Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–ESM Patrón Ready for First Kiss of Indy Bricks

ESM HPDs make Indianapolis debut
STUART, Fla. – July 22, 2014 – The Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) makes its Indianapolis debut this week as the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship heads to the hallowed ground of Midwest motorsports – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). More than 100 years of motorsports history echoes through the track at 16th and Georgetown, and ESM looks to make its mark during Friday’s Brickyard Grand Prix.

Scott Sharp, ESM owner/driver, has 14 Indianapolis 500 starts on his résumé including a pole position in 2001 and five top-10 finishes. In his last four appearances (2005-2007, 2009), Sharp ran a Honda-powered machine. The 2007 season was the first time Sharp drove a Tequila Patrón-sponsored Honda race car. Continue reading Extreme Speed Motorsports–ESM Patrón Ready for First Kiss of Indy Bricks →

Dyson Racing

Dyson Racing–McMurry’s Summer School Class in Close Combat

It may be school vacation time for most of Matt McMurry’s high-school classmates back in Phoenix, but for the 16-year-old Dyson Racing Junior Development Program driver summer school continues, most recently this past weekend with the running of the European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring. McMurry, who last month became the youngest driver ever to start the 24 Hours of Le Mans, racked up more valuable seat time as he and his teammates, Tom Kimber-Smith and Mark Patterson took their Greaves Motorsports Caterham Zytek Z11SN – Nissan LMP2 entry to a sixth-place overall finish.
“This was a really hard-fought race for us and for just all the teams,” McMurry said, following a final-hour battle to the checker between two-time Le Mans winner Kimber-Smith and ex-F1 driver Christian Klien in the Newblood by Morand Racing Morgan Judd, with Kimber-Smith coming up less than two seconds shy.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Nascar Tuesday Teleconference–Tony Stewart

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/BASS PRO SHOPS CHEVROLET SS, WAS THE GUEST OF THIS WEEK’S NASCAR TELECONFERENCE.

BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPT:
THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. We’re joined today by Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet for Stewart‑Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and owner of Eldora Speedway. Tony, thank you for joining us.
TONY STEWART: Thank you.
THE MODERATOR: You have a busy week ahead starting with Wednesday’s Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora. A few interesting notes, fans are coming from 45 different states and as far as Canada, Australia, Great Britain and Sweden to attend the second annual Mudsummer Classic. Talk about the popularity of the event and what it’s like for you to see it all coming together and watching from the owner’s seat?
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–With Luck on His Side, David Gravel Gets Win at Lebanon Valley Speedway

Gravel scores fourth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win of the season

WEST LEBANON, N.Y. – July 20, 2014 -David Gravel scored his fourth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win of the season Sunday night at Lebanon Valley Speedway – but if not for a little luck, the result could have been very different.

Gravel took the lead in his Roth Motorsports car on a restart following a caution on lap five. He jumped past Kerry Madsen and held the position until another yellow flew on lap 13.
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Encouraged as a Corner is Turned in Denver

Anderson Encouraged as a Corner is Turned in Denver

DENVER, Colo., July 20, 2014 – Greg Anderson had a weekend to remember at Denver’s Bandimere Speedway at the 35th annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals. Anderson didn’t walk away with the win at the picturesque facility, but the 74-time NHRA national event victor did leave the event with a fresh infusion of optimism following a collection of runs that marked his best performance of the season to date. He also gained more valuable points towards breaking into the top 10 in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series standings.
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Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Johnson Rules at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, Seizes Third-Straight Win and Sixth in Eight Years at Bandimere

Mopar Also Announces Three-Year Extension of Mile-High Nationals Sponsorship

· Allen Johnson defeats teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr. in the third-consecutive all-Mopar Pro Stock final at Bandimere Speedway
· “Magneti Marelli Quality Auto Parts Offered by Mopar” Dodge Dart driver Johnson earns his fourth Wally trophy of the season
· Johnson and Coughlin meet in the final for the second time this season, a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the 426 HEMI and 100 years of the Dodge brand
· Coughlin drives to his fourth final-round appearance of the season
· Johnson’s victory is the sixth win of the season for Mopar in Pro Stock competition
· Ron Capps runs to the semifinals to pace the four-driver Mopar HEMI-powered Dodge Funny Car squad at Thunder Mountain
· Hagan takes his 426 Race HEMI 50th Anniversary Tribute Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to the quarterfinals
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Elevated by Overall Performance at Mile-High Nationals

Line Elevated by Overall Performance at Mile-High Nationals

DENVER, Colo., July 20, 2014 – The 35th annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals moved to the top of favored races this weekend for Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line. The Mooresville, N.C.-based driver was in command of a very powerful car as he put his Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro on the pole and then blasted through eliminations en route to a semifinals finish. The ending to the weekend was a bit earlier than he had hoped, but Line could hardly hang his head over the powerful performance at one of the most challenging racetracks on NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour.
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John Force Racing

