Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–Drivin’ for Linemen 200

RACE REPORT
Drivin’ for Linemen 200
Gateway Motorsports Park
June 13, 2015
Red Horse Racing at Gateway Motorsports Park

For the eighth race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, teams traveled to Madison, Illinois and Gateway Motorsports Park. In Saturday morning’s only practice session, Timothy Peters recorded the 13th-fastest time, while Ben Kennedy was 15th fastest. Knockout qualifying was rained out, so those speeds set the starting field. The start of the 160-lap event was delayed several hours after a brief shower wet the track during pre-race ceremonies. Peters crossed the finish line in sixth place, and Kennedy finished right behind him in seventh.
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World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Schatz Wins Fog Shortened Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway

Schatz Wins Fog Shortened Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway
The win is the 12th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season for the Fargo, N.D. native
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – June 13, 2015 – In an event that no one will soon forget, Donny Schatz scored his 12th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature win of the season Saturday night after heavy fog forced officials to call Knoxville Raceway’s Mediacom Shootout early.

The weather played foe to the series throughout the night. After getting through qualifying, the heat races and the Dash, the skies opened up over the historic track. Intermittent rain showers continued for about an hour. It took two more hours for the track prep crew to get the track back in race condition. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Schatz Wins Fog Shortened Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Eighteen-Hour Update

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Eighteen-Hour Update
No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R leads inside final six hours

LE MANS, France (June 13, 2015) – Entering the final quarter of the 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Corvette Racing found itself well within reach of another class victory. A quick pit stop by the Corvette Racing crew put Tommy Milner into the lead just past the 18-hour mark ahead of Toni Vilander in what is shaping up to be a fantastic finish to this year’s race.

Oliver Gavin handed over to Milner after taking three seconds out of Vilander’s lead before both cars pitted just shy of three-quarters race distance. With a tank of fuel and four fresh Michelin tires on the Corvette, Milner edged out of pitlane ahead of Vilander. Continue reading Chevy Racing–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Eighteen-Hour Update →

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Mopar Racing–No.1 Qualifier Position for Johnson Jr. and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car at NHRA New England Nationals

No.1 Qualifier Position for Johnson Jr. and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car at NHRA New England Nationals

Tommy Johnson Jr. drives Make-A-Wish 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to No.1 qualifier position at 3rd Annual NHRA New England Nationals
Johnson Jr. drives quickest Funny Car in two of four qualifying sessions and earns a total of ten bonus points
Top Mopar Pro Stock qualifier Allen Johnson puts his “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” Dodge Dart eighth for eliminations at New England Dragway Continue reading Mopar Racing–No.1 Qualifier Position for Johnson Jr. and 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car at NHRA New England Nationals →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–Corvette Racing–Le Mans Halfway

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Halfway Update
Milner surges back into lead after strong stints by Gavin, Taylor in No. 64 Corvette C7.R

LE MANS, France (June 13, 2015) – With 12 hours down and 12 to go, Corvette Racing is in the midst of a fight for top honors at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Tommy Milner retook the lead in GTE Pro in his first stint just past the halfway point Sunday morning at Le Mans. Oliver Gavin drove three stints on two sets of tires and led GTE Pro twice during his time in the No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R before handing off to Milner for his second round of driving duties. Continue reading Chevy Racing–Corvette Racing–Le Mans Halfway →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line posts improved qualifying performances at New England Nationals

Line posts improved qualifying performances at New England Nationals

EPPING, N.H., June 13, 2015 – Jason Line arrived in Epping with the intention of improving upon what has lately been a thorn in his side. Sure enough, qualifying for the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals brought about certain improvement as Line and the Summit Racing team moved his blue Chevrolet Camaro into the No. 3 position – two spots higher than he has qualified in the last two races. Line will square off with Alan Prusiensky in the first round. Continue reading Summit Racing–Line posts improved qualifying performances at New England Nationals →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Another strong qualifying performance for Anderson, No. 2 at NHRA New England Nationals

Another strong qualifying performance for Anderson, No. 2 at NHRA New England Nationals

EPPING, N.H., June 13, 2015 – Greg Anderson and Team Summit put forth another tremendous performance on Saturday at the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals, and the driver of the red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro ultimately missed out on scoring his second consecutive No. 1 by just a thousandth of a second. Qualified No. 2 at New England Dragway, Anderson will race Val Smeland in the first round of eliminations. He will be going after his first Epping win and the 77th NHRA Wally trophy of his career.

