Jegs Racing

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready for a ‘good time’ at Dodge NHRA Nationals

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready for a ‘good time’ at Dodge NHRA Nationals
READING, Pa. (Sept. 27) — The Dodge NHRA Nationals this weekend would be a good time for Mopar Pro Stock drivers to shine, and five-time class champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes he and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart can step up.

Maple Grove Raceway would be an apt place for Coughlin to perform well, as he has won there four times in his brilliant career. The 2016 season hasn’t gone as expected for Coughlin and his Elite Motorsports team, but he hopes he can gun for victory No. 5 there this weekend. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready for a ‘good time’ at Dodge NHRA Nationals →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Las Vegas Advance

Red Horse Racing: Notes & Quotes

Event: DC Solar 350
Venue: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Date: October 1, 2016

Red Horse Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway… In 21 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Red Horse Racing has recorded one win (Peters, 2013), eight top-five and 12 top-10 finishes with an average starting position of 12.6 and an average finish of 11.5.

Red Horse Racing in NCWTS History… Since entering NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition in 2005, RHR has logged 508 starts, earning 16 wins, 108 top-five finishes, 224 top-10 finishes and 13 pole awards.

Tifft in the No. 11 at Las Vegas… Matt Tifft returns to the No. 11 BrainGear/Surface Sunscreen Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Tifft has four starts in the No. 11 this season, with a best finish of fifth at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May.

2016: The Road So Far… With 17 races completed in the 2016 season, Red Horse Racing is ranked fifth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Chase driver point standings with driver Timothy Peters. The No. 17 team sits ninth in the owner Championship Chase with the No. 11 team in fifth. The organization has collectively earned one win, 10 top-five finishes and 19 top-10 finishes in 2016.

Follow RHR on Social Media… To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and view exclusive content, visit Red Horse Racing’s Twitter page – @RedHorseRacing and Facebook page – Facebook.com/RedHorseRacing. Also, follow the RHR NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers on their personal Twitter pages – @TimothyPeters17 and @Matt_Tifft.

Catch the Action… FOX Sports 1’s live coverage of the DC Solar 350 begins Saturday, October 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Qualifying will air live Saturday, October 1 at 6 p.m. ET on FS1. Two practice sessions on Saturday will not be televised.

Timothy Peters
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra

This Week’s Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway… Timothy Peters will pilot chassis No. 021 from the Red Horse Racing stable on Saturday in the DC Solar 350. This chassis was last used by Peters at Charlotte Motor Speedway where he finished in the seventh position.

Peters at Las Vegas… Peters has recorded eight starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and has one win (2013), five top-five and six top-10 finishes. He has an average starting position of 14.4 and an average finishing position of 9.4.

Race Rewind: New Hampshire… Timothy Peters earned a top-five finish in the first race of the inaugural Chase for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship. After taking the green flag from the front row, Peters battled a tight handling condition in traffic on his No. 17 Red Horse Racing Tundra. On his first pit stop on lap 53, the No. 17 team gave him four fresh Goodyear tires and a tank full of Sunoco fuel, and Peters would restart in the ninth position. Peters was able to remain in the top-10 and soon would climb back into the top five following a two-tire stop under caution on lap 105. Even though crew chief Shane Huffman continued to make adjustments, Peters battled a tight condition throughout the afternoon, but the veteran driver was able to capitalize on an outside restart position in several late race caution periods to gain track position and finish fifth.

Timothy Peters Quote:
On racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway…
“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Las Vegas (Motor Speedway). We have always had success there and we’re hoping to keep momentum on our side and win our first race of the year so we can advance to the next round of the Chase.”
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Brett Moffitt
No. 11 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra

This Week’s Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway… On Saturday, Matt Tifft will race chassis number 020 in the DC Solar 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This chassis was last raced to the win at Michigan International Speedway by Brett Moffitt.

Tifft at Las Vegas… Tifft has one NCWTS start at Las Vegas in 2015, starting 18th and finishing 19th.

