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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Bell Qualifies Third for Stevenson Motorsports

CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Bell Qualifies Third for Stevenson Motorsports
Two Camaro Z/28.Rs in top-five of GS qualifying at Road America

· Bell, Lally were GS race winners at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
· Davis fifth in No. 6 Stevenson Camaro; Curran leads CKS Autosport effort
· Chevrolet holding class manufacturer championship lead

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 8, 2014) – The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R holds two of the top five staring spots on the grid for Saturday’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race at Road America. Stevenson Motorsports’ Matt Bell was third quickest in qualifying for the Grand Sport (GS) class Friday with a lap of 1:22.934 (101.955 mph) in the team’s No. 9 Camaro Z/28.R that he shares with Andy Lally.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen–Danica Patrick

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY FINAL PRACTICE QUOTES
AUGUST 8, 2014

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS – INVOLVED IN A PRACTICE ACCIDENT IN THE CLOSING MINUTES OF THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT WATKINS GLEN

WHAT HAPPENED?
“I blew a tire. I have no idea. I think it was only two laps, the second lap on tires. So apparently the No. 20 was radioing in saying there was some smoke. I never saw any, but he said he saw it and said ‘you guys should pit.’ Just in the carousel there is so much load on the left-front there that I guess that was the go spot for it. It has been a record horrible day I’m pretty sure.”
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Adding American Flavor to WEC Round

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Adding American Flavor to WEC Round
Milner, Taylors to team in Corvette C7.R for Six Hours of Circuit of The Americas

· All-American lineup in lone U.S. race for FIA WEC
· Entry sponsored by Konica Minolta and Michelin

DETROIT (Aug. 8, 2014) – Corvette Racing will field a Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the Six Hours of Circuit of The Americas on Saturday, Sept. 20 in the only race for the FIA World Endurance Championship in the U.S. The Corvette C7.R entry will have a distinctive American flavor with Tommy Milner, Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor teaming in the GTE Pro class at the venue in Austin, Texas. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Adding American Flavor to WEC Round →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Watkins Glen–Jeff Gordon

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 8, 2014

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Watkins Glen International and discussed the return of Drive To End Hunger and AARP as sponsors in 2015, the first practice session and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT THE SPONSORSHIP RENEWAL:
“I’m really excited. It’s been so rewarding working with AARP and Drive To End Hunger battling senior hunger over the past several years. To get a chance to do that next year again is fantastic. We are very happy about that news.”
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Brian Brown Takes Night One at the FVP Knoxville Nationals

Brian Brown Takes Night One at the FVP Knoxville Nationals
Brown is now second in the point standings for the Knoxville Nationals title

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 7, 2014 – Brian Brown fired the opening shot in the battle for the FVP Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores, surging past Sam Hafertepe Jr. to win Thursday night’s qualifying feature.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Sprint Cup–Watkins Glen–AJ Allmendinger

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 8, 2014

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 SCOTTS PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Watkins Glen International and discussed road course racing, the direction the No. 47 Chevrolet SS team is going and many other topics. Full Transcript:
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Tuesday Teleconference–Martin Truex, Jr.

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW RACING CHEVROLET SS, WAS THE GUEST OF THIS WEEK’S NASCAR TELECONFERENCE.

BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPT:

JENNIE LONG: Good afternoon, everyone. Today we’re joined by Martin Truex, Jr., driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet for Furniture Row Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Thanks for joining us today.

MARTIN TRUEX JR.: No problem.

JENNIE LONG: With your win at Sonoma last year and a solid record at Watkins Glen, this weekend could be a good opportunity for you and your team to score a win and a spot in the Chase. Talk about your strategy going into this weekend. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Tuesday Teleconference–Martin Truex, Jr. →

Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–Madison Snow to Pilot Extreme Speed Motorsports IMSA Lites Entry at Road America

STUART, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2014) – Madison Snow continues to expand his racing résumé this weekend in the Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) IMSA Lites racing machine. The 18-year-old Snow will race the No. 29 Extreme Speed Motorsports Elan DP-02 for rounds 9 and 10 of the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Snow, a native of Lehi, Utah, earned a spot to pilot the black and lime green Prototype Lites machine by impressing ESM owner Scott Sharp. Snow first competed in the ESM Prototype Lites entry during rounds 5 and 6 held at Watkins Glen International in June. He finished 24th in his first race and vastly improved with a seventh-place finish in the second race.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Searching for Second Elkhart Lake Victory

CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Searching for Second Elkhart Lake Victory
Four wins so far in debut season for new car in Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

· Three-race win streak extends Chevrolet’s GS manufacturer championship lead

· Matt Bell a winner for Stevenson Motorsports in 2011 at Road America

· CKS Autosport’s Aschenbach pole winner in 2012
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Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–ESM Patrón Road America Bound

Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) raced to podium finishes at the 2012 and 2013 American Le Mans Series races held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This year, the team looks to conquer The Kink and ride The Carousel all the way to the podium during Sunday’s Continental Tire Road Race Showcase, the ninth round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
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Valerie Thompson Racing

Valerie Thompson Racing–Motorcycle racer Valerie Thompson prepares for “double duty” at Bonneville speed events with former NASCAR Nationwide car and BMW S 1000 RR

Motorcycle racer Valerie Thompson prepares for “double duty” at Bonneville speed events with former NASCAR Nationwide car and BMW S 1000 RR

Six-time motorcycle land speed record holder plans to attempt new records on two-wheels and four for the first time

