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Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Hagan Drives Mopar to Title Win and Funny Car Points Lead in “Countdown to Championship” at Reading NHRA Nationals

Hagan Drives Mopar to Title Win and Funny Car Points Lead in “Countdown to Championship” at Reading NHRA Nationals

· Matt Hagan wins all-Mopar Funny Car final for title win at 30th annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pennsylvania
· Hagan earns second win in ‘Countdown to the Championship’ to put Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) HEMI-powered Mopar in the Funny Car points lead with two events left
· Runner-up finish for Allen Johnson after a perfect .000 light sent the ‘Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar’ Dodge Dart to the Pro Stock final elimination
· Jeg Coughlin Jr. concedes NHRA Pro Stock Championship title defense in wake of first round loss with only two playoff events left in 2014
Continue reading Mopar Racing–Hagan Drives Mopar to Title Win and Funny Car Points Lead in “Countdown to Championship” at Reading NHRA Nationals →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line’s Points Lead Lengthens Following Maple Grove Outing

Line’s Points Lead Lengthens Following Maple Grove Outing

Reading, Pa., October 5, 2014 – NHRA’s 2014 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship is narrowing down, and Summit Racing Pro Stock pilot Jason Line achieved the most important goal at this weekend’s 30th annual NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway: he lengthened his points lead in his continued pursuit of a third Pro Stock world championship. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line’s Points Lead Lengthens Following Maple Grove Outing →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–BRITTANY FORCE RUNNER-UP AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY

BRITTANY FORCE RUNNER-UP AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY
READING, PA — Brittany Force raced to her fourth final round of this season and her career at the NHRA Nationals in Reading, Pennsylvania. She was attempting to become the eighth female to win a Top Fuel NHRA national event but her bid fell short against seven-time champion Tony Schumacher. Her Castrol EDGE Dragster was running strong and consistent in qualifying and during Sunday’s eliminations. She put some tough competitors on the trailer and gave the loyal Castrol and John Force Racing fans something to cheer for. Brittany has raced Schumacher four times in the past and has defeated him in one of those match-ups. Continue reading John Force Racing–BRITTANY FORCE RUNNER-UP AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Fast and Furious on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway

Anderson Fast and Furious on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway

Reading, Pa., October 5, 2014 – Summit Racing’s Greg Anderson continued to exhibit exceptional driving capabilities as NHRA’s 2014 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series narrows down to the last few races, and he certainly had a fast hot rod on raceday to round out the package at the 30th annual NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Anderson, of Mooresville, N.C., was killer on the starting line and clocked top speed of the meet in his swift white Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Fast and Furious on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 5, 2014

CHEVROLET ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR CONTENDER KYLE LARSON FINISHES SECOND AT KANSAS
Richard Childress Racing Places All Three Cars in Top-10, Ryan Newman leads Team Chevy Chasers

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (October 5, 2014) – Chevrolet Rookie of the Year challenger, Kyle Larson, continued his impressive ways with a second-place finish at that Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway, the first race in the ‘Contender’ segment in the new 2014 playoff format. The run was Larson’s eighth top-five finish of the season. The 22-year old driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet continues leads the Rookie of the Year battle over fellow Chevrolet competitor Austin Dillon. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race Notes

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 5, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – INVOLVED IN A MULTI-CAR CRASH ON LAP 85
“We’re going to try to get the car back out on the track and run some laps and get a few points if we can, and then this just puts a premium on next weekend and the weekend after.”

DESCRIBE WHAT THIS DOES IN THE CONTENDER ROUND GOING FORWARD
‘Well, it just means we’ve got to be on our game at Charlotte and Talladega. There is still a lot of racing left. Stuff can happen. We’ll see how the other Chasers fare. If I can get taken out today, somebody else can later in this event or at Charlotte. We’ll do our best to get on track and then certainly need W’s, I would assume, going forward.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Race Notes →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Ends Qualifying on High Note, Enters Reading Raceday with Momentum

Line Ends Qualifying on High Note, Enters Reading Raceday with Momentum

Reading, Pa., October 4, 2014 – Jason Line saved the best for last during qualifying for the 30th annual NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The driver of the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro blasted down the quarter-mile dragstrip in his last qualifying run to clock a furiously swift 6.500-second pass at 213.23 mph. It was the third-quickest of the session and good for a valuable bonus qualifying point. Line, the incoming points leader, qualified in the No. 3 position and will race John Gaydosh in the first round of eliminations. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line Ends Qualifying on High Note, Enters Reading Raceday with Momentum →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Elevated by Series of Smooth Qualifying Passes at Maple Grove Raceway