BrainGear on the No. 11… BrainGear Performance Formula will be the primary sponsor on the No. 11 Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. BrainGear is the brain performance formula developed by top neurologists, scientists and industry experts that provides immediate focus, clarity and concentration while optimizing brain health and performance over time. What initially began as a brain performance formula for athletes, has now become the go-to for people who are full of relentless drive and devotion dedicated to performing at their best. Immediate benefits you can feel – long-term brain health benefits you can feel good about.

Race Rewind: New Hampshire Motor Speedway… The opening round of the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase format began with an eighth-place finish for Brett Moffitt and the No. 11 Red Horse Racing team. Moffitt held his ground inside the top 10 on the first race run, amidst three cautions and subsequent restarts, and came to pit road under a lap 53 yellow. Under that caution, crew chief Scott Zipadelli made a track bar adjustment to aid his driver’s tight condition on corner exit to compliment two tires and fuel. While running 11th at the end of the race’s longest green flag run on lap 104, Moffitt came to pit road under yellow for four tires and more chassis changes to aid his balance. As the race’s final restart came on lap 137, Moffitt used the outside lane to complete a three-wide pass to take the eighth position, where he would run until the checkered flag. The finish has the No. 11 team fifth on the Chase Grid in the Owners’ Championship standings, three points ahead of the cutoff.

Matt Tifft Quote:
On racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway…
“I can’t wait to get to Las Vegas. We had a really good run at Charlotte Motor Speedway earlier in the year, so I feel like we can duplicate some of that success this weekend. Scott (Zipadelli) and the guys have had great runs on mile-and-a-half tracks this year with the No. 11 Tundra, so I’m confident in what we can do this weekend.”

Chevrolet Racing

39-TIME MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

39-TIME MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
CITIZEN SOLDIER 400
DOVER, DELAWARE
OCTOBER 2, 2016

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CHEVROLET MOTORING TOWARDS A MILESTONE AT THE MONSTER MILE
First Cutoff Race of the Chase Crucial for Team Chevy

DETROIT – (September 27, 2016) – Time is of the essence. All eight of Chevrolet’s Chase contenders have filled their score cards at the first two races in the 10-race Chase playoff. This weekend, time is up and they will have one race to secure their position in the next bracket, Round of 12 as the championship battle rages on. Continue reading 39-TIME MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Scelzi Improves Speed During Return to Ocean Speedway

Scelzi Improves Speed During Return to Ocean Speedway

Inside Line Promotions – WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Sept. 27, 2016) – Giovanni Scelzi developed more speed throughout the night last Friday at Ocean Speedway.

Scelzi, who was piloting his family owned entry, qualified ninth quickest to open the action at the quarter-mile oval.

“We were a little off on gearing, but I felt like we made better laps than the last time I was there so that was a real positive,” he said.
Continue reading Scelzi Improves Speed During Return to Ocean Speedway →

Richard Childress Racing

Ty Dillon and the No. 95 Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet team at Dover International Speedway

Ty Dillon and the No. 95 Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet team at Dover International Speedway … Ty Dillon will be making his first Sprint Cup Series start at the Monster Mile this weekend. However, Dillon is no stranger to Dover International Speedway; he has made seven NASCAR XFINITY Series starts and two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts. His best finish came earlier this year when he drove the No. 3 Rheem Chevrolet Camaro to a fifth-place finish in the XFINITY Series.

About Death Wish Coffee … Death Wish Coffee Company, home of “The World’s Strongest Coffee,” opened its doors in 2012. Death Wish is a mixture of Arabica and Robusta beans artfully blended to provide a high caffeine content with a smooth and dark flavor. The blend was born in the basement of owner, Mike Brown’s, coffee shop Saratoga Coffee Traders in Saratoga Springs, New York. Death Wish Coffee is the No. 1 best-selling coffee on Amazon.com and the top influential coffee brand online according to Market Watch. Death Wish Coffee is sold in over 300 grocery stores in the Northeast and is expanding distribution rapidly domestically and internationally.

