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Honda Racing

Acura NSX GT3 Program Progressing with Surprise Public Test Debut Slated for Mid-Ohio

Acura NSX GT3 Program Progressing with Surprise Public Test Debut Slated for Mid-Ohio

• NSX GT3 program on-schedule for homologation this fall and North American racing to follow in 2017
• Peter Kox is development driver contracted through RealTime Racing
• Acura Motorsports is flying high on NSX production class win at Pikes Peak and TLX GT sweep at Road America

TORRANCE, Calif. (July 27, 2016) – The Acura NSX GT3 racecar will make its public test debut on July 28 during Pirelli World Challenge practice sessions at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, Acura announced today. The racecar will be piloted by development driver, Peter Kox, during practice sessions on the 2.25-mile, 14-turn road course on Thursday, July 28 (8:50 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. EDT) and Friday, July 29 (4:15 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. EDT). Continue reading Acura NSX GT3 Program Progressing with Surprise Public Test Debut Slated for Mid-Ohio →

World of Outlaws

Schatz Comes Out On Top of Three-Way Battle at Ohsweken

Schatz Comes Out On Top of Three-Way Battle at Ohsweken
Scores his 16th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season

OHSWEKEN, Ont. – July 26, 2016 – A three-way battle for the lead dominated Tuesday night’s Six Nations Showdown at Ohsweken Speedway with Donny Schatz, Jacob Allen and Brad Sweet jockeying for the top spot. Ultimately, it was Schatz who broke away from the pack and claimed his 16th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Continue reading Schatz Comes Out On Top of Three-Way Battle at Ohsweken →

Allen Johnson Racing

Marathon Petroleum’s Allen Johnson Hopes to Go Two for Two at Sonoma Nationals

Marathon Petroleum’s Allen Johnson Hopes to Go Two for Two at Sonoma Nationals

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (July 26, 2016) – Marathon Petroleum/J&J Racing Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson has one Western Swing race win under his belt and as this weekend’s race at Sonoma Raceway approaches, being the first non-KB winner of the season is giving his team some serious propulsion.

“After a few days of rest at home, we are ready and excited about going to the wine country in Sonoma,” Johnson said. “We’re going to repair some parts we hurt in Denver and try some new combinations at this race so I’m looking forward to seeing the results from that too.”

Since his win at the end of the 2015 season and the last race with carburetors, the Pro Stock class has only seen two winners that both belong to the KB Racing team. It is only fitting that Allen Johnson was the first to take home the win in Denver and claim his spot as the first non-KB car to win and the first Mopar Pro Stocker to win a race in 2016.

“Sweeping the Swing” is on every racer’s mind when it comes to the Western Swing. With one race down, Johnson is that much closer to becoming the second driver in Pro Stock history to sweep all three races.

“We have always carried momentum into the Western Swing and hopefully we can do the same this year.”

Honda Racing

Honda, Red Bull GRC Civics Compete in D.C.

Honda, Red Bull GRC Civics Compete in D.C.

• Honda Civics Hunting First Red Bull GRC Final Victory
• New Layout for Third Year Event
• Olsbergs MSE Poised for Podium Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2016) – Olsbergs MSE, with drivers Joni Wiman and Sebastian Eriksson, looks to capitalize on the performance displayed by the brand new Honda Civics at the Marine Corps Air Station New River doubleheader weekend as the Red Bull Global Rallycross Series competes on the grounds of RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., July 30. Continue reading Honda, Red Bull GRC Civics Compete in D.C. →

John Force Racing

ROBERT HIGHT LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEN ROAD ON WESTERN SWING WITH FLEETWOOD RV

ROBERT HIGHT LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEN ROAD ON WESTERN SWING WITH FLEETWOOD RV

YORBA LINDA, CA (July 27, 2016) —- Robert Hight, 2009 NHRA Funny Car champion and multiple time winner of Western Swing races, will be cruising to the Toyota Somona Nationals and the ProtectTheHarvest.com Northwest Nationals in Seattle behind the wheel of a Fleetwood Flair RV compliments of Sterling Motors RV. Hight will be travelling in style with his daughter Autumn from Southern California to Sonoma in the days before the race. Continue reading ROBERT HIGHT LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEN ROAD ON WESTERN SWING WITH FLEETWOOD RV →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono Advance

39-TIME MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
PENNSYLVANIA 400
POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA
JULY 31, 2016

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TRICKY TRIANGLE TAKE-TWO
Bowtie Brigade Back at Pocono

