JOHN FORCE WANTS TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SECOND SWING
DENVER (July 22, 2015) — John Force is the only driver to win the Western Swing in the Funny Car category. It has been twenty one years since Force accomplished this feat taking out Chuck Etchells in Denver and Sonoma before defeating nemesis Al Hofmann in the Seattle final. Two years later Force almost captured his second Western Swing win with wins in Denver and Seattle and a runner-up finish in Sonoma. Continue reading JOHN FORCE WANTS TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SECOND SWING
Roush Yates–Scott Bloomquist and Durham Racing Engines Capture Second Straight Silver Dollar Nationals
Scott Bloomquist and Durham Racing Engines Capture
Second Straight Silver Dollar Nationals
Mooresville, NC. July 21, 2015 – Scott Bloomquist and Durham Racing Engines raced their way to their second straight Silver Dollar Nationals win Saturday night at I-80 Speedway with the RY45 Series engine platform. Bloomquist moves to fourth in Lucas Oil Late Model DIRT Series (LOLMDS) points with the win.
“We had a good car all night,” said Bloomquist “Andy Durham builds a great engine and we had a lot of horsepower out there.” Continue reading Roush Yates–Scott Bloomquist and Durham Racing Engines Capture Second Straight Silver Dollar Nationals
Mopar Racing–Mopar Revs Up for 36th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Mopar Revs Up for 36th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
· Mopar teams and drivers get set for the 36th annual Mopar Mile-High National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals at Bandimere Speedway on July 24-26 near Denver, Colorado
· Mopar’s marquee NHRA event kicks off with the 14th edition of the popular Mopar Block Party in downtown Golden, Colorado
· Mopar Road Ready Program’s Doug Herbert to serve as Grand Marshal of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
· Honorary starter duties to be undertaken by popular Denver radio personality and loyal Mopar man Willie B.
· Mopar Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson has six wins at Denver and aims for a ninth straight final-round appearance at Thunder Mountain
· New Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car flying high with 10 wins and 12 final round appearances
· DSR drivers Matt Hagan, Ron Capps and Jack Beckman are 1-2-3 in Funny Car championship points Continue reading Mopar Racing–Mopar Revs Up for 36th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
World of Outlaws–At A Glance: Brent Marks Heads Back to Pennsylvania with the Outlaws
At A Glance: Brent Marks Heads Back to Pennsylvania with the Outlaws
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series heads to Lernerville Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway and then on to New Yorks Lebanon Valley Speedway
CONCORD, N.C. – July 20, 2015 – The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to Pennsylvania this week to take on the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Twins at Lernerville Speedway and the Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway.
For 24-year-old Brent Marks, a Myerstown, Pennsylvania native, the opportunity to run a select schedule with the series has been a valuable learning experience for him and his No. 19M BAPS Auto Paint & Supplies team.
After making a handful of starts with the series since the beginning of the season he caught back up with the Outlaws at Eldora and continues on into Pennsylvania. Continue reading World of Outlaws–At A Glance: Brent Marks Heads Back to Pennsylvania with the Outlaws
Gary Scelzi Motorsports–Scelzi Reclaims King of the West Championship Lead Following Top Five at Placerville
Scelzi Reclaims King of the West Championship Lead Following Top Five at Placerville
Inside Line Promotions – PLACERVILLE, Calif. (July 20, 2015) – Dominic Scelzi is back on top of the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series championship standings following a fourth-place finish last Saturday at Placerville Speedway.
“Whenever you go to Placerville it’s a toss-up whether you’ll do good or bad,” he said. “I’ve been there a lot where we’ve qualified bad and had to work from the back to the front. Saturday went smooth from the get-go, which was huge for the team as well as in the points.”
Scelzi opened the event by qualifying second quickest around the bullring.
“We started off strong,” he said. “We were the first car out and had a really good lap. We were very close to our second quick time of the year, which I was thrilled about.”
Scelzi then finished fourth in a heat race to lock himself in the dash, which he started on the outside of the third row.
