Honda Racing

Honda to Assist Wilson Children’s Fund at Sonoma

Honda to Assist Wilson Children’s Fund at Sonoma
• Contribution plan announced based on laps completed by all Honda entries
• All funds to be contributed to Wilson Children’s Fund
• Oriol Servia to drive #25 Andretti Autosport Honda

TORRANCE, CA (August 27, 2015) – American Honda Motor Company, Inc., and Honda Performance Development today announced plans to contribute to the Wilson Children’s Fund based on laps completed by all Honda entries in this weekend’s GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma Verizon IndyCar Series season finale at Sonoma Raceway. Continue reading Honda to Assist Wilson Children’s Fund at Sonoma →

Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–Tequila Patrón ESM Geared-up for Germany

Tequila Patrón ESM Geared-up for Germany

Riviera Beach, Fla., – Aug. 27, 2015 – Tequila Patrón ESM returns to its familiar Patrón green and black-livered Ligier J2 P2 race machines this weekend for the inaugural 6 Hours of Nürburgring, the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC). Continue reading Extreme Speed Motorsports–Tequila Patrón ESM Geared-up for Germany →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Jim Massey Was The Start Of Something Big For The Wood Brothers

Jim Massey Was The Start Of Something Big For The Wood Brothers

August 26, 2015

The list of drivers who have raced for the Wood Brothers over the years includes some of the legends of auto racing. drivers like David Pearson, A.J. Foyt, Curtis Turner, Cale Yarborough, Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones have all piloted a Wood Brothers entry at one point in time. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Jim Massey Was The Start Of Something Big For The Wood Brothers →

Roush Yates

Roush Yates Engines Powers Two Bristol Motor Speedway Wins

Roush Yates Engines Powers Two Bristol Motor Speedway Wins
Mooresville, NC. August 25, 2015 – Joey Logano motored his No. 22 FORD Fusion powered by Roush Yates Engines to victory lane for the second consecutive year at the Bristol night race. Ryan Blaney won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race of 2015 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday, August 19th. Continue reading Roush Yates Engines Powers Two Bristol Motor Speedway Wins →

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Giovanni Scelzi Picks Up Third Win of Season with Charge at Plaza Park

Giovanni Scelzi Picks Up Third Win of Season with Charge at Plaza Park

Inside Line Promotions – LEMOORE, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2015) – Giovanni Scelzi returned to Victory Lane last Friday at Plaza Park Raceway.

Scelzi maneuvered from fifth to score his third micro sprint triumph of the season and his second at the bullring in Visalia, Calif. Continue reading Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Giovanni Scelzi Picks Up Third Win of Season with Charge at Plaza Park →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing Statement on the Passing of Justin Wilson

Art St. Cyr, president, Honda Performance Development

“To say that we are heartbroken over the loss of Justin Wilson would create the false impression that our pain is localized. At a time earlier in the season, when we were in a continuing struggle to remain competitive in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Justin was the guy who WANTED to be with Honda, and he demonstrated that time and again. That allows you to take the measure of the man, and we will be forever grateful for his loyalty, and the gracious and gentlemanly way he represented our company, on and off the race track.

He was our friend, and our comrade. All of our thoughts and prayers are for his wife, Julia, daughters Jane and Jessica; his parents Keith and Lynne; his brother Stefan; and his many friends around the world.”

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Justin Wilson Passes

A statement on behalf of Chevrolet in regards to the passing of Justin Wilson:

“The motorsports community has suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Justin Wilson. Justin will be missed. He loved the sport and the fans truly loved him. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family, friends and legions of fans. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Julia, and their two young daughters, and everyone at Andretti Autosport.”

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–RealTime Racing Acuras Earn Top-10 Runs In Utah Doubleheader

RealTime Racing Acuras Earn Top-10 Runs In Utah Doubleheader
• RealTime Racing Acura TLX GT has finished in top 10 in 13 of year’s 17 races.
• Peter Cunningham places eighth on Saturday, Ryan Eversley was ninth Sunday
• Cunningham qualifies seventh for weekend’s opening race

TOOELE, Utah – (August, 23, 2015) – RealTime Racing hung another pair of solid finishes on the board this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, putting one of its Acura TLX GT racers in the top-10 for each of the weekend’s Pirelli World Challenge events at the Utah road course. Continue reading Honda Racing–RealTime Racing Acuras Earn Top-10 Runs In Utah Doubleheader →

Dyson Racing

Dyson Racing– GUY SMITH’S PODIUM FINISH HIGHLIGHTS BENTLEY’S UTAH PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE WEEKEND

