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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona- Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 6, 2015

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway
Team Chevy Drivers Take Seven of the Top Eight at Daytona

Daytona Beach, Florida (July 6, 2015) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored a commanding victory in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway by leading 96 of 161 laps in his No. 88 Nationwide Stars and Stripes Chevrolet SS en route to his 25th Cup career victory. It was his second win of the season, and vaulted him to second place in the point standings.

“Dale Earnhardt Jr. was dominant from practice through the last lap of the race,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicles & Motorsports. “Congratulations to Dale Jr., Greg Ives, and the No. 88 Nationwide Stars and Stripes Chevy SS team on their second win of the season.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona- Post Race →

Circle Sport Racing

Circle Sport Racing–Coke Zero 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Coke Zero 400
Daytona International Speedway
Sunday, July 5, 2015

Brian Scott Finishes 42nd at Daytona International Speedway

After nearly a four-hour rain delay at Daytona International Speedway, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series took the green flag for the Coke Zero 400 at 11:42 p.m. Eastern Time. The starting order for the 160-lap event was set by first practice speeds in lieu of the NASCAR rule book after qualifying was rained out on Friday afternoon. Brian Scott and the No. 33 Shore Lodge Chevrolet started in the 26th position and spent the majority of the first 50 laps inside the top 10. Cars in front of the Shore Lodge Chevrolet began making contact in turn 4 on lap 87. Scott was unable to avoid the mayhem and was collected in the wreckage unable to return to competition, leading him to a 42nd-place finish. Scott will make his first Sprint Cup start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26.

Start – 26 Finish – 42 Laps Led – 0 Points – N/A

Brian Scott Quote:
“It was Daytona. They were wrecking and my spotter (Billy O’Dea) did a great job telling me where things were. It was one of those accidents where we needed to gas up to get by the cars that were sliding up, and as soon as we got past those another car came up and we ran into the back of them. A bad end to a long day. Not the day we wanted for our Shore Lodge Chevy SS.”

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race–Dale Earnhardt Jr.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 6, 2015

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE STARS AND STRIPES CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner
YOUR FIRST REACTION WASN’T ‘HEY WE WON’ YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT AUSTIN DILLON AND EVERYONE ELSE: 
“Yeah that scared the hell out of me, I will be honest with you. I saw the whole thing happen. You are looking in the mirror the whole last lap. I saw Denny (Hamlin) get turned. I guess that is kind of how it started. That was terrifying to watch. You know a wreck like that has such a high potential for someone to get injured and you saw the car get high and get into the fence. You just worry about everybody else in the grandstands and all that stuff. You just don’t want to see that happen. It was touch and go there for several moments. I’m more thankful that everybody is okay than to be standing here in Victory Lane that is for sure.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race–Dale Earnhardt Jr. →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 6, 2015

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE STARS AND STRIPES CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner
YOUR FIRST REACTION WASN’T ‘HEY WE WON’ YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT AUSTIN DILLON AND EVERYONE ELSE: 
“Yeah that scared the hell out of me, I will be honest with you. I saw the whole thing happen. You are looking in the mirror the whole last lap. I saw Denny (Hamlin) get turned. I guess that is kind of how it started. That was terrifying to watch. You know a wreck like that has such a high potential for someone to get injured and you saw the car get high and get into the fence. You just worry about everybody else in the grandstands and all that stuff. You just don’t want to see that happen. It was touch and go there for several moments. I’m more thankful that everybody is okay than to be standing here in Victory Lane that is for sure.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
JULY 6, 2015

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 COCA-COLA CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a multi-car accident on lap 105
WHAT HAPPENED FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? 
“The first time we caught the lapper and he was on the bottom and I just got to the middle at the wrong time. When we turned off into the corner I got really loose and was able to save it. I had a little bit of damage there and lost a lap. Then in the second one the No. 43 (Aric Almirola) comes across. I think I just got on the brakes and it got me sideways. I was along for the ride from there. I hate it because this was probably the best I’ve ran throughout a whole race or most of the race here at Daytona. The Share a Coke Chevy was fast. I had a lot of fun running up front and kind of being somewhat aggressive. I spun the first time and then that kind of put us in a bad spot there to get in that last wreck.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona–Post Race →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Quick on Sunday at Summit Racing NHRA Nationals

