the 30th starting position to eighth place before the end of the race’s first 40-lap Stage.

In the second, he took a wild ride through the air and onto the infield grass after being hit from behind by the Chevrolet of Jimmie Johnson. Continue reading Menard Drives His Battered Ford To A 28th Place Finish At Daytona →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Coke Zero Sugar 400

Strong Showing for Austin Dillon and the American Ethanol e15 Team in Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona

“This was absolutely the best car I have ever had at a superspeedway, so I have to give big thanks to everyone at RCR and ECR Engines for all of their hard work in the shop on the American Ethanol e15 Camaro ZL1. We were really strong until we ended up with damage during a Stage 2 incident, and even after that we were in contention. We spent most of the rest of the race working on the car during cautions. With 30 to go the right rear quarter panel came lose and essentially worked as a parachute. Thankfully, we ended up with a caution pretty quickly and were able to make repairs. I thought we were going to have a shot there at the end but another car made it three-wide and there is just no momentum when you try to race that way. It feels good to leave Daytona with a strong showing for RCR and ECR.”

-Austin Dillon

Ryan Newman Survives Wild Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona to Finish Eighth in Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet

“We had some luck on our side tonight to miss a lot of those big wrecks early and the No. 31 Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet was going to be in pretty good shape. We got squeezed between two cars late in the race and I didn’t lift, so we got some damage from that. Then the big wreck happened coming to the white flag, I got into the No. 6 and we got even more damage to the nose and fenders. We had a tire rub on the last green-white-checkered but still came home with an eighth-place finish. Not a bad night for everyone on this Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s team.”

-Ryan Newman

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 7, 2018

POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT:
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 3rd:

THE MODERATOR: We are joined by tonight’s third‑place finisher for the 60th annual Coke Zero Sugar 400. Here we have third‑place finisher AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 47 Kroger Clicklist Chevrolet for JTG Daugherty Racing.

Q. AJ, you got third tonight, your best finish, I believe, this year. Is it surprising you got it here at this race?
AJ ALLMENDINGER: No, I mean, we’ve ‑‑ for whatever reason, we run well here. My guys, they ‑‑ we really work hard on setup and trying to get at least a good handling race car, especially in the 4th of July race, and Daytona, the last, I think, four races I’ve had a shot to win the race.
You know, tonight was strange. Tried to ride at the back early on, and still got wrecked and had a lot of damage on the left rear of the race car, so my guys did a good job to fix it good enough. Heck, I probably missed another seven wrecks after that. It was just kind of chaos out there.
You know, it was a little bit of survival, and there at the end it was just trying to make the right moves. With that damage on the left side of the race car, it put a lot of drag in it, so I didn’t really know if we had a great shot to win it. I knew my only shot was going to be off of Turn 4 and try to make the right move. Going down into 3, Martin was battling with Erik there and made a move and tried to push Martin and obviously get as much as I could, and we salvaged a great result out of it. We had two cars in the top 5 out of our race team. You know, I mean, it’s just a solid night. It’s one of these nights where you’ve just got to survive. It’s not pretty. I think that was a lot of crazy racing, but we survived.

Q. Both in February and this race, it seems like all the wrecks, the big multi‑car wrecks are happening at the front. Is it blocking? Is it just the urgency of needing to be up front because if you get shuffled back you can’t get back up there? Any reason for that?

AJ ALLMENDINGER: I agree. No, I mean, I think it’s ‑‑ some of the wrecks happen at the end of the stages. You know, the 500 especially. You know, the stage points, especially to start the year, I think everybody is aggressive on them, trying to get more stage points and get your season kicked off right. Hell, I don’t know what happened tonight. I was trying to ride at the back, and it just seemed like ‑‑ the blocking, it seems aggressive. I mean, it is very aggressive. The urgency, whether it’s to stay up front, even if there’s a lot of time left to get back to the front, I’m not really sure why, but to me that’s what’s causing it.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 7, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
3rd AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1
4th KASEY KAHNE, NO. 95 THORNE WELLNESS CAMARO ZL1
5th CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 KLEENEX WET WIPES CAMARO ZL1
6th TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO CAMARO ZL1
8th RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 BASS PRO SHOPS/CABELA’S CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Erik Jones (Toyota)
2nd Martin Truex, Jr., (Toyota)
3rd AJ Allmendinger (Chevrolet)
4th Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet)
5th Chris Buescher (Chevrolet)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Kentucky Speedway with the Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart on Saturday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race →

John Force Racing

DEFENDING NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS WINNER BRITTANY FORCE LEADS JOHN FORCE RACING INTO RACE DAY

DEFENDING NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS WINNER BRITTANY FORCE LEADS
JOHN FORCE RACING INTO RACE DAY
EPPING, N.H. (July 7, 2018) — Brittany Force, back in her Monster Energy colors, will start race day at the NHRA New England Nationals from the No. 4 position at New England Dragway. Her Funny Car teammates Robert Hight, John Force and Courtney Force will line up from the No. 5, 6 and 11 positions, respectively. Continue reading DEFENDING NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS WINNER BRITTANY FORCE LEADS JOHN FORCE RACING INTO RACE DAY →

Honda Racing

Hunter-Reay To Start Third for Honda in Iowa

Hunter-Reay To Start Third for Honda in Iowa
• Three-time Iowa race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay leads Honda qualifying effort
• Alexander Rossi, Scott Dixon complete third row of starting grid
• Honda drivers claim six of top 10 qualifying spots

NEWTON, Iowa (July 7, 2018) – Already a three-time winner at Iowa Speedway, Ryan Hunter-Reay led the Honda field in qualifying today for Sunday’s Iowa Corn 300. Hunter-Reay will start on the inside of the second row, third, as the Andretti Autosport driver seeks to add another Verizon IndyCar Series trophy to the wins he scored in 2012, 2014 and 2015. Continue reading Hunter-Reay To Start Third for Honda in Iowa →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Dodge//SRT Duo Pritchett, Hagan Score Poles in NHRA New England Nationals Qualifying

Mopar Dodge//SRT Duo Pritchett, Hagan Score Poles in NHRA New England Nationals Qualifying

· Mopar Dodge Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett locks down her second consecutive No. 1 spot at NHRA New England Nationals, ninth overall of her career
· Defending Epping event winner Matt Hagan races his Mopar Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car to third pole of season, 33rd of his career
· Mopar Dodge Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Funny Car drivers dominate with three of top four qualifying spots, record four quickest runs in final qualifying session on Saturday
· Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel star Tony Schumacher earns No. 2 spot, seeks third career win at New England Dragway
· 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 launches; will include highlights from NHRA season Continue reading Mopar Dodge//SRT Duo Pritchett, Hagan Score Poles in NHRA New England Nationals Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Post Qualifying

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIYFING RECAP AND TRANSCRIPT
JULY 7, 2018

Will Power Puts Chevrolet on Pole at Iowa with Teammate Josef Newgarden Making it all—Chevrolet Front Row
· 2nd Verizon P1 Award of Season for Power – Winner of 2018 Indianapolis 500
· Defending Verizon IndyCar Series Champion Newgarden qualifies next to his Team Penske teammate to make all-Chevy front row
· 52nd Career Pole for 2014 Series’ Champion

NEWTON, IOWA – July 7, 2018: Will Power put his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet on pole for tomorrow’s Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway with an average speed of 182.391 mph and a total two-lap time of 35.2913 seconds.
Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Post Qualifying →

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