John Force Racing

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force finishes just short of spectacular weekend in Epping

Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force finishes just short of spectacular weekend in Epping

Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery
EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – The wave of emotions Courtney Force experienced during a 48-hour period at New England Dragway may have been endless.

Since Friday afternoon, Force bested an elapsed time track record, then watched her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS team put together a spare car after her primary car exploded following the first qualifying session.

She cheered on her husband Graham Rahal to an IndyCar Series doubleheader sweep at the Grand Prix of Detroit, and celebrated as sister Brittany Force won her first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series race of the season in the Top Fuel class. Continue reading Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force finishes just short of spectacular weekend in Epping →

Honda Racing

Rahal, Honda Dominate in Detroit

Rahal, Honda Dominate in Detroit
• Graham Rahal completes sweep of IndyCar Series double header race weekend
• Follows victory in Saturday’s opening race with second win in Sunday finale
• Scott Dixon combines second and sixth-place results to claim championship lead

DETROIT, Mich. (June 4, 2017) – Despite a late-race red flag, Graham Rahal and Honda completed a dominant performance Sunday in Detroit, as Rahal became the first driver to win both races of the Verizon IndyCar Series double header weekend on the Motor City’s Belle Isle Park temporary street circuit.

After leading a 1-2-3 victory podium sweep for Honda in Saturday’s opening 70-lap contest, Rahal scored his second win of the weekend today in an entirely different manner. Starting third in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, Rahal first had to get past fellow Honda driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, making an outside pass in Turn One to move into second. Continue reading Rahal, Honda Dominate in Detroit →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Belle Isle–Post Race

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
STREETS OF BELLE ISLE
TEAM CHEVY DUAL NO. 2 RACE REPORT WITH DRIVER QUOTES
JUNE 4, 2017

Newgarden, Power Put Team Chevy on Detroit GP Podium
Top Team Penske Chevy-powered Indy Cars second and third on Belle Isle

DETROIT (June 4, 2017) – Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden and Will Power put their Chevrolet-powered Indy Cars on the podium for the second Dual in Detroit race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix for the Verizon IndyCar Series.

Newgarden in the No. 2 hum by Verizon Chevrolet Indy finished second after starting the 70-lap race in 13th place. Going for a three-stop strategy, Newgarden led the race twice for seven laps and set the race’s fastest lap. He finished 1.1772 seconds behind race-winner Graham Rahal.

Power, driving the No. 12 Verizon IndyCar, moved into contention early after starting seventh. He moved up to third after 10 laps and second after 23 laps running a two-stop strategy. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Belle Isle–Post Race →

John Force Racing

VICTORY! Brittany Force, Monster Energy team claw to New England Nationals winner’s circle

VICTORY! Brittany Force, Monster Energy team
claw to New England Nationals winner’s circle

EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – Brittany Force knew it was only a matter of time for her Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster team.

At the NHRA New England Nationals Sunday at New England Dragway, Force and her John Force Racing team broke through. Force stormed to her fourth career victory, beating defending Top Fuel champion Antron Brown in a thrilling final round.

“We had really been struggling and we got lost for a while but we really seemed to figure it out at Topeka,” Force said. “I knew we had a good race car, we had our Monster car back, our team back, and I knew that first win was right around the corner.

“Our last final round was Phoenix, and that whole time in between was tough for the team. But Continue reading VICTORY! Brittany Force, Monster Energy team claw to New England Nationals winner’s circle →

Tim Allison Racing

Tim Allison Update

The past 2 weekends we have been fighting the weather but we did get to races in in the last 2 weeks, we ran lima land motorsports and finished 3rd in our heat and that got us qualified for the feature and started 13th in the feature and ended up finishing in the 9h position with not much passing but at least we moved forward,

then we was off to Waynesfield raceway and after having 6 inches rain through the week we all thought the track would be super fast but was we wrong, after hot laps the track was throwing up dust ,no body could believe that and we drew mid pack to qualify and the driver really messed up in qualifying and end up 3 from the end, so we dug ourselves a big hole, we started dead last in the heat race and we ran 4th and transferred to the feature and would start 13th in the feature and got up to 8th and finished in the 8th position and not bad for digging ourselves a hole from the beginning and rallied back
we are off this coming week and back at it on june 18th at montpilier speedway on Saturday and the best show around on june19th and back at Waynesfield raceway for the kick off of the 410 speed week and it will be an all sprint car show!!!!! a must see event on a tight little bull ring race track, so till then have a great day and thanks for all your help and continued support, thanks tim

