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Richard Childress Racing

RCR Post Race Report – Rock N Roll Tequila 170

Matt Tifft Rebounds at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to Record Third Top-5 Finish

“We were so close today with our No. 2 Fanatics / Cleveland Indians Chevrolet Camaro. I knew coming to Mid-Ohio we’d have a really good shot at it, and Randall (Burnett, crew chief) and the team did a great job setting up this week’s car. We qualified fifth, which is our second highest starting spot of the year. Once we fired off for the race, my Chevrolet was a little loose on both directions, but I was able to keep it up front and finish in the top 10 for Stages 1 and 2. We pitted in between Stage 2 and 3 from the second spot and had a miscue on pit road, which shuffled us back in traffic to start the final stage. Luckily, the handling in my Camaro got better throughout the stage and I was able to get back into the top 10 and into the second spot for a while. We just didn’t have the tires at the end to keep up with the leader and fell back to fourth. Overall, it was a really good day at my home track. We were in contention for a lot of it and just need to continue putting together races like this one. I’m really looking forward to getting another shot at the road courses when we go to Road America in a couple of weeks.”

-Matt Tifft Continue reading RCR Post Race Report – Rock N Roll Tequila 170 →

F4

KIRKWOOD REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN AMETHYST BEVERAGE F3 AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP

KIRKWOOD REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN AMETHYST BEVERAGE F3 AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP

Kyle Kirkwood sweeps second consecutive F3 weekend

LEXINGTON, OHIO (Aug. 11, 2018)- Kyle Kirkwood of Jupiter, Florida, was unbeatable during the second Amethyst Beverage F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda weekend, sweeping victories in all three races held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, Friday and Saturday. The Abel Motorsports driver remains undefeated in the newest FIA regional single-seater, single-chassis championship. Continue reading KIRKWOOD REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN AMETHYST BEVERAGE F3 AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP →

Wood Brothers

Menard Qualifies 14th at Michigan

Menard Qualifies 14th at Michigan

August 10, 2018

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Earn While You Learn/NewFordTech.com Ford Fusion are set to start 14th in Sunday’s Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Friday’s qualifying session marked the 10th time in 23 race weekends this year that Menard has qualified 14th or better.

Menard and the No. 21 Earn While You Learn/NewFordTech.com team achieved their goal of unloading a fast Ford Fusion. He was 10th fastest in Friday’s opening practice session with a best lap at 201.337 miles per hour. Continue reading Menard Qualifies 14th at Michigan →

F4

SCCA PRO RACING ANNOUNCES TITLE DEAL WITH AMETHYST BEVERAGE COMPANY

SCCA PRO RACING ANNOUNCES TITLE DEAL WITH AMETHYST BEVERAGE COMPANY

LEXINGTON, OHIO (Aug. 10, 2018)- A multi-year series title sponsorship was announced today by SCCA Pro Racing and Amethyst Beverage Company for the naming rights to the new F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda regional single-seater, single-chassis championship and as the associate sponsor to highly successful Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda series. Continue reading SCCA PRO RACING ANNOUNCES TITLE DEAL WITH AMETHYST BEVERAGE COMPANY →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Chase Elliott

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CONSUMER ENERGY 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 10, 2018

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed his week following earning his first victory at Watkins Glen, his outlook for this weekend at Michigan and many other topics. Full Transcript:

YOU’VE HAD A VERY BUSY WEEK, YESTERDAY YOU VISITED THE LANSING GRAND RIVER ASSEMBLY PLANT WHERE THE CAMARO ZL1 IS ASSEMBLED. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE AND YOUR WEEK AFTER THE VICTORY?
“It’s been a real busy week for sure. A lot of fun and a cool experience to kind of see what you do when you win a race. That was nice and yeah, had a chance to go to Lansing yesterday and meet some of the folks that put together the Camaro and get to see how that car is built and drive one off the assembly line. It was pretty neat and I enjoyed my time there and looking forward to hopping in mine here very shortly.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Chase Elliott →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Kyle Larson

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CONSUMER ENERGY 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 10, 2018

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed running the Knoxville Nationals, the decision making that goes into mid-race decisions versus late-race decisions, the challenges of Michigan and many other topics. Full Transcript:

HOW ARE THINGS GOING IN KNOXVILLE?
“Iowa has been good. We were able to win Monday night at Oskaloosa and then had a really good prelim night Wednesday. We will start third tomorrow. Brad Sweet and Donny Schatz will be the two guys to beat, but I feel like we are close. It’s a long race. It would be neat to win that deal.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Kyle Larson →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Qualifying

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
CONSUMER ENERGY 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 10, 2018

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
5TH AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW WE ARE INNOVATORS CAMARO ZL1
6TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 GRAINGER CAMARO ZL1
10TH ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1
15TH JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S/CESSNA CAMARO ZL1
17TH KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Denny Hamlin (Toyota)
2nd Kyle Busch (Toyota)
3rd Kevin Harvick (Ford)
4th Erik Jones (Toyota)
5TH Austin Dillon (Chevrolet) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Advance

