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NASCAR CUP SERIES STARS HIGHLIGHT TRACKSIDE LIVE DRIVER LINEUP FOR AUTOTRADER ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE 500 RACE WEEKEND

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  • Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Daniel Suarez, and Bubba Wallace will be among the featured guests at the TMS Fan Zone’s Trackside Live stage during the Sept. 24-25 NASCAR Playoffs weekend.
  • Trackside Live also will host performances by fiery cirque act Grace Good and Q&A visits from Fan Zone Sideshow performers.

FORT WORTH, Texas (September 19, 2022) – The Trackside Live stage will be the entertainment centerpiece of the Texas Motor Speedway Fan Zone during the Sept. 24-25 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 ranging from visits by marquee NASCAR drivers to unique sideshow performances.

NASCAR Cup Series stars Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace, Michael McDowell, and Harrison Burton will highlight the driver Q&A sessions on Sunday, Sept. 25, at Trackside Live, an entertaining, interview-style show hosted by Ric Renner. The outdoor stage, situated in the Texas Motor Speedway Fan Zone near Gate 3, will be buzzing with activity beginning at 10 a.m. CT each day of the race weekend.

Trackside Live’s opening day on Saturday, Oct. 24, will feature three shows from daredevil cirque performer Grace Good. She will provide a thrilling mix of circus entertainment, cirque skills and fiery acts at 10:50 a.m., 11:40 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The day’s schedule also will feature Q&A sessions with NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers AJ Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing (Noon); Sheldon Creed and Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing (12:15 p.m.); and Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer and Josh Berry of JR Motorsports (12:30 p.m.).

Additional Q&A visits will come from Texas Motor Speedway’s Sideshow performers Flippenout (10:40 a.m.), Bear Hollow Wood Carvers (11:15 a.m.) and Micro Wrestling Warriors (11:30 a.m.). The day concludes with the Speedway Children’s Charities Texas Playoffs live memorabilia auction, which begins 15 minutes after the checkered flag for the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

NASCAR fans will want to ensure that they arrive early at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 25, with seven Cup Series competitors visiting Trackside Live for Q&A sessions.

Harrison Burton of Wood Brothers Racing will be the first driver to take to the stage at 11 a.m. and will be followed by the joint Q&A with 23XI Racing’s Wallace and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing (11:15 a.m.) and then Hamlin, 23XI Racing’s co-owner/driver (11:30 a.m.).

Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports arrives at 11:45 p.m. and is followed by Daniel Suarez of Trackhouse Racing Team (Noon) and Michael McDowell of Front Row Motorsports (12:15 p.m.).

The schedule also will feature two more shows from Good (10:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m.) along with Q&A sessions with the West Texas Rattlesnake Show (10:40 a.m.) and Bear Hollow Wood Carvers (10:50 a.m.).

Here’s a look at the weekend line-up (subject to change):

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24

· 10:40 a.m. – Q&A with Flippenout performers.
· 10:50 a.m. – Grace Good Cirque Show #1
· 11:15 a.m. – Q&A with the Bear Hollow Wood Carvers.
· 11:30 a.m. – Q&A with the Micro Wrestling Warriors.
· 11:40 a.m. – Grace Good Cirque Show #2.
· 12 p.m. – Q&A with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver AJ Allmendinger.
· 12:15 p.m. – Q&A with Xfinity Series drivers Sheldon Creed/Austin Hill.
· 12:30 p.m. – Q&A with Xfinity Series drivers Justin Allgaier/Sam MayerJosh Berry.
· 1 p.m. – Grace Good Cirque Show #3.
· 15 minutes post-race – SCC Texas Playoffs auction.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25

· 10:15 a.m. – Grace Good Cirque Show #1.
· 10:40 a.m. – Q&A with West Texas Rattlesnake show performer.
· 10:50 a.m. – Q&A with Bear Hollow Wood Carvers.
· 11 a.m. – Q&A with NASCAR Cup Series driver Harrison Burton.
· 11:15 a.m. – Q&A with Cup Series drivers Bubba Wallace and Ty Gibbs.
· 11:30 a.m. – Q&A with Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin.
· 11:45 a.m. – Q&A with Cup Series driver Chase Elliott.
· 12 p.m. – Q&A with Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez.
· 12:15 p.m. – Q&A with Cup Series driver Michael McDowell.
· 12:30 p.m. – Grace Good Cirque Show #3.

Texas Motor Speedway will play host to the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs on Sept. 24-25. The weekend will be highlighted by the NASCAR Xfinity Series Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 on Saturday, Sept. 24 (2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, and PRN), and the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 on Sunday, Sept. 25 (2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, PRN, and 95.9 The Ranch).

The newly renovated Lil’ Texas Motor Speedway 1/5-mile dirt track will kick off the weekend of racing with the inaugural C. Bell’s MICRO MANIA. The four-day event (Sept. 21-24) features practice on Wednesday (Sept. 21), qualifying races Thursday and Friday (Sept. 22-23) and mains and finals Saturday (Sept. 24). Micro Sprints are smaller versions of full-sized sprint cars with side-mounted 600cc motorcycle engines that can generate 140 horsepower with similar chassis and body styles to the larger versions. NASCAR stars currently confirmed to participate include Christopher Bell, two-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch and his son Brexton Busch, Sheldon Creed, Daniel Hemric, Brett Moffitt, and John Hunter Nemechek.

TICKETS:
For ticket information for the September 24-25 NASCAR Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 weekend, including individual day tickets for C. Bell’s Micro Mania, please visit www.texasmotorspeedway.com.

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F.C.C. TSR Honda France Fights Back to Win Second FIM Endurance World Championship Title

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FIM Endurance World Championship

Le Castellet, France, Sept 19, 2022 – (JCN Newswire) – F.C.C. TSR Honda France, running second in the 2022 FIM* Endurance World Championship (EWC), made a comeback to win this year’s championship in the final round, the Bol d’Or 2022, held at Circuit Paul Ricard on September 17 – 18. The team has won the title for the second time, its first in the 2017-2018 season.

