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Ross Hoek Motorsports

Ross Hoek Racing-Ross Hoek Motorsports Crandon Season Finale Race Report

Ross Hoek Motorsports Crandon Season Finale Race Report
Looks Back on Sophomore Season in PRO-4×4

Holland, Mich. (September 4, 2014) – The final weekend of racing for Ross Hoek Motorsports at “The Big House” in Crandon, Wisconsin capped a constructive and solid race season for the sophomore PRO-4×4 racer. Despite not taking the checkered flag during the Labor Day weekend event, the #10 Nitto Tire/TR Beadlock/Shop-Vac PRO-4×4 continually improved its performance on the track and finished on the podium twice during the twelve round race season. With that in mind the future continues to look bright for Ross Hoek.

The final two rounds of racing actually became one round of racing, as torrential rains hit the Wisconsin Northwoods Friday night and Saturday morning. By the time the Sportsman racers took to the track for the first time it was mid-afternoon and as the PRO classes were about to race, the sun had set causing the cancellation of Round 13.

The next morning TORC officials declared Round 14 to be a double points race in an effort to make up for the cancellation of the previous day of competition.

The early Sunday afternoon eight lap season finale saw the #10 Nitto Tire/TR Beadlock/ Shop-Vac PRO-4×4 get a great holeshot exiting Potawatomi Turn One in third place. Early into the run, Hoek had contact from a couple of his competitors which damaged the truck’s steering system. Then just past the halfway point of the race the truck became uncontrollable and Hoek retired from the race.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Jimmie Johnson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the teams he thinks are strong contenders to win at Richmond, the challenges of the track for him personally, his view of vying for another championship, the importance of having all four Hendrick teams in the Chase, and more. Full Transcript:
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Richmond–Kyle Larson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed making the Chase, his chances at a win Saturday night and many other topics. Full Transcript:

LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY NIGHT A WIN WILL GUARANTEE YOU A SPOT IN THE CHASE. WITH THAT SAID HOW ARE YOU APPROACHING THIS WEEKEND HERE AT RICHMOND?
“It’s got to all go really good. I thought our – what was our AXE Chevy last time we were here – but I think our Target Chevy will be good again. We were on the pole last time. We got in the wall the first lap and kind of messed up our splitter. I don’t really know where we stood in the race. But we had a good test here a couple of months ago. I feel like I’m starting to get the hang of this track. Hopefully we can get a win. That is pretty much our only hope right now, unless (Greg) Biffle has an absolutely horrible night, we are going to have to get a win. It is nice knowing what you have to do I guess before the race starts. Just got to be aggressive and get all you can. If we get a win it will be amazing if we can get in the Chase it will be pretty cool.”
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Follow A Dream Racing

Follow A Dream Misses U.S. Nationals

Jay Blake’s Permatex/Follow A Dream team missed qualifying for the Top Alcohol Funny Car program by one spot at the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Seventeenth in a 16-car field, driver Todd Veney ran a best of 5.76 at 251 mph – three-hundredths of a second short of the 5.73 bump. “There’s no getting around it,” Blake said. “That was a huge disappointment.”
A newly reconditioned supercharger, back on the car for the first time in the opening qualifying session, failed to generate the required boost, and the problem was compounded when the data recorder failed to work for the first time all year, leaving tuner Tom Howell with no information to use for adjustments. The 5.78 at 246 mph on that pass was followed by a similar 5.76 at 248 the next day, but with the computer operating properly, Howell pinpointed the problem immediately and the crew installed another supercharger for Sunday’s final qualifying session.
Tenuously in the field at the No. 14 spot before that run, Veney was knocked off the ladder by Sean Bellemeur, who clocked a 5.72 one pair ahead of him. With more boost and much more power, the car left hard on that last-ditch attempt, rattled the tires at the top of low gear, and ran another 5.76 when Veney backpedaled to get out of tire shake.
“We had our problems, obviously, and you can’t have that at a race like Indy,” Veney said. “It’s been years since we didn’t qualify, and under normal circumstances Tom could probably make the car run a 5.73 in reverse, but at the U.S. Nationals, 5.70s aren’t enough.”
The Permatex/Follow A Dream team’s next event is Sept. 12-14 at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, where earlier this year the team reached the semifinals at the 4-Wide Nationals.