Anderson Elevated by Series of Smooth Qualifying Passes at Maple Grove Raceway

Reading, Pa., October 4, 2014 – Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro driver Greg Anderson made four smooth passes down the racetrack at Maple Grove Raceway during qualifying and is making his plan of attack for Sunday at the 30th annual NHRA Nationals. Two-time Reading winner Anderson qualified in the No. 10 spot and will race Jeg Coughlin in the first round of eliminations. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Elevated by Series of Smooth Qualifying Passes at Maple Grove Raceway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Chevrolet Wins TUDOR Championship Prototype Engine Manufacturer Title

Chevrolet Wins TUDOR Championship Prototype Engine Manufacturer Title
Title clinched with start of Petit Le Mans 10-hour endurance race

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 4, 2014) – With the start of today’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, Chevrolet clinched the first Prototype Engine Manufacturer Championship for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Five Corvette Daytona Prototype race cars took the green flag for the 10-hour race to close the TUDOR Championship season, one in which Corvette DPs made history on a number of fronts. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Chevrolet Wins TUDOR Championship Prototype Engine Manufacturer Title →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–A Pair of Top-Five Starting Positions for Mopar at the NHRA Nationals

A Pair of Top-Five Starting Positions for Mopar at the NHRA Nationals
Sportsman Racer David Barton Wins Factory Shootout in Challenger Drag Pak

· Cooler temperatures quickened the pace in qualifying at 30th annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pennsylvania
· Matt Hagan earned No.3 seed on eliminations ladder in his Don Schumacher Racing HEMI-powered Mopar
· Allen Johnson was fourth quickest in final qualifying in his “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” Dodge Dart
· Sportsman racer David Barton earned Factory Shootout victory from his Stock Eliminator No.1 qualifier position in his 2010 Challenger 426 HEMI-powered Drag Pak

Reading, Pennsylvania (Oct. 4, 2014) – While temperatures cooled into the 60 degree range at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pennsylvania, for the final qualifying sessions of the 30th annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals, the competition heated up as Mopar drivers jostled for position on the eliminations ladders for Sunday’s fourth race of the six-event playoff series known as the “Countdown to the Championship”. Continue reading Mopar Racing–A Pair of Top-Five Starting Positions for Mopar at the NHRA Nationals →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Lottery 300

NASCAR Nationwide Series
Kansas Lottery 300
Kansas Speedway
Saturday, October 4, 2014

Race Highlights:
Ty Dillon qualified on the pole for the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, his third of the season and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing entry. Teammates Brian Scott, Paul Menard and Brendan Gaughan qualified fifth, eighth and 10th respectively.
RCR teammates Paul Menard, Ty Dillon, Brian Scott and Brendan Gaughan finished fourth, fifth, ninth and 13th.
Ty Dillon currently leads the RCR drivers in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings in third, Brian Scott is fourth and Brendan Gaughan eighth.
Next up for the NASCAR Nationwide Series is the Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Catch all the action live next Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN2. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Lottery 300 →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Action Express, Wayne Taylor Racing Big Winners
Fittipaldi, Barbosa claim TUDOR Prototype title; Chevrolet is Manufacturer champion

· No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP takes Prototype Team title

· Action Express, Chevrolet also capture North American Endurance Cup championships

· Gavin, Milner lead Corvette Racing GTLM efforts with fourth-place finish Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–David Gravel Wins National Open but not Without Some Controversy

David Gravel Wins National Open but not Without Some Controversy
Scores his first victory at Williams Grove and fifth of the Outlaws season; leads the Outlaws to a podium sweep
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Oct. 4, 2014 – David Gravel led the Outlaws to a sweep of the podium as he picked up the biggest win of his young career at Saturday night’s $50,000-to-win National Open at the historic Williams Grove Speedway. It was his first win at the track and his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

The win did not come without a little controversy though. Continue reading World of Outlaws–David Gravel Wins National Open but not Without Some Controversy →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–JFR QUICKEST ON SATURDAY AT MAPLE GROVE

JFR QUICKEST ON SATURDAY AT MAPLE GROVE
READING, PA – The winningest driver in NHRA history continued his quest of grabbing points and extending his lead in the Countdown standings during final qualifying today at the NHRA Nationals in Reading, Pennsylvania. Not only did John Force score six Mello Yello bonus points, he qualified second with a ground pounding run of 3.997 seconds at 323.97 mph down the scenic Maple Grove Raceway in his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang during final session.
The 16-time NHRA Mello Yello champ will face fellow Mustang driver Bob Tasca III in the opening round on Sunday’s final eliminations. These two Ford drivers have faced each other 19 times in their racing careers with Force getting the win light nine times. Continue reading John Force Racing–JFR QUICKEST ON SATURDAY AT MAPLE GROVE →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing– Hagan Quickest Mopar in Provisional Qualifying at Maple Grove Raceway

