Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Ollies Bargain Outlet 200

Strong, Top-Five Run Derailed at Dover International Speedway for the No. 2 Richmond/Menards Team

“I have to thank my guys for their hard work this weekend in Dover. We had to roll out the backup car after an issue during practice on Friday, and they worked nonstop to get the car ready for final practice. For a backup car, we had a lot of speed during qualifying, and I knew we’d have a shot at a top-five finish. The car was loose, but manageable during the first half of the race and the guys made a track bar adjustment that set us up well for the remaining laps. Not long after pit stops, I felt something break in the right front and had to come down pit road so the guys could determine what happened. Once we got back on track, I think we were nine laps down without many laps left, so we just survived to the end. I know Danny (Stockman, crew chief) and the guys will go back and try to figure out what happened. I’m looking forward to my next race with this Richmond/Menards team in Pocono.”

– Paul Menard Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Ollies Bargain Outlet 200 →

Jegs Racing

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. says progress being made in Elite/Mopar camp

Five-time Pro Stock champ
Jeg Coughlin Jr. says progress
being made in Elite/Mopar camp
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ATLANTA (May 14) — Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. locked up the
No. 8 qualifying position at this weekend’s 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals
with a solid Friday night pass of 6.686 seconds at 206.86 mph at Atlanta Dragway.
It’s the fourth time in seven races that Coughlin qualified eighth or better in
the eliminations field.
“The team tested again in Oklahoma before heading this way as we continue to try
and clean up some of the things that have been nagging on us, and I think we’ve
seen a little tick of improvement here,” Coughlin said. “We missed a chance in
Q1 when a ground wire shook loose on the burnout and we couldn’t make a pass, but
we came right back in the evening session and posted that 6.686, which ended up
being our best run.
“Looking at the data we felt we could massage at least three- or four-hundreds out
of the tune-up, but we came out here today to just a completely different racetrack
with increased temperatures that just negated any chance of improving on that 6.68.
In hindsight, we’d love to have the Q1 run back because for sure Q2 would’ve been
better but that didn’t happen.”
Despite Saturday’s heat, Coughlin’s Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge
Dart posted runs of 6.723 at 206.39 mph and 6.705 at 205.88 mph, pleasing the 76-time
national event winner.
“Today turned out to be what we expect tomorrow will look like, so you can look
at this as two chances to make race day-type runs,” Coughlin said. “The Mopar felt
pretty good both times with consistent times, and the second run today was even
a bit of a handful that probably could have been even quicker, so we like our chances
at turning on win lights tomorrow.”
Normally, a No. 8 qualifying effort would afford Coughlin the luxury of lane choice
in Round 1, providing NHRA was using the traditional 16-car ladder. This weekend,
however, only 14 Pro Stock cars qualified for the race, so Coughlin is now slated
to run Elite Motorsports teammate Drew Skillman, who qualified seventh with a 6.666
at 207.37 mph.
“I’m not sure lane choice is as big an issue at this track,” Coughlin said. “We
did well in both lanes today, so we’ll just line ’em up and do our best in whatever
lane we end up in tomorrow morning. Skillman is a skillful driver, so we’ll have
a test right from the start.”
FOX Sports 1 will air Saturday qualifying from 10 to 11 p.m. ET and Sunday’s elimination
action from 4:40 to 7:30 p.m. ET.

Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. locked up the No. 8 qualifying position
at this weekend’s 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta with a 6.686 at
206.86 mph.

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS–Simon Pagenaud Winner

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
RACE-WINNER QUICK QUOTE
MAY 14, 2016

Simon Pagenaud in the No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet won his third straight race in the Verizon IndyCar Series by winning the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis for the second time in three years. Pagenaud, who won from pole position and leads the Verizon Indy Car Driver’s Championship, led a Team Chevy 1-2 finish with Helio Castroneves second in the No. 3 Hum by Verizon Chevrolet. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS–Simon Pagenaud Winner →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Six Questions–Eric Warren

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
SATURDAY SIX QUESTIONS
MAY 14, 2016

SIX QUESTIONS WITH DR. ERIC WARREN, DIRECTOR OF COMPETITION AT RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING
Aerodynamicist Helps Chevrolet Organization Progress in Modern Day NASCAR

