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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Schatz Overcomes Illness, Battles Past Dollansky to Score Calistoga Win

Schatz Overcomes Illness, Battles Past Dollansky to Score Calistoga Win
It is the fifth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season for the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver
CALISTOGA, Calif. – April 12, 2015 – Donny Schatz powered past two formidable foes in Sunday night’s Wine Country Outlaw Showdown at Calistoga Speedway – illness and Craig Dollansky.

“I was a little nervous there,” Schatz said in victory lane. “These guys carried this whole race team tonight. I don’t know what I did last night – either I’ve got the flu coming on again or something but I feel like hell. I’ve been having the chills here for the last hour but I’m just glad to get the win.” Continue reading World of Outlaws–Schatz Overcomes Illness, Battles Past Dollansky to Score Calistoga Win →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Retains Points Lead Following Summit Racing Event in Las Vegas

Line Retains Points Lead Following Summit Racing Event in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 12, 2015 – Jason Line continued to flex KB Racing muscle at this weekend’s 16th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals and powered through qualifying effortlessly in his brilliant blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro to score the 39th low qualifier award of his career and swoop up all but three of the top bonus qualifying points – the remaining three belonged to KB Racing teammate Greg Anderson. Launching into raceday in the No. 1 spot, Line was fully prepared to continue his surge and make it to his third final round of the season. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line Retains Points Lead Following Summit Racing Event in Las Vegas →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing– FORCE WINS HIS 142nd, No. 1 FOR JFR CHEVROLET CAMARO

FORCE WINS HIS 142nd, No. 1 FOR JFR CHEVROLET CAMARO
LAS VEGAS —- John Force and his Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team battled all day but in a true team effort he picked up his 142nd career Funny Car win and the first behind the wheel of Chevrolet Camaro SS at the 16th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals. Force had to outrun teammate Robert Hight in one of the closest races of the weekend, a side by side race that was decided by two thousandths of a second at the finish line. The win for Force was the culmination of months of planning and rebuilding both on financial and personnel fronts. Continue reading John Force Racing– FORCE WINS HIS 142nd, No. 1 FOR JFR CHEVROLET CAMARO →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Powerful on Raceday at SummitRacing.com Nationals

Anderson Powerful on Raceday at SummitRacing.com Nationals

LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 12, 2015 – Greg Anderson had the quickest and fastest racecar on the property on Sunday at the 16th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, and the driver of the red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro had the field’s attention at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Starting from the No. 3 position, Anderson had low e.t. and top speed through each round of competition in an impressive display of KB Racing horsepower. Although stopped just short of reaching the final round at his sponsor’s main event, Anderson and Team Summit are confident that their Chevy Camaro has a bright future on the 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Powerful on Raceday at SummitRacing.com Nationals →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Mopar, Don Schumacher Racing Early Season Win Streak Ends at The Strip at Las Vegas

Mopar, Don Schumacher Racing Early Season Win Streak Ends at The Strip at Las Vegas

Don Schumacher Racing and the 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car’s win streak ends in semifinals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Make-A-Wish Mopar is top DSR finisher with a semifinal appearance at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals
No.1 qualifier Hagan puts Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T back in the Funny Car standings lead
Johnson takes Magneti Marelli Dodge Dart to a Pro Stock semifinal appearance Continue reading Mopar Racing–Mopar, Don Schumacher Racing Early Season Win Streak Ends at The Strip at Las Vegas →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Helio Castroneves Leads Team Chevy with Runner-Up Finish at NOLA Motorsports Park

Helio Castroneves Leads Team Chevy with Runner-Up Finish at NOLA Motorsports Park

· Persistent rain forces Verizon IndyCar Series to shorten race to a 105-minute/47-lap race that was originally scheduled for 75 laps
· Helio Castroneves leads Chevrolet IndyCar V6 drivers to checkered flag with runner-up finish in INDY Grand Prix of Louisiana
· Juan Pablo Montoya finished fifth to give Team Chevy two of the top-five finishers
· Chevrolet Aero Kit cars with fully integrated 2.2 liter V6 twin turbo direct injected engines scored six of top-10 finishers

