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John Force Racing

John Force Racing–MONSTER ENERGY TO BACK BRITTANY FORCE TOP FUEL DRAGSTER

MONSTER ENERGY TO BACK BRITTANY FORCE TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
ATLANTA, GA (May 13, 2015) — John Force Racing and Monster Energy today announced a multi-year primary sponsorship agreement that will begin this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Brittany Force’s Top Fuel dragster will be adorned with the Monster Energy logo and branding for the duration of the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and beyond. Continue reading John Force Racing–MONSTER ENERGY TO BACK BRITTANY FORCE TOP FUEL DRAGSTER →

Casey Currie

Casey Currie to bring his 4 Wheel Drive King of the Hammers Jeep to the Baja 500 Trophy Truck Class

Casey Currie to bring his 4 Wheel Drive King of the Hammers Jeep to the Baja 500 Trophy Truck Class
CORONA, California (May 11, 2015) – Casey Currie’s King of the Hammers straight axle Jeep performed so well this year, that he has decided to run it at the premier 2015 SCORE Baja 500 race in June. This marks the first time Casey will be racing in the Trophy Truck class. Continue reading Casey Currie to bring his 4 Wheel Drive King of the Hammers Jeep to the Baja 500 Trophy Truck Class →

Dyson Racing

Dyson Racing–BENTLEY TEAM DYSON RACING AIMS FOR VICTORY IN CANADA

BENTLEY TEAM DYSON RACING AIMS FOR VICTORY IN CANADA
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park is historically good venue for Dyson Team.
Team returns to full strength with return of 2nd Continental GT3.

Canadian Tire Motorsports Park is historically good venue for Dyson Team.
Team returns to full strength with return of 2nd Continental GT3.

(Poughkeepsie, NY, 13 May 2015) Following a hard push, Bentley Team Dyson Racing returns this weekend in full strength to the Pirelli World Challenge at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, a venue that has brought the team great success in the past. Continue reading Dyson Racing–BENTLEY TEAM DYSON RACING AIMS FOR VICTORY IN CANADA →

Stotz Racing

Stotz Racing–Rain Dampens Track but not Spirits

The Man Cup Motec Spring Nationals started out fantastic. Frankie and I went down a week early to visit my daughter Jacqui and her new fiance Jeff. Their new home was very comfortable and Jeff offered me space in his garage to finish the over the winter updates to our tried and true Red, White, and Blue CBR1000rr. The changes proved worthy of all of the time. In testing we recorded the quickest consistent times of 1.16 in the 60′ and 3.04 to the 330′. This was going to be a great weekend! Mother nature had other plans as we dodged rain drops until mid day Sunday when it was decided that it would not be possible to get the race done.

We are going to Dyno Dynamics next week with the new bike and the new for 2015 methanol motor. These changes proved to be much more than just changing the fuel in the tank and upgrading the Fuel Lab system. We decided on new higher compression JE Pistons, Star modified the head for the larger volume of fuel and air, Falicon made the 3mm stroker crank, Millenium prepared the new dry block cases, and Robinson ProCut a new trans for the all new motor. We could not have done all this without the tremendous effort of our two new sponsors. TIAL Sport made a complete new turbo system with integrated wastegate, cast header, cool scoop and more! My friend Kurt Sikora from days gone by has been back into racing and has been invaluable with Sikora Precision’s fabrication of so many of the parts on the new bike and many on the old bike. Microblue Racing coated everything that rotates and Honda is back again with Pro Honda Oils and Chemicals keeping the metal parts coated with the HP4 20-50 racing oil. Mark Harrel of mobiledynomometer.com will provide his dyno and time as Steve Nichols of Dyno Dynamics works his magic on the tuning. Stay tuned for the next race report after the upcoming NHDRO Spring opener at Indy on May 15-17th.

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–SpongeBob SquarePants 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
SpongeBob SquarePants 400
Kansas Speedway
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Ty Dillon Drives SpongeBob SquarePants-themed Chevrolet to a 26th-place finish

Ty Dillon drove Circle Sport Racing’s No. 33 Plankton Chevrolet SS to a 26th-place finish Saturday evening at Kansas Speedway. Sporting the character Plankton from the hit Nickelodeon television show SpongeBob SquarePants, Dillon qualified 32nd. In only his fourth-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, the 23-year-old driver managed to race in and around the top 25 for a majority of the 267-lap race. A two hour and 16-minute rain delay came at lap 99. When the race went back to green-flag conditions, Dillon and the No. 33 team fought a tight handling race car. For the remainder of the race, Dillon made adjustments to the track bar from inside the car and crew chief Slugger Labbe made appropriate adjustments on pit road. In the end, Dillon raced to a 26th-place finish. Dillon is scheduled to make two additional starts in the No. 33 Chevrolet SS next month at Pocono Raceway and Michigan International Speedway.