DETROIT – (July 26, 2016) – Seven short weeks ago the stars of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series raced around the unique three-turn, 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway. This weekend they are back in action at the track nicknamed the ‘Tricky Triangle’. During the series last visit to the picturesque Pennsylvania venue, Chevrolet’s Kurt Busch earned the brand their 32nd Pocono victory. As the circuit makes the journey back to the Pocono Mountains, the Bowtie Brigade is in search of more hardware. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono Advance →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Pocono Mountains 150

Red Horse Racing: Notes & Quotes

Event: Pocono Mountains 150
Venue: Pocono Raceway
Date: July 30, 2016
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Red Horse Racing at Pocono Raceway… In 13 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Pocono Raceway, Red Horse Racing has recorded two top-five and five top-10 finishes with an average starting position of 11.4 and an average finish of 13.5.

500 Starts in the NCWTS… This weekend Red Horse Racing will attempt starts 499 and 500 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Since entering NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition in 2005, RHR has logged 498 starts, earning 15 wins, 102 top-five finishes, 216 top-10 finishes and 13 pole awards.

Moffitt Returns to No. 11 Tundra at Pocono… Brett Moffitt returns to the No. 11 Toyota Tundra at Pocono Raceway. Moffitt was also in the truck at Kentucky Speedway, where he was running in the top five until a blown engine ended his day prematurely.

There’s No Place Like Home… Multiple Red Horse Racing team members are originally from the Keystone State. Engineer Jessica Whitenight hails from Berwick, Pennsylvania, shock specialist Chuck Schmick from Slattington, Pennsylvania, interior mechanic Joel Ankenbrant from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, mechanic TJ Fleming from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and front tire carrier Stephen Sokol from Ohioville, Pennsylvania.

2016: The Road So Far… With 11 races completed in the 2016 season, Red Horse Racing is fifth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings with driver Timothy Peters. The No. 17 team sits fifth in the owner points standings with the No. 11 team in 11th. The organization has earned four top-five finishes and 11 top-10 finishes in 2016.

Follow A Dream Racing

Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC Team’s Hope For Rebound Falls Short

Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC Team’s Hope For Rebound Falls Short

MARSTONS Mills, Massachusetts (July 26, 2016) – Jay Blake’s Follow A Dream/Permatex Top Alcohol Funny Car team went to New England Dragway (Epping, New Hampshire) this past weekend looking for a big rebound.

In a rare happenstance, the team uncharacteristically failed to qualify two weeks earlier in the NHRA Route 66 Nationals national event in suburban Chicago. Continue reading Follow A Dream/Permatex TA/FC Team’s Hope For Rebound Falls Short →

F4

F4 U.S. FINALIZES SCHEDULE BY ADDING EAST COAST EVENT

F4 U.S. FINALIZES SCHEDULE BY ADDING EAST COAST EVENT
New Jersey Motorsports Park to host F4 U.S. Championship from Aug. 26-28

INDIANAPOLIS (July 26, 2016) – The schedule for the inaugural season of the Formula 4 United States Championship powered by Honda has been finalized with New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey, hosting the series Aug. 26-28.

The F4 U.S. Championship, a new youth-driven open-wheel championship series, debuted July 1-3 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the addition of the event at New Jersey Motorsports Park finalizes the schedule at five race weekends.

“New Jersey Motorsports Park is unfinished business for the F4 U.S. series because we had to postpone our race there earlier this summer,” SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Derrick Walker said. “We certainly appreciate their patience and willingness to work with us to have us back for an exciting round coming up in August.”

The F4 U.S. Championship will join three additional Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) sanctioned open-wheel divisions at New Jersey Motorsports Park: the Formula F 1600 Championship, the F2000 Championship and the Atlantic Championship Series. The F4 U.S. Championship joined the same three championship series during its inaugural weekend at Mid-Ohio.

The next scheduled race for the F4 U.S. Championship takes place Aug. 11-13 at Mid-Ohio, leaving less than two weeks before the start of the event in New Jersey.

“The amendment of the schedule will leave 13 days between our second showing at Mid-Ohio to the third event held in New Jersey,” Walker said. “Typically teams have a month or longer to prepare for a race. Putting the time constraint on these new drivers will help develop them for the real world of professional racing.”