Line Quick on Sunday at Summit Racing NHRA Nationals

NORWALK, Ohio, July 5, 2015 – Jason Line and the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro came to life on Sunday at the 9th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Norwalk’s Summit Motorsports Park. The memory of a tough set of qualifying passes was left in the past as Line had one of the quickest cars on the property on raceday, and he collected two round wins en route to a semifinals finish in a nice showing that reminded the class that he was a contender. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line Quick on Sunday at Summit Racing NHRA Nationals →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Wins Summit Racing NHRA Nationals in Norwalk

Anderson Wins Summit Racing NHRA Nationals in Norwalk

NORWALK, Ohio, July 5, 2015 – On Sunday at Summit Motorsports Park, Greg Anderson accomplished exactly what he set out to do when he scored the victory at the 9th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk. Anderson, powering the red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro, earned the 78th national event trophy of his career with a final-round defeat of Drew Skillman. It was the third win for Anderson in Norwalk and the fourth of the season for the driver who took over the points lead following the second round of eliminations at his sponsor’s event. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Wins Summit Racing NHRA Nationals in Norwalk →

NHRA

NHRA Norwalk Results

Top Fuel — Doug Kalitta, 3.823 seconds, 322.34 mph def. Antron Brown, 3.918 seconds, 307.79 mph.

Funny Car — Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.211, 301.67 def. Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.609, 199.64.

Pro Stock — Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.592, 212.19 def. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.594, 211.43.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.984, 193.10 def. Angelle Sampey, Buell, foul.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Chris Demke, 5.357, 271.08 def. Corey Michalek, 5.478, 262.59.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Todd Veney, Chevy Camaro, 21.794, 33.42 def. DJ Cox Jr., Chevy Monte Carlo, broke.

Pro Modified — Mike Janis, Chevy Camaro, 5.902, 247.34 def. Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 7.120, 137.43.

Competition Eliminator — Joe Santangelo, Chevy Roadster, 7.775, 168.87 def. Steve Ambrose, ’23-T Ford, 7.704, 168.75.

Super Stock — Rylee Stufflebeam, Pontiac Firebird, 10.208, 125.92 def. Brad Zaskowski, Chevy Camaro, 9.825, 130.14.

Stock Eliminator — Aaron Allison, Pontiac Firebird, 10.278, 129.28 def. Mitch Truman, Chevy Camaro, 10.625, 122.21.

Super Comp — Billy Leber, Dragster, 8.917, 159.27 def. Dean McIlvain, Dragster, foul.

Super Gas — Ray Miller, Chevy Camaro, 9.944, 155.24 def. Bernard Weaver, dodge Daytona, 9.930, 150.98.

Top Dragster — Ron Biondo, Dragster, 6.574, 197.33 def. Joe Hessling, Dragster, 6.229, 224.92.

Top Sportsman — Tim Weise, Ford Mustang, 7.096, 193.05 def. Donald Horne, Mustang, 6.781, 202.21.

AA Gassers — Brian Spotts, Anglia, 5.635, 121.10 def. Alan Borowski, Anlia, 5.688, 131.37.

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Giovanni Scelzi Uses Late-Race Pass to Win Budweiser Outlaw Nationals

Giovanni Scelzi Uses Late-Race Pass to Win Budweiser Outlaw Nationals

Inside Line Promotions – VISALIA, Calif. (July 5, 2015) – Giovanni Scelzi added another marquee title to his racing résumé on Saturday.

