World of Outlaws

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on Port Royal Speedway on Saturday and returns to Weedsport Speedway on Sunday

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on Port Royal Speedway on Saturday and returns to Weedsport Speedway on Sunday
CONCORD, N.C. – Oct. 20, 2015 – The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has just four features to go before the end of the 2015 season. The series returns to action this weekend with stops at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway on Saturday and Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway on Sunday.

Though the championship race is wrapped up, as the final countdown to the end of the season begins, there are plenty of battles to keep an eye on.

The Outlaws battle the Posse one last time

With the series’ final trip to Central Pennsylvania this weekend, the appearance at Port Royal Speedway marks the final battle between the Outlaws and the Pennsylvania Posse in 2015. Through five completed features (one at Lincoln Speedway and four at Williams Grove Speedway) the Posse has an overwhelming four to one lead. This includes the biggest events of the year, including the Morgan Cup and the National Open.

The ‘Kunkletown Kid’ Ryan Smith picked up his first ever World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory after holding off Donny Schatz in last season’s event at Port Royal. Does the Posse take another or do the Outlaws get one more on the board before 2015 comes to an end?

How does the points battle shake out in the middle of the pack?

Though the battle for first and second is no more, there is a fierce battle underway in the middle of the championship and team standings. On the driver side, just 59 points separate third from sixth. Brad Sweet, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year presented by ButlerBuilt recipient, currently sits in third. Close on his heels are Joey Saldana in fourth, Kerry Madsen in fifth and Daryn Pittman in sixth. Just one point separates Saldana and Madsen for the fourth position.

The team standings feature a similarly tight battle from third to sixth. Just 62 points separate the third place No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb team from the sixth place No. 29 Keneric Racing team. Third and fourth is a team battle between the No. 9 and No. 49 with 25 points separating them while just one point separates the No. 71m Motter Motorsports team from the Keneric Racing team for fifth.

David Gravel vs. Jason Sides

Another close points battle is the one between David Gravel and Jason Sides, who enter the final stretch of the season separated by just 36 points. With one win and two more top-five finishes, the edge goes to Sides who is currently eighth in the standings.

Can Donny Schatz win one more?

Donny Schatz, the 2015 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion, has racked up 31 trips to victory lane this season. That total is good enough to tie him with Steve Kinser for third on the all-time single season wins list. Schatz was the first driver since Kinser in 1992 to score 30 or more wins in a single season. With one more victory, Schatz will take the spot in the history books outright from Kinser – Kinser still owns the record for the most wins in a single season and second most wins in a single season.

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing Assigns Gil Martin as XFINITY Series Competition Director WELCOME, N.C. (October 20, 201

Richard Childress Racing Assigns Gil Martin as XFINITY Series Competition Director

WELCOME, N.C. (October 20, 2015) – Richard Childress Racing has assigned industry veteran and longtime RCR crew chief Gil Martin as its Competition Director for the NASCAR XFINITY Series, effective immediately.

“Gil has been in this role before with RCR and we are confident he will do as solid a job as he did before,” said Dr. Eric Warren, Director of Competition for RCR. “Gil has a tradition of success with this team and his leadership role with our XFINITY Series program will make our four teams even stronger.”

Martin, formerly crew chief of the No. 3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team and Director of Research & Development, has been with RCR since 2000. He is among a select group of crew chiefs that have won races in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series. Martin guided the No. 2 XFINITY Series team with driver Clint Bowyer to the 2005 XFINITY Series driver championship.

“This is an exciting time for our XFINITY Series teams and I’m looking forward to building on our success,” Martin said. “Richard (Childress) has invested significant resources into our XFINITY Series program and we’ve brought in a lot of talented individuals. I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead this group and I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

Martin, 55, is a native of Nashville, Tenn., and currently resides in Concord, N.C. He will report to Warren.

Gary Scelzi Motorsports

Gary Scelzi Racing–Scelzi Stymied by Bad Luck Throughout Trophy Cup

Scelzi Stymied by Bad Luck Throughout Trophy Cup

Inside Line Promotions – TULARE, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2015) – Misfortune was the theme for Dominic Scelzi throughout last weekend’s 22nd annual Trophy Cup.

