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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Points leader Anderson riding wave of momentum into New England Nationals

Points leader Anderson riding wave of momentum into New England Nationals

MOORESVILLE, N.C., June 10, 2015 – Just a few days ago, Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson was the guy holding all the marbles at the conclusion of the Summernationals, and this weekend he will be playing for keeps once again at the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in scenic Epping, N.H. Anderson, the incoming points leader, will pilot the red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro at the 10th event of 24 in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. He will be seeking his first New England Dragway win. Continue reading Summit Racing–Points leader Anderson riding wave of momentum into New England Nationals →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Have Fond Memories of NASCAR’s Clown Prince, The Late Jabe Thomas

Wood Brothers Have Fond Memories of NASCAR’s Clown Prince, The Late Jabe Thomas

June 10, 2015

For Len and Eddie Wood, co-owners of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion that Ryan Blaney will drive this weekend at Michigan International Speedway, the friendships made through the years are something to be cherished.

Among the people who have been close to the Wood family for decades was Jabe Thomas, the retired racer from Christiansburg, Va., who died June 4 at the age of 85.

Thomas was a journeyman racer who moved to the series now known as Sprint Cup after racing Modifieds on some of the same Virginia tracks that the Wood Brothers once raced. Continue reading Wood Brothers Have Fond Memories of NASCAR’s Clown Prince, The Late Jabe Thomas →

Casey Currie

Casey Currie Conquers Baja

Casey Currie Conquers Baja
CORONA, California (June 8, 2015) – Casey Currie knew that committing to running the Baja 500 was going to be more than a challenging race, it was going to be an experience of a lifetime. He and his co-driver, his uncle, John Currie, had set a goal to finish the race and did coming across the line 18th in the Trophy Truck class. Ultimately, Casey, and his crew accomplished what they set out to accomplish and created one of the best memories in his racing career. Continue reading Casey Currie Conquers Baja →

Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–Tequila Patrón ESM Ready to Rock at Le Mans

Le Mans, France, – June 8, 2015 – In 1967, John Lennon was the cover story for the debut issue of Rolling Stone. This week, Rolling Stone is the cover story for Tequila Patrón ESM as it makes its first appearance at the 83rd 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the fourth race of the eight-race FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC). Continue reading Extreme Speed Motorsports–Tequila Patrón ESM Ready to Rock at Le Mans →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Ready for Another Classic

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Ready for Another Classic
Drivers, crew, engineers focused on earning eighth class win since 2001

· Garcia, Magnussen, Briscoe going for endurance “Triple Crown”

· No. 64 Corvette of Gavin, Milner, Taylor second in class during Test Day

· Second race at Le Mans for Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Ready for Another Classic →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Successful Drive for Mopar at NHRA Summernationals with Hagan Funny Car National Title Win and Johnson Runner-up Finish in Pro Stock

Successful Drive for Mopar at NHRA Summernationals with Hagan Funny Car National Title Win and Johnson Runner-up Finish in Pro Stock

Defending NHRA world champ Matt Hagan drives Mopar Express Lane Dodge to third win of the year at NHRA Summernationals
Hagan’s win at Englishtown marks seventh trip to winner’s circle for the new 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car in nine events this season
Hagan and the 2015 Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T back in the Funny Car points lead
Allen Johnson takes “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” Dodge Dart to first final round elimination appearance of the year
Mopar Sportsman competitors earn Super Stock Eliminator nationals title and two class wins Continue reading Mopar Racing–Successful Drive for Mopar at NHRA Summernationals with Hagan Funny Car National Title Win and Johnson Runner-up Finish in Pro Stock →

NHRA

NHRA– Englishtown

Top Fuel — Antron Brown, 3.843 seconds, 318.47 mph def. Brittany Force, 5.398 seconds, 150.16 mph.

Funny Car — Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 4.132, 299.53 def. Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Camry, 4.138, 298.40.

Pro Stock — Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.504, 214.31 def. Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.537, 213.87.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.794, 197.71 def. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, foul.

Pro Modified — Bill Glidden, Ford Mustang, 5.923, 243.24 def. Don Walsh, Chevy Camaro, 5.897, 252.33.

Competition Eliminator — Arnie Martel, Chevy Camaro, 7.732, 160.10 def. Thomas Miller, Chevy S-10, 7.647, 162.86.

