Wood Brothers

Blaney Qualifies Eighth For The Third-Straight Week

Blaney Qualifies Eighth For The Third-Straight Week

November 18, 2016

Ryan Blaney and his No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion wound up in a familiar position after Friday’s Sprint Cup qualifying session at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

After finishing 11th in the first round of knock-out qualifying and second in the second session, Blaney was eighth in Round Three. It was the third straight week that Blaney qualified eighth and the ninth time this season that he qualified eighth or better. He’s earned a top-12 starting position 12 times this season. Continue reading Blaney Qualifies Eighth For The Third-Straight Week →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Chip Ganassi

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SEASON FINALE
FORD 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 18, 2016

CHIP GANASSI, TEAM OWNER, CHIP GANASSI RACING, met with members of the media to discuss the addition of Tyler Reddick to the CGR Xfinity Series team. Partial Transcript:

ON TONY STEWART:
“He drove for us at Indy one day, did a great job. You know you get involved in this business and you meet people along the way and I’m just sorry we didn’t work harder to do more with him as a driver with our team. Obviously the opportunity didn’t present itself from time to time, but did an outstanding job and I think had a real shot at the Indy 500 that day. We just had a bad pit stop and couldn’t get him out of the pits and that was the end of the day. Did a great job for us and it was kind of before doing the double had all the excitement or the interest from everybody that it has today. I think it was 2001 when we did that and I’m just sorry we didn’t work harder to have him around more. It is 2001 and it just seems like it was a couple of years ago.”
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Chip Ganassi →

Uncategorized

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Tony Stewart

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SEASON FINALE
FORD 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 18, 2016

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 ALWAYS A RACER/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Homestead-Miami Speedway and discussed his final race as a full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitor, his future plans, his legacy and many other topics. Full Transcript:

WHEN DID YOU SEE THE CAR? WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU PARTICULARLY LIKED ABOUT THE SCHEME ON IT?
“I saw it on I guess it would have been Wednesday and loved it. The thing I liked the most about it is all the employees at Stewart-Haas Racing signatures are on it. That means a bunch to me. That was pretty cool to see and it’s going to be pretty fun to run that car this weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Tony Stewart →

Jegs Racing

Troy Coughlin Sr. ready to take JEGS.com Pro Mod back to winner’s circle in Vegas

Troy Coughlin Sr. ready to take JEGS.com
Pro Mod back to winner’s circle in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 17) – Just a few weeks removed from his big win at the final race of the J&A Services NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Troy Coughlin Sr. and his JEGS.com Corvette return to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway looking for another victory.

This time, the two-time world champ will be entered in the JEGS Street Car Super Nationals, where he’s the defending Outlaw Pro Mod winner.

It’s the second year in a row where Coughlin is hoping to double-up with wins in both the season-ending NHRA Pro Mod race and the Street Car Super Nationals. Continue reading Troy Coughlin Sr. ready to take JEGS.com Pro Mod back to winner’s circle in Vegas →

Bigfoot

BIGFOOT Sighting in the Middle East?

BIGFOOT Sighting in the Middle East?
Summit Racing and Harley-Davidson® Racers to Bring Special Guest for 2016’s “Operation Appreciation” Troop Visit

Written by David Fuller

Nov. 17, 2016 – Once a year since 2011, Operation Appreciation has brought a taste of home to American troops stationed overseas. Sponsored by Summit Racing and Armed Forces Entertainment, Operation Appreciation sends some of motorsports’ best drivers to talk racing and cars with our servicemen and women.
Click here for more.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Jimmie Johnson

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SEASON FINALE
FORD 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 17, 2016

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Championship Media Day at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel and discussed a variety of topics. Full Transcript:

Q. Have you talked to NASCAR at all about pit road yet? Have you gotten any clarity from last Sunday?

JIMMIE JOHNSON: There’s been quite a few voicemails back and forth. They were traveling Monday. We were in New York Tuesday. So I haven’t had that chance. There’s been enough texting and voice mails back and forth communicating, so I have a better understanding.

I still look forward to tomorrow and understand what would lead to that again in the future, and how aggressive they’re going to be in calling that week after week, stop after stop. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Jimmie Johnson →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Chad Knaus

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SEASON FINALE
FORD 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 16, 2016

CHAD KNAUS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media via teleconference today to discuss this weekend’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, winning a seventh series title and many other topics. Full Transcript:

THE MODERATOR: We are now joined by Chad Knaus, crew chief for Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports.

Chad, thank you for joining. You and Jimmie have won six championships together, but this is the first time the team will race for the championship under the new Chase structure. Does it feel any different heading into this weekend as part of the Championship Four as you look for a record‑tying seventh championship? Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead–Chad Knaus →

F4

OPPORTUNITIES ARISE FOR F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

OPPORTUNITIES ARISE FOR F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Group-A Racing selected to host winner of inaugural Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series

INDIANAPOLIS (November 15, 2016) – Emerging opportunities continue to arise for the participants of the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda. F4 U.S. team Group-A Racing was selected by the Lucas Oil School of Racing committee to host the winner of the inaugural Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series for a day of testing as part of its champion award package.

