Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–Madison Snow to Pilot Extreme Speed Motorsports IMSA Lites Entry at Road America

STUART, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2014) – Madison Snow continues to expand his racing résumé this weekend in the Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) IMSA Lites racing machine. The 18-year-old Snow will race the No. 29 Extreme Speed Motorsports Elan DP-02 for rounds 9 and 10 of the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Snow, a native of Lehi, Utah, earned a spot to pilot the black and lime green Prototype Lites machine by impressing ESM owner Scott Sharp. Snow first competed in the ESM Prototype Lites entry during rounds 5 and 6 held at Watkins Glen International in June. He finished 24th in his first race and vastly improved with a seventh-place finish in the second race.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Searching for Second Elkhart Lake Victory

CAMARO Z/28.R AT ROAD AMERICA: Searching for Second Elkhart Lake Victory
Four wins so far in debut season for new car in Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

· Three-race win streak extends Chevrolet’s GS manufacturer championship lead

· Matt Bell a winner for Stevenson Motorsports in 2011 at Road America

· CKS Autosport’s Aschenbach pole winner in 2012
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Extreme Speed Motorsports

Extreme Speed Motorsports–ESM Patrón Road America Bound

Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) raced to podium finishes at the 2012 and 2013 American Le Mans Series races held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This year, the team looks to conquer The Kink and ride The Carousel all the way to the podium during Sunday’s Continental Tire Road Race Showcase, the ninth round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
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Valerie Thompson Racing

Valerie Thompson Racing–Motorcycle racer Valerie Thompson prepares for “double duty” at Bonneville speed events with former NASCAR Nationwide car and BMW S 1000 RR

Motorcycle racer Valerie Thompson prepares for “double duty” at Bonneville speed events with former NASCAR Nationwide car and BMW S 1000 RR

Six-time motorcycle land speed record holder plans to attempt new records on two-wheels and four for the first time

(Scottsdale, AZ) – August 5, 2014 – Six-time motorcycle land speed record holder, Valerie Thompson, plans to race a car and her record setting BMW S 1000 RR motorcycle during America’s two biggest land speed racing events at the Bonneville Salt Flats this month, including Speedweek (Aug. 9-15) and the Bonneville Speed Trials (Aug 23-28).
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Follow A Dream Racing

Follow a Dream– PERMATEX/FOLLOW A DREAM TEAM OUT EARLY AT ATCO

Jay Blake’s Permatex/Follow A Dream team got knocked out early at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Atco Dragway and slipped from second into a third-place tie in the East Region Top Alcohol Funny Car standings. The team, which won the East Region championship in 2012 and finished second last year, dropped a first-round race with No. 1 qualifier and former world champ Tony Bartone, 5.59 to 5.71.
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Casey Currie

Casey Currie Racing–Currie Captures a Podium Finish in Glen Helen

Currie Captures a Podium Finish in Glen Helen
Teams heads North for Off-Road Racing Debut at Famous
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Corona, Calif. (August 4, 2014)—Currie and his team took to their home track this past weekend at Glen Helen Raceway. With family and friends coming to watch Currie battle with the best, the pressure was on the driver of the #2 Monster Energy ProLite. Rounds 9&10 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series were under held under the lights, in front of packed stands and even a promise of rain.
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Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Early Race Contact Blunts Acura TLX GT Effort Sunday at Mid-Ohio

• RealTime Racing Acura gains six positions in opening laps
• Contact after a restart and resulting pit stop prove costly
• Continuing development results in increasing speed throughout the weekend

The Acura TLX GT race car continued to improve Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, moving further up the field in the second race of the Pirelli World Challenge doubleheader, until contact while fighting for 10th place forced driver Peter Cunningham to an unscheduled pit stop, and an unrepresentative 19th-place finish.
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Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Damp Debut for Acura TLX GT Showcases All-Wheel Drive

• RealTime Racing Acura advances through field as showers fall at Mid-Ohio
• Rain-shortened event results in 13th-place finish• Second race of Mid-Ohio doubleheader weekend on Sunday

The Acura TLX GT race car made an encouraging debut in Pirelli World Challenge competition Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, as RealTime Racing driver Peter Cunningham finished 13th in a rain-shortened contest as development work continues on the sophisticated chassis/engine platform.
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Honda Racing

Honda Racing–Front Row Start for Newgarden at Mid-Ohio

• Seven Honda drivers start in the top 10• Munoz leads rookies with fourth-fastest time
• Honda seeking third consecutive Mid-Ohio victory with manufacturer competition

Josef Newgarden conquered constantly changing track conditions Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading the Honda-powered field in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying, and will start on the outside of the front row, second in Sunday’s Honda Indy 200. Continue reading Honda Racing–Front Row Start for Newgarden at Mid-Ohio →

NHRA

NHRA–Northwest Nationals Results

Top Fuel — Doug Kalitta, 3.844 seconds, 318.84 mph def. Antron Brown, 3.887 seconds, 311.70 mph.

