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Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Virginia 529 College Savings 250

NASCAR Nationwide Series
Virginia 529 College Savings 250
Richmond International Raceway
Friday, September 5, 2014

Race Highlights:
Brian Scott qualified fifth for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing entry at Richmond International Raceway. Teammates Brendan Gaughan, Ty Dillon and Cale Conley qualified seventh, eighth and 19th respectively.
RCR teammates Brian Scott, Ty Dillon, Cale Conley and Brendan Gaughan finished fifth, ninth, 17th and 18th.
Ty Dillon currently leads the RCR drivers in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings in third, Brian Scott is fifth and Brendan Gaughan eighth.
Next up for the Nationwide Series is the Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast 300 powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway. Catch all the action live on Saturday, September 13 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN2. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Virginia 529 College Savings 250 →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Carson Macedo Beats the Outlaws at the Gold Cup

Carson Macedo Beats the Outlaws at the Gold Cup
Macedo scores his first World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory and becomes the 20th different winner this season
CHICO, Calif. – Sept. 5, 2014 – Carson Macedo scored his first ever World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory at the Gold Cup Race of Champions Friday night, delivering an impressive performance that saw him battle past and then hold off the series’ reigning champion. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Carson Macedo Beats the Outlaws at the Gold Cup →

Uncategorized

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Jeff Gordon

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

CHEVROLET GRABS SIX OF THE TOP 12 STARTING POSITIONS AT RICHMOND
Point Leader Jeff Gordon Will Start on Front Row in His Chevrolet SS

RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 5, 2014) – Jeff Gordon put Chevrolet on the front row for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season finale at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) in his No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevy SS. The current point leader’s second-place qualifying effort was his fifth front-row start in the last seven races. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Jeff Gordon →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Dale Earnhardt Jr

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed Nationwide Insurance, strategy for the Chase, a relief fund for drivers, pressure in Chase and other topics. Full transcript:

TALK ABOUT HAVING NATIONWIDE INSURANCE AS SPONSOR: “I’ve been looking forward to getting this car (Nationwide Insurance livery) on the track. I’ve been working with Nationwide for a really long time, and it is a genuine relationship. They’ve been insuring the vehicles I drove since I’ve had my driver’s license. I can take you to the building in Kannapolis where we used to go to get the tags and all that stuff handled. I’m pretty happy to be able to work with companies you can get excited about, and that the relationship feels genuine and real. I feel real fortunate to be honest with you in that regard. We’ve had a working relationship for the last couple of years, and everyone has seen the commercials if you watch the Nationwide races. When I heard that they were a candidate to be a part of our Cup program, I was just surprised and excited about that to be able to continue that relationship and grow it. You work so hard in building these relationships with your partners. When they have the ability to invest more into that relationship, and you can take that partnership, and do better and bigger things with it; it’s a real win and success story. I was glad that they were coming on to our Cup car. More dialogue began to happen with HMS (Hendrick Motorsports) about the possibility of actually getting on the car this year, and so here we are today. I’m excited, and looking forward to working with Nationwide, and continue that relationship, and try to make sure it benefits both parties, and they enjoy the experience at the Cup level. It’s going to be a lot of fun. I know those guys pretty well, and I already have a good working relationship with them, and it should be real comfortable and easy.”
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Kasey Kahne

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS, met with media at Richmond to discuss last week’s win in Atlanta, being part of the Chase, qualifying efforts and more. Full transcript:

WELCOME TO THE CHASE. HOW AS THAT SUNK IN FOR YOU THIS WEEK KNOWING THAT COMING INTO RICHMOND THAT THAT HEAVY BURDEN HAS BEEN LIFTED FROM YOU?
“Yeah, it’s been a good week. It was great to get that win last week. We hadn’t won in awhile so it felt really good personally and for our team – all the guys. Hopefully we can carry all that momentum into this weekend. I think Richmond will tell a lot about where we are as a team going into Chicago and into the start of Chase – depending on how we run, how we perform and how well we work together tomorrow night. So we’re looking forward to it. We started out a little rough for us today… in qualifying trim not so good but in race trim I thought we were decent. We weren’t the best car but we were fairly close. As the track changes tomorrow, it changes who has the best car a lot of the time. Looking forward to tomorrow’s race.”
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Ryan Newman

