Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Learns in Houston, Taking Newfound Knowledge Down the Road

Line Learns in Houston, Taking Newfound Knowledge Down the Road

HOUSTON, Tex., April 26, 2015 – Overall, raceday in Houston at the 28th annual NHRA SpringNationals did not put a smile on Jason Line’s face. A second-round exit was not what the driver of the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro had planned, particularly as he was coming into Sunday with the 40th low qualifier award of his career in his pocket. However, the bigger picture tells a brighter story. What the KB Racing team found in qualifying should benefit them greatly in the long run, and as a parting shot and a promise of the future, Line left the building on Sunday with low e.t. of eliminations in his hands. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line Learns in Houston, Taking Newfound Knowledge Down the Road →

NHRA

NHRA–Houston Results

Top Fuel — Doug Kalitta, 3.820 seconds, 324.98 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 4.014 seconds, 225.60 mph.

Funny Car — Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.244, 258.32 def. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.480, 205.16.

Pro Stock — Erica Enders-Stevens, Chevy Camaro, 6.571, 211.73 ARP car def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.598, 211.66.

Pro Modified — Don Walsh, Chevy Camaro, 5.872, 249.12 def. Bill Glidden, Ford Mustang, 8.945, 123.41.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Randy Meyer, 5.327, 271.73 ARP car def. David Brounkowski, foul.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Doug Gordon, Chevy Camaro, 5.813, 241.76 def. Ulf Leanders, Chevy Monte Carlo, 8.666, 98.79.

Competition Eliminator — David Rampy, Roadster, 7.268, 181.98 def. Joey Tanksley, Dragster, 6.397, 211.66.

Super Stock — Jimmy Hildago Jr, Pontiac Firebird, 9.865, 120.32 def. Gary Emmons, Chevy Camaro, foul.

Stock Eliminator — David Latino, Chevy Corvette, 10.596, 124.65 def. Brett Candies, Chevy Camaro, broke.

Super Comp — Jeff Lopez, Dragster, 8.895, 164.21 def. Dan Foley, Dragster, 8.869, 171.14.

Super Gas — Robby Lopez, Chevy Corvette, 9.941, 138.02 def. Steve Collier, Chevy Vega, 9.916, 168.32.

Super Street — Rick Huffman, Chevy Camaro, 10.887, 143.57 def. Frank Kohutek, Chevy Vega, foul.

Top Dragster — J.R. Baxter, 6.628, 192.69 def. William Kruse, 6.960, 147.33.

Top Sportsman — Bob Gulitti, Chevy Camaro, 6.695, 208.46 def. Trent Wilson, Camaro, 6.984, 193.13.

Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–Tequila Patrón ESM Tests Ligier Prototypes

Tequila Patrón ESM Tests Ligier Prototypes

Riviera Beach, Fla., – April 27, 2015 – In a season of firsts, Tequila Patrón ESM added another to that list today – first laps in the Onroak Automotive Ligier JS P2 prototype race cars.

Tequila Patrón ESM brought the brand new racing machines to Magny-Cours in central France today to conduct its first official shakedown and laps with the Ligiers. Today’s test kicks off a week of on-track action that concludes with Round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC), the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium on Saturday. Continue reading Extreme Speed Motorsports–Tequila Patrón ESM Tests Ligier Prototypes →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Barber Motorsports Park

CHEVROLET AERO KIT INDYCAR V6 2.2 LITER
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE QUOTES
APRIL 26, 2015

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 67 HARTMAN OIL CFH RACING CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND ON THOSE FINAL FEW LAPS? “I was just so nervous and I can’t tell you how nervous I was. In racing I am normally not but it’s just been such a long time coming in trying to do this. I can’t believe now is when it happened. I knew that one of these days it was going to happen with this team because they are so solid. I just can’t think everybody enough that gave me an IndyCar job. Wink Hartman, Sarah Fisher, Libba Hartman and Andy O’Gara. It’s unbelievable what this has turned into and now I have Ed Carpenter in the group and Stewart and everyone who is involved. I really wouldn’t be here without all those guys because they made me into an IndyCar driver. It’s so hard to become a professional driver these days and they made me one. So I just want to thank them and everyone on our car. Chevrolet was incredible. I was just getting crazy fuel mileage with fast pace. So Chevys are just obviously really unbelievable cars and we are spanking the Hondas right now. Very happy to be with those guys because they took us under their wing. We have great partners with Direct Supply and Firestone tires which stayed underneath me and kept me just fine. I really don’t know what to say but I am just so happy that we have great partners, great owners, incredible team and group. Just happy we won this race finally.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Barber Motorsports Park →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Grand Prix of Alabama

