Scelzi Challenges for Top Five at Freedom 40 Before Late-Race Restart
Inside Line Promotions – CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Aug. 9, 2016) – Dominic Scelzi was a contender during the first half of the night last Saturday at Atomic Speedway.
Scelzi opened the Freedom 40 by qualifying third quickest overall before he finished second in a heat race to make the feature redraw. Continue reading Scelzi Challenges for Top Five at Freedom 40 Before Late-Race Restart
At a Glance: Outlaws Young Guns Target Nationals
The World of Outlaws-sanctioned 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals kicks off on Wednesday
CONCORD, N.C. – Aug. 9, 2016 – As the best sprint car drivers in the World converge in Knoxville, Iowa this week for the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals, Wednesday, Aug. 10 to Saturday, Aug. 13, some of the young stars of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series look ahead as they compete for one of motorsports’ most coveted titles.
David Gravel, Brad Sweet, Jacob Allen, Logan Schuchart and Clyde Knipp, the Outlaws young guns, are ready to take their shot at winning the most coveted title in sprint car racing and the $150,000 prize. Continue reading At a Glance: Outlaws Young Guns Target Nationals
Brett Moffitt Returns to Red Horse Racing for Three Events
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 9, 2016) – Brett Moffitt will return to the No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra for the next three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events, at Bristol Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.
“Brett has done a great job in the No. 11 so far and we’re glad to welcome him back to the team for the next three races,” said team owner Tom DeLoach. “Hopefully we can continue to ride the momentum that Scott Zipadelli and the team have built and get to Victory Lane.”
Moffitt has driven the No. 11 Tundra twice this season, once at Kentucky Speedway where an engine failure ended his day early after a strong run, and also at Pocono Raceway, where the 24-year-old finished third.
“I’m excited to get back in the No. 11 Tundra,” said Moffitt. “I feel like this is a great opportunity and we’re on the right track to keep improving and get some strong finishes.”
The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year has 38 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts, one XFINITY Series start and four Camping World Truck Series starts.
Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course … In 10 Series starts at the 2.25-mile road course, RCR has accumulated three top-five finishes, four top-10 finishes, led 51 laps and averages a starting position of 8.8 and finishing position of 13.0. The Welcome, North Carolina, organization has completed 850 laps of the 852 (99.8 percent) that they have competed.
Watkins Glen Review … Paul Menard was the highest RCR finisher in second, Brendan Gaughan eighth, Ty Dillon 11th and Brandon Jones 13th, respectively, at Watkins Glen International.
The Points … All three RCR XFINITY Series full-time drivers remain in the top 10 of the driver point standings as the series heads to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the 21st event of the season. Ty Dillon is currently third, Brendan Gaughan is sixth and Brandon Jones is eighth. The No. 2 RCR team is second in the owner point standings. Brandon Jones is currently third in the XFINITY Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year point standings.
Catch the Action … Coverage of this weekend’s Mid-Ohio Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will be televised live on Saturday, Aug. 13, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA. It will also be broadcast live on Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM channel 90.
Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC team’s East Region Title Hopes Fall Short
MARSTONS Mills, Massachusetts (August 9, 2016) – Jay Blake’s Follow A Dream/Permatex Top Alcohol Funny Car team went to Atco Dragway (Atco, New Jersey) this past weekend with high hopes of winning the 2016 Lucas Oil East Region championship.
Unfortunately, those hopes went up in smoke as the car lost traction during the first round of eliminations. Even though driver Phil Burkart qualified No. 3, he lost to Dan Pomponio, bringing both the day and Burkart’s championship bid to a premature end. Continue reading Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC team’s Eas
Ross Hoek Motorsports: TORC Bark River Report
Holland, Mich. (August 9, 2016) – Ross Hoek continues to perform well as the TORC Series presented by AMSOIL heads into homestretch of the 2016 season. After committing to run the entire season in his Greaves-built PRO-4×4, the Michigan native impresses the competition with his privately funded team. The TORC “Showdown in the UP” event saw the Auto Trans Design #21 PRO-4×4 challenge the top drivers in the class. Continue reading Ross Hoek Motorsports: TORC Bark River Report
Yes, it is a good Monday, when the saying of the day is “three Wallys in six days”!
Reason being, we made it to the winner’s circle in Super Stock Class at the St. Louis Division III Race with the Folk Race Cars Super Stock Colbalt.
Preparing and loading for the Lucas Oil “Thunder at the Lakes” Division IV Race, followed by the Lucas Oil National both taking place in Brainerd, Minnesota. Hope to see you!
TEAM SUMMIT RACING MAINTAINS POINTS LEAD AFTER WESTERN SWING
Seattle, WA (August 8, 2016) – Team Summit Racing finished the Western Swing at the rain-soaked Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals. While Greg Anderson and Jason Line did not make it to the final round, they retain their very comfortable points leads over their Pro Stock competition.