Funny Car — John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.173, 302.48 def. Gary Densham, Chevy Impala, 5.808, 120.44.

Pro Stock — Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.611, 210.67 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.608, 210.54.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Joey Severance, 5.238, 273.11 def. Chris Demke, 5.251, 273.00.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Doug Gordon, Ford Mustang, 5.609, 256.55 def. Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Camaro, 5.650, 254.38.

Competition Eliminator — Brandon Huhtala, Pontiac GXP, 7.600, 146.89 def. Ryan Warter, Chevy Camaro, foul.

Super Stock — Terry Anderson, Chevy Nova, 10.076, 131.28 def. Alan Falcone, Chevy Cavalier, 9.380, 134.97.

Stock Eliminator — Tim Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, 11.148, 110.09 def. Mick Alley, Camaro, 10.488, 126.27.

Super Comp — Marc Heritage, Dragster, 8.899, 174.17 def. Rodger Comstock, Dragster, 8.884, 176.51.

Super Gas — Mike Shannon, Chevy Corvette, 9.920, 145.66 def. Tanner Hiatt, Corvette, 9.914, 159.51.

Super Street — Kyle Colletti, Chevy, 10.899, 147.52 def. John Ermish, Chevelle

Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Anderson Makes Final Round, Moves into Top 10 at Northwest Nationals

Anderson Makes Final Round, Moves into Top 10 at Northwest Nationals

KENT, Wash., August 3, 2014 – The NHRA Northwest Nationals was a very productive race for Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team, and the efforts of the group as a whole equated to an all-Summit Racing final round, the first since 2012. For Greg Anderson as a driver, though, the high point was breaking into the top 10 in the NHRA Pro Stock standings for the first time this year with just two races remaining in the regular season.
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Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Pocono

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
GoBowling.com 400 Post Race Report
Pocono Raceway
August 4, 2014

Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon and Paul Menard finished eighth, 15th and 33rd, respectively.
Newman ranks fifth in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Jeff Gordon by 70 points, while Dillon ranks 15th and Menard ranks 16th.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned his third victory of the 2014 season and was followed to the finish line by Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle.
The next Sprint Cup Series race is the NASCAR 355 at The Glen on Sunday, August 10, which is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90.
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Summit Racing

Summit Racing–Line Powers to Victory in all-Summit Racing Seattle Final

Line Powers to Victory in all-Summit Racing Seattle Final

KENT, Wash., August 3, 2014 – The Summit Racing Pro Stock team had an extraordinary outing this weekend at the 27th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals, and it came to a dramatic and exciting final round for the charging group as teammates Jason Line and Greg Anderson raced for the trophy. Line was victorious, and his teammate made huge strides of his own as he broke into the top 10 in NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series standings for the first time this season.
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John Force Racing

John Force Racing–JOHN FORCE WINS SEATTLE; COMPLETES JFR SWEEP OF SWING

JOHN FORCE WINS SEATTLE; COMPLETES JFR SWEEP OF SWING
SEATTLE, WA — John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage Mustang ended the annual NHRA Western Swing in the winner’s circle as 16-time NHRA Mello Yello champion claimed his 141st career win and eighth at Pacific Raceway today at the 27th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals. It was also John Force’s third win of the season and fourth consecutive final round appearance. Not only that, the Castrol backed John Force Racing Funny Cars can also claim a Western Swing sweep, as Robert Hight’s win at Denver, Courtney Force’s victory in Sonoma and now John’s success at Seattle have rewritten the NHRA record books.
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John Force Racing

