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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond Qualifying

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER (* = Playoff Contender)
10TH *KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1
14TH *ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1
15TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 CESSNA CAMARO ZL1
17th RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 BASS PRO SHOPS/CABELA’S CAMARO ZL1
19TH *CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1
22ND *JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
28TH *AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW VORASURF CAMARO ZL1 Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond Qualifying →

Boss Bird

Boss Bird–Pontiac Nationals

We took the car to the Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk, OH. This is the largest marquee event held at that track…completely fills the pits on both sides of the track. We have the only nitro car at that event and spend A LOT of time talking to folks who wanted to see the car up close. There is a big interest in knowing what aftermarket parts and products can survive in a 2500+ horsepower real Pontiac. We ran a couple of low-6 second passes and didn’t hurt any bearings. Recall from our last update the we had started preheating the 70-wt oil to 120 degrees and it has finally given us the amount of oil flow to keep this thing alive. Continue reading Boss Bird–Pontiac Nationals →

John Force Racing

BRITTANY FORCE CONFIDENT IN HER ADVANCE AUTO PARTS MONSTER ENERGY TEAM

BRITTANY FORCE CONFIDENT IN HER ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
MONSTER ENERGY TEAM
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 19, 2018) — Racing the red, black and yellow of Advance Auto Parts again this weekend, Brittany Force knows she has her work cut out for her as she continues the defense of her Top Fuel world championship at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. Though the task looks daunting to most, Force and her Advance Auto Parts Monster Energy team know what it takes to rise to the top.

In the midst of their 2017 championship campaign, Force and her team battled their way from the No. 6 spot to take home the title at the final race of the season. The 2018 season has been hard for the defending champions with only one win and one No. 1 qualifier, however the hard work and dedication of the team has not ceased, giving Force confidence as they move forward. Continue reading BRITTANY FORCE CONFIDENT IN HER ADVANCE AUTO PARTS MONSTER ENERGY TEAM →

F4

F3 AMERICAS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP INTENSIFIES WITH ADDITION OF NEW DRIVERS

F3 AMERICAS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP INTENSIFIES WITH ADDITION OF NEW DRIVERS

Parker Locke makes F3 Americas debut and Benjamin Pedersen returns to complete growing F3 field

BRASELTON, GEORGIA (Sept. 21, 2018)- The new F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda continues to grow as the series enters its fourth event set for Road Atlanta this weekend (Sept. 21-22). As the back end of the 14-race season approaches, teams are still expanding their lineups, chasing the inaugural team title. Continue reading F3 AMERICAS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP INTENSIFIES WITH ADDITION OF NEW DRIVERS →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Chase Elliott

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed the Playoffs, the upcoming race at Charlotte next week, the importance of Stage points, and more. Full Transcript:

HOOTERS ANNOUNCED THEIR CONTINUED SPONSORSHIP WITH YOUR TEAM AND HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS, AND ACTUALLY AN INCREASE. IN THE SPORT AS A WHOLE, IS THAT A BOOST FOR EVERYONE TO SEE THAT MORE SPONSORS AND CURRENT SPONSORS ARE PICKING UP AND DOING MORE FOR DRIVERS AND FOR THE OVERALL SPORT?
“Yeah, for sure. For me in general, I feel like it’s been a really good partnership and very natural. They’ve done such a great job activating. They only have a few races a year. But, they’re important to them and they’re important to us. And when you have a company like that who has those couple of races and they do it the right way. They’re respectful of my time, which makes me want to help them more and vice-versa. So, like I said, it’s been very natural and very easy to work with. And when things are like that the flow is great. And typically the relationship lasts longer because of that, too. So, it’s very well understood on both sides of the ball is great to be on the same team.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Chase Elliott →

