John Force Racing

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS READY TO CONTINUE DOMINANCE AT NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS READY TO CONTINUE DOMINANCE AT NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY
EPPING, N.H. (July 5, 2018) — Courtney Force and the Advance Auto Parts team have shown no signs of slowing down. They have a 250-point lead in the NHRA Mello Yello points standings, have qualified No. 1 eight times and earned four wins in five final round appearances. Now they head to New England Dragway for the sixth annual NHRA New England Nationals, an event Force has continually had success at.

In the event’s five-year existence, Force has had two final round appearances including a win at the inaugural event in 2013 and a runner-up finish at the 2017 race. She has qualified inside the top eight all five years and was the No. 2 qualifier in 2017 after her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car had a highlight reel explosion during Friday qualifying. Despite the fireworks, Force was the preliminary leader at the end of the day and, come race day, was only second to teammate Robert Hight. She raced her way to the final round and nearly had a double-up win with sister Brittany Force. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS READY TO CONTINUE DOMINANCE AT NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Event Preview – Daytona International Speedway

Richard Childress Racing at Daytona International Speedway … Dating back to 1976, Richard Childress Racing has won 11 poles and collected six points-paying victories at the most-storied race track on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series circuit. RCR owns three Daytona 500 wins (Dale Earnhardt – 1998, Kevin Harvick – 2007, Austin Dillon – 2018), three Coke Zero 400 trophies (Earnhardt – 1990, 1993 and Harvick – 2010) and 14 qualifying races, including 10-consecutive victories with Earnhardt (1990 – 1999). In addition, RCR has earned the Advance Auto Parts Clash a total of eight times, with drivers Harvick (2009, 2010, 2013) and Earnhardt (1986, ’88, ’91, ’93, and ’95).

RCR in the MENCS … In 2,874 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 48 pole awards,108 wins, 487 top-five finishes and 1,055 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.8 and an average finishing position of 16.2. RCR has earned 15 total championships (six Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93 and ’94, six NASCAR Xfinity Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR’s three national series. Continue reading RCR Event Preview – Daytona International Speedway →

Roush Yates

MOMENTUM!

MOMENTUM!

MOORESVILLE, NC – July 5, 2018 – The 2018 race season has been loaded with Roush Yates Engines’ horsepower. With more than half the season in the rear-view mirror and the chase for multiple championships ahead; 21 wins and 19 poles have been recorded, while 4,772 laps have been led by 33 different drivers, representing 16 different Ford Performance teams. This dynamic partnership between Ford Performance and Roush Yates Engines has been firing on all cylinders.

The Ford GTs, powered by the twin-turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 race engines, kicked off the 2018 season in January at the IMSA season-opener, Rolex 24 At Daytona. It was a case of deja vu for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing with a first-place finish for the second consecutive year in the 24-hour endurance race.
Ford GT Goes Back-to-Back at Rolex 24 | Ford Performance Continue reading MOMENTUM! →

Brenda Grubbs Motorsports

Brenda Grubbs Racing Update

Race Results

The Atlanta National event was fun as numerous racers congratulated us on the recent Houston win. Unfortunately, the race results weren’t nearly as spectacular! Super Stock resulted in a first round loss and Stock, a second round loss.
The Topeka National event was another solid showing for the Super Stocker, making it to the quarter finals before losing to the event RU, Gary Stinnett. The Stocker didn’t make it to round one. During Class Eliminations, the motor came to a screeching halt a 7500 RPMs around the 1,000 foot mark. It was quickly determined the timing chain broke which is disappointing for a motor with limited runs.
The weather was typical Topeka. Friday was sunny and hot and Saturday and Sunday were rainy. The pros were able to get a few runs in over the weekend, however first round of Sportsman was held Monday morning. Thankfully, Brenda’s work schedule was flexible. Her flight to Minneapolis was rescheduled for the evening and meetings rescheduled for the next day. Bill, unfortunately, had to make the journey home alone, traveling late into the night to ensure he would make it to work later the next day. Sometimes, it’s hard to balance work and racing! Continue reading Brenda Grubbs Racing Update →

Wood Brothers

Menard Hopes To Build On Restrictor-Plate Success At Daytona

Menard Hopes To Build On Restrictor-Plate Success At Daytona

July 4, 2018

On the surface it would seem like all Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Moen team need to do to be successful in Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway is to pick up where they left off after the first two restrictor-plate races of the season.