Scelzi had kicked off the marquee event at Thunderbowl Raceway on Thursday by qualifying second quickest in his session, which only had approximately a dozen remaining qualifiers before rain wiped out the remainder of the night.

While the program was pushed to Friday afternoon, all drivers in the group were forced to requalify.

“I think that was pretty much the end of our Trophy Cup,” he said. “They were rushing us through and we were the first car out for qualifying. The track was still greasy and not run in. It really hindered us. With the way they ran qualifying through like that we were unlucky.”

Scelzi qualified 27th quickest on the unfavorable track. That started him on the pole of a heat race.

“In the heat the track completely changed from greasy and rough to slick,” he said. “You had to be around the top. There was nothing on the bottom. The outside guy got me on the start. I closed in on him several times, but there wasn’t a way I could get around him.”

Scelzi placed second in the heat race, which relegated him to the 23rd starting position in the B Main.

“We had a really good car in the B Main,” he said. “We were extremely fast. I think we were one of the fastest cars all weekend. We just didn’t have one thing go our way. We passed more than anyone in the B Main and could run the top and the bottom. We just ran out of laps.”

Scelzi maneuvered to a 12th-place result in the consolation race.

He then kicked off Friday’s second round by qualifying 14th quickest. That lined him up on the outside of the second row for a heat race.

“We had a really good race car and got up to second right away,” he said. “I moved up to the top and got into a hole on the entry of turn one. That got me upside down.”

Scelzi was unable to finish the heat race after his flip. That sent him to the B Main, where he was the victim to a crash in front of him.

“We were going really well on the bottom in the first lap or two,” he said. “There was a crash and the entire track was blocked off. I hit the guy in front of me and it knocked the front end out. We elected to call it a weekend at that point.”

Scelzi will return to action this Saturday at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, Calif., for the 30th annual Cotton Classic with the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series.

Follow A Dream Racing

PERMATEX/FOLLOW A DREAM RUNS ALL-TIME BEST 5.51 AT DALLAS

PERMATEX/FOLLOW A DREAM RUNS ALL-TIME BEST 5.51 AT DALLAS

Marstons Mills, MA-October 21, 2015-Jay Blake’s Permatex/Follow A Dream team made its quickest run ever in its first appearance at the NHRA Fall Nationals at Dallas. Driver Todd Veney ran a 5.51 at 265 mph in the opening round of eliminations but lost to a 5.46, one of the quickest runs in Top Alcohol Funny Car history, by Sweden’s Jonnie Lindberg.

“I never saw him,” said Veney, who fell by just 18-thousandths of a second. “It’s pretty tough to lose on a run that good, but that’s the way it’s been going for us lately. The same thing happened at Indy and Maple Grove.” The 5.51 was by far the quickest losing run of the round and quicker than many winning runs. In quarterfinal losses at Indy and Maple Grove, the team was faster than every run except the one in the opposite lane.

“Nobody ever said this was easy,” said Blake, whose team now ranks sixth in the NHRA national standings, four points out of fifth place and 13 points out of fourth. “The top nine cars in the country were here, and it showed – this was the fastest field in Alcohol Funny Car history.” The Texas Motorplex’s all-concrete quarter-mile delivered a record bump of 5.62.

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–MOTORPLEX HIGH PERFORMANCE WEEKEND ENDS EARLY FOR JFR

MOTORPLEX HIGH PERFORMANCE WEEKEND ENDS EARLY FOR JFR

ENNIS, TX (October 18, 2015) — After qualifying three race cars in the top half and setting a Funny Car track speed record John Force Racing advanced three race cars to the second round at the Texas Motorplex. Robert Hight and the AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car qualified No. 4 and moved up to the No. 9 spot in the points today while Brittany Force slipped one spot to No. 4 and John Force held onto his No. 6 spot. Continue reading John Force Racing–MOTORPLEX HIGH PERFORMANCE WEEKEND ENDS EARLY FOR JFR →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Motorcraft/Quick Lane Rookies Show Veteran-Like Performances At Kansas

Motorcraft/Quick Lane Rookies Show Veteran-Like Performances At Kansas

October 18, 2015

This weekend, the Kansas Speedway saw Ryan Blaney and his crew chief Jeremy Bullins put together their best performance of the 2015 season at an intermediate-length track.

