Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas Fast Facts

CHEVY FAST FACTS
GO BOWLING 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
May 13, 2017

A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the Go Bowling 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Kansas Speedway. The 267-lap/400.5-mile contest around the 1.5-mile venue is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., ET. Live coverage will be available on FoxSports1, MRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-12:
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, will start ninth
Chase Elliott, No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet SS, will take the green flag from the 10th starting spot
Austin Dillon, No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet SS, will roll off 11th
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet SS, will start 12th

TEAM CHEVY IN MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES (MENCS) COMPETITION:
· Chevrolet has won 39 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships

· Team Chevy drivers have scored 769 wins and 690 poles in MENCS competition

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—KANSAS SPEEDWAY
· Chevrolet drivers have won 11 of 22 races at Kansas Speedway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:

o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, has three victories at Kansas Speedway (’08, ’11 & ‘15)

o Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS, has visited Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway once (’03)

· A Chevrolet driver has won two of the last four races at Kansas Speedway

· A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Kansas Speedway 10 times

· Team Chevy drivers have scored 50 top-five and 102 top-10 finishes at Kansas Speedway

· A Chevrolet has led laps 2,162 (41.0% of possible 5,290 laps) at Kansas Speedway

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Toyota Tundra 250

RACE REPORT
Toyota Tundra 250
Kansas Speedway
May 12, 2017

Red Horse Racing at Kansas Speedway

After six weeks off, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams headed out to Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas for the Toyota Tundra 250. On Thursday, teams participated in two afternoon practice sessions. Brett Moffitt recorded the 18th- and 15th-fastest times, while Timothy Peters was 16th and 17th respectively. On Friday afternoon, teams competed in two rounds of single-truck knockout qualifying. Brett Moffitt and Timothy Peters both transferred into the second round to compete for the pole, where Moffitt earned the seventh starting position and Peters the ninth. After 167 laps at the 1.5-mile facility, Moffitt broke even with a seventh-place finish, while Peters finished 13th. Continue reading Red Horse Racing–Toyota Tundra 250 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Indycar–Will Power Captures Verizon P1 Award for IndyCar Grand Prix

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
POST QUALIFYING RECAP
MAY 12, 2017

Will Power Captures Verizon P1 Award for IndyCar Grand Prix

· Third pole of season for Chevrolet’s Power, the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Champion
o His second P1 award for IndyCar Grand Prix
· A Chevrolet driver has won the pole for all five Verizon IndyCar Series races thus far in 2017
· 47th career pole for Power placing him 5th on all-time list

INDIANAPOLIS – Will Power did what Will Power does – went faster than anyone else in Firestone Fast Six Qualifying. The Team Penske Chevrolet driver claimed the 47th Verizon P1 Award of his career, his third of the 2017 season and his second for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Indycar–Will Power Captures Verizon P1 Award for IndyCar Grand Prix →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Qualifying

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GO BOWLING 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 12, 2017

TEAM CHEVY TAKES FOUR OF TOP 12 QUALIFYING SPOTS AT KANSAS

KANSAS CITY, KS (May 12, 2017) – Kyle Larson paved the way for Team Chevy in qualifying for tomorrow night’s Go Bowling 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Kansas Speedway with a ninth place effort in the No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS. Larson ran a speed of 187.950 mph in the final round of knockout qualifying on the 1.5-mile track.

Chase Elliott was 10th quick in his No. 24 NAPA Chevy SS, Austin Dillon was 11th in the No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet SS, and Larson’s teammate, Jamie McMurray, qualified 12th in his No. 1 McDonald’s $1 Any Size Soft Drink Chevy SS. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Qualifying →

Megan Meyer

Meyer Sisters Racing Makes National Event Debut at Next NHRA Event

Meyer Sisters Racing Makes National Event Debut at Next NHRA Event

With her college graduation coming up, Rachel Meyer has had her hands full this year completing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, racing her Super Comp dragster at the local drag strip, and preparing for her NHRA National Event debut in one of the Randy Meyer Racing Team’s Top Alcohol Dragsters.