Menard was in contention for the win up to the end of the season-opening Daytona 500 before finishing sixth. And he won a Stage, led eight laps and ran near the front for most of the April 29 race at Talladega Superspeedway before being collected in a crash not of his own doing.

But Menard, the veteran driver of the Wood Brothers’ iconic No. 21 Ford said it’s not that simple. Continue reading Menard Hopes To Build On Restrictor-Plate Success At Daytona →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK: By the Numbers

CORVETTE RACING AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK: By the Numbers

DETROIT (July 4, 2018) – Corvette Racing may be an American team, but it also feels at home at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Now in its 20th season of competition, the program has raced at the famed venue since 2000 and has recorded numerous successes there over the years. Ahead of this year’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix, take a look back at some of Corvette Racing’s best facts and figures through the years at CTMP:
Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK: By the Numbers →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Bowtie Bullets

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
COKE ZERO SUGAR 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
JULY 7, 2018

BOWTIE BULLETS
MOST SUCCESSFUL AT THE WORLD CENTER OF SPEED:
Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers in wins at Daytona International Speedway. The Bowtie Brand has taken home 46 victories from the World Center of Speed, 24 being at the Daytona 500 and the other 22 occurring in the annual July event.

DAYTONA DOMINATION:
After the retirement of career-long Chevrolet driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who previously held the record for most wins by an active driver at Daytona International Speedway, his former Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jimmie Johnson, now takes the top spot. The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion has three victories at Daytona to his credit, two Daytona 500 victories and one win in the July event. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Bowtie Bullets →

Cruz Pedregon

Cruz Pedregon–Epping Advance

NHRA® Team Report
NHRA New England Nationals – Epping, NH
Pre-Race Report

Cruz Pedregon and team are upbeat after spending time in their Brownsburg, Indiana shop before heading to New England. “We are really looking forward to Epping and aren’t letting the fact that we didn’t qualify last weekend get in the way of what we’ll make happen this weekend in the Snap-on Toyota,” says Cruz. “I honestly feel we have the best car in the pit and on the track, and we’re ready to show the fans what it can do.” Continue reading Cruz Pedregon–Epping Advance →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Aims for Second Short-Track Victory of Season

Chevrolet Aims for Second Short-Track Victory of Season

· Josef Newgarden won at 1-mile ISM Raceway in April
ᴏ Reigning series champion won at Iowa Speedway in ‘16
· Team Chevy has claimed five wins at Iowa track since 2012
ᴏ Chevrolet drivers have also started from pole in every race
· New universal aero kit will add new dynamic on .894-mile tri-oval
ᴏ Increased straightaway speed forecast for 300-lap race
· Fans can interact with the drivers at Chevy Racing display

DETROIT (July 3, 2018) – Verizon IndyCar Series veteran Tony Kanaan characterizes Iowa Speedway as “a place that keeps you on your toes at all times.”

Racing side by side over 300 laps, with every green-flag circuit of the .894-mile tri-oval in the 18-second range, drivers rarely get a breather. A wrinkle July 8 for the 11th Verizon IndyCar Series race at the track in Newton, Iowa, will be the universal aerodynamic body kit introduced for the 2018 season.
Continue reading Chevrolet Aims for Second Short-Track Victory of Season →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Learns Throughout World of Outlaws Event at Knoxville

Giovanni Scelzi Learns Throughout World of Outlaws Event at Knoxville

Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 3, 2018) – Giovanni Scelzi was consistent last weekend at Knoxville Raceway during the Brownells Big Guns Bash with the World of Outlaws.

Scelzi and car owner Bernie Stuebgen started the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series doubleheader on Friday by qualifying seventh quickest in their group before advancing from fourth to third place in a heat race to lock into the ninth starting position for the A Main, which only the top 24 of the 40 drivers on hand qualified for. Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Learns Throughout World of Outlaws Event at Knoxville →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Dominic Scelzi Ready for Return to Cedar Lake Speedway This Weekend

Dominic Scelzi Ready for Return to Cedar Lake Speedway This Weekend

Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 3, 2018) – Dominic Scelzi has a couple of races in Wisconsin on tap this weekend.

