Schatz Scores Skagit Sweep of the Monster Energy Meltdown
Holds off Brad Sweet and Joey Saldana to get his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win in a row and 19th of the season
ALGER, Wash. – Aug. 30, 2014 – On the way to winning his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series feature in a row, Donny Schatz has had easier nights than Saturday’s Monster Energy Meltdown at Skagit Speedway. After first fighting his way past Joey Saldana, he had to battle through lapped traffic and then hold off a hard charging Brad Sweet.
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Mopar Racing–Funny Car Semifinal Appearance by Ron Capps Leads Team Mopar in NHRA U.S. Nationals Eliminations
Funny Car Semifinal Appearance by Ron Capps Leads Team Mopar in NHRA U.S. Nationals Eliminations
· Capps follows up Brainerd title win with semifinals showing at U.S. Nationals in his Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T
· Dodge Dart Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson’s bid for a first career U.S. Nationals victory ends in quarterfinals
· No. 1 qualifier and Mopar Express Lane Dodge Funny Car pilot Matt Hagan exits in round two at Indy
· Jack Beckman just misses qualifying his Mopar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for the NHRA “Countdown to the Championship” playoffs
· Three Pro Stock and three Funny Car Team Mopar drivers will battle the field in their respective classes when the six-race playoffs begin at the NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sept. 12
Gary Scelzi Racing–Scelzi Invading Silver Dollar Speedway for Trio of Races This Week
Scelzi Invading Silver Dollar Speedway for Trio of Races This Week
Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2014) – Dominic Scelzi will tackle three races at Silver Dollar Speedway this week.
Scelzi will kick off the competition on Wednesday at the quarter-mile track in Chico, Calif., with the California Civil War Sprint Car Series.
He started on the pole of last year’s event and led early before being knocked off the track. Scelzi then rebounded to post an eighth-place result.
“I feel good going into it,” he said. “I know it’s going to be a tough race. We’re on the right track. I feel like we’ve got speed and momentum. I feel really confident. I would really like to go in there and qualify good. If we can do that hopefully the night can go smoothly. I’d like to walk away with a top five. I feel like that’s a goal that’s more than possible to reach.”
The weekend will wrap up with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series doubleheader on Friday and Saturday for the Gold Cup.
Scelzi is aiming to make his first main event at the Gold Cup after missing out by two positions during the Friday event last year.
“I feel like this year if I can set down a decent lap in qualifying that’d be a big boost,” he said. “It is the Gold Cup so anything can happen. It’s one of the bigger races right behind the Peter Murphy Classic for me. It has a lot of history. People seem to be on their game a little more for this race. You definitely have to bring your ‘A’ game for this race.”
Circle Sport Racing–Oral-B USA 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Oral-B USA 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Ty Dillon Finishes 25th in Sprint Cup Series Debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Ty Dillon drove the Circle Sport Racing No. 33 Realtree/Rheem Chevrolet SS to a 25th-place finish Sunday night in the Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 22-year-old driver, making his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut, started from the 29th position. Dillon quickly found himself a lap down after battling loose-handling conditions on the race’s initial green-flag run. Dillon and crew chief Nick Harrison worked on a strategy on how to keep the No. 33 Chevrolet inside the top-25. Harrison’s pit crew contributed to the team’s improving track position, along with track bar and air pressure adjustments on laps 78 and 117. On lap 209, the No. 33 driver came in for a four-tire and fuel pit stop. On the ensuing green-flag restart, Dillon reported his Chevrolet SS was becoming very difficult to handle since the track created a much tighter race car. Consequently, Dillon fell to 27th-place, three laps behind the leader. Harrison and Dillon battled the remainder of the 325-lap affair inside the top-25. In the end, the race was extended to two green-white checkered finishes where Dillon was able to race his way to a 25th-place finish.
Start – 29th Finish -25th Laps Led – 0 Points – N/A
TY DILLON QUOTE:
“Overall, I’m happy with our performance tonight in my Sprint Cup Series debut. Nick (Harrison, crew chief) and the guys did a great job keeping this No. 33 Realtree/Rheem Chevy dialed in. We got a little tight there toward the end of the race, but we battled and got a 25th-place finish. I can’t thank everyone enough for their support this entire weekend. Thanks to Circle Sport Racing, Rheem and Realtree for making this night so special.”
Richard Childress Racing–Oral-B USA 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Oral-B USA 500 Post Race Report
Atlanta Motor Speedway
August 31, 2014
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Austin Dillon finished seventh, 18th and 24th, respectively.
Newman ranks ninth in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Jeff Gordon by 125 points, while Menard ranks 14th and Dillon ranks 15th.
Kasey Kahne earned his first victory of the 2014 season and was followed to the finish line by Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards.