Rachel will hop into the seat of her father’s A/Fuel dragster during the 2017 Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties Event on May 19-21 at Heartland Park Topeka. Rachel currently shares the driver’s seat with the newest member of the team, Justin Ashley, who raced the dragster in the Gainesville GatorNationals and Charlotte 4-Wide Nationals earlier this year. Justin walked away with a win and runner-up finish in his first two Top Alcohol races, and Rachel has high hopes for her debut as well. Continue reading Meyer Sisters Racing Makes National Event Debut at Next NHRA Event →

Wood Brothers

Blaney, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Fusion Win The Pole At Kansas

Blaney, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Fusion Win The Pole At Kansas

May 12, 2017

Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team took another big step in their building process by winning the pole for Saturday’s GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas Speedway.

It was Blaney’s first career Cup pole, and it came in his 65th race. It was the 117th pole for his Wood Brothers team, which has now won poles with 12 drivers, including team founder Glen Wood, who won the team’s first pole at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 12, 1958, and went on to win the team’s next five poles and 14 altogether. The most recent pole winner before Blaney was Ricky Rudd, who earned the pole at Talladega Superspeedway on April 25, 2004. Continue reading Blaney, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Fusion Win The Pole At Kansas →

Honda Racing

Second-Row Start for Dixon, Honda in INDYCAR Grand Prix Qualifying

Second-Row Start for Dixon, Honda in INDYCAR Grand Prix Qualifying
• Scott Dixon qualifies fourth on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
• Sebastien Bourdais also advances to final round of “knockout” qualifying
• Honda drivers claim seven of the top 12 grid positions for Saturday’s race Continue reading Second-Row Start for Dixon, Honda in INDYCAR Grand Prix Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Kansas–Dale Earnhardt Jr.

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GO BOWLING 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 12, 2017

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 MOUNTAIN DEW DEW-S-A CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed competing this weekend at Kansas, his thoughts on next weekend’s All- Star race, his new show on DIY Network and many other topics. Full Transcript:

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE DEW-S-A PAINT SCHEME THIS WEEKEND?
“Yeah, it’s a good-looking car. Mountain Dew has got a summer promotion with this DEW-S-A flavor they have mixed the Code Red, White Out and Voltage together. We did a little commercial shoot a couple of months ago at Hammerhead (productions) which was a lot of fun. We got a little infomercial that we shot and that will be fun for everybody to take a look at, but it’s good. I’ve tasted it out. It’s pretty awesome and only 170 calories, that is pretty good. Anyhow, yeah, the car looks great and this first practice I thought it was a lot of fun to drive and didn’t mind our lap times too much, so we will see what we’ve got in this second practice.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Kansas–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Paul Menard

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
GO BOWLING 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 11, 2017

PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 FVP/MENARDS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his team’s season to date, racing at Kansas, his intermediate track program, his view of night racing and road course racing, and more. Full Transcript:

COMING OFF A 9TH PLACE FINISH AT TALLADEGA LAST WEEKEND, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT BRINGING THAT MOMENTUM WITH YOU TO KANSAS SPEEDWAY?
“Oh, well it’s a totally different race track, obviously. But, we’ve struggled with some finishes this year, for sure; so getting a solid top 10 last week was a good momentum-booster. Kansas has always been a really good track for us. We’ve led laps here and been top 5 a few times and had good runs, so I’m definitely looking forward to getting back on a 1.5-mile track and seeing where our program is. We struggled at some early 1.5-miles (like) Atlanta; we had a really good run going at Las Vegas until we had some circumstances. So, I’m looking forward to getting back on it at Kansas and seeing what we’ve got.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Paul Menard →

Hot Rodders of Tomorrow

Double Header Events Net Seven New Qualifying Teams For Dual National Championship!

Double Header Events Net Seven New Qualifying Teams
For Dual National Championship!

Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge held two qualifying events over this past weekend (May 6th).

On the West coast at the Edelbrock Car Show on a cold and rainy day, 16 teams competed. Of those, 3 new teams qualified for the Dual National Championship held at the SEMA and PRI Show later this year by disassembling and then re-assembling a small-block Chevrolet engine in less than 33 minutes, including penalties.

Team Performance Quotient from Loara High School out of Anaheim, CA qualified with a time of 32:14. Team FAST from Rancho Alamitos High School from Garden Grove, CA had a time of 30:02. Team Comp Cams, Calabasas High School out of Calabasas, CA made it to the Dual National Championship with the time of 25:05.

Team Comp Cams from Calabasas CA. Qualified for the National Dual Championship with the time of 25:05Back in the Midwest in Champaign, IL at the Parkland College Car Show, nine teams competed with four new teams qualifying for the Championship.

Team Hooker Blackheart https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18238749_10154753745023246_7221633145652025490_o.jpg?oh=fc79fc53fa79baf445aa087c15e7ad49&oe=59808D73, a new team participating in their first HROT event from North Boone High School, Poplar Grove, IL qualified in fifth place with the time of 30:31.

Parkland College from Champaign, IL. who hosted the event had two teams qualify. Fourth place Team RHS Heads (27:22) and second place Team Taylor (25:42)

Team Speed Pro, Belvidere North H.S. came in first place with the time of 20:57Coming in first place was Team Speed Pro, Belvidere North High School from Belvidere, IL. with the blazing time of 20:57. Belvidere has participated in the HROT program since its inception back in 2008.

As it stands at this time, 37 teams have qualified with times ranging from 17:47 to 32:14 to participate in the Dual National Championship held at the SEMA and the PRI Shows. Those students that participate at the Championships will compete for scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 from five different colleges: Ohio Technical College, University of Northwestern Ohio, School of Automotive Machinists & Technology, Universal Technical Institute and WyoTech.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Aims to Kick Off Month of May with Indy GP Victory

Chevrolet Aims to Kick Off Month of May with Indy GP Victory

· Team Chevy drivers have won all three races on Indianapolis road course
ᴏ 85-lap race on 2.439-mile, 14-turn circuit precedes Indy 500 preparations
· Simon Pagenaud enters the fifth race of the season in a familiar position
ᴏ Reigning series champion is points leader and two-time winner of the event
· Team Penske’s Will Power won the 2015 race from the pole position
ᴏ Driver of No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet reset course qualifying lap record in ‘16
· JR Hildebrand will mark 50th Verizon IndyCar Series career start with momentum Continue reading Chevrolet Aims to Kick Off Month of May with Indy GP Victory →

Wood Brothers

Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Looking To Build On Texas Success At Kansas

Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Looking To Build On Texas Success At Kansas

May 10, 2017

Ryan Blaney and Jeremy Bullins head back this weekend to where it all started for them on the Cup circuit.

The driver and crew chief of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion made their debut in NASCAR’s elite series back in 2014 at Kansas Speedway in a Team Penske Ford.

Since moving to the Wood Brothers’ team, Blaney and Bullins have had some strong runs at Kansas as evidenced by their average finish there of 8.7 since they joined the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team. Continue reading Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Looking To Build On Texas Success At Kansas →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Kansas Advance

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
GO BOWLING 400
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
MAY 13, 2017

BOWTIE BULLETS
CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE:
Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers with 11 victories at Kansas Speedway. Five different drivers have piloted their Chevrolet race cars to Winner’s Circle at the 1.5-mile track.

FAST START:
Despite off-season changes, the Chevrolet SS is off to a fast start in 2017 with four wins in the first 10 races of the year. Since its debut 2013, the Chevy SS has only had more wins through the first 10 races of the season in 2015 when the brand recorded six victories prior to entering Round 11. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Kansas Advance →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Kansas Advance

Red Horse Racing : Notes & Quotes

Event: Toyota Tundra 250
Venue: Kansas Speedway
Date: May 12, 2017

Red Horse Racing at Kansas Speedway… In 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Kansas Speedway, Red Horse Racing has recorded four top-five and nine top-10 finishes with an average starting position of 12.5 and an average finish of 13.9.