Scelzi and his family owned, Roth Motorsports backed team will tackle the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series on Friday and Saturday at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond.

“I’m excited to get back to Cedar Lake,” he said. “We’ve raced there a few times and finished sixth there during a 360 show a couple of years ago.” Continue reading Dominic Scelzi Ready for Return to Cedar Lake Speedway This Weekend →

Follow A Dream Racing

Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team finishes runner-up in divisional race at Lebanon Valley, New York

Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team finishes runner-up in divisional race at Lebanon Valley, New York

MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (July 3, 2018)

The Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team went into a one-month break with momentum and confidence, finishing runner-up in this past weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Racing Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, at Lebanon Valley Dragway in West Lebanon, New York.

Driver Phil Burkart was the No. 1 qualifier for the event with a strong run of 5.589 seconds at 263.45 mph.

Burkart made it past the first two rounds of eliminations before smoking the tires in the final round, falling to Dan Pomponio. Continue reading Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team finishes runner-up in divisional race at Lebanon Valley, New York →

Jegs Racing

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for career win No. 80 at one of the few tracks where he’s yet to win

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for career win No. 80
at one of the few tracks where he’s yet to win
EPPING, N.H. (July 2) — The numbers are adding up nicely for six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Performance Pro Stock teammates at the halfway point of the 24-race NHRA drag racing season. To date, Elite-powered drivers have won half of the events on the schedule, including Coughlin’s own triumphs in Chicago and Bristol. Coughlin and teammates Erica Enders and Vincent Nobile all hold down top-10 rankings, with additional Elite drivers Alex Laughlin and Matt Hartford close behind in 11th and 12th place, respectively.

“We weathered a pretty long storm at Elite but the guys never gave up and they completely turned the tide beginning at this year’s Gainesville race,” Coughlin said. “We’ve absolutely been on a tear ever since. Check the stats and you’ll see there’s been an Elite car in nine straight finals and we’ve all combined to win six races so it’s definitely been a great stretch. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for career win No. 80 at one of the few tracks where he’s yet to win →

Roush Yates

FORD TEAMS SWEPT WATKINS GLEN!

FORD TEAMS SWEPT WATKINS GLEN!

WATKINS GLEN, NY – July 2, 2018 – It was an all Ford weekend in Watkins Glen, New York. The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing (FCGR) team of Dirk Müller and Joey Hand won the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series, Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen, while the Ford Mustang GT4 found Victory Lane in the Continental Tire 240.

“Joey drove absolutely stellar at the end,” said Dirk Müller. “O’Gara (Mike O’Gara, Team Manager) made the perfect call. We leap-frogged everybody. There was a lot of pressure. It sounds easy, but it wasn’t. I gave it my all.” Continue reading FORD TEAMS SWEPT WATKINS GLEN! →

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

Hartford King Engine Bearings KoM kicks off SOD Month of the King

ERIE, MI (July 2, 2018) – The King is back, and going big in July, with the Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP Month of the King, including three King Engine Bearings King of Michigan races! The KoM opener was rained out on May 18 and again on June 8, so we travel to Hartford Speedway for the first 2018 KoM race this Friday, July 6.

SOD teams kick off the Month of the King Friday, then return to Hartford on July 13 for the KoM round 2. SOD will race at Crystal Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 14, for the season’s third MAHLE/Clevite Beyond Limits Challenge race on July 14. The month is capped off at Hartford on July 27 for the KoM round 3.

The 2018 KoM Champion will be crowned at the series finale on August 31. The champion will have a guaranteed starting spot in the Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP Mike Olrich Memorial Race at Crystal Motor Speedway on September 1st. The King Engine Bearings King of Michigan will pay a point fund to the top five at the 2018 Sprints On Dirt Awards Banquet at the Battle Creek (MI) Holiday Inn on Saturday, October 27.

Chad Blonde won the first three 2017 KoM races, including a record 5 minute and 25 second, non-stop feature on August 11th; Ryan Ruhl won the 2017 KoM finale. Blonde won the KoM points championship over Steve Irwin (2001 & 2017 SOD champion), Gregg Dalman (2015 SOD champion), and Thomas Schinderle (2017 SOD Series Rookie of the Year).

