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Search for speed continues for six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.
Search for speed continues for six-time
world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.
ST. LOUIS (Oct. 1) — After struggling with a car that refused to leave the starting line in a normal fashion in three of four qualifying sessions, Jeg Coughlin Jr. knew he needed a near-perfect run to beat first-round opponent Chris McGaha Sunday at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA
Midwest Nationals.
Unfortunately, although Coughlin and his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro race team gave their best effort, they didn’t quite have enough to win the race, with McGaha running a 6.542 at 211.93 mph to Coughlin’s 6.576 at 210.64 mph. Continue reading Search for speed continues for six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.
Monster Energy’s Brittany Force continues championship drive from No. 5 spot
Monster Energy’s Brittany Force continues
championship drive from No. 5 spot
MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 30) – The battle for the NHRA Top Fuel championship continues Sunday in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park, and Monster Energy driver Brittany Force intends to be in the thick of the battle.
Force qualified No. 5 and will be gunning for her second consecutive victory in the Countdown to the Championship. She won last week in Reading, Pa. – following a semifinal finish in Concord, N.C. – and is third in the Top Fuel standings.
“I’m feeling good going in to tomorrow,” Force said. “I have a strong team behind me with (tuning consultant) Alan Johnson, (crew chief) Brian Husen and the entire Monster Energy team. Continue reading Monster Energy’s Brittany Force continues championship drive from No. 5 spot
AAA Missouri driver Robert Hight snares 56th career No. 1, joins exclusive company
AAA Missouri driver Robert Hight snares
56th career No. 1, joins exclusive company
MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 30) – AAA Missouri Chevrolet Camaro driver Robert Hight joined some exclusive NHRA company at Gateway Motorsports Park on Saturday by snaring the No. 1 qualifying spot for the AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals.
The No. 1 was Hight’s 56th of his brilliant career, and he moved into a tie for ninth with Joe Amato and Mike Edwards on NHRA’s list of all-time No. 1 qualifiers.
He also tied John Force Racing teammate Courtney Force for most No. 1s this season, seven, in Funny Car.
But Hight was also surprised he hung on to the No. 1 spot. Continue reading AAA Missouri driver Robert Hight snares 56th career No. 1, joins exclusive company
Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force to start No. 7 in Sunday’s NHRA Funny Car race at Gateway
Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force to start
No. 7 in Sunday’s NHRA Funny Car race at Gateway
MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 30) – Courtney Force proved last weekend’s race in Reading she could race to the finals of an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car finals from the No. 8 qualifying position.
In Sunday’s race, the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park, Force will again try to come from mid-pack, as the driver of the Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS starts one position better – No. 7. Continue reading Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force to start No. 7 in Sunday’s NHRA Funny Car race at Gateway
PEAK driver John Force turns in career-best ET, will start No. 2 in Sunday’s race at Gateway
PEAK driver John Force turns in career-best ET,
will start No. 2 in Sunday’s race at Gateway
MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 30) – John Force’s career-best elapsed time in Friday’s second round of qualifying netted him the No. 2 qualifying position in Sunday’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.
Force, chasing a 17th NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship, recorded a pass of 3.832 seconds at 334.65 mph. That pass set a track record for a few moments, as Force’s teammate Robert Hight topped him shortly after by just two thousandths of a second. Continue reading PEAK driver John Force turns in career-best ET, will start No. 2 in Sunday’s race at Gateway
Pritchett Claims No. 2 Qualifying Spot in Mopar Top Fuel Dragster at NHRA Midwest Nationals
Pritchett Claims No. 2 Qualifying Spot in Mopar Top Fuel Dragster at NHRA Midwest Nationals
Leah Pritchett qualifies No. 2 in HEMI®-powered Top Fuel dragster from Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) to lead Mopar at Gateway Motorsports Park
Mopar-powered Tony Schumacher is third in Top Fuel
Ron Capps is best of Mopar Dodge Funny Car drivers from DSR with third-place qualifying effort
Six Mopar Dodge Funny Cars will compete in 16-car field
Pritchett drives Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak in Factory Stock Showdown after qualifying fourth
September 30, 2017, Madison, Ill. – On a gorgeous fall weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park near downtown St. Louis, Leah Pritchett led all Mopar HEMI®-powered drivers in qualifying for the sixth annual NHRA Midwest Nationals with a second-place effort in Top Fuel. Continue reading Pritchett Claims No. 2 Qualifying Spot in Mopar Top Fuel Dragster at NHRA Midwest Nationals
Richard Childress Racing–Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200
Dover International Speedway Lives up to Its “Monster Mile” Moniker for Austin Dillon and the Rheem Team in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series Race
“Usually, when you unload from the truck fast it sets up your entire weekend for success. We didn’t unload fast this weekend and it showed. This race was an all-around struggle. We never got control of the handling and ended up getting off-sequence on pit strategy to try and stay on the lead lap. It didn’t work, unfortunately. We’ll regroup and try to get a win for this Rheem team next week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a track I’ve had a lot of success at.”