Hagan Quickest Mopar in Provisional Qualifying at Maple Grove Raceway

· Mopar vying for Pro Stock and Funny Car title wins this weekend at the 30th annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pennsylvania
· Matt Hagan paces the Don Schumacher Racing HEMI-powered Mopars with a provisional No.2 spot in qualifying
· Jeg Coughlin Jr. is the best of the Mopar factory hot rods with the fourth quickest pass after two provisional Pro Stock qualifying runs

Reading, Pennsylvania (Oct. 3, 2014) – It was a quick start to the 30th annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals for a number of Mopar entries in qualifying on Friday at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pennsylvania, the fourth stop in the six-event playoff series known as the “Countdown to the Championship”. Continue reading Mopar Racing– Hagan Quickest Mopar in Provisional Qualifying at Maple Grove Raceway →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–FRIDAY AT MAPLE GROVE HAS JFR NEAR TOP OF TF AND FC FIELDS

FRIDAY AT MAPLE GROVE HAS JFR NEAR TOP OF TF AND FC FIELDS
READING, PA – Qualifying at the fourth stop of the 2014 Countdown to the Championship got underway today at the NHRA Nationals in Reading, Pennsylvania. For John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage team, they had his Mustang hitting all eight as the 16-time NHRA Mello Yello champion is in the hunt for another Funny Car title. With crew chief Jimmy Prock taking advantage of the great weather and track conditions, John’s hot rod ended the day in the provisional No. 3 spot. With a strong 4.046 second run at 318.24 mph, Force also picked up two valuable NHRA Mello Yello bonus points for his qualifying effort. Continue reading John Force Racing–FRIDAY AT MAPLE GROVE HAS JFR NEAR TOP OF TF AND FC FIELDS →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Qualifying

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST QUALIFYING DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 3, 2014

HARVICK CAPTURES EIGHTH NASCAR SPRINT CUP POLE OF SEASON
Five Chevrolet SS Race Cars Will Start in Top 12 at Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – (October 3, 2014) – Kevin Harvick broke his own track record at Kansas Speedway and captured his eighth pole position of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season with a fast lap of 27.325 seconds, 197.621 mph. in his No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS. Harvick also held the previous track record of 194.252 set on May 10, 2014. He will lead the 43-car field to the green in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 on the 1.5-mile tri-oval. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas–Post Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Kansas–Qualifying Report

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 3, 2014

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER
SPEED HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YOU GUYS ALL YEAR LONG IN MAY YOU SET THE TRACK RECORD FIVE MONTHS LATER YOU COME BACK HERE AND CRUSH IT. TELL US ABOUT IT:
“I’m just really proud of everybody on our Budweiser team. We’ve been dealt some bad luck throughout the year, but it hasn’t fazed them in continuing to work on the cars and the speed. The first three weeks we have led a bunch of laps and qualified well. Last week had them covered and a valve stem got knocked off by a lugnut. Keep doing the things that you are doing and that luck will all come full circle and as long as the cars continue to be fast that stuff all comes back to you. Hopefully it peaks at the right time.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–Kansas–Qualifying Report →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: Fittipaldi, Action Express Racing On Pole
Garcia leads Corvette Racing GTLM qualifying for 10-hour Petit Le Mans

· Fittipaldi, Barbosa remain in Prototype championship drivers’ seat

· Corvette DPs first, second and third in Prototype

· Garcia to start GTLM title chase from sixth in class

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 3, 2014) – Christian Fittipaldi kept the season-long momentum going for Action Express Racing and the Corvette Daytona Prototype effort with pole position Friday for Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. In qualifying for Saturday’s 10-hour endurance race, Fittipaldi set a best lap of 1:14.508 (122.725 mph) in Action Express Racing’s No. 5 Corvette DP that he drives with Joao Barbosa and Sebastian Bourdais. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing– CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD ATLANTA: Runner-Up Manufacturer Finish in GS for Chevrolet

CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD ATLANTA: Runner-Up Manufacturer Finish in GS for Chevrolet
Davis, Liddell third in GS Driver championship; No. 6 Stevenson Motorsports Camaro second among teams

· Five wins in debut season for Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R
· Curran, Liddell each led in Friday’s finale at Road Atlanta
· Second consecutive GS Manufacturer runner-up points finish for Chevrolet Continue reading Chevy Racing– CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD ATLANTA: Runner-Up Manufacturer Finish in GS for Chevrolet →