Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Jimmie Johnson

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 20, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO.48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed how he’s feeling going into this week’s Playoff cutoff race, his confidence in his team and pit crew, the youth of Hendrick Motorsports and many other topics. Full Transcript:

WHAT TO YOU DRAW FROM YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE TO HELP YOU DEAL WITH THE PLAYOFF PRESSURE THIS WEEK?
“Yeah, I mean it’s a tough position to be in. In some ways that crash also impacted other guys that I need to be concerned with. It kind of is what it is. We did fall a few spots in the points, but thankfully, we did score points in both of the opening stages. So, I mean I look back at Talladega and I think we all know and feel like there is going to be a ‘Big One’. I think there were only six (cars) running at the end, so, there were only a few people that actually made it through to see the checkered flag at all, which isn’t unexpected. But, coming here, this has been a great track for us. We have had a ton of speed here. I think back to this spring and how many cars we passed through the course of the day. We will have a great performance here and we are going to need to have a great day. It would be great to get back to Victory Lane and get that momentum going in the right direction, but more than anything we want to make sure that we advance and get to that next round of eight.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Jimmie Johnson →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas Preview

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
OCTOBER 22, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
ELITE EIGHT:
Chevrolet currently has four drivers still in contention to take home the hardware in Homestead and become the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Serie champion. However, this weekend at Kansas, the pressure is on as 12 will become eight.

Jamie McMurray sits at the bottom of the Playoff standings heading into Kansas. The driver of the No. 1 Chevy SS all but needs to win this weekend at Kansas Speedway in order to become one of the elite eight. Seven-time Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson is only seven points above the cut line. He will need a solid finish this weekend at Kansas in order to advance and have an opportunity to chase an eighth title. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott each have a healthy cushion (20 points or more) above the cut line, but are not locked-in to the Round of 8 and will need solid finishes in order to advance. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas Preview →

Jegs Racing

Team JEGS–Gateway Preview

Team JEGS/Prerace Notes
NHRA Division 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Team JEGS/Prerace Notes
NHRA Division 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Ill. (Oct. 20-22)

Mike Coughlin will be racing his JEGS.com Top Dragster in this weekend’s All-American Hot Rod Showdown, the North Central Division season finale in St. Louis. Mike will be joined by his niece, third-generation racer Paige Coughlin, who will be making her fourth career start in Super Comp behind the wheel of her JEGS.com dragster.

Mike will be racing the same Top Dragster he drove to a win earlier this season in his 2017 debut at the Circle K Winternationals in Pomona. In that event, Mike ran as quick as 6.05 seconds and defeated Andy Spiegel in the final round. Continue reading Team JEGS–Gateway Preview →

Jegs Racing

Top title contender Mike Coughlin primed for All-American Hot Rod Showdown

Top title contender Mike Coughlin primed
for All-American Hot Rod Showdown
MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 18) — With just two races left in his season, Top Dragster drag racer Mike Coughlin is hoping this weekend’s All-American Hot Rod Showdown at Gateway Motorsports Park will be enough of a success that he can further zero in on this year’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
world championship.

Mike Coughlin
Coughlin currently ranks third in his class, both nationally and in the North Central Division, and a successful outing in St. Louis could be pivotal in his dream of earning his first national title and third divisional crown. Continue reading Top title contender Mike Coughlin primed for All-American Hot Rod Showdown →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Not Returning to Roth Motorsports No. 83jr Next Year

Giovanni Scelzi Not Returning to Roth Motorsports No. 83jr Next Year

Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (Oct. 18, 2017) – Giovanni Scelzi will not return to the Roth Motorsports No. 83jr winged sprint car next season.

“I want to thank Dennis and Teresa Roth as well as Todd Ventura and everyone associated with Roth Motorsports for a tremendous opportunity,” Scelzi said. “I’ve learned a lot and grown a lot while racing for their team. Our focus is on capturing a championship to wrap up this partnership the best way possible.” Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Not Returning to Roth Motorsports No. 83jr Next Year →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Lasoski Excited to Team Up With Gary Scelzi Motorsports for Trophy Cup

Lasoski Excited to Team Up With Gary Scelzi Motorsports for Trophy Cup

Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (Oct. 18, 2017) – Hall of Fame driver Danny Lasoski will pilot a sprint car for Gary Scelzi Motorsports this weekend during the 24th annual Trophy Cup.