F.C.C. TSR Honda France kicked off its 2022 campaign with riders Josh Hook (29 years old, Australia), Geno Rea (33 years old, UK) and Mike Di Meglio (24 years old, France) on a Honda CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP.

In the season-opener, the 24 Heures Motos held at Le Mans, the team qualified third, and finished third. In Round 2, the 24H SPA EWC Motos, the team started fourth on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps grid, and although down to tenth place mid-race, made a dramatic comeback to fourth, and a last lap charge by Rea gave them third in the final results.

In Round 3, the Suzuka 8 Hours, held for the first time in three years, Rea crashed during free practice and was transported by helicopter to a hospital. Hook and Di Meglio was left to ride the eight-hour classic at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie. They qualified fourth, and although they faced numerous problems throughout the race, reclaimed places and finished tenth.

F.C.C. TSR Honda France headed into the final round, the Bol d’Or 2022, second overall, 23 points behind the series leader. Alan Techer (28 years old, France), one of the riders in the team’s previous victory in 2017-2018, stood in for Rea, in the hope that his experience will help them reclaim the title. The team started from fourth on the grid at 3:00 pm on the 17th. Two incidents sent their placing down to 28th, but consistent and determined riding brought the team back up to 4th place by the time the race ended at 3:00 pm on the 18th. As other championship contenders fail to complete the race, F.C.C. TSR Honda France won the overall championship.

Josh Hook | F.C.C. TSR Honda France
“I have learned from the past to never take a result for granted before the chequered flag. We have come back from complicated situations in the past and nothing is ever certain. Like everyone else, we did our race and never gave up. We did very well, all three of us were fast, especially at night. We were quickly no longer in a position to fight for victory, so we focused on the championship, which was clearly the priority goal. We chose to take care of the engine as much as possible to avoid the problems that most of our competitors have. And it’s done!”

Mike Di Meglio | F.C.C. TSR Honda France
“I’m very happy to finally be World Endurance Champion! I came so close with GMT94 and I’m really proud of this title after so many years of fighting for it. It was a really tough race. We had some problems and our opponents were forced to stop one after the other. When Tati Team #4 was fighting at the front, we decided to build up enough of a gap to our chaser to get out of trouble. But when they dropped down the rankings, we changed our strategy to preserve the engine as much as possible by shifting earlier on the straight. It was the best thing to do because the world championship was more important than a podium finish.”

Alan Techer | F.C.C. TSR Honda France
“It was a complicated race for everyone, we also had some mechanical problems. The team worked hard to reduce the time spent in the pits and, with my teammates, we did our best to respect the race plan. The objective was clearly the title, and after the Suzuki’s retirement, we battled with the Tati Team, my former team. This is a special emotion for me, because I win this title with the team that had already given me the chance to be champion in 2018. We also have a big thought for Gino to whom we dedicate this title.”

  • FIM: Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme

Tony Stewart Racing: Event Recap for the Reading Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

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Leah Pruett & Matt Hagan
Top Fuel | Funny Car
Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
Sept. 16-18 | Reading, Pennsylvania

Event Recap

Leah Pruett, driver of the Rayce Rudeen Foundation Top Fuel Dragster:

● Earned No. 7 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.764 ET at 326.24 mph).

● Earned No. 8 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Saturday (3.736 ET at 328.62 mph).

● Scored one bonus point for third-quickest run of the session.

● Secured No. 10 qualifying position in Q3 on Saturday (3.734 ET at 328.38 mph).

● Ran a 4.458 ET at 224.51 mph in Round 1 of eliminations on Sunday, lost to Doug Kalitta (3.720 ET at 329.58 mph).

● Currently tied with Kalitta for eighth in the Top Fuel championship standings, 107 points behind leader Justin Ashley.

Matt Hagan, driver of the Dodge Power Brokers Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car:

● Earned No. 5 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.906 ET at 326.32 mph).

● Maintained No. 5 provisional qualifying position after Q2 on Saturday (3.947 ET at 327.90 mph).

● Secured No. 5 qualifying position based off Friday’s Q1 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Hagan ran a 3.907 ET at 302.28 mph.

● Advanced to Semifinals on Sunday:

●  Round 1: 3.909 ET at 334.65 mph, defeated Jim Campbell (4.445 ET at 207.53 mph).

●  Round 2: 3.935 ET at 329.67 mph, defeated Bob Tasca III (3.941 ET at 330.63 mph).

● Semifinals: 4.123 ET at 255.34, lost to Robert Hight (3.908 ET at 331.69 mph).

● Currently second in the Funny Car championship standings, 81 points behind leader Hight.

Notes of Interest

● Hagan’s Round 2 win puts him 23-15 all-time against Tasca. It’s the fourth time this season the two have faced each other and the duo is tied at 2-2. Tasca won against Hagan at Norwalk, Ohio, in Round 2 and at Topeka, Kansas, in the Semifinals. Hagan previously won against Tasca at Pomona, California, in Round 2.

● Hagan and Hight had their 42nd career meeting Sunday at Reading and they competed against each other for the fifth time this season. Hight now leads 22-20 all-time.

● Pruett has faced Kalitta 29 times throughout her career and four times this season. Kalitta leads 3-1 this season. Kalitta won at Houston in Round 1, Richmond, Virginia, in Round 1 and Sunday at Reading in Round 1. Pruett won in Round 2 at Seattle.