Dillon in the Sprint Cup Series … Dillon is scheduled to make his 17th Sprint Cup Series start this weekend in the No. 95 Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet SS for Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing and his 10th of the 2016 season. Dillon has seen time as a back-up driver for Stewart-Haas Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing, as well as a part-time driver for CSLFR. His best finish came earlier this season in the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet SS when he was a relief driver for Tony Stewart, crossing the finish line sixth at Talladega Superspeedway.

TY DILLON QUOTE:
You’ve raced for three different teams this season. What have you learned?
“What a great experience it has been for me this year. My main goal was to just log laps and learn as much as I could about these Cup cars. Experience is everything at this level because you are competing against guys that have been doing it for over 10 years. I think the biggest thing for me has been working with different teams and crew chiefs and understanding how they go about a race weekend. I understand how difficult it is to be successful in this series – you have to work at it. I can’t thank Circle Sport/Leavine Family Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing enough for the opportunities. If anything, I’ve learned that I can compete at this level and I hope to do so in the near future.”

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Racing Toward GTLM Championships

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Racing Toward GTLM Championships
Driver’s, Manufacturer’s and Team titles on the line at 10-hour Petit Le Mans

Seventh-place points guarantee Driver’s title for Gavin, Milner
Chevrolet takes Manufacturer’s Title with race start
Corvette Racing going for ninth Petit Le Mans victory
Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup championships also at stake

DETROIT (Sept. 27, 2016) – Corvette Racing and Chevrolet can put the wraps on their wire-to-wire championship run this weekend as they close out the 2016 endurance racing season with the final long-distance event of the year – Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Saturday. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Racing Toward GTLM Championships →

Allen Johnson Racing

Allen Johnson Leaves St. Louis with Sights Set on Regaining Momentum in Reading

Allen Johnson Leaves St. Louis with Sights Set on Regaining Momentum in Reading

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (September 27, 2016) – Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson has had a slower than expected start to his Countdown to the Championship efforts but with four races left, the dream is still alive for the 2012 Pro Stock World Champion to be the last man standing at the conclusion of the season. Johnson is hoping the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals is just the right place to grab the momentum the team had in the regular season.

“I still think we have a great racecar even thought we’ve lost early in the last two races,” Johnson said. “We’ve just got to make better decisions every single run and that’s what we’ll do in Reading. It’s always cold in Reading and we have a decent setup for that. When I think about Reading, I think about it being cold and we’re gonna go fast.”

Qualifying at the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals will begin on Friday, September 30th with two sessions at 1:15 and 4:15 p.m. Two more qualifying sessions will be on Saturday, October 1st at 11:15 and 2:45 p.m. Eliminations begin at noon on Sunday, October 2nd.

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE DPs AT ROAD ATLANTA: Looking to Wrap Up Championship Weekend with a Bowtie

CORVETTE DPs AT ROAD ATLANTA: Looking to Wrap Up Championship Weekend with a Bowtie
Team Chevy, drivers and teams are in control of Prototype title races

· Chevrolet needs one Corvette DP to start 10-hour enduro to claim Prototype Engine Manufacturer’s title

· Cameron, Curran lead Driver’s Championship by one point over Action Express teammates

· Action Express Racing, Wayne Taylor Racing previous Prototype winners of Petit Le Mans

· Final race for Corvette Daytona Prototypes Continue reading CORVETTE DPs AT ROAD ATLANTA: Looking to Wrap Up Championship Weekend with a Bowtie →

John Force Racing

HIGHT EAGER TO ARRIVE AT RECORD SETTING MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY

HIGHT EAGER TO ARRIVE AT RECORD SETTING MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY

READING, PA (September 27, 2016) — Over the past two weeks Robert Hight and the Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team have been making performance improvements in leaps and bounds. Following the Carolina NHRA Nationals the Countdown contending team stayed over and tested on Monday. The team saw exciting progress and as a group they were encouraged by the trajectory of improvement.