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the Chase and the scenarios within that, his expectations of how the racing will be on Saturday night at Richmond, and more. Full Transcript:

YOU’D LIKE TO GET A WIN SATURDAY NIGHT AT RICHMOND; WHAT’S YOUR OUTLOOK?
“Oh, this is a great race track and it’s great to be here and just look forward to the opportunity to running well. Statistically, it’s been a good track for me. In our position, where we are in points, win or not, if we just do our job with the good Caterpillar Chevrolet, we’ll be in contention to make these last 10 races a lot of fun.”
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Ross Hoek Motorsports

Ross Hoek Racing-Ross Hoek Motorsports Crandon Season Finale Race Report

Ross Hoek Motorsports Crandon Season Finale Race Report
Looks Back on Sophomore Season in PRO-4×4

Holland, Mich. (September 4, 2014) – The final weekend of racing for Ross Hoek Motorsports at “The Big House” in Crandon, Wisconsin capped a constructive and solid race season for the sophomore PRO-4×4 racer. Despite not taking the checkered flag during the Labor Day weekend event, the #10 Nitto Tire/TR Beadlock/Shop-Vac PRO-4×4 continually improved its performance on the track and finished on the podium twice during the twelve round race season. With that in mind the future continues to look bright for Ross Hoek.

The final two rounds of racing actually became one round of racing, as torrential rains hit the Wisconsin Northwoods Friday night and Saturday morning. By the time the Sportsman racers took to the track for the first time it was mid-afternoon and as the PRO classes were about to race, the sun had set causing the cancellation of Round 13.

The next morning TORC officials declared Round 14 to be a double points race in an effort to make up for the cancellation of the previous day of competition.

The early Sunday afternoon eight lap season finale saw the #10 Nitto Tire/TR Beadlock/ Shop-Vac PRO-4×4 get a great holeshot exiting Potawatomi Turn One in third place. Early into the run, Hoek had contact from a couple of his competitors which damaged the truck’s steering system. Then just past the halfway point of the race the truck became uncontrollable and Hoek retired from the race.
Continue reading Ross Hoek Racing-Ross Hoek Motorsports Crandon Season Finale Race Report →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Jimmie Johnson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the teams he thinks are strong contenders to win at Richmond, the challenges of the track for him personally, his view of vying for another championship, the importance of having all four Hendrick teams in the Chase, and more. Full Transcript:
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Kyle Larson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed making the Chase, his chances at a win Saturday night and many other topics. Full Transcript:

LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY NIGHT A WIN WILL GUARANTEE YOU A SPOT IN THE CHASE. WITH THAT SAID HOW ARE YOU APPROACHING THIS WEEKEND HERE AT RICHMOND?
“It’s got to all go really good. I thought our – what was our AXE Chevy last time we were here – but I think our Target Chevy will be good again. We were on the pole last time. We got in the wall the first lap and kind of messed up our splitter. I don’t really know where we stood in the race. But we had a good test here a couple of months ago. I feel like I’m starting to get the hang of this track. Hopefully we can get a win. That is pretty much our only hope right now, unless (Greg) Biffle has an absolutely horrible night, we are going to have to get a win. It is nice knowing what you have to do I guess before the race starts. Just got to be aggressive and get all you can. If we get a win it will be amazing if we can get in the Chase it will be pretty cool.”
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Follow A Dream Racing