Red Horse Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History… Since entering NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition in 2005, RHR has 528 starts, earning 16 wins, 111 top-five finishes, 234 top-10 finishes and 14 pole awards. Continue reading Red Horse Racing–Kansas Advance →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Taylor, Fässler Round Out 2017 Lineup All six Corvette Racing drivers are past winners of French endurance classic

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Taylor, Fässler Round Out 2017 Lineup
All six Corvette Racing drivers are past winners of French endurance classic

Taylor reunites with Garcia, Magnussen in No. 63 Corvette C7.R
Fässler back with Corvette Racing at Le Mans for first time since 2009
Corvette Racing full-season drivers to lead charge again at Le Mans
Team going for ninth Le Mans class victory since 2001 Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Taylor, Fässler Round Out 2017 Lineup All six Corvette Racing drivers are past winners of French endurance classic →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Preview

Richard Childress Racing’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Kansas Speedway … In 71 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 2,766 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 48 pole awards, 106 wins, 477 top-five finishes and 1,036 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 Preview →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Scores First Sprint Car Win During 24th Career Start

Giovanni Scelzi Scores First Sprint Car Win During 24th Career Start

Inside Line Promotions – CHICO, Calif. (May 8, 2017) – Giovanni Scelzi captured his first career feature victory last Friday during only his 24 th career winged sprint car start.

Scelzi, who was driving for Roth Motorsports, led all 30 laps of the King of Kings season opener at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, Calif., to achieve the feat. Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Scores First Sprint Car Win During 24th Career Start →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Scelzi Earns First Podium of Season at Silver Dollar Speedway

Scelzi Earns First Podium of Season at Silver Dollar Speedway

Inside Line Promotions – CHICO, Calif. (May 8, 2017) – Dominic Scelzi posted his first podium finish of the season last Friday at Silver Dollar Speedway to kick off a doubleheader at the quarter-mile oval.

Scelzi guided his Roth Motorsports backed, family owned team to a 13 th-place result in qualifying before finishing fifth in a heat race to lock into the 13th starting position for the main event. Continue reading Scelzi Earns First Podium of Season at Silver Dollar Speedway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Atlanta

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
LUCAS OIL NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS
ATLANTA DRAGWAY AT COMMERCE, GEORGIA
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017

Chevrolet Pro Stock Winning Streak Reaches Seven to Start Season

• No. 1 qualifier Bo Butner is first two-time winner of season in Pro Stock
• Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders advances to final round
• Robert Hight sets track Funny Car elapsed time record in advancing to semifinals
• Courtney Force earns No. 1 qualifier honor for the fourth consecutive race

COMMERCE, Ga. — (May 7, 2017) – Atlanta Raceway held significance in Bo Butner’s memory before this past weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Atlanta →

Roush Yates

FORD SWEEPS TALLADEGA!

FORD SWEEPS TALLADEGA!

TALLADEGA, Ala. May 8, 2017 – Polesitter, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion won his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. In partnership with Ford Performance, Roush Yates Engines provided the Ford FR9 EFI horsepower that propelled the No. 17 to victory lane in the GEICO 500.

“What an incredible weekend of racing, the Ford GT cars ran in Belgium and Texas, while our NASCAR teams swept Talladega,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “Congratulations Ricky and Jack on this milestone win and to Aric, Fred Biagi and Bill DenBeste on winning the Xfinity race. To win both restrictor plate races this year, Daytona and Talladega with Ford Performance is an incredible achievement for our team. And I have to thank the fans. It was great to see the grandstands full of NASCAR fans.” Continue reading FORD SWEEPS TALLADEGA! →

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