Leah Pruett, Driver of the Rayce Rudeen Foundation Top Fuel Dragster

“We definitely had a very promising racecar and I would consider it one of the most promising cars considering we were the only one to make three clean, full passes in qualifying. Unfortunately, when you have the first round in a matchup with a championship contender close to you in points and qualifying, you’re going to have a close race, and that’s what we were prepared for. We moved in a way to improve our short times. It’s something we’ve been working on for a while – to try and get better 60-foot times and our increments to 330, which means we have to push harder. We tried to push a little bit harder and the Rayce Rudeen Foundation dragster didn’t like it and we smoked the tires. The most frustrating part about it is we have been on this plan for three races or so and keep throwing a lot of power to different places on the car. It hasn’t been reacting the way we want and at the most important time so far in the season, the car says, ‘Oh, I recognize that and it’s a little too much now.’ For us to find that threshold in the first round of eliminations in the first race of the Countdown is slightly frustrating. We will be testing between now and Charlotte to further our progress because in order for us to have a better ET, we have to start at the starting line to the 60-foot mark and improve our acceleration gain. We won’t stop and that’s the name of the game. There are five races remaining in the Countdown and anything can happen.”

Matt Hagan, Driver of the Dodge Power Brokers Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car

“We had a pretty strong weekend. We qualified No. 5, so the biggest thing we have to focus on is qualifying in the No. 1, 2 or 3 spot. It really sets the tone for the weekend to put yourself on the correct side of the ladder that works in your favor. We had to get through some really tough cars this weekend by qualifying fifth. There are no easy rounds out there. All in all, I’m really happy with what my guys are doing. As far as putting the car together, we had two turns today that only lasted 35 minutes breaking the car apart, putting it back together and firing it up. The guys are working so well together and I’m really proud of them. We moved back up to second in the Countdown. Anytime you’re gaining, I think it’s positive. Robert (Hight) and those guys will be tough all season long. They have been tough and will continue to be. I think our clutch combination is what we’re struggling with a little bit right now, but that’s way above my pay grade. We’ll keep working on it more and I have nothing but faith in Dickie (Venables, crew chief), Mike (Knudsen, co-crew chief) and Alex (Conaway, car chief). We always run strong and are in the hunt, so I’m expecting the next five races we will run well and turn the win lights on.”

Next Up

The next event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule is the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Sept. 23-25 in Charlotte, North Carolina. It marks the second event in the Countdown to the Championship and the fifth-to-last race of the season.

Chevrolet sweeps Countdown to the Championship opener

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CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
PEP BOYS NHRA NATIONALS
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY IN MOHNTON, PENNSYLVANIA
SEPT. 18, 2022

Chevrolet sweeps Countdown to the Championship opener

• Top qualifier Robert Hight extends Funny Car points lead with 60th career victory

• Austin Prock picks up second career Top Fuel victory, the first since 2019 at Seattle

• Erica Enders pads Pro Stock points advantage with seventh victory of the season

• No. 1 qualifier Brittany Force sets Top Fuel track speed record at 337.66 mph

• David Barton wins all-COPO Camaro Factory Stock Showdown final, closes in on title

MOHNTON, Pa. (Sept. 18, 2022) — Chevrolet drivers made big statements in the opening round of the six-race National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Countdown to the Championship at Maple Grove Raceway.

Robert Hight, who entered the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals as the top seed in Funny Car, entered race day as the No. 1 qualifier in the Automobile Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS and swept aside his four challengers. Hight recorded his field-high seventh victory of the season and 60th of his career with a 3.937-second pass in the final.

Hight delivered the 154th Funny Car win for Chevrolet since 1967, including 74 with the Camaro body.

John Force Racing teammate Austin Prock claimed his second career Top Fuel victory, driving the Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist Chevrolet dragster to the win over points leader Justin Ashley. Prock also defeated reigning class champion Steve Torrence and U.S. Nationals winner Antron Brown.

Erica Enders extended her Pro Stock points lead with her seventh win of the season in the Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro SS, edging teammate Troy Coughlin Jr. in a rematch of the Seattle final.

No. 1 Top Fuel qualifier Brittany Force reset her year-old track speed record by more than 2 mph (337.66 mph) in her opening-round matchup. Force, who recorded her eighth top qualifier honor in 17 races this season and 40th of her career, looked to have a clean run in the second round, but the Flav-R-Pac/Monster Energy Chevrolet dragster sustained an explosion that cut short her day. She is nine points out of the top spot.

In an all-Chevrolet COPO Camaro final for the second consecutive race in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown, David Barton won his home race by defeating reigning series champion Aaron Stanfield of Bossier City, Louisiana, with a pass of 7.752 seconds at 177.44 mph.

“I finally got Stanfield covered; he’s been kicking my butt for two years,” said Barton, who also won two weeks ago at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis and at Bristol earlier in the season.

Barton will seek to wrap up his second Factory Stock Showdown championship in the eighth and final event of the season Oct. 16 at Texas Motorplex.

Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force, making his 800th career race day appearance, was the No. 3 qualifier in the PEAK Antifreeze & Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS. He advanced to the semifinals.

Hight extended his points lead in the Countdown, picking up his 25th Funny Car win with Chevrolet.

“It’s been a dream come true,” he said. “We worked hard all winter and this Auto Club team remained focused and there was never any doubt. Sixty wins is a big number and there’s one common denominator and that’s the Auto Club. They’ve been here for every single one of them, can’t do it without ’em, Chevrolet most of them.”

Prock, who was runner-up to Ashley in the season opener at Pomona, won for the first time since Seattle in 2019. He did not compete in a JFR car in 2021 and drove a limited schedule in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This is awesome. It was just one of those days where everything was kind of going our way and I’m so proud of this team,” he said. “Joe Barlam, Rahn Tobler, the whole Montana Brand team and thank you John Force for giving me this opportunity. Thank you to the brain trust for fixing my race car.”

Enders spoiled an otherwise perfect weekend for track co-owner Kyle Koretsky, driver of the Lucas Oil Camaro SS, with a semifinal victory. Coughlin, driving the JEGS.com Camaro SS, defeated Greg Anderson, who moved to second in the standings in the HendrickCars.com Camaro SS, in the other semifinal.