Josef Newgarden Scores First Career Victory at Barber Motorsports Park
Scott Dixon Gives Team Chevy Two Spots on Podium in Race Four of 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Season

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (April 26, 2015) – There is nothing like the smile of a first time winner, and Team Chevy driver Josef Newgarden proved that true today following his first career Verizon IndyCar Series victory in the INDY Grand Prix of Alabama. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Grand Prix of Alabama →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing– Capps Wins All-Mopar Final on HEMI Day at NHRA SpringNationals

Capps Wins All-Mopar Final on HEMI Day at NHRA SpringNationals

Ron Capps and DSR 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T earn Funny Car title win at NHRA SpringNationals near Houston, Texas
New 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T earns a fifth win in six NHRA events this season
No.1 qualifier Jack Beckman drives 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T to his second final elimination round of the season
Capps takes over lead in Funny Car points standings from teammate Matt Hagan Continue reading Mopar Racing– Capps Wins All-Mopar Final on HEMI Day at NHRA SpringNationals →

Chevrolet Racing

John Force Racing– HIGHT, C. FORCE RACE TO SEMIS IN HOUSTON

HIGHT, C. FORCE RACE TO SEMIS IN HOUSTON
BAYTOWN, TX — It was a strong day for John Force Racing at the 28th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals even though the team just missed getting into the winner’s circle for the 239th time. Robert Hight and Courtney Force raced their Chevrolet Camaro Funny Cars to the semi-finals but came up just a few thousandths of a second short. Continue reading John Force Racing– HIGHT, C. FORCE RACE TO SEMIS IN HOUSTON →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA OWNERS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPTS
APRIL 26, 2015

CHEVROLET SWEEPS TOP FOUR POSITIONS AT RICHMOND AND SEVEN OF TOP TEN
Kurt Busch Scores His First Win of 2015 in Dominating Fashion

RICHMOND, Va. – April 26, 2015 – Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS, led six times for a total of 291 laps to capture his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory of the season at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Busch and the rest of the competitors had to wait a day to get the race in after persistent rains on Saturday caused postponement of the event until Sunday afternoon. The win was his 26th career victory, and second at the 0.75-mile RIR speedway. Busch moves up four positions in the overall standings to 18th. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA OWNERS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 26, 2015

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
WITH EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS YEAR, WHAT DOES THIS WIN MEAN?
“It’s an incredible feeling. It’s a total team effort. And the way that everything came together just seemed like we were building and building and building towards a great finish like this. And I have this opportunity because of Gene Haas and everybody that’s part of our family at Stewart-Haas. It’s an unbelievable feeling when you pull deep from within and you go through troubles and you know, when you’re accused of something and things go sideways, your personal life doesn’t need to affect your business life. And I’m here in Victory Lane. It feels great to do it here in Richmond and to do with Haas Automation, Chevrolet, Monster Energy, Mobil 1, Rush Truck Centers and everybody that’s part of our family, and all these guys back here. But Tony Gibson is just an amazing crew chief and I’m glad I’ve got the chance to work with him. Thanks to everybody, we got it done today. The car was pretty good.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Kurt Busch

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA OWNERS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 26, 2015

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner
WITH EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS YEAR, WHAT DOES THIS WIN MEAN?
“It’s an incredible feeling. It’s a total team effort. And the way that everything came together just seemed like we were building and building and building towards a great finish like this. And I have this opportunity because of Gene Haas and everybody that’s part of our family at Stewart-Haas. It’s an unbelievable feeling when you pull deep from within and you go through troubles and you know, when you’re accused of something and things go sideways, your personal life doesn’t need to affect your business life. And I’m here in Victory Lane. It feels great to do it here in Richmond and to do with Haas Automation, Chevrolet, Monster Energy, Mobil 1, Rush Truck Centers and everybody that’s part of our family, and all these guys back here. But Tony Gibson is just an amazing crew chief and I’m glad I’ve got the chance to work with him. Thanks to everybody, we got it done today. The car was pretty good.”

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–The Texas Outlaw: Donny Schatz Wins at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

The Texas Outlaw: Donny Schatz Wins at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Becomes the second ever winner of the Texas Outlaw Nationals’ Ted Johnson Memorial trophy
MESQUITE, Tex. – April 25, 2015 – The Texas Outlaw Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday night was a battle between two drivers and the lapped traffic that lay ahead. When the checkered flag fell on the $20,000-to-win, 30-lap feature, it was Donny Schatz who scored the coveted Ted Johnson Memorial trophy and his sixth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

Schatz led the field to the green flag. A red flag flew on the start catching up several cars including 294-time series winner Sammy Swindell. The field reset and returned to green.

