Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Bristol–Post Race

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS
BRISTOL DRAGWAY AT BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2017

An interview with Pro Stock winner ALEX LAUGHLIN, LAUGHLIN RACING, GAS MONKEY ENERGY/360 WRAPS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 8 qualifier; defeated Nol. 2 qualifier and Pro Stock points leader Bo Bunter in final; second career Pro Stock national victory):

Q: YOU DIDN’T HAVE ANY FREEBIES. IT WAS TOUGH.
ALEX LAUGHLIN: Absolutely. It’s been an awesome day. First of all, happy Father’s Day to my dad. I just so thankful. This is the second dream come true. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Bristol–Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Kyle Larson Winner

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FIREKEEPERS CASINO 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JUNE 18, 2017

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CARS 3 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
WAS THE RESTART THE WINNING MOVE WHEN YOU DROVE PAST KYLE BUSCH TO GET LANE CHOICE AT THE END?
“Yeah, Ryan Blaney gave me a heck of a push. So, I’ve really got to thank him a ton. I knew the Penske cars took off good, so I was happy to see him behind me. For us to withstand a few restarts there with some tough competitors there was pretty important. I can’t thank these guys enough. The Cars 3 Chevy was really, really fast. And it was cool to win it. What a great Father’s Day present for myself and all the other fathers out there. My dad is here today, too. So, I’m looking forward to celebrating with him. We’ve been so close to so many other wins. This is our second Cup win of the year, but we’ve had six second place finishes. All-in-all, it’s a good season so far and we’ll continue to keep building on what we’ve got.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan–Kyle Larson Winner →

Kalitta Racing

Langdon claims two more round wins in quest for top ten

Post-Race Report
Event 11: NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Bristol Dragway
Bristol, Tenn.
June 16-18

Langdon claims two more round wins in quest for top ten
Race Recap: The Global Electronic Technology team with driver Shawn Langdon came into Bristol looking to cut down the gap even more on the chase for the top ten in the standings. Statistically, Bristol was one of Langdon’s best tracks as he had claimed victory at Thunder Valley two of the past three seasons. Continue reading Langdon claims two more round wins in quest for top ten →

Jegs Racing

Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win

Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid
to convert No. 1 starting spot into win
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 18) — Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s hopes of converting his 23rd career No. 1 qualifying effort into a victory was foiled in the quarterfinal round when his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro was plagued by severe tire shake in his race against part-time teammate Alex Laughlin Sunday at Bristol Dragway.

Coughlin had a marginal jump on Laughlin at the starting line but barely made it a foot before his huge rear Goodyear slicks started to square up. He really had no choice but to abort the run to avoid any catastrophe, as Laughlin sped away for an easy 6.769-second, 204.54-mph win. Continue reading Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Third Place, Dramatic Finish for No. 63 Corvette Garcia, Magnussen, Taylor climb Le Mans podium in GTE Pro

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Third Place, Dramatic Finish for No. 63 Corvette
Garcia, Magnussen, Taylor climb Le Mans podium in GTE Pro

LE MANS, France (June 18, 2017) – Corvette Racing has experienced highs and lows in its 18 appearances at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. America’s premier GT racing team added to that Sunday with a dramatic third-place finish in the GTE Pro category with Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Jordan Taylor climbing onto the podium together for the second time in four years. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Third Place, Dramatic Finish for No. 63 Corvette Garcia, Magnussen, Taylor climb Le Mans podium in GTE Pro →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan Fast Facts

CHEVY FAST FACTS
FIREKEEPERS CASINO 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
June 18, 2017

A total of 16 Team Chevy drivers will start the FireKeepers Casino 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Michigan International Speedway. The 200-lap/400-mile contest around the 2-mile track is scheduled to begin at 3p.m., ET. Live coverage will be available on FoxSports1, MRN Radio, Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 90 and NASCAR.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:
Kyle Larson, No. 42 Cars 3 Target Chevrolet SS, will lead the field to the green flag as today’s pole sitter
Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet SS, will start eighth
Chase Elliott, No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet SS, will roll off the starting grid from the 10th position Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Michigan Fast Facts →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: 18-Hour Race Report Heading into final six hours, No. 63 Corvette C7.R stays in the mix for GTE Pro victory

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: 18-Hour Race Report
Heading into final six hours, No. 63 Corvette C7.R stays in the mix for GTE Pro victory