F4

DICKERSON CLINCHES SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A PAIR OF WINS SUNDAY AT NJMP

DICKERSON CLINCHES SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A PAIR OF WINS SUNDAY AT NJMP

Action-packed F4 U.S. finale podium comes down to final lap

MILLVILLE, NJ (Sept. 19, 2018)- Underdogs rose to the top to claim their first top-10 victories and fumbles from point-leaders left fans on the edge-of-their seats, watching as the drama unfolded during the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda penultimate event at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Sunday. Dakota Dickerson of San Diego clinched the 2018 season championship after winning the last two rounds, claiming the title before the United States Grand Prix finale at Circuit of the Americas next month. Continue reading DICKERSON CLINCHES SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A PAIR OF WINS SUNDAY AT NJMP →

F4

LEGUIZAMON SNAPS KIRKWOOD’S UNDEFEATED SEASON IN NJMP FINALE

LEGUIZAMON SNAPS KIRKWOOD’S UNDEFEATED SEASON IN NJMP FINALE

F3 Americas drivers closeout midseason event with intense racing action

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY (Sept. 20, 2018)- Baltazar Leguizamon of Buenos Aires, Argentina, stripped the checkered from Kyle Kirkwood of Jupiter, Florida, in the final round of the F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda mid-season event at New Jersey Motorsports Park Sunday, ending Kirkwood’s eight-race win streak. Leguizamon, who’s been the runner-up to Kirkwood five times so far this season, crossed the stripe more than four seconds ahead of the Championship points leader, claiming his maiden victory in the new single-chassis, single-engine championship. Continue reading LEGUIZAMON SNAPS KIRKWOOD’S UNDEFEATED SEASON IN NJMP FINALE →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond Advance

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND RACEWAY
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

BOWTIE BULLETS
LEADER OF THE PACK:
Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers with 38 victories at the 0.75-mile, D-shaped, Richmond Raceway. Chevrolet has powered 17 different drivers and teams with six different nameplates (Impala, Monte Carlo, Lumina, Monte Carlo SS, Impala SS and Chevy SS) to Victory Lane at the Virginia short-track.

CHEVY HISTORY MINUTE:
2018 marks the 60th anniversary of Chevrolet’s first win at Richmond Raceway. In the fall of 1958, Speedway Thompson drove his Black Widow Racer Chevrolet to victory over Lee Petty. Thompson led 140 of the 200-lap race event. It was Thompson’s 18th career Cup Series win and his first at Richmond Raceway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond Advance →

Megan Meyer

Drag Illustrated Driver Blog Presented by Weld Racing

Drag Illustrated Driver Blog Presented by Weld Racing
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” – Lyndon B. Johnson

We all know that feeling of defeat when you just miss the tree by a mile and can’t reach the finish line first. Unfortunately, it happens (a lot more than we want to admit) in racing, and letting down your team, your car, and your sponsors is the worst feeling in the world.

This past weekend, my teammate Julie and I both lost first round for the second race in a row. For us that is a big deal; we have been to 11 final rounds this year in 18 races and naturally expect both cars to go rounds on race day. Yet, that wasn’t the case at Indy or Reading. Continue reading Drag Illustrated Driver Blog Presented by Weld Racing →

Wood Brothers

Menard Looking For Improvement At Richmond

Menard Looking For Improvement At Richmond

September 19, 2018

Richmond Raceway has never been a particularly good track for Paul Menard or for his Wood Brothers team.

Menard has just one top-five finish there, back in 2013.

The Woods have two Richmond wins but none since Kyle Petty’s victory there in 1986.

But Menard, who will be back in the Motorcraft/Quick Lane colors on the No. 21 Fusion this weekend, has hopes that his and his team’s Richmond fortunes are in for an improvement. Continue reading Menard Looking For Improvement At Richmond →

Chevrolet Racing

BRITTANY FORCE CONFIDENT IN HER ADVANCE AUTO PARTS MONSTER ENERGY TEAM

BRITTANY FORCE CONFIDENT IN HER ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
MONSTER ENERGY TEAM
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 19, 2018) — Racing the red, black and yellow of Advance Auto Parts again this weekend, Brittany Force knows she has her work cut out for her as she continues the defense of her Top Fuel world championship at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. Though the task looks daunting to most, Force and her Advance Auto Parts Monster Energy team know what it takes to rise to the top.