Chevrolet Racing

JIMMIE JOHNSON COMPLETES CHEVROLET SWEEP AT DOVER

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 4, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON COMPLETES CHEVROLET SWEEP AT DOVER
Seven-Time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Wins Record 11th Race at the Monster Mile

DOVER, Del. (June 4, 2017) – The record books were quickly recording today’s events at Dover International Speedway as Jimmie Johnson piloted the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS to his 11th career victory at the track nicknamed the ‘Monster Mile’. Johnson not only set a record of 11 wins, but earned his 83rd career Cup Series victory in 556 starts, tying his childhood hero, Cale Yarborough for sixth on the all-time NASCAR wins list. The run was Johnson’s third victory in the first 13 races of the 2017 season, more than any other driver thus far this year. Continue reading JIMMIE JOHNSON COMPLETES CHEVROLET SWEEP AT DOVER →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS
NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY AT EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017

An interview with Top Fuel winner BRITTANY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET DRAGSTER (No. 2 qualifier; fourth career win in 105 races):

Q: YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON STUFF AND WORKING ON STUFF, AND NOW ITS PAYING DIVIDENDS AS THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT THE LAST FEW RACES

BRITTANY FORCE: “We had really been struggling and we got lost for a while but we really seemed to figure it out last week at Topeka. I knew we had a good race car, we had our Monster car back, our team back, and I knew that first win was right around the corner. Our last final round was Phoenix and that whole time in between was tough for the team. But we never lost focus, and we never gave up and that was what was important. That is what held us together as a team and got us here today.”

Q: HOW IMPORTANT WAS THAT INDY TEST?

BRITTANY FORCE: “The Indy test turned everything around. Really after Atlanta, we already knew what the problem was and we were going to prove it on the racetrack in testing. We knew we were right, and that we had a problem with the clutch and we were good after that.” Continue reading CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS →

Wood Brothers

Drive-Train Issues Drop Blaney To 32nd At Dover

Drive-Train Issues Drop Blaney To 32nd At Dover

June 4, 2017

A second drive-train failure in as many weeks relegated Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team to a 32nd-place finish in Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway.

As he has in most races this season, Blaney got off to a fast start at Dover and finished both of the first two 120-lap stages among the top 10. He was seventh in the first stage, earning four points, and eighth in the second, earning another three.

But on a restart at the beginning of the third and final stage of the race, the No. 21 Fusion slowed, and Blaney drove to the garage where the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team attempted to fix the problem of the car not pulling properly. Continue reading Drive-Train Issues Drop Blaney To 32nd At Dover →

John Force Racing

QUICK FACTS: Brittany Force wins New England Nationals

QUICK FACTS: Brittany Force wins New England Nationals

EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – Quick facts following Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster driver Brittany Force’s victory at the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway:
Force has four career victories in five seasons as a professional
Before today, Force’s last victory came at Brainerd last August
The last time John Force Racing won in Top Fuel and Funny Car was Gainesville in 2016
The Epping victory came in her 13th career final round
Force scored her 98th career round victory in the final round
The victory was the fourth Top Fuel win for John Force Racing
The victory was the 252nd overall win for John Force Racing (248 Funny Car, four Top Fuel)
Force has advance to the final round of the New England Nations once.
Force’s elimination round record is 6-4
Force won from the No. 2 qualifying position

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Chevrolet Claims Two of Three Pro Class Wins in New Hampshire

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS
NEW ENGLAND DRAGWAY AT EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017

Chevrolet Claims Two of Three Pro Class Wins in New Hampshire

• Brittany Force earns first Top Fuel victory of the season
• Erica Enders scores first Pro Stock victory since Las Vegas in 2015
• Courtney Force is runner-up for the second time this season in Funny Car
• Robert Hight becomes 13th driver to claim 50 No. 1 qualifier honors

