World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Donny Schatz Holds off Paul McMahan to Win 14th of the Season

Donny Schatz Holds off Paul McMahan to Win 14th of the Season
Schatz extends his points lead over second place Daryn Pittman

MCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. – Aug. 12, 2014 – Tuesday night at Junction Motor Speedway Donny Schatz proved once again why he is the man to beat in the race for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship as he notched his 14th win this season.

Schatz, who came into Junction Motor Speedway after his eighth career Knoxville Nationals win just days earlier, has scored wins in five of the last seven Outlaws events with his STP/Armor All team.
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Tech 9

Tech 9–Tour Britannia Wins!

Tech 9 Success – A Hat-Trick of Tour Britannia wins !

Tech 9 secure a hat-trick of Tour Britannia victories with a victory in the closest fought competition for ten years.
After two and a half days of intense competition across Cheshire and North Wales – 3 race events, 14 special stages and over 400 road miles were endured.
In conclusion, a winning margin of just 13 seconds separated Phil Hindley and Andy Bull from experienced rally experts Steve Perez and Paul Spooner.

A testament to the crew at Tech 9, and the fastidious attention to detail in the preparation of the immaculate 1979 911 SCR 3.0 Porsche 911 has ensured that the car remains unbeaten with 3 Tour Britannia wins, and 2 Mini Britannia event wins without a single mechanical fault encountered, and a 100% finishing record on every stage entered. This amazing feat amplifies the company motto of ‘Engineering Excellence’

Congratulations also extend to fellow Tech 9 competitor Stephen Radcliffe and Chris King, having secured a fantastic third overall in the Tech 9 supplied 911 SC

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Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Giovanni Scelzi Fights Mechanical Issues and Track Conditions at Lemoore

Giovanni Scelzi Fights Mechanical Issues and Track Conditions at Lemoore

Inside Line Promotions – LEMOORE, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2014) – To say Giovanni Scelzi had his most frustrating outing of the season last weekend would be an understatement.

Scelzi battled mechanical issues and poor track conditions on Saturday at Lemoore Raceway.

“The track was terrible,” he said. “It took rubber in the heat races. They reworked it and it took rubber by the first main event.”

The night began with Scelzi showcasing speed during the winged micro sprint hot laps. Unfortunately, a problem occurred between then and qualifying, which kept Scelzi from timing in.

“We were the fastest car in hot laps and then we had problems in qualifying,” he said. “We think the clutch was slipping in it. We didn’t want to hurt the motor anymore so we decided to park it.”
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Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Dalziel, Sharp Produce Podium Finish for HPD, Honda at Road America

• Dalziel scores second consecutive pole for HPD ARX-03b Honda
• Multiple late-race restarts hamper victory efforts
• Riley Honda Daytona Prototype returns to TUDOR competition
Once again, the Extreme Speed Motorsports pairing of Ryan Dalziel and Scott Sharp led the way for Honda Performance Development Sunday at the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase, starting from the pole and finishing third in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race at Road America. Continue reading Honda Racing–Dalziel, Sharp Produce Podium Finish for HPD, Honda at Road America →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–NASCAR 355

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR 355 at the Glen Post Race Report
Watkins Glen Interrnational
August 10, 2014

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin Dillon, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman finished 16th, 32nd and 41st, respectively.
Newman ranks ninth in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Dale Earnhardt, Jr. by 128 points, while Dillon ranks 14th and Menard ranks 17th.
AJ Allmendinger earned his first victory of the 2014 season and was followed to the finish line by Marcos Ambrose, Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson and Carl Edwards.
The next Sprint Cup Series race is the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, August 17, which is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and is broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Second Straight Win for Action Express Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Second Straight Win for Action Express Racing
Fuel strategy pays dividends again for Prototype championship leaders

· Three Corvette DPs in top-five at Road America

· Corvette Racing Corvette C7.Rs sixth, seventh in GTLM

· Chevrolet leaves Road America leading Prototype, GTLM manufacturer championships

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 10, 2014) – Action Express Racing played its strategy to perfection once again Sunday as Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi won the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America. It was the second straight victory in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship for the No. 5 Corvette Daytona Prototype, and Barbosa and Fittipaldi increased their lead in the Prototype driver’s championship.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPTS
AUGUST 10, 2014