In the midst of their 2017 championship campaign, Force and her team battled their way from the No. 6 spot to take home the title at the final race of the season. The 2018 season has been hard for the defending champions with only one win and one No. 1 qualifier, however the hard work and dedication of the team has not ceased, giving Force confidence as they move forward. Continue reading BRITTANY FORCE CONFIDENT IN HER ADVANCE AUTO PARTS MONSTER ENERGY TEAM →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Win Total in Second Race of the Countdown

CHEVROLET AT ST. LOUIS

What: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
When: Friday, Sept. 21-Sunday, Sept. 23
Where: Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois
TV: FS1 live qualifications, 7 p.m. ET Sept. 21
FS1 live eliminations and finals, 2 p.m. ET Sept. 23

Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Win Total in Second Race of the Countdown
Team Chevy drivers in championship hunt heading to Gateway Motorsports Park

DETROIT (Sept. 19, 2018) – “Pro Stock is a zero-tolerance world.” Continue reading Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Win Total in Second Race of the Countdown →

Cruz Pedregon

Cruz Pedregon–St. Louis Advance

NHRA® Team Report
NHRA Midwest Nationals – St. Louis
Pre-Race Report

Cruz Pedregon and team are optimistic about the upcoming race in St. Louis. “Tommy (DeLago) is really honing in on what the Snap-on Toyota likes and doesn’t like,” Cruz says. “The Round 1 win last weekend is encouraging, and we’re looking forward to going more rounds this weekend.”

Crew Chief DeLago says, “I feel like St. Louis is going to be fast, and we will be ready for a good qualifying spot on race day.”

“The strategy for us as a team is to continue to work as hard as we would if we were in the Countdown,” says Cruz. “We’ll push the Snap-on Toyota as if we were.”

On the side of Cruz’s car –
Check Cruz’s car this week, and you’ll see the name of area Snap-on Nitro Franchisee Dave McCuan. He’s had his Snap-on Franchise for three years and was a technician earlier in his career. McCuan says what he likes best about having his own business is that he’s rewarded for the effort he puts into it. He hasn’t missed the NHRA races here at Gateway Motorsports Park in 11 years, and this weekend McCuan plans to have his wife Ashley, daughter Charlotte and 265 of his enthusiastic customers with him.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Win Total in Second Race of the Countdown

CHEVROLET AT ST. LOUIS

What: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
When: Friday, Sept. 21-Sunday, Sept. 23
Where: Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois
TV: FS1 live qualifications, 7 p.m. ET Sept. 21
FS1 live eliminations and finals, 2 p.m. ET Sept. 23

Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Win Total in Second Race of the Countdown
Team Chevy drivers in championship hunt heading to Gateway Motorsports Park

DETROIT (Sept. 19, 2018) – “Pro Stock is a zero-tolerance world.”

The words of five-time National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. ring true entering the second round of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship this weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois.

Nine different Chevrolet drivers have swept the 19 Pro Stock races, including Coughlin with three victories in a resurgent season. Three different drivers – points leader Tanner Gray (Gray Motorsports/Valvoline Chevrolet Camaro SS), Deric Kramer (American Ethanol Chevrolet Camaro SS), and Vincent Nobile (Mount View Tire Chevrolet Camaro SS) – have prevailed the past three races. Continue reading Chevrolet Seeks to Add to Win Total in Second Race of the Countdown →

John Force Racing

COURTNEY FORCE LOOKING TO TAKE BACK POINTS LEAD AT GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK

COURTNEY FORCE LOOKING TO TAKE BACK POINTS LEAD AT
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 19, 2018) — Funny Car championship frontrunner Courtney Force isn’t fazed by her early exit at last weekend’s opening NHRA Countdown to the Championship Race at Maple Grove Raceway. The Sunday story didn’t speak to the weekend as a whole for the Advance Auto Parts team who earned their 11th No. 1 qualifier of the season.
The 11 top spots for the red, black and yellow Chevy Camaro is the third most in the Funny Car category behind Cruz Pedregon’s 12 in 1998 and John Force’s 13 in 1996 and is the most No. 1s by anyone since Mike Edwards’ 16 in Pro Stock in 2009 and the most by a Funny Car driver since 2000 when John Force had 11. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE LOOKING TO TAKE BACK POINTS LEAD AT GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Event Preview – Richmond Raceway