EPPING, N.H. (June 4, 2017) – It was Ladies Day on a sunny Sunday afternoon in New England. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Chevrolet Claims Two of Three Pro Class Wins in New Hampshire →

Erica Enders

Erica Enders returns to her winning ways with impressive Epping victory

Erica Enders returns to her winning
ways with impressive Epping victory
EPPING, N.H. (June 4) — Erica Enders raced to her first victory of the electronic fuel injection era Sunday at New England Dragway with an impressive run through a gauntlet of 2017 winners in her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. It was the two-time champion’s first win since the 2015 fall race in Las Vegas, a span of 35 national events.

“People always ask which win means the most and right now I can’t imagine one meaning more than this,” Enders said. “What a huge relief. What a special moment for all of us on this Elite Motorsports team. Money can buy a lot of things but you can’t buy the drive to win this group has inside them. Continue reading Erica Enders returns to her winning ways with impressive Epping victory →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jimmie Johnson

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 4, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
WHAT DOES THIS WIN MEAN TO YOU?
“It means a lot to me. When I was growing up in southern California racing dirt bikes I was a big Cale Yarborough fan. We travelled across the country to race in the Amateur Nationals heading to Oklahoma, we stopped at a Hardees I walked in thinking I would meet Cale Yarborough and left with a burger. So, it opened my eyes to the world of sponsorship at that point in time, but I was such a fan and it’s been an amazing journey along the way. It was a huge honor to tie him with three consecutive championships a few years back and then to be here at 83 wins and a day where things played out in such an awkward and weird fashion just very happy that we’ve got it done. To my 83 wins, I’m just so proud that it’s come with one owner, one sponsor, one manufacturer, one crew chief, one team, this is a very special journey this whole Hendrick Lowe’s team has been on.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jimmie Johnson →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Dover Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JUNE 4, 2017

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner
GROWING UP, HIS HERO WAS CALE YARBOROUGH. HE LOVED THE HARDEE’S NO. 28 PAINT SCHEME AND EVEN WENT TO A HARDEE’S ONE TIME, HOPING TO SEE THE CAR IN PERSON. HE STARTED THE DAY WEARING A SPECIAL HELMET WITH CALE ON IT. NOT VERY OFTEN DOES AN ATHLETE GROW UP TRYING TO CHASE HIS CHILDHOOD HERO. TODAY, YOU MATCHED HALL OF FAMER CALE YARBOROUGH. HOW IMPACTFUL FOR YOU IS THE FEELING OF THIS WIN?
“Yeah, that’s such a great way to say it. I mean, I never thought I would end up here in NASCAR as a kid racing in the dirt out in Southern California. I was a big Cale Yarborough fan and I remember going to a race in Oklahoma with my parents and my brother. We were driving across the country and we pulled up to a Hardee’s. I had no idea it was a burger stand and I really thought when I walked in the door I was going to Cale Yarborough’s race shop (laughs). It was very disappointing. I had a burger and left and then understood the world of sponsorship.

“To be here and tie him at 83 wins is amazing. We just got the tribute helmet. I wasn’t sure how quickly we’d be, or if we’d be able to go there, and get it done. But, Cale, you’re the man. Thank you for all you have done for our sport.

“To be a part of one team and one sponsor, Lowe’s, Chevrolet, Valvoline, Gatorade, and with the support of the fans, this is an amazing day.”

Jegs Racing

Eye-blink finish favors Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s teammate in Epping first-round match-up

Eye-blink finish favors Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s
teammate in Epping first-round match-up
EPPING, N.H. (June 4) — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. had the quicker car Sunday at the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals, but the 76-time national event winner lost to teammate Vincent Nobile by .0042 seconds, ending his day in the opening round of eliminations.

The difference came at the starting line when Nobile launched first by .032 seconds. That slight lead was enough to put his Mountain View Tires Chevrolet Camaro out front for good, despite Coughlin closing the gap at every timing interval in his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro.