Start – 32 Finish – 26 Laps Led – 0 Points – N/A
Ty Dillon Quote:
“Each start I make in the Cup Series is a learning experience for me, and I learned a lot at Kansas. Just want to thank Slugger (Labbe, crew chief) and the team for all their hard work in getting the car ready and for their work on pit road during the race. We gained more than we lost during the race, which is a good thing. I’m looking forward to my next two starts in the No. 33 Chevrolet.”

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Schatz Wins Two in Eldora Speedway ‘Mother’ Sweep

Schatz Wins Two in Eldora Speedway ‘Mother’ Sweep
Second place finisher Gary Taylor scored his best ever Outlaws finish
ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 9, 2015 – Donny Schatz went six years between wins at Eldora Speedway but proved Saturday night that past is not always prologue as he swept the two-day ‘Mother of All Sprint Car Weekends’ and took home his eighth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Schatz Wins Two in Eldora Speedway ‘Mother’ Sweep →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Press Conference

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS AT KANSAS
Team Chevy is Strong with 1-2-3-4 Finish

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – (May 9, 2015) – Smart pit calls, strategy changes, and multiple race car adjustments were the keys to victory for Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS in the SpongeBob SquarePants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway.

The win was Johnson’s 73rd career victory, third at the 1.5-mile track, and third win of the season for the six-time champion in a race that was red-flagged for more than two hours due to rain. Johnson took the lead on lap 256 of the 267-lap event when crew chief, Chad Knaus, opted to skip a pit stop in exchange for track position. Johnson was able to hold off a hard charge by current Sprint Cup champion, Kevin Harvick in his No. 4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevy SS, who finished second. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Press Conference →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race Notes

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
AFTER QUALIFYING YESTERDAY YOU WERE SO FRUSTRATED, YET YOU KEPT YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME. YOU HAD THE BEST SAVE OF THE NIGHT HOW DO YOU STAY SO FOCUSED?
“I think experience helps. You just shrug it off. We are trying so hard to get our qualifying under control. We put a huge effort into it again. To be 19th was just … really stunk it wasn’t any fun. These guys just work so hard. I’m so proud of everybody at Lowe’s, KOBALT, Chevrolet, Valvoline, Gatorade, the fans, Sprint for this great series. Just a long hard night of racing and fighting for track position, once we got up front we were able to hang on the final eight or nine laps.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race Notes →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
AFTER QUALIFYING YESTERDAY YOU WERE SO FRUSTRATED, YET YOU KEPT YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME. YOU HAD THE BEST SAVE OF THE NIGHT HOW DO YOU STAY SO FOCUSED?
“I think experience helps. You just shrug it off. We are trying so hard to get our qualifying under control. We put a huge effort into it again. To be 19th was just … really stunk it wasn’t any fun. These guys just work so hard. I’m so proud of everybody at Lowe’s, KOBALT, Chevrolet, Valvoline, Gatorade, the fans, Sprint for this great series. Just a long hard night of racing and fighting for track position, once we got up front we were able to hang on the final eight or nine laps.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–WILL POWER OPENS MONTH OF MAY AT INDY WITH WIN IN ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS

WILL POWER OPENS MONTH OF MAY AT INDY WITH WIN IN ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
Strong showing for Team Chevy with four V6-powered road course aero kit entries finishing in top-five

· Power’s victory is the fourth for a Chevrolet IndyCar driver in the first five races of the season; the first of the season for the defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion and the 25th of his career
· Power and third place finisher Team Penske teammate Juan Pablo Montoya rank one-two in the Series’ standings heading into 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 Continue reading Chevy Racing–WILL POWER OPENS MONTH OF MAY AT INDY WITH WIN IN ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
MAY 9, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER
YOU HAD GRAHAM RAHAL BEHIND YOU, AND YOU HAD TO HIT YOUR FUEL NUMBER. HOW HARD WAS THAT LAST STINT? “That was hard when (Tim Cindric, Penske Racing President and No. 1 car race strategist) told me the number I had to hit, and then that Rahal was closing. It was really hard. I was trying to save in the spots where we wouldn’t lose time and push like hell in the other areas. That’s the most physical race I think I’ve ever done. It never stopped. I was so determined to win that I didn’t want anything to go wrong. I didn’t want to get caught out by a yellow and wanted a clean race, and that’s exactly what we got. I’m really happy for the guys on the Verizon car. It’s pretty special to win here.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–AJ Allmendinger