The two Sprint Cup rookies had their No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion near or at the top of the scoreboard from the opening of practice on Friday through the end of the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Motorcraft/Quick Lane Rookies Show Veteran-Like Performances At Kansas →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing– Runner-Up Finish for Beckman and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T at Texas NHRA FallNationals

Runner-Up Finish for Beckman and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T at Texas NHRA FallNationals

· Jack Beckman drives 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T to his ninth final elimination round of the season for a runner-up finish at 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals
· Beckman remains second in hunt for Funny Car championship and is less than two rounds behind points leader
· All four DSR Mopars re-shuffle their positions in the top-five with two “NHRA “Countdown to the Championship” national events left
· Allen Johnson takes Magneti Marelli HEMI-powered Dodge Dart to third semifinal of the Countdown at Texas Motorplex and moves up to fourth in points Continue reading Mopar Racing– Runner-Up Finish for Beckman and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T at Texas NHRA FallNationals →

NHRA

NHRA Texas Results

Top Fuel — Richie Crampton, 3.972 seconds, 283.07 mph def. Steve Torrence, 4.074 seconds, 267.32 mph.

Funny Car v– Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 4.041, 272.17 def. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.077, 286.25.

Pro Stock — Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.467, 214.48 def. Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 6.489, 213.60.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.744, 198.44 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.915, 196.30.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Bill Litton, 5.318, 275.17 ARP car def. Chris Demke, broke.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.423, 271.46 def. Shane Westerfield, Monte Carlo, broke.

Competition Eliminator — Craig Bourgeois, Dragster, 6.840, 175.66 def. Clint Neff, Bantam Roadster, 7.591, 171.08.

Super Stock — Aaron Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 9.695, 132.59 def. Kevin Stubbs, Pontiac, 10.263, 119.28.

Stock Eliminator — Jimmy Hildalgo Jr., Pontiac GTO, 10.914, 112.64 def. Slate Cummings, Chevy Corvette, 10.371, 126.03.

Super Comp — Chris LeBlanc, Dragster, 8.909, 171.34 def. Randy Prewitt, Dragster, 8.890, 166.66.

Super Gas — Tommy Phillips, Chevy Camaro, 9.911, 160.69 def. Tommy Maedgen, Chevy Corvette, 9.891, 155.49.

Top Dragster — Lynn Ellison, Dragster, 6.366, 214.62 def. J.R. Baxter, Dragster, foul.

Top Sportsman — Monte Green, Ford Fusion, 6.796, 194.49 def. Daniel Leibham, Chevy Camaro, 7.017, 197.74.

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson powerful and quick but comes up empty handed in Dallas

Anderson powerful and quick but comes up empty handed in Dallas

DALLAS, Texas, October 18, 2015 – Greg Anderson had quite a hot rod on Sunday at the 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, and with the championship on his mind, the man who is second in the 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock standings was armed with a hand that could win. Unfortunately, an unlikely scenario became a reality in the first-round and he was sent home to get an early start on the final two races of the year. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson powerful and quick but comes up empty handed in Dallas →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Post Race

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Kansas 400
Kansas Speedway
October 18, 2015

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing drivers Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Austin Dillon finished 11th, 19th and 41st, respectively, in the Kansas 400 at Kansas Speedway Speedway.
Newman ranks 10th in the Challenger round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, while Menard ranks 15th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and Dillon ranks 21st in the standings.
Joey Logano earned his fifth win of the 2015 season and was followed to the line by Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch.
The 32nd race of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season is the Campingworld.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, October 25, 2015, which is scheduled to be televised live on NBCSN beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Post Race →

Circle Sport Racing

Circle Sport Racing–Kansas 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Kansas 400
Kansas Speedway
Sunday, October 18, 2015

Brian Scott Scores a Career-High NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Finish at Kansas Speedway