The champion will spend one full day working with Group-A Racing, testing his or her choice of the F4 U.S. Championship Crawford F4-16 chassis or one of the team’s other open-wheel seats at MSR Houston, the winter base of Lucas Oil School of Racing in Angleton, Texas. Continue reading OPPORTUNITIES ARISE FOR F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVROLET ENTERS SEASON FINALE AT HOMESTEAD WITH THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO SECURE SERIES TITLES

CHEVROLET ENTERS SEASON FINALE AT HOMESTEAD WITH THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO SECURE SERIES TITLES

Jimmie Johnson Looking to Win Historic Seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Title
Elliott Sadler and Justin Allgaier Ready to Battle for Xfinity Series Championship
Johnny Sauter in Contention for Title in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

DETROIT – (November 15, 2016) – In the immortal words of rap superstar Eminem: “If you only had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip away?”

This weekend Chevrolet has one opportunity to capitalize on the chance to win the brand’s 31st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) driver’s title. Jimmie Johnson is the lone Chevrolet SS driver headed into this weekend’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a shot at winning this season’s
NSCS championship. The six-time series title holder and his Chad Knaus-led No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS team are looking to make history by winning a record-tying seventh championship. If Johnson gets the title, he will join the elite ranks of Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, Sr. as only the third driver in the history of the Sprint Cup Series with seven championship rings. Continue reading CHEVROLET ENTERS SEASON FINALE AT HOMESTEAD WITH THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO SECURE SERIES TITLES →

Erica Enders

Elite Motorsports and Mopar to part ways in 2017

Elite Motorsports and Mopar
to part ways in 2017
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (Nov. 16) – Elite Motorsports and Mopar have announced that they will end their partnership at the end of the 2016 racing season.

“I want to thank everyone at Mopar and Dodge, from the top executives to the engineers on to the people helping us at the races for their hard work and dedication,” said Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman. “My guys should be commended. They basically worked around the clock with pretty much zero days off for the entire season, busting their butts to try and give Erica and Jeggy competitive racecars. We look forward to a fresh start into 2017.” Continue reading Elite Motorsports and Mopar to part ways in 2017 →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Homestead Preview

Red Horse Racing: Notes & Quotes

Event: Homestead-Miami 200
Venue: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date: November 18, 2016

Red Horse Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway… In 21 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Red Horse Racing has recorded five top-five and 15 top-10 finishes with an average starting position of 15.3 and an average finish of 10.7.

Red Horse Racing in NCWTS History… Since entering NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition in 2005, RHR has logged 520 starts, earning 16 wins, 111 top-five finishes, 230 top-10 finishes and 14 pole awards. Continue reading Red Horse Racing–Homestead Preview →

Allen Johnson Racing

2016 Season Concludes, Allen Johnson Already Preparing for 2017

2016 Season Concludes, Allen Johnson Already Preparing for 2017

POMONA, Calif. (November 15, 2016) – The 2016 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has come to a close for Allen Johnson and the Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing team as of last night’s annual NHRA championship award ceremony.

Despite a first round loss this past weekend in Pomona, the 2016 season has seen many highlights for the Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing team. The Adam Hornberger and Roy Johnson-led team has qualified in the top half of the field at 16 events and their brightest victory came when Johnson won his seventh event title at the Mopar Mile High Nationals in ten consecutive final round in Denver, Colorado.

“We had a few highlights this year,” Johnson said. “We finished the regular season No. 4 before the countdown started and that’s a positive. We just had some really bad luck during the countdown that put us behind the eight ball a little bit so we’ve been testing the last two races for next year. We’ll come back swinging in Pomona in a few months in our Marathon Petroleum Dodge Dart.”

The 2017 season is scheduled to begin at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on February 9-12, 2017.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead Prerace

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SEASON FINALE
FORD 400
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Doug Duchardt, General Manager of Hendrick Motorsports, participated in a NASCAR Teleconference this afternoon to discuss Jimmie Johnson’s , No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, contention as part of this year’s Championship Four who will battle for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Full Transcript:

THE MODERATOR: We’ll be joined for the next hour by our Sprint Cup Series Championship Four team principals. First we have Doug Duchardt, general manager of Hendrick Motorsports. Doug, Jimmie Johnson is going for a record‑tying seventh Sprint Cup Series Championship. What would a seventh championship with Jimmie and the No. 48 team mean to Hendrick Motorsports? Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Homestead Prerace →

Mopar Racing

Mopar and Dodge Awarded 2016 NHRA Manufacturers Cup

Mopar and Dodge Awarded 2016 NHRA Manufacturers Cup

· Mopar and Dodge cap championship NHRA season with coveted NHRA Manufacturers Cup
· Current-year model Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars and Dodge Dart Pro Stock cars lead charge for Cup
· Mopar wins Manufacturers Cup for first time since 1970
· Mopar-powered drag cars win 15 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series trophies to secure title