Richard Childress Racing’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Richmond International Raceway … Richard Childress has nine Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories as a car owner at Richmond International Raceway – five with Dale Earnhardt, three with Kevin Harvick and one with Clint Bowyer. Additionally, in 169 starts at the Richmond, Va.-based track, RCR drivers have claimed 37 top-five and 69 top-10 finishes. Childress, a former driver on NASCAR’s senior circuit, contributed three of those top-10 finishes from 1976-1978. Continue reading RCR Event Preview – Richmond Raceway →

John Force Racing

JOHN FORCE OPTIMISTIC FOR AAA INSURANCE MIDWEST NATIONALS

JOHN FORCE OPTIMISTIC FOR AAA INSURANCE MIDWEST NATIONALS
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 19, 2018) — While John Force had a second-round exit at last week’s opening event in the NHRA playoffs, there were indications in the PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil team’s performance that the sport’s winningest driver may yet have a say in who hoists this year’s Mello Yello Champion’s trophy.

In a season that surely will rank as one of the most frustrating of his career, the 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion has been battered, bruised and berated. While a young crew anchored by Jon Schaffer and Ronnie Thompson has battled through myriad mechanical issues, Force himself has had to change his driving style to address early season car control issues. Continue reading JOHN FORCE OPTIMISTIC FOR AAA INSURANCE MIDWEST NATIONALS →

John Force Racing

ROBERT HIGHT AND AAA FUNNY CAR ON PACE FOR ST. LOUIS WIN

ROBERT HIGHT AND AAA FUNNY CAR ON PACE FOR ST. LOUIS WIN
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 19, 2018) — Last weekend at Maple Grove Raceway Robert Hight and the AAA Missouri Chevrolet Camaro raced to a semifinal finish and proved that Hight is ready to defend his 2017 Mello Yello NHRA Funny Car title. The Funny Car, which is bannered with Auto Club’s End Distracted Driving initiative and messaging posted the three quickest runs in each round of eliminations on Sunday running 3.941, 3.946 and 3.982 seconds, respectively. Hight was ousted in the semifinals by a rare red-light start but the veteran driver will only use that misstep as motivation. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT AND AAA FUNNY CAR ON PACE FOR ST. LOUIS WIN →

Jegs Racing

Five-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. arrives in town with top-shelf Pro Stocker

Five-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. arrives in town with top-shelf Pro Stocker
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 18) — Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. appears to be peaking at the right time as the NHRA tour prepares for this weekend’s seventh annual AAA NHRA Midwest Nationals. Just one race into the Countdown to the Championship, Coughlin’s JEGS.com Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro is running at the top of the charts, as witnessed last weekend in Reading, Pa., where he qualified second overall.

“It’s a very exciting time,” Coughlin said. “We are heading to Round 2 of 6 in this year’s playoffs and we have a great hot rod on our hands. We were very quick every single round in Reading, qualified second by just a fraction to my teammate Erica Enders, and definitely had a car that could have won the race. Continue reading Five-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. arrives in town with top-shelf Pro Stocker →

F4

KYLE KIRKWOOD SLAYS NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK ON SATURDAY WITH SEVENTH F3 WIN

KYLE KIRKWOOD SLAYS NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK ON SATURDAY WITH SEVENTH F3 WIN

Series newcomer Jacob Abel and John Paul Southern Jr. take it to the last lap to decide podium

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY (Sept. 17, 2018)- Kyle Kirkwood of Jupiter, Florida, continued to dominate the F3 Americas Championship Powered Honda, remaining undefeated in the groundbreaking FIA-supported spec, cost-contained championship. Taking the checkered more than 10 seconds ahead of runner-up finisher Baltazar Leguizamon of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday marked Kirkwood’s seventh consecutive win of the season. Kirkwood’s new Abel Motorsports teammate Jacob Abel of Louisville, Kentucky, completed the podium in third in his debut race. Continue reading KYLE KIRKWOOD SLAYS NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK ON SATURDAY WITH SEVENTH F3 WIN →