CHEVROLETS AJ ALLMENDINGER RECORDS HIS FIRST CAREER VICTORY AT WATKINS GLEN
Team Chevy Takes Three of Top Five Finishing Positions

WATKINS GLEN, NY – (August 10, 2014) – AJ Allmendinger powered his No. 47 Scott Products Chevrolet SS to victory at the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen, scoring his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. The 90-lap race around the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen road course was mired with cautions and even halted three times for red flag periods to clean up accident debris and repair damage to the course. In the end Allmendinger out ran Marcos Ambrose (Ford) in a final two-lap dash to the checkered, and all but locked himself into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 10, 2014

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 SCOTTS PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS
HOW IS THE RACE CAR?
“It’s a tricky race track right now. There are moments I think I need one thing and then about 10 laps later I think I need another. Scott Products Chevy is fast we pitted early there and I think that threw me off a little bit because we had to fight through all the slower cars and I used my tires up and then when Marcos (Ambrose) and Jeff (Gordon) and those guys came out they had 10 lap fresher tires. I had already used my stuff up so I think we were pretty late in the run which it’s Watkins Glen so strategy is always going to come into play. More importantly glad everybody is okay in that wreck. That was nasty to see. We will get that fence fixed and go have some fun here for about 30 laps.”
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Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Zippo 200 at the Glen

NASCAR Nationwide Series
Zippo 200 at the Glen
Watkins Glen
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Race Highlights:
Paul Menard qualified sixth for the Zippo 200 and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing entry at Watkins Glen International. Teammates Brian Scott, Ty Dillon, and Brendan Gaughan qualified seventh, eighth, and ninth, respectively.
RCR teammates Ty Dillon, Paul Menard and Brian Scott finished eighth, ninth, and 10th respectively. Brendan Gaughan finished 28th.
Ty Dillon currently leads the RCR drivers in the Nationwide Series driver point standings in fourth, Brian Scott is fifth and Brendan Gaughan seventh.
Next up for the Nationwide Series is the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Catch all the action live on Saturday, August 16 at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN.
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Donny Schatz Wins His Eighth Knoxville Nationals Title

Donny Schatz Wins His Eighth Knoxville Nationals Title
Schatz again holds off Brian Brown to score victory during sprint car racing’s richest week

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 9, 2014 – After rain delays, qualifiers, many days of work and months of preparation, Saturday’s FVP Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores came down to just a few laps with two familiar competitors fighting a pitched battle.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–JEFF GORDON PUTS CHEVROLET SS ON POLE AT THE GLEN

JEFF GORDON PUTS CHEVROLET SS ON POLE AT THE GLEN
Team Chevy Drivers claim 7 of Top 12 Starting Positions for Cheez-It 355

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – (August 9, 2014) – Jeff Gordon powered the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS to the pole position for Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at The Glen with a lap of 68.126 seconds/129.466 m.p.h. It is the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champions’ 75th career pole, his third at Watkins Glen International and first of the 2014 season.

Gordon’s pole win marks the 11th time this season that a Team Chevy driver piloting a Chevrolet SS will lead the field to the green flag.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Thrilling Victory for CKS Autosport

CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Thrilling Victory for CKS Autosport
Aschenbach, Curran take first win of season; Liddell fights back for second with Davis

· A 1-2 finish for Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R

· Aschenbach wins on last-corner, last-lap pass

· Chevrolet extends Grand Sport class manufacturer championship lead
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Front-Row Start For Action Express Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Front-Row Start For Action Express Racing
Fittipaldi leads Corvette DP charge with second in qualifying; Gavin sixth in GTLM

· More momentum for Prototype championship leaders Fittipaldi, Barbosa
· Gavin leads Corvette Racing qualifying efforts in No. 4 Corvette C7.R
· Chevrolet aiming to retain lead in Prototype, GTLM manufacturer championships

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 9, 2014) – Christian Fittipaldi and Action Express Racing led the way for the Corvette Daytona Prototype contingent in Saturday’s qualifying session for the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America. Fittipaldi was second in the No. 5 Action Express Corvette DP during Prototype qualifying with a lap of 1:55.961 (125.670 mph) at Road America.
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Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–Pole Position for ESM Patrón at Road America

Pole Position for ESM Patrón at Road America

Last-lap flyer by Dalziel Earns Second Consecutive Pole for ESM
Elkhart Lake, Wisc., – Aug. 9, 2014 – Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) earned its second consecutive pole position in TUDOR United SportsCar Championship series today. Ryan Dalziel, co-driver of the No. 1 Tequila Patrón Honda Performance Development ARX-03b (HPD), saved the best lap for last at Road America. With seconds to spare in the 15-minute session, the Scotsman vaulted to the top of the charts with a lap of 1:55.166 (126.537 mph), nearly eight-tenths quicker than the second-place qualifier.