Last weekend on a hot and muggy race track in St. Louis at the AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals Hight and the Auto Club team reaped some of the benefits of their hard work. The Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car was the quickest Funny Car in three of the four qualifying session and Hight picked up his first No. 1 qualifier of the season. It was a breakthrough moment for the team and one that they felt could lead to race day success. Continue reading HIGHT EAGER TO ARRIVE AT RECORD SETTING MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY →

Erica Enders

Pro Stock champion Erica Enders hoping for Mopar magic at Dodge NHRA Nationals

Pro Stock champion Erica Enders hoping for Mopar magic at Dodge NHRA Nationals
READING, Pa. (Sept. 27) — Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is hoping for a little Mopar magic during the Dodge NHRA Nationals this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway.

Enders posted her best qualifying effort of the season at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals in Denver earlier this season, grabbing the No. 2 spot. She hopes for similar success at another Dodge-sponsored race, this time in Pennsylvania. Continue reading Pro Stock champion Erica Enders hoping for Mopar magic at Dodge NHRA Nationals →

Honda Racing

Honda, Acura Racers Claim Six SCCA National Championships

Honda, Acura Racers Claim Six SCCA National Championships
• Runoffs results reflect impact of Honda Racing Line Program
• Podium sweep in Super Touring Light, Formula F
• Honda drivers also win P1, B-Spec, STU and GTL

LEXINGTON, Ohio. (Sept. 26, 2016) – Honda and Acura racers won six Sports Car Club of America national championship titles, including podium sweeps in both the competitive Super Touring Light category and Formula F, at the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, contested this past weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Continue reading Honda, Acura Racers Claim Six SCCA National Championships →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Scelzi Inching Closer to First Win of Season Following Strong Outing at Petaluma

Scelzi Inching Closer to First Win of Season Following Strong Outing at Petaluma

Inside Line Promotions – PETALUMA, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2016) – Dominic Scelzi had another great opportunity to earn his first win of the season before misfortune struck last Saturday at Pelaluma Speedway.

Scelzi, who was driving for the Van Lare Family, kicked off the California Civil War Sprint Car Series event by qualifying sixth quickest.

“I haven’t raced at Petaluma very much and it’s been really different every time I’ve been there,” he said. “We went out and qualified pretty good. I didn’t put down the best laps. I think we had a little more speed in the car, but it was a solid time.” Continue reading Scelzi Inching Closer to First Win of Season Following Strong Outing at Petaluma →

NHRA

NRHA St. Louis

Top Fuel — Shawn Langdon, 3.798 seconds, 323.66 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 3.783 seconds, 317.49 mph.

Funny Car — Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 3.928, 324.51 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.185, 231.40.

Pro Stock — Alex Laughlin, Chevy Camaro, 6.611, 208.68 def. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.637, 209.26.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.933, 189.36 def. Angelle Sampey, Buell, Foul – Red Light.

Pro Modified — Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.802, 253.85 def. Rickie Smith, Chevy Camaro, 5.830, 250.09.

Competition Eliminator — Terry Smith, Dragster, 6.547, 198.29 def. Fred Allen, Chevy Roadster, 7.387, 177.63.

Super Stock — Larry Cummings, Chevy Cavalier, 8.538, 157.65 def. Keith Lynch, Dodge Challenger, 9.713, 136.06.

Stock Eliminator — Jacob Pitt, Plymouth Barracuda, 10.524, 123.52 def. Chris Stephenson, Olds Apollo, 11.594, 111.96.

Super Comp — Christopher Dodd, Dragster, 8.895, 173.87 def. Bob Eaker, Nova, Foul – Red Light.

Super Gas — Koy Collier, Chevy Camaro, 9.910, 156.97 def. Jacob Elrod, Chevy Corvette, 9.925, 151.83.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com — Matt Driskell, Dragster, 6.322, 212.23 def. Jeff Strickland, Dragster, 6.421, 199.85.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com — Tom Schmidt, Pontiac GXP, 6.892, 201.73 def. J.J. Heber, Ford Mustang, 6.669, 203.16.

Bigfoot

Congratulations BigFoot!

