Monthly Archives: July 2015

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing at Eldora Speedway

Red Horse Racing at Eldora Speedway

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series took to the dirt for the 11th race of the season at Eldora Speedway for the 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic. Teams completed two practice sessions on Wednesday morning, with Timothy Peters recording the 16th-fastest lap in the first session and the third-fastest lap in the second. Ben Kennedy was 29th-fastest in both sessions, but received damage in the first after a brush with the wall. Following practice, single-truck qualifying laps set the fields for five 10-lap qualifying races. Kennedy started the second qualifying race in fifth, while Peters started the third race in the third position. Kennedy finished sixth in his qualifying race, just missing the last transfer position and forcing him to compete for a starting spot in the last chance qualifying race. Peters finished second in his qualifying race, earning him the eighth-place starting position in the Mud Summer Classic. Kennedy finished second in the last chance race, earning the 27th starting spot in the main event, but he had to start at the rear of the field after the team made unapproved adjustments. In the Mud Summer Classic, Kennedy finished 12th and Peters crossed the line in 23rd after a late-race spin.
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–No. 1 Anderson Continues to Aim High for Mile-High Nationals

No. 1 Anderson Continues to Aim High for Mile-High Nationals

MOORESVILLE, N.C., July 22, 2015 – Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing Pro Stock team have a hold of the points lead, and they certainly don’t plan on letting it go. Heading into the tough stretch of three-in-a-row races known as the Western Swing, Anderson and company will have to work for it – but the KB Racing team has never shied away from a challenge. It all begins this weekend at the 36th annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals. Continue reading Summit Racing–No. 1 Anderson Continues to Aim High for Mile-High Nationals →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Wants a Summit Racing Chevy on Top at Mile-High Nationals

Line Wants a Summit Racing Chevy on Top at Mile-High Nationals

MOORESVILLE, N.C., July 22, 2015 – The 36th annual Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway will be an opportunity for Summit Racing NHRA Pro Stock driver Jason Line to add to an already very impressive stat. Just a few weeks ago, the driver of the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro brought in round-win number 450, a tally exceeded by only one other currently competing factory hot rod racer – Summit Racing teammate Greg Anderson. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line Wants a Summit Racing Chevy on Top at Mile-High Nationals →

Casey Currie

Casey Currie Soars and is Fastest at Glen Helen

Casey Currie Soars and is Fastest at Glen Helen
CORONA, California (July 19, 2015) – It was a short but fast weekend for Casey Currie at the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) at Glen Helen. After a successful practice on Friday, rare thunderstorms came through the San Bernadino Foothills, postponing Round 9 until Sunday morning and Round 10 had to be rescheduled to the Lake Elsinore event at the end of the season. But even with the track drastically changing with all the rain, Casey had another strong points weekend and put down the fastest lap time of the Pro Lite class. Continue reading Casey Currie Soars and is Fastest at Glen Helen →

Kasey Kahne Racing

Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap

Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap

Month of Money Begins

One of the busiest stretches of the World of Outlaws season is now underway. With 16 feature events over the span of 30 days visiting Kansas, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario, Canada and then back to the mid-west, July and August on the World of Outlaws tour prove to be the most grueling months in motor sports.

Brad Sweet and the No. 49 team picked up their third win of the season June 24th at I-96 Speedway in Michigan, while Daryn Pittman and the No. 9 team continue to contend for wins and finish up front night in and night out.

Kasey also got back into the action taking a car to Attica Raceway Park and Eldora for two All-Star Circuit of Champions races in mid-June. He had a race-winning run going at Attica before contact with only a few to go slipped him to a 5th place-finish, and Eldora was a great race as he started near the tail of the field and passed a lot of cars by the end of the race.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R LIME ROCK: Second-Half Push for Chevrolet, Stevenson Motorsports

CAMARO Z/28.R LIME ROCK: Second-Half Push for Chevrolet, Stevenson Motorsports
Manufacturer, Driver, Team championships in GS class down to final five races

DETROIT (July 22, 2015) – The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R and its teams are halfway through the 2015 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge with five races left in the season. The championship run begins with a three-race stretch during the next five weeks, starting at Lime Rock Park on Saturday. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R LIME ROCK: Second-Half Push for Chevrolet, Stevenson Motorsports →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Silver Cup Sweep

Silver Cup Sweep
All Star Circuit of Champions stars Blaney, Darrah sweep Outlaws in Lernerville twin features
SARVER, Pa. – July 21, 2015 – Dale Blaney and Cody Darrah both represent the face of overcoming adversity, finding success after a year that began with uncertainty about the future.