Brian Scott and the No. 33 Shore Lodge Chevrolet team qualified in the 16th position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kansas 400 at Kansas Speedway. In his Sprint Cup debut at the 1.5-mile track, the 28-year-old driver raced in and around the top 20 for the first 100 laps of the race as they battled with handling issues, namely a lack of front turn on his Chevrolet SS. During pit stops on lap 110 and 156, the Shore Lodge team made minimal adjustments with both stops including four fresh tires and fuel. Scott picked up positions battling as high as 11th and not falling outside of the top 20. A two-tire stop on lap 174 left the Boise, Idaho native loose during the run, but he continued to keep lap times with the leaders and maintained his position inside the top 15. The No. 33 machine made another stop on pit road during a green-flag pit stop cycle taking four fresh Goodyear tires, fuel and no additional adjustments. The green-flag cycle left the team one lap short to the leader. Scott took the wave around on lap 246 under caution to regain the lead lap position. With 20 laps to go, the Shore Lodge Chevrolet took the green in the 14th position. A final caution period with five laps to go brought the team back to pit road for a final four-tire stop. The green-white-checkered finish allowed Scott to make his final charge and gain two positions before crossing the finish line 12th. This result marks a career high for Scott in the Sprint Cup Series.

Start – 16 Finish – 12 Laps Led – 0 Points – N/A

BRIAN SCOTT QUOTE:
“I am really proud of the effort of our Shore Lodge Chevrolet team today. This team did a great job all weekend and we fought hard the entire race. This gives us good momentum to head into Texas Motor Speedway for our final Sprint Cup race of the year.”

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas Post Race

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER RACE NOTES & QUOTES
OCTOBER 18, 2015

JIMMIE JOHNSON POSTS TOP CHEVROLET SS FINISH AT KANSAS
Penalties Hamper Three Chevy Chase Contenders
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (October 18, 2915) – Defending race winner and six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, made a strong showing in his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway with a third place finish. It was his 16th top-10 finish in 19 races at the 1.5-mile venue.
Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsport teammate, Kasey Kahne, brought his No. 5 LiftMaster Chevy SS across the line in fourth place, giving Team Chevy two of the top five in the finishing order. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Kansas Post Race →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line likes his chances on Sunday at Texas Motorplex

Line likes his chances on Sunday at Texas Motorplex

DALLAS, Texas, October 17, 2015 – Qualifying is in the books at the 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, and Summit Racing driver Jason Line certainly found his footing on the second day of the event. On Sunday at the fourth race of six in NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs, Line will start from the No. 2 position in the qualifying order and race Alan Prusiensky in the first round of eliminations at Texas Motorplex. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line likes his chances on Sunday at Texas Motorplex →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line likes his chances on Sunday at Texas Motorplex

Line likes his chances on Sunday at Texas Motorplex

DALLAS, Texas, October 17, 2015 – Qualifying is in the books at the 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, and Summit Racing driver Jason Line certainly found his footing on the second day of the event. On Sunday at the fourth race of six in NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs, Line will start from the No. 2 position in the qualifying order and race Alan Prusiensky in the first round of eliminations at Texas Motorplex. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line likes his chances on Sunday at Texas Motorplex →

Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Pair of DSR 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars Qualify Top-Three for NHRA FallNationals

Pair of DSR 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars Qualify Top-Three for NHRA FallNationals;
Beckman and Hagan Looking to Go Big in Texas with Three Playoff Eliminations Left

Jack Beckman and Matt Hagan respectively qualified their Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars second and third for 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals
All four DSR Mopars are positioned in the top-five for the “NHRA “Countdown to the Championship” with three race days left in the season
Allen Johnson qualifies the Magneti Marelli HEMI-powered Dodge Dart tenth for eliminations at Texas Motorplex Continue reading Mopar Racing–Pair of DSR 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars Qualify Top-Three for NHRA FallNationals →

John Force Racing

B. FORCE QUAL 3rd and HIGHT STARTS 4th at AAA TEXAS FALLNATIONALS

B. FORCE QUAL 3rd and HIGHT STARTS 4th at AAA TEXAS FALLNATIONALS

John Force vs. Courtney Force in first round

ENNIS, TX – Three of the four John Force Racing drivers will start from the top half of the field at the 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals and JFR is guaranteed to advance at least one Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car to the second round. On the strength of four solid runs including a blistering 3.749 second run on Friday night Brittany Force and the Monster Energy Top Fuel team will start from the No. 3 position. Robert Hight and the AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team will start No. 4 and will race Cory Lee for the first time. The marque match-up in the first round will feature No. 7 qualifier John Force against daughter and defending event winner Courtney Force. Continue reading B. FORCE QUAL 3rd and HIGHT STARTS 4th at AAA TEXAS FALLNATIONALS →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–nderson taking fate in his own hands in round one at Texas Motorplex