Super Stock — Larry Miller, Plymouth Barracuda, 9.800, 132.80 def. Lincoln Morehead, Chevy Camaro, 10.265, 118.85.

Stock Eliminator — Steve Calabro, Chevy Camaro, 10.180, 121.04 def. Eugene Monahan, Pontiac Firebird, 12.165, 107.76.

Super Comp — Tom Stalba, Dragster, 8.868, 166.81 def. Jack Sepanek Jr, Dragster, foul.

Super Gas — Dan Northrop, Chevy Vega, 9.922, 142.67 def. Mac Starks Jr, Chevy Camaro, 9.904, 162.06.

Top Sportsman — Jeff Brooks, Henry J, 6.745, 201.04 def. Michael Cerro, Chevy Corvette, 7.013, 196.02.

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Pocono 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pocono 400
Pocono Raceway
June 7, 2015

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin Dillon, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman finished 19th, 31st and 39th, respectively, in the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway.
Menard ranks 11th in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Kevin Harvick by 174 points, while Newman ranks 15th and Dillon 24th.
Martin Truex Jr., earned his first win of the 2015 season and was followed to the line by Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano and Kurt Busch.
The 15th race of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season is the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, June 14, 2015, which is scheduled to be televised live on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Pocono 400 →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Pocono 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pocono 400
Pocono Raceway
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Ty Dillon Drives Yuengling Chevrolet SS to 18th-place finish at Brewery’s Home Track

Ty Dillon drove Circle Sport Racing’s No. 33 Yuengling America’s Oldest Brewery Chevrolet SS to an 18th-place finish Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway in his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start of the 2015 season. The NASCAR XFINITY Series regular qualified 29th on Friday evening but quickly proved his red, white and blue-themed Chevrolet SS was a top-20 race car. He broke into the top-20 on lap 63 and eventually made his way inside the top 10 for a portion of the 160-lap race. A two-tire pit stop gave Dillon the track position he needed as he raced all the way up to seventh place. On the ensuing green-flag run, Dillon reported his No. 33 Chevrolet SS was too tight. He came to pit road on lap 122 for four tires and fuel, but the pit stop was just outside of the team’s pit window. So, a splash of Sunoco fuel came on lap 127 as Dillon was scored 27th. For the remaining 33 laps, Dillon raced back into the top-20 running order looking for a finish of 20th or better. In the end, the 23-year-old rookie driver crossed the finish line 18th, a career high for Dillon in the Sprint Cup Series. He will be behind the wheel of the No. 33 Nexium 24HR Chevrolet SS next weekend in the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Start – 29 Finish – 18 Laps Led – 0 Points – N/A

TY DILLON QUOTE:
“Our No. 33 Yuengling team worked their tails off this weekend and really learned a lot about this place. We made some progress throughout the weekend and came up with a decent finish. It’s fun racing these Sprint Cup races with Slugger (Labbe, crew chief). I want to thank Yuengling for supporting us this weekend. It was great seeing their group of people today at the race track. We’ll get ready for another Cup race again next weekend in Michigan.”

Summit Racing

Summit Racing Driver Greg Anderson wins NHRA Summernationals

Summit Racing Driver Greg Anderson wins NHRA Summernationals

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., June 7, 2015 – Old Bridge Township Raceway Park has always been a favored facility for Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson, and this weekend his Englishtown success continued as he pulled off the trifecta. Anderson first powered to the No. 1 qualifier position, went on to take over the points lead with a semifinals victory on Sunday, and finished the weekend by winning the trophy at the 46th annual NHRA Summernationals. It was the sixth win at Raceway Park for Anderson, the Pro Stock driver with the most victories scored at the venerable racetrack. Continue reading Summit Racing Driver Greg Anderson wins NHRA Summernationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE
JUNE 5, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR. WINS AT POCONO
Team Chevy has Strong Showing with 1-2-3 Finish

LONG POND, Pa. – (June 7, 2015) –Martin Truex, Jr. dominated the 160-lap contest in the Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway by leading 97 circuits en route to his first win of 2015. It marked his third career Cup Series win and his first victory at the 2.5-mile ‘Tricky Triangle’. Truex, Jr.’s win extends Chevrolet’s success at Pocono Raceway to six consecutive victories dating back to Jeff Gordon’s win in the fall of 2012. The No. 78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet SS led the parade of race cars to the checkered flag with Team Chevy taking six of the top 10 finishing positions. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Martin Truex Jr.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 7, 2015