If they had not done so already though, the All Star Circuit of Champions stars proved Tuesday night that all of that is old news as they swept the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Twins at Lernerville Speedway and beat the stars of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Silver Cup Sweep →

John Force Racing

JOHN FORCE WANTS TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SECOND SWING

JOHN FORCE WANTS TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SECOND SWING
DENVER (July 22, 2015) — John Force is the only driver to win the Western Swing in the Funny Car category. It has been twenty one years since Force accomplished this feat taking out Chuck Etchells in Denver and Sonoma before defeating nemesis Al Hofmann in the Seattle final. Two years later Force almost captured his second Western Swing win with wins in Denver and Seattle and a runner-up finish in Sonoma. Continue reading JOHN FORCE WANTS TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SECOND SWING →

Roush Yates

Roush Yates–Scott Bloomquist and Durham Racing Engines Capture Second Straight Silver Dollar Nationals

Scott Bloomquist and Durham Racing Engines Capture
Second Straight Silver Dollar Nationals
Mooresville, NC. July 21, 2015 – Scott Bloomquist and Durham Racing Engines raced their way to their second straight Silver Dollar Nationals win Saturday night at I-80 Speedway with the RY45 Series engine platform. Bloomquist moves to fourth in Lucas Oil Late Model DIRT Series (LOLMDS) points with the win.

“We had a good car all night,” said Bloomquist “Andy Durham builds a great engine and we had a lot of horsepower out there.” Continue reading Roush Yates–Scott Bloomquist and Durham Racing Engines Capture Second Straight Silver Dollar Nationals →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Mopar Revs Up for 36th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

Mopar Revs Up for 36th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

· Mopar teams and drivers get set for the 36th annual Mopar Mile-High National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals at Bandimere Speedway on July 24-26 near Denver, Colorado
· Mopar’s marquee NHRA event kicks off with the 14th edition of the popular Mopar Block Party in downtown Golden, Colorado
· Mopar Road Ready Program’s Doug Herbert to serve as Grand Marshal of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
· Honorary starter duties to be undertaken by popular Denver radio personality and loyal Mopar man Willie B.
· Mopar Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson has six wins at Denver and aims for a ninth straight final-round appearance at Thunder Mountain
· New Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car flying high with 10 wins and 12 final round appearances
· DSR drivers Matt Hagan, Ron Capps and Jack Beckman are 1-2-3 in Funny Car championship points Continue reading Mopar Racing–Mopar Revs Up for 36th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–At A Glance: Brent Marks Heads Back to Pennsylvania with the Outlaws

At A Glance: Brent Marks Heads Back to Pennsylvania with the Outlaws
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series heads to Lernerville Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway and then on to New York’s Lebanon Valley Speedway
CONCORD, N.C. – July 20, 2015 – The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to Pennsylvania this week to take on the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Twins at Lernerville Speedway and the Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway.

For 24-year-old Brent Marks, a Myerstown, Pennsylvania native, the opportunity to run a select schedule with the series has been a valuable learning experience for him and his No. 19M BAPS Auto Paint & Supplies team.

After making a handful of starts with the series since the beginning of the season he caught back up with the Outlaws at Eldora and continues on into Pennsylvania. Continue reading World of Outlaws–At A Glance: Brent Marks Heads Back to Pennsylvania with the Outlaws →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Scelzi Reclaims King of the West Championship Lead Following Top Five at Placerville

Scelzi Reclaims King of the West Championship Lead Following Top Five at Placerville

Inside Line Promotions – PLACERVILLE, Calif. (July 20, 2015) – Dominic Scelzi is back on top of the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series championship standings following a fourth-place finish last Saturday at Placerville Speedway.

“Whenever you go to Placerville it’s a toss-up whether you’ll do good or bad,” he said. “I’ve been there a lot where we’ve qualified bad and had to work from the back to the front. Saturday went smooth from the get-go, which was huge for the team as well as in the points.”

Scelzi opened the event by qualifying second quickest around the bullring.

“We started off strong,” he said. “We were the first car out and had a really good lap. We were very close to our second quick time of the year, which I was thrilled about.”

Scelzi then finished fourth in a heat race to lock himself in the dash, which he started on the outside of the third row.

“In the dash we got up to fifth and were fighting for fourth,” he said. “I hit the cushion wrong and ended up falling back to seventh.”

That lined him up on the inside of the fourth row for the main event.

“In the main I worked the bottom for the first half of the race,” he said. “Toward the last few laps I started working the top in turns three and four and then the top all around the track. I got up to third a couple of times, but wasn’t able to keep it. I’m thrilled with a fourth-place finish.”

Scelzi’s fourth-place result was his 11th top five of the season. It also marked his 15th top-10 finish in his last 16 races.

He is slated to compete this Friday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., and Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., for the Peter Murphy Classic with the King of the West.

Additionally, Scelzi and his brother, Giovanni, were featured in a July 18 article by the Fresno Bee about several young and upcoming racers from the area who are working to achieve lofty dreams as professional drivers.

