Honda Racing

RealTime Racing Acura NSXs Return To SprintX Format in Utah

RealTime Racing Acura NSXs Return To SprintX Format in Utah
• SprintX format requires pit stops and driver changes during 60-minute races
• Tom Dyer and Mark Wilkins back behind the wheel for year’s SprintX Rounds 6-7
• Acura NSX GT3 team looking to become sixth different SprintX winner in 2017

TORRANCE, Calif, (August 10, 2017) – There is an old racing adage that says that it isn’t where you start, it’s where you finish. But a trying weekend at Mid-Ohio two weeks ago showed the RealTime Racing Acura NSX squad that starting farther up the grid can generally make the trip to the front a lot easier. Continue reading RealTime Racing Acura NSXs Return To SprintX Format in Utah →

Jegs Racing

Team JEGS drivers Mike and Paige Coughlin interested in Indy accolades

Team JEGS drivers Mike and Paige
Coughlin interested in Indy accolades
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 8) — Veteran drag racer Mike Coughlin and his fresh-on-the-scene niece Paige Coughlin of Team JEGS are headed to Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis this weekend with designs on finding success during the Division 3 Summer Shootout double header.

Mike will have two great chances to bag a Wally trophy as the first half of the double header is a continuation of the rain-delayed North Central Division’s season-opener from late April. Mike was the No. 1 qualifier in Top Dragster that weekend so he’ll be considered the favorite when
eliminations begin. Continue reading Team JEGS drivers Mike and Paige Coughlin interested in Indy accolades →

RoushYates Racing

POWERED BY ECOBOOST FORD GTs DOMINATE ROAD AMERICA

POWERED BY ECOBOOST
FORD GTs DOMINATE ROAD AMERICA

ELKHART LAKE, Wis., August 8, 2017 – Joey Hand and Dirk Müller took the No. 66, Ford GT to the podium for the second time this race season, in the IMSA Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America. The duo of Hand and Müller put the No. 66 on top of the podium, while the No. 67 sister-car secured P3 for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing.

“We had an exceptional weekend at Road America, coming home with two wins and a pole,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “Congratulations to Dean Martin and Jack Jr. (Roush) on their GS win and Joey (Hand) and Dirk (Müller) on the GTLM win at Road America. Ford Chip Ganassi Racing and KohR Motorsports had strong cars this weekend and with the team’s race strategy we were able to start up front and race strong all weekend.” Continue reading POWERED BY ECOBOOST FORD GTs DOMINATE ROAD AMERICA →

Wood Brothers

Michigan’s An Important Track For Blaney, Wood Brothers

Michigan’s An Important Track For Blaney, Wood Brothers

August 8, 2017

In the midst of one of their best seasons in years the Wood Brothers and their young driver are headed to Michigan International Speedway hoping for a strong run in front of their long-time backers at Ford Motor Company.

Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion have a win this season at Pocono Raceway, two other top-five and seven other top-10 finishes and a pole at Kansas Speedway. Continue reading Michigan’s An Important Track For Blaney, Wood Brothers →

Honda Racing

Acura Teases New ARX-05 Prototype Race Car Ahead of Monterey Automotive Week

Acura Teases New ARX-05 Prototype Race Car Ahead of
Monterey Automotive Week
• Vehicle to debut August 18 at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, with appearances at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to follow
• Acura teaming with legendary Team Penske to compete in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
• ARX-05 marks Acura’s return to prototype racing (youtu.be/cblkk4d9YMw)
• Race campaign will debut January 2018 at Rolex 24 at Daytona
TORRANCE, Calif. (August 8, 2017) – Acura teased its newest race car, the Acura ARX-05 prototype, to be fielded by the legendary Team Penske in 2018. Introduced in a new video (https://youtu.be/cblkk4d9YMw) the ARX-05 marks the Acura brand’s anticipated return to prototype racing and will be fully revealed at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, part of the prestigious Monterey Automotive Week, August 18. Team Penske, will campaign a pair of entries in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year. The Acura ARX-05 makes its competition debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January 2018.
The Acura ARX-05 [Acura Racing eXperimental, generation 5] is the latest in a successful line of endurance prototypes fielded by the brand beginning more than 25 years ago (1991). The prototype race car was styled by the Acura Design Studio in Los Angeles, Calif. under the auspices of Dave Marek, Acura global creative director. The multi-year program will be administered by Honda Performance Development, the racing arm for both Acura Motorsports and Honda Racing in North America.