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
TELL US THE EMOTIONS AND THE FEELINGS RIGHT NOW. IT HAS BEEN 69 RACES BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY SO DOMINATE SO MANY TIMES THIS YEAR – NOW IN VICTORY LANE:
“Well we finally got it. That is all I can say we finally got it. We have had a good run. We have had a great season. We have had everything it has taken to win races we just hadn’t got it done yet. I felt like we had the best car a few times today. I’m not sure we were. The No. 4 (Kevin Harvick) was really good at times and we were really good. It just takes a lot of things to go your way to pull these things together. Just can’t thank all my guys enough, Barney Visser, everybody at Furniture Row, everybody back in Denver for working so hard. This is a brand new racecar and they have been working really hard lately. Just proud of them and thankful to drive great racecars.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Martin Truex Jr. →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Kyle Larson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AXALTA ‘WE PAINT WINNERS’ 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 7, 2015

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed his expectations for today’s race, his thoughts on the bumps in the Tunnel Turn, the progress of his team this season and many other topics. Full Transcript:

TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU EXPECT FOR THE RACE TODAY:
“Pocono has kind of turned into a track where I like coming to and seem to be always pretty quick whenever we come here. I got my first pole last year and this weekend I feel like we are pretty good. We were second quick in practice yesterday, second quick on the 20-lap average to (Kevin) Harvick. I’m hoping for good things today. I know it always changes in the race. There have been a lot of times where we have been really fast in practice and then kind of aren’t quite as good in the race. Hopefully today is a little different and we can have a good run. Just try and carry on our momentum from last week and get a good finish today.”
Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Kyle Larson →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Scott Dixon Wins at Texas

Scott Dixon Wins at Texas
Drivers of Chevrolet Aero Kit with Fully Integrated 2.2 Liter V6 Direct Injected Turbocharged Engine Finish 1-2-3-4 and Five of Top-Seven; Victory is Seventh of Season for Bowtie Brand

FT. WORTH (June 6, 2015) – Scott Dixon delivered his second win of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season in commanding style in the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). Dixon put his No. 9 Energizer EcoAdvanced Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet in the front of the field and held the lead for a race-high 97 laps on the way to his second win at TMS and the 37th of his career.

The three-time series champion sits third in the standings, 43 points out of the lead.

The win was the seventh of the season by drivers of the Chevrolet Aero Kit with fully integrated 2.2 liter V6 direct injected turbocharged engine.

“Congratulations to Scott Dixon and his Chip Ganassi Racing crew for a strong win tonight at Texas Motor Speedway,” said Chris Berube, Chevrolet Program Manager for Verizon IndyCar Series. “Scott had the right balance of set up, strategy and skill tonight in a race that ran the entire distance with only one yellow for debris. Toronto is next weekend where Scott has been quite successful. Coming off of a win like this will certainly be a positive boost for Scott and his Target team.”

Dixon’s teammate, Tony Kanaan, No. 10 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, finished second. Helio Castroneves, No. 3 AAA Insurance Team Penske Chevrolet, finished third to make it an all-Chevrolet driver podium. Castroneves and Kanaan sit fourth and ninth in points, respectively. Series points leader Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, finished fourth.

Charlie Kimball, No. 83 Levemir FlexPen Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, finished seventh. Defending series champion Will Power, No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, remains second in the standings after finishing 13th in tonight’s 248-lap/600K race on the 1.455-mile oval.

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Munoz, Rahal Lead Honda Qualifying in Texas

Munoz, Rahal Lead Honda Qualifying in Texas
• Carlos Munoz, winner of last Saturday’s race in Detroit, will start fourth
• Graham Rahal, fifth in the drivers’ championship, qualifies sixth

Carlos Munoz, winner of last Saturday’s Verizon IndyCar Series race at Belle Isle Park, led the Honda field in qualifying Friday at Texas Motor Speedway for Saturday night’s Firestone 600. Munoz recorded the fourth-fastest speed in his Andretti Autosport Honda during single-car qualifying for this weekend’s first night race of 2015.