AVONDALE, LOUISIANA (April 12, 2015) – Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet, scored the runner-up finishing position in today’s rain-shortened INDY Grand Prix of Louisiana. The inaugural Verizon IndyCar Series race at NOLA Motorsports Park was plagued by inclement weather throughout the three-day event, that eventually resulted in the race being shortened to a timed race of 105 minutes rather than the 75 laps originally scheduled. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Helio Castroneves Leads Team Chevy with Runner-Up Finish at NOLA Motorsports Park →

Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports– Championship-Caliber Run for Tequila Patrón ESM at 6 Hours of Silverstone Third-place finish voided after post-race technical inspection

Championship-Caliber Run for Tequila Patrón ESM at 6 Hours of Silverstone
Third-place finish voided after post-race technical inspection

Silverstone, England – April 12, 2015 – Tequila Patrón ESM ran like a championship team today and completed the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) race, the 6 Hours of Silverstone, in third place. The No. 30 Tequila Patrón ESM prototype of Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel and David Heinemeier Hansson, unfortunately failed post-race inspection after it was deemed the floor had too much wear, as a result of chassis modifications to comply with the rules. Continue reading Extreme Speed Motorsports– Championship-Caliber Run for Tequila Patrón ESM at 6 Hours of Silverstone Third-place finish voided after post-race technical inspection →

Chevrolet Racing, Uncategorized

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Post Race

CHEVROLET AERO KIT INDYCAR V6 2.2 LITER
NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK
POST RACE DRIVER QUOTES
APRIL 1, 2015

HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, FINISHED 2ND: “First of all I have to give congratulations to the entire track, and the entire Verizon IndyCar Series to keep pushing to have another round here. And congrats to the fans. I want to thank all the fans for the first race here at NOLA and we have to keep going. The track conditions were really difficult because there were areas where there was a stream of water on the race track and it was very difficult for us to keep the cars on there. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Post Race →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Turn Their Attention To Talladega After Engine Failure At Texas

Blaney, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Turn Their Attention To Talladega After Engine Failure At Texas

April 12, 2015

Eddie Wood, co-owner of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, has seen his share of good days and bad in his long career in the Sprint Cup Series. And over the years, he’s come to realize that mechanical issues sometimes surface at the most inopportune times. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Turn Their Attention To Talladega After Engine Failure At Texas →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Duck Commander 500

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Duck Commander 500
Texas Motor Speedway
April 11, 2015

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon and Paul Menard finished 12th, 20th and 41st, respectively, in the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Menard ranks 16th in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Kevin Harvick by 129 points, while Dillon ranks 22nd and Newman ranks 24th. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Duck Commander 500 →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Brad Sweet Powers to Emotional Calistoga Speedway Victory

Brad Sweet Powers to Emotional Calistoga Speedway Victory
Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb has three straight wins at the half-mile oval
CALISTOGA, Calif. – April 11, 2015 – Brad Sweet, Joey Saldana and Rico Abreu put on a show in front of a packed Calistoga Speedway Saturday night, trading the lead and battling for the win on the opening night of the Wine Country Outlaw Showdown. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Brad Sweet Powers to Emotional Calistoga Speedway Victory →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Powers Fast Summit Racing Camaro Into Sunday Eliminations in Vegas

Anderson Powers Fast Summit Racing Camaro Into Sunday Eliminations in Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 11, 2015 – The red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro was furiously fast during Saturday qualifying at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and pilot Greg Anderson is in full control of his speedy mount heading into raceday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals. Anderson, qualified in the No. 3 position – his best start since the Brainerd event in 2013 – will race Jonathan Gray in the first round of eliminations. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Powers Fast Summit Racing Camaro Into Sunday Eliminations in Vegas →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Post Race 2

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
DUCK COMMANDER 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 11, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON CONTINUES DOMINANCE AT TEXAS
Chevrolet SS Finishes 1-2-3