The next Sprint Cup Series race is the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 6 which is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
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Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Kasey Kahne Wins
KASEY KAHNE TAKES CHEVROLET SS TO VICTORY LANE AND MAKES THE CHASE
Team Chevy Takes Five of Top 10 Finishing Positions
Hampton, Ga. – (September 1, 2014) – Kasey Kahne led the last two laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Oral-B USA 500 to clinch a berth in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup with his first victory of the season. He led twice for 25 laps in his No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet SS in route to his third victory at the 1.54-mile track and 17th win of his career. He joins Hendrick teammates Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. making it the third year in a row that all four Hendrick Motorsports teams have been in the final 10-race run for the title. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta–Kasey Kahne Wins
Summit Racing–Anderson to decide his own fate on Monday at U.S. Nationals
Anderson to decide his own fate on Monday at U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 31, 2014 – Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson has been fighting all year. The veteran competitor who already owns four NHRA Pro Stock world championship trophies missed the first five races of the season as he recovered from heart surgery and upon his return consistently raced with a determined edge, regularly leaving the starting line ahead of his competitors and flying down the racetrack in pursuit of enough win lights and bonus points to work his way into the top 10 for a chance to battle for the trophy in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Continue reading Summit Racing–Anderson to decide his own fate on Monday at U.S. Nationals
Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Atlanta Post Race
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
ORAL-B USA 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 31, 2014
KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
YOU DID IT, BUT IT TOOK A LOT TO GET HERE:
“Yeah, man, it took a lot. We were all over the place during the race but the guys stayed with me and worked hard. On those restart – I didn’t know what would happen because I had great restarts all night and I struggle with restarts a lot. That’s big, because that is one of the things you have to be good at and it worked really well tonight. Really happy and thankful for Farmers Insurance, Chevrolet, Great Clips, Time Warner Cable, Pepsi Max, Sprint, all the fans, and Von Zipper. It’s been tough and we have had kind of a downer year at times and then we started running really good. Last week we were really fast at Bristol and then we had a problem. So it’s been kind of one thing after the other but we are in the Chase with my teammates. I have a great group of teammates, it’s awesome to work with those guys and to be part of Hendrick Motorsports and everything that Mr. H gives us. Glad we are in the Chase and we can race them now.”
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Summit Racing–Jason Line Wins Delayed Brainerd, Qualifies No. 1 at U.S. Nationals
Jason Line Wins Delayed Brainerd, Qualifies No. 1 at U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 31, 2014 – So far, Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line is really enjoying the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. On Sunday, Line picked up the trophy for the rain delayed NHRA Nationals that were originally slated to take place in Brainerd two weeks ago, and he capped off the final day of qualifying for the event by securing the 37th No. 1 qualifier award of his career.
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John Force Racing–JOHN FORCE WINS TRAXXAS SHOOTOUT AGAIN
JOHN FORCE WINS TRAXXAS SHOOTOUT AGAIN;
PRIMED FOR U.S. NATIONALS TOMORROW
INDIANAPOLIS – John Force drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang to victory in the time NHRA Mello Champion faced fellow teammate and son-in law Robert Hight in the final round and ran a solid 4.061 second pass at 317.19 mph to Robert’s slightly off-pace 4.178 second run at 304.32 mph. This was John’s second Traxxas Nitro Shootout victory as he won the inaugural event in 2012. This was also John’s eighth victory in an NHRA all-star bonus event and earned $100,000 for the win today.
“I want to thank the fans for sticking this out, it was a killer crowd last night and today and we need these crowds as they stayed with us all did with on again and off again rain. I also want to thank the driver and the teams in our sport and also NHRA, Mello Yello and Mike Jenkins from Traxxas for putting up the money. They do such a fantastic job putting on these events. We’ve been working hard all week and putting in long hours but that what it takes. My granddaughter Autumn wanted her daddy (Robert Hight) to win but I promised her if I won, her grandpa would give her the trophy. It was a win-win situation for us going into the Traxxas final, we couldn’t lose,” said John Force.
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Mopar Racing–Mopar Driver Hagan Unleashes 3.99-Second Run, Captures No. 1 Spot at NHRA U.S. Nationals
Mopar Driver Hagan Unleashes 3.99-Second Run, Captures No. 1 Spot at NHRA U.S. Nationals
Runner-Up Finish for Coughlin in Rescheduled Brainerd Pro Stock Final
· Matt Hagan drives Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T to record setting 3-second run at Indy to take Funny Car No. 1 qualifier position
· Hagan claims second-straight Indy pole and third of his career at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
· Hagan and Jack Beckman qualify 1-2 in their HEMI-powered Dodge machines
Jeg Coughlin Jr. finishes runner-up in rescheduled Brainerd final elimination at NHRA U.S. Nationals
Allen Johnson posts second-quickest run in Q5, moves to No. 6 in qualifying
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Richard Childress Racing–Great Clips 300
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Great Clips 300 Benefiting Feed The Children Post Race Report
Atlanta Motor Speedway
August 30, 2014
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Brian Scott, Ty Dillon and Brendan Gaughan finished seventh, ninth and 14th, respectively.
Dillon ranks third in the Nationwide Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Chase Elliott by 35 points, while Scott ranks fifth and Gaughan is eighth.
Kevin Harvick earned his third victory of the 2014 season and was followed to the finish line by Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott.