“I’ve had a race car that most Pro Stock drivers dream about all year long,” said Enders, who is seeking her fifth Pro Stock world title. “That’s thanks to my guys back at the shop and we prepare to win races before the rigs ever pull out of Elite Motorsports.”

Chevrolet teams and drivers are back at it again Sept. 23-25 at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, for the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals. On May 1 at the racetrack, No. 1 qualifier John Force prevailed in the Funny Car four-wide event. FS1 will telecast eliminations at 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 25.

An interview with Funny Car winner ROBERT HIGHT, AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS:

HOW MOTIVATING HAS THAT FEELING LAST YEAR – NOT WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP – BEEN FOR YOU THIS YEAR?

“It’s been a dream come true. We worked hard all winter and this Auto Club team remained focused and there was never any doubt. Sixty wins is a big number and there’s one common denominator and that’s the Auto Club. They’ve been here for every single one of them, can’t do it without ’em, Chevrolet most of them.”

TAKE US THROUGH YOUR RACE DAY.

“This is exactly how we scripted it. The only difference is it’s really easy to script something but it’s a lot harder to get out here and get the job done. It’s amazing what we accomplished this weekend. No. 1 qualifier, we got points every single run in qualifying, and then get the win. There were some big mountains we had to climb to get this win. It’s exactly how we scripted it, but it doesn’t usually go that way. One down, five to go. I’m so proud of this team. Sixty wins, I can’t even believe that. I never thought I’d get one. Very, very fortunate.”

THE FINAL ROUND AT INDY (RUNNER-UP), WAS THAT MOTIVATION?

“We were a little bummed at how Indy went. We had a great car and we spun the tires in the semifinals and Jimmy (Prock) and Chris (Cunningham) they backed it off for the final and it actually shook weak, we backed it off too much. So, maybe that taught us something, we learned. This has been a great racetrack all weekend.”

NO TIME OFF; YOU GO STRAIGHT BACK TO WORK AT CHARLOTTE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

“NHRA did an amazing job with the schedule. There’s nothing better than getting three of them knocked out, and this Auto Club Chevy team is carrying momentum into Charlotte. Can’t wait to get there and start again.”

An interview with Top Fuel winner AUSTIN PROCK, MONTANA BRAND/ROCKY MOUNTAIN TWIST CHEVROLET DRAGSTER:

WHAT SENSE OF RELIEF ARE YOU FEELING?

“This is awesome. It was just one of those days where everything was kind of going our way and I’m so proud of this team. Joe Barlam, Rahn Tobler, the whole Montana Brand team and thank you John Force for giving me this opportunity. Thank you to the brain trust for fixing my race car.”

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR?

“I had to get my ride back first and we started off real strong and went through a little bit of a lull, but nobody ever gave up. We just believed in ourselves and it all paid off today. Little bit of hard work and determination you can do just about anything.”

JUSTIN (ASHLEY) HAS BEEN A REAL THORN IN YOUR SIDE THIS YEAR AND YOU GOT SOME REVENGE ON HIM IN THE FINAL.

“I don’t think we beat him all year long until today, so that was huge. I was .58 on the tree and got left on by two-hundredths. That’s unbelievable, but my crew chiefs gave me a great race car today and we won as a team.”

YOU GOT INTO THE COUNTDOWN BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF GROUND TO MAKE UP. YOU COULDN’T HAVE HAD A BETTER DAY THAN THIS.

“This is exactly what we needed to do. We could only go up. We were sitting 12th and now we’re sitting seventh, so we’re definitely right back in the mix of things. We got get another win next weekend and get on a hot streak and we could leave with the gold.”

THE MORALE FOR YOUR TEAM MUST BE AS BIG AS ANYTHING.

“It’s unbelievable how hard everyone works and when you get in a lull like that it’s definitely mentally straining because you’re putting in the same amount of work and not getting any satisfaction out of it. I can’t wait to go back and watch the race and see how excited everybody was. I got a win with my brother; I haven’t won with him since 2016 racing circle track out at Tony Stewart Racing. Doubled up with my dad and this week was my grandfather, Tom Prock’s birthday, so this is for him.”

An interview with Pro Stock winner ERICA ENDERS, MELLING PERFORMANCE/ELITE MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS:

WHY IS THE STRIVE FOR FIVE MORE ALIVE THAN EVER FOR YOU?

“In the fashion in which we lost last year it just gave us all that extra motivation – not that we didn’t want to win before that – but these boys know how to rally. When their backs are against the wall, they performed flawlessly and I’m lucky to be their driver. I’m really proud of my team. I had a goal to win at the tracks I hadn’t won at and so far we’ve accomplished three of those and I think there’s only four left, so I’m really proud and give God all the glory. This just goes to show that if you’re mentally tough you can do anything with the right people in your corner.”

YOU HAD A RACE CAR TODAY THAT MOST PRO STOCK DRIVERS DREAM ABOUT.

“I’ve had a race car that most Pro Stock drivers dream about all year long. That’s thanks to my guys back at the shop and we prepare to win races before the rigs ever pull out of Elite Motorsports, so I could not be more proud of them for their hard work and sacrifice. I do have a really fast hot rod.”

IT’S IMPORTANT IN THE COUNTDOWN TO GET OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT AND YOU DID THAT TODAY.

“We definitely got off on the right foot. We came in here with the lead, though it was a little bit of a struggle to give up over 200 points and then 300 and 400, so my guys have just done an excellent job all season long and it’s my job behind the wheel to execute perfectly and make them shine. We did that today and I could not be more proud. A huge thank you to the Koretsky family. This racetrack is phenomenal. The racing surface is flawless. The upgrades that they’ve done is unbelievable, so hats off to those guys and we’re really proud to be here.”

IN THE FINAL ROUND, YOU HAD TO PULL UP AND THINK I REMEMBER THAT GUY.

“I remember that guy because he waxed my butt in Seattle and then he got me in Topeka. My guys were yelling in my ear redemption, redemption. To have two Elite Motorsports cars in the final round, we win either way. Bring on the next race.”