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–New Hampshire 301

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
New Hampshire 301
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 19, 2015

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing drivers Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard finished eighth,11th and 25th, respectively, in the New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Newman ranks 13th in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Kevin Harvick by 204 points, while Menard ranks 14th and Dillon ranks 19th.
Kyle Busch earned his third win of the 2015 season and was followed to the line by Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The 20th race of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season is the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 26, 2015, which is scheduled to be televised live on NBCSN beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Indianapolis Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.

Austin Dillon Earns Top-10 Finish in No. 3 Dow Chevrolet at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon earned his third top-10 finish of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and advanced two positions in the driver point standings by racing his way from a 24th-place starting position to an eighth-place finish in the New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon. The sophomore Sprint Cup Series competitor struggled with handling issues throughout the 301-lap race, but crew chief Slugger Labbe addressed the issues through routine pit stops that included wedge and air pressure adjustments. Although Dillon fell one lap down to the race leader after losing track position by waiting to pit during a lengthy green-flag run, he earned his lap back by taking the wave around when the caution flag was displayed on lap 100. The team used pit strategy to their advantage during subsequent stops and quickly worked their way into the top 12. They discovered that the Dow Chevrolet’s handling was very sensitive to wedge adjustments as they fine-tuned the handling of Dillon’s machine and he raced his way into the top 10 with 100 laps to go before crossing the finish line eighth. Dillon gained two positions in the driver point standings, advancing to 19th, leading into the next event on the Sprint Cup Series schedule at Indianapolis Motor Speedway where he will drive the No. 3 Mycogen Seeds Chevrolet

Start – 24 Finish – 8 Laps Led – 0 Points – 19

AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE:
“It’s just huge for the momentum of this team that we were able to finish in the top-10 today. I’m proud of myself, and I am proud of Slugger and of all of the guys. I’m out of breath after this race and that happens when you have a race-able car that you can race hard every lap. I can’t thank Slugger enough for sticking with me. We were not very good in practice but we worked hard. I learned a lot in the NASCAR XFINITY Series car, I think, it laid over today; and it was probably one of our best races in the last two years. I’m looking forward to running the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway on Wednesday and the Sprint Cup Series race at the Brickyard on Sunday with Dow AgroSciences.”
2011 CC Team Icon 27 NSCS Menards

Paul Menard Finishes 25th in the Richmond/Menards Chevrolet at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Paul Menard started Sunday’s 301-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway from the 28th position and battled throughout the day to ultimately finish 25th. In the opening laps, Menard radioed to crew chief Justin Alexander that the No. 27 Chevrolet was tight through the center of the turns. Alexander called for two tires, fuel and a wedge adjustment on lap 22 to help remedy the condition. The Eau Claire, Wisconsin native continued to battle tight-handling conditions but strategy by Alexander kept him on track until the lap 96 caution, gaining 17 spots by staying out during green-flag pit stops. Four tires, fuel and a wedge adjustment on lap 104 made positive changes for the Richard Childress Racing team and had Menard racing within the top 15. Trouble came on lap 196 when a competitor got too close to the No. 27 Chevy, causing a tire rub on the Richmond/Menards Chevy which brought Menard to pit road. After making multiple repairs on pit road and battling back from one lap down, the Alexander-led team saw Menard cross the finish line in 25th. This finish moves Menard to 14th in the driver points standings. Up next for the No. 27 team is Sunday’s event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Start – 28 Finish – 25 Laps Led – 0 Points – 14

PAUL MENARD QUOTE:
“My guys fought hard for me today and made a lot of good adjustments on pit road. The car was just tight all day but Justin (Alexander, crew chief) made good changes and had it tuned in after our second pit stop. Then we got a tire rub and had to fight back from that. I’m proud of my team for not giving up. We’ll keep chipping at it.”

Ryan Newman and the No. 31 Quicken Loans team earn an 11th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Ryan Newman earned an 11th-place finish in the No. 31 Quicken Loans Chevrolet after fighting a tight-handling Chevrolet SS for a better part of the day in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Quicken Loans team took the green flag from the 26th position and moved inside the top 20 by lap 19. In the opening laps of the race, Newman reported to crew chief Luke Lambert he was loose in and off the corner. Lambert brought Newman to pit road for a scheduled green-flag stop on lap 85 for four tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment. The caution flag was displayed on lap 116 which allowed the South Bend Ind., native to pit for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment. Newman restarted 25th on lap 121 and found his groove. He was shown 13th by lap 158. As the laps wound down Newman fought a tight-handling condition that the Quicken Loans crew worked to alleviate through routine pit stops. An incident on the last lap forced NASCAR to display the caution, thus ending the race with Newman in the 11th position. With his 11th-place finish Newman and the Quicken Loans crew move up to 13th in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup standings.