GUY SMITH’S PODIUM FINISH HIGHLIGHTS BENTLEY’S
UTAH PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE WEEKEND

Smith sets race’s fastest lap on his way to third place.
(Poughkeepsie, NY, 24 August 2015) Guy Smith marked a successful return to Bentley Team Dyson Racing with a third-place finish in his Bentley Continental GT3 in Sunday’s Pirelli World Challenge race at Miller Motorsports Park. Smith set the race’s fastest lap during the course of a race-long battle with t Continue reading Dyson Racing– GUY SMITH’S PODIUM FINISH HIGHLIGHTS BENTLEY’S UTAH PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE WEEKEND →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Hunter-Reay, Honda Win Crash-Marred Pocono

Hunter-Reay, Honda Win Crash-Marred Pocono
• Wilson injured in late-race crash
• Veteran Honda driver suffers severe head injury

Ryan Hunter-Reay scored his second Verizon IndyCar Series victory of 2015 Sunday at Pocono Raceway in northeastern Pennsylvania, powering his Andretti Autosport Honda through the field to win the ABC Supply 500, but his triumph was overshadowed by a late-race crash that left teammate Justin Wilson hospitalized with a severe head injury. Continue reading Honda Racing–Hunter-Reay, Honda Win Crash-Marred Pocono →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Honda Announces HPD-Powered Factory Off-Road Racing Initiative, First Race in SCORE Baja 1000

Honda Announces HPD-Powered Factory Off-Road Racing Initiative, First Race in SCORE Baja 1000

• Honda unlimited off-road race vehicle, powered by Honda Performance Development
• Factory off-road race initiative kicks off with Baja 1000 in November; continues into 2016

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (August 24, 2015) – Honda will make its 4-wheel off-road factory racing return this November in the SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, with an unlimited off-road race vehicle powered by Honda Performance Development, the racing arm of American Honda Motor Company, Inc. The manufacturer teased images of its race vehicle today, featuring a twin-turbocharged Honda HR35TT V6 engine, Albins ST6 sequential transmission, Fox racing shocks, and rugged General Grabber tires. More information will be available in the days leading up to the Baja 1000 event in November.
This return to the SCORE Baja 1000 marks Honda’s first 4-wheel desert race since the HPD Desert Pilot competed in Class 6 in 2012. For more information about HPD and the company’s racing product lines, please visit http://hpd.honda.com.

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Johnson Jr. Drives 2015 Dodge Charger R/T to Runner-Up Finish at Brainerd; Hagan Takes His Mopar to Historic 3.8-second Pass

Johnson Jr. Drives 2015 Dodge Charger R/T to Runner-Up Finish at Brainerd;
Hagan Takes His Mopar to Historic 3.8-second Pass

· Tommy Johnson Jr. drives his Make-A-Wish 2015 Dodge Charger R/T to a third consecutive final round appearance to finish runner-up at Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd
· Matt Hagan rockets his Mopar Express Lane Dodge to quickest and fastest run in Funny Car history with an unbelievable 3.879 second pass at 329.58 mph
· Jack Beckman re-sets NHRA Funny Car elapsed time national record aboard 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car at 3.901-seconds
· Hagan backs up his Mopar Funny Car’s qualifying speed performance in the first round of eliminations to set the national speed record at 329.58 mph
· DSR 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars are 1-2-3 in the points standings with one regular season event left before “Countdown to the Championship”
· Allen Johnson takes fourth seeded “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” Dodge Dart to quarterfinals Continue reading Mopar Racing–Johnson Jr. Drives 2015 Dodge Charger R/T to Runner-Up Finish at Brainerd; Hagan Takes His Mopar to Historic 3.8-second Pass →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Donny Schatz Wins Wild Gerdau Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway

Donny Schatz Wins Wild Gerdau Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway
Outlasts competitors to score his 25th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season
MINOT, N.D. – Aug. 23, 2015 – Donny Schatz picked up a wild win Sunday night at Nodak Speedway’s Gerdau Magic City Showdown presented by Schatz Crossroads Truck Stop as he found the luck and longevity that eluded others. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Donny Schatz Wins Wild Gerdau Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Pocono Post Race

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
ABC SUPPLY 500
POCONO RACEWAY
LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 23, 2015

Team Chevy’s Juan Pablo Montoya Takes 34 Point Lead to Verizon IndyCar Series Season Finale at Sonoma; Double Points on the Line in Final Race of 2015 Season

LONG POND, Penn (August 23, 2015) – With 15 of 16 Verizon IndyCar Series races in the record books, Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, heads to the season finale with a 34-point lead following a third place finish in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. Montoya, who took Chevrolet to Victory Lane at the 2015 Indianapolis 500, has led the standings since his win in the season-opening race on the Streets of St. Petersburg. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Pocono Post Race →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Looks to Bright Days Ahead Following Brainerd Outing

