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F4

F4 U.S. FRONTRUNNERS STRUGGLE WITH FAST TURNS ON NJMP THUNDERBOLT CIRCUIT

F4 U.S. FRONTRUNNERS STRUGGLE WITH FAST TURNS ON NJMP THUNDERBOLT CIRCUIT

Jose Blanco secures third F4 U.S. win

MILLVILLE, NJ (Sept. 13, 2018)- The fast turns of the Thunderbolt circuit at New Jersey Motorsports Park collected drivers from the front to the back of the 32-car field in the first round of the penultimate Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda event Saturday. Jose Blanco of San Juan, Puerto Rico, drove a near perfect race to take his third checkered of the season. Dakota Dickerson, who broke the series record for consecutive points finishes last event, continued to add to his streak, capturing a second-place finish and Arthur Leist of Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, rallied in the final laps of the race to secure the last podium spot in an all green flag race. Continue reading F4 U.S. FRONTRUNNERS STRUGGLE WITH FAST TURNS ON NJMP THUNDERBOLT CIRCUIT →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Ties Career-Best World of Outlaws Result

Giovanni Scelzi Ties Career-Best World of Outlaws Result

Inside Line Promotions – CALISTOGA, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2018) – Giovanni Scelzi enjoyed another successful outing during a rare doubleheader in his family owned sprint car last weekend.

Scelzi piloted the No. 41s on Friday and Saturday at Calistoga Speedway, which welcomed the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series for the Wine Country Outlaw Showdown. Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Ties Career-Best World of Outlaws Result →

Chevrolet Racing

Power, Pagenaud Lead Chevrolet with Top-Five Finishes in Season Finale

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
POST-RACE RECAP
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Power, Pagenaud Lead Chevrolet with Top-Five Finishes in Season Finale

SONOMA, Calif. – Will Power’s 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS) season started slowly, but the 2014 champion’s midseason results – punctuated by sweeping the May races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including the 102nd Indianapolis 500 – continued with a strong closing effort.

Power, driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, earned a third-place finish in the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway to lead Team Chevy drivers in the 85-lap season finale. Power, who has three victories at the racetrack in Sonoma, California, had qualified seventh. Continue reading Power, Pagenaud Lead Chevrolet with Top-Five Finishes in Season Finale →

Honda Racing

Hunter-Reay Takes Sonoma Win; Dixon, Honda Claim Indy Car Titles

Hunter-Reay Takes Sonoma Win; Dixon, Honda Claim Indy Car Titles
• Ryan Hunter-Reay dominates Sonoma for second win of 2018
• Scott Dixon claims record-tying fifth IndyCar Series title
• Honda wins 11 races, 2018 Manufacturers’ Championship

SONOMA Calif. (September 16, 2018) – Ryan Hunter-Reay led 80 of 85 laps to win today’s INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma season finale, while Scott Dixon finished second to secure a record-tying fifth IndyCar Series Drivers’ Championship. Honda’s 11th race win of 2018 cemented the company’s seventh Indy car Manufacturers’ Championship since 1994.

Starting from the pole, Hunter-Reay dominated the 17th and final round of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series, turning over the lead only during routine pit stops to score his second win of the year, and 18th career Indy car victory. Continue reading Hunter-Reay Takes Sonoma Win; Dixon, Honda Claim Indy Car Titles →

Wood Brothers

Menard Rallies To Finish 10th At Las Vegas

Menard Rallies To Finish 10th At Las Vegas

September 16, 2018

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Aquafina team battled back from early-race adversities to finish 10th in Sunday’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was the second straight top-10 finish for Menard and the No. 21 team, the first being a ninth-place finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a week ago. It was the second straight top-10 for Menard and the team at Las Vegas, where they finished ninth in March. And it extended the Wood Brothers’ streak of top-10 finishes at Las Vegas to four, with the first two of those coming in 2017.

On a hot Sunday at Las Vegas, where temperatures surpassed 100 degrees, Menard and the Menards/Aquafina team initially struggled to get the No. 21 Fusion handling properly after starting 20th. Continue reading Menard Rallies To Finish 10th At Las Vegas →

NHRA

NHRA–Reading

Top Fuel — Steve Torrence, 3.819 seconds, 325.45 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 4.196 seconds, 234.82 mph.