(Scottsdale, AZ) – August 5, 2014 – Six-time motorcycle land speed record holder, Valerie Thompson, plans to race a car and her record setting BMW S 1000 RR motorcycle during America’s two biggest land speed racing events at the Bonneville Salt Flats this month, including Speedweek (Aug. 9-15) and the Bonneville Speed Trials (Aug 23-28).
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Follow A Dream Racing

Follow a Dream– PERMATEX/FOLLOW A DREAM TEAM OUT EARLY AT ATCO

Jay Blake’s Permatex/Follow A Dream team got knocked out early at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Atco Dragway and slipped from second into a third-place tie in the East Region Top Alcohol Funny Car standings. The team, which won the East Region championship in 2012 and finished second last year, dropped a first-round race with No. 1 qualifier and former world champ Tony Bartone, 5.59 to 5.71.
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Casey Currie

Casey Currie Racing–Currie Captures a Podium Finish in Glen Helen

Currie Captures a Podium Finish in Glen Helen
Teams heads North for Off-Road Racing Debut at Famous
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Corona, Calif. (August 4, 2014)—Currie and his team took to their home track this past weekend at Glen Helen Raceway. With family and friends coming to watch Currie battle with the best, the pressure was on the driver of the #2 Monster Energy ProLite. Rounds 9&10 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series were under held under the lights, in front of packed stands and even a promise of rain.
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Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Early Race Contact Blunts Acura TLX GT Effort Sunday at Mid-Ohio

• RealTime Racing Acura gains six positions in opening laps
• Contact after a restart and resulting pit stop prove costly
• Continuing development results in increasing speed throughout the weekend

The Acura TLX GT race car continued to improve Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, moving further up the field in the second race of the Pirelli World Challenge doubleheader, until contact while fighting for 10th place forced driver Peter Cunningham to an unscheduled pit stop, and an unrepresentative 19th-place finish.
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Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Damp Debut for Acura TLX GT Showcases All-Wheel Drive

• RealTime Racing Acura advances through field as showers fall at Mid-Ohio
• Rain-shortened event results in 13th-place finish• Second race of Mid-Ohio doubleheader weekend on Sunday

The Acura TLX GT race car made an encouraging debut in Pirelli World Challenge competition Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, as RealTime Racing driver Peter Cunningham finished 13th in a rain-shortened contest as development work continues on the sophisticated chassis/engine platform.
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Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Front Row Start for Newgarden at Mid-Ohio

• Seven Honda drivers start in the top 10• Munoz leads rookies with fourth-fastest time
• Honda seeking third consecutive Mid-Ohio victory with manufacturer competition

Josef Newgarden conquered constantly changing track conditions Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading the Honda-powered field in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying, and will start on the outside of the front row, second in Sunday’s Honda Indy 200. Continue reading Honda Racing–Front Row Start for Newgarden at Mid-Ohio →

NHRA

NHRA–Northwest Nationals Results

Top Fuel — Doug Kalitta, 3.844 seconds, 318.84 mph def. Antron Brown, 3.887 seconds, 311.70 mph.

Funny Car — John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.173, 302.48 def. Gary Densham, Chevy Impala, 5.808, 120.44.

Pro Stock — Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.611, 210.67 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.608, 210.54.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Joey Severance, 5.238, 273.11 def. Chris Demke, 5.251, 273.00.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Doug Gordon, Ford Mustang, 5.609, 256.55 def. Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Camaro, 5.650, 254.38.

Competition Eliminator — Brandon Huhtala, Pontiac GXP, 7.600, 146.89 def. Ryan Warter, Chevy Camaro, foul.

Super Stock — Terry Anderson, Chevy Nova, 10.076, 131.28 def. Alan Falcone, Chevy Cavalier, 9.380, 134.97.

Stock Eliminator — Tim Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, 11.148, 110.09 def. Mick Alley, Camaro, 10.488, 126.27.

Super Comp — Marc Heritage, Dragster, 8.899, 174.17 def. Rodger Comstock, Dragster, 8.884, 176.51.

Super Gas — Mike Shannon, Chevy Corvette, 9.920, 145.66 def. Tanner Hiatt, Corvette, 9.914, 159.51.

Super Street — Kyle Colletti, Chevy, 10.899, 147.52 def. John Ermish, Chevelle

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Makes Final Round, Moves into Top 10 at Northwest Nationals

Anderson Makes Final Round, Moves into Top 10 at Northwest Nationals

KENT, Wash., August 3, 2014 – The NHRA Northwest Nationals was a very productive race for Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team, and the efforts of the group as a whole equated to an all-Summit Racing final round, the first since 2012. For Greg Anderson as a driver, though, the high point was breaking into the top 10 in the NHRA Pro Stock standings for the first time this year with just two races remaining in the regular season.
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Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Pocono

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
GoBowling.com 400 Post Race Report
Pocono Raceway
August 4, 2014

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon and Paul Menard finished eighth, 15th and 33rd, respectively.
Newman ranks fifth in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Jeff Gordon by 70 points, while Dillon ranks 15th and Menard ranks 16th.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned his third victory of the 2014 season and was followed to the finish line by Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle.
The next Sprint Cup Series race is the NASCAR 355 at The Glen on Sunday, August 10, which is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Powers to Victory in all-Summit Racing Seattle Final

Line Powers to Victory in all-Summit Racing Seattle Final

KENT, Wash., August 3, 2014 – The Summit Racing Pro Stock team had an extraordinary outing this weekend at the 27th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals, and it came to a dramatic and exciting final round for the charging group as teammates Jason Line and Greg Anderson raced for the trophy. Line was victorious, and his teammate made huge strides of his own as he broke into the top 10 in NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series standings for the first time this season.
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