Monthly Archives: July 2015

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Lakes Region 200

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Lakes Region 200
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Saturday, July 18, 2015

Race Highlights:
Austin Dillon finished second and was the highest finishing Richard Childress Racing driver in the Lakes Region 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Ty Dillon finished sixth, Brendan Gaughan 11th, and Brian Scott 29th.
Scott started fifth and was the highest qualifying NASCAR XFINITY Series driver in the RCR camp. A. Dillon qualified sixth, T. Dillon seventh and Brendan Gaughan 10th.
Next up for the XFINITY Series is the Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Catch all the action live on Saturday, July 25 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on NBC Sports Network, broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Lakes Region 200 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Kyle Larson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FIVE-HOUR ENERGY 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
JULY 18, 2015

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his past top finishes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, how the season is going thus far, how he is looking forward to running at Indianapolis next week, and more. Full Transcript:

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY AND WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TOMORROW TO GET TO THE FRONT OF THE FIELD?
“Last year we finished really well because our team called a really good race. We stayed out when a lot of people didn’t; which was the opposite of what a lot of people did as far as pit stops went. That gained us some track position and I was able to hold it throughout the races. Hopefully we can come back this year and do the same. We had a good car yesterday. I just made a mistake in qualifying, which got us behind on tires and then just qualified a little bit too bad. But, it should be all right. We’ll get some more practice today, depending on weather, and hopefully make the Target Chevy even faster.”

YOU’VE BEEN REALLY GOOD AT THIS TRACK. HOW MUCH HAVE YOU TARGETED THIS RACE AS ONE OF YOUR BEST CHANCES TO GET A WIN AND MAKE THE CHASE?
“I don’t know. I haven’t really thought about that. I would like to go to every track and have a shot at winning. This is our best statistical track, for sure; even going back to 2012 when I won the K&N race here and then I finished fourth in the Nationwide race and then had two top-3’s in the Cup Series last year. Yeah, I don’t know. Well see come tomorrow. I would like to win at every track and circle every track as one where we could get a win. But, this is the next one so it would be nice to get it here.”

DID YOU TRY TO GET IN A TRUCK FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT ELDORA OR ARE YOU JUST FOCUSING ON CUP?
“No, I didn’t try to get a ride, really. I told Tony (Stewart) if he could promise me it would be rough and hooked-up, I’d run. And he said he couldn’t promise me that and so I’m not running (laughs). But, now it looks like it’s going to rain on Tuesday, so the track will probably be hooked-up and rough on Wednesday. So, as it gets closer, I’m wishing I was racing it. But, it will be fun to watch on TV. It should be a good race.”

DID THE CHANGES COMING INTO THIS SEASON AS FAR AS THE HORSEPOWER AND DOWNFORCE CHANGES, IMPACT YOU PROGRAM TO THE POINT TO WHERE YOU GUYS ARE NOT RUNNING AS WELL AS YOU WERE LAST YEAR?
“I don’t know what it is. I feel like a lot of it is luck, where we ran decent. And then like last weekend, I get a flat left rear at the end of the race and finished 35th. So, we’ve had a handful of weekends like that. I definitely feel like our performance probably isn’t quite as good as it was at the end of last year. I don’t know if it’s a horsepower thing, or whatever it may be. But, we’re getting quicker and quicker every week. We just need to find bigger gains to getting more speed. Yeah, it’s been a little bit frustrating just how we haven’t had many good finishes. But it has been good to see that we’ve run around the top 10 for the majority of the races until the last run of the race, it seems like.”

IS IT HARDER TO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU’VE HAD AERO PACKAGE CHANGES?
“I feel like our team adjusts pretty well whenever NASCAR throws changes at us. We were quickest at most practices in Kentucky. Going back to Atlanta, me and Jamie (McMurray) were both fast to start the weekend. It just seems like maybe other teams have made bigger gains than we have, where last year I felt like we were making bigger gains than a lot of teams. So, I’m interested to go into next week, which is another kind of curveball for all the teams. That one will be a little bit different because we’ll be relying more on drafting probably, with other guys. But, I don’t know. I think our team, within our organization, does a really good job whenever NASCAR does throw changes. We’ve just got to keep making gains as we go.”

ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO RUNNING AT INDY NEXT WEEK? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?
“I love going to Indy. I spent some time there in 2011 and 2012 racing USAC stuff. So, I’ve got a lot of friends and stuff in the area. It’s almost like a second or third home behind California and North Carolina, to me. So yeah, I enjoy going there. Indy is just cool in itself just because it’s got so much history at that race track and it’s just so different and it’s a really nice facility. So, yeah, I love going there. We ran pretty well there last year. I’d like to go back again this year and do good, but it’s way different aero and horsepower than last year, so we’ve got to wait and see. But yeah, I’m looking forward to getting there and hanging out with some friends and the people I used to live with there. It’ll be fun to go there and hang out with them. They haven’t met (son) Owen yet, so that will be fun to take him there to hang out with them. We usually light off fireworks in the backyard at like 3:00 in the morning when they’re sleeping (laughs); so we might do that some, too.”

WHO DID YOU LIVE WITH THERE?
“Well, in 2011, I lived in Columbus with Pete Willoughby, who owns part of Keith Kunz Motorsports. But then in 2012, I lived in Avon, Indiana with Davey and Michelle Jones. They worked on our Sprint Car stuff that year and I had a lot of fun living there. We became really good friends.”

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Gets His Knight’s Tale at Eldora Speedway

Shane Stewart Gets His Knight’s Tale at Eldora Speedway
Dominates the Knight Before the Kings Royal to score fifth World of Outlaws victory of the season
ROSSBURG, Ohio – July 17, 2015 – In spite a qualifying draw that sent him out last, there was little doubt Shane Stewart was the driver to beat at Friday night’s Knight Before the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Gets His Knight’s Tale at Eldora Speedway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Practice

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRACTICE RECAP
JULY 17, 2015

Tony Kanaan, No. 10 Fusion Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, led both Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions today at Iowa Speedway in preparation for Saturday night’s Iowa Corn 300. The former series champion and 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner’s best lap of 17,7544 seconds/181.273 mph was set during the second practice around the 0.894-mile oval. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Practice →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Qualifying

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
5-HOUR ENERGY 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 17, 2015

KURT BUSCH LEADS TEAM CHEVY IN QUALIFYING AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
Five Chevy SS Drivers in top 12

LOUDON, N.H. – (July 17, 2015) – Kurt Busch turned a lap of 134.569 mph in his No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to earn a sixth-place starting spot for Sunday’s 5-Hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

In three rounds of knock-out-style qualifying on the track known as the ‘Magic Mile’, Busch was the quickest of five Team Chevy drivers who advanced to the third and final round. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Qualifying →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Practice

Hunter-Reay, Wilson Head Honda Practice Effort in Iowa
• Defending race winner leads both practice sessions for Honda
• Qualifying, final short oval race of 2015 take place Saturday

Two-time and defending Iowa Speedway race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay posted the third-fastest speed among Honda drivers in the first of two practice sessions Friday at the high-banked, 0.894-mile oval, in preparation for Saturday nights’s Iowa Corn 300. Hunter-Reay, winner in Iowa in both 2012 and 2014 – and second-place finisher in 2013 to then-teammate James Hinchcliffe – was 12th quickest in the evening session that concluded the day.

New addition to the Andretti Autosport lineup, Justin Wilson, posted the second-fastest Honda speed, finishing the pair of practice sessions 13th overall, just behind Hunter-Reay and ahead of 2011 Iowa race winner Marco Andretti. Wilson, who ran the Month of May for Andretti at Indianapolis, rejoined the team last week in Milwaukee for the remainder of the 2015 season.

Activities at Iowa Speedway, the second and final short oval race of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series, continue Saturday with qualifying, followed by the 300-lap race at 8 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.

Justin Wilson (#25 Andretti Autosport Honda): “I’m really pleased with the way the Honda feels – it’s driving well, can change lanes and run all over the track. We have to find a little bit more speed, but it’s definitely in the ballpark to be a challenger. Now it’s just a case of putting it all together and get ready. We’re the first car out for qualifying tomorrow. We’ll see what happens.”

