PERRIS, CA -RIS- Dave Darland is now the third driver in the 73 year history of the Turkey Night Grand Prix to win on both pavement and dirt. In an exciting race he seemed to be fated to finish second until Damion Gardner lost his left rear wheel with four laps left while leading comfortably.
Photo- Dave Darland kisses the Aggie trophy. Credit Ed Hollowell
Shoppers take advantage of great deals at the Souvenir and Race Ticket Blow-Out. (Credit: CMS Photo)
-- For Immediate Release -- CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2013) – As Black Friday shoppers battle their way through local stores and shopping malls, motorsports fans should race their way over to Charlotte Motor Speedway the day after Thanksgiving for a unique shopping experience. At the 21st annual Race Ticket and Souvenir Blow-Out on Nov. 29, fans will receive great deals on racing merchandise and have the opportunity to drive their personal vehicles on the legendary 1.5-mile superspeedway.
Photo Credit: Andrew Weber - USA Today Sports
HOMESTEAD, FL – RIS – Denny Hamlin held off Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to win Sunday’s season-ending NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford 400 at Miami-Homestead Speedway. Jimmie Johnson won his sixth Sprint Cup championship by finishing ninth. The whole story is much more complicated, though. There was danger everywhere.
HOMESTEAD, FL - RIS - Denny Hamlin finally won his first race of 2013 in the last race of the season, outrunning Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to the finish line. In bigger news, Jimmie Johnson won his sixth championship, but it wasn't easy. Johnson dodged competitiors all day, once geting his car damaged on a restart. He finished ninth while his main competition (Kenseth) was finishing second.
USAC HONDA NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 16, 2013 - Peoria, Arizona - Canyon Speedway Park - 46th " Western World Classic"
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Darren Hagen, 3. Christopher Bell, 4. Tracy Hines, 5. Dave Darland, 6. Brad Kuhn, 7. Tyler Thomas, 8. Mike Spencer, 9. Ronnie Gardner, 10. Andrew Felker, 11. Tanner Thorson, 12. Chris Windom, 13. Caleb Armstrong, 14. Jake Swanson, 15. Jerry Coons, Jr., 16. Shannon McQueen, 17. Trey Marcham, 18. Aaron Reutzel, 19. Dalton Armstrong, 20. Parker Price-Miller, 21. Nick Drake, 22. Brady Bacon, 23. Taylor Ferns, 24. Zach Daum, 25. Rico Abreu.
HOMESTEAD, FL – Brad Keselowski came from 11th place in two laps during the final restart to win the Ford Ecoboost 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In the meantime, Austin Dillon won the season championship by finishing 11th, but only three points ahead of Sam Hornish, Jr. Penske Racing also won the owner’s championship and Ford became the manufacturer champion.
USAC HONDA NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 15, 2013 - Peoria, Arizona - Canyon Speedway Park - 46th " Western World Classic"
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Darren Hagen, 2. Brady Bacon, 3. Christopher Bell, 4. Rico Abreu, 5. Bryan Clauson, 6. Caleb Armstrong, 7. Dave Darland, 8. Tanner Thorson, 9. Jerry Coons, Jr., 10. Brad Kuhn, 11. Tyler Thomas, 12. Bobby East, 13. Tracy Hines, 14. Ronnie Gardner, 15. Andrew Felker, 16. Mike Spencer, 17. Parker Price-Miller, 18. Trey Marcham, 19. Dalton Armstrong, 20. Shannon McQueen, 21. Taylor Ferns, 22. R.J. Johnson, 23. Levi Roberts, 24. Chris Windom. NT
Credit - AP Gary Broome
HOMESTEAD, FL – RIS – Kyle Busch won the Ford Ecoboost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race by outdueling Ryan Blaney and a cast of others. The race ended on the third attempt at a green-white-checker finish. Blaney finished second with Jeb Burton, Brenden Gaughan, and Ron Hornaday, Jr. making up the remainder of the top five. Matt Crafton won his first Truck Series championship by starting the race. He fell short of winning the owner’s championship for his team due to a racing accident on the first green-white-checker attempt.
(HOMESTEAD, FL – NOV 15, 2013 – RIS) One lap decided the Camping World Truck Series owner champion – the last lap of the race. Matt Crafton needed to finish better than he did to beat out Kyle Busch for the owner's crown and tied in points at the checkered flag giving KBM the trophy on total wins. Crafton won the driver's crown by 40 points over Ty Dillon simply by starting the race and Ryan Blaney grabbed rookie of the year honors.