Scelzi made a late-race pass to claim the Budweiser Outlaw Nationals, which is one of California’s premier micro sprint events hosted by Plaza Park Raceway. It marked his second victory of the season and first since garnering a Golden Driller at the Tulsa Shootout in January. Continue reading Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Giovanni Scelzi Uses Late-Race Pass to Win Budweiser Outlaw Nationals →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Beckman Scores Title Win for Mopar at Norwalk NHRA Nationals; Ninth Victory for New 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T

Beckman Scores Title Win for Mopar at Norwalk NHRA Nationals;
Ninth Victory for New 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T

Don Schumacher Racing’s (DSR) Jack Beckman drives his 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T to a title win at the Ninth annual Summit Racing Equipment National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals
Beckman earns his third title win in four final round appearance this year aboard his Infinite Hero 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T
Ninth win of the season for the new 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car and an 11th final round appearance in 12 national events this season Continue reading Mopar Racing–Beckman Scores Title Win for Mopar at Norwalk NHRA Nationals; Ninth Victory for New 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–COURTNEY FORCE RUNNER-UP IN NORWALK

COURTNEY FORCE RUNNER-UP IN NORWALK
NORWALK, OH – Traxxas Chevrolet Funny Car driver Courtney Force did exactly what she came to do this weekend at the 9th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The 27-year-old dismissed Ron Capps, Matt Hagan and Del Worsham before coming up a little short in the final round of eliminations against Jack Beckman. This was Force’s first runner-up of the season and the first time she has gone to the final round at Norwalk. Continue reading John Force Racing–COURTNEY FORCE RUNNER-UP IN NORWALK →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Subway Firecracker 250

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Subway Firecracker 250 powered by Coca-Cola
Daytona International Speedway
Saturday, July 4, 2015

Race Highlights:
Austin Dillon won the Subway Firecracker 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on the Fourth of July. Brian Scott finished 23rd, Brendan Gaughan finished 25th and Ty Dillon 26th.
Brian Scott qualified second and was the highest Richard Childress Racing starter at The World Center of Racing. Ty Dillon qualified sixth, Austin Dillon seventh and Brendan Gaughan ninth.
Next up for the NASCAR XFINITY Series is the Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Catch all the action live on Friday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on NBC Sports, the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Subway Firecracker 250 →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Donny Schatz Outduels the Competition for Boot Hill Showdown Win

Donny Schatz Outduels the Competition for Boot Hill Showdown Win
Jason Johnson scores a podium finish just his third race back from an injury
DODGE CITY, Kan. – July 4, 2015 – After coming just short of a win the night before, Donny Schatz dominated night two of the Boot Hill Showdown at Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday night and scored his 19th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

“It feels good to get back to victory lane,” Schatz said. “This race track was completely different tonight. I didn’t know what was going to happen. It got so fast on the bottom last night and I didn’t know if it was going to hold up there or not. But wow, it was lightning fast around the top.” Continue reading World of Outlaws–Donny Schatz Outduels the Competition for Boot Hill Showdown Win →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Planning Raceday Turnaround at Summit Racing Nationals in Norwalk

Line Planning Raceday Turnaround at Summit Racing Nationals in Norwalk

NORWALK, Ohio, July 4, 2015 – Jason Line is very much looking forward to Sunday at the 9th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Norwalk’s Summit Motorsports Park. The driver of the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro will have his work come out for him on raceday, but he knows he has a capable team and a racecar that is more than able to get the job done. Line, starting from the No. 12 spot, will race Vincent Nobile in round one. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line Planning Raceday Turnaround at Summit Racing Nationals in Norwalk →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Hagan Drives Mopar to No.1 in Qualifying with Two 3-Second Passes at Norwalk NHRA Nationals

Hagan Drives Mopar to No.1 in Qualifying with Two 3-Second Passes at Norwalk NHRA Nationals

Matt Hagan earned No.1 qualifier honors on the strength of two 3-second passes aboard his Mopar at the Ninth annual Summit Racing Equipment National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals
Hagan’s 2015 Dodge Charger R/T sets and resets track records for time and speed in qualifying at 3.973-second pass at 322.96 miles per hour
Hagan posts Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park’s very first 3-second pass
DSR’s Tommy Johnson Jr. qualifies fifth on elimination ladder in pursuit of his first win of the year aboard his Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R/T
Allen Johnson puts “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” Dodge Dart 10th in qualifying Continue reading Mopar Racing–Hagan Drives Mopar to No.1 in Qualifying with Two 3-Second Passes at Norwalk NHRA Nationals →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–ROBERT HIGHT STEPS UP AND LEADS JFR INTO RACE DAY