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney And His SKF Ford Fusion Start 16th At New Hampshire

Blaney And His SKF Ford Fusion Start 16th At New Hampshire

July 17, 2015

Ryan Blaney and his team’s No. 21 SKF-sponsored Ford Fusion finally had their day in the sun.

After missing two straight Sprint Cup races because of rain on qualifying day, the sun shone brightly at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Blaney and his Wood Brothers team responded with a strong effort in qualifying for Sunday’s New Hampshire 301.

Blaney, who was 10th fastest in practice on Friday morning, led the way in the first of three rounds of qualifying with a lap at 134.373 miles per hour. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney And His SKF Ford Fusion Start 16th At New Hampshire →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Team Penske

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
JULY 17, 2015

AN INTERVIEW WITH HELIO CASTRONEVES, JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, WILL POWER AND SIMON PAGENAUD FROM TEAM PENSKE

THE MODERATOR: We’ll get started with today’s Verizon IndyCar Series media availability. We are pleased to be joined by the four drivers of Team Penske: Juan Pablo Montoya, Will Power, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud.

Juan, you’ve carried the points lead since the beginning of the season. What’s your mentality heading into the final few races?

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA: We’ve got to keep doing what we’ve been doing. What we’ve been doing has been working. We’ve been competitive every week. That’s the main goal. You’ve got to be good, run a smart race and see what happens. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa–Team Penske →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Glen Wood Turns 90 With Plenty of Spring Still in His Step

Glen Wood Turns 90 With Plenty of Spring Still in His Step

July 17, 2015

On Saturday, while Ryan Blaney and the SKF-branded Ford Fusion will be busy on track at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, folks around Stuart, Va., will gather to celebrate the 90th birthday of the team’s founder, Glen Wood.

Wood, a 2012 inductee into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, is like a lot of people who grew up in the hard times of the Depression, but through hard work, accomplished great things in their adult lives. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Glen Wood Turns 90 With Plenty of Spring Still in His Step →

Follow A Dream Racing

PERMATEX/FOLLOW A DREAM WIN STREAK ENDS AT 9 ROUNDS IN CHICAGO SEMI’S

PERMATEX/FOLLOW A DREAM WIN STREAK ENDS AT 9 ROUNDS IN CHICAGO SEMI’S

Marstons Mills, MA-July 16, 2015-Jay Blake’s Permatex/Follow A Dream team reached the semifinals of the Route 66 Nationals, qualifying in the fast half of the field for the eighth time in eight starts this year and establishing top speed of the opening qualifying session. Driver Todd Veney defeated East Region rival Dan Pomponio in the first round and former Central Division champ Kirk Williams in the quarterfinals before falling to Wyoming’s Kris Hool in the semi’s.

“Getting to the semi’s – especially at a national event – usually means you’ve had a great weekend, but after the way we’ve been doing, it was almost a letdown,” said Veney, who was coming off back-to-back victories, including his first in national event competition. “It’s not a bad problem to have. The car ran great all weekend, and we had low e.t. of the second round, but for some reason it shook the tires in the semifinals the way everybody else had been the round before.”

With the semifinal showing, the team stands second in the national standings, just 10 points out of first. “That was another solid outing, another really good weekend,” Blake said. “The whole crew was under a lot of pressure in eliminations and really came through. Because of the live TV schedule for the pros, we had to wait six hours between the first round and the second round, and then had just 40 minutes between that round and the semi’s, but the guys got it done.”

The Permatex/Follow A Dream team’s next race is at the team’s home track, New England Dragway in Epping, N.H., but there’s no time to head home. The team will go straight from Route 66 Raceway outside Chicago to southern New Hampshire, where they’ll test on Thursday, qualify on Friday, and race under the lights Saturday night. Eliminations are set for 5:00; 7:00, and 9:00 p.m.