FT. WORTH, Texas – April 11, 2015 – Jimmie Johnson added to his impressive resume at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) by winning the Duck Commander 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race in his No. 48 Lowe’s Pro Service Chevrolet SS in dominating fashion. After a late caution in the 334-lap race, Johnson vaulted from seventh to first to collect his second straight and fifth victory in the Lone Star State; more than any other driver in the sport. The six-time champion led a race high of 128 laps during the 500-mile event. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Post Race 2 →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Earns 39th Pole of His Career at SummitRacing.com Nationals

Line Earns 39th Pole of His Career at SummitRacing.com Nationals

LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 11, 2015 – The 16th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals are off to a strong start for Jason Line, driver of the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro. Line, of Mooresville, N.C., officially staked claim for his steady Chevrolet as the quickest Pro Stocker on the property and scored top bonus qualifying points in three of the four rounds. He will start from the No. 1 position for the 39th time in his career and race Joey Grose in the first round on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line Earns 39th Pole of His Career at SummitRacing.com Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas Post Race

ASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
DUCK COMMANDER 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 11, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PRO SERVICES CHEVROLET SS – WINNER
FROM THE RECOVERY ON PIT ROAD, THIS WAS DEFINITELY A WORK IN PROGRESS:
“Yeah it was. Forgive me because my voice has been gone all day and I woke up with a cold but just a great, great race car. I just want to give a shout out to all the pros that shop at Lowe’s and to the folks at Lowe’s Pro Services, to Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports and Valvoline because we have had an awesome, awesome start to the year. The end results don’t show it but the great support from our fans, our sponsors…..Gatorade as well and Kobalt Tools. We just kept plugging at it and I think the off-week was good for us to sit down and relax, reboot and come back to the track and they brought me a fast race car that was good all weekend.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Texas–Jimmie Johnson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
DUCK COMMANDER 500
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
APRIL 11, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PRO SERVICES CHEVROLET SS – WINNER

FROM THE RECOVERY ON PIT ROAD, THIS WAS DEFINITELY A WORK IN PROGRESS:
“Yeah it was. Forgive me because my voice has been gone all day and I woke up with a cold but just a great, great race car. I just want to give a shout out to all the pros that shop at Lowe’s and to the folks at Lowe’s Pro Services, to Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports and Valvoline because we have had an awesome, awesome start to the year. The end results don’t show it but the great support from our fans, our sponsors…..Gatorade as well and Kobalt Tools. We just kept plugging at it and I think the off-week was good for us to sit down and relax, reboot and come back to the track and they brought me a fast race car that was good all weekend.”

WERE YOU EVER CONCERNED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO GET THIS CAR BACK OUT FRONT?
“I thought we were in big trouble once we restarted. The No. 4 (Kevin Harvick) went up through there and got to the lead. I just couldn’t go anywhere. I got so tight. We weren’t sure if it was a bad set of tires. We felt like we had a set that didn’t match up with us earlier in the race. So, we made no adjustments. We went out the next restart and the car was a little better, but made an adjustment. Then that last pit stop we made the right adjustment. I caught the No. 4 (Harvick) racing with the No. 1 (Jamie McMurray). I was able to get by both of those guys and check out. It was an exciting race. I hope the fans really enjoyed that one.”

TALK ABOUT RACING WITH THE NO. 4 AND NO. 88:
“Yeah, the No. 88 (Dale Earnhardt, Jr.) was making the bottom work, so I was trying to make that happen. The No. 4 (Harvick) all of a sudden was in second and coming hard on the top. So, I moved up top to try and make that work and I looked in the mirror off to (Turn) 2 and I saw the No. 4 in the wall. I figured that was the end of him and then he and the No. 88 (Earnhardt, Jr.) raced each other so hard at the end. Just good fun. I think that the No. 88, the No. 4 all of us that were involved in that there at the end just had a blast. That is how racing should be and I’m so happy the fans got to see that.”