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
CONSUMERS ENERGY 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN
AUGUST 12, 2018

BOWTIE BULLETS
MICHIGAN HERITAGE:
In 2013, Michigan International Speedway (MIS) began the tradition of honoring the winning manufacturer of each MIS race with a special trophy, the Michigan Heritage Trophy. Since the inception of the award, Chevrolet has earned six wins at MIS, earning the prestigious award more times than any other manufacturer. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Advance →

Richard Childress Racing

RCR Event Preview – Michigan International Speedway / Mid-Ohio

Richard Childress Racing at Michigan International Speedway … In 169 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway, RCR teams have earned three wins, two with Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990) and one with Kevin Harvick (August 2010). Additionally, RCR has claimed 24 top-five and 57 top-10 finishes with 10 different drivers including Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, who recorded top-10 finishes at MIS in June 1978 and August 1979.

RCR in the MENCS … In 2,890 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 48 pole awards,108 wins, 487 top-five finishes and 1,059 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.8 and an average finishing position of 16.2. RCR has earned 15 total championships (six Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93 and ’94, six NASCAR Xfinity Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR’s three national series. Continue reading RCR Event Preview – Michigan International Speedway / Mid-Ohio →

Stotz Racing

Stotz Racing Update

Another Race, Another Win

Stotz racing is enjoying a great season as we have won again this weekend at NHDRO’s Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. This race put the Stotz Racing Honda team to the test many times as Friday night just before the 1st qualifying session, we heard a noise in the top end of the motor that was getting worse. We decided to forgo the first round of qualifying and change engines before anything catastrophic happened. Thank you to our friend Kurt Sikora of Sikora Precision who not only fabricates a lot of the parts we use but also jumped in to help us late into the night. Continue reading Stotz Racing Update →

Santa Pod Raceway

FIA/FIM EUROPEAN FINALS: BRITISH VICTORY ON THE CARDS?

FIA/FIM EUROPEAN FINALS: BRITISH VICTORY ON THE CARDS?

FIA / FIM European Finals

Santa Pod Raceway

Thu.6 – Sun.9 September 2018

Top Fuel Dragsters are not the only story in drag racing. Pro Modifieds make plenty of noise too, and more so this year when Britain’s resurgent Andy Robinson takes on the continent’s finest practitioners at the FIA/FIM European Finals next month.

Robinson prefers to concentrate his firepower on the MSA British Drag Racing Championship, of which Pro Mod became the designated class in 2007. Since then, Robinson has won the championship six times. Indeed, he has been a key figure in the class throughout its 30-year history, one of European Pro Mod’s ‘founding fathers’. So what has spiced up the story this year? The small matter of one-tenth of a second, is the answer. Continue reading FIA/FIM EUROPEAN FINALS: BRITISH VICTORY ON THE CARDS? →

F4

CROSSLINK/KIWI MOTORSPORT SWEEPS PODIUM IN WEEKEND FINALE AT PITTSBURGH

CROSSLINK/KIWI MOTORSPORT SWEEPS PODIUM IN WEEKEND FINALE AT PITTSBURGH

Joshua Car, James Raven and Teddy Wilson finish on podium in Round 11

WAMPUM, PA (Aug. 8, 2018)- Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport was in an element all of its own during the fourth Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda event held at Pittsburgh International Race Complex Aug. 3-5. The newly combined five-car squad topped the qualifying charts at the start of the weekend, clocking the top-four fastest laps, taking the top two steps in Round 10, a win in Round 11 and completely smashing the competition on Sunday with a complete podium sweep, marking the first time in F4 U.S. history that one team represented each step.

F4 U.S. rookies Joshua Car of Sydney, Australia, Jose Blanco of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Arthur Leist of New Hamburgo, Brazil, completed the podium for Round 12, all representing Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport. Continue reading CROSSLINK/KIWI MOTORSPORT SWEEPS PODIUM IN WEEKEND FINALE AT PITTSBURGH →

Wood Brothers

Menard Ready To Build On Recent Michigan Success In This Weekend’s Consumers Energy 400

Menard Ready To Build On Recent Michigan Success In This Weekend’s Consumers Energy 400

August 9, 2018

Paul Menard is headed back to Michigan International Speedway hoping he and the No. 21 Earn While You Learn/NewFordTech.com team can pick up where they left off there a couple of months back.

In the June 10 Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan, Menard earned six Stage points en route to a season-best, fifth-place finish.

“When we get there we’ll start off with the car similar to how it was when we ended in June and work on a few things from there,” Menard said, adding the he enjoys the high speeds at the home track of Ford Motor Company. In June, Menard posted lap speeds over 200 miles per hour in practice and in the first two rounds of qualifying. Continue reading Menard Ready To Build On Recent Michigan Success In This Weekend’s Consumers Energy 400 →

Ven Racing

Ven Racing Update

Steve from Ven Racing on the DME bike is on a flyer at the moment in May we won the Main Event meeting at Santa pod and reset the European ET record at 6.92 seconds and reset the track record for mph at 214mph And then in June at the summer nationals we reset both ACU British records with 6.92 second 1/4 mile and 211 mph, but also reset the track mph record again at 215 mph . Hopefully we can now go to Hockenheim which has never been a lucky place for me and be the first to run a 6 second pass there.