Follow A Dream Misses U.S. Nationals

Jay Blake’s Permatex/Follow A Dream team missed qualifying for the Top Alcohol Funny Car program by one spot at the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Seventeenth in a 16-car field, driver Todd Veney ran a best of 5.76 at 251 mph – three-hundredths of a second short of the 5.73 bump. “There’s no getting around it,” Blake said. “That was a huge disappointment.”
A newly reconditioned supercharger, back on the car for the first time in the opening qualifying session, failed to generate the required boost, and the problem was compounded when the data recorder failed to work for the first time all year, leaving tuner Tom Howell with no information to use for adjustments. The 5.78 at 246 mph on that pass was followed by a similar 5.76 at 248 the next day, but with the computer operating properly, Howell pinpointed the problem immediately and the crew installed another supercharger for Sunday’s final qualifying session.
Tenuously in the field at the No. 14 spot before that run, Veney was knocked off the ladder by Sean Bellemeur, who clocked a 5.72 one pair ahead of him. With more boost and much more power, the car left hard on that last-ditch attempt, rattled the tires at the top of low gear, and ran another 5.76 when Veney backpedaled to get out of tire shake.
“We had our problems, obviously, and you can’t have that at a race like Indy,” Veney said. “It’s been years since we didn’t qualify, and under normal circumstances Tom could probably make the car run a 5.73 in reverse, but at the U.S. Nationals, 5.70s aren’t enough.”
The Permatex/Follow A Dream team’s next event is Sept. 12-14 at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, where earlier this year the team reached the semifinals at the 4-Wide Nationals.

Kasey Kahne Racing

Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap

Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap
August 27 through September 3

Quick West Coast Swing

It’s a trip south on I-5 from Washington to Oregon to California over the next week before the World of Outlaws Series heads back to the midwest, and then to the east coast.

KKR had a great showing in the Pacific Northwest. The first night at Skagit Cody and Brad battled hard for the lead when contact from another car put Cody and the No. 4 team out of the running. Brad went on to finish third, while Daryn knocked out another top-10 finish and came home ninth.

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Pittman Scores Southern Oregon Win

Pittman Scores Southern Oregon Win
Gets his 13th World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win of the season
MEDFORD, Ore. – Sept. 3, 2014 – Daryn Pittman faced stiff battles with Joey Saldana and Kraig Kinser on his way to a 13th World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win at Wednesday night’s Rogue Valley Showdown at Southern Oregon Speedway. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Pittman Scores Southern Oregon Win →

Dyson Racing

Dyson Racing–Johnny Mowlem to Partner with Dyson Racing Junior Development Driver Matt McMurry at Paul Ricard

Johnny Mowlem to Partner with Dyson Racing Junior Development Driver Matt McMurry at Paul Ricard
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Racing veteran Johnny Mowlem will join 16-year-old Dyson Racing Junior Development Program driver Matt McMurry at the penultimate round of the European Le Mans Series at Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France September 13-14th. Mowlem joins the youngest driver to ever run the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #41 Greaves Motorsport LM P2 Zytek-Nissan.
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NHRA

NHRA U. S. Nationals Results

Top Fuel — Richie Crampton, 3.766 seconds, 327.98 mph def. Steve Torrence, 3.799 seconds, 327.82 mph.

Funny Car — Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Camry, 4.038, 310.34 def. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.039, 319.67.

Pro Stock — Shane Gray, Chevy Camaro, 6.641, 208.42 def. Dave Connolly, Camaro, 26.800, 27.45.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.941, 192.63 def. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.987, 192.58.

Pro Modified — Rickie Smith, Chevy Camaro, 5.901, 245.72 def. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 6.924, 171.60.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Chris Demke, 5.801, 261.42 def. Rich McPhillips, foul.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Jay Payne, Chevy Camaro, 5.705, 241.45 ok def. Todd Robertson, Chevy Monte Carlo, 6.171, 164.03.
Competition Eliminator — Joe Santangelo, Chevy Roadster, 7.835, 168.20 def. Rick Brown, Chevy S-10, 8.294, 161.67.

Super Stock — Nick Morris, Ford Mustang, 10.121, 114.62 def. Gary Richard, Mustang, foul.

Stock Eliminator — Bruno Massel, Chevy Camaro, 8.825, 143.34 ok def. Joey Wilkes, Camaro, 9.978, 128.77.

Super Comp — Ty Davis, Bantam Roadster, 8.932, 163.69 def. Jimmy Lewis, Dragster, 8.927, 167.22.

Super Gas — Troy Coughlin Jr., Chevy Corvette, 9.900, 166.01 ok def. Jeffrey Weets, Plymouth Barracuda, 9.867, 141.15.