ROBERT HIGHT STEPS UP AND LEADS JFR INTO RACE DAY
Norwalk, Ohio – The steady progress Robert Hight and his Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team have been making over the past couple of races continued to show promise as they raced to the No. 3 starting spot at the 9th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The 2009 Funny Car champion was facing a possible first round match-up with teammate Courtney Force before he took off down the Summit Motorsports Park track and crossed the finish line 4.003 seconds later.
“Since Bristol our goal has been to get four quality runs in a row. We made some improvements in Bristol and we are taking our time in getting this tune-up just right. Mike and I are pretty pleased with the performance and improvement,” said Hight on his season best starting spot. Continue reading John Force Racing–ROBERT HIGHT STEPS UP AND LEADS JFR INTO RACE DAY →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Daytona Rain Ends Wood Brothers’ Seven-Year Streak of Qualifying Success

Daytona Rain Ends Wood Brothers’ Seven-Year Streak of Qualifying Success

July 4, 2015

Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion won’t be in Sunday’s Coke Zero 400, but it’s not because of a lack of performance on the part of Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team. Instead it’s Mother Nature who has been unusually kind to the team in recent seasons. On Saturday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway, threatening skies led NASCAR officials to cancel qualifying and set the field according to the rules that give the allotted starting spots to teams that run full-time. Under the current format, the lineup is set based on the previous day’s first practice speeds, with the fastest car in qualifying starting first and so on. The field is predetermined before the lineup is set; however, based on the number of race attempts each team has made, with the cars making the most attempts eligible before the ones that have run less. It’s the first time the Wood Brothers have failed to qualify for a race for any reason since the team went to a part-time status seven years ago. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Daytona Rain Ends Wood Brothers’ Seven-Year Streak of Qualifying Success →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona– Jeff Gordon

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JULY 4, 2015

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his final race behind the wheel at Daytona, the drivers council, track safety enhancements, and more. Full Transcript:

THIS IS YOUR FINAL RUN AT DAYTONA. TALK ABOUT THAT
“Yeah, definitely. This track is extremely special to me. Of course we all know how much this track means to our sport. And I’m pretty bummed that it (qualifying) rained out. We were on a heck of a streak this year, with two poles on the superspeedways. I wanted to keep that going and I felt like yesterday our car had some really good speed and that we had a shot at doing that. I’ll start 24th. That’s not a bad place to start. So, yeah, it’s hard for me to really put all those thoughts and feelings into perspective, knowing that I have half the season still to go. I don’t think it’s really going to hit me until we get further down into the final part of the season, but this place has meant a lot. It’s going to be tough not coming back here and being behind the wheel. But I’m also really excited about calling this race next February.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona– Jeff Gordon →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Qualifying

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
COKE ZERO 400
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 4, 2015

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE STARS AND STRIPES CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER AS A RESULT OF RAIN CANCELING QUALIFYING FOR THE COKE ZERO 400 AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY.

EARNHARDT, JR. WAS FASTEST IN THE FIRST PRACTICE SESSION YESTERDAY AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY AND AS A RESULT WILL START FROM THE POLE POSITION IN THE 160-LAP/400-MILE COKE ZERO 400.

WHEN YOU GO OUT IN THAT FIRST PRACTICE SESSION KNOWING THAT IS GOING TO SET THE LINE-UP FOR THE FIELD IF THE WEATHER TURNS SOUTH. DO YOU PUT ANY EXTRA EFFORT OUT THERE TO PUT UP THAT BIG NUMBER?
“I asked Greg (Ives, crew chief) before we went out to practice what we were trying to accomplish in that first practice and that was the first thing he mentioned was to go out that first run and try to put a lap down because the weather wasn’t looking real good for today. That was his decision. It ended up working out for us.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Daytona Qualifying →