“In the dash we got up to fifth and were fighting for fourth,” he said. “I hit the cushion wrong and ended up falling back to seventh.”
That lined him up on the inside of the fourth row for the main event.
“In the main I worked the bottom for the first half of the race,” he said. “Toward the last few laps I started working the top in turns three and four and then the top all around the track. I got up to third a couple of times, but wasn’t able to keep it. I’m thrilled with a fourth-place finish.”
Scelzi’s fourth-place result was his 11th top five of the season. It also marked his 15th top-10 finish in his last 16 races.
He is slated to compete this Friday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., and Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., for the Peter Murphy Classic with the King of the West.
Additionally, Scelzi and his brother, Giovanni, were featured in a July 18 article by the Fresno Bee about several young and upcoming racers from the area who are working to achieve lofty dreams as professional drivers.
Richard Childress Racing–New Hampshire 301
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
New Hampshire 301
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 19, 2015
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing drivers Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard finished eighth,11th and 25th, respectively, in the New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Newman ranks 13th in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Kevin Harvick by 204 points, while Menard ranks 14th and Dillon ranks 19th.
Kyle Busch earned his third win of the 2015 season and was followed to the line by Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The 20th race of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season is the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 26, 2015, which is scheduled to be televised live on NBCSN beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Indianapolis Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Austin Dillon Earns Top-10 Finish in No. 3 Dow Chevrolet at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon earned his third top-10 finish of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and advanced two positions in the driver point standings by racing his way from a 24th-place starting position to an eighth-place finish in the New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon. The sophomore Sprint Cup Series competitor struggled with handling issues throughout the 301-lap race, but crew chief Slugger Labbe addressed the issues through routine pit stops that included wedge and air pressure adjustments. Although Dillon fell one lap down to the race leader after losing track position by waiting to pit during a lengthy green-flag run, he earned his lap back by taking the wave around when the caution flag was displayed on lap 100. The team used pit strategy to their advantage during subsequent stops and quickly worked their way into the top 12. They discovered that the Dow Chevrolet’s handling was very sensitive to wedge adjustments as they fine-tuned the handling of Dillon’s machine and he raced his way into the top 10 with 100 laps to go before crossing the finish line eighth. Dillon gained two positions in the driver point standings, advancing to 19th, leading into the next event on the Sprint Cup Series schedule at Indianapolis Motor Speedway where he will drive the No. 3 Mycogen Seeds Chevrolet
Start – 24 Finish – 8 Laps Led – 0 Points – 19
AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE:
“It’s just huge for the momentum of this team that we were able to finish in the top-10 today. I’m proud of myself, and I am proud of Slugger and of all of the guys. I’m out of breath after this race and that happens when you have a race-able car that you can race hard every lap. I can’t thank Slugger enough for sticking with me. We were not very good in practice but we worked hard. I learned a lot in the NASCAR XFINITY Series car, I think, it laid over today; and it was probably one of our best races in the last two years. I’m looking forward to running the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway on Wednesday and the Sprint Cup Series race at the Brickyard on Sunday with Dow AgroSciences.”
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Paul Menard Finishes 25th in the Richmond/Menards Chevrolet at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Paul Menard started Sunday’s 301-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway from the 28th position and battled throughout the day to ultimately finish 25th. In the opening laps, Menard radioed to crew chief Justin Alexander that the No. 27 Chevrolet was tight through the center of the turns. Alexander called for two tires, fuel and a wedge adjustment on lap 22 to help remedy the condition. The Eau Claire, Wisconsin native continued to battle tight-handling conditions but strategy by Alexander kept him on track until the lap 96 caution, gaining 17 spots by staying out during green-flag pit stops. Four tires, fuel and a wedge adjustment on lap 104 made positive changes for the Richard Childress Racing team and had Menard racing within the top 15. Trouble came on lap 196 when a competitor got too close to the No. 27 Chevy, causing a tire rub on the Richmond/Menards Chevy which brought Menard to pit road. After making multiple repairs on pit road and battling back from one lap down, the Alexander-led team saw Menard cross the finish line in 25th. This finish moves Menard to 14th in the driver points standings. Up next for the No. 27 team is Sunday’s event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Start – 28 Finish – 25 Laps Led – 0 Points – 14
PAUL MENARD QUOTE:
“My guys fought hard for me today and made a lot of good adjustments on pit road. The car was just tight all day but Justin (Alexander, crew chief) made good changes and had it tuned in after our second pit stop. Then we got a tire rub and had to fight back from that. I’m proud of my team for not giving up. We’ll keep chipping at it.”