– Austin Dillon Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200
Upset-minded two-time world champ Erica Enders ready to wreak havoc
Upset-minded two-time world champ
Erica Enders ready to wreak havoc
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 30) — Currently sixth in the Championship to the Countdown playoff standings, two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders knows a third career victory at Gateway Motorsports Park would propel her up the rankings at the midway point of this year’s title chase. She also knows knocking off a few of the drivers ahead of her would throw a huge wrench in the fight for the sport’s top prize.
“I’m looking forward to tomorrow,” Enders said. “With just four Sundays left in the Countdown, we’ve got a lot of work to do to see if we can move up in the points. Part of that is knocking off the drivers ahead of us in the points so I say line ’em up and let’s go. We’ve worked our way to the top of the mountain twice before so we know what it takes. The plan is to keep chasing it until it’s over.” Continue reading Upset-minded two-time world champ Erica Enders ready to wreak havoc
Team Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Qualifying Report
Team Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Qualifying Report
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (September 30, 2017) – Allen Johnson drove the Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing Dodge Dart to the No. 10 seed at the Sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.
On Friday, Johnson found a solid baseline when he powered his red, white, and blue Dodge Dart to a 6.575-seconds pass at 209.39 mph. In the evening session, Johnson drifted towards the centerline and hit a timing block at the finish line and his 6.578, 207.82 was disallowed. Continue reading Team Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Qualifying Report
Five-time St. Louis champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. braced for elimination fight
Five-time St. Louis champ Jeg
Coughlin Jr. braced for elimination fight
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 30) — Feeling he has nothing to lose, six-time drag racing world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will go all-out to win his sixth St. Louis trophy Sunday when action at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals turns to sudden-death eliminations.
Coughlin qualified his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro in the No. 12 position after a best pass of 6.579 at 209.98 mph during four rounds of time trials. Continue reading Five-time St. Louis champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. braced for elimination fight
Gigantic day for two-time champion Troy Coughlin in 2017 Pro Mod title chase
Gigantic day for two-time champion
Troy Coughlin in 2017 Pro Mod title chase
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 30) — After struggling through qualifying for the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, Troy Coughlin experienced one of the best single rounds of eliminations in his career Saturday afternoon when he upset reigning world champion and longtime nemesis “Tricky Rickie” Smith just moments after top qualifier and current points leader Mike Castellana lost to No. 16 qualifier Pete Farber. Continue reading Gigantic day for two-time champion Troy Coughlin in 2017 Pro Mod title chase
CHEVROLET’S LEAD THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT DOVER
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY FINAL PRACTICE QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
CHEVROLET’S LEAD THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT DOVER
DOVER, Del. (September 30, 2017) With the first cutoff race to the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs looming, Chevrolet’s Chase Elliott and Jimmie Johnson, both championship contenders, led the way on the speed chart heading into tomorrow’s Apache Warriors 400 at Dover.
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS – Fastest in the Final Cup Series Practice Session
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CAR HEADING INTO TOMORROW:
“Obviously, I would just like to be fast tomorrow and I think we’ve got our car driving a little better from what we had it yesterday, which is good. That was the goal there regardless of what the stopwatch said was just to try to get it driving better. I think we’ve got it closer. I think we are still off from a couple of guys, but I think we are in the ballpark. Continue reading CHEVROLET’S LEAD THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT DOVER
Track records propel AAA Missouri driver Robert Hight to No. 1 spot at Gateway
Track records propel AAA Missouri driver
Robert Hight to No. 1 spot at Gateway
MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 29) – Robert Hight and his AAA Missouri team have set the bar so high in Funny Car that when he doesn’t reach record heights, many are disappointed.