HOMESTEAD, FL – RIS – Matt Kenseth sent a clear message in winning the pole for the season finale Ford Ecoboost 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Kenseth sits second behind five time champion Jimmie Johnson in the championship standings.
USAC HONDA NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 14, 2013 - Peoria, Arizona - Canyon Speedway Park - 46th " Western World Classic"
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Christopher Bell, 2. Brady Bacon, 3. Bryan Clauson, 4. Darren Hagen, 5. Rico Abreu, 6. Tracy Hines, 7. Zach Daum, 8. Dave Darland, 9. Brad Kuhn, 10. Mike Spencer, 11. Caleb Armstrong, 12. R.J. Johnson, 13. Tanner Thorson, 14. Nick Drake, 15. A.J. Felker, 16. Shannon McQueen, 17. Ronnie Gardner, 18. Parker Price-Miller, 19. Trey Marcham, 20. Tyler Thomas, 21. Chris Windom, 22. Taylor Ferns. NT
Four time champion Dario Franchitti announced today that he will not be returning to racing based on the advice of the medical team that has been treating him since his Houston accident.
(CHARLOTTE, NC - NOV 12, 2013) Ford press release: Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 Cargill Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and No. 21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, announced today that he has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Ford Racing attended a press conference where Bayne and Roush Fenway Racing President Steve Newmark answered questions from assembled media. Below is a transcript of that session:
Students are shown the dangers of distracted driving (and how easily they are distracted)
(School press release) Allen Johnson, the 2012 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock champion, has been a long-time supporter of B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe), the organization founded by fellow drag racing champion, Doug Herbert. Thanks to Johnson’s commitment to helping B.R.A.K.E.S. save the lives of teenage motorists through the Teen Pro-Active Driving Schools offered free by the non-profit 3(c) organization, on the weekend of February 1-2, 2014 these nationally-acclaimed driving courses will be coming to legendary Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, TN for the first time.
AVONDALE, AZ – RIS – Kevin Harvick took advantage of Carl Edwards’ misfortune on the final lap to win the Advocare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday. It was the third victory of the season for Harvick, who is leaving the Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet team after this season. Kasey Kahne finished second with Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Kurt Busch rounding out the top five.
(PHOENIX, AZ – NOV 10, 2013 – RIS) Kevin Harvick didn't have the fastest car at the end of the race, but he had the most luck as Carl Edwards ran out of fuel on the last lap. Harvick had run out of fuel on lap 268 of the 312 scheduled, but could stop for fuel without losing too much ground, allowing him to remain in the hunt.
CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 9, 2013) – Track release - Daryn Pittman, Josh Richards and Brett Hearn were crowned champions in front of a tremendous standing-room-only crowd Saturday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, concluding three jam-packed days of racing at the seventh annual World of Outlaws World Finals. Richards, Paul McMahan, and Stewart Friesen were the evening’s A-Feature winners.
AVONDALE, AZ - Jimmie Johnson proved he wasn't resting on his point lead in winning the pole for Sunday's race at Phoenix International Raceway. Johnson’s track-record average lap speed at 139.222 mph knocked Denny Hamlin into second place. The pole is Johnson’s third of the season and 32nd of his career. It was also the 19th time a qualifying record has been set in the Cup series this season.
AVONDALE, AZ - RIS - It was a surprise night at Phoenix when a young driver won the Camping Wprld Truck Series race at Phoenix. Erik Jones beat one of the rising stars in the series to win for the first time at only 17 years old.
Fireworks and a four-wide fan salute by all three classes started the evening's action at Charlotte
Schatz, Lanigan and Hearn Score Friday Night Wins at World of Outlaws World Finals
CONCORD, N.C., Nov 8, 2013 – Donny Schatz, Darrell Lanigan and Brett Hearn each scored A-Main wins on Friday night in front of the packed house at The Dirt Track at Charlotte during the seventh annual World of Outlaws World Finals.
Brett "The Jet" Hearn won both heat races for his groups
track release: Meyers, Moyer and McMahan Fastest in Thursday Night Qualifying for World of Outlaws World Finals
(FORT WORTH, TX – NOV 3, 2013 – RIS) Jimmie Johnson scored his 66th career win and sixth of the season in dominating the track at Texas Motor Speedway, leading 255 of the 334 laps in the AAA Texas 500. Tire management was one of the stories of the day, but Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus played that perfectly, having none of the problems that assaulted other drivers. Fellow Hendrick Motorsport driver Dale Earnhardt Jr placed second, followed by Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth and a third Hendrick racer, Kasey Kahne. Jeff Gordon had a blown right front tire send his car into the wall, relegating him to a 38th place finish. Tony Stewart led 278 laps in 2006 to be more dominant than Johnson today. "Never stop improving" says the sponsor's sticker on Johnson's dash – something he and his team have taken to heart.