Roush Yates

Roush Yates–FORD Shelby GT350R-C Earns Victory in Second Ever Race with Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge

FORD Shelby GT350R-C Earns Victory in Second Ever Race with
Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge
Mooresville, NC. July 16, 2015

FORD Performance debuts FORD Shelby GT350R-C earning two poles in two races
Austin Cindric becomes the youngest winner in Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge history in a FORD Shelby GT350R-C with teammate Jade Buford
Andrew Aquilante clinches first Pirelli World Challenge win at Road America
Chip Ganassi Racing finishes second at Watkins Glen in Tudor United Sportscar Championship

Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge

On Friday, June 26, the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge took to the 3.4 mile road course at Watkins Glen International. Multimatic Motorsports two car team along with FORD Performance and Roush Yates Engines debuted the new Shelby GT350R-C. Scott Maxwell in the No. 15 would set a blistering time of 2:01.38 with an average speed of 100.859 mph earning the pole in the debut. Continue reading Roush Yates–FORD Shelby GT350R-C Earns Victory in Second Ever Race with Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge →

NHRDA, Uncategorized

NHRDA Pacific Coast Diesel Nationals

The Pacific Coast Diesel Nationals presented by ISSPRO turned out to be a great event as the NHRDA made their return to the west coast. The weather was perfect and the competitors were ready for action. In the MBRP Diesel Drag Racing series racers came from all over the Northwest as they converged on Woodburn Dragstrip to battle it out for the trophies. Jarid Volmer took home top honors in both Pro Street and Pro Stock. Rob Coddens took home the trophy in Super Street and the points lead. Local racer John Floyd Jr. took home the Sportsman diesel win.
Continue reading NHRDA Pacific Coast Diesel Nationals →

Bigfoot

Team Bigfoot is Moving!

It’s Official – BIGFOOT 4X4, Inc. is moving to Pacific, Missouri!

July 8, 2015 (St. Louis, MO) -Tuesday, July 7, 2015 saw the Board of Aldermen of the City of Pacific grant final approval for the Conditional Use Permit to operate the World Headquarters of the Home of BIGFOOT® at 2286 Rose Lane in Pacific, MO.

Plans to move have been in the works for a while, but finally came to a head about 2 months ago when the Pacific property was stumbled across. The Hazelwood property hasn’t really fit for quite a while now. The 4-wheel-drive parts and service business were closed years ago. As a full-time BIGFOOT monster truck operation, more truck and tractor-trailer space, less office space, and space to expand was needed. The new property gives us all of that. Everyone here is very excited! Since BIGFOOT has been in the Hazelwood building for 31 years, there is a LOT of stuff to sort through and move.

The current plan is for the closing on both properties by the end of August. BIGFOOT then has 4 months to complete its move.

Although the new location does not have an actual “retail” department, fans will always be welcome to come by, pick up t-shirts, toys, and other great BIGFOOT stuff, see whatever trucks are in town, and, whenever possible, get a mini-tour of the new place!

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–SKF to Sponsor Wood Brothers’ No. 21 Ford Fusion and Ryan Blaney in New Hampshire 301

SKF to Sponsor Wood Brothers’ No. 21 Ford Fusion and Ryan Blaney in New Hampshire 301

July 14, 2015

The No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford Fusion, with Ryan Blaney at the wheel, will hit the track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend with a new look representing technical partner SKF, the leading global supplier of friction-reducing solutions for industrial and transportation applications. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–SKF to Sponsor Wood Brothers’ No. 21 Ford Fusion and Ryan Blaney in New Hampshire 301 →

RoushYates Racing

FORD Performance and Roush Yates Engines Capture Xfinity Series win at Kentucky with Brad Keselowski

FORD Performance and Roush Yates Engines Capture Xfinity Series win at Kentucky with Brad Keselowski

Mooresville, NC. July 13, 2015 – The No. 22 Team Penske FORD Mustang driven by Brad Keselowski picked up his third career Xfinity Series win at Kentucky Speedway Friday night. The win is Team Penske’s 50th Xfinity Series win of all time.