About Chevrolet

Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in nearly 80 countries with nearly 2.7 million cars and trucks sold in 2021. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

A Checklist of Every Document You Need When Scrapping Your Car

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If you have an old, inoperable, or malfunctioning vehicle sitting in your garage, you shouldn’t lose hope of getting your money’s worth. In fact, there are many ways you can get rid of a junk car and get instant cash from it. While many people decide to sell it privately, others choose to scrap it or sell it as salvage.

Either way, it is essential that your vehicle is scrapped and recycled by an Authorized Treatment Facility (ATF). These facilities are licensed companies that specialize in car scrapping and are required to demonstrate their certification when you arrive at a particular junkyard.

For instance, if you live in Philly, Pennsylvania, it is important that you look for certified junk yards in Philadelphia and surrounding areas where you can scrap your car legally.

However, as with all things vehicle-related, there is some paperwork you should gather before scrapping your car. Here is a checklist of the most important documents you need.

V5C registration certificate

The V5C registration certificate, commonly known as your logbook, is the most important document you need as it confirms that you are the registered keeper of your vehicle. Besides this, the certificate also helps prevent any further unauthorized selling of your car.

Once you gather this document, you need to send it to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and later receive a response letter confirming your receipt. In case you don’t receive the letter, you need to follow up and ensure all of your car’s records have been updated.

In case you don’t have the V5C certificate, it is imperative that you contact the DVLA at the earliest opportunity to send you a replacement document.

Personal identification

Whether you have the V5C registration certificate or not, it is important that you provide personal identification before scrapping your vehicle. This includes a form of ID, such as a driving license or passport, to prove your identity. You may also need to provide proof of address which you can do by submitting a recent utility bill.

The purpose of providing personal identification is to prevent any auto-related crime and dishonest dealings when taking an old vehicle to scrap yards.

Certificate of destruction

Once your vehicle has been given to an ATF to be scrapped or recycled, the ATF is required to issue a Certificate of Destruction (CoD). This certificate is a document that proves that you have had your vehicle legally and properly recycled by an authorized scrapping company, which is the only one that can issue such a document.

It is necessary as it informs the DVLA that the ownership of the car has changed. It also means that the scrapping process has been successfully completed and it clears you of any responsibility for your junk car following the scrappage.

Service history

Your car’s service history is another important document you need to have before scrapping or recycling. This history is a collection of multiple records featured together in a stamped service book or a folder consisting of service certificates, indicating the current condition of your car as well as any repairs that have been done over the years.

In general, there will be two types of service history—full service and part service history. The first one includes all the documents pertaining to the service of the car, whereas the latter refers only to a few of them.

If your vehicle has undergone any repairs, modifications, and other maintenance work, make sure you include all the receipts in the service history to serve as proof.

Owner’s manual and book pack

The owner’s manual is actually the instructional booklet that is shipped with all vehicles when they are first sold as new. The main purpose of this user guide is to elaborate on all of the car’s features such as clocks, aircon, or heating, and explain how they function or how to make changes to them.

This is another important document you need to include in your paperwork collection so the buyer and future owner will have it in case of emergencies.

Final thoughts

If you are thinking about selling your junk car, there are many ways you can go about it. However, if you choose to scrap it or sell it as salvage, it is important that you gather all the documents necessary for scrapping. So, make sure you refer to our post and use it as a reference to know what paperwork is needed for the legal and proper scrapping of an old vehicle. 

How Far Can NASCAR’s Austin Cindric Go?

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As part of the new generation in stock car racing, it’s reasonably expected to see Austin Cindric covering the headlines more frequently. 

At 24 years of age, the young talent is currently in his second NASCAR Cup Series season. 

First steps in Motorsports 

Austin Cindric didn’t have much of a choice when he was growing up in Ohio. His entire family has spent their lives in stock car racing as his father, Tim Cindric, is currently the owner of Team Penske, while his grandfather, Jim Trueman, was widely known for being an IndyCar team owner and RedRoof Inn founder. 

Cindric began his professional career as part of the U.S. F2000 National Championship back in 2013. He raced for Andretti Autosport and eventually ended up 17th in the final standings. Cindric hadn’t waited much before achieving success as he won a race in a Porsche 944 in Historic Sportscar Racing the following year. 

He went on to participate in several championships throughout his teenage years. Making his way through the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Pirelli World Challenge, and ARCA has surely helped him develop his competitive driving skills. 

Cindric had to make just a couple more steps before being ready to race among the best. The determined teenager participated in several NASCAR racing series including Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series. 

First appearances in NASCAR Cup Series

Cindric made his debut at the 2021 Daytona 500 finishing off in 15th place which can easily be considered a positive result. He could have even been better off if he had not been involved in a last-lap crash. 

His inexperience surely took its toll on him throughout the year as he suffered several misfortunate events. However, Cindric recorded his first top-10 finish at the 2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard in Indiana. 

Cindric’s maiden win in NASCAR Cup Series 

He began the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series as a full-time driver for Team Penske driving the team’s No.2 car. This move was about to pay off big time as he would go on to win his first race in his career and the season-opener in Daytona Beach, Florida. Any online bet that had him winning the competition would have paid off at a staggering +2500 odds. 

He struggled during the qualifying stage as he finished off in 21st place. However, his second place in Duel 1 granted him a decent starting point for the race. After an unimpressive Stage 1 and a solid Stage 2, Cindric was sixth heading into the last 70 laps of the race.

After many lead changes throughout the final stage, Team Penske made a decisive move with Ryan Blaney helping out his teammate in the last lap. Cindric made the best out of it fending off three different challengers including the much more experienced Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe. 

With this win, the young prospect became the ninth driver to take his maiden win in the Daytona 500. The last person to do so was Michael McDowell who pulled off one of the biggest surprises in 2021.

