Monthly Archives: October 2016

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Championship Sweep in GT Le Mans

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Championship Sweep in GT Le Mans
Gavin, Milner claim Driver’s Championship in No. 4 Corvette C7.R

Team Championship for No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette team to go along with Chevrolet Manufacturer’s Championship
Garcia, Magnussen take third in GTLM Driver’s Championship
Gavin, Milner, Chevrolet also sweep Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 1, 2016) – Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner captured the GT Le Mans (GTLM) Driver’s Championship in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday with a third-place finish alongside Marcel Fässler at Petit Le Mans presented by Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. It is the second championship for the pairing, the 10th for Corvette Racing and goes along with Chevrolet’s GTLM Manufacturer’s Championship clinched earlier in the day. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Championship Sweep in GT Le Mans →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE DP IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP QUOTES

TOMMY MILNER, CORVETTE RACING NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R – GTLM DRIVER’S CHAMPION: “Woo! That feels really good. It doesn’t have the initial shock of a win, but deep down this is a pretty satisfying end of the season. We had four wins… a couple of bad races, but we had some amazing ones as well. I just don’t know what to say. Most of all, I am just really happy. I feel really fortunate to be a part of this Corvette Racing team and Chevy. Every year, every weekend, every practice session, I always have the best stuff. That is all a driver can ask for. Yea…I’m happy. This is perfect!” Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE DP IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP QUOTES →

Jegs Racing

Wild ride ends with five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. safely in Reading field

Wild ride ends with five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. safely in Reading field
READING, Pa. (Oct. 1) — With rain erasing three of the four scheduled qualifying sessions at this weekend’s 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, the one pass drivers got down Maple Grove Raceway was literally a make-or-break run. Fortunately for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., he made it into the elimination field, but it took every bit of his 377 national events worth of experience to get the job done. Continue reading Wild ride ends with five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. safely in Reading field →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Campaigners Hagan, Pritchett No. 1 in Qualifying at NHRA Dodge Nationals

Mopar Campaigners Hagan, Pritchett No. 1 in Qualifying at NHRA Dodge Nationals

· Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car driver Matt Hagan No. 1 at Dodge NHRA Nationals
· Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) driver Hagan resets both ends of Maple Grove Raceway track record
· DSR nitro pilot Leah Pritchett takes Mopar Top Fuel dragster to a career-best 3.705-second pass to claim first career No. 1
· Qualifying abbreviated to just one session due to weather at NHRA Dodge Nationals
· DSR Mopar Dodge Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. No. 2 in qualifying on heels of back-to-back final rounds
· Mopar scores 13th Funny Car No. 1 of season with Dodge NHRA Nationals pole

Reading, Pennsylvania (October 1, 2016) – Wet weather completely erased the first day of qualifying for the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, but the second day brought dryer conditions for the first session paired with cool weather that translated to quick passes down the drag strip for Team Mopar while others struggled. Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) pilot Matt Hagan, in the Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car, came out on top for the 26th time in his career, and DSR’s Mopar Top Fuel dragster driver Leah Pritchett earned her first No. 1 qualifier award as a professional nitro competitor. Continue reading Mopar Campaigners Hagan, Pritchett No. 1 in Qualifying at NHRA Dodge Nationals →

Erica Enders

Erica Enders wanted another chance at Reading track, but settles for mid-pack slot

Erica Enders wanted another chance at Reading track, but settles for mid-pack slot
READING, Pa. (Oct. 1) — In between what has seemed to be a never-ending smattering of rain at Maple Grove Raceway, there were moments of really good drag racing, and reigning world champion Erica Enders is convinced she could have made a big move if she was given another chance. But in the end, she only got one shot in her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart and had to settle for the No. 9 spot on the qualifying grid.
Continue reading Erica Enders wanted another chance at Reading track, but settles for mid-pack slot →

Allen Johnson Racing

Weather Cancels All but One Qualifying at Reading, Allen Johnson Qualifies in Top Half

Weather Cancels All but One Qualifying at Reading, Allen Johnson Qualifies in Top Half

READING, Pa. (October 1, 2016) – Only one session of qualifying was completed at Maple Grove Raceway this weekend at the 32nd annual Dodge Nationals but that was all Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing driver Allen Johnson and his team needed to make a solid run and get into the top half for lane choice during tomorrow’s first round of eliminations.