Sept. 26, 2016 (Pacific, MO) – For the second year in a row, Larry Swim and the Summit Racing/Lucas Oil/Firestone BIGFOOT is your 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals Racing Champion! Just like every past year, the series was not decided until the final day. Larry Swim, Matt Dishman in Rammunition, and Vinny Venom in Snake Bite each had an equal chance. Venom was knocked out of contention when both Swim and Dishman made it to Round 2, which would be the round that would decide it all! The fierce competitors were pitted against each other AND tied in the Racing Points Standings at this point! Dishman and Rammunition went to the line pretty confident, as they had just won the previous 2 races, while Swim and BIGFOOT fought engine problems all day Saturday. Continue reading Congratulations BigFoot! →

Summit Racing

TEAM SUMMIT RACING LEAVES ST. LOUIS WITH CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEAD

TEAM SUMMIT RACING LEAVES ST. LOUIS WITH CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEAD

ST. LOUIS, MO (September 25, 2016) – Team Summit Racing driver Jason Line maintains the Pro Stock points lead in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship following the AAA NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis this past weekend.

JASON LINE Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro SS
Jason Line qualified sixth with a 6.611 second, 209.43 MPH pass. He defeated defending Pro Stock Champion Erica Enders-Stevens in Round One of eliminations (6.609/209.43 to 6.699/206.35) and Summit Racing teammate Greg Anderson in Round Two Line (6.637/208.49 to 6.645/208.39). Continue reading TEAM SUMMIT RACING LEAVES ST. LOUIS WITH CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEAD →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–New Hampshire

Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Pumpkin Spice Cheerios Team Give it All They Have to Earn 16th-Place Finish in Second Chase Race of the Season

“Truthfully, that was a heck of a fight today by the No. 3 Pumpkin Spice Cheerios team. We didn’t have a car capable of doing anything all day but we stayed focused and that means more to me than anything because at times this year we haven’t. It wasn’t our day, but we made the best out of the day we had. We are only five points out of the Chase cut off going into Dover International Speedway next week. We struggled all weekend long, but we fought hard. I never gave in, I never gave up, and our team never gave up. They had a heck of a pit stop there to put us in a lucky dog position, which helped us gain some additional points. Now we go to Dover and we’ve given ourselves a shot. We just have to go run well there.”

– Austin Dillon

Paul Menard and the Libman / Menards Chevrolet Team Finish 25th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

“The Libman / Menards Chevrolet fired off decent here at New Hampshire. With that long green-flag run to start the race, I was having to really use the track bar to help the handling of the car. Danny (Stockman, crew chief) and the guys took big swings during our first three stops. The front end of this Chevy just did not feel right, compared to our practices, and we unfortunately went a lap down to the leader around lap 100. We had a plan to get that lap back but the cautions didn’t fall in our favor to see that plan through. This car was much better than a 25th-place result. We’ll keep fighting at Dover next weekend.”

– Paul Menard

Final Restarts Not Ideal for Ryan Newman Resulting in 20th-Place Finish at New Hampshire

“The last two restarts did not go in our favor and cost us valuable track position. I all but got turned around and we were lucky. Unfortunately that killed our momentum which cost us a decent finish. For the most part we were a top-13 car. We were missing a little something today and that’s a shame. We qualified third and was hoping to better our starting spot but we just didn’t have the handling to back it up.”

– Ryan Newman

Mopar Racing

All-Mopar Funny Car St. Louis Final Ends with Win for Dodge Charger Pilot Jack Beckman

All-Mopar Funny Car St. Louis Final Ends with Win for Dodge Charger Pilot Jack Beckman