2022 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year

Austin Cindric remained consistent throughout the season, but he was unable to grab another victory. However, three podiums and multiple top-10 finishes helped him make the playoffs. This can only mean that he has secured his 2022 Rookie of the Year award with 10 races to go in the season. 

Cindric had an easy task to defeat the competition as the other two rookies, Harrison Burton and Todd Gilliland, lacked consistency and occasionally finished outside the top 20. 

The three of them had a thrilling battle at the 2022 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard as they were neck-and-neck heading into the finish line. In the end, Cindric topped his rivals snatching second place in the race, with Burton grabbing his maiden podium in NASCAR Cup Series, while Gilliland went home empty-handed with a 4th place finish. 

A big future ahead of him

His first full-time NASCAR Cup Series season turned out to be quite promising for the son of Team Penske’s president. Based solely on the potential he has shown throughout the campaign, there is a bright future awaiting Austin Cindric. The 24-year-old driver can also rely on the help of his father who will surely do everything he can to get him the best car for the upcoming years. 

Cindric has shown sheer consistency in 2022 as he will just need to keep that high rate heading into the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. However, Ford would have to work hard during the offseason, if they want to be competitive with the up-and-coming Chevrolet. 

Cindric’s talent has been recognized by many legendary active and inactive NASCAR drivers and he seems to be living up to the expectations so far. Gaining more and more experience through practice sessions and races will definitely be the missing piece for his puzzle. Austin has a huge potential that can only lead him to win the NASCAR Cup Series one day.

Smith Nabs Twelfth Top-Five; McDowell Runs Strong and Gilliland Impresses at Bristol

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Front Row Motorsports (FRM) traveled to the Bristol Motor Speedway for more playoff racing as Zane Smith, Michael McDowell, and Todd Gilliland all saw action this weekend in Thunder Valley.

Zane Smith and the Speedco Ford F-150 team headed into Bristol looking to lock themselves into the final four in Phoenix, however left with a second place finish after leading a handful of laps late in the race after starting in the rear.

Todd Gilliland and the Long John Silver’s No. 38 Ford Mustang started in the rear of the field, in the 30th position, but battled all night long to finish in the top-20, in the eighteenth position.

Michael McDowell and the No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops, Luber Finer Ford Mustang team had the same result, starting in the top-twenty, running inside the top-ten all night long, but only barely missing out on a top-ten finish.

Zane Smith came into Bristol Motor Speedway with a 24-point lead to the cutline to start the ‘Round of Eight’ for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs.

The No. 38 Speedco crew had their work cut out for them to start the Thursday night event. With a seal breaking in the rear end during practice, Smith was unable to post a qualifying time and would start from the rear.

Smith would work his way through traffic and play pit strategy to gain the lead with the laps winding down. Unfortunately, on a late-race restart, Smith would lose the lead and finish in second place.

“Track position was really hard to come by in Bristol,” said Smith. “I’m proud of my guys for playing the pit strategy right when it mattered most. We just got beat on a restart there and couldn’t get back to the lead. I’m always thankful for the support of Speedco and look forward to Talladega in a few weeks.”

Todd Gilliland and the No. 38 Long John Silver’s team started Saturday night’s 500-lap race in the 30th position but quickly started gaining track position throughout the early stages of the race.

Gilliland and the No. 38 crew worked hard all day, making the right adjustments to get the car better. Fighting inside the top 20, and top 10 a certain points through the night, Gilliland would get caught up in a wreck with nowhere to go, cutting a good day short. Gilliland stayed in the race though and fought back to 18th for the finish in Bristol.

“We had a fast Long John Silver’s Ford for a lot of the night,” said Gilliland. “it was fun getting to race inside the top 10, but also disappointing that we didn’t get the result to show our speed. That’s a product of racing on short tracks like Bristol, I am proud of my team for not giving up after we had that incident. Hopefully, we can carry this into Texas next weekend.”

Coming off of a solid run in Kansas, Michael McDowell and the Love’s Luber Finer Ford headed into Bristol for the second time of the season. After running well earlier in the year at the track, the team were looking to hit it big in Saturday’s night race.

Starting the race loose but building tighter as the race progressed, McDowell and his Love’s Luber Finer team played both strategy and handling changes to his advantage. Running between seventh and twelfth during the first two stages, the team started the final stage of the race in position to finish in the top-ten, with the car handling exactly to McDowell’s liking. With steering box issues beginning to arise in the closing laps, McDowell worked hard to preserve the car, but fight for every position. In the end, the team would finish just outside the top-ten in the eleventh position.

“Tonight was definitely a race of attrition. A lot of the other cars were running into issues, but we were lucky enough to be able to run hard but conserve our equipment. We had a good car though with good speed. While we fought steering issues in the last half of the race, I’m proud of how we we have run with our Love’s Luber Finer Ford.”

FRM will head to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for NASCAR Cup action starting on Saturday.

ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS
Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series and the 2021 Daytona 500 champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 34 and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 38 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team– from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @team_frm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

It’s Buescher, Baby! Buescher Claims Iconic Victory as RFK Dominates Bristol Night Race

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RFK Teammates Combine to Lead More Than Half of Race, Buescher Earns Second-Career Cup Victory

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Sept. 17, 2022) – RFK Racing stole the show Saturday night at the famous Bristol Night Race as Chris Buescher earned his second-ever NASCAR Cup Series win, piloting the Fastenal Ford Mustang to the first win under the new RFK banner. He and teammate and co-owner Brad Keselowski led a combined 278 laps with the No. 6 winning the opening stage.

For Buescher, the victory snaps a 223-race winless streak, and he did it on a momentous day, his career 250th start in the NCS. It marks the first Cup win for RFK in 191 races (Daytona, 2017), and is the first non-Superspeedway win for RFK since the 2014 Sonoma race (Carl Edwards). Fastenal, who has backed Roush since 2010, also picks up its first Cup Series win as the anchor partner on the No. 17 team.