FORT WORTH, TX – RIS – Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth were successful in separating themselves from their competition during Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, but it was not according to their plan. The idea was to run off and hide, and Johnson did that, but Kenseth made a pit mistake and never had a car capable of catching his main rival. It was the rest of the field of challengers that had trouble even keeping up with the No. 20 Toyota.
Camry driver Matt Kenseth (fourth) was the top-finishing Toyota in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Texas Motor Speedway. Kenseth started sixth and led twice for three laps (of 334) en route to his top-five result behind race-winner Jimmie Johnson. Camry drivers Denny Hamlin (seventh) and Clint Bowyer (10th) also earned top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile speedway. Other Toyota drivers in the field included Kyle Busch (13th), Martin Truex Jr. (14th), Parker Kligerman (18th), Elliott Sadler (19th), David Reutimann (28th), Travis Kvapil (32nd), Joe Nemechek (36th) and Bobby Labonte (40th). After the eighth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship 10-race playoff, Kenseth is second in the standings -- seven points behind leader Johnson. Busch ranks fourth (-52 points behind first) in the standings and Bowyer is seventh (-69).
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES: AAA TEXAS 500
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
Ford Racing NSCS Notes & Quotes: AAA Texas 500 (Texas Motor Speedway) NSCS Post Race Quotes
PERRIS, CA
-RIS- Dave Darland lead all fourty laps on his way to a second Perris Budwieser Oval Nationals. Starting from the outside front row Darland took the lead from the start and held off Michael Spencer as well as Bryan Clauson to win the 40 lap feature. Clauson managed to get beside Darland late in the race but coulden't close the deal, The race was stopped once on lap 32 when Justin Grant flipped after wall contact in turn three. Clauson finished third and Spencer was fourth. More as time allows.
Dave Darland Celebrates his second Oval Nationals Win. Photo Ed Hollowell
(FORT WORTH, TX – NOV 2, 2013 – RIS) Brad Keselowski led over half the race in winning his first Texas Motor Speedway 'cowboy hat' trophy. The win is Keselowski's sixth in the 2013 season. Austin Dillon finished fifth and is six points ahead of Sam Hornish in Nationwide Series points.
Ford Racing NSCS Saturday Post Race Notes & Quotes: O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (Texas Motor Speedway)
BRAD KESELOWSKI/JEREMY BULLINS RACE WINNER POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE
Nic Faas Celebrates Oval Nationals Opener Win. Photo Ed Hollowell
PERRIS, CA -RIS- “I'd rather run second tonight and win tomorrow.” said Nic Faas after his wire-to-wire victory in the first night of the 2013 Perris Oval Nationals USAC Sprint Car race. The win was Nic's fourth of the year at Perris but was special because this was a national event with all the tough guys from the midwest out to finish their season in California.
(FORT WORTH, TX – NOV 1, 2013 – RIS) Ty Dillon dominated the Winstar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway, leading 130 out of the 147 laps in the race and heading Johnny Sauter under the checkered flag by over 2.6 seconds. The win at Texas marked the hundredth win at Richard Childress Racing for any team racer wearing the number 3.
Carl Edwards last month at Charlotte practice
(FORT WORTH, TX – NOV 1, 2013 – RIS) Carl Edwards had to wait until nearly last car on the track to qualify, fought a couple of near-spins on his hot lap and still beat out previous fast qualifier Brad Keselowski by a scant seven inches, or two thousandths of a second. Edwards' lap was 27.535/196.114, just barely ahead of Keselowski's 27.537/196.100 lap.
Ford Racing NSCS Notes & Quotes:
AAA Texas 500 (Texas Motor Speedway)
NSCS Friday Cup Qualifying Quotes
Richard Petty Motorsports Will Be a Little Twisted with New Partner in 2014
Twisted Tea Brewing Company Named Newest Partner of the No. 9 Ford and Ambrose
CONCORD, N.C. (October 29, 2013) - Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) announced today the company will partner with the Twisted Tea Brewing Company on its No. 9 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford team beginning in 2014. The hard iced tea brewer will be an associate sponsor of the car driven by two-time Cup Series winner Marcos Ambrose during the 2014 season. In addition, Twisted Tea will serve as a primary sponsor of the team at Dover International Speedway during the fall race event.