LE MANS, France (June 18, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s No. 63 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R remains right in the middle of a fierce seven-car battle as the 24 Hours of Le Mans entered its final stages Sunday morning. After hours of fighting back from an early race puncture, the trio of Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Jordan Taylor led twice in the third quarter of the endurance classic and entered the final six hours in the top-three of the GTE Pro category.
Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: 18-Hour Race Report Heading into final six hours, No. 63 Corvette C7.R stays in the mix for GTE Pro victory →

John Force Racing

Courtney Force continues impressive qualifying streak with Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet

Courtney Force continues impressive qualifying
streak with Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 17) – The search for consistency continues for Courtney Force and her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS team, even after another terrific qualifying effort on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour.

Force qualified No. 4 for the Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend at Bristol Dragway, marking the 35th consecutive race she’s qualified in the top half of the field. Plus, she’s qualified in the top four in all 11 races this season. Continue reading Courtney Force continues impressive qualifying streak with Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet →

Uncategorized

‘Run of the year’ in Saturday qualifying puts Auto Club driver Robert Hight No. 2 at Bristol

‘Run of the year’ in Saturday qualifying puts
Auto Club driver Robert Hight No. 2 at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 17) – Robert Hight turned in what he called the run of the year Saturday in his Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS, and will start No. 2 for Sunday’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.

Hight’s run in the third session, and first of two passes Saturday, was 4.023 seconds at 311.77 mph, in ambient temperatures in the mid-80s and on a track exceeding 130 degrees. While none of the drivers in the Funny Car field challenged Friday night’s qualification runs, Hight said it was the “run of the year” because of the weather and track conditions. Continue reading ‘Run of the year’ in Saturday qualifying puts Auto Club driver Robert Hight No. 2 at Bristol →

John Force Racing

PEAK Funny Car driver John Force claims No. 6 qualifying position at Bristol

PEAK Funny Car driver John Force claims
No. 6 qualifying position at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 17) – Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force qualified No. 6 for Sunday’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway and will face No. 11 Del Worsham in the opening round of the race.

Force, in the PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS, made a pass of 3.983 seconds at 322.96 mph in the second round of Friday’s qualifying, the best of four runs, including two Saturday. His first run Friday was his second best. Continue reading PEAK Funny Car driver John Force claims No. 6 qualifying position at Bristol →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Halfway Race Report No. 63 Corvette C7.R remains in thick of GE Pro battle

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Halfway Race Report
No. 63 Corvette C7.R remains in thick of GE Pro battle

LE MANS, France (June 18, 2017) – This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans is halfway complete with the No. 63 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R still in the thick of things in the GTE Pro class. Jordan Taylor drove an impressive two hour-plus stint in the second six hours to keep the No. 63 Corvette on the lead lap as it chased a ninth class victory at the French classic. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Halfway Race Report No. 63 Corvette C7.R remains in thick of GE Pro battle →

Allen Johnson Racing, Erica Enders

Allen Johnson Hopes to Bring the Thunder to the Valley on Raceday in Bristol

Allen Johnson Hopes to Bring the Thunder to the Valley on Raceday in Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 17, 2017) – Marathon Petroleum Co./J&J Racing Dodge Dart driver Allen Johnson drove his way to the No. 7 spot after four rounds of qualifying at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

On Friday, Johnson began his qualifying efforts with a solid 6.730-second pass at 205.13 mph. Battling against high humidity, the entire Pro Stock class made their best attempts in the extreme conditions. In the second session, Johnson and the Adam Hornberger-led team clocked in with a 6.745, 204.26. Continue reading Allen Johnson Hopes to Bring the Thunder to the Valley on Raceday in Bristol →

Erica Enders

Just days removed from Epping victory, Erica Enders takes dead aim at Bristol crown

Just days removed from Epping victory,
Erica Enders takes dead aim at Bristol crown
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 17) — Two-time drag racing world champion Erica Enders celebrated her 22nd national event win less than two weeks ago in Epping, N.H., and the sport’s most prolific female Pro Stock driver is geared up to repeat the feat after qualifying a lofty third in the field of the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Continue reading Just days removed from Epping victory, Erica Enders takes dead aim at Bristol crown →

Jegs Racing

Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up 23rd low qualifier of career, earns first-round bye in Bristol

Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up 23rd low qualifier
of career, earns first-round bye in Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 16) — Even with Mother Nature giving all of his rivals a chance at knocking him off his Friday night perch atop the Pro Stock field, 58-time national event winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. was able to secure the 23rd top qualifier award of his illustrious career Saturday night at Bristol Dragway with his previously posted pass of 6.694 seconds at 204.85 mph. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up 23rd low qualifier of career, earns first-round bye in Bristol →

Jegs Racing

Two-time Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin’s Bristol weekend gets better and better

Two-time Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin’s
Bristol weekend gets better and better
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 17) — After running his best pass of the event to qualify second in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, two-time Pro Mod world champion Troy Coughlin managed to get even quicker in defeating Mike Janis in the opening round of eliminations at the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Continue reading Two-time Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin’s Bristol weekend gets better and better →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Michigan 250

Consistency All-Around Leads Paul Menard to Top-10 Finish at Michigan International Speedway

“We had a really solid day all the way around in our No. 2 Richmond/Menards Chevrolet Camaro. I was able to race inside the top five for a majority of the race and really had some good speed on long runs and exiting the corner. We struggled a little when the sun came out in the middle of the race, the car got pretty loose, but we adjusted in the final segment. Our team did a really good job of giving me a solid race car this weekend and our result today proved that. It’s finishes like today that are important to keeping this No. 2 team in the hunt for the owner’s championship this season.”

– Paul Menard Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Michigan 250 →

Chevrolet Racing

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Six-Hour Race Report Both Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs among the GTE Pro leaders after first quarter of Le Mans

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Six-Hour Race Report
Both Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs among the GTE Pro leaders after first quarter of Le Mans

LE MANS, France (June 17, 2017) – Corvette Racing’s pair of Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs were in the top-six of the GTE Pro class Saturday after the first six hours at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Oliver Gavin was fifth in the No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette C7.R with Antonio Garcia sixth in the No. 63 Corvette. Continue reading CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Six-Hour Race Report Both Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs among the GTE Pro leaders after first quarter of Le Mans →

Jegs Racing

Englishtown Pro Mod runner-up Troy Coughlin remains red-hot at Bristol Dragway

Englishtown Pro Mod runner-up Troy
Coughlin remains red-hot at Bristol Dragway
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 16) — Troy Coughlin came to Bristol Dragway to compete in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series with just one goal in mind — take his twin-turbo JEGS.com Chevrolet Corvette C7 one round further than he did a few days ago in Englishtown, N.J., where he finished runner-up to longtime rival “Tricky Rickie” Smith. Continue reading Englishtown Pro Mod runner-up Troy Coughlin remains red-hot at Bristol Dragway →

Jegs Racing

Powering to provisional pole, Jeg Coughlin Jr. making the most noise in Thunder Valley

Powering to provisional pole, Jeg Coughlin Jr.
making the most noise in Thunder Valley
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 16) — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has the inside track on his third No. 1 qualifier of the year after powering to the provisional pole Friday night at the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Coughlin blazed down Bristol Dragway in 6.694 seconds at 204.85 mph in Round 2 to pace the field.

“We’re off to a great start here on the mountain,” Coughlin said. “Our Elite team has been working so hard on both engine and track performance. They’ve been trying hard to match the horsepower, chassis and clutch and we’ve been kind of R&D’ing a new set up in both my car and Erica (Enders, teammate) the past few weekends. Continue reading Powering to provisional pole, Jeg Coughlin Jr. making the most noise in Thunder Valley →

John Force Racing

Robert Hight’s ‘fun run’ leads strong JFR contingent on Bristol’s first qualifying day

Robert Hight’s ‘fun run’ leads strong JFR
contingent on Bristol’s first qualifying day

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 16) – Robert Hight led a strong trio of John Force Racing Funny Cars in Friday’s two qualifying sessions for the Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, the 11th of 24 races on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series circuit.

Hight took the Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS to a run of 3.918 seconds at 324.28 mph for the No. 2 qualifying spot, second only to Tim Wilkerson’s top run of 3.895 seconds at 328.22 mph. Like most of his Funny Car competitors, Hight’s pass came in the second session, negating a first-round pass which saw him overpower the track before the midpoint of the drag strip. Continue reading Robert Hight’s ‘fun run’ leads strong JFR contingent on Bristol’s first qualifying day →

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