“Good job by Vincent,” Coughlin said. “We both ran well that session in comparison to the field, but he got a better jump and that was enough to get the win. Continue reading Eye-blink finish favors Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s teammate in Epping first-round match-up →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Missions Accomplished Ahead of the 24 Hours

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Missions Accomplished Ahead of the 24 Hours
Gavin sets GTE Pro pace in No. 64 Corvette C7.R while No. 63 entry fourth-quickest in class

Successful day for team making its 18th consecutive appearance at Le Mans
Gavin’s fast lap came after fast engine change by No. 64 Corvette team
Garcia fastest driver in No. 63 Corvette C7.R and only 0.363 seconds off Gavin
Corvette Racing going for ninth class victory at Le Mans

DETROIT (June 4, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin set the fastest time in the GTE Pro class during the annual Test Day ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The five-time Le Mans winner turned a lap of 3:54.701 (129.990 mph) in the No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R that he will share with Tommy Milner and Marcel Fässler. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Missions Accomplished Ahead of the 24 Hours →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover Fast Facts

CHEVY FAST FACTS
AAA DRIVE FOR AUTISM 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
June 4, 2017

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the AAA Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Dover International Speedway. The 400-lap/400-mile contest around the Monster Mile is scheduled to begin at 1p.m., ET. Live coverage will be available on FoxSports1, MRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover Fast Facts →

John Force Racing

Robert Hight becomes only 13th NHRA driver to record 50 No. 1 qualifiers

Robert Hight becomes only 13th NHRA driver
to record 50 No. 1 qualifiers

EPPING, N.H. (June 4) – Robert Hight’s pass of 3.822 seconds at 334.65 mph in the third round of qualifying Saturday at New England Dragway put him in elite company, as only the 13th driver to record at least 50 No. 1 qualifiers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Hight had been in a tie for 13th overall with Angelle Sampey, having most recently setting the quickest qualifying time last year at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas. Now, nearly eight months later, Hight reached the half-century mark. Continue reading Robert Hight becomes only 13th NHRA driver to record 50 No. 1 qualifiers →

Mopar Racing

Pritchett Qualifies Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Top Fuel Dragster No. 1 at NHRA New England Nationals

Pritchett Qualifies Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Top Fuel Dragster No. 1 at NHRA New England Nationals

Leah Pritchett takes third Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier position of 2017 and fourth of career with track-record pass of 3.673 seconds at 328.86 mph at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire
No. 1 qualifier is the sixth for Mopar HEMI® power in the Top Fuel category out of nine events this season
Pritchett is running a special Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT Demon paint scheme for fifth annual New England Nationals
Tony Schumacher qualifies Mopar-powered U.S. Army dragster No. 3 in Top Fuel
Ron Capps leads Mopar in Funny Car category with No. 3 qualifying effort in Dodge Charger R/T, all four Mopar-backed Don Schumacher Racing Funny Cars qualify in top nine
Five Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars to compete in 16-car field
June 3, 2017, Epping, N.H. – Leah Pritchett qualified her Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Top Fuel dragster No. 1 for this weekend’s NHRA New England Nationals, further adding to the Demon’s dominance on the drag strip. Continue reading Pritchett Qualifies Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Top Fuel Dragster No. 1 at NHRA New England Nationals →

John Force Racing

16-time Funny Car champion John Force looks for speed out of his PEAK Chevrolet

16-time Funny Car champion John Force
looks for speed out of his PEAK Chevrolet

EPPING, N.H. (June 3) – If anyone can find a way, it’s 16-time Funny Car champion John Force.

Force is looking for speed from his PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS after qualifying No. 13 for the NHRA New England Nationals on Saturday at New England Dragway.

Force knows the speed is there, as a test at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis confirmed some setup changers worked. But the team has yet to transfer that speed here.

“It’s a combination we ran .82 with at Indy in testing after Topeka,” Force said. “It was fast, and somewhere, we haven’t found it yet here.

“The dragster (of Brittany Force) is No. 2, Robert (Hight) was low ET and Courtney (Force) is fast,” Force said. “I’m not where I want to be. I’ve got a brand-new combination, tested at Indianapolis, and it was fast. It’s not on here, but we found some issues, and had to make some changes. We just got behind.” Continue reading 16-time Funny Car champion John Force looks for speed out of his PEAK Chevrolet →

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