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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 14, 2015

A BANNER DAY FOR CHEVROLET
Kurt Busch Wins at Michigan to End a Successful Day for Team Chevy

BROOKLYN, Mich. – (June 14, 2015) – It was a banner day for Chevrolet. It began with Cole Custer winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in the wee hours of the morning at Gateway (Ill) Motorsports Park. Corvette Racing ended a 24 hour campaign to reign victorious in the prestigious 24 Hour of Le Mans for the eighth time since it’s 2000 debut run. At New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire, John Force drove his Chevrolet Funny Car to his second win of the season, and Greg Anderson took his Chevrolet Pro Stock Camaro to Victory Lane. At the Streets of Toronto’s Exhibition Place, Josef Newgarden powered Chevrolet to their eighth Verizon IndyCar Series win of the season. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Josef Newgarden Wins Indy Toronto with CFH Racing Teammate Luca Filippi Finishing Second

Josef Newgarden Wins Indy Toronto with CFH Racing Teammate Luca Filippi Finishing Second
Chevrolet Aero Kit with Chevy IndyCar V6 Engine Drivers Sweep Podium and Claim Top-Eight Finishing Positions on Streets of Toronto at Exhibition Place

TORONTO, ONTARIO (June 14, 2015) – As is the case many times with new winners, Josef Newgarden was hoping the flood gates of more victories would open after his career-first Verizon IndyCar Series win earlier in the season. And after a convincing win today on the Streets of Toronto at Exhibition Place, it would appear that would be the case for the driver of the No. 67 Hartman OIL CFH Racing Chevrolet. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Josef Newgarden Wins Indy Toronto with CFH Racing Teammate Luca Filippi Finishing Second →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
QUICKEN LOANS 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 14, 2015

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
IT TAKES A TEAM TO GO TO VICTORY LANE. BUT, DOES RICK CARELLI, YOUR SPOTTER, GET THE BONUS AWARD TODAY FOR HOW HE HELPED YOU WORK THROUGH TRAFFIC?
“Absolutely. It’s amazing when you have team chemistry at the level we do. I grew-up watching Rick Carelli and Ron Hornaday, the legends of the Southwest Tour run; and to have Carelli as my spotter, I have so much respect for him. And he has so much wisdom to gain. And he’s a good mentor. He teaches me so many things. It’s a team combination all the way around. Tony Gibson (crew chief) led these guys through a back-up car. And the pit crew was there, giving their best. It’s an unbelievable feeling to know what we went through, paced ourselves, and found the lead toward the latter part of the race when the rain came in. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Toronto–Post Race

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO’S EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTESS
JUNE 14, 2015

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 67 HARTMAN OIL CFH RACING CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: “Just an amazing team effort. I can’t believe we did a 1-2 there. I got a little close there with Luca (Filippi) but we were just trying to keep up and after we got into the final stint I got into a little bit of lapped traffic and I couldn’t do anything with lap traffic. They really wanted me to because of everyone that was coming. It was close racing but for sure too, I got a little lucky and you have to look at that. I got lucky on that yellow. It was a great call though and you can’t discount it that it was a great call by the team. It was an amazing effort by this team and the crew who gave me amazing pit stops. We were disappointed by qualifying because we knew we had a fast car. I am so happy to get a win, but a 1-2 is just amazing. Luka is just such a star and it was just amazing for us that he could get a second place as well. We gave this team a 1-2 their first year together and that is just an amazing job by everyone and so happy for the whole group.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Toronto–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Streets of Toronto–Josef Newgarden

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 67 HARTMAN OIL CFH RACING CHEVROLET, scored his second Verizon IndyCar Series win today on the Streets of Toronto at Exhibition Place. Newgarden’s first win came earlier this season at Barber Motorsports Park. CFH Racing is a new Chevrolet Aero Kit powered by the fully integrated Chevy IndyCar V6 2.2 liter turbo charged direct injected engine in 2015 formed by the merger of Ed Carpenter Racing and Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Streets of Toronto–Josef Newgarden →

Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–Two Top-10 Finishes

Two Top-10 Finishes
for Tequila Patrón ESM
in Le Mans Debut

No. 31 finishes seventh;
No. 30 finishes 10th

Le Mans, France – June 14, 2015 – Tequila Patrón ESM leaves Le Mans with a victory in its own right – the only two-car American-based LMP2 team finished seventh and 10th at its first attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – the longest and most prestigious sportscar event in the world. Continue reading Extreme Speed Motorsports–Two Top-10 Finishes →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing– CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: A Chevrolet Corvette Comeback Victory