Funny Car — J.R. Todd, Toyota Camry, 3.972, 319.90 def. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.196, 249.95.

Pro Stock — Vincent Nobile, Chevy Camaro, 6.586, 210.01 def. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.580, 211.53.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Hector Arana Jr, EBR, 6.842, 197.74 def. Matt Smith, EBR, 7.306, 145.88. Both ARP bikes

Top Alcohol Dragster — Troy Coughlin Jr., 5.328, 272.89 ARP Car def. Josh Hart, 5.366, 273.66.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Camaro, 5.489, 268.28 def. Phil Burkart, Camaro, 5.745, 261.52.

Competition Eliminator — Tom Martino, Chevy Cobalt, 8.652, 147.13 def. Jay Schonberger, Olds Cutlass, 8.184, 160.94.

Super Stock — Anthony Bertozzi, Pontiac Grand Am, 9.062, 135.46 def. Anthony Bongiovanni, Ford Mustang, 8.919, 153.30.

Stock Eliminator — Shane Oakes, Camaro, 11.144, 113.83 def. Anthony Fetch, Camaro, 10.075, 118.21.

Super Comp — Mike Robilotto, Dragster, 9.027, 174.96 def. Chris Garretson, Dragster, 8.893, 129.23.

Super Gas — Ray Sawyer, Chevy Camaro, 9.932, 175.62 def. Dale Koncen, Chevy Corvette, Foul – Red Light.

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – South Point 400

Austin Dillon Kicks Off The Round of 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with 11th-Place Finish in No. 3 DO
“We definitely had a No. 3 DOWFROST Camaro ZL1 that was capable of running in the top five today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. I’m proud of the effort, but there is room for improvement. We gave up a lot of track position throughout the day, not just from starting in the back, but we really struggled on pit stops. I felt like I got all I could out of it. The end of the race was a little bit of a bummer. We got squeezed in the middle at the end with no where to go. We needed a top-10 finish today. Eleventh is good, but racing my teammate to the line there I thought we would get him, but we didn’t. It was a solid battle with a good points day. It’s on to Richmond Raceway.”

-Austin Dillon
Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – South Point 400 →

Chevrolet Racing

KYLE LARSON CARRIES BANNER FOR CAMARO ZL1 AT LAS VEGAS

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
SOUTH POINT 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

KYLE LARSON CARRIES BANNER FOR CAMARO ZL1 AT LAS VEGAS
Driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet Earns Sixth Runner-Up Finish of 2018

Kyle Larson was Chevrolet’s top-finisher in the South Point 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS), ending the day with the runner-up effort in his No. 42 DC Solar Vegas Strong Camaro ZL1.
The run marked Larson’s sixth second-place finish of the season, his fourth top 10 finish in six races at LVMS, and his 15th top 10 finish of the 2018 MENCS campaign.
Larson battled back from an early tire issue in the 400.5-mile race to lead 24 laps and contend for the win in an overtime finish that included multiple re-starts.
As one of the 16 Playoff contenders in the final 10 races that will determine the 2018 MENCS champion, Larson now ranks 8th in the point standings following the opening round at LVMS. Continue reading KYLE LARSON CARRIES BANNER FOR CAMARO ZL1 AT LAS VEGAS →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Post Race

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
SOUTH POINT HOTEL & CASINO 400
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER (* = Playoff Contender)
2nd *KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR VEGAS STRONG CAMARO ZL1
9TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 LIBERTY NATIONAL CAMARO ZL1
11TH *AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOWFROST CAMARO ZL1
12TH REGAN SMITH, NO. 95 PROCORE CAMARO ZL1
14TH AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1
15th CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 NATURAL LIGHT RACE DAY RESUME CAMARO ZL1
19th *ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 VALVOLINE CAMARO ZL1
22nd *JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1
35th *CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER (* = Chevy Playoff Contender)
1ST Brad Keselowski (Ford)
2nd *Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)
3rd Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
4th Joey Logano (Ford)
5TH Ryan Blaney (Ford)

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Richmond Raceway with the Federated Auto Parts 400 on Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Las Vegas–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevrolet Starts Strong in Countdown to the Championship

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
DODGE NHRA NATIONALS
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA
SUNDAY, SEPT. 16, 2018

Chevrolet Starts Strong in Countdown to the Championship

• Vincent Nobile earns third Pro Stock victory of season, 13th of career
• Tanner Gray retains Pro Stock points lead with semifinal appearance
• Robert Hight moves to second, Courtney Force is third in Funny Car standings

READING, Pa. (Sept. 16, 2018) – With the closing of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, Vincent Nobile was especially pleased to win at his other “home track.”