This marks the third pole position from ESM in 2014: Johannes van Overbeek earned the pole during the May race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. In the last round at Indianapolis, it was an all-ESM, all-Tequila Patrón front row with Dalziel starting first and van Overbeek second.

ESM owner Scott Sharp will start the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase for the No. 1 team and Dalziel will drive second.

In the No. 2 Tequila Patrón HPD, van Overbeek lapped the 4.048-mile, 14-turn permanent road course in 1:56.319 (125.283 mph), which sets him fifth on the starting grid. Co-driver Ed Brown will start the race for the No. 2 team and van Overbeek will drive second.

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Makes Last Lap Pass to Win Knoxville Nationals Qualifier

Shane Stewart Makes Last Lap Pass to Win Knoxville Nationals Qualifier
Stewart ties Madsen for second in points; Schatz takes the lead and the pole in Saturday’s A main

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 8, 2014 – One lap is all Shane Stewart led at Friday night’s qualifying feature for the FVP Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores, but it was the one that mattered.
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Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–ESM Patrón Takes on FIA WEC LMP2 with COTA Entry

ESM Patrón Takes on
FIA WEC LMP2 with COTA Entry

Sharp, Brown and Dalziel to co-drive No. 1 entry in WEC;
Brown and van Overbeek No. 2 in IMSA entrant
Elkhart Lake, Wisc., – Aug. 8, 2014 – First IMSA, then the World. Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) will take on some of the world’s best racers in next month’s FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) round at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Tex.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Bell Qualifies Third for Stevenson Motorsports

CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Bell Qualifies Third for Stevenson Motorsports
Two Camaro Z/28.Rs in top-five of GS qualifying at Road America

· Bell, Lally were GS race winners at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
· Davis fifth in No. 6 Stevenson Camaro; Curran leads CKS Autosport effort
· Chevrolet holding class manufacturer championship lead

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 8, 2014) – The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R holds two of the top five staring spots on the grid for Saturday’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race at Road America. Stevenson Motorsports’ Matt Bell was third quickest in qualifying for the Grand Sport (GS) class Friday with a lap of 1:22.934 (101.955 mph) in the team’s No. 9 Camaro Z/28.R that he shares with Andy Lally.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen–Danica Patrick

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY FINAL PRACTICE QUOTES
AUGUST 8, 2014

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS – INVOLVED IN A PRACTICE ACCIDENT IN THE CLOSING MINUTES OF THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT WATKINS GLEN

WHAT HAPPENED?
“I blew a tire. I have no idea. I think it was only two laps, the second lap on tires. So apparently the No. 20 was radioing in saying there was some smoke. I never saw any, but he said he saw it and said ‘you guys should pit.’ Just in the carousel there is so much load on the left-front there that I guess that was the go spot for it. It has been a record horrible day I’m pretty sure.”
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Adding American Flavor to WEC Round

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Adding American Flavor to WEC Round
Milner, Taylors to team in Corvette C7.R for Six Hours of Circuit of The Americas

· All-American lineup in lone U.S. race for FIA WEC
· Entry sponsored by Konica Minolta and Michelin

DETROIT (Aug. 8, 2014) – Corvette Racing will field a Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the Six Hours of Circuit of The Americas on Saturday, Sept. 20 in the only race for the FIA World Endurance Championship in the U.S. The Corvette C7.R entry will have a distinctive American flavor with Tommy Milner, Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor teaming in the GTE Pro class at the venue in Austin, Texas. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Adding American Flavor to WEC Round →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen–Jeff Gordon

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 8, 2014

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Watkins Glen International and discussed the return of Drive To End Hunger and AARP as sponsors in 2015, the first practice session and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT THE SPONSORSHIP RENEWAL:
“I’m really excited. It’s been so rewarding working with AARP and Drive To End Hunger battling senior hunger over the past several years. To get a chance to do that next year again is fantastic. We are very happy about that news.”
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