John Force Racing–ROBERT HIGHT’S WIN CAPS DOMINANT WEEKEND FOR JFR

ROBERT HIGHT’S WIN CAPS DOMINANT WEEKEND FOR JFR

DENVER, CO — John Force Racing had three chances to win the Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals today. For the first time since debuting the Castrol EDGE Top Fuel dragster in 2013 JFR had two Funny Cars in the final round and Brittany Force in the Top Fuel final. Funny Car No. 2 qualifier Robert Hight outran a tire smoking No. 1 qualifier John Force in the Funny Car final, 4.166 seconds to 5.953 seconds, setting the stage for a JFR double-up win. Unfortunately the third time was not the charm and Brittany Force was bested by JR Todd in the Top Fuel final.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–IndyCar–Mike Conway Wins Race Two in Toronto to Give Chevy Doubleheader Victories

CHEVROLET RACING
VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY TORONTO – 2 IN T.O.
STREETS OF TORONTO – EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY RACE TWO RECAP
JULY 20, 2014

Mike Conway Wins Race Two in Toronto to Give Chevy Doubleheader Victories
Tony Kanaan and Will Power Give Chevrolet IndyCar V6 Second Podium Sweep of Day

TORONTO (July 20, 2014) – Mike Conway along with team owner Ed Carpenter made the strategy call of Race Two on the Streets of Toronto for the Verizon IndyCar Series that took Conway and the No. 20 Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka Chevrolet team to Victory Lane. It was the second win of the season for Conway, the third win of the year for the team, the second win of the Toronto Doubleheader weekend for Chevrolet and the eighth IndyCar win of the season for the Bowtie brand.

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Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Pagenaud Finishes Fourth for Honda in Toronto Race 1

• Recovers from first-lap contact
• Strong drive, pit-stop strategy maintain championship challenge
A storming recovery effort from Simon Pagenaud and his Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports team, following first-lap contact, resulted in a fourth-place finish Sunday to lead the Honda-powered field in the opening race of a same-day Verizon IndyCar Series doubleheader Sunday at the Honda Indy Toronto.

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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–IndyCar–Honda Indy Toronto 2

CHEVROLET RACING
VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY TORONTO – 2 IN T.O.
STREETS OF TORONTO – EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY RACE TWO DRIVER QUOTES
JULY 20, 2014

MIKE CONWAY, NO. 20 FUZZY’S ULTRA PREMIUM VODKA ED CARPENTER RACING, RACE WINNER: MIKE, AFTER THE STRUGGLES THE LAST FEW RACES AND EARLIER THIS WEEKEND, HOW MUCH REDEMPTION DO YOU GET FROM THIS? “It feels so good. It was really difficult conditions in the wet and we were kind of struggling for a bit but as soon as I saw the path and a dry line, I knew it was time to come it. It was a great call and the guys were up for it. I wasn’t sure what they were going to say. It was great from there and we just kind of took off and just controlled the race. I was getting nervous there when the red flag came out but I knew with Justin behind me I knew I would be able to cover it. So it was good fun out there.”
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Dyson Racing

Dyson Racing–New and Improved

TORONTO, ONT – It was a competitive race for Butch Leitzinger in the #08 Bentley Continental GT3 today in the Pirelli World Challenge double header in the streets of Toronto. At the end of the thirty-seven minute race, Leitzinger had moved from thirteen to ninth and set a time three tenths off the fastest race lap. It was a weekend of positive progression as the team dialed in the car and found increased speed in each session.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–IndyCar–Honda Indy Toronto

CHEVROLET RACING
VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY TORONTO – 2 IN T.O.
STREETS OF TORONTO – EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
JULY 20, 2014

SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, NO. 11 TEAM HYDROXYCUT KVSH RACING CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: ITS BEEN A WHILE, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING RIGHT NOW? “So many things. I am a bit speechless to be honest because it’s the kind of race you do not want to lose kind of thing. It just went perfect from green to checkered flag and these guys, Hydroxycut gave us great support this weekend. Lone Star and Circle K and having a celebration with these guys.”
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Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–EnjoyIllinois.com 300

NASCAR Nationwide Series
EnjoyIllinois.com 300
Chicagoland Speedway
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Race Highlights:
Brian Scott qualified on the pole for the EnjoyIllinois.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. Richard Childress Racing teammate Ty Dillon started on the outside pole position in second, followed by Brendan Gaughan and Cale Conley wrapping up the ninth and 10
th-place starting positions, respectively.
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Lance Dewease Leads a Posse Sweep of Williams Grove

Dewease is the 19th different World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series winner of the season

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – July 19, 2014 – After a nearly three hour rain delay that pushed the start of the feature into the early morning hours of Sunday, Lance Dewease held off Donny Schatz to win night two of Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway. Dewease’s win gave the Pennsylvania Posse a sweep of Summer Nationals and made him the 19th different World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series winner of the season.
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Scores Best Qualifying Start of the Year in Denver

DENVER, Colo., July 19, 2014 – Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team continued to see steady gains on the mountain at the 35th annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. When qualifying was said and done, Anderson had wheeled his Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro to a start from the No. 5 position, his best start all year. He will race Matt Hartford in the first round of eliminations on Sunday.
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line No. 1 Qualifier at Mile-High NHRA Nationals

DENVER, Colo., July 19, 2014 – Jason Line and Bandimere Speedway are forming quite a bond this weekend at the 35th annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals. Line powered his Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro to a series of remarkable passes during qualifying and dramatically snatched the low qualifier award at the very last moment on Saturday evening. Line, who earned his first No. 1 qualifying position of the year, will race Steve Kalkowski in the first round on Sunday.
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