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 9, 2015

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 DILLON’S/SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his contract extension with JTG Daugherty Racing, sponsor commitments, his participation with the team, and more. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT KROGER’S LONG-TERM COMMITMENT AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOU AND THE TEAM AND THE PROGRAM YOU’RE DEVELOPING
“It’s through a lot of hard work by (team owner) Tad (Geschickter). I really haven’t done anything. Tad Geschickter is really amazing when it comes to picking up sponsors and making sure each sponsors works with each other well. Obviously a lot of our sponsors connect with each other. To have Kroger, a Fortune 500 company, that’s been a part of this race team at the Daytona 500 for a few years now; and to have them come on board and really step-up the program just shows the confidence they have in us and the confidence they have in Tad, and the fact that they like me, which is shocking, and I was pretty excited about that. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–AJ Allmendinger →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway

Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway
The driver scored his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season and 180th career win
ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 8, 2015 – Through the years Eldora Speedway has not always been kind to Donny Schatz. In fact, it had been almost exactly six years since the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver had stood as a winner in victory lane. Schatz changed that on Friday night though after he battled past Kerry Madsen and held off Shane Stewart to score his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Toyota Tundra 250

RACE REPORT
Toyota Tundra 250
Kansas Speedway
May 8, 2015
Red Horse Racing at Kansas Speedway

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returned to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the fourth race of the 2015 season. The Nos. 11 and 17 Toyota Tundra teams posted the 15th and 17th fastest times, respectively, during Thursday’s single practice session, and returned Friday afternoon for knock-out qualifying. Both of the Red Horse Racing teams advanced to the third round, with Kennedy and the No. 11 Local Motors/SpongeBob SquarePants team earning the fifth starting position for the Toyota Tundra 250, while Timothy Peters secured the 12th starting position for the No. 17 Tundra. After 167 laps around the 1.5-mile speedway, Peters finished fourth and Kennedy finished 26th after picking up debris on the grille and causing the engine to overheat on lap 57. Continue reading Red Horse Racing–Toyota Tundra 250 →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway

Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway
The driver scored his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season and 180th career win
ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 8, 2015 – Through the years Eldora Speedway has not always been kind to Donny Schatz. In fact, it had been almost exactly six years since the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver had stood as a winner in victory lane. Schatz changed that on Friday night though after he battled past Kerry Madsen and held off Shane Stewart to score his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne Leads Team Chevy

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
MAY 8, 2015

Kasey Kahne Leads Team Chevy at Kansas
A Total of Six Chevrolet SS Drivers Will Start in the Top-Ten in Saturday Night’s Race

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (May 8, 2015) – Kasey Kahne came very close to capturing his first pole position of 2015, but will start on the front row in his No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet SS after posting the second-fastest time in qualifying for Saturday night’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kansas Speedway. Kahne’s fast lap of 28.138 seconds, 191.911 mph gave him his eighth top-10 start of 2015, and his 10th in 16 races at Kansas Speedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne Leads Team Chevy →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES & QUOTES
MAY 8, 2015

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 GREAT CLIPS CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2nd:
YOU ALMOST LOST IT A COUPLE TIMES IN PRACTICE, AND THAT STAYS WITH YOU BUT HOW DO YOU COME OUT HERE AND OVERCOME THAT TO PUT IT ON THE FRONT ROW?
“Well, I know we have a good team and we are making the right adjustments to get the car a little more on the race track. But in practice we were sliding around a little more than you want when you are running as much throttle as we are for qualifying runs. Either way we had a great Great Clips Chevrolet right there and kept picking up each run. Our last one was our best one, but it wasn’t enough. It was a really good lap and my best lap of the day so I feel good about that and what we are bringing tomorrow night. We had some good practices today and Keith Rodden (crew chief) and the guys are doing a really nice job and hopefully we can bring that again tomorrow night.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Kasey Kahne →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis

CHEVROLET INDYCAR
GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE
DRIVER QUALIFYING QUOTES
MAY 8, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER – TRACK RECORD – 01:09:4886: “Actually surprised me on old tires there in the Fast Six, the time that I laid down. It just shows the team has done a great job with the car. All teammates in the Fast Six, too. We’re pushing each other hard. Got the Ganassi boys there knocking on the door all the time. Got our work cut out for us. Just really happy to be on pole. Qualifying’s a day where you put absolutely everything on the line. It’s my favorite part of the weekend. Well, no, actually it’s winning on Saturday or Sunday is definitely my favorite part.

“It’s huge… very big. It’s one down and three sessions where I want to be P1 to go: the Grand Prix tomorrow, qualifying for the oval and obviously the 500.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–Grand Prix of Indianapolis →