TALK ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND PRIOR TO JOINING RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING:
“Going way back I grew up in Mt. Airy, North Carolina which was Mayberry, home of Andy Griffith so those kind of people. I went to North Carolina State University studied aerospace engineering. I really focused on computational fluid dynamics (CFD). I worked with NASA they funded my way through grad school and really I had not really seen much racing until I got out of grad school. I came to visit a friend that worked at a NASCAR team in 1996 and walking out the door to go to lunch I ran into the owner of that team, which was Michael Kranefuss at the time. Long story short he basically said I need somebody like you, when you get ready to get out of school give me a call. Six month, seven months later when I finished up defending my PHD I called him out of the blue thinking it was somewhat of a courtesy call and here I am. It started with Kranefuss/Haas which six months later became Penske/Kranefuss. After six month being in the sport I got to be the lead engineer of Rusty Wallace and Penske/Kranefuss and so I was doing aerodynamics and was the lead engineer there for a couple of years. I kept doing the aero work. I left there and became technical director with Evernham Motorsports. I was there about six years. I did a little F1 for a little while and then came back to RPM (Richard Petty Motorsports) which was the old Evernham team. Then Richard (Childress) talked me into coming over to RCR in 2012. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Six Questions–Eric Warren →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Jacob Companies 200

RACE REPORT
JACOB Companies 200
Dover International Speedway
May 13, 2016
Newsletter – Dance Drop Shadow Image
Red Horse Racing at Dover International Speedway

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams made the journey to Dover, Delaware for the JACOB Companies 200 at Dover International Speedway. On Thursday, teams unloaded and participated in two practice sessions. Matt Tifft in the No. 11 Toyota Tundra was third and fourth fastest, while Timothy Peters was 13th and 11th fastest on the board in the No. 17. On Friday, teams returned to the one-mile facility to do battle with rainy weather. Qualifying was rained out, so the field was set per the NASCAR rule book and Tifft started third, while Peters rolled off from 17th. After battling a changing track and handling issues, Tifft finished 12th and Peters 14th. Continue reading Red Horse Racing–Jacob Companies 200 →

Allen Johnson Racing

Pro Stock Champion Allen Johnson Partners with Wilson Manifolds

Pro Stock Champion Allen Johnson Partners with Wilson Manifolds

COMMERCE, Ga. (May 13, 2016) – NHRA Pro Stock Champion Allen Johnson announced today that Wilson Manifolds will join as a team partner on his Marathon Petroleum Co./J&J Racing Dodge Dart GT. Wilson Manifolds will be on board with the team and provide manifolds throughout the remainder of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season. Continue reading Pro Stock Champion Allen Johnson Partners with Wilson Manifolds →

World of Outlaws

Sweet Surges for Inaugural Plymouth Speedway Win

Sweet Surges for Inaugural Plymouth Speedway Win
Picks up series-leading sixth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season

PLYMOUTH, Ind. – May 13, 2016 – Brad Sweet captured the lead from pole-sitter Joey Saldana early, then held off a challenge from teammate Daryn Pittman late in the race to claim the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series inaugural race at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway Friday night. Continue reading Sweet Surges for Inaugural Plymouth Speedway Win →

John Force Racing

COURTNEY FORCE CONTINUES TO HAVE FAST START AT ATLANTA

COURTNEY FORCE CONTINUES TO HAVE FAST START AT ATLANTA

COMMERCE, GA – Courtney Force broke the Funny Car points lead tie and took over the lead today after picking up four bonus points and grabbing the provisional No. 3 spot on the first day of qualifying. She opened up with an impressive 3.971 ET at 305.01 mph in the first session. It was the first official three-second run at Atlanta Dragway and was a track record for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Continue reading COURTNEY FORCE CONTINUES TO HAVE FAST START AT ATLANTA →

Chevrolet Racing

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDY

CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDY
THE ROAD COURSE AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING RECAP
MAY 13, 2016

Simon Pagenaud Wins Verizon P1 Award for GP of Indy to Give Chevy Fifth Pole of Season
Chevrolet IndyCar Drivers Capture Three of Top-Five and Seven of Top-10 Qualifiers

INDIANAPOLIS (May 13, 2016) – Simon Pagenaud-the most recent Verizon IndyCar Series race winner with victories on the Streets of Long Beach and Barber Motorsports Park-won the Verizon P1 Award for the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis. With a lap of 1 minute, 08.6868 seconds/127.832 mph, Pagenaud, piloting the No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet, captured his second pole of the 2016 season, and the fourth of his career.
Continue reading CHEVROLET RACING IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES ANGIE’S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDY →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis

SIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 22 MENARDS TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, won the Verizon P1 Award for the second consecutive week and earned the right to lead the Verizon IndyCar Series field to the green flag for Saturday’s Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his fourth career pole, and the fifth pole of the season for Chevrolet.
“It’s fantastic. It’s not that simple, it’s a lot of work in the background. I just want to take my hat off to my engineer, Ben Bretzman, for giving me a monster car every time. As soon as I put those Firestone red (alternate) tires on the car, she became magical, as we imagined. It’s a lot of fun for me right now, the whole team is functioning so well. The decision process from (strategist) Kyle Moyer to do one lap each segment was all him. It’s really a team sport.
“It’s the most fun I’ve ever had in racing. I’m driving the best I’ve driven ever. Little by little, you get confidence with success. Team Penske, they give me the best car. If I drive it well, you should expect to be up there. To be up there so often is certainly the best feeling in the world.”

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Qualifying

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING TRANSCRIPT
MAY 13, 2016

TEAM CHEVY DRIVERS ON FRONT ROW AT ‘MONSTER MILE’
Qualifying for AAA 400 Cancelled Due to Rain; Harvick, Earnhardt, Jr. to start 1-2

DOVER, Del. – May 13, 2016 – Qualifying for Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Dover–Qualifying →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis–Press Conference

Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
Friday, May 13, 2016
Press Conference with Roger Penske and Mark Reuss
2016 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car – Camaro SS 50th Anniversary Edition
DOUG BOLES: Thank you for coming this morning as we get ready for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. I’m Doug Boles with the Speedway. We’re going to twist this press conference up a little bit. On the front end, I’m going to throw up some fun rules. We’re not going to do some Q&As today, because we’re going to let some important people in the room ask some questions. The questions will come from the dignitaries in the front row. Helio is already trying to figure out what he’s going to ask. Our questions will come from the drivers instead of the rest of us who are normally asking. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis–Press Conference →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–DOVER–Jimmie Johnson

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
MAY 13, 2016

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed his immense success at Dover, the addition of safer barriers at Dover, how the changes to the All-Star race format will affect that event and many other topics. Full Transcript: Continue reading Chevy Racing–DOVER–Jimmie Johnson →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–DOVER–Danica Patrick

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 13, 2016

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 NATURE’S BAKERY CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a practice crash will have to go to a back-up car.

WHAT HAPPENED?
“I got back to the throttle and it was like a really muffled, like it blew an engine and then it just got sideways and hit the wall. As you can see there were lots of flames too, obviously, some kind of oil or something like that in there that created that. I really feel bad because Jamie’s (McMurray) elbow hurt pretty bad and I don’t know if Tony (Stewart) is feeling perfect, but definitely unfortunate. Not something we commonly see. Not a lot of things like that happen, I feel like, these days. Usually it’s more driver error or something like that. We will figure it out. I don’t know if it was human error or just bad luck. Definitely, unfortunate for the first couple of laps of practice and the fact that rain is coming. Hopefully, everybody feels okay.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–DOVER–Danica Patrick →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Dover–Danica Patrick

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 13, 2016

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 NATURE’S BAKERY CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a practice crash will have to go to a back-up car.

WHAT HAPPENED?
“I got back to the throttle and it was like a really muffled, like it blew an engine and then it just got sideways and hit the wall. As you can see there were lots of flames too, obviously, some kind of oil or something like that in there that created that. I really feel bad because Jamie’s (McMurray) elbow hurt pretty bad and I don’t know if Tony (Stewart) is feeling perfect, but definitely unfortunate. Not something we commonly see. Not a lot of things like that happen, I feel like, these days. Usually it’s more driver error or something like that. We will figure it out. I don’t know if it was human error or just bad luck. Definitely, unfortunate for the first couple of laps of practice and the fact that rain is coming. Hopefully, everybody feels okay.”

DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH TONY STEWART?
“I think at any point in time you worry for Tony just making sure he is okay after everything he has gone through physically. Hopefully, he is alright, but that is I guess something he really knows how he feels right now.”

Honda Racing

Rahal Heads Honda Opening-Day Effort for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Rahal Heads Honda Opening-Day Effort for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis
• Rahal runs third in afternoon session, fourth overall
• Schmidt Peterson Motorsports duo of Hinchcliffe, Aleshin post top-eight times
• Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis runs Saturday

Graham Rahal continued to pace the Honda effort in the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, running third in second of two practice sessions on the day and fourth overall in preparation or Saturday’s Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports duo of Mikhail Aleshin and James Hinchcliffe finished the day sixth and eighth, respectively, despite Hinchcliffe missing the morning practice session due to a fuel system failure. Ryan Hunter-Reay rounded out the top-10 for Honda and Andretti Autosport, with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Spencer Pigot leading the five rookies in the field, 12th overall.

Activities at the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, precursor to the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 29, continue tomorrow, with final practice and qualifying. Saturday’s 82-lap race starts at 3:30 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on ABC.

Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda): “I think we are okay in terms of performance. We took a big swing there and made a big change for the second session. It was one of those things that would either go our way or not, and I think it hurt us a bit so we will go back on that change for tomorrow. Spencer [Pigot, teammate] had some good finds so we will work with that. Overall we are competitive but I have been fighting a pretty bad cold so it beat me up a little today. We ran a lot of laps this afternoon, so I definitely got a workout and I will sleep well tonight, that’s for sure. I think we learned some stuff there. We’re going to get this Steak ‘n Shake machine back up front.”

Roush Yates

FORD GT: THE RETURN CHAPTER 3: “LET’S RACE”

FORD GT: THE RETURN
CHAPTER 3: “LET’S RACE”

Mooresville, NC, May 12, 2016 – The Return: Chapter 3 “Let’s Race” is the third video release of a five-part Ford GT documentary from Ford Motor Company. They have previously released two chapters; “The Decision” and “The Cutting Edge”. The five-part series is your opportunity to take a look behind-the-scenes at the story of the all-new Ford GT and the rich history leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Ford GT’s first win at Le Mans.

Episode 3: “Let’s Race” tells the story of the Ford GT’s racing debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Enjoy the complete series on YouTube http://bit.ly/1ZISKpc.

Roush Yates Engines and Ford Performance engineering teams have partnered together to develop the optimal race engine package for the twin turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 engine that powers the Ford GT, by leveraging the fuel economy and performance technologies of the production twin turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 engine. This engine coupled with the Ford GT aerodynamics package contributes to the overall vehicle dynamics and performance.

We are proud to be partnering with Ford in their historic return to Le Man on June 18th.

Summit Racing

TWO-TIME PRO STOCK WORLD CHAMP JASON LINE ENJOYING THE MOMENT AHEAD OF SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS

TWO-TIME PRO STOCK WORLD CHAMP JASON LINE ENJOYING THE MOMENT AHEAD OF SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS

COMMERCE, Ga. — As Jason Line has progressed throughout his standout Pro Stock career, the two-time world champion admits he has become a more mature and calm racer in almost every aspect.

That development has also allowed Line to enjoy a start to the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season that nobody could have predicted. Line and his longtime Summit Racing Equipment teammate Greg Anderson have dominated the first quarter of the season, combining for all six wins in the new-look Pro Stock class. Continue reading TWO-TIME PRO STOCK WORLD CHAMP JASON LINE ENJOYING THE MOMENT AHEAD OF SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS →

Wood Brothers

Eddie Wood Recalls A Dover Race Lost Because Of A Lug Nut

Eddie Wood Recalls A Dover Race Lost Because Of A Lug Nut

May 11, 2016

The Motorcraft/Quick Lane team, with rookie driver Ryan Blaney now at the wheel, will be back on the track at Dover International Speedway this weekend for the first time since 2008, when the team cut back to a partial Sprint Cup schedule.

For the Wood Brothers, it’s a return to one of the tracks where they had great success in years past. Continue reading Eddie Wood Recalls A Dover Race Lost Because Of A Lug Nut →

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