· Mopar claims top honors at NHRA Midwest Nationals near St. Louis in seventh all-Mopar Funny Car final of 2016
· Jack Beckman wheels Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R/T to victory at Gateway Motorsports Park, scores second win of season
· Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R/T driver Tommy Johnson Jr. powers to second consecutive final round in NHRA Countdown to the Championship
· Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) driver Beckman makes fifth, teammate Johnson makes fourth final of season for Mopar
· Beckman moves from No. 8 to No. 3; Johnson moves from No. 4 to No. 2 in the Funny Car championship points
· DSR Mopar Dodge Charger Funny Car campaigner Ron Capps reaches semifinals, retains points lead heading into third race of Countdown
· Tony Schumacher races to final round in driver’s seat of HEMI®-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster, now No. 3 in points
· Mopar powers to victory in Sportsman categories at NHRA Midwest Nationals
· Reading’s Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway next on NHRA tour, third race of 2016 Countdown to the Championship Continue reading All-Mopar Funny Car St. Louis Final Ends with Win for Dodge Charger Pilot Jack Beckman →

John Force Racing

NHRA Drag Racer John Force Joins Al Hurvis/ADAMM Education Foundation to Fuel MATC Students’ Automotive and Technical Futures

NHRA Drag Racer John Force Joins Al Hurvis/ADAMM Education Foundation to Fuel MATC Students’ Automotive and Technical Futures

Together the foundation enlisted American NHRA drag racer and member of Old World Industries Team PEAK’s, John Force, to motivate and inspire MATC students with an automotive interest

NORTHBROOK, IL. – (September 27, 2016) – Old World Industries, the company behind its flagship brand PEAK, a producer of antifreeze & coolant, BlueDEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid and other automotive products, has partnered with the Al Hurvis/ADAMM Education Foundation, Inc. (Hurvis/ADAMM) to bring John Force, 16-time Funny Car champion and 18-time champion car owner, and his funny car to the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). The event will promote career opportunities for students in the automotive industry. Continue reading NHRA Drag Racer John Force Joins Al Hurvis/ADAMM Education Foundation to Fuel MATC Students’ Automotive and Technical Futures →

Wood Brothers

Bullins Looks To Build On New Hampshire Performance

Bullins Looks To Build On New Hampshire Performance

September 25, 2016

Ryan Blaney, his crew chief Jeremy Bullins and the entire Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are steadily building a reputation for being able to bounce back from mid-race adversity to record good finishes.

But being able to pull off a comeback at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a tall order, given the relative shortness of the races there.

In Sunday’s 300-mile run, which ran caution-free for the first 124 laps, Blaney, who started 16th, fell a lap behind the leaders during the long green-flag run.

He, Bullins and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team spent the next several runs working to get in position to rejoin the lead lap.

Finally, on a caution period at Lap 241 for a spin by Michael Annett, Blaney was running 17th and in position to claim the “Lucky Dog” free pass.

From that point on, Blaney steadily moved forward and wound up with a 12th-place finish, his 12th top-12 finish of his rookie season.

Despite the successful recovery, Bullins had mixed emotions about the team’s finish.

“Obviously we didn’t quite have the handling we were looking for and needed some speed,” Bullins said. “At the same time I couldn’t be prouder of the fight and determination to keep working on our car, making it better, getting the lucky dog and salvaging a solid finish.”

Bullins said the experience gained in Sunday’s comeback will pay dividends down the road.

“We learned some things with our last couple of adjustments that woke our car up and got us going a little bit,” he said. “Ryan and the team kept digging all day, and to walk away with another good finish is something we can be proud of.”

“We have a lot of positive things happening right now and need to take advantage of them the next eight weeks.”

Blaney, Bullins and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team return to the track next Sunday at Dover International Speedway for the Citizen Soldier 400.

Jegs Racing

Troy Coughlin Sr. wins St. Louis race from No. 15 qualifying spot

Troy Coughlin Sr. wins St. Louis race from No. 15 qualifying spot
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 25) — The final round of the NHRA J&A Service NHRA Pro Mod Series race presented by Precision Turbo & Engine at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park was a race for the ages.

In the left lane was two-time Pro Mod champion Troy Coughlin Sr. in his JEGS.com Corvette while two-time champ Rickie Smith raced in the right lane. Continue reading Troy Coughlin Sr. wins St. Louis race from No. 15 qualifying spot →

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