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

Hot August Michigan Weekend next for SOD at Hartford & Butler

ERIE, MI (August 8, 2017) – Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP is getting prepped for SOD’s “Hot August Michigan Weekend,” the first of two consecutive two-day weekends that will have a major impact on not only the SOD season championship, but all three of the season’s mini-series also.

On Friday, SOD rolls into Hartford Motor Speedway for the King Engine Bearings King of Michigan third race of the four-race series. Chad Blonde was the winner of the first two King of Michigan races and has a commanding KoM point lead over Steve Irwin, Thomas Schinderle, Chris Gurley, and Gregg Dalman. Continue reading Hot August Michigan Weekend next for SOD at Hartford & Butler →

John Force Racing

ith Countdown spot in hand, Monster Energy driver Brittany Force reaches Seattle quarterfinals

With Countdown spot in hand, Monster Energy driver Brittany Force reaches Seattle quarterfinals

SEATTLE (Aug. 6) – Monster Energy driver Brittany Force culminated a successful Western Swing by clinching a spot in the Countdown to the Championship and racing to the second round in the NHRA Northwest Nationals on Sunday at Pacific Raceways.

Force clinched her spot in the Countdown – the six-race segment that closes the season and determines the champions in NHRA’s pro classes – after qualifying No. 5 on Saturday. The Countdown starts in two races, following the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Labor Day weekend at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Continue reading ith Countdown spot in hand, Monster Energy driver Brittany Force reaches Seattle quarterfinals →

F4

JAY HOWARD’S MOTORSPORTS DRIVER DEVELOPMENT ADDS FIFTH CAR TO F4 U.S. ROSTER

JAY HOWARD’S MOTORSPORTS DRIVER DEVELOPMENT ADDS FIFTH CAR TO F4 U.S. ROSTER

Sanzaru Games Karting Champion Colin Mullan to fill extra MDD seat

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug 7, 2017)- Just days before the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda mid-season event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development has expanded its line-up to include a fifth car piloted by Colin Mullan of Danville, California. Mullin was selected to complete the season with MDD after a successful team-test at Gingerman Raceway in June.

“Colin did an impressive job at Gingerman during his testing session,” said MDD team owner Jay Howard. “We are looking forward to him joining the team for Mid-Ohio, and seeing what he can do on track. We are excited to have him in the program.”

Mullan began his racing career in 2008 at age six. Now 15, Mullan has built up an impressive resume of accomplishments across a variety of racing platforms, including karting, quarter midgets, Mini Cup stock cars, spec Miata, and FormulaSpeed cars. In 2016, he was crowned champion of the Sanzaru Games Karting series in Junior Rotax, competed in the Skip Barber Formula school, and was awarded the VMB Driver Development Scholarship, among many other accomplishments. Mullan also competes in the 2017 Formula Car Challenge, racing in the FormulaSPEED class.

“I am excited to be joining Jay Howard and the MDD program at Mid-Ohio and competing at an international level,” Mullan said. “I was truly fortunate to have the opportunity to test the F4 U.S. car at and it was fantastic all around. I am hoping I can have the opportunity to compete for a full season next year.”

After nine rounds, MDD ranks sixth in team standings, experiencing its most successful weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with two podiums, one top-five and a top-10 finish. MDD is the overall youngest team in the F4 U.S. paddock with its drivers’ ages averaging just over 15 years old.

The MDD team and the rest of the F4 U.S. field is back in action Aug. 11-12 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Fans can visit F4USChampionship.com for more event information.

John Force Racing

16-time Funny Car champion John Force makes Seattle quarterfinals appearance in PEAK Chevy

16-time Funny Car champion John Force makes
Seattle quarterfinals appearance in PEAK Chevy

SEATTLE (Aug. 6) – John Force made the quarterfinals of Sunday’s NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, the final race on the annual Western Swing for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Force, the No. 8 qualifier and eight-time winner at the Pacific Northwest track, won his opening-round matchup in the PEAK Coolant & Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS against J.R. Todd before falling to teammate and race winner Robert Hight in the second round of competition. Hight’s victory over Tommy Johnson Jr. was the 250th Funny Car victory for the team. Continue reading 16-time Funny Car champion John Force makes Seattle quarterfinals appearance in PEAK Chevy →

John Force Racing

Seeking consistency, Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force makes run to Seattle semifinals

Seeking consistency, Advance Auto Parts driver
Courtney Force makes run to Seattle semifinals

SEATTLE (Aug. 6) – Little by little, Courtney Force and the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS team are finding consistency as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season nears an important segment.