Ryan Newman and the No. 31 Quicken Loans team earn an 11th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Ryan Newman earned an 11th-place finish in the No. 31 Quicken Loans Chevrolet after fighting a tight-handling Chevrolet SS for a better part of the day in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Quicken Loans team took the green flag from the 26th position and moved inside the top 20 by lap 19. In the opening laps of the race, Newman reported to crew chief Luke Lambert he was loose in and off the corner. Lambert brought Newman to pit road for a scheduled green-flag stop on lap 85 for four tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment. The caution flag was displayed on lap 116 which allowed the South Bend Ind., native to pit for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment. Newman restarted 25th on lap 121 and found his groove. He was shown 13th by lap 158. As the laps wound down Newman fought a tight-handling condition that the Quicken Loans crew worked to alleviate through routine pit stops. An incident on the last lap forced NASCAR to display the caution, thus ending the race with Newman in the 11th position. With his 11th-place finish Newman and the Quicken Loans crew move up to 13th in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup standings.
Start – 26 Finish – 11 Laps Led – 0 Points – 13
RYAN NEWMAN QUOTE:
“We fought a tight handling condition all day, but Luke and the guys made great adjustments on pit road to get us in position to move towards the front. Restarts proved to be key all day and we took advantage to gain positions on each one. I’m proud of the hard work the No. 31 guys put in this weekend and can’t wait to get to Indianapolis Motor Speedway next week.”
Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney Finishes 23rd After Tough Day At New Hampshire
Blaney Finishes 23rd After Tough Day At New Hampshire
July 19, 2015
What started out to be a promising run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway didn’t turn out as expected for Ryan Blaney and his No. 21 SKF Ford Fusion team.
After a strong performance in qualifying on Friday and posting the third-best time in final practice on Saturday, Blaney was poised for a run to the front in Sunday’s New Hampshire 301. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney Finishes 23rd After Tough Day At New Hampshire
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Post Race
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FIVE-HOUR ENERGY 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
JULY 19, 2015
KEVIN HARVICK EARNS STRONG THIRD PLACE FINISH AT LOUDON
Team Chevy Takes Five of Top 10 Places
LOUDON, N.H. – (July 19, 2015) – Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, Kevin Harvick, led the way for Team Chevy in the 5-Hour Energy 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) by piloting his No. 4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevy SS across the finish line in third place. A strong contender in the 43-car field, Harvick led 59 of 301 laps at the flat track in Loudon known as the ‘Magic Mile’. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Post Race
World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Crowned at Wild 32nd Annual Kings Royal
Shane Stewart Crowned at Wild 32nd Annual Kings Royal
Sweeps the Kings Royal weekend at Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG, Ohio – July 18, 2015 – Neither rain nor Donny Schatz could keep Shane Stewart down on Saturday night as the Larson Marks Racing driver scored the biggest win of his career and was crowned ‘King Shane’ in a Kings Royal no one will soon forget.