MARTINSVILLE, VA – RIS – Denny Hamlin started on the pole for the second day in a row at Martinsville Speedway, after also starting up front for the truck series race, but within two laps Jimmie Johnson overtook Hamlin to officially gain the front position of the Goody’s Headache Relief 500 on lap three.
Jeff Gordon's winning car. Credit-Marty Smith-ESPN
MARTINSVILLE, VA – RIS- The Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway came down to a battle between the title contenders. The cautions were plentiful and there was good racing all day. A fan favorite won and the points race is now tied. What else could a race fan want? Maybe an earlier starting time?
MARTINSVILLE, VA – RIS – Denny Hamlin (#51) started on the pole but Johnny Sauter (#98) took the lead from Hamlin on the first lap and opened a two truck length lead.
AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS: October 26, 2013 – Peoria, Arziona – Canyon Speedway Park – 13th Hose Advantage Store “Hall of Fame Classic”
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Chase Stockon, 2. Tracy Hines, 3. Justin Grant, 4. R.J. Johnson, 5. Robert Ballou, 6. Chris Windom, 7. Bryan Clauson, 8. Damion Gardner, 9. Austin Williams, 10. Josh Pelkey, 11. Brady Bacon, 12. Jon Stanbrough, 13. Matt Mitchell, 14. Nic Faas, 15. Mike Spencer, 16. Charles Davis, Jr., 17. Rip Williams, 18. Nick Drake, 19. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 20. Dave Darland, 21. Cody Williams, 22. Tyler Courtney, 23. Michael Curtis, 24. Mike Martin. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Hines, Laps 2-30 Stockon.
NEW AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,828; 2-Darland-1,771; 3-Bacon-1,658; 4-Stockon-1,582; 5-Thomas-1,574; 6-Hines-1,464; 7-Ballou-1,413; 8-Windom-1,155; 9-Courtney-1,027; 10-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,000.
NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Gardner-1,208, 2-Faas-1,068, 3-Spencer-1,053, 4-Mitchell-803, 5-Bud Kaeding-753, 6-A.Williams-751, 7-C.Williams-734, 8-Brody Roa-659, 9-Ryan Bernal-551, 10-R.Williams-470.
NEXT AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE: November 1-2 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway –18th “Budweiser Oval Nationals”
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Tracy Hines, 3. Mike Spencer, 4. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 5. Damion Gardner, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Josh Pelkey, 8. Robert Ballou, 9. Tyler Courtney, 10. Nick Drake, 11. Mike Martin, 12. Matt Mitchell, 13. Brady Bacon, 14. Chase Stockon, 15. Justin Grant, 16. Austin Williams, 17. R.J. Johnson, 18. Tom Ogle, 19. Nic Faas, 20. Cody Williams, 21. Charles Davis, Jr., 22. Josh Hodges, 23. Chris Windom, 24. Jon Stanbrough. NT
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**Davis flipped on lap 1 of the feature. Windom flipped on lap 5 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Bacon, Laps 21-22 Darland, Laps 23-30 Clauson.
NEW AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Bryan Clauson-1,779; 2-Darland-1,750; 3-Bacon-1,619; 4-Thomas-1,550; 5-Stockon-1,512; 6-Hines-1,402; 7-Ballou-1,359; 8-Windom-1,103; 9-Courtney-1,008; 10-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,000.
NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Gardner-1,163, 2-Faas-1,035, 3-Spencer-1,021, 4-Mitchell-776, 5-Bud Kaeding-753, 6-C.Williams-721, 7-A.Williams-713, 8-Brody Roa-659, 9-Ryan Bernal-551, 10-Richard Vander Weerd-447.
NEXT AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE: October 26 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park – 13th Annual Hose Advantage Store “Hall of Fame Classic”
MARTINSVILLE, VA – RIS – What was a spirited battle in Saturday’s Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway turned ugly at Lap 189. What was a battle between Denny Hamlin, Darrell Wallace, Jr., and Kevin Harvick will forever be known as the day that a driver battling for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship made some rude comments about his car owner’s grandson with the grandson firing back. It may overshadow the fact that Wallace was the first driver of color to win a race since 1963.