“It just seems perfect,” said Keselowski, “I feel very humble and proud to drive a car this good, year in and year out, at the Xfinity Series level. Continue reading FORD Performance and Roush Yates Engines Capture Xfinity Series win at Kentucky with Brad Keselowski →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Saldana Holds Off Schatz on Green-White-Checkered Finish to Win Cedar Lake Outlaw Sprint Car Showdown

Saldana Holds Off Schatz on Green-White-Checkered Finish to Win Cedar Lake Outlaw Sprint Car Showdown
Victory is first in team’s 22-year history at Cedar Lake Speedway
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. – July 12, 2015 – Amidst the jubilant victory celebration on Sunday night at Cedar Lake Speedway, the team owner found his driver, embraced him and said thank you. In an impressive 35-lap charge to the checkers, Joey Saldana erased 22 years of frustration for Minnesotan Dan Motter by putting his #71M machine into victory lane at the Wisconsin dirt oval for the first time in World of Outlaws Sprint Car competition. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Saldana Holds Off Schatz on Green-White-Checkered Finish to Win Cedar Lake Outlaw Sprint Car Showdown →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Sebastien Bourdais Wins at Milwaukee

Sebastien Bourdais Wins at Milwaukee
Team Chevy Drivers Capture Four of Top-Five and Eight of Top-10 Finishing Positions on the Milwaukee Mile

WEST ALLIS, WISC (July 12, 2015) – Sebastien Bourdais now has 34 Verizon IndyCar Series wins to his credit, but the victories on an oval track have been minimal when compared to his impressive road and street course resume. In fact, the four-time champion’s last oval track win came in 2006 on the Milwaukee Mile Continue reading Chevy Racing–Sebastien Bourdais Wins at Milwaukee →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sebastien Bourdais Wins at Milwaukee

Sebastien Bourdais Wins at Milwaukee
Team Chevy Drivers Capture Four of Top-Five and Eight of Top-10 Finishing Positions on the Milwaukee Mile

WEST ALLIS, WISC (July 12, 2015) – Sebastien Bourdais now has 34 Verizon IndyCar Series wins to his credit, but the victories on an oval track have been minimal when compared to his impressive road and street course resume. In fact, the four-time champion’s last oval track win came in 2006 on the Milwaukee Mile

With a dominating performance in today’s Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest.. leading three times for 118 of the 250-lap race, Bourdais again pulled into Victory Lane at Milwaukee, and added one more win to increase his total to 34, and the number of oval track wins to five. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sebastien Bourdais Wins at Milwaukee →

NHRA

NHRA–Route 66 Nationals Results

Top Fuel — Tony Schumacher, 3.844 seconds, 320.20 mph def. Larry Dixon, 3.932 seconds, 298.93 mph.
Funny Car — Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 4.259, 245.27 def. Matt Hagan, Charger, 12.646, 73.08.

Pro Stock — Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.624, 209.88 def. Larry Morgan, Chevy Camaro, 6.667, 210.18.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.918, 194.66 def. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.957, 190.24.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Chris Demke, 5.321, 270.81 def. Mia Tedesco, 5.372, 265.59.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Steve Harker, Chevy Monte Carlo, 6.197, 177.07 ARP Car def. Kris Hool, Monte Carlo, foul.

Competition Eliminator — Troy Galbraith, Spitzer, 6.832, 194.35 def. Glen Treadwell, ProStart, 7.742, 170.47.

Super Stock — Phil Unruh, Chevy Cobalt, 8.613, 156.46 def. Brad Zaskowski, Chevy Camaro, 9.851, 134.30.

Stock Eliminator — Jeff Strickland, Chevy Camaro, 10.478, 120.29 def. Britt Cummings, Chevy Corvette, 10.713, 119.64.

Super Comp — Gary Williams, Dragster, 8.928, 160.21 def. Luke Bogacki, Dragster, 8.899, 175.25.

Super Gas — Ray Connolly, Chevy Corvette, 9.902, 149.33 def. Haley Gregory, Chevy Cobalt, 9.961, 170.36.

Super Street — Rob Kropfeld, Chevy Vega Wagon, 10.901, 125.32 def. Phillip Smida, Chevy Cavalier, 10.944, 135.63.

Top Dragster — Steve Cohen, Dragster, 6.579, 201.19 def. Shanna Snyder, Dragster, 6.160, 233.24.

Top Sportsman — Mike Williams, Pontiac GXP, 7.088, 190.16 def. Michael Daniele, Chevy Cavalier, 7.035, 193.63.