Kasey Kahne Racing

Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap

Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap
August 27 through September 3

Quick West Coast Swing

It’s a trip south on I-5 from Washington to Oregon to California over the next week before the World of Outlaws Series heads back to the midwest, and then to the east coast.

KKR had a great showing in the Pacific Northwest. The first night at Skagit Cody and Brad battled hard for the lead when contact from another car put Cody and the No. 4 team out of the running. Brad went on to finish third, while Daryn knocked out another top-10 finish and came home ninth.

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Pittman Scores Southern Oregon Win

Pittman Scores Southern Oregon Win
Gets his 13th World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win of the season
MEDFORD, Ore. – Sept. 3, 2014 – Daryn Pittman faced stiff battles with Joey Saldana and Kraig Kinser on his way to a 13th World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win at Wednesday night’s Rogue Valley Showdown at Southern Oregon Speedway. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Pittman Scores Southern Oregon Win →

Dyson Racing

Dyson Racing–Johnny Mowlem to Partner with Dyson Racing Junior Development Driver Matt McMurry at Paul Ricard

Johnny Mowlem to Partner with Dyson Racing Junior Development Driver Matt McMurry at Paul Ricard
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Racing veteran Johnny Mowlem will join 16-year-old Dyson Racing Junior Development Program driver Matt McMurry at the penultimate round of the European Le Mans Series at Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France September 13-14th. Mowlem joins the youngest driver to ever run the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #41 Greaves Motorsport LM P2 Zytek-Nissan.
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NHRA

NHRA U. S. Nationals Results

Top Fuel — Richie Crampton, 3.766 seconds, 327.98 mph def. Steve Torrence, 3.799 seconds, 327.82 mph.

Funny Car — Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Camry, 4.038, 310.34 def. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.039, 319.67.

Pro Stock — Shane Gray, Chevy Camaro, 6.641, 208.42 def. Dave Connolly, Camaro, 26.800, 27.45.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.941, 192.63 def. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.987, 192.58.

Pro Modified — Rickie Smith, Chevy Camaro, 5.901, 245.72 def. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 6.924, 171.60.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Chris Demke, 5.801, 261.42 def. Rich McPhillips, foul.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Jay Payne, Chevy Camaro, 5.705, 241.45 ok def. Todd Robertson, Chevy Monte Carlo, 6.171, 164.03.
Competition Eliminator — Joe Santangelo, Chevy Roadster, 7.835, 168.20 def. Rick Brown, Chevy S-10, 8.294, 161.67.

Super Stock — Nick Morris, Ford Mustang, 10.121, 114.62 def. Gary Richard, Mustang, foul.

Stock Eliminator — Bruno Massel, Chevy Camaro, 8.825, 143.34 ok def. Joey Wilkes, Camaro, 9.978, 128.77.

Super Comp — Ty Davis, Bantam Roadster, 8.932, 163.69 def. Jimmy Lewis, Dragster, 8.927, 167.22.

Super Gas — Troy Coughlin Jr., Chevy Corvette, 9.900, 166.01 ok def. Jeffrey Weets, Plymouth Barracuda, 9.867, 141.15.

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–JOHN FORCE RUNNER-UP AT US NATIONALS; No. 1 HEADED INTO COUNTDOWN

JOHN FORCE RUNNER-UP AT US NATIONALS; No. 1 HEADED INTO COUNTDOWN
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — John Force drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang to his eighth final round appearance at the prestigious and iconic 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and sixth in a row this season. Despite being on top of his game all weekend and claiming his second Traxxas Shootout victory on Sunday, the 16-time NHRA Mello Yello Champion couldn’t double up today during the final eliminations at the historic “Big Go.”
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Jason Line Leaves U.S. Nationals as No. 1 Seed Heading into Countdown

