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Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Runner-Up Performance for Hagan and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T at NHRA Midwest Nationals

Runner-Up Performance for Hagan and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T at NHRA Midwest Nationals

· Matt Hagan drives DSR Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T to runner-up finish at National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Midwest Nationals
· Hagan moves up to second place in “Countdown to the Championship” with performance at Gateway Motorsports Park
· Runner-up finish marks 19th final round appearance for new 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car in 20 national events this season
· Another semi-final appearance for Allen Johnson’s Magneti Marelli Dodge Dart moves him up into third place in the NHRA Pro Stock Countdown standings Continue reading Mopar Racing–Runner-Up Performance for Hagan and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T at NHRA Midwest Nationals →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Sylvania 300

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
SYLVANIA 300
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing drivers Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Austin Dillon finished 10th, 15th and 22nd, respectively, in the SYLVANIA 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Newman and Menard rank sixth and 13th, respectively, in the Challenger round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, while Dillon ranks 21st in the standings.
Matt Kenseth earned his fifth win of the 2015 season and was followed to the line by Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards.
The 29th race of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season is the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, October 4, 2015, which is scheduled to be televised live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Sylvania 300 →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson’s Summit Racing Camaro Powerful in St. Louis

nderson’s Summit Racing Camaro Powerful in St. Louis

MADISON, Ill., September 27, 2015 – The 4th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals marked the second race of six in the 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, and Greg Anderson had all his ducks in a row during qualifying. After picking up the maximum points for having the quickest car through each round of qualifying, 79-time No. 1 qualifier Anderson had a clear view of the winner’s circle at Gateway Motorsports Park. However, things did not go as planned. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson’s Summit Racing Camaro Powerful in St. Louis →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–Midwest Nationals

TEAM JFR RACE REPORT
20th of 24 races in the NHRA Mello Yello Series

2nd of 6 races in Countdown to Championship

4th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

Gateway Motorsports Park

St. Louis, MO

Sept. 27, 2015

Final round results from Sunday’s 4th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park, twentieth race in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series: Continue reading John Force Racing–Midwest Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE REPORT
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON LEADS TEAM CHEVY AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
Fuel Mileage Hampers Chasers

LOUDON, N.H. – September 27, 2015 – Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, Jimmie Johnson, led the way for Team Chevy with a sixth place finish in his No. 48 Lowe’s Pro Services Chevrolet SS in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track known as the ‘Magic Mile’. While running third in the field on lap 200 of the 317.4-mile race, a left front flat tire sent Johnson to the rear of the field; but he was able to rebound. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PRO SERVICES CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 6TH
GREAT COME BACK RUN TO FINISHING IN THE TOP 10 AFTER HAVING A FLAT TIRE:
“Yeah, it was really weird. I went into Turn 3 and got on the brakes and the car traveled and slowed down. It felt like something broke in the left-front, but they said there was a lugnut inside the wheel. I guess when I hit the brakes to slow down a lugnut hit the valve stem and took the tire out. Fortunately some cautions fell in quick order to let us get back on the lead lap. We had a solid car and got up there to ninth or something and some guys ran out of fuel and got us to sixth.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Post Race →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300

NASCAR XFINITY Series
VisitMyrlteBeach.com 300
Kentucky Speedway
Saturday, September 26, 2015

Race Highlights:
Ty Dillon finished second and was the highest finishing Richard Childress Racing driver in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Brandon Jones finished fifth, Brendan Gaughan sixth, and Brian Scott 13th.
Richard Childress Racing driver Brain Scott started second, Ty Dillon fourth, Brendan Gaughan sixth and Brandon Jones 22nd.
Next up for the XFINITY Series is the Hisense 200 at Dover International Speedway. Catch all the action live on Saturday, October 3 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on NBC Sports Network, broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–JFR COUNTDOWN CLASH HEADLINES AAA MIDWEST NATIONALS

JFR COUNTDOWN CLASH HEADLINES AAA MIDWEST NATIONALS

ST LOUIS – The Funny Car record elapsed times continued to fill up the qualifying sheet today at the 4th annual AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals as a record ten Funny Cars made three second qualifying runs including all three John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Cars. Unfortunately John Force will face teammate and Countdown counterpart Robert Hight in a No. 8 versus No. 9 first round match-up. Courtney Force and the Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car jumped up to the No. 7 qualifying spot on the strength of her final qualifying session run of 3.953 seconds. Continue reading John Force Racing–JFR COUNTDOWN CLASH HEADLINES AAA MIDWEST NATIONALS →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–UNOH 175

RACE REPORT
UNOH 175
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
September 26, 2015
Newsletter – Dance Drop Shadow Image
Red Horse Racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

For the 17th race of the 2015 season, and the 500th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race of all time, the series headed to New England for the UNOH 175. On a beautiful fall Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire, teams hit the track for two practice sessions. Timothy Peters was third fastest, while Ben Kennedy was 12th fastest in the first, and eighth and 12th fastest in the second, respectively. On Saturday, teams completed three rounds of knockout group qualifying, with Peters transferring to the final round and securing the sixth starting position and Kennedy lining up 15th. Peters picked up his first top-five at the Magic Mile with a fourth-place finish, and Kennedy finished 23rd after suffering damage and going behind the wall for repairs. Continue reading Red Horse Racing–UNOH 175 →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line zeroing in to be sharp and powerful on Sunday in St. Louis

Line zeroing in to be sharp and powerful on Sunday in St. Louis

MADISON, Ill., September 26, 2015 – Jason Line and his blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro have not yet shown their full potential at the 4th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, but on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park, that could – and should – change. Line, last year’s runner-up in St. Louis, qualified in the No. 10 position and will begin his quest for the title with a first-round meeting with Larry Morgan. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line zeroing in to be sharp and powerful on Sunday in St. Louis →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Claims Third Consecutive No. 1 with St. Louis Pole