“This has been number one on my list for a really long time,” Buescher said. “It’s my favorite place we come on concrete. It’s just so special to get Fastenal their first points Cup race. After all these years we finally got them into Victory Lane.”

Everybody on this team did such a great job, executed all day long and we had a really fast Ford Mustang. A lot of special things came together. I want to give a shout out to Adam Reagan. He’s back at home and just had some knee surgery, so he’s at home recovering. I’m just so excited right now. This is one I’ve had circled for a really long time and if there was going to be one this year to get, this is it.”

17 Recap

A gutsy, two-tire call by crew chief Scott Graves with just over 50 to go ultimately gave Buescher the lead off pit road for the race’s final restart. In total, Buescher ran near the front for all but a handful of the laps in the middle portion of the race, finishing seventh in the opening stage before retaking the momentum late.

The No. 17 rolled off the grid 20th following qualifying on Saturday, but wasted no time advancing up from there. After an early yellow on lap 42, Graves kept Buescher on track and capitalized on track position, restarting third just shy of lap 50. That position held for Buescher until his first pit stop of the evening under caution at lap 91. After rolling back off 18th, Buescher charged to the front in the final 26 laps of the opening stage to seventh.

He led the field to green on the ensuing restart, and from there led 101 consecutive laps as he remained on track through a pair of cautions. He ultimately hit pit road again at lap 234 under yellow, giving up his track position for a 10-lap shootout to the second stage flag.

After finishing 14th in the second stage, he restarted ninth for the final, 250-lap stage, and from there slowly picked his way back through the field. He was up to fifth with 150 to go and maintained there, then, when the caution came out with 64 laps remaining, Graves made the call for just two fresh tires, giving Buescher track position to lead the field back to green.

He never relinquished the lead again and dominated the final laps en route to the victory.

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Keselowski’s night went from dominant to gut-wrenching in a hurry as a blown tire ruined what may have been a duel between he and Buescher for the win. Keselowski began the night from the 10th position, and, like Buescher, stayed out under the first yellow to lead the field back to green. The two RFK teammates stayed 1-2 all the way to lap 91, but Keselowski remained on track through the end of the opening, 125-lap stage, earning the stage win.

Following his first service of the night on the Kohler Generators Ford, Keselowski fired off 17th in stage two, and after a series of cautions in the 125-lap segment, finished it 13th. He and Buescher lined up nose-to-tail to start stage three in eighth (and ninth), and began his charge forward from there. Running third with 149 to go, Keselowski hit pit road and restarted third with 140 to go. He would drive past the No. 5 at lap 388 to take the lead, and stretched out a considerable lead of well over two seconds.

But, with 86 to go, the No. 6 suffered a flat right-front tire and no caution was displayed, bringing Keselowski to pit road for repairs and fresh tires. Despite a valiant effort late to get back on the lead lap, he was unfortunately trapped a lap down and would finish 13th.

The victory for Buescher marks the first as a Co-Owner for Keselowski. It is the 12th win for Jack Roush’s team at the historic Bristol Motor Speedway, and is the 138th Cup win for Roush overall.

Up Next

Riding a wave of momentum, Texas Motor Speedway is up next for the Cup Series. Race coverage next Sunday is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, and can also be heard on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Burton, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Team Recover From Early Setbacks To Finish 16th at Bristol

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Harrison Burton and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team persevered through some early adversity to post a 16th-place finish in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Burton started the 500-lap race from 27th place then had a flat tire in the early going that put him a lap down.

He worked his way into position to get the free pass at the end of the first 125-lap Stage and rejoined the lead lap for the start of the second Stage.

Just after the ensuing restart, Burton spun and had another flat tire after being collected due to contact between two other drivers.

He pitted for fresh tires and rejoined the fray.

On Lap 196, the No. 21 Mustang suffered another flat tire but another driver’s spin brought out the caution flag, which allowed Burton to again collect the free pass and get back on the lead lap.

He moved into the top 25 just past the 200-lap mark and continued to move forward, ending the second Stage in 15th place.

In the third and final segment of the race, he started 23rd but ran in or around the top 15 for the rest of the way, ending the race in 16th place.

Burton and the No. 21 team now head to Texas Motor Speedway for next Sunday’s Autotrader Echo Park Automotive 500.

About Motorcraft
Motorcraft offers a complete line of replacement parts that are recommended by Ford Motor Company. From routine maintenance to underhood repairs, Motorcraft parts offer value with high quality and the right fit at competitive prices. Motorcraft parts are available nationwide at Ford and Lincoln Dealers, independent distributors and automotive-parts retailers, and are backed by the Service Parts Limited Warranty* of Ford Motor Company. For more information, visit www.motorcraft.com.

About Omnicraft
Omnicraft is part of the Ford lineup of parts brands: Ford Parts, Motorcraft and Omnicraft. Omnicraft is the exclusive non-Ford/Lincoln parts brand of premium aftermarket parts. With over a century of parts heritage to build upon, Omnicraft provides excellent quality and fit and is a preferred choice of professional automotive technicians. To find out more about Omnicraft, visit www.omnicraftautoparts.com or contact your local Ford or Lincoln Dealership.

About Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center offers extraordinary service for routine maintenance, serving all vehicle makes and models. Quick Lane provides a full menu of automotive services, including tires, oil change & maintenance, brakes, batteries, alternator & electrical system, air conditioning system, cooling system, transmission service, suspension & steering, wheel alignment, belts & hoses, lamps & bulbs, wiper blades plus a thorough vehicle checkup report. Service is performed by expert technicians while you wait at any of nearly 800 locations in the U.S., with evening and weekend hours available and no appointment necessary. For more information about Quick Lane, please visit www.quicklane.com.