Jason Line Leaves U.S. Nationals as No. 1 Seed Heading into Countdown

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., September 1, 2014 – The 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals only served to add fuel to Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line’s fire. He came into raceday with three consecutive wins in a row on his scorecard and was hoping for a fourth, but the final outcome was still an extraordinary accomplishment as he will enter the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship as the top seed. The six-race playoffs will begin in just two weeks in Charlotte.
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Grays Harbor Gives Schatz His 20th Win of the Season

Grays Harbor Gives Schatz His 20th Win of the Season
Extends his World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win streak to six in a row
ELMA, Wash. – Sept. 1, 2014 – After winning Monday night’s Lucky Eagle Casino Outlaw Invasion at Grays Harbor Raceway, Donny Schatz has entered territory few other World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers before him have ever been in.
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Schatz Scores Skagit Sweep of the Monster Energy Meltdown

Schatz Scores Skagit Sweep of the Monster Energy Meltdown
Holds off Brad Sweet and Joey Saldana to get his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win in a row and 19th of the season
ALGER, Wash. – Aug. 30, 2014 – On the way to winning his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series feature in a row, Donny Schatz has had easier nights than Saturday’s Monster Energy Meltdown at Skagit Speedway. After first fighting his way past Joey Saldana, he had to battle through lapped traffic and then hold off a hard charging Brad Sweet.
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Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Funny Car Semifinal Appearance by Ron Capps Leads Team Mopar in NHRA U.S. Nationals Eliminations

Funny Car Semifinal Appearance by Ron Capps Leads Team Mopar in NHRA U.S. Nationals Eliminations

· Capps follows up Brainerd title win with semifinals showing at U.S. Nationals in his Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T
· Dodge Dart Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson’s bid for a first career U.S. Nationals victory ends in quarterfinals
· No. 1 qualifier and Mopar Express Lane Dodge Funny Car pilot Matt Hagan exits in round two at Indy
· Jack Beckman just misses qualifying his Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for the NHRA “Countdown to the Championship” playoffs
· Three Pro Stock and three Funny Car Team Mopar drivers will battle the field in their respective classes when the six-race playoffs begin at the NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sept. 12

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Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Gary Scelzi Racing–Scelzi Invading Silver Dollar Speedway for Trio of Races This Week

Scelzi Invading Silver Dollar Speedway for Trio of Races This Week

Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2014) – Dominic Scelzi will tackle three races at Silver Dollar Speedway this week.

Scelzi will kick off the competition on Wednesday at the quarter-mile track in Chico, Calif., with the California Civil War Sprint Car Series.

He started on the pole of last year’s event and led early before being knocked off the track. Scelzi then rebounded to post an eighth-place result.

“I feel good going into it,” he said. “I know it’s going to be a tough race. We’re on the right track. I feel like we’ve got speed and momentum. I feel really confident. I would really like to go in there and qualify good. If we can do that hopefully the night can go smoothly. I’d like to walk away with a top five. I feel like that’s a goal that’s more than possible to reach.”

The weekend will wrap up with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series doubleheader on Friday and Saturday for the Gold Cup.

Scelzi is aiming to make his first main event at the Gold Cup after missing out by two positions during the Friday event last year.

“I feel like this year if I can set down a decent lap in qualifying that’d be a big boost,” he said. “It is the Gold Cup so anything can happen. It’s one of the bigger races right behind the Peter Murphy Classic for me. It has a lot of history. People seem to be on their game a little more for this race. You definitely have to bring your ‘A’ game for this race.”

Circle Sport Racing

Circle Sport Racing–Oral-B USA 500

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Oral-B USA 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sunday, August 31, 2014

Ty Dillon Finishes 25th in Sprint Cup Series Debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Ty Dillon drove the Circle Sport Racing No. 33 Realtree/Rheem Chevrolet SS to a 25th-place finish Sunday night in the Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 22-year-old driver, making his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut, started from the 29th position. Dillon quickly found himself a lap down after battling loose-handling conditions on the race’s initial green-flag run. Dillon and crew chief Nick Harrison worked on a strategy on how to keep the No. 33 Chevrolet inside the top-25. Harrison’s pit crew contributed to the team’s improving track position, along with track bar and air pressure adjustments on laps 78 and 117. On lap 209, the No. 33 driver came in for a four-tire and fuel pit stop. On the ensuing green-flag restart, Dillon reported his Chevrolet SS was becoming very difficult to handle since the track created a much tighter race car. Consequently, Dillon fell to 27th-place, three laps behind the leader. Harrison and Dillon battled the remainder of the 325-lap affair inside the top-25. In the end, the race was extended to two green-white checkered finishes where Dillon was able to race his way to a 25th-place finish.

