(CONCORD, NC - APRIL 14, 2014 - RIS) Gene Haas and HaasFormula principle Guenther Steiner held a press conference today to announce details of the new American Formula One team. Here is the team's transcript of the conference.
An interview with: GENE HAAS and GUENTHER STEINER
This is Mike Conway’s first win of 2014 and the third win of his Indy car career. His first win came here in Long Beach in 2011. He also won at Belle Isle-1 in Detroit in 2013.
This is Ed Carpenter Racing’s second win in the Verizon IndyCar Series. It previously won with Ed Carpenter Racing at Auto Club Speedway in 2012.
Mike Conway won his second Long Beach Grand Prix today, as the Verizon IndyCar Series returned to southern California.
A late-race accident with race leaders Josef Newgarden and Ryan Hunter-Reay collected the leaders and three other cars, taking them out of contention, and moving Scott Dixon to the front.
Dixon's fuel situation was dire, forcing the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Chevy into the pits, handing the lead and victory to Conway.
Conway drives for team owner Ed Carpenter, who takes over driving duties at IndyCar oval races.
Damion Gardner with his third feature win this year.
PERRIS, CA APRIL 12, 2014 -RIS- Damion Gardner has started the 2014 USAC/CRA season with a hat-trick as he held off fast qualifier Michael Spencer to win for the third time. Starting from fifth position Damion moved past early leader Matt Mitchell to take the lead on the fourth lap. He lead the 27 remaining laps despite determined challenges from Spencer who started sixth.
(CONCORD, NC – APRIL 13, 2014 – RIS) A gorgeous warm Spring day for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals saw a big crowd of fans treated to four lanes of Pro classes. When all the smoke and fumes cleared, Antron Brown, Robert Hight, Jimmy Alund and Andrew Hines carried home the Wallies - NHRA's coveted trophies for winners.
Qualifying Saturday for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 1.968-mile(s) Streets of Long Beach circuit, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses:
1. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 01:07.8219 (104.462)
2. (27) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Honda, 01:07.9403 (104.280)
3. (11) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevy, 01:07.9580 (104.253)
4. (67) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Honda, 01:08.0097 (104.173)
5. (98) Jack Hawksworth, Dallara-Honda, 01:08.0525 (104.108)
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DARLINGTON, SC- RIS – Kevin Harvick held off Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jimmie Johnson to win the Bojangles Southern 500 after two green-white-checker finishes. The poll winner dominated the race, but a series of late-race cautions forced two shootouts and Harvick was up to the task.
CONCORD, N.C. – For the second season in a row Shawn Langdon will enter eliminations at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals as the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel. (Series release)
DARLINGTON, SC – RIS – This seems to becoming a habit. For the second race in a row, Chase Elliott, the 18-year old son of Awesome Bill Elliott won his second straight race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington Raceway, the place his father won the Winston Million 29 years ago.
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DARLINGTON, S.C. –RIS - Aric Almirola has the record, but only Kevin Harvick has the starting spot that counts most after Friday's NASCAR Sprint Cup knockout qualifying session at the track they call. “The Lady in
Black”—Darlington Raceway.. With a lap at 183.479 mph in the five-minute third round of time trials, Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award for Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at the egg-shaped 1.366-mile track.
(CONCORD, NC – APRIL 11, 2014 – RIS) Langdon, Capps, McGaha and Hall topped the first day's qualifying at zMAX Dragway. Langdon's better Top Fuel time of the day was a 3.753/321.81 pass. Capps clocked a pass at 4.059/314.24 in the NAPA Dodge Funny Car, while Chris McGaha pedaled his Pro Stock Camaro to a 6.523/212.73 pass. Pro Stock Motorcycle top qualifier after two rounds was John Hall, besting class champion Matt Smith with a time of 6.846/196.07 astride his Buell.
(FORT WORTH, TX – APRIL 7, 2014 – RIS) Seven for seven in 2014 as Joey Logano became the seventh winner in seven races by taking the Texas Motor Speedway Duck Commander 500 in another green/white/checker finish. The first caution in the race flew for Dale Earnhardt Jr's crash on the front straight, ending his day after only 12 laps. Kevin Harvick, Dave Blaney, Parker Kligerman and a late exiting Kurt Busch were the only other drivers whose day ended early. Busch's left rear tire blew late, creating the green/white/checker finish.
FORT WORTH, TX - RIS - The Duck Commander 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway was postponed until Monday at 7:00 PM today. As rain moved through the area on Saturday, NASCAR had hoped to get the track dry enough to race, but by 7:00 PM, officials decided that this could not be done. Part of the problem was a persistent mist in the area and humid conditions. Also creepers of moisture were coming up through the track surface.
FORT WORTH, TX - RIS - Tony Stewart won the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Duck Commander 500 race at Texas Motor Spedway and in the process added just a little drama to the proceedings. Stewart waited until the very last moments of the final round of Saturday’s Sprint Cup Series knockout qualifying session before making his last run and succeeded in knocking Brad Keselowski from the pole. Keselowski, considered the master at winning poles and front row spots this season with the new qualifying procedure instituted by the sanctioning body, fell short this time.
(Track release: CONCORD, N.C. (April 6, 2014) – Jerry Horine, of Louisville, Ky., drove home with the prestigious Best of Show Award at the AutoFair hosted by OldRide.com for his beautifully restored 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, concluding the four-day automotive spectacular on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
FORT WORTH, TX – RIS – Chase Elliott passed Kevin Harvick with laps winding down to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. The high school senior outraced Sprint Cup drivers and series regulars to become the second youngest driver to win a Nationwide Series race.
IRWINDALE, CA 04/05/2014 -RIS- Ryan Partridge of Rancho Cucamonga, California had the night of his life as Irwindale Speedway opened it's 2014 regular season. Partridge started with a win in the Lucas Oil Late Models in the first of two thirty lap races. Ryan went on to win the 40 lap Irwindale Race Trucks and finished up with a late race win in the second Lucas Oil Late Model 40 lapper. The second late model race was both a crash fest and a thriller as two multi-car wrecks and attrition left five of 21 cars running at the finish. Cole Custer lead the race at the last restart but Partridge got past on the lap 25 restart.
Owner Points Following Race # 6
Will Power Winner of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Courtesy INDYCAR)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – RIS – Will Power drove to victory 1.9 seconds ahead of Ryan Hunter-Reay in the season-opening race of the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Power’s Team Penske teammate and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, 2013 IndyCar champion Scott Dixon and Simon Pagenaud rounded out the top five.