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Second No. 1 Qualifier Position of the Season for Hagan and 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T; Don Schumacher Racing Takes Top Three Spots in Qualifying at Las Vegas

Second No. 1 Qualifier Position of the Season for Hagan and 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T;
Don Schumacher Racing Takes Top Three Spots in Qualifying at Las Vegas

Hagan earns his second pole position of the season with No. 1 Qualifier honours for the 16th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Three Don Schumacher Racing 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger Funny Cars atop the eliminations ladder with Hagan, Beckman and Johnson
Hagan’s No.1 seeding and eight bonus points helps him regain lead in Funny Car standings
Allen Johnson and his Magneti Marelli Dodge Dart seeded eighth for Pro Stock eliminations Continue reading Mopar Racing–Second No. 1 Qualifier Position of the Season for Hagan and 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T; Don Schumacher Racing Takes Top Three Spots in Qualifying at Las Vegas →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–POSITIVE SATURDAY HAS JFR READY FOR SUCCESS ON RACE DAY

POSITIVE SATURDAY HAS JFR READY FOR SUCCESS ON RACE DAY
LAS VEGAS – The 16th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals will be a big race for John Force Racing as some first round match-ups could lead to big jumps in the Mello Yello point standings especially in the Funny Car category. John Force, the No. 8 qualifier will face off in the first round with Chad Head who sits two spots in front of him in the point standings. A first round win would move Force around the second generation Funny Car driver. Courtney Force also has a key first round race against Alexis DeJoria who sits just two points in front of the winningest female Funny Car driver. Continue reading John Force Racing–POSITIVE SATURDAY HAS JFR READY FOR SUCCESS ON RACE DAY →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–NOLA Motorsports Park

Juan Pablo Montoya Will Lead Field to Green Flag at NOLA Motorsports Park as Weather Cancels Qualifying

· Persistent lightning storms forces Verizon Indy Car Series to cancel qualifying
· Field for the inaugural INDY Grand Prix of Louisiana set by entrant points following St. Petersburg race
· Team Chevy drivers occupy seven of top-10 starters for the 75-lap/205.5-mile race on the 2.74-mile, 13-turn permanent road course

AVONDALE, LOUISIANA (April 11, 2015) – Team Chevy’s Juan Pablo Montoya will lead the field to the green flag for the Verizon IndyCar Series inaugural race at NOLA Motorsports Park. Severe lightning storms delayed the start of and eventually canceled qualifying for the INDY Grand Prix of Louisiana that resulted in the Series setting the starting field by entrant points after the St. Petersburg race.
Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–NOLA Motorsports Park →

Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–Tequila Patrón ESM Qualifies for 6 Hours of Silverstone

Tequila Patrón ESM
Qualifies for 6 Hours of Silverstone

Silverstone, England – April 11, 2015 – In its first 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) qualifying session of the season, Tequila Patrón ESM will start fifth and eighth for the 6 Hours of Silverstone race on Sunday, April 12.

In what was described as a “typical Silverstone day”, early rain showers greeted the team on Saturday morning. The Tequila Patrón ESM team opted to not participate in the wet practice. The weather cleared for a sunny, yet Silverstone-cool qualifying session.

Per the FIA WEC rules, the quickest lap time from each team’s qualifying drivers are averaged in order to determine the starting position.

Ryan Dalziel and David Heinemeier Hansson qualified the No. 30 Tequila Patrón ESM Honda Performance Development (HPD) ARX-03b. The average lap time of the No. 30 team was 151.551, resulting in a fifth-place start in the LMP2 class. Dalziel and Heinemeier Hansson are co-driving with Tequila Patrón ESM driver/owner Scott Sharp during the six-hour endurance challenge on Sunday.

The No. 30 car made some changes after Friday’s two practice sessions. Opting to sit out the final practice because of the rain, the team did not test the car following post-practice adjustments and struggled with mechanical issues during qualifying. The team will inspect the prototype and revert to the settings from Friday.

Ed Brown and Jon Fogarty qualified the No. 31 Tequila Patrón ESM Honda Performance Development (HPD) ARX-03b. Fogarty opened the session with clean laps, yet Brown experienced a braking issue during his qualifying segment. The average lap time of the No. 31 team was 155.491, resulting in a ninth-place start in the LMP2 class. Brown and Fogarty are co-driving with David Brabham this weekend. Season-long co-driver Johannes van Overbeek was unable to race to do a recent non-racing rib injury.

Green flag for the 6 Hours of Silverstone takes place at noon BST/7 a.m. ET on Sunday.