Start – 29th Finish -25th Laps Led – 0 Points – N/A

TY DILLON QUOTE:
“Overall, I’m happy with our performance tonight in my Sprint Cup Series debut. Nick (Harrison, crew chief) and the guys did a great job keeping this No. 33 Realtree/Rheem Chevy dialed in. We got a little tight there toward the end of the race, but we battled and got a 25th-place finish. I can’t thank everyone enough for their support this entire weekend. Thanks to Circle Sport Racing, Rheem and Realtree for making this night so special.”

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Oral-B USA 500

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Oral-B USA 500 Post Race Report
Atlanta Motor Speedway
August 31, 2014

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Austin Dillon finished seventh, 18th and 24th, respectively.
Newman ranks ninth in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Jeff Gordon by 125 points, while Menard ranks 14th and Dillon ranks 15th.
Kasey Kahne earned his first victory of the 2014 season and was followed to the finish line by Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards.
The next Sprint Cup Series race is the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 6 which is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Kasey Kahne Wins

KASEY KAHNE TAKES CHEVROLET SS TO VICTORY LANE AND MAKES THE CHASE
Team Chevy Takes Five of Top 10 Finishing Positions

Hampton, Ga. – (September 1, 2014) – Kasey Kahne led the last two laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Oral-B USA 500 to clinch a berth in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup with his first victory of the season. He led twice for 25 laps in his No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet SS in route to his third victory at the 1.54-mile track and 17th win of his career. He joins Hendrick teammates Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. making it the third year in a row that all four Hendrick Motorsports teams have been in the final 10-race run for the title. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Kasey Kahne Wins →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson to decide his own fate on Monday at U.S. Nationals

Anderson to decide his own fate on Monday at U.S. Nationals

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 31, 2014 – Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson has been fighting all year. The veteran competitor who already owns four NHRA Pro Stock world championship trophies missed the first five races of the season as he recovered from heart surgery and upon his return consistently raced with a determined edge, regularly leaving the starting line ahead of his competitors and flying down the racetrack in pursuit of enough win lights and bonus points to work his way into the top 10 for a chance to battle for the trophy in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson to decide his own fate on Monday at U.S. Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
ORAL-B USA 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 31, 2014

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
YOU DID IT, BUT IT TOOK A LOT TO GET HERE:
“Yeah, man, it took a lot. We were all over the place during the race but the guys stayed with me and worked hard. On those restart – I didn’t know what would happen because I had great restarts all night and I struggle with restarts a lot. That’s big, because that is one of the things you have to be good at and it worked really well tonight. Really happy and thankful for Farmers Insurance, Chevrolet, Great Clips, Time Warner Cable, Pepsi Max, Sprint, all the fans, and Von Zipper. It’s been tough and we have had kind of a downer year at times and then we started running really good. Last week we were really fast at Bristol and then we had a problem. So it’s been kind of one thing after the other but we are in the Chase with my teammates. I have a great group of teammates, it’s awesome to work with those guys and to be part of Hendrick Motorsports and everything that Mr. H gives us. Glad we are in the Chase and we can race them now.”
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Jason Line Wins Delayed Brainerd, Qualifies No. 1 at U.S. Nationals

Jason Line Wins Delayed Brainerd, Qualifies No. 1 at U.S. Nationals

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 31, 2014 – So far, Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line is really enjoying the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. On Sunday, Line picked up the trophy for the rain delayed NHRA Nationals that were originally slated to take place in Brainerd two weeks ago, and he capped off the final day of qualifying for the event by securing the 37th No. 1 qualifier award of his career.
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