Auburn Hills, Michigan (November 15, 2016) – Through dedication, perseverance, and with a generous supply of HEMI® horsepower, the Mopar and Dodge brands have achieved a remarkable goal in earning NHRA’s 2016 Manufacturers Cup. The cup was presented to Mopar representatives during the season-closing NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series awards ceremony in Hollywood on Monday night, just following the NHRA Finals where Ron Capps was awarded the Funny Car championship for a brilliant season-long performance in his Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Mopar Dodge Charger R/T. Continue reading Mopar and Dodge Awarded 2016 NHRA Manufacturers Cup →

Wood Brothers

Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Has Performed Well In Return To Full-Time Sprint Cup Competition

Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Has Performed Well In Return To Full-Time Sprint Cup Competition
November 15, 2016

A year ago, during Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Eddie and Len Wood along with representatives of Ford Motor Company and Motorcraft/Quick Lane announced the latest chapter in the long and storied history of the Wood Brothers racing team.

After spending seven years running a limited Sprint Cup schedule and regrouping the organization, the Woods and their No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion would return to a full-time status. Continue reading Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Has Performed Well In Return To Full-Time Sprint Cup Competition →

Circle Sport Racing

Circle Sport Racing–Homestead Advance

Ty Dillon and the No. 95 Advil Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway … Ty Dillon is scheduled to make his 11th Sprint Cup Series start of the 2016 season this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Dillon has one previous NSCS start at the 1.5-mile speedway; he drove the No. 33 Nexium® 24HR Chevrolet SS to a 23rd-place finish last November.

Welcome, Advil … This weekend on the No. 95 Chevrolet SS will be the blue-and-white colors of Advil. Patients and doctors have trusted Advil® to deliver fast and long-lasting relief from several kinds of pain, including headache, muscle aches, minor arthritis and other joint pain, and backache for more than 30 years. When used as directed, Advil® is a safe and effective pain reliever. In fact, when ER Doctors choose an over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever for their own aches and pains, the medicine in Advil is their No. 1 choice
Continue reading Circle Sport Racing–Homestead Advance →

Uncategorized

Endurance Drivers Join 2017 Acura NSX GT3 Effort

Endurance Drivers Join 2017 Acura NSX GT3 Effort

• Tom Dyer, Mark Wilkins to take part endurance events
• Duo will take part in Tequila Patron North American Endurance Championship and Sprint-X races
• Both will participate in testing this week at Daytona International Speedway

SANTA CLARITA, CA (Nov. 14, 2016) – Veteran drivers Tom Dyer and Mark Wilkins will join the Michael Shank Racing (MSR) Acura NSX GT3 effort at four Tequila Patron North American Endurance Championship rounds of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, starting with the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January. Continue reading Endurance Drivers Join 2017 Acura NSX GT3 Effort →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Scelzi Earns Two Eighth-Place Finishes at Cocopah During ASCS National Finale

Scelzi Earns Two Eighth-Place Finishes at Cocopah During ASCS National Finale

Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Nov. 14, 2016) – Dominic Scelzi capped an exciting 2016 season with a stout performance in the desert last weekend when Scelzi led his Roth Motorsports backed, family owned team to a pair of eighth-place results at Cocopah Speedway during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season finale.

“I think it was probably the best weekend all year,” he said. “Winning would have been better than running eighth, but we went there with a goal to try some new stuff to get me more comfortable and find stuff we’ve been looking for. Everything we tried to get we got. I couldn’t be more happy.” Continue reading Scelzi Earns Two Eighth-Place Finishes at Cocopah During ASCS National Finale →

Summit Racing

TEAM SUMMIT RACING’S JASON LINE WINS 2016 NHRA PRO STOCK CHAMPIONSHIP

TEAM SUMMIT RACING’S JASON LINE WINS
2016 NHRA PRO STOCK CHAMPIONSHIP

Pomona, CA (November 13, 2016) – Team Summit Racing driver Jason Line won the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Championship at the 62nd NHRA Auto Club Finals in Pomona, California.

Line came to Pomona with a 23 point lead over teammate Greg Anderson. He clinched the championship with a semifinal round win. This Line’s third championship; he won the title in 2006 and 2011. Continue reading TEAM SUMMIT RACING’S JASON LINE WINS 2016 NHRA PRO STOCK CHAMPIONSHIP →

Roush Yates

LOGANO WINS PHOENIX | HOMESTEAD BOUND!

LOGANO WINS PHOENIX | HOMESTEAD BOUND!

AVONDALE, Ariz. November 14, 2016 – Joey Logano captured the win at Phoenix International Raceway in dramatic fashion to secure his spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship finale. The No. 22 of Team Penske advances to the Final 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the title.

The power beneath the hood of the No. 22 Ford Fusion, a Ford FR9 V8 race engine, was built exclusively by Roush Yates Engines in partnership with Ford Performance. The Ford FR9 provided the horsepower Logano needed to take the lead in double-overtime and reach victory lane in the Can-Am 500. Continue reading LOGANO WINS PHOENIX | HOMESTEAD BOUND! →

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