Baggsy

Baggsy Drift Masters GP Round 3

Baggsy
Drift Masters GP Round 3
Riga Latvia

The past weekend saw the Drift Masters European Championship return for Round 3. The highly anticipated ‘King Of Riga’ round promised to bring some of the best action from the series both on and off track. The Biķernieki Circuit played host to 60 drivers and a 5000+ crowd for the two day event.

Baggsy was excited to debut his new LSX-R 454 V8 powered PS13 at Round 3. The team at SB Motorsport have been hard at work completely rebuilding the PS13, which is now sporting a 600+hp Chevrolet V8, new styling, livery and a whole host of other goodies. Continue reading Baggsy Drift Masters GP Round 3 →

Follow A Dream Racing

Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team WINS!!! Divisional Race at Atco, NJ!!!

Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team WINS!!! Divisional Race at Atco, NJ!!!
MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (August 8, 2018)

The Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team enjoyed its best weekend of the season, capturing a win this past Saturday in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast Division race at Atco Dragway in New Jersey.

“The hot rod’s back!” team owner Jay Blake exuberantly said. “The car did what we wanted to. When we made a change, it responded.”

“The team has worked well, there’s been drama and frustration, but everyone kept their heads down and did their job.” Continue reading Permatex/Follow A Dream TA/FC team WINS!!! Divisional Race at Atco, NJ!!! →

F4

KYLE KIRKWOOD COMPLETES THE HAT TRICK IN INAUGURAL F3 AMERICAS WEEKEND

KYLE KIRKWOOD COMPLETES THE HAT TRICK IN INAUGURAL F3 AMERICAS WEEKEND

2017 F4 U.S. Champion Kirkwood continues his success in F3 Americas. Leguizamon, Southern and Portante all score podiums on final day.

WAMPUM, PA (Aug. 7, 2018)- Kyle Kirkwood of Jupiter, Florida, dominated the world debut of the F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda at Pittsburgh International Race Complex Aug. 3-5, sweeping the three-race inaugural weekend. Kirkwood capped off Sunday with a pair of wins, taking the checkered nearly 15 seconds ahead of second place in both races.

“It’s quite an overwhelming feeling to come in and win all three races,” said Kirkwood. “The F3 Americas car has been fantastic. Considering we received the car on the Sunday prior to the event, we were able to get a quick and balanced setup instantly. The Abel Motorsports crew did an incredible job and I couldn’t be happier with the performance we produced over the weekend. We’ve started on a great note and I’m looking forward to carrying this momentum into Mid-Ohio in a couple days.” Continue reading KYLE KIRKWOOD COMPLETES THE HAT TRICK IN INAUGURAL F3 AMERICAS WEEKEND →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Dominic Scelzi Charges to Top 10 During 360 Knoxville Nationals

Dominic Scelzi Charges to Top 10 During 360 Knoxville Nationals

Inside Line Promotions – OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Aug. 7, 2018) – Dominic Scelzi recorded a pair of top-10 finishes last weekend during the 28th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.

Scelzi kicked off the marquee event at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Thursday by qualifying 12th quickest out of 43 drivers after a mechanical problem early in the night prevented him from competing in hot laps. He then placed fifth in a heat race before rallying from sixth to second place in the B Main to transfer into the back of the main event. Continue reading Dominic Scelzi Charges to Top 10 During 360 Knoxville Nationals →

Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

COMP Cams title sponsor of SOD End-of-the-Year Shootout at Berlin Raceway

ERIE, MI (August 7, 2018) – COMP Cams will be the title sponsor when Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP returns to Berlin Raceway on Saturday, September 29, for the End-of-the-Year Shootout.

SOD returns to the most unique venue it has ever raced at. Berlin Raceway is renown among paved short tracks, but for a few weeks each autumn, it is transformed into a dirt track. Saturday, September 29, the raceway will present its dirt finale with SOD’s COMP Cams End-of-the-Year Shootout. Continue reading COMP Cams title sponsor of SOD End-of-the-Year Shootout at Berlin Raceway →

Brenda Grubbs Motorsports

The Time Slip–Brenda Grubbs

Race Results

Brenda Grubbs Motorsports left Magnolia, Texas to head to the Denver National event on Tuesday, July 17. After Denver, plans were to hit the Topeka Double Header Divisional race on the way home. The grass was mowed, mail held, and the motorhome was packed with enough clothes and food for two weeks. An extra suitcase was packed for Brenda as she had a business trip to Costa Rica scheduled the day after Topeka.
With everything packed, the only thing missing was the Stocker. After yet another failed dyno attempted, it was decided new pistons were in order. With this new discovery, the motor was not available for the Denver or Topeka events. Continue reading The Time Slip–Brenda Grubbs →