The next Nationwide Series race is the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on Friday, September 5 and is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN2 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
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World of Outlaws–Schatz Scores Skagit Sweep of the Monster Energy Meltdown
Schatz Scores Skagit Sweep of the Monster Energy Meltdown
Holds off Brad Sweet and Joey Saldana to get his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series win in a row and 19th of the season
ALGER, Wash. – Aug. 30, 2014 – On the way to winning his fifth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series feature in a row, Donny Schatz has had easier nights than Saturday’s Monster Energy Meltdown at Skagit Speedway. After first fighting his way past Joey Saldana, he had to battle through lapped traffic and then hold off a hard charging Brad Sweet.
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Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Auto Club Speedway– Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves
CHEVROLET RACING
VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
MAVTV 500
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
AUGUST 30, 2014
AN INTERVIEW WITH RACE WINNER TONY KANAAN, NO. 10 TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET
AN INTERVIEW WITH HELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 3 AAA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, 2ND PLACE IN FINAL STANDINGS
THE MODERATOR: We’re now joined by our race winner Tony Kanaan. This is Tony’s first win of the season, his 17th career win. Last win was at the 2013 Indianapolis 500. His six podium, six top 5 and 12 top 10 finishes of the season. Also the sixth race he has led laps this season. Five of those were on ovals.
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Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Auto Club Speedway–Post Race
CHEVROLET RACING
VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
MAVTV 500
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES
AUGUST 30, 2014
SCOTT DIXON, NO. 9 TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET – FINISHED 2ND IN RACE, FINISHED 3RD IN FINAL STANDINGS: “Wow, that was one heck of a way to end the season with a 1-2 Team Target finish. It’s always a good feeling to head into the offseason with a good result and strong momentum. I’m so happy for Tony and the whole Chip Ganassi Racing family.”
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Chevy Racing–INDYCAR–Auto Club Speedway–Will Power Post Race
WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, 2014 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPION:
YOU CLOSED YOUR EYES AS YOU PULLED IN HERE, WAS THAT A MOMENT OF SOAKING IT IN OR A REACTION TO FINALLY: “That was one of the hardest races ever. I was crying over the line and it just went on and on and I slowly made positions and the car wasn’t great. So man, I just have to thank Verizon, Roger Penske and Tim Cindric. It’s just surreal man. I can’t believe it.”
YOU MENTION CRYING, WHAT WAS THE EMOTION LIKE? WAS IT THE RELAXATION? “Yes, I was just so mentally exhausted. My hands were like so numb from holding the wheel so tight and I wanted to be a lot more. Its over and I want to be so much more but sorry, I am just so drained that I can’t. I can’t believe I won it.”
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Summit Racing–Anderson Stays Focused, Eager for Another Day at U.S. Nationals
Anderson Stays Focused, Eager for Another Day at U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 30, 2014 – Greg Anderson and his Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro showed marked improvement in terms of elapsed time on the second day of the most anticipated race of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, and the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals will allow two more sessions of qualifying on Sunday for Anderson to improve his position in the line-up before Monday’s Labor Day eliminations.
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Mopar Racing–Capps Wins Rescheduled Brainerd Final; Mopar Teammate Beckman Grabs Provisional No. 1 Spot at NHRA U.S. Nationals
Capps Wins Rescheduled Brainerd Final; Mopar Teammate Beckman Grabs Provisional No. 1 Spot at NHRA U.S. Nationals
Coughlin Drives Dodge Dart to Rescheduled Brainerd Final Eliminations
· Ron Capps takes Mopar to final elimination win against John Force to earn rescheduled Brainerd Nationals title
· Jeg Coughlin Jr. races Dodge Dart to rescheduled Brainerd semifinal win, advances to Brainerd final on Sunday
· Jack Beckman jumps to provisional Funny Car No. 1 qualifier position
· Matt Hagan remains in preliminary third spot after blowup
· Capps sets Lucas Oil Raceway track record for speed at 320.36 mph on qualifying run for provisional fourth spot
· Harold Leiter Jr.’s 1968 Plymouth Barracuda chosen as third Mopar “Top Eliminator HEMI Heritage” winner
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Summit Racing–Jason Line Remains No. 1 as Qualifying Continues at U.S. Nationals
Jason Line Remains No. 1 as Qualifying Continues at U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 30, 2014 – Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line kept the ball rolling on the second day of qualifying at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and not only kept his possession of the top qualifying spot, but also earned a round win as the semifinals from the rain delayed Brainerd event were contested.
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John Force Racing–JFR FOCUSED ON IMPROVEMENT HEADING INTO SUNDAY AT INDY
JFR FOCUSED ON IMPROVEMENT HEADING INTO SUNDAY AT INDY
FORCE DROPS BRAINERD FINAL TO CAPPS
INDIANAPOLIS – After two days of qualifying at the most prestigious drag race in the world the winningest drag racing team in history is looking for improvement headed into the final day of qualifying. The 60th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals will continue on Sunday with two more qualifying sessions and the 3rd annual Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Funny Cars. Three John Force Racing Funny Cars will be competing in the eight car Shootout and all will be trying to race into the winner’s circle with the $100,000 winner’s check.
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