Jegs Racing

Team JEGS Pre-Race Notes: Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

Team JEGS Pre-Race Notes:
Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Team JEGS Pre-race Notes
Toyota Sonoma NHRA Nationals
Denver (July 22-24)

Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will continue his pursuit of the NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock title at this weekend’s Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Jeg Jr. will be driving a Rick Jones Race Cars-built Dodge Dart as a member of the Elite Motorsports team.
Last season, Jeg Jr. took a breather from the Pro Stock class but returned at mid-year for a brief stint with the Elite Motorsports team. At the 2015 Sonoma event, Jeg Jr. made his debut with the Elite Motorsports team and reached the semifinals. He qualified No. 4 and recorded wins over Matt Hartford and Vincent Nobile. In three events, Jeg Jr. raced to a runner-up and a semifinal. Continue reading Team JEGS Pre-Race Notes: Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Indianapolis

Austin Dillon Earns Best-Career Indianapolis Motor Speedway Finish with Ninth-Place Showing in Dow Mycogen Seeds Chevrolet

“There was a big wreck going on towards the end of the race right near me and I just stayed towards the middle and kept my line in order to avoid being involved in it. It worked because we survived for several more restarts and I was able to get my best finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and we advanced to 12th in the driver point standings. I feel like we still have some work to do though. I need to try something different with restarts because those hurt me a little bit today. At the end, we finished where we were supposed to finish, though. I’m proud of the No. 3 Dow Mycogen Seeds team. They worked hard today and they built a fast race car. With six races to go until the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins, you have to have these good days in the overall standings so today was good.”

– Austin Dillon

The No. 27 Valvoline/Menards Chevrolet Team Capitalize on Late-Race Cautions to Bring Home 10th-place Finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

“Our No. 27 Valvoline/Menards Chevy battled tight handling conditions for the majority of the race. We were loose in traffic and made an adjustment to help. Unfortunately, we must have had a bad set of tires or something because the car got worse. The drive off the corners wasn’t very good, we had no side bite. Justin (Alexander, crew chief) and the guys worked hard to fix it, then we got some damage during the caution with 10 to go. The yellow flags fell in our favor at the end and we came home with a 10th-place finish. I’m proud of the fight this team had all weekend long.”

– Paul Menard

Late-Race Accident Costs Grainger Team Top-10 Finish and Results in 31st Place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

“Our Grainger Chevrolet was super sensitive today, especially in dirty air. It was a handful in traffic. With about seven laps to go, we were running in sixth on the restart and we were looking good but then got hit by someone. We were able to stay on the lead lap and in 15th but then got clobbered again in overtime and that was it for us. I thought we were going to come out of this with a third-straight top-10 but it didn’t work out for us.”
– Ryan Newman

World of Outlaws

At a Glance: The Outlaws Northern Exposure

At a Glance: The Outlaws Northern Exposure
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series takes on Ohsweken Speedway on July 26, Hartford Speedway on July 29 and Wilmot Raceway on July 30

CONCORD, N.C. – July 25, 2016 – The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series continues its march through the ‘Month of Money’ with its only stop in Canada this season at Ohsweken (Ont.) Speedway on Tuesday, July 26 before heading to Michigan for the first series event at Hartford Motor Speedway since 2005 on Friday, July 29 and Wisconsin for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Badger 40 at Wilmot Raceway on Saturday, July 30. Continue reading At a Glance: The Outlaws Northern Exposure →

Jegs Racing

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. says Pro Stock could hit season records in Sonoma

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. says Pro Stock could hit season records in Sonoma
SONOMA, Calif. (July 25) — If weather conditions are agreeable when the NHRA tour arrives at Sonoma Raceway this weekend for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. says the record book could have a couple of new entries.

“It really comes down to what Mother Nature deals the Pro Stock cars,” Coughlin said. “We typically get very high pressure there barometer-wise. On those cool days, the track is tight and the air is crisp and clean. If we get that this time it’s likely we see the modern-day national record fall for Pro Stock, with the new 10,500 rpm and fuel-injection rules coming into play. I’m looking forward to this happening, and maybe we can give it a poke.” Continue reading Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. says Pro Stock could hit season records in Sonoma →

Erica Enders

Reigning champ Erica Enders on a season-long high as Sonoma race approaches

Reigning champ Erica Enders on a season-long high as Sonoma race approaches
SONOMA, Calif. (July 25) — Fresh off her most encouraging outing of the year, back-to-back and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is anxious to get to Northern California for this weekend’s Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.

Enders qualified a season-best second on the Denver elimination ladder and logged an elimination round-win before parts failure cost her just enough time to lose her second-round race against Allen Johnson. Nevertheless, the huge uptick in performance has the entire Elite/Mopar Dodge Dart race team feeling better about themselves. Continue reading Reigning champ Erica Enders on a season-long high as Sonoma race approaches →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Giovanni Scelzi Caps Peter Murphy Classic with 11th-Place Finish

Giovanni Scelzi Caps Peter Murphy Classic with 11th-Place Finish

Inside Line Promotions – TULARE, Calif. (July 25, 2016) – Giovanni Scelzi is pleased with his results following his King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series debut last weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway during the Peter Murphy Classic.