Schatz led the first lap and maintained that position through the opening portion of the feature. The six-time champion caught lapped traffic on lap five and second place Shane Stewart began to catch. On lap seven, Stewart got his opportunity to take the lead.

“I knew he was a little better off the bottom of two than I was up top but I had to give it a shot,” Stewart said.

Stewart slid Schatz as the two drivers came off of turn two onto the back straight using the Kyle Hirst as a pick.

“You get to a lapped car, you try to do something to get around them,” Schatz said. “Shane capitalized on it. Sometimes the best place to be is running second when you hit those spots. He got by us.”

For the next eight laps, Stewart worked to build up a lead over Schatz. But as he worked his way through traffic, Schatz caught back up to the Larson Marks Racing driver. On lap 16, it was Schatz back in prime position to take back the lead. In a move reminiscent of Stewart’s pass for the lead several laps earlier, Schatz, on the bottom, slid Stewart as the drivers came off of turn two onto the back straight.

“You just can’t make any mistakes with him running behind you,” Stewart said of Schatz. “He lost the lead doing that and of course I did too.”

Farther back in the field, Logan Schuchart, who started third, held off challenges from Jason Sides for the position. Sides eventually found his way around Schuchart’s Shark Racing car on lap 19. The move was short lived though as Kraig Kinser battled his Mesilla Valley Transportation No. 11K car forward after falling back to fifth in the opening laps. Kinser got around Schuchart on lap 24 and then around Sides with four laps to go to take over the third position.

As the race wound down, Stewart tried to close the gap on Schatz’s No. 15 Bad Boy Buggies car for the lead.

“Anytime (Schatz is) out front he sets a pretty torrid pace,” Stewart said. “I was trying to stay with him just in case he got caught up in lapped traffic.”

Ultimately it was Schatz who donned the Outlaws cowboy hat and hoisted the Ted Johnson Memorial trophy in victory lane. He is just the second driver to have his name engraved on the award.

“It’s fun racing with Shane. He’s a class act. He races hard and he races clean and it’s fun to come out on the better end of him,” Schatz said. “Never been so proud to wear a hat in my life.”

Schatz said getting through traffic and anticipating the challenges from behind were the key for the night.

“Well you’ve got to expect it – you don’t know if he’s there or not,” Schatz said. “You’ve got to go as hard as you can and try not to make mistakes. And if you’ve got to move around, you move around. That we did. Getting through traffic – that’s what wins and loses these races. That’s what has lost me a lot of races and that’s what’s won me a lot too.”

It was the sixth win of the season for Schatz and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team. He currently leads the championship points standings by 26 over second place Stewart.

Stewart said he was disappointed with his finish but pleased with the way the 2015 season has gone so far for his team.

“I really, really wanted to win this race,” Stewart said. “I’ve got a lot of friends and family here. It was a race that I had on my radar that I really wanted to win. This Eneos/GoPro car has been really good all season and (crew members Scotty Martin and Andrew Seamans) once again gave me a good car. It’s always fun to be able to race for the lead, to be able to race up front like we’ve been able to do all year. Definitely a dream come true for me.”

Kinser, who finished third and in the process scored his first podium finish of the season, said the finish was one his team needed.

“We struggled a little bit the last month and a half,” Kinser said. “Just to get up here on the front stretch with these two guys is an accomplishment right now for us. Hopefully this will give us some momentum going into the rest of the year.”

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–No. 3 Qualifier Anderson Well-Prepared for Sunday in Houston

No. 3 Qualifier Anderson Well-Prepared for Sunday in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas, April 25, 2015 – Greg Anderson powered his Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro to a series of strong and steadily improving passes during qualifying for the 28th annual NHRA SpringNationals. Ultimately, he earned a start from the No. 3 position for the second consecutive event on NHRA’s 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour, and he will have a shot at a third Houston trophy on Sunday. Anderson has previous wins at Royal Purple Raceway in 2004 and 2008. Continue reading Summit Racing–No. 3 Qualifier Anderson Well-Prepared for Sunday in Houston →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Scores 40th Pole at NHRA’s Houston SpringNationals