About Ford Motor Company
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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 in Stuart, Va., by Hall of Famer Glenn Wood. Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team and one of the winningest teams in NASCAR history. Since its founding, the team won 99 races (including at least one race in every decade for the last seven decades) and 120 poles in NASCAR’s top-tier series. Fielding only Ford products for its entire history, the Wood Brothers own the longest association of any motorsports team with a single manufacturer. Glenn’s brother, Leonard, is known for inventing the modern pit stop. The team currently runs the Ford Mustang driven by Harrison Burton in the famous No. 21 racer.

CHEVROLET NCS AT BRISTOL: Six Chevrolet Drivers Advance to Round of 12

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NASCAR CUP SERIES
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
BASS PRO SHOPS NIGHT RACE
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-10 RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
2nd CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1
3rd WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 ACRONIS CAMARO ZL1
5th KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1
6th ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 WORLDWIDE EXPRESS CAMARO ZL1
7th AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 16 ACTION INDUSTRIES CAMARO ZL1

TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st Chris Buescher (Ford)
2nd Chase Elliott (Chevrolet)
3rd William Byron (Chevrolet)
4th Christopher Bell (Toyota)
5th Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)

Race one of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 will get underway next Sunday, September 25, at Texas Motor Speedway with the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on the USA Network, the NBCSports Gold App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES AND QUOTES:

ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 WORLDWIDE EXPRESS CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 6th

What was your big takeaway from this race?

“I’m proud of the effort from Trackhouse Racing, the No. 1 Worldwide Express team and Chevrolet to minimize things that take you out of the race. The minimal amount of flat tires.. none for Trackhouse. I don’t know about the other Chevy’s, but just a minimal amount for the bowties. That’s what we need; we needed extra air in the tires and extra clearance off the ground.

We struggled just being tight all night. We put a couple rounds in the right-rear there at the end and drove up to sixth. We were up there where we needed to be all night.

Looking at the next round, what do you guys need to work on and what do you feel like your strengths were in this first round?

“To be honest, I’ve only had Homestead on my mind next for the test this week. We have a lot of questions to answer there. Good, bad or in different – Wednesday night, we’re going to know a whole lot more and that’s what tests are for. We’re taking a lot of spare parts. I need to work on running up top more, running the wall. That’s a big thing we’re going to focus on.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 BASS PRO SHOPS / TRACKER OFF ROAD CAMARO ZL1, sidelined by damage sustained in an accident on lap 278.

Finished: 31st

DILLON ON THE ACCIDENT HE WAS INVOLVED IN THAT ENDED HIS RACE:

“I was just told the No. 99 (Daniel Suarez) wrecked in front of the field there and got in the No. 47 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.). I hate it for the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Off Road Chevy team. We got left-front suspension damage and if we don’t get that, we’re out there running and probably in a good points position to make it.

It’s unfortunate, but we put ourselves in a little bit of a bind, points-wise, in the first two races. We were doing our job today though. We had a great race car and got stage points. It’s just unfortunate we were caught up in it.”

HOW DO YOU APPROACH THE REST OF THE SEASON?

“Just go and try to win races and get better. I think today was a positive overall. We can use that going into next year.”

TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 CHEDDAR’S SCRATCH KITCHEN CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 25th

Reddick on the accident he was involved in and what his team tried to do after that:

“I saw the crash happen. I checked up, but I just got run over. We had two bad races with bad finishes. We had two really good race cars, but we just didn’t capitalize on it and that was enough to miss it.”

What was it like to limp around and just hope that other drivers had trouble?

“It was terrible. It’s out of your control; you can’t really fight to do anything about it. Hoping for others’ misfortunes is no way to race.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 2nd

You weren’t really comfortable with your car and then you were locked-in and you got very comfortable, very fast. How would you sum up the night?

“It was long. Obviously, hate to run second and get that close. The top just got so dominant there at the end. I couldn’t really run the bottom and keep pace. Unfortunately for me, we never really caught much of lap traffic and that was really what I needed. I hate to be so close. This is my favorite race of the year and it would have been nice to check that box.

Proud of our No. 9 Hooters Chevrolet team for fighting through it. We had a poor starting spot and unfortunate pit selection that kind of handcuffed us all night. We put ourselves in a hole yesterday and was able to get a top-two out of it. We’ll try again next week.”

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 16 ACTION INDUSTRIES CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 7th

“I’m happy to run 500 laps at Bristol anytime I can do that. That’s a good night. I was pretty happy with our No. 16 Action Industries Camaro ZL1. We just needed a little bit more I think to get to the next level, but really happy when we can run anywhere from about seventh to 10th all night. We had good strategy, and our pitstops were really good. So overall, I’m just really, really happy with the night.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 ACRONIS CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 3rd

“Honestly, with this Next Gen car, the pace is so fast around here and I didn’t really have a chance to see what was going on around me. I would see guys up in the wall, having flat tire issues or blowing up, so I just tried to avoid it.

Our No. 24 Acronis Chevrolet team did a great job tonight. We were a little bit timid early and didn’t really quite have the car in stage one. We wanted to get those points so we could advance. And then they told me after stage one that we were locked-in. We were a little bit freer after that. We really didn’t change much, but we got the car better and had a good second and final stage.

I’m really proud of this team. This whole round, we’ve been getting better each race. Just really proud of the effort. After a rough summer, this is really good to see how we brought ourselves to the playoffs. Thank you to all of our partners and supporters back home. We’re really excited.”

JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 12th

“That’s a really strong night for our No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet. We fought hard all night, played some excellent strategy and just had an overall good car. That was a good, good run for the company. We are definitely building something. We will take this and keep improving.”

TY DILLON, NO. 42 EG3 TECHNOLOGIES CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 26th

“Such a bummer way to end an otherwise pretty solid night out at Bristol. Our No. 42 team was able to make some pretty good changes to our EG3 car to help us throughout the race, and that put us in a position for a top-15 finish. Unfortunately, a mechanical issue of some sort took us out early. It’s a shame because we had made some good gains up until that point, but that just how it goes sometimes. Looking forward to heading to Texas next weekend and put this one behind us.”

ERIK JONES, NO