Force took her car to the semifinals of Sunday’s NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, coming up short in the third round. Force, the No. 4 qualifier, recorded elimination-round victories against former Funny Car champions Cruz Pedregon and Jack Beckman before falling to another titlist, teammate and eventual race winner Robert Hight. It was the second time in three races Force made the semis. Continue reading Seeking consistency, Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force makes run to Seattle semifinals →

John Force Racing

New Hights: Auto Club Chevrolet Funny Car driver Robert Hight enjoys dream weekend in Seattle

New Hights: Auto Club Chevrolet Funny Car driver
Robert Hight enjoys dream weekend in Seattle

SEATTLE (Aug. 6) – Auto Club of Southern California Funny Car driver Robert Hight completed a near-perfect weekend, sweeping to the victory in the NHRA Northwest Nationals on Sunday at Pacific Raceways.

Hight qualified No. 1, was quickest in three of the four qualifying sessions and then was quickest in all four elimination rounds Sunday. He outran Tommy Johnson Jr. in the final round with a pass of 3.890 seconds at 328.62 mph that was low of race day. Continue reading New Hights: Auto Club Chevrolet Funny Car driver Robert Hight enjoys dream weekend in Seattle →

Mopar Racing

Johnson Finishes as Runner-up in Mopar Dodge Funny Car at NHRA Northwest Nationals

Johnson Finishes as Runner-up in Mopar Dodge Funny Car at NHRA Northwest Nationals

Mopar Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. appears in final round of 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington
HEMI®-powered Funny Car teams from Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) have appeared in 14 of 16 final rounds in 2017 Continue reading Johnson Finishes as Runner-up in Mopar Dodge Funny Car at NHRA Northwest Nationals →

Erica Enders

Erica Enders finishes second in Seattle after closest race of NHRA season

Erica Enders finishes second in
Seattle after closest race of NHRA season
KENT, Wash. (Aug. 6) — Professional drag racing is the only motorsport in the world with the need to time things to the 10-thousandth of a second, an increment of time put to the test in the final round of Sunday’s 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals when two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders was edged by Drew Skillman by .0006 seconds, or an estimated one inch, making it the closest drag race of the entire season. Continue reading Erica Enders finishes second in Seattle after closest race of NHRA season →

Jegs Racing

Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains bullish on Elite race team

Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains bullish on Elite race team
KENT, Wash. (Aug. 6) — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. didn’t have the most successful Western Swing of his career, but the 58-time national event winner says the progress made in throughout the Elite Motorsports camp will most certainly bear fruit in the coming weeks.

“If you were to say I want to go Pro Stock racing and run for race wins and championships, this is the team you’d want around you,” Coughlin said. “We have all the parts and pieces in place to win. We’ve just maybe been our own worst enemy to a certain extent. Continue reading Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains bullish on Elite race team →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
I LOVE NEW YORK 355
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
AUGUST 6, 2017

TOP TEAM CHEVY FINISHERS:
POS. DRIVER
9TH AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CHEVY SS
11TH CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVY SS
12TH MICHAEL MCDOWELL, NO. 95 K-LOVE RADIO CHEVY SS
13TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 SUNENERGY 1 CHEVY SS
14TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVY SS Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen →

Allen Johnson Racing

Allen Johnson Takes Marathon Petroleum Dodge Dart to Quarterfinals at NHRA Northwest Nationals

Allen Johnson Takes Marathon Petroleum Dodge Dart to Quarterfinals at NHRA Northwest Nationals

KENT, Wash. (August 6, 2017) – Allen Johnson powered to the second round of eliminations after defeating Greg Anderson in the first round at the 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals.

First round, Johnson’s and Anderson’s qualifying times were only separated by .001-seconds. The duo staged and the battle was on. Johnson clocked in with a stout 6.592-second pass at 209.88 mph and out-powered Anderson’s 6.611, 209.14.