Nobile, of Melville, New York, raced junior dragsters and watched his father compete back in the day at nearby Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. He won the Pro Stock title in 2016 at the racetrack and his second victory at the track, in the opener of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, was significant, too. Continue reading Chevrolet Starts Strong in Countdown to the Championship →

Mopar Racing

Schumacher Runner-up in Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge

Tony Schumacher jumps into tie for second in NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoff standings with runner-up showing
Final round is fifth of season for Schumacher, eighth at Maple Grove Raceway, 152nd of his career
Don Schumacher Racing driver Ron Capps races Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to semifinals
Capps is fourth in Countdown standings, less than 30 points out of first
Leah Pritchett runs to quarterfinals in Mopar Dodge 1320 “Angry Bee’ Top Fuel dragster, ends weekend fourth in standings
Matt Hagan keeps Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car in top five of Countdown battle despite early exit
Tom Sheehan, Nick Reiter earn Dodge Top Finisher honors
· Dodge Garage (http://www.dodgegarage.com/), a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts, features highlights from NHRA season Continue reading Schumacher Runner-up in Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge →

John Force Racing

ROBERT HIGHT AND AUTO CLUB MOVE UP THE POINTS STANDINGS AT MAPLE GROVE

ROBERT HIGHT AND AUTO CLUB MOVE UP THE POINTS
STANDINGS AT MAPLE GROVE
RREADING, Pa. (Sept. 16, 2018) — Robert Hight and the Auto Club of Southern California team led the four-car fleet of John Force Racing with a quarterfinal finish at the Dodge NHRA Nationals that moved them into second in the NHRA Mello Yello points standings with five races left in the Countdown to the Championship. John Force raced to the second round and found more consistency with his PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevy and the Advance Auto Parts machines of Brittany and Courtney Force both had early exits at Maple Grove on Sunday. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT AND AUTO CLUB MOVE UP THE POINTS STANDINGS AT MAPLE GROVE →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Maple Grove

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
DODGE NHRA NATIONALS
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, SEPT. 16, 2018

An interview with Pro Stock winner VINCENT NOBILE, MOUNTAIN VIEW RACING, MOUNTAIN VIEW TIRE CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 6 qualifier; third victory of the season and 13th of his Pro Stock career; second win at Maple Grove Raceway; moved to second in the standings): Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Maple Grove →

Jegs Racing

Huge ‘hometown’ win for Troy Coughlin Jr. and team boost national rankings

Huge ‘hometown’ win for Troy Coughlin Jr.
and team boost national rankings
READING, Pa. (Sept. 16) — A huge win in Sunday’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway has given Top Alcohol Dragster driver Troy Coughlin Jr. a big boost in the national rankings. Racing at the hometown track of team owner and crew chief Rich McPhillips of nearby Phoenixville, Pa., Coughlin’s JEGS.com McPhillips Racing dragster was the class of the field all weekend, ultimately resulting in the groups fourth victory of the season and third in the last four events.

“The guys on this team are fantastic and so tenacious with this place,” Coughlin said. “You can definitely tell it’s right in their backyard for how well this thing’s been running all weekend. They know this place very well and it shows. Continue reading Huge ‘hometown’ win for Troy Coughlin Jr. and team boost national rankings →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – DC Solar 300

On-Track Incident Ends Matt Tifft and the KC Motorgroup’s Day Prematurely at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

“Days like today are just frustrating. We had a really fast No. 2 KC Motorgroup Chevrolet Camaro, leading first practice Friday. We had some struggles getting through tech so we started in a little bit of a hole in the back of the field, but I was confident my team and I could fight our way out of it. We were successful at that, climbing all the way from 40th to 12th by the end of Stage 1. I’m not sure what happened with our Camaro, we’ll have to go look at that more closely to figure it out, but all the sudden it turned on me and that was it for us. This isn’t the way we wanted to end our regular season in the 2018 Xfinity Series, but I fully believe my team will be ready to go for our first race in the Playoffs next weekend.”