Anderson Looks to Bright Days Ahead Following Brainerd Outing

BRAINERD, Minn., August 23, 2015 – Greg Anderson came to Brainerd and the 34th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals with high hopes, particularly as he has been on such a different page this season after a troubling end to 2014. Brainerd is home for Anderson, who grew up in Duluth, Minn., and he wanted to make his home crowd proud. His performance this weekend certainly outshined what happened in Brainerd last year, but he truly had hoped for more. Anderson qualified in the top half but exited two rounds earlier than he had wished. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson Looks to Bright Days Ahead Following Brainerd Outing →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Hometown Racer Line Races to Final Round at Brainerd Nationals

Hometown Racer Line Races to Final Round at Brainerd Nationals

BRAINERD, Minn., August 23, 2015 – Sunday at the 34th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals was almost a repeat of Brainerd eliminations last year when Summit Racing driver Jason Line wheeled his quick Chevrolet Camaro to the final round of competition. The NHRA Pro Stock standout and Wright, Minnesota-native, went all the way to the final round at his home track at this season’s rendition of the event, but he missed defending the title by a small margin. Even so, the two-time Pro Stock world champ is encouraged by the performance of his racecar. Continue reading Summit Racing–Hometown Racer Line Races to Final Round at Brainerd Nationals →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–AUTO CLUB’S ROBERT HIGHT WINS BRAINERD; CLINCHES LAST SPOT IN TRAXXAS SHOOTOUT

AUTO CLUB’S ROBERT HIGHT WINS BRAINERD;

CLINCHES LAST SPOT IN TRAXXAS SHOOTOUT

BRAINERD, MN — When it came to crunch time Robert Hight and the Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team did not get over-confident or complacent at the 34th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals today at Brainerd International Raceway. As the No. 6 qualifier Hight had to work his way through a tough trio of drivers to reach his 54th career final round against Tommy Johnson Jr. From the second round to the winner’s circle Hight drove his Chevy Funny Car quicker and faster than he had in his career and he got the win with a solid 3.956 seconds in front of Johnson Jr’s 4.130 second run. Continue reading John Force Racing–AUTO CLUB’S ROBERT HIGHT WINS BRAINERD; CLINCHES LAST SPOT IN TRAXXAS SHOOTOUT →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Brainerd Post Race

NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES
NHRA LUCAS OIL NATIONALS
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
BRAINERD, MINNESOTA
TEAM CHEVY POST-EVENT RECAP

Chevrolet Camaro SS Scores Big Wins in NHRA at Brainerd
Robert Hight takes Funny Car victory; Erica Enders claims Pro Stock win and points lead

BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 23, 2015) – Team Chevy picked up to event wins Sunday at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway on Sunday. Robert Hight won his first Funny Car race of the season in his John Force Racing Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Funny Car Camaro SS, moments after Erica Enders claimed her 17th career Pro Stock victory in her Elite Motorsports Chevy Pro Stock Camaro SS. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Brainerd Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Still in the Running for GTLM Titles

CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Still in the Running for GTLM Titles
Hard-fought, GT-only race in team’s eighth TUDOR Championship event

DANVILLE, Va. (Aug. 23, 2015) – Corvette Racing remains in the hunt for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship following the Oak Tree Grand Prix on Sunday at Virginia International Raceway.

With two races remaining in the season, the two Corvette C7.Rs are embroiled in a tough fight for the GTLM Manufacturer, Driver and Team championships. Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R stand second in Driver points after their sixth-place finish at VIR. The pairing won the first two races of the season at Daytona and Sebring. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner placed eighth in GTLM with their No. 4 Corvette C7.R after running as high as fourth mid-race on pace. The car had to stop on the final lap for a late splash of fuel. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Still in the Running for GTLM Titles →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Rahal Qualifies Fifth at Pocono

Rahal Qualifies Fifth at Pocono
• Honda driver continues fight for IndyCar Series championship
• Five Honda drivers post top-10 qualifying runs
• Third of three 500-mile races in 2015

Honda’s Graham Rahal continued his late-season run for the Verizon IndyCar Series championship Saturday at Pocono Raceway in northeastern Pennsylvania, qualifying fifth for Sunday’s ABC Supply Company Pocono 500. With two races remaining in the 2015 season, Rahal is currently ranked second in the drivers’ championship battle, nine points behind Juan Pablo Montoya, who struggled with handling issues in qualifying, leaving him 19th in the 24-car starting field. Continue reading Honda Racing–Rahal Qualifies Fifth at Pocono →

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