It will mark Lasoski’s first-ever appearance at the famed event, which is held this Thursday through Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., and it’s his first time driving for Scelzi.
Continue reading Lasoski Excited to Team Up With Gary Scelzi Motorsports for Trophy Cup →

Boss Bird

Boss Bird update Fall 2017

We took the Boss Bird to the Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk, OH for the weekend of August 5-6. We had a bit more power dialed-in and took to the track on Saturday. Unfortunately track conditions weren’t ideal (street tired cars ran ahead of us, putting hard rubber on the track) and the car made a hard turn sideways right after the launch. Back in the pits, we found some engine damage due to a clogged oil passage….so it was probably good that we didn’t make a full hard pass. Saturday evening (pictured below) turned into a late night engine rebuilding thrash, complete with carryout pizza at the track for dinner. Since it’s the only nitro car at that event, we draw a lot of attention from folks who are interested in the inner workings of our engine. Continue reading Boss Bird update Fall 2017 →

Wood Brothers

Blaney, Omnicraft Team Head To Their Best Track For Round Of 12 Finale

Blaney, Omnicraft Team Head To Their Best Track For Round Of 12 Finale
October 18, 2017

If Ryan Blaney and his No. 21 Omnicraft team had their pick of race tracks to run the elimination race of the Round of 12 of the Monster Energy Cup playoffs, they’d likely pick Kansas Speedway, the site of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400.

Blaney made his Cup debut at Kansas in 2014, driving a Team Penske Ford. Since moving to the Wood Brothers No. 21 the next season, Kansas has statistically been his best track.

He has three finishes of seventh or better in four Kansas starts in the No. 21 Fusion with an average finish of 7.5. He won his first Cup pole there in May, and set a career record for points earned in a single race with 51. Continue reading Blaney, Omnicraft Team Head To Their Best Track For Round Of 12 Finale →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Rallies From Heat Race Crash to Post Top 10 in KWS-NARC A Main

Giovanni Scelzi Rallies From Heat Race Crash to Post Top 10 in KWS-NARC A Main

Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2017) – Giovanni Scelzi overcame a rough ride last Saturday at Keller Auto Speedway to remain within striking distance of the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series championship.

Scelzi and the Roth Motorsports team got upside down in a heat race before rebounding to post a top-10 finish in the main event. Scelzi ranks second in the championship standings by only three points with one race remaining.

“The track was so rough and challenging,” he said. “In the heat race the curb was massive in turns one and two. I hit it and biked and got upside down. You’re racing so hard to make the dash and you make a mistake and that’s what happens.”

Scelzi opened the night by qualifying fourth quickest. He was running third in the heat race when the incident on the final lap resulted in a crash. The team thrashed to repair the damage prior to the B Main, which Scelzi won from the pole to lock into the 14th starting position in the main event.

“I got up to ninth within the first half of the race,” he said. “There was a restart where everyone got bottled up and I gained quite a few spots. I was pushing pretty hard to get as many spots as I could and I got up to sixth. There was a minefield of holes going into turn three. I hit one and slid off the track. I fell back to 12th and drove back up to eighth by the end of the race. I tried to salvage what I could.”

Scelzi’s eighth-place finish was his 26th top 10 of the season and it keeps him in contention for his first career King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series title, which will be decided on Nov. 4 at Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif.

Here is a link to watch last Saturday’s main event: https://youtu.be/LMMCo9a1LGw.

Scelzi will return to action this Thursday through Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., for the 24th annual Trophy Cup.

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Dominic Scelzi Stymied by Bad Luck During KWS-NARC Event

Dominic Scelzi Stymied by Bad Luck During KWS-NARC Event

Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2017) – Dominic Scelzi was on pace to score his first King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series victory of the season last Saturday at Keller Auto Speedway.

Unfortunately, a mechanical problem near the midpoint of the race ended the night early for Scelzi while he was leading the event. Continue reading Dominic Scelzi Stymied by Bad Luck During KWS-NARC Event →

Megan Meyer

Megan Meyer Finishes 2nd at FallNationals, Ends 2017 Season with Regional Championship

Megan Meyer Finishes 2nd at FallNationals, Ends 2017 Season with Regional Championship

In only her sophomore year of competing in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, Megan Meyer, daughter of World Champion Tuner and Team Owner, Randy Meyer, claimed a Runner-Up finish at the NHRA AAA FallNationals in Dallas, as well as the Lucas Oil Series Central Region Points Championship. Continue reading Megan Meyer Finishes 2nd at FallNationals, Ends 2017 Season with Regional Championship →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Advance

Richard Childress Racing’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Kansas Speedway … In 74 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has one win, visiting victory lane in 2013 with Kevin Harvick, among five top-five and 22 top-10 finishes.

RCR in the MENCS … In 2,831 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 48 pole awards, 107 wins, 486 top-five finishes and 1,049 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.7 and an average finishing position of 16.1. 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 Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Advance →

Roush Yates

KESELOWSKI WINS AT TALLADEGA TO ADVANCE IN THE NASCAR PLAYOFFS!