Line Scores 40th Pole at NHRA’s Houston SpringNationals

HOUSTON, Tex., April 25, 2015 – Jason Line has very high standards. The driver of the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro sets the bar for himself so high, in fact, that his typical response after a pass that most everyone else would consider spectacular is one of dissatisfaction. A diehard racer, Line always wants more. On Saturday at the 28th annual NHRA SpringNationals, that was not the case. Line got all that he wanted and even a little something extra when he rocketed to a remarkable 6.519-second pass at 212.33 mph to reset the Royal Purple Raceway track record for elapsed time and reel in the 40th low qualifier award of his career and third in Houston. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line Scores 40th Pole at NHRA’s Houston SpringNationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR– Helio Castroneves Puts Chevrolet on Pole at Barber Motorsports Park

Helio Castroneves Puts Chevrolet on Pole at Barber Motorsports Park
Will Power Qualifies Second for All-Chevrolet Front Row

· Firestone Fast Six were all Chevrolet Aero Kit IndyCar V6 drivers
· Chevrolet has had number one starting position for all four races thus far in 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season – three pole wins and one set by points due to weather
· Second consecutive Verizon P1 Award for Castroneves; his second at Barber Motorsports Park and 43rd career pole Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR– Helio Castroneves Puts Chevrolet on Pole at Barber Motorsports Park →

Chevrolet Racing

John Force Racing–EXCITING MATCH-UPS FOR JFR AT SPRING NATIONALS

EXCITING MATCH-UPS FOR JFR AT SPRING NATIONALS
BAYTOWN, TX – The rain moved over Royal Purple Raceway this morning but by the time the first qualifying session was scheduled it was blue skies and a warm track for the John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro Funny Cars and Top Fuel dragster. At the end of the day all four JFR entries were qualified and ready for some exciting first round match-ups with long-time rivals and tough competitors. Continue reading John Force Racing–EXCITING MATCH-UPS FOR JFR AT SPRING NATIONALS →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Grand Prix of Alabama

CHEVROLET AERO KIT INDYCAR V6 2.2 LITER
INDY GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIFYING QUOTES
APRIL 25, 2015

HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 AAA INSURANCE TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE SITTER: ON HIS QUALIFYING: “My boys from AAA Team Penke we worked it through and each session we were improving our time. The car was really good and certainly my teammates, Will (Power) and Simon (Pagenaud) and Juan (Pablo Montoya) as well but unfortunately he wasn’t in the top-six. But, it is so close guys. You have to push until the end. Our experience and quickness we put everything together. It is really exciting, especially for this place. It is very difficult pass. Starting in the front doesn’t mean anything, but I’m going to have the best seat in the house. I told the guys to check everybody’s times because I am going to go for it and I don’t want to cause a yellow. Then he said it doesn’t look like anyone is going quick, I pitted and that was it. The car was extremely good. We worked through the entire day and chipped away at it. It was awesome.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Grand Prix of Alabama →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Beckman Takes Provisional No.1 Spot with Three-Second Run at NHRA SpringNationals

Beckman Takes Provisional No.1 Spot with Three-Second Run at NHRA SpringNationals

Jack Beckman took his DSR 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T to provisional pole position at NHRA SpringNationals near Houston, Texas
Beckman posted Royal Purple Raceway’s first sub four-second pass with a 3.988 second run at 318.17 mph
DSR teammate Ron Capps runs a track record speed of 319.67 mph to sit in provisional third spot
Richie Stevens makes his Pro Stock season debut with Johnson & Johnson Racing in a Dodge Dart Continue reading Mopar Racing–Beckman Takes Provisional No.1 Spot with Three-Second Run at NHRA SpringNationals →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Richmond 250

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Richmond 250
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va.
Friday, April 25, 2015

Race Highlights:
Brian Scott qualified fifth and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing driver at Richmond International Raceway. Austin Dillon qualified 13th, Ty Dillon 15th and Brendan Gaughan 16th.
Brian Scott finished seventh, Austin Dillon eighth, Ty Dillon, ninth and Brendan Gaughan 11th.
Next up for the NASCAR XFINITY Series is the Talladega 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. Catch all the action live on Saturday, May 2 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on FOX, broadcasted live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Richmond 250 →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Picking Up Points, No. 3 on Friday in Houston

Anderson Picking Up Points, No. 3 on Friday in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas, April 24, 2015 – Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team are so far unfazed by the hot and sticky conditions in Houston. At the end of the first day of qualifying for the 28th annual NHRA SpringNationals, Anderson was situated nicely in the No. 3 position, and with the weather possibly warming a bit for Saturday’s continued action at Royal Purple Raceway, the driver of the red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro could likely maintain his nice, high perch. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Picking Up Points, No. 3 on Friday in Houston →

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