The final rounds for Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock were cancelled due to rain. The final rounds of Top Fuel and Nitro Funny Car will be decided at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota. The Pro Stock final will be run at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Top Fuel: Antron Brown vs. Steve Torrence
Nitro Funny Car: Del Worsham vs. Ron Capps
Pro Stock: Aaron Strong vs. Vincent Nobile Continue reading TEAM SUMMIT RACING MAINTAINS POINTS LEAD AFTER WESTERN SWING
3-FOR-3 FORD SHELBY GT350R-C!
ELKHART LAKE, WISC. August 8th, 2016 – The No. 15 of Billy Johnson and Scott Maxwell of Multimatic Motorsports took home their third win in a row and their fourth overall for the year. This win marked their first win at Road America in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series and secured their position on top of the leader board in the Grand Sport (GS) class with 228 points.
The race at Road America came down to the last few laps with the No. 15 in second place, but their position would quickly change in the last lap as the race leader ran out of fuel. The No. 15 Multimatic Motorsports car with Billy Johnson driving, did an outstanding job of managing his fuel and tires to take the lead and checkered flag. Continue reading 3-FOR-3 FORD SHELBY GT350R-C!
BACK-TO-BACK WATKINS GLEN VICTORIES FOR LOGANO WITH FORD PERFORMANCE!
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., August 8, 2016– Team Penske takes home their first NASCAR Xfinity win in 2016 with the No. 12 of Joey Logano. Logano’s Ford Mustang dominated the race from the pole position. Taking home his third overall win at The Glen and collected the sixth overall win for Team Penske in the 2016 season. Continue reading BACK-TO-BACK WATKINS GLEN VICTORIES FOR LOGANO WITH FORD PERFORMANCE!
Statement on the passing of Bryan Clauson
Art St. Cyr, president, Honda Performance Development:
“The highest praise we can give Bryan Clauson is that he was a ‘racer’s racer’. Whether on a quarter-mile dirt oval or at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, his talent and personality was appreciated by fans and respected by competitors throughout the racing world.
“All of us at Honda and Honda Performance Development mourn his passing, and extend our heartfelt sympathies to his fiancée, Lauren Stewart; his parents, Tim and Diana; his sister Taylor; and his many, many friends and fans.”
F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP ATTRACTS NEW DRIVERS FROM CHINA AND GEORGIA
Field continues to grow heading into second F4 U.S. race weekend
INDIANAPOLIS (August 4, 2016) – The Formula 4 United States Championship powered by Honda continues to attract drivers from all over the world, expanding its field for the second event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
Two newly signed drivers, Jackie Ding of Shenzhen, China, and Skylar Robinson of Augusta, Georgia, will join the series during its second stop at Mid-Ohio scheduled for Aug. 11-13. Continue reading F4 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP ATTRACTS NEW DRIVERS FROM CHINA AND GEORGIA
Austin Dillon and Dow Team Utilize ‘Never Give Up’ Attitude to Claim Valuable Points for The Chase
“This definitely wasn’t our day. We were in the wrong place at the wrong time and ended up with some damage on the Dow Chevrolet that required a trip to the garage in the middle of the race. When you’re in a tight Chase battle like we are, you have to do everything you can to get back out on track. This Richard Childress Racing team knows how to keep digging. With all the repairs, we only lost four laps. Every lap counts in this championship battle. All the cautions at the end of the race really helped. We made up all but one of our laps. We won’t give up. We’ll regroup over the off weekend and be ready for Bristol.”
– Austin Dillon
Paul Menard and the Richmond/Menards Team Play the Strategy Game at Watkins Glen International
“Today isn’t what we wanted but I’m proud of my team for not giving up. We didn’t have an ideal starting position. We tried some things during qualifying that just didn’t work out, so we knew going into today that we had a battle ahead of us. Danny Stockman and the guys worked hard to get a new setup ready for today. Handling didn’t feel right at the beginning of race, so during the first caution we made a few big changes that really helped. We decided to take a chance and went with a pit strategy that got us to the front. It was a lot of fun to be up there and play the strategy game. The brakes started to give me some trouble near the end, so guys were beating me in the braking zones. Otherwise I think our Richmond/Menards Chevy was a solid top-10 car. It’s something we will go back to the shop and work on.”
– Paul Menard
Ryan Newman Overcomes Spin to Recover 13 Positions in Closing Laps at Watkins Glen International
“Our team never gives up. I hate it that we got behind there when we spun out. I did everything I could and luckily, no one hit us. We stayed out and restarted 28th. We managed to dodge another close call with five laps to go. Overall, our Caterpillar Chevrolet was a top-10 car. Our biggest challenge was that we battled tighter than expected track conditions with the new surface. Plus, all the pit strategies and cautions made for an interesting day for all of us. I’m just happy that we were able to battle back and get our team a respectable finish with all things considered.”
Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. flashes driving skills in Seattle eliminations
SEATTLE (Aug. 7) — Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. qualified in the top half of the field and raced to the second round of the 29th annual Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil on Sunday at Pacific Raceways.
But he wanted more after engine issues ruined his second-round run against No. 2 qualifier Bo Butner; Coughlin had a huge starting-line advantage with his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. Continue reading Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. flashes driving skills in Seattle eliminations
Dodge Charger Driver Capps Scores Ticket to Rain Delayed NHRA Seattle Funny Car Final
· Ron Capps powers Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to eighth final of season
· Rain halts action in Seattle, delaying Funny Car final two weeks to be finished at Brainerd event
· Schumacher, Pritchett represent Mopar power well in Top Fuel
· Reigning world champ Erica Enders commands Mopar Performance Dodge Dart Pro Stocker into top 10
· Mopar Dodge Dart Pro Stock cars make strides in Seattle Continue reading Dodge Charger Driver Capps Scores Ticket to Rain Delayed NHRA Seattle Funny Car Final
CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Gavin, Milner Score Dramatic GTLM Victory
Corvette DPs finish 1-2-3 as Cameron, Curran win again for Action Express Racing
101st all-time victory for Corvette Racing
No. 4 Corvette C7.R goes from fifth to first in final seven minutes
Action Express Racing posts third consecutive 1-2 finish
Chevrolet adds to lead in GT Le Mans Manufacturer, Prototype Engine Manufacturer points Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Gavin, Milner Score Dramatic GTLM Victory
Clutch holeshot win puts Pro Stock champ Erica Enders in Countdown position
SEATTLE (Aug. 7) — When the pressure is on, champions rise to the occasion.
When Pro Stock champion Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team needed to have a good performance in the first round of the 29th annual Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil on Sunday at Pacific Raceways, they put one on. Continue reading Clutch holeshot win puts Pro Stock champ Erica Enders in Countdown position
Honda, Michael Shank Racing Finish Fourth at Road America
• Team recovers from qualifying issues to contend for podium
• Fourth top-five finish for MSR in 2016
• Tight Manufacturers’ Championship battles continue with two races remaining
Honda Racing Report
WeatherTech SportsCar Continental Tire Road Race Showcase
Circuit: Road America (4.0-mile road course) Elkhart Lake, WI
Weather: Mostly sunny, mild, 77 degrees F
ELKHART LAKE, WI (August 7, 2016) – Starting 16th, after a spin in qualifying and resulting penalties moved the Michael Shank Racing Ligier JS P2 Honda to the rear of the prototype field for Sunday’s Continental Tire Road Race Showcase, the MSR team and drivers John Pew and Ozz Negri combined speed with fuel savings to finish fourth at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Continue reading Honda, Michael Shank Racing Finish Fourth at Road America
COURTNEY FORCE ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY FROM SEATTLE INCIDENT
RENTON, WA (August 7, 2016) — NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series racer Courtney Force escaped serious injury after a racing incident in the first round of Sunday’s eliminations at Pacific Raceways. Force’s Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car made contact with the left guard wall. Force exited the vehicle on her own power and was checked by NHRA emergency services personnel before heading to Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., where she was evaluated for head, neck, knee, elbow and shoulder injuries. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY FROM SEATTLE INCIDENT
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Marathon’s Allen Johnson Leaving Western Swing Feeling Like Top Player in Class Despite Second Round Loss
SEATTLE, Wash. (August 7, 2016) – Allen Johnson drove his Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing Dodge Dart to the second round of eliminations at the 29th annual Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.
Entering Sunday in the No. 5 spot, Johnson had lane choice over fellow Dodge driver Deric Kramer in the first round. Johnson clocked in with a 6.564-second pass at 210.90 and took the win over Kramer’s 6.652, 207.27.
Johnson lost lane choice in the second round to Jason Line and was put in the right lane which seemed to be troubling for other competitors in the class. In one of the closest races of the round, Johnson ran a 6.566, 209.62 and by barely a fender, Line took the win with a 6.543, 210.77.
“We’re made a great run in that second round. Greg and Jason just dig down when they need to and get that little extra. They did what they needed to do and threw at it at the track and it worked. For the western swing, we participated in eight rounds out of twelve and I think that’s pretty good. I think we’re right there with the top guys and we’re gelling for the Countdown. We’ve got some new stuff coming in Brainerd and maybe that’ll get us over the hump and they’ll be chasing us!”
The next event on the NHRA Mello Yello Tour will be hosted at Brainerd International Raceway for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals On August 18th.