“This is an awesome, awesome weekend,” Stewart said in victory lane. “I don’t even know what to say, it’s an unbelievable feeling.” Continue reading World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Crowned at Wild 32nd Annual Kings Royal
Honda Racing–Hunter-Reay, Honda Reign Supreme On Iowa Oval
Hunter-Reay, Honda Reign Supreme On Iowa Oval
• Hunter-Reay scores third Iowa victory, sixth consecutive Iowa win for Andretti Autosport
• Rahal prevails over gearbox issues, moves to second in drivers’ championship
• Honda drivers claim three of the top five finishing positions
In another thrilling Iowa Corn 300, Ryan Hunter-Reay successfully defended his 2014 victory, holding off Josef Newgarden Saturday night at Iowa Speedway for his first – and Honda’s fourth – Verizon IndyCar Series win of 2015. Continue reading Honda Racing–Hunter-Reay, Honda Reign Supreme On Iowa Oval
Chevy Racing–New Hampshire–Post Race
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
5-HOUR ENERGY 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 19, 2015
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S/BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 3RD
WAS IT STRATEGY AT THE END THAT REALLY GOT YOU?
“I think we had the right strategy, just a little miscue on the last pit stop. Those guys have done great all year. They did great today. It just took me a little longer to get around a couple of those cars and lost the track position. I just have to thank everybody at our Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet for everything they do. We were off on Friday and we were able to really rebound and have a good Saturday and good racecar today. It’s encouraging for two months.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–New Hampshire–Post Race
Chevy Racing–Josef Newgarden and Sage Karam Earn Podium Finishes for Team Chevy at Iowa
Josef Newgarden and Sage Karam Earn Podium Finishes for Team Chevy at Iowa
Juan Pablo Montoya Maintains Point Lead after Early Race Crash
NEWTON, Iowa (July 18, 2015) – Josef Newgarden earned his third podium finish of the season piloting his No. 67 Wichita State University CFH Racing Chevrolet to a runner-up finish in the Iowa Corn Indy 300 at Iowa Speedway. Fellow Team Chevy driver Sage Karam earned his first career Verizon IndyCar Series podium with a third place effort in the No. 8 Comfort Revolution/Big Machine Records Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Josef Newgarden and Sage Karam Earn Podium Finishes for Team Chevy at Iowa
Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Post Race
CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 67 WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY CFH RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 2ND: WHAT WAS THAT FINAL LAP SHOOTOUT LIKE?
“Well it was tough. I really feared that if we were going to get into a shootout situation and we were behind, not leading that it was going to be tough for us. We didn’t quite have the ultimate speed. I think some of that is down to downforce choices tonight. We had a great racecar. I’m so proud of my guys. We had a really incredible car. It was fun to run here. You can’t beat running around Iowa in an Indy car. It’s unbelievably fun and I think more fun for me because we had such a great racecar. But it’s disappointing I’m really sad we lost that thing to be honest. I think we had a car to win. It’s just a shootout scenario we didn’t have what we needed at the end, but we still had a great effort all weekend. I’m really proud of my guys. Hopefully, we keep this momentum going.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Post Race
Richard Childress Racing–Lakes Region 200
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Lakes Region 200
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Race Highlights:
Austin Dillon finished second and was the highest finishing Richard Childress Racing driver in the Lakes Region 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Ty Dillon finished sixth, Brendan Gaughan 11th, and Brian Scott 29th.
Scott started fifth and was the highest qualifying NASCAR XFINITY Series driver in the RCR camp. A. Dillon qualified sixth, T. Dillon seventh and Brendan Gaughan 10th.
Next up for the XFINITY Series is the Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Catch all the action live on Saturday, July 25 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on NBC Sports Network, broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Lakes Region 200
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Kyle Larson
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
FIVE-HOUR ENERGY 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
JULY 18, 2015
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his past top finishes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, how the season is going thus far, how he is looking forward to running at Indianapolis next week, and more. Full Transcript:
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY AND WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TOMORROW TO GET TO THE FRONT OF THE FIELD?
“Last year we finished really well because our team called a really good race. We stayed out when a lot of people didn’t; which was the opposite of what a lot of people did as far as pit stops went. That gained us some track position and I was able to hold it throughout the races. Hopefully we can come back this year and do the same. We had a good car yesterday. I just made a mistake in qualifying, which got us behind on tires and then just qualified a little bit too bad. But, it should be all right. We’ll get some more practice today, depending on weather, and hopefully make the Target Chevy even faster.”