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–JOHN FORCE RUNNER-UP AT US NATIONALS; No. 1 HEADED INTO COUNTDOWN

JOHN FORCE RUNNER-UP AT US NATIONALS; No. 1 HEADED INTO COUNTDOWN
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — John Force drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang to his eighth final round appearance at the prestigious and iconic 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and sixth in a row this season. Despite being on top of his game all weekend and claiming his second Traxxas Shootout victory on Sunday, the 16-time NHRA Mello Yello Champion couldn’t double up today during the final eliminations at the historic “Big Go.”
Continue reading John Force Racing–JOHN FORCE RUNNER-UP AT US NATIONALS; No. 1 HEADED INTO COUNTDOWN →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Jason Line Leaves U.S. Nationals as No. 1 Seed Heading into Countdown

Jason Line Leaves U.S. Nationals as No. 1 Seed Heading into Countdown

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., September 1, 2014 – The 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals only served to add fuel to Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line’s fire. He came into raceday with three consecutive wins in a row on his scorecard and was hoping for a fourth, but the final outcome was still an extraordinary accomplishment as he will enter the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship as the top seed. The six-race playoffs will begin in just two weeks in Charlotte.
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Grays Harbor Gives Schatz His 20th Win of the Season

Grays Harbor Gives Schatz His 20th Win of the Season
Extends his World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win streak to six in a row
ELMA, Wash. – Sept. 1, 2014 – After winning Monday night’s Lucky Eagle Casino Outlaw Invasion at Grays Harbor Raceway, Donny Schatz has entered territory few other World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers before him have ever been in.
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Schatz Scores Skagit Sweep of the Monster Energy Meltdown

Schatz Scores Skagit Sweep of the Monster Energy Meltdown
Holds off Brad Sweet and Joey Saldana to get his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win in a row and 19th of the season
ALGER, Wash. – Aug. 30, 2014 – On the way to winning his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series feature in a row, Donny Schatz has had easier nights than Saturday’s Monster Energy Meltdown at Skagit Speedway. After first fighting his way past Joey Saldana, he had to battle through lapped traffic and then hold off a hard charging Brad Sweet.
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Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Funny Car Semifinal Appearance by Ron Capps Leads Team Mopar in NHRA U.S. Nationals Eliminations

Funny Car Semifinal Appearance by Ron Capps Leads Team Mopar in NHRA U.S. Nationals Eliminations

· Capps follows up Brainerd title win with semifinals showing at U.S. Nationals in his Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T
· Dodge Dart Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson’s bid for a first career U.S. Nationals victory ends in quarterfinals
· No. 1 qualifier and Mopar Express Lane Dodge Funny Car pilot Matt Hagan exits in round two at Indy
· Jack Beckman just misses qualifying his Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for the NHRA “Countdown to the Championship” playoffs
· Three Pro Stock and three Funny Car Team Mopar drivers will battle the field in their respective classes when the six-race playoffs begin at the NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sept. 12

Continue reading Mopar Racing–Funny Car Semifinal Appearance by Ron Capps Leads Team Mopar in NHRA U.S. Nationals Eliminations →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Gary Scelzi Racing–Scelzi Invading Silver Dollar Speedway for Trio of Races This Week

Scelzi Invading Silver Dollar Speedway for Trio of Races This Week

Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2014) – Dominic Scelzi will tackle three races at Silver Dollar Speedway this week.

Scelzi will kick off the competition on Wednesday at the quarter-mile track in Chico, Calif., with the California Civil War Sprint Car Series.

He started on the pole of last year’s event and led early before being knocked off the track. Scelzi then rebounded to post an eighth-place result.

“I feel good going into it,” he said. “I know it’s going to be a tough race. We’re on the right track. I feel like we’ve got speed and momentum. I feel really confident. I would really like to go in there and qualify good. If we can do that hopefully the night can go smoothly. I’d like to walk away with a top five. I feel like that’s a goal that’s more than possible to reach.”

The weekend will wrap up with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series doubleheader on Friday and Saturday for the Gold Cup.

Scelzi is aiming to make his first main event at the Gold Cup after missing out by two positions during the Friday event last year.

“I feel like this year if I can set down a decent lap in qualifying that’d be a big boost,” he said. “It is the Gold Cup so anything can happen. It’s one of the bigger races right behind the Peter Murphy Classic for me. It has a lot of history. People seem to be on their game a little more for this race. You definitely have to bring your ‘A’ game for this race.”