Graham Rahal, currently fifth in the drivers’ championship standings after podium finishes in three of the last four road course events and a fifth-place finish at the Indianapolis 500, qualified sixth for his Rahal Letterman Lanigan team. Munoz’s teammate, Marco Andretti, posted the 11th fastest qualifying run while James Jakes rounded out the top 12 for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.

Saturday’s 248-lap run, the second oval race of 2015, starts at 8 p.m. EDT with live television coverage on the NBC Sports network.

Carlos Munoz (#26 Andretti Autosport Honda) 4th fastest in qualifying: “I thought the first lap was okay, and at least the top four weren’t all Penske cars! I’m really happy. I think here, qualifying is quite important in order to stay in the front, because passing is so difficult. You have to have a good car for the race, a consistent car. It was good to have my teammates (Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti) qualify in front of me. That’s the good thing about qualifying [last], your teammates can give you information on how they did, what they did. I need to give a big thanks to them for their help, and especially my crew. Tomorrow is a long race, so we’ll keep it clean the whole time.”

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Texas–Post Race

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
FIRESTONE 600
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
JUNE 6, 2015

SCOTT DIXON, NO. 9 ENERGIZER CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: “A lot of credit goes to the Team Target engineering group for the option that we went with which was on the high downforce level. Another big thanks needs to go to Team Chevy for giving us so many good options to run with and the power they’ve given us as well. Once we got the balance right and we got some front wing in the car with some tire pressure changes, the car was basically on rails. That allowed us to run up there with TK and really push him along. After that pit stop exchange, we were able to take the lead and the car was just fantastic in traffic. I think that was the key to winning this race. We found out last year that not being able to run well in traffic was a huge disadvantage, so we made sure to correct that for this year. It was just one of those nights where you get towards the end and you just hope that there wasn’t going to be any yellows. I knew we had a good car, we just had to get it dialed in. I can’t thank the crew enough. This Energizer car….I told you…we had a run with this thing where we would constantly win. I am just over the moon with it, over the moon.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Texas–Post Race →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Pair of DSR 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars Qualify in Top-Five for NHRA SummerNationals

Pair of DSR 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars Qualify in Top-Five for NHRA SummerNationals

Mopar drivers Matt Hagan and Tommy Johnson Jr. qualify in top-five for NHRA Summernationals eliminations at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Jack Beckman is quickest DSR Funny Car of the day and earns three bonus points for topping third qualifying session
Hagan and the 2015 Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car will face a familiar foe in the opening round of eliminations at Englishtown
Ron Capps leads Funny Car points standing by one point over teammate Hagan heading into Sunday eliminations
Allen Johnson puts his Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar Dodge Dart 11th on the Pro Stock eliminations ladder Continue reading Mopar Racing–Pair of DSR 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars Qualify in Top-Five for NHRA SummerNationals →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line earns bonus points, ready for showdown on Sunday at NHRA Summernationals

Line earns bonus points, ready for showdown on Sunday at NHRA Summernationals

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., June 6, 2015 – Team Summit is set for Sunday at the 46th annual NHRA Summernationals, and Jason Line will start from the No. 5 spot in his blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro. Line, whose teammate Greg Anderson earned the top spot for the KB Racing team, was right there with his partner and earned a handful of bonus points to complement his start from the No. 5 position and add to his total in the Pro Stock standings. Line will race V. Gaines in the first round of eliminations at Raceway Park. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line earns bonus points, ready for showdown on Sunday at NHRA Summernationals →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–JFR HEATS UP ON FINAL DAY OF QUALIFYING AT ENGLISHTOWN

JFR HEATS UP ON FINAL DAY OF QUALIFYING AT ENGLISHTOWN
ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – The sun came out and the temperature rose today at the 46th annual NHRA Toyota Summernationals giving the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series teams a whole new outlook for qualifying and racing tomorrow. Fortunately John Force Racing stepped up across the board posting improved times and consistently quick elapsed times heading into Sunday. Courtney Force and the Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car held onto the No. 6 qualifying position as did her sister Brittany Force in the Top Fuel ranks behind the wheel of the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster. Robert Hight and John Force will start race day in the No. 12 and No. 13 qualifying positions, respectively but the Auto Club and Peak Antifreeze Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Cars made solid laps that will serve them well on a hot track tomorrow. Continue reading John Force Racing–JFR HEATS UP ON FINAL DAY OF QUALIFYING AT ENGLISHTOWN →