Start – 26 Finish – 11 Laps Led – 0 Points – 13

RYAN NEWMAN QUOTE:
“We fought a tight handling condition all day, but Luke and the guys made great adjustments on pit road to get us in position to move towards the front. Restarts proved to be key all day and we took advantage to gain positions on each one. I’m proud of the hard work the No. 31 guys put in this weekend and can’t wait to get to Indianapolis Motor Speedway next week.”

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney Finishes 23rd After Tough Day At New Hampshire

Blaney Finishes 23rd After Tough Day At New Hampshire

July 19, 2015

What started out to be a promising run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway didn’t turn out as expected for Ryan Blaney and his No. 21 SKF Ford Fusion team.

After a strong performance in qualifying on Friday and posting the third-best time in final practice on Saturday, Blaney was poised for a run to the front in Sunday’s New Hampshire 301. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney Finishes 23rd After Tough Day At New Hampshire →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FIVE-HOUR ENERGY 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
JULY 19, 2015

KEVIN HARVICK EARNS STRONG THIRD PLACE FINISH AT LOUDON
Team Chevy Takes Five of Top 10 Places

LOUDON, N.H. – (July 19, 2015) – Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, Kevin Harvick, led the way for Team Chevy in the 5-Hour Energy 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) by piloting his No. 4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevy SS across the finish line in third place. A strong contender in the 43-car field, Harvick led 59 of 301 laps at the flat track in Loudon known as the ‘Magic Mile’. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Post Race →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Crowned at Wild 32nd Annual Kings Royal

Shane Stewart Crowned at Wild 32nd Annual Kings Royal
Sweeps the Kings Royal weekend at Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG, Ohio – July 18, 2015 – Neither rain nor Donny Schatz could keep Shane Stewart down on Saturday night as the Larson Marks Racing driver scored the biggest win of his career and was crowned ‘King Shane’ in a Kings Royal no one will soon forget.

“This is an awesome, awesome weekend,” Stewart said in victory lane. “I don’t even know what to say, it’s an unbelievable feeling.” Continue reading World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Crowned at Wild 32nd Annual Kings Royal →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Hunter-Reay, Honda Reign Supreme On Iowa Oval

Hunter-Reay, Honda Reign Supreme On Iowa Oval
• Hunter-Reay scores third Iowa victory, sixth consecutive Iowa win for Andretti Autosport
• Rahal prevails over gearbox issues, moves to second in drivers’ championship
• Honda drivers claim three of the top five finishing positions

In another thrilling Iowa Corn 300, Ryan Hunter-Reay successfully defended his 2014 victory, holding off Josef Newgarden Saturday night at Iowa Speedway for his first – and Honda’s fourth – Verizon IndyCar Series win of 2015. Continue reading Honda Racing–Hunter-Reay, Honda Reign Supreme On Iowa Oval →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–New Hampshire–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
5-HOUR ENERGY 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 19, 2015

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S/BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 3RD
WAS IT STRATEGY AT THE END THAT REALLY GOT YOU?
“I think we had the right strategy, just a little miscue on the last pit stop. Those guys have done great all year. They did great today. It just took me a little longer to get around a couple of those cars and lost the track position. I just have to thank everybody at our Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet for everything they do. We were off on Friday and we were able to really rebound and have a good Saturday and good racecar today. It’s encouraging for two months.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–New Hampshire–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Josef Newgarden and Sage Karam Earn Podium Finishes for Team Chevy at Iowa

Josef Newgarden and Sage Karam Earn Podium Finishes for Team Chevy at Iowa

Juan Pablo Montoya Maintains Point Lead after Early Race Crash

NEWTON, Iowa (July 18, 2015) – Josef Newgarden earned his third podium finish of the season piloting his No. 67 Wichita State University CFH Racing Chevrolet to a runner-up finish in the Iowa Corn Indy 300 at Iowa Speedway. Fellow Team Chevy driver Sage Karam earned his first career Verizon IndyCar Series podium with a third place effort in the No. 8 Comfort Revolution/Big Machine Records Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Josef Newgarden and Sage Karam Earn Podium Finishes for Team Chevy at Iowa →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Post Race

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 67 WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY CFH RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 2ND: WHAT WAS THAT FINAL LAP SHOOTOUT LIKE?
“Well it was tough. I really feared that if we were going to get into a shootout situation and we were behind, not leading that it was going to be tough for us. We didn’t quite have the ultimate speed. I think some of that is down to downforce choices tonight. We had a great racecar. I’m so proud of my guys. We had a really incredible car. It was fun to run here. You can’t beat running around Iowa in an Indy car. It’s unbelievably fun and I think more fun for me because we had such a great racecar. But it’s disappointing I’m really sad we lost that thing to be honest. I think we had a car to win. It’s just a shootout scenario we didn’t have what we needed at the end, but we still had a great effort all weekend. I’m really proud of my guys. Hopefully, we keep this momentum going.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Post Race →