YOU’VE BEEN REALLY GOOD AT THIS TRACK. HOW MUCH HAVE YOU TARGETED THIS RACE AS ONE OF YOUR BEST CHANCES TO GET A WIN AND MAKE THE CHASE?
“I don’t know. I haven’t really thought about that. I would like to go to every track and have a shot at winning. This is our best statistical track, for sure; even going back to 2012 when I won the K&N race here and then I finished fourth in the Nationwide race and then had two top-3’s in the Cup Series last year. Yeah, I don’t know. Well see come tomorrow. I would like to win at every track and circle every track as one where we could get a win. But, this is the next one so it would be nice to get it here.”
DID YOU TRY TO GET IN A TRUCK FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT ELDORA OR ARE YOU JUST FOCUSING ON CUP?
“No, I didn’t try to get a ride, really. I told Tony (Stewart) if he could promise me it would be rough and hooked-up, I’d run. And he said he couldn’t promise me that and so I’m not running (laughs). But, now it looks like it’s going to rain on Tuesday, so the track will probably be hooked-up and rough on Wednesday. So, as it gets closer, I’m wishing I was racing it. But, it will be fun to watch on TV. It should be a good race.”
DID THE CHANGES COMING INTO THIS SEASON AS FAR AS THE HORSEPOWER AND DOWNFORCE CHANGES, IMPACT YOU PROGRAM TO THE POINT TO WHERE YOU GUYS ARE NOT RUNNING AS WELL AS YOU WERE LAST YEAR?
“I don’t know what it is. I feel like a lot of it is luck, where we ran decent. And then like last weekend, I get a flat left rear at the end of the race and finished 35th. So, we’ve had a handful of weekends like that. I definitely feel like our performance probably isn’t quite as good as it was at the end of last year. I don’t know if it’s a horsepower thing, or whatever it may be. But, we’re getting quicker and quicker every week. We just need to find bigger gains to getting more speed. Yeah, it’s been a little bit frustrating just how we haven’t had many good finishes. But it has been good to see that we’ve run around the top 10 for the majority of the races until the last run of the race, it seems like.”
IS IT HARDER TO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU’VE HAD AERO PACKAGE CHANGES?
“I feel like our team adjusts pretty well whenever NASCAR throws changes at us. We were quickest at most practices in Kentucky. Going back to Atlanta, me and Jamie (McMurray) were both fast to start the weekend. It just seems like maybe other teams have made bigger gains than we have, where last year I felt like we were making bigger gains than a lot of teams. So, I’m interested to go into next week, which is another kind of curveball for all the teams. That one will be a little bit different because we’ll be relying more on drafting probably, with other guys. But, I don’t know. I think our team, within our organization, does a really good job whenever NASCAR does throw changes. We’ve just got to keep making gains as we go.”
ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO RUNNING AT INDY NEXT WEEK? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?
“I love going to Indy. I spent some time there in 2011 and 2012 racing USAC stuff. So, I’ve got a lot of friends and stuff in the area. It’s almost like a second or third home behind California and North Carolina, to me. So yeah, I enjoy going there. Indy is just cool in itself just because it’s got so much history at that race track and it’s just so different and it’s a really nice facility. So, yeah, I love going there. We ran pretty well there last year. I’d like to go back again this year and do good, but it’s way different aero and horsepower than last year, so we’ve got to wait and see. But yeah, I’m looking forward to getting there and hanging out with some friends and the people I used to live with there. It’ll be fun to go there and hang out with them. They haven’t met (son) Owen yet, so that will be fun to take him there to hang out with them. We usually light off fireworks in the backyard at like 3:00 in the morning when they’re sleeping (laughs); so we might do that some, too.”
WHO DID YOU LIVE WITH THERE?