Both Friday qualifying sessions were cancelled due to the persistent mist. On Saturday morning, Johnson was able to warm up his Dodge Dart and actually put it to the track when he clocked in with a 6.597-second pass at 210.64 mph. A second session on Saturday was attempted but due to increasingly colder temperatures, NHRA made the decision to call it a day and set the ladder for Sunday’s more promising weather forecasted day.

“I don’t think we made a very good run on our only run but I think we’ve got enough information that we can correct it for tomorrow,” Johnson said.

Johnson qualified No. 7 and will pick his lane tomorrow morning in the first round against Alan Prusiensky.

“We’ve got a veteran team that’ll set up this Marathon Petroleum Dart.”

First round is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. Sunday, October 2nd starting with Top Fuel.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Claims Pair of IMSA Manufacturer Championships at Petit Le Mans

Chevrolet Claims Pair of IMSA Manufacturer Championships at Petit Le Mans
GT Le Mans and Prototype titles clinched with Green flag of 10-hour endurance race

· Chevrolet is IMSA’s winningest manufacturer over past three seasons
· Fifth consecutive Prototype Engine Manufacturer championship
· GTLM Manufacturer title is 11th in production-based IMSA competition
· First manufacturer to claim multiple championships in one season since 2009

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 1, 2016) – Chevrolet has claimed Manufacturer Championships in the two premier classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. With the green flag for the 10-hour Petit Le Mans, Chevrolet is assured of securing enough points to win both the 2016 Prototype Engine Manufacturer Championship and the GT Le Mans Manufacturer Championship. Continue reading Chevrolet Claims Pair of IMSA Manufacturer Championships at Petit Le Mans →

Chevrolet Racing

MSA – WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP PETIT LE MANS PRESENTED BY HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CASINO RESORT

MSA – WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
PETIT LE MANS PRESENTED BY HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CASINO RESORT
ROAD ATLANTA
CORVETTE DRIVER IN-RACE UPDATES
OCT. 1, 2016

OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R: “So far, so good. We’ve been making steps with this Corvette and we’ve been moving forward. When Tommy (Milner) was in the car, he was gaining places, he was moving up the order, and I was doing the same. We started off second after that last restart because the guys did a great job and got us out ahead of the No. 66 and then I got past the No. 62 going into Turn One on that restart. He got bumped a little bit by a PC car, but then we had pace. Our engineer, Chuck Houghton, made a good call there on the tires. We switched those up and the car was really switched-on and that was fantastic. I could drive it hard and aggressive. We managed to pull away from the Ferrari, and I could pick my points in the traffic.
“But the track is breaking up in Turn Three and that was getting worse and worse during my stint. I know the guys are looking at it. This caution has allowed us to get Marcel (Fässler) in the car. Marcel is back with us which is great. He was our lucky charm in Daytona and Sebring. He is such a great guy to have with us. Huge experience; three Le Mans wins. The guy knows endurance racing inside out. So we’ll just plug him in and see how he goes the next two hours. Then Tommy will get back in, and then I will get back in and we will see how it goes. Continue reading MSA – WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP PETIT LE MANS PRESENTED BY HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CASINO RESORT →

Roush Yates

FORD SHELBY GT350R-C WINS ROAD ATLANTA AND CHAMPIONSHIP!

FORD SHELBY GT350R-C WINS ROAD ATLANTA AND CHAMPIONSHIP!

BRASELTON, GA, October 1st, 2016 – CHAMPIONS, the Multimatic Motorsports team of Billy Johnson and Scott Maxwell clinched the 2016 Driver, Team and Manufacturers’ Championships! This dynamic duo captured the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Grand Sport class titles and sixth overall race win and pole of the 2016 season at Road Atlanta.

“Congratulations to the Multimatic Motorsports and Ford Performance team on clinching the championships and win!” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “This has been a fantastic year for the Ford Shelby Mustang team. Roush Yates Engines is honored to have partnered with Ford Performance in building the Ford Shelby GT350R-C race winning engine that brought home the championship.” Continue reading FORD SHELBY GT350R-C WINS ROAD ATLANTA AND CHAMPIONSHIP! →