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: A Chevrolet Corvette Comeback Victory
Gavin, Milner, Taylor Give Chevrolet, Corvette Racing an eighth class win at Le Mans

LE MANS, France (June 13, 2015) – Corvette Racing stood atop the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday as Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Jordan Taylor wrote the final chapter of a storybook comeback that ended with the team winning the GTE Pro category in their No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Continue reading Chevy Racing– CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: A Chevrolet Corvette Comeback Victory →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Drivin’ for Linemen 200

RACE REPORT
Drivin’ for Linemen 200
Gateway Motorsports Park
June 13, 2015
Red Horse Racing at Gateway Motorsports Park

For the eighth race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, teams traveled to Madison, Illinois and Gateway Motorsports Park. In Saturday morning’s only practice session, Timothy Peters recorded the 13th-fastest time, while Ben Kennedy was 15th fastest. Knockout qualifying was rained out, so those speeds set the starting field. The start of the 160-lap event was delayed several hours after a brief shower wet the track during pre-race ceremonies. Peters crossed the finish line in sixth place, and Kennedy finished right behind him in seventh.
Newsletter – Dance Drop Shadow Image
Timothy Peters No. 17
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
Continue reading Red Horse Racing–Drivin’ for Linemen 200 →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Schatz Wins Fog Shortened Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway

Schatz Wins Fog Shortened Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway
The win is the 12th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season for the Fargo, N.D. native
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – June 13, 2015 – In an event that no one will soon forget, Donny Schatz scored his 12th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature win of the season Saturday night after heavy fog forced officials to call Knoxville Raceway’s Mediacom Shootout early.

The weather played foe to the series throughout the night. After getting through qualifying, the heat races and the Dash, the skies opened up over the historic track. Intermittent rain showers continued for about an hour. It took two more hours for the track prep crew to get the track back in race condition. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Schatz Wins Fog Shortened Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Eighteen-Hour Update

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Eighteen-Hour Update
No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R leads inside final six hours

LE MANS, France (June 13, 2015) – Entering the final quarter of the 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Corvette Racing found itself well within reach of another class victory. A quick pit stop by the Corvette Racing crew put Tommy Milner into the lead just past the 18-hour mark ahead of Toni Vilander in what is shaping up to be a fantastic finish to this year’s race.

Oliver Gavin handed over to Milner after taking three seconds out of Vilander’s lead before both cars pitted just shy of three-quarters race distance. With a tank of fuel and four fresh Michelin tires on the Corvette, Milner edged out of pitlane ahead of Vilander. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Eighteen-Hour Update →

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Mopar Racing–No.1 Qualifier Position for Johnson Jr. and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car at NHRA New England Nationals

No.1 Qualifier Position for Johnson Jr. and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car at NHRA New England Nationals

Tommy Johnson Jr. drives Make-A-Wish 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to No.1 qualifier position at 3rd Annual NHRA New England Nationals
Johnson Jr. drives quickest Funny Car in two of four qualifying sessions and earns a total of ten bonus points
Top Mopar Pro Stock qualifier Allen Johnson puts his “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” Dodge Dart eighth for eliminations at New England Dragway Continue reading Mopar Racing–No.1 Qualifier Position for Johnson Jr. and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car at NHRA New England Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Corvette Racing–Le Mans Halfway

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Halfway Update
Milner surges back into lead after strong stints by Gavin, Taylor in No. 64 Corvette C7.R

LE MANS, France (June 13, 2015) – With 12 hours down and 12 to go, Corvette Racing is in the midst of a fight for top honors at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Tommy Milner retook the lead in GTE Pro in his first stint just past the halfway point Sunday morning at Le Mans. Oliver Gavin drove three stints on two sets of tires and led GTE Pro twice during his time in the No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R before handing off to Milner for his second round of driving duties. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Corvette Racing–Le Mans Halfway →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line posts improved qualifying performances at New England Nationals

Line posts improved qualifying performances at New England Nationals

EPPING, N.H., June 13, 2015 – Jason Line arrived in Epping with the intention of improving upon what has lately been a thorn in his side. Sure enough, qualifying for the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals brought about certain improvement as Line and the Summit Racing team moved his blue Chevrolet Camaro into the No. 3 position – two spots higher than he has qualified in the last two races. Line will square off with Alan Prusiensky in the first round. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line posts improved qualifying performances at New England Nationals →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Another strong qualifying performance for Anderson, No. 2 at NHRA New England Nationals

Another strong qualifying performance for Anderson, No. 2 at NHRA New England Nationals

EPPING, N.H., June 13, 2015 – Greg Anderson and Team Summit put forth another tremendous performance on Saturday at the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals, and the driver of the red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro ultimately missed out on scoring his second consecutive No. 1 by just a thousandth of a second. Qualified No. 2 at New England Dragway, Anderson will race Val Smeland in the first round of eliminations. He will be going after his first Epping win and the 77th NHRA Wally trophy of his career.