“Well, in 2011, I lived in Columbus with Pete Willoughby, who owns part of Keith Kunz Motorsports. But then in 2012, I lived in Avon, Indiana with Davey and Michelle Jones. They worked on our Sprint Car stuff that year and I had a lot of fun living there. We became really good friends.”
World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Gets His Knights Tale at Eldora Speedway
Shane Stewart Gets His Knights Tale at Eldora Speedway
Dominates the Knight Before the Kings Royal to score fifth World of Outlaws victory of the season
ROSSBURG, Ohio – July 17, 2015 – In spite a qualifying draw that sent him out last, there was little doubt Shane Stewart was the driver to beat at Friday night’s Knight Before the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Gets His Knights Tale at Eldora Speedway
Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Practice
CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
IOWA CORN 300
IOWA SPEEDWAY
NEWTON, IOWA
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRACTICE RECAP
JULY 17, 2015
Tony Kanaan, No. 10 Fusion Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, led both Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions today at Iowa Speedway in preparation for Saturday night’s Iowa Corn 300. The former series champion and 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner’s best lap of 17,7544 seconds/181.273 mph was set during the second practice around the 0.894-mile oval. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Practice
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Qualifying
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
5-HOUR ENERGY 301
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES
JULY 17, 2015
KURT BUSCH LEADS TEAM CHEVY IN QUALIFYING AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
Five Chevy SS Drivers in top 12
LOUDON, N.H. – (July 17, 2015) – Kurt Busch turned a lap of 134.569 mph in his No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to earn a sixth-place starting spot for Sunday’s 5-Hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
In three rounds of knock-out-style qualifying on the track known as the ‘Magic Mile’, Busch was the quickest of five Team Chevy drivers who advanced to the third and final round. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Qualifying
Honda Racing–INDYCAR–Iowa Practice
Hunter-Reay, Wilson Head Honda Practice Effort in Iowa
• Defending race winner leads both practice sessions for Honda
• Qualifying, final short oval race of 2015 take place Saturday
Two-time and defending Iowa Speedway race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay posted the third-fastest speed among Honda drivers in the first of two practice sessions Friday at the high-banked, 0.894-mile oval, in preparation for Saturday nights’s Iowa Corn 300. Hunter-Reay, winner in Iowa in both 2012 and 2014 – and second-place finisher in 2013 to then-teammate James Hinchcliffe – was 12th quickest in the evening session that concluded the day.
New addition to the Andretti Autosport lineup, Justin Wilson, posted the second-fastest Honda speed, finishing the pair of practice sessions 13th overall, just behind Hunter-Reay and ahead of 2011 Iowa race winner Marco Andretti. Wilson, who ran the Month of May for Andretti at Indianapolis, rejoined the team last week in Milwaukee for the remainder of the 2015 season.
Activities at Iowa Speedway, the second and final short oval race of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series, continue Saturday with qualifying, followed by the 300-lap race at 8 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.
Justin Wilson (#25 Andretti Autosport Honda): “I’m really pleased with the way the Honda feels – it’s driving well, can change lanes and run all over the track. We have to find a little bit more speed, but it’s definitely in the ballpark to be a challenger. Now it’s just a case of putting it all together and get ready. We’re the first car out for qualifying tomorrow. We’ll see what happens.”
Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney And His SKF Ford Fusion Start 16th At New Hampshire
Blaney And His SKF Ford Fusion Start 16th At New Hampshire
July 17, 2015
Ryan Blaney and his team’s No. 21 SKF-sponsored Ford Fusion finally had their day in the sun.
After missing two straight Sprint Cup races because of rain on qualifying day, the sun shone brightly at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Blaney and his Wood Brothers team responded with a strong effort in qualifying for Sunday’s New Hampshire 301.
Blaney, who was 10th fastest in practice on Friday morning, led the way in the first of three rounds of qualifying with a lap at 134.373 miles per hour. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney And His SKF Ford Fusion Start 16th At New Hampshire