Anderson Claims Third Consecutive No. 1 with St. Louis Pole

MADISON, Ill., September 26, 2015 – Things are definitely looking bright for Greg Anderson at the 4th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Anderson powered his red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro through four rounds of qualifying at Gateway Motorsports Park and consistently came up aces, claiming the maximum points – including 12 bonus marks – with the quickest car on the property to claim his third consecutive No. 1. On Sunday, Anderson will be concentrating on turning on four consecutive win lights as he races for his second Midwest Nationals trophy. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Claims Third Consecutive No. 1 with St. Louis Pole →

Bigfoot

Larry Swim & BIGFOOT – 2015 Jamboree Nationals Champions!

Larry Swim & BIGFOOT – 2015 Jamboree Nationals Champions!

September 24, 2015 (Pacific, MO) -What a weekend we had in Indianapolis! There were 3 points races at the Indianapolis 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals and there was a BIGFOOT® truck in each final. While we didn’t take a win, we had enough points and were consistent enough (as we had been throughout the series) all weekend to take the overall Jamboree Nationals Championship!
By Saturday afternoon, the points’ totals showed the series was down to Dan Runte with the Summit Racing/Odyssey Battery BIGFOOT and Larry Swim with the Lucas Oil/Firestone Tire BIGFOOT fighting for the title on Sunday. When the smoke settled and the racing was complete, Larry “Leadfoot” Swim was the 2015 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals Champion!

Congrats to Larry on his phenomenal consistency and approach to each and every race! Dan Runte was Larry’s closest competitor and finished in 2nd place. Rookie sensation Josh Gibson and the ’79 bodies retro BIGFOOT finished in 5th Place in his first ever point series!

We would like to thank all of our drivers, crew, and support staff for making this year’s Jamboree Series one of the best ever. We’d also like to thank all the great people with Family Events for putting on this series and giving us somewhere to race outdoors.

Additionally, we would like to congratulate former BIGFOOT/Snake Bite® Driver Gene Patterson on his induction to the International Monster Truck Hall of Fame.

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line finding the tune with his Summit Racing Camaro in St. Louis

Line finding the tune with his Summit Racing Camaro in St. Louis

MADISON, Ill., September 25, 2015 – Friday at the 4th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals allowed Summit Racing competitor Jason Line to get a good, solid baseline to work from for the rest of the weekend. The driver of the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro gathered good data and also has a strong bank of information to draw from with his teammate, Greg Anderson leading the field. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line finding the tune with his Summit Racing Camaro in St. Louis →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–JFR TOP HALF ON QUICK TRACK AT AAA MIDWEST NATIONALS

JFR TOP HALF ON QUICK TRACK AT AAA MIDWEST NATIONALS

ST LOUIS – On Friday night the conditions cooled off and fans were treated to one of the quickest Funny Car sessions in NHRA history with seven different drivers running in the three second range including John Force and Robert Hight. The last time that many Funny Car drivers posted three second runs in one session was the Friday night session at Sonoma Raceway in July. Brittany Force was the fourth quickest Top Fuel dragster of the Friday night session and all four JFR drivers will look to improve on their times on Saturday with a favorable weather forecast on the horizon. Continue reading John Force Racing–JFR TOP HALF ON QUICK TRACK AT AAA MIDWEST NATIONALS →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson sets track record, nabs provisional pole on Friday at Midwest Nationals

Anderson sets track record, nabs provisional pole on Friday at Midwest Nationals

MADISON, Ill., September 25, 2015 – The first day of qualifying for the 4th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals ended on a very bright note for Summit Racing Pro Stock campaigner Greg Anderson, but the whole day was an exceptional display of power and performance for the KB Racing driver. Anderson ended the day at the top of the qualifying order and picked up six valuable bonus points along the way. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson sets track record, nabs provisional pole on Friday at Midwest Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Qualifying

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 DITECH CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2ND
YOU KNOW YOU NEED A WIN. HOW DO YOU GET TO VICTORY LANE ON SUNDAY?
“Well, we all need wins. I think obviously the situation that we’re in with our Ditech/Budweiser/Jimmy John’s team is that a win would make it a lot easier and less nerve-wracking, but everybody has done a great job and I feel like I left it down in (Turns) 1 and 2 down there and just probably not aggressive. It’s a fine line of being really aggressive and going for it and not getting enough. So, the lesser of two evils is usually not getting enough and I just didn’t get enough down there.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Jeff Gordon

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed becoming the ‘Iron Man’, his memories from New Hampshire Motor Speedway over the years, his thoughts on the incident last week between Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Jeff Gordon →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Ryan Newman

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed safety at restrictor-plate tracks, the confidence of his team after first race of the Chase, his approach to restarts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and more. Full Transcript:

HOW WAS PRACTICE?
“Our Caterpillar Chevrolet was really good in race trim; not the best, but we were good. But we didn’t get the ideal lap in qualifying. I think we ended up 18th, or something like that. But our car is much better than that. I need to do a better job of driving it. We’ll prove what we have in qualifying here in the next couple of hours.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Ryan Newman →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson getting right back to business at Midwest Nationals

Anderson getting right back to business at Midwest Nationals

Mooresville, N.C., September 23, 2015 – Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team is heading to the St. Louis area with a vicious fire roaring in their collective hearts. Just a handful of rounds out of first place, Anderson and the KB Racing crew are ready to win again at this weekend’s 4th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson getting right back to business at Midwest Nationals →