-Matt Tifft Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – DC Solar 300 →

Honda Racing

Hunter-Reay, Honda Snare Pole at Sonoma

Hunter-Reay, Honda Snare Pole at Sonoma
• Ryan Hunter-Reay leads all-Honda front row in Sonoma Raceway qualifying
• Championship leader Scott Dixon to start second
• Title contender Alexander Rossi qualifies sixth

SONOMA, California (September 15, 2018) – Ryan Hunter-Reay led the way for Honda in qualifying action today at Sonoma Raceway, claiming the pole for Sunday’s season finale – and championship deciding – INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma.

Hunter-Reay led all three rounds of Verizon IndyCar Series “knockout” qualifying to claim his first pole at Sonoma Raceway, and his first IndyCar Series pole since the 2014 Grand Prix of Long Beach. Continue reading Hunter-Reay, Honda Snare Pole at Sonoma →

John Force Racing

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FOR ELEVENTH TIME

COURTNEY FORCE AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FOR ELEVENTH TIME
READING, Pa. (Sept. 15, 2018) — Courtney Force and her Advance Auto Parts team earned their 11th No. 1 qualifier of the season Saturday at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The 11 top spots for the championship caliber team 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 AND ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NO. 1 FOR ELEVENTH TIME →

Mopar Racing

Pritchett to Start No. 3 in Mopar Dodge 1320 ‘Angry Bee’ Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge NHRA Nationals

Pritchett to Start No. 3 in Mopar Dodge 1320 ‘Angry Bee’ Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge NHRA Nationals

· Leah Pritchett seeks second win with special Mopar Dodge 1320 graphics on her Top Fuel dragster
· Pritchett debuted the Mopar Dodge 1320 graphics in July by taking the pole and the win at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver
· Five-time Maple Grove Raceway event winner Tony Schumacher qualifies No. 2 in his Mopar-powered U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster
· Tommy Johnson Jr. qualifies third to lead the Mopar Dodge//SRT Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Funny Car team at the Dodge NHRA Nationals
· Jack Beckman (No. 4) and Ron Capps (No. 5) join DSR teammate Johnson in top half of Funny Car field
· DSR Mopar Dodge//SRT Funny Car drivers sweep bonus points in final qualifying session
· Matt Hagan qualifies No. 10 in his Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car
· Pritchett sweeps Hagan in Dodge Challenger SRT Demon grudge match races at Maple Grove Raceway
· More info on Mopar in NHRA available at http://blog.mopar.com
· Dodge Garage (http://www.dodgegarage.com/), a digital content hub for muscle car and race enthusiasts, features highlights from NHRA season Continue reading Pritchett to Start No. 3 in Mopar Dodge 1320 ‘Angry Bee’ Top Fuel Dragster at Dodge NHRA Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Will Power

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, a three-time winner and five-time pole sitter at Sonoma Raceway, met with the media after the first day of practice:

THE MODERATOR: Needing no introduction after he just serenaded us, we’re now joined by Will Power, driving the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet for the team this weekend here at Sonoma Raceway, a three-time winner here at the track, also a five-time pole winner. Will, so far a pretty good weekend for you, fourth overall on the overall time charts, considering both first and second practices, and obviously moving into qualifying, which is something you’re very experienced and successful at here at Sonoma. What in your opinion makes the perfect qualifying lap here at the track? Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Will Power →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Josef Newgarden

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA
SONOMA RACEWAY
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, met with the media at Sonoma Raceway after recording the second-quickest lap time over the two practice sessions:

THE MODERATOR: We’ll welcome in Josef Newgarden, driving the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, second fastest overall on the time sheets this morning and afternoon. I know you didn’t get any practice time, actually, in practice 1 today. It seems like you guys were able to work past that issue and actually set a pretty fast lap in practice 2. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Sonoma–Josef Newgarden →