KESELOWSKI WINS AT TALLADEGA
TO ADVANCE IN THE NASCAR PLAYOFFS!

TALLADEGA, Ala., October 16, 2017 – In his 300th career start, Brad Keselowski won his fifth Talladega race and automatically advances to the Round of 8 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. The No. 2 Team Penske Ford Fusion recorded the fourth restrictor-plate race win of the season, marking the first time in NASCAR history for Ford Performance and Roush Yates Engines to sweep four restrictor-plate races in one season. Continue reading KESELOWSKI WINS AT TALLADEGA TO ADVANCE IN THE NASCAR PLAYOFFS! →

NHRA

NHRA Dallas

Top Fuel — Brittany Force, 3.681 seconds, 326.87 mph def. Shawn Langdon, 3.693 seconds, 326.56 mph.

Funny Car — Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.877, 332.34 def. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.927, 329.18.

Pro Stock — Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.548, 211.20 def. Drew Skillman, Camaro, Foul – Red Light.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 9.336, 92.62 def. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, Foul – Red Light.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Todd Bruce, 5.260, 275.96 def. Megan Meyer, 7.110, 141.80.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Doug Gordon, Chevrolet Camaro, 5.376, 272.23 def. Annie Whiteley, Chevy Camaro, 5.382, 275.00.

Competition Eliminator — Clint Neff, Roadster, 7.654, 169.74 def. Will Hatcher, Dragster, 6.629, 177.98.

Super Stock — Slate Cummings, Chevy Cavalier, 9.344, 139.95 def. Pete Peery, Oldsmobile, 9.653, 136.32.

Stock Eliminator — Thomas Marlow, Ford Mustang, 10.243, 121.25 def. Jeff Lopez, Chevy Camaro, 9.482, 127.19.

Super Comp — Craig Anderson, Dragster, 8.922, 176.21 def. Ryan Herem, Dragster, 8.912, 169.91.

Super Gas — Tommy Phillips, Chevy Corvette, 9.916, 161.96 def. Jerry Debusk, Ford Probe, 9.931, 165.56.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com — Shane Eperjesi, Dragster, 6.404, 209.75 def. Wade Pennington, Dragster, 5.965, 213.20.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com — Greg Lair, Chevy Camaro, 6.485, 214.04 def. Aaron Philpot, Chevy Cavalier, 7.014, 197.19

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Alabama 500

Unavoidable, Multi-Car Incident on Lap 173 Collects the No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet and ends Austin Dillon’s Race Early

“We ended up in a wreck that ended our day early in the American Ethanol Chevrolet. It’s just part of speedway racing. What do you do? You can go and race hard all day. You can ride in the back and try to not to get in one of those big wrecks. We chose to run right in the pack and it bit us today. I was proud we earned some stage points at the end of Stage 2.”

– Austin Dillon Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Alabama 500 →

John Force Racing

Rough outing at Dallas has Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force looking toward next race

Rough outing at Dallas has Advance Auto Parts
driver Courtney Force looking toward next race

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 15) – Courtney Force was hoping a change in weather conditions would be helpful in taking her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS several rounds in Sunday’s AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

Unfortunately, an unknown problem in the first round of eliminations put an early end to her day, as she fell to No. 11 Daniel Wilkerson after the car lost traction early in the run. She officially finished the pass at 5.842 seconds at 140.66 mph, while Wilkerson went 3.975 seconds at 317.05 mph. Continue reading Rough outing at Dallas has Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force looking toward next race →

John Force Racing

John Force takes PEAK Coolant & Motor Oil Camaro to quarterfinals at AAA Texas FallNationals

John Force takes PEAK Coolant & Motor Oil Camaro
to quarterfinals at AAA Texas FallNationals

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 15) – John Force took his PEAK Coolant & Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS to the quarterfinals of Sunday’s AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, a disappointing finish for the 16-time championship-winning driver. But victories by two of his drivers in Top Fuel and Funny Car gave him solace as team owner.
Continue reading John Force takes PEAK Coolant & Motor Oil Camaro to quarterfinals at AAA Texas FallNationals →

John Force Racing

AAA Texas driver Robert Hight inches closer to points lead with AAA Texas FallNationals victory

AAA Texas driver Robert Hight inches closer
to points lead with AAA Texas FallNationals victory

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 15) – As unlucky as they were Friday, Robert Hight and the AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS team were just as good Sunday at Texas Motorplex.

Hight – second in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series points standings – took the AAA Texas FallNationals victory, besting Jim Campbell, Alexis DeJoria and Tim Wilkerson in the opening three rounds and defending Funny Car champion and current points leader Ron Capps in the finals. Continue reading AAA Texas driver Robert Hight inches closer to points lead with AAA Texas FallNationals victory →

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