John Force Racing–JOHN, COURTNEY FORCE TOP FUNNY CARS IN SEATTLE

JOHN, COURTNEY FORCE TOP FUNNY CARS IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, WA – In another classic family battle for performance, age and experience toppled youth and enthusiasm as John Force lost, then retook his No. 1 qualifying position at the 27th annual O’Reilly Northwest Nationals to his youngest daughter Courtney Force in the final qualifying session on Saturday. Force, the 16-time Funny Car champion, had the quickest Funny Car on Friday night and Saturday morning posting 4.085 second runs in the evening and the heat of the day. In the final session Courtney Force and her Traxxas Funny Car blazed a path to the No. 1 spot running 4.082 seconds right in front of the elder Force. In his last shot at regaining the No. 1 spot John Force and the Castrol GTX High Mileage Funny Car lowered the ET mark to 4.057 seconds to grab his 150th career No. 1 qualifier.
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Mopar Racing

Mopar Racing–Pair of Semifinal Appearances for Mopar at NHRA Northwest Nationals

Pair of Semifinal Appearances for Mopar at NHRA Northwest Nationals

· No.1 qualifier Allen Johnson takes Dodge Dart to semifinal appearance at 27th National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Northwest Nationals
· No. 3 Funny Car qualifier Matt Hagan races his HEMI 50th anniversary tribute Mopar to a semifinal finish at Pacific Raceways

Kent, Washington (Aug 3, 2014) – No. 1 Pro Stock qualifier Allen Johnson and last year’s Funny Car national event winner Matt Hagan took their respective HEMI-powered Mopars to semifinal finishes at the scenic tree-lined Pacific Raceways track near Seattle, Washington, for the 27th annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Northwest Nationals.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–IndyCar–Mid-Ohio–Scott Dixon Gives Chevrolet IndyCar V6 First Victory at Mid-Ohio

Scott Dixon Gives Chevrolet IndyCar V6 First Victory at Mid-Ohio
Sebastien Bourdais Finishes Second for Chevy One-Two

LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 3, 2014) – Scott Dixon scored an impressive win today at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to give the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 engine its first win at the storied track. Piloting his familiar red No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevy-powered car, the three-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion led twice for a total of 45 laps to take the victory by 5.3864 seconds over fellow Team Chevy driver Sebastien Bourdais, No. 11 Team Mistic KVSH Racing Chevrolet.
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Dyson Racing

Dyson Racing–DYSON RACING TEAM BENTLEY FINISH STRONG AT MID-OHIO

DYSON RACING TEAM BENTLEY FINISH STRONG AT MID-OHIO
LEXINGTON, OH – Today Butch Leitzinger and Dyson Racing Team Bentley showed the pace of their Bentley Continental GT3 in Round 12 of the Pirelli World Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Leitzinger worked his way from 14th to eighth place at the finish of the 50-minute race.
A stumble a the standing-start of the race dropped the Bentley from its eighth-place starting position, but Leitzinger raced his way into the top ten by the sixth lap. An outside pass around the tight Keyhole on a lap 28 green flag restart moved him into eighth place and gave Leitzinger his third top-ten finish since joining the series at Road America three race weekends ago.
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–IndyCar–Mid-Ohio–Scott Dixon

CHEVROLET RACING
VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES
HONDA INDY 200 AT MID-OHIO
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 3, 2014

POST RACE TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES:

SCOTT DIXON, NO. 9 TARGET CHIP GANASSI RACING CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: WE KNEW THE CAR WAS FAST, BUT STARTING LAST, WAS THERE ANY CHANCE YOU WOULD END UP HERE IN VICTORY LANE? “You can’t underestimate anything and our race was going so poor from the start that we tried to switch strategies a couple times but the guys kept going. Yes, we got a little lucky with that caution but I kept asking the team, Mike and Eric and all the guys that had to call those shots. The fuel number was extremely close, but we still had the speed. I am very happy for the Target team but bummed out because of TK on that first lap incident there. But a huge weekend here in Mid-Ohio and a big thanks to all the fans for coming out even in a bit of bad weather. But man it feels good to be back here in victory lane for sure.”
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Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–Pocono–Dale Earnhardt Jr.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
GOBOWLING.COM 400
POCONO RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
AUGUST 3, 2014

DALE EARNHARDT, JR. SWEEPS POCONO
Fifth Consecutive Win for Chevrolet at the ‘Tricky Triangle’

LONG POND, Pa. – (August 3, 2014) On the final restart with only three laps remaining, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took the lead in his No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet SS to win the GoBowling.com 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race, and complete a season sweep at Pocono Raceway.
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