Second round, Johnson lined up the Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing Dodge Dart against Tanner Gray. In the hot track conditions, Johnson slowed to a 6.616, 209.17 and was narrowly edged out by Gray’s 6.584, 209.14.

“It felt really good to get a round win,” Johnson said. “We’re happy. We’re gaining on them like I’ve said all year. I think if we keep doing what we’re doing, by Countdown to the Championship time, I think we will be right there with the top four or five cars.”

Allen Johnson’s Northwest Nationals Raceday Stats:
Qualified: No. 8
First Round: Allen Johnson (6.592, 209.88) def. Greg Anderson (6.611, 209.14)
Second Round: Tanner Gray (6.584, 209.14) def. Allen Johnson (6.616, 209.17)

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Watkins Glen 355

Austin Dillon Finishes 26th After Running Out of Fuel With
Two Laps Remaining

“We just didn’t have the speed we needed in our No. 3 Dow STEM Chevrolet today. Our handling was a little off throughout the day today. I was too loose in essess and had trouble getting through the bus stop. We gambled on our fuel strategy when we pitted under that final caution, knowing we’d have to save to avoid being one lap short. I saved as much as I could by doing things like short-shifting, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough this time and we ran out with just two laps to go. We’ll learn from this though and be better next time.”

– Austin Dillon Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Watkins Glen 355 →

Jegs Racing

Paige Coughlin stars in her Sportsman debut; Uncle Mike Coughlin bows out early

Paige Coughlin stars in her Sportsman debut; Uncle Mike Coughlin bows out early
HEBRON, Ohio (Aug. 6) — Third-generation drag racer Paige Coughlin had a successful Sportsman debut at this weekend’s Buckeye Fuel Wars, a Division 3 race in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. The third daughter of two-time Pro Mod world champion Troy Coughlin, Paige reached the third round of Super Comp action at National Trail Raceway before fouling out with a -.006 red-light start.

“It was a really cool experience, way better than I thought it would be,” Coughlin said. “It was a little nerve-wracking at first knowing I was going to be racing all these great drivers from Division 3, because we have some of the best in the country, but I stayed focused on what I needed to do and ended up having a great time. It was very exciting to be a part of it all.” Continue reading Paige Coughlin stars in her Sportsman debut; Uncle Mike Coughlin bows out early →

John Force Racing

QUICK FACTS: Robert Hight wins Northwest Nationals

QUICK FACTS: Robert Hight wins Northwest Nationals

SEATTLE (Aug. 6) – Quick facts following Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS driver Robert Hight’s victory in the NHRA Northwest Nationals on Sunday at Pacific Raceways:
This is Hight’s 39th career NHRA Funny Car victory in his 61st final. He has at least one victory in each of his 13 seasons on the circuit and at least two victories in 12 of 13 seasons.
Hight has two victories in four final-round appearances in 2017.
Prior to Sunday’s race, Hight’s most recent victory came last month in Denver.
Hight defeated Tommy Johnson Jr. in the finals. He is now 17-11 against Johnson and 4-0 in final rounds.
Hight’s last victory against Johnson came in the finals in Denver earlier this season.
This marks Hight’s first victory at Seattle in his second final. He is now 15-12 in 27 elimination round races at Seattle.
The victory was the 250th Funny Car victory for John Force Racing.
Hight’s victory marks the 254th overall victory for John Force racing (250 Funny Car, four Top Fuel).
Hight won the race from the No. 1 qualifying position. It marks the eighth victory for Hight in 14 finals after qualifying No. 1, and first since winning the Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte in 2012.

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: No. 3 Corvette Retains Points Lead Fourth for Garcia/Magnussen, fifth for Gavin/Milner in another wild finish

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: No. 3 Corvette Retains Points Lead
Fourth for Garcia/Magnussen, fifth for Gavin/Milner in another wild finish

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (Aug. 6, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen extended their GT Le Mans (GTLM) Driver’s Championship lead Sunday with a fourth-place finish at Road America in the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase.

An early strategic call and some late-race luck propelled the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R from eighth at the start to just off the podium in the seventh GTLM round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: No. 3 Corvette Retains Points Lead Fourth for Garcia/Magnussen, fifth for Gavin/Milner in another wild finish →

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