Qualifying was strong for Anderson and the KB Racing team, with four solid runs that brought in a pleasing total of nine bonus qualifying points. Continue reading Summit Racing–Another strong qualifying performance for Anderson, No. 2 at NHRA New England Nationals →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Sato Leads Honda Qualifiers in Toronto

Sato Leads Honda Qualifiers in Toronto
• Sato to start Honda Indy Toronto from eighth on the grid
• Graham Rahal, James Jakes also advance to second-round qualifying

Takuma Sato produced his third top-10 qualifying effort of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season, and will start Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto from eighth in his A.J. Foyt Racing Honda. Sato missed advancing to the “Fast Six” final round qualifying by only five-hundredths of a second, after making it to the last qualifying round in two of the four previous temporary street circuit events this season.

After leading the Honda field in Friday’s practice sessions, Graham Rahal also advanced to the second round, and will start 10th in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ James Jakes equaling his season-best 12th-place qualifying effort in Texas last week with an identical starting position for tomorrow’s 85-lap contest.

The 10th round of the Verizon IndyCar Series season start at 3 p.m. EDT Sunday, with live television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.

Takuma Sato (#14 Rahal A.J. Foyt Racing Honda): “We were very close to advancing [to the Fast Six Shootout], I think we were just five-one hundredths short, or close to it. But that’s racing. This is a tricky, very bumpy track, with a lot of surface changes. Even after they ground [the surface], it’s still rough. But that makes for an exciting race, and this race gets such fantastic support from Honda and all of the Canadian race fans. I hope to be able to give them something to celebrate tomorrow.”

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America
Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, June 13, 2015

Race Highlights:
Brian Scott finished ninth in the Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America and was the highest finishing Richard Childress Racing driver. Brendan Gaughan finished 12th, Ty Dillon 13th and Paul Menard 18th.
Brian Scott qualified second, Pau Menard fifth, Brendan Gaughan sixth and Ty Dillon ninth.
Next up for the NASCAR XFINITY Series is the Chicagoland 200 at Chicagoland Speedway. Catch all the action live on Saturday, June 20 at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fox Sports 1, broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing– Line’s Summit Racing Camaro picking up the pace in Epping qualifying

Line’s Summit Racing Camaro picking up the pace in Epping qualifying

EPPING, N.H., June 12, 2015 – The Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro driven by Jason Line is already showing promise and potential this weekend at the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals. Line, of Mooresville, N.C., made two pleasing runs on the first day of qualifying in Epping and saw each of the KB Racing-powered Camaros make smooth and productive passes down the quarter-mile dragstrip. Heading into the second day of the event, Line is No. 3. Continue reading Summit Racing– Line’s Summit Racing Camaro picking up the pace in Epping qualifying →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson just misses the top spot on day one at New England Nationals

Anderson just misses the top spot on day one at New England Nationals

EPPING, N.H., June 12, 2015 – It’s a new week, and Greg Anderson continues to fly in his red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro. Still confident after last week’s win from the No. 1 spot in Englishtown, the 76-time NHRA Pro Stock winner brought more power to the table on the first day of the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals and landed in the No. 2 position with two more sessions to go before the field is set. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson just misses the top spot on day one at New England Nationals →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Battles Kerry Madsen to Score Inaugural Outlaws Win at Crawford County Speedway

Shane Stewart Battles Kerry Madsen to Score Inaugural Outlaws Win at Crawford County Speedway
Joey Saldana takes quick time and sets new track record, as Outlaws utilize new two-flight qualifying format for the first time ever
DENISON, Iowa – June 12, 2015 – Kerry Madsen was the car to beat throughout Friday night’s World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature at Crawford County Speedway but it was Shane Stewart who battled past the leader with two laps to go and claimed the inaugural Outlaws win at the track.

Stewart started the night in fourth and battled third place running Joey Saldana much of the night. Disaster almost struck on the first lap as the two made contact going into turn three, but Stewart recovered. Stewart tried to get around ‘The Brownsburg Bullet’ on lap 10, drag racing the No. 71M car down the front stretch, but Saldana held him off. A short time later, Stewart took advantage of lapped traffic and got around Saldana for third. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Battles Kerry Madsen to Score Inaugural Outlaws Win at Crawford County Speedway →