Wood Brothers

Pole-winner Menard Overcomes Late Speeding Penalty To Finish 13th At Chicagoland

Pole-winner Menard Overcomes Late Speeding Penalty To Finish 13th At Chicagoland

July 1, 2018

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Sylvania team came away with a 13th-place finish in Sunday’s Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway thanks to a strong drive from Menard following a speeding penalty on his last pit stop.

Menard, who started the race from the pole, had run just outside the top 10 for most of the middle portions of the race and was running 13th when the final caution flag flew with 59 of 267 laps left to run.

But just as he was poised to move into the top 10, he instead had to start at the rear of the pack, in 26th place and behind the lapped drivers, as penalty for his speeding violation. Continue reading Pole-winner Menard Overcomes Late Speeding Penalty To Finish 13th At Chicagoland →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Chicagoland 400

Austin Dillon and The Dow Intellifresh Camaro ZL1 Team Finishes 37th at Chicagoland Speedway Despite Solid Showing

“All I can say is what a race. We started off Stage One with a deficit when we decided to gamble and late-pit, which put us one lap down. Luckily, the Dow Intellifresh Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was decent on the long run and we were able to get back on the lead lap. Our car was really solid and we were racing in the top-12. Shortly into the third stage, my foot went flat down to the floorboard when I pressed the brakes. We came down pit road, but it was evident we needed to retire to the garage. The entire right-front hub burned up and was on fire. It’s definitely not the ending we were hoping for, but we’re heading to Daytona next week and we love that place so we have confidence leading into next week.”

-Austin Dillon

Ryan Newman and the Okuma Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Team Battle Back from Handling Challenges to Finish 15th at Chicagoland Speedway

“We fought hard for 15th place, that’s for sure. We found ourselves down a lap early and battled an extremely tight-handling Okuma Camaro ZL1. We rallied back by getting the car more competitive and using some strategy to race onto the lead lap. We’ve had a run of some pretty bad luck this season, so we’ll take this finish and keep working hard. We’re by no means out of this thing when it comes to the Playoffs.”

-Ryan Newman

Honda Racing

Acura Teams Continue Podium Streaks at Watkins Glen

Acura Teams Continue Podium Streaks at Watkins Glen
• Juan Pablo Montoya, Dane Cameron score third consecutive podium of 2018
• Katherine Legge, Alvaro Parente take their Acura NSX GT3 to second in GTD class
• Legge closes on GTD Drivers’ Championship lead with fourth podium finish in five races
• Acura wins third round of North American Endurance Championship in both Prototype and GTD

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (July 1, 2018) – Both Acura Team Penske and Meyer Shank Racing continued their runs of 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship podium finishes today at Watkins Glen International Raceway, as well as claiming both Prototype and GTD victories in the North American Endurance Championship “series-within-a-series” at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.

Despite extremely high trackside temperatures throughout the six-hour endurance contest, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron combined to finish third overall and in the Prototype class; while Katherine Legge and Alvaro Parente reunited to finish second in GTD, moving Legge to within a single point of the GTD Drivers’ Championship lead. Continue reading Acura Teams Continue Podium Streaks at Watkins Glen →

Chevrolet Racing

KYLE LARSON CARRIES BANNER FOR CAMARO ZL1 AT CHICAGO

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
OVERTON’S 400
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 1, 2018

KYLE LARSON CARRIES BANNER FOR CAMARO ZL1 AT CHICAGO
Driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet Earns Fourth Runner-Up Finish of 2018

Kyle Larson was Chevrolet’s highest-finishing Camaro ZL1 in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Chicagoland Speedway ending the day with a second-place finish.
The run marked Larson’s fourth top 10 finish in five races at Chicagoland Speedway and his 10th top 10 of the 2018 MENCS campaign
Larson battled for the lead with eventual race winner Kyle Busch in the waning laps, taking the lead on the final lap, but contact between the two resulted in a spin by Larson who was able to recover and get back to the start/finish line to record his fourth runner-up finish in Cup Series competition in 2018
Larson currently sits 10th in the MENCS point standings still in contention to make the Playoff’s with nine races left until the cutoff race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Continue reading KYLE LARSON CARRIES BANNER FOR CAMARO ZL1 AT CHICAGO →

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