Anderson taking fate in his own hands in round one at Texas Motorplex

DALLAS, Texas, October 17, 2015 – Greg Anderson came into the 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals second in the points, 72 marks out of the top spot and with the No. 3 man in the standings 32 points back. As the race at Texas Motorplex is the fourth of six in NHRA’s 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, Anderson is eager to close the gap between No. 1 and 2, and he certainly wants to make a healthy move away from third. Continue reading Summit Racing–nderson taking fate in his own hands in round one at Texas Motorplex →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Lottery 300

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Kansas Lottery 300
Kansas Speedway
Saturday, October 17, 2015

Race Highlights:
Ty Dillon finished fourth and was the highest finishing Richard Childress Racing driver in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Brendan Gaughan finished 10th, Austin Dillon 16th and Brian Scott 23rd.
Ty Dillon qualified in the fifth position and was the highest RCR qualifier for the Kansas Lottery 300. Brendan Gaughan started eighth, Austin Dillon ninth and Brian Scott 11th.
Next up for the XFINITY Series is the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. Catch all the action live on Saturday, November 7 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on NBC, broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Kansas Lottery 300 →

John Force Racing

JFR IN GOOD POSITION ON RECORD SETTING FRIDAY AT MOTORPLEX

JFR IN GOOD POSITION ON RECORD SETTING FRIDAY AT MOTORPLEX

ENNIS, TX – Brittany Force and the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster team led the qualifying efforts for John Force Racing on a record setting day at the 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Force finished the day as the No. 2 provisional qualifier on the strength of her 3.749 second run at 326.71 mph. The run was the second quickest of the session and re-established a four point lead over the driver in the No. 4 position in points.

“You want every point you can possibly get. The fact that we made up for dropping two points in Q1 with a good run in Q2 it big. Every point counts this far along in the game. With three races left everything could add up at the end of the season and those points could be valuable,” said Force, who just missed qualifying for the 2014 FallNationals.

“We made two good qualifying passes and we are very happy about that. We ended up No. 2 and that just proves how hard these guys are working. We struggled here last year and that just shows we can put some bad memories behind us we just jumped right back to work.”

On the Funny Car side of the pit area Robert Hight and the AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS finished Friday as the No. 4 provisional qualifier. Hight’s second run of the day was a blistering 3.941 second run at 325.14 mph and has him two spots in front of team leader John Force.

“This track is just awesome. The conditions are really good but Billy Meyer has given us a great race track. The performances fans will see at the AAA Texas FallNationals will be record setting,” said Hight. “I am very happy with that last run. We have a great baseline for getting ready for race day. This AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car went right down the track and we are in the top four which is where we wanted to be going into Saturday.”

John Force and the Traxxas logoed Chevy Camaro posted the 6th quickest run of the day, a 3.960 second pass.

After two qualifying sessions at the AAA Texas FallNationals, Courtney Force hangs on to the No. 10 position with a 4.043 ET at 311.77 mph that she posted in the opening round today. The Traxxas team did not improve on their second attempt, but landed a top twelve spot going into Saturday and will get to keep their time.

“We ran a 4.04 in Q1. It put up fourth-quickest of the session. We were really close to picking up a couple of those bonus points, but I’m really proud of my team. They put together a great race car and a fast one for that session in the heat of the day,” said Force.

“Coming out in Q2, we had really great conditions and we pushed the car hard. We were aiming for a 3.95. We had the run set up like our St. Louis run. We were even hoping that with these conditions it would run a 3.94, but it shook pretty hard about 200 feet out and it ended our run early.”

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson situated well but eager to improve before field is set at Texas Motorplex

Anderson situated well but eager to improve before field is set at Texas Motorplex

DALLAS, Texas, October 16, 2015 – Greg Anderson made two good passes in his red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro on the first day of qualifying at the 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, but the four-time Dallas winner is eager to get back in the seat and really get after it on the second day of the event. Anderson is currently No. 4 in the qualifying order. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson situated well but eager to improve before field is set at Texas Motorplex →

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