Scelzi, who was driving his family owned 360ci sprint car during the marquee 410ci sprint car event, recorded a pair of top-15 finishes and he was the highest finishing driver competing with a 360ci engine. Continue reading Giovanni Scelzi Caps Peter Murphy Classic with 11th-Place Finish →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing Announces Competition Changes to Strengthen its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series Programs

Richard Childress Racing Announces Competition Changes to Strengthen its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series Programs
Danny Stockman to take over No. 27 Sprint Cup Series Crew Chief role, Gil Martin to assume
No. 2 XFINITY Series interim Crew Chief position

Welcome, N.C. (July 25, 2016) – Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has made a change in crew chiefs for its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series programs, effective immediately. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing Announces Competition Changes to Strengthen its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series Programs →

Jegs Racing

Untimely exit for Jeg Coughlin Jr. at Mopar Mile-High Nationals

Untimely exit for Jeg Coughlin Jr.
at Mopar Mile-High Nationals
DENVER (July 24) — What happens on Friday and Saturday definitely affects what happens on Sunday in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, and it may have contributed to an early ouster for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Bandimere Speedway.

Coughlin qualified No. 8 for the 16-car field, but he could have been much higher with his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. The best weather conditions came Friday and Saturday night after rain delays pushed qualifying later into the evening, but Coughlin and his team couldn’t take advantage and get a quicker elapsed time and higher qualifying spot, so on Sunday he had to face a tough opponent in No. 9 qualifier Vincent Nobile, and it cost him. Continue reading Untimely exit for Jeg Coughlin Jr. at Mopar Mile-High Nationals →

Roush Yates

ROUSH YATES ENGINES POWERS SECOND CONSECUTIVE RACE WIN WITH FORD SHELBY GT350R-C!

ROUSH YATES ENGINES POWERS SECOND CONSECUTIVE RACE WIN WITH FORD SHELBY GT350R-C!

LAKEVILLE, Conn., July 25, 2016 – It’s the third win of the year for the No. 15 Ford Shelby GT350R-C with co-drivers Billy Johnson and Scott Maxwell as they scored their second consecutive victory at Lime Rock Park on Saturday.

Unofficially, Maxwell and Johnson extended their lead in the GS standings to 13 points over Burkett and Miller, 193-180. After opening the year with a victory at Daytona, they have finished in the top four in all six events. Johnson now has 16 career Continental Tire Challenge victories to 9 for Maxwell.

Summit Racing

TEAM SUMMIT RACING REMAINS FIRST AND SECOND IN POINTS AFTER DENVER

TEAM SUMMIT RACING REMAINS FIRST AND SECOND IN POINTS AFTER DENVER

Denver, CO (July 25, 2016) – After winning 13 races in a row, Team Summit Racing Pro Stock drivers Jason Line and Greg Anderson were stopped in the semifinals of the Mopar NHRA Mile-High Nationals in Denver. Despite the loss, Line and Anderson remain first and second respectively in the Pro Stock points standings by very comfortable margins. Continue reading TEAM SUMMIT RACING REMAINS FIRST AND SECOND IN POINTS AFTER DENVER →

Mopar Racing, NHRA

Dodge Dart Pro Stock Driver Johnson Takes HEMI® Power to Seventh Mopar Mile-High Nationals Win

Dodge Dart Pro Stock Driver Johnson Takes HEMI® Power to Seventh Mopar Mile-High Nationals Win

· Mopar-powered Allen Johnson earns his seventh Bandimere Speedway victory at 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
· Johnson’s win comes in 10th consecutive Denver final round, 11th overall
· Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher wins first title of season in Mopar-powered U.S. Army dragster
· Matt Hagan and Tommy Johnson Jr. display strong runs in Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars
· Honorary Starter Jeff Teuton recipient of Mopar President’s Award
· Grand Marshal J.R. Martinez attends first NHRA event

Morrison, Colorado (July 24, 2016) – The 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals saw a familiar face in the winner’s circle when Allen Johnson, driver of the HEMI®-powered J&J Racing Marathon Petroleum Dodge Dart, earned the seventh Bandimere Speedway win of his career in his 10th consecutive final round on “The Mountain.” Johnson, whose last victory came at the season-closer in Pomona last year, pocketed the 27th Pro Stock Wally trophy of his career in front of packed stands and with thunderous applause from the ever-supportive spectators at the celebrated facility nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Continue reading Dodge Dart Pro Stock Driver Johnson Takes HEMI® Power to Seventh Mopar Mile-High Nationals Win →