But Hight isn’t.
Hight set the Gateway Motorsports Park track record for elapsed time and speed during qualifying Friday for the AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals to snare the provisional No 1 spot in Funny Car. Continue reading Track records propel AAA Missouri driver Robert Hight to No. 1 spot at Gateway
Blaney Qualifies 11th At Dover
Blaney Qualifies 11th At Dover
September 29, 2017
Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team advanced through the three rounds of knockout qualifying at Dover International Speedway on Friday to earn the 11th starting spot for Sunday’s Apache Warrior 400.
It was the 21st time in 29 qualifying sessions this season that Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion earned a spot among the top-12 starters.
Blaney was 15th fastest in Friday’s opening practice and posted best lap at 160.356 miles per hour in a session that saw him and his team deal with a failed brake rotor. Continue reading Blaney Qualifies 11th At Dover
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Qualifying Notes
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
*Updated to include Dale Earnhardt, Jr. as one of the top Chevy Qualifiers
TOP TEAM CHEVY QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
3RD KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CHEVY SS
7TH DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS
8TH RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 WASTE MASTERS CHEVROLET SS
12TH CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS
TOP FIVE QUALIFIERS:
POS. DRIVER
1ST Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota)
2nd Kyle Busch (Toyota)
3rd Kyle Larson (Chevy)
4th Matt Kenseth (Toyota)
5TH Daniel Suarez (Toyota) Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Qualifying Notes
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Dale Earnhardt Jr.
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed his career at Dover, spending more time with family, potential of running late model races in the future and many other topics. Full Transcript:
Dover International Speedway presented Dale Earnhardt, Jr. with a commemorative memento to remember his 2001 victory that united an entire nation after the event of 9/11. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jamie McMurray
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 GEARWRENCH CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed being in a cutoff position, the difficulty of Dover and many other topics. Full Transcript:
WHAT ABOUT THIS RACETRACK MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO BE FACING THAT AND THE CUTOFF AT THIS PARTICULAR TRACK?
“I don’t think anything sticks out at Dover. The one thing when I think about coming here even though it’s a 1-mile racetrack it’s really fast. It only takes 20, 22 seconds to go around here and this is one of those tracks that if you have to restart at the back the leaders come really quick. It seems like you run like 15 or 20 laps and all of a sudden, the leaders are already there starting to lap cars. So, it’s just one of those places that man, if your car is good it’s a lot of fun and if you get just a little bit off its maybe one of the toughest tracks we go to try and stay in front of the leader or try to maintain your position. It’s really fast and the surface of the track it doesn’t have bumps like we talk about at Charlotte or at Chicago or Pocono. It’s just those little expansion joints and they are just all the way around the race track and when the air pressure builds up in the tires it is just a really hard track to get a hold of.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Jamie McMurray
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
APACHE WARRIOR 400
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AAA CHEVROLET SS AND RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 WASTE MASTERS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed their thoughts and expectations of the race at Dover. FULL TRANSCRIPT:
IT’S GOING TO BE QUITE THE RACE WITHIN THE RACE THIS SUNDAY. CAN YOU GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND THE INTENSITY BEHIND THAT BATTLE, AS WE GET READY TO DO INTO THE NEXT ROUND?
AUSTIN DILLON: “I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be a race within the race. You’ve got to be smart throughout and make sure you’re there at the end and put yourself in good positions. I’m looking forward to the challenge. It’s a little championship run here for all three of us (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Austin Dillon, and Ryan Newman) this race. One of us, I think obviously, is going to get to the next round. So, we’ve got to make it happen. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman
Hauser Racing Update
We are so pleased to announce that Scott Hauser has won both the 2017 Santa Pod Racers Club and National Super Pro Championships in a dramatic final round finish at Santa Pod last weekend.
After a mediocre start to the season, not helped by a couple of 1st round red lights, we found ourselves in 3rd place coming into the European Finals at Santa Pod in early September. However, we excelled ourselves during qualifying, running four 7.63s on the trot, earning us #1 position and we recovered a whole lot of points to keep us in the hunt. We only managed two rounds of eliminations unfortunately, before persistent rain curtailed the event. A frustrating time for everyone. Continue reading Hauser Racing Update