Qualifying was strong for Anderson and the KB Racing team, with four solid runs that brought in a pleasing total of nine bonus qualifying points. Continue reading Summit Racing–Another strong qualifying performance for Anderson, No. 2 at NHRA New England Nationals →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Sato Leads Honda Qualifiers in Toronto

Sato Leads Honda Qualifiers in Toronto
• Sato to start Honda Indy Toronto from eighth on the grid
• Graham Rahal, James Jakes also advance to second-round qualifying

Takuma Sato produced his third top-10 qualifying effort of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season, and will start Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto from eighth in his A.J. Foyt Racing Honda. Sato missed advancing to the “Fast Six” final round qualifying by only five-hundredths of a second, after making it to the last qualifying round in two of the four previous temporary street circuit events this season.

After leading the Honda field in Friday’s practice sessions, Graham Rahal also advanced to the second round, and will start 10th in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ James Jakes equaling his season-best 12th-place qualifying effort in Texas last week with an identical starting position for tomorrow’s 85-lap contest.

The 10th round of the Verizon IndyCar Series season start at 3 p.m. EDT Sunday, with live television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.

Takuma Sato (#14 Rahal A.J. Foyt Racing Honda): “We were very close to advancing [to the Fast Six Shootout], I think we were just five-one hundredths short, or close to it. But that’s racing. This is a tricky, very bumpy track, with a lot of surface changes. Even after they ground [the surface], it’s still rough. But that makes for an exciting race, and this race gets such fantastic support from Honda and all of the Canadian race fans. I hope to be able to give them something to celebrate tomorrow.”

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America
Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, June 13, 2015

Race Highlights:
Brian Scott finished ninth in the Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America and was the highest finishing Richard Childress Racing driver. Brendan Gaughan finished 12th, Ty Dillon 13th and Paul Menard 18th.
Brian Scott qualified second, Pau Menard fifth, Brendan Gaughan sixth and Ty Dillon ninth.
Next up for the NASCAR XFINITY Series is the Chicagoland 200 at Chicagoland Speedway. Catch all the action live on Saturday, June 20 at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fox Sports 1, broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Continue reading Richard Childress Racing–Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing– Line’s Summit Racing Camaro picking up the pace in Epping qualifying

Line’s Summit Racing Camaro picking up the pace in Epping qualifying

EPPING, N.H., June 12, 2015 – The Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro driven by Jason Line is already showing promise and potential this weekend at the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals. Line, of Mooresville, N.C., made two pleasing runs on the first day of qualifying in Epping and saw each of the KB Racing-powered Camaros make smooth and productive passes down the quarter-mile dragstrip. Heading into the second day of the event, Line is No. 3. Continue reading Summit Racing– Line’s Summit Racing Camaro picking up the pace in Epping qualifying →

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson just misses the top spot on day one at New England Nationals

Anderson just misses the top spot on day one at New England Nationals

EPPING, N.H., June 12, 2015 – It’s a new week, and Greg Anderson continues to fly in his red Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro. Still confident after last week’s win from the No. 1 spot in Englishtown, the 76-time NHRA Pro Stock winner brought more power to the table on the first day of the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals and landed in the No. 2 position with two more sessions to go before the field is set. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson just misses the top spot on day one at New England Nationals →

World of Outlaws

World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Battles Kerry Madsen to Score Inaugural Outlaws Win at Crawford County Speedway

Shane Stewart Battles Kerry Madsen to Score Inaugural Outlaws Win at Crawford County Speedway
Joey Saldana takes quick time and sets new track record, as Outlaws utilize new two-flight qualifying format for the first time ever
DENISON, Iowa – June 12, 2015 – Kerry Madsen was the car to beat throughout Friday night’s World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature at Crawford County Speedway but it was Shane Stewart who battled past the leader with two laps to go and claimed the inaugural Outlaws win at the track.

Stewart started the night in fourth and battled third place running Joey Saldana much of the night. Disaster almost struck on the first lap as the two made contact going into turn three, but Stewart recovered. Stewart tried to get around ‘The Brownsburg Bullet’ on lap 10, drag racing the No. 71M car down the front stretch, but Saldana held him off. A short time later, Stewart took advantage of lapped traffic and got around Saldana for third. Continue reading World of Outlaws–Shane Stewart Battles Kerry Madsen to Score Inaugural Outlaws Win at Crawford County Speedway →

Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney Qualifies Fifth At Ford Motor Company’s Home Track

Blaney Qualifies Fifth At Ford Motor Company’s Home Track

June 13, 2015
The rain stayed away at Michigan International Speedway on Friday, allowing Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team a chance to qualify for the Quicken Loans 400 at one of the tracks that mean the most to them.

Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew responded in a big way, earning the fifth starting spot for Sunday’s 400 mile race. Continue reading Wood Brothers Racing–Blaney Qualifies Fifth At Ford Motor Company’s Home Track →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Toronto

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO AT EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST QUALIFYING QUOTES
JUNE 13, 2015

WILL POWER, NO. 1 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, pole winner for Indy Toronto. It is the fifth pole of the season for Power and the 41st of his Verizon IndyCar Series career, breaking the tie with Rick Mears for fifth on the all-time pole winner list.

“I had no idea (he would have a chance for the pole). I was just hoping I would be like fourth or third, something like that. I did not expect to be on pole, so, yeah, I’m very happy.” (About how tough the track is to drive): “You’ve got to drive around here. It’s all man-handling because you’ve got those slippery surfaces in the middle of the corners, so you’ve got to be on the wheel a lot.” (About whether there will be passing opportunities in the race): “There is going to be a lot of moving into Turn 3 and obviously into Turn 1 there’s always a lot of action. Starting on pole is great, it keeps me out of the mess early on. Obviously Indy car races are never straightforward, so it’s just awesome to get the pole because I really wasn’t expecting it, so I was really happy with that. It’s long day tomorrow, we’ll see what we can do.” (About his hand injury): “It’s sore but it’s fine. You’ve just got to mentally switch it off when you hit a bump. It’s fine. It’s cracked or fractured, so I can’t do any more damage to it. That’s the good thing.”

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Six-Hour Update

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Six-Hour Update
Gavin, Milner strong in the open to push No. 64 Corvette C7.R to GTE Pro lead

LE MANS, France (June 13, 2015) – Corvette Racing powered its way through the GTE Pro field and into the lead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the first six hours. All three drivers of the No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R put in impressive lap times to go along with quick pit work by the Corvette Racing crew as Jordan Taylor ran second six hours into the event. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Six-Hour Update →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Will Power Captures the Pole on the Streets of Toronto

Will Power Captures the Pole on the Streets of Toronto
Chevrolet Aero Kit with V6 Engine drivers claim top seven starting positions for Indy Toronto on Streets of Toronto at Exhibition Place

TORONTO, ONTARIO (June 13, 2015) – For the fifth time this season, Will Power, No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, will lead the field of the Verizon IndyCar Series to the green flag. It is the 41st career Verizon P1 award for the reigning Series’ champion and breaks a tie with Rick Mears for fifth on the all-time list of pole winners. Powergrabbed the number one starting position with a lap of 59.4280 seconds/106.314 mph. Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Will Power Captures the Pole on the Streets of Toronto →

John Force Racing

John Force Racing–WARMER TEMPS KEEP JFR QUALIFYING POSITIONS IN CHECK

WARMER TEMPS KEEP JFR QUALIFYING POSITIONS IN CHECK
EPPING, NH – A clear sky and bright sun made for excellent conditions for tens of thousands of fans to enjoy the final day of qualifying for the 3rd annual NHRA New England Nationals. Unfortunately the warmer temperatures did not give the John Force Racing Funny Car and Top Fuel teams a chance to improve on their strong qualifying performances from Friday. Heading into race day John Force will hold onto his No. 3 qualifying position (4.055 seconds) followed by No. 4 Courtney Force (4.059 seconds) and No. 5 Robert Hight (4.068 seconds). This is the best cumulative qualifying performance for the three JFR Funny Cars and just the third time all three have qualified in the top half of the field this season. Continue reading John Force Racing–WARMER TEMPS KEEP JFR QUALIFYING POSITIONS IN CHECK →

Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Rahal Leads Honda Effort in Toronto Practice

Rahal Leads Honda Effort in Toronto Practice
• Graham Rahal continues run of strong road-course, street-circuit performances
• Rain dampens afternoon activities

Graham Rahal led the way for Honda in practice action Friday on Toronto’s Exhibition Place street circuit, in preparation for Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver, coming off a run of three podium finishes in the last four Verizon IndyCar Series road- and street-course races, was eighth fastest in today’s opening practice session. Continue reading Honda Racing–Rahal Leads Honda Effort in Toronto Practice →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Toronto–Practice Quotes

CHEVROLET IN THE VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
INDY TORONTO
STREETS OF TORONTO’S EXHIBITION PLACE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRACTICE QUOTES
JUNE 12, 2015

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 2 PPG AUTOMOTIVE REFINISH TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET: ON LEADING CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: “You can’t focus on points, you have to focus on executing every weekend and if things work out well then we look good. It’s exciting to be in my second year back and leading the points though it doesn’t guarantee anything but so far it’s been a good season.”

ON BEING FASTEST IN PRACTICE: I think we have really good cars in Toronto. We went out, didn’t get in many laps because we had a problem with the brakes. But we fixed that and went back out and the speed was there. It’s encouraging, but with the rain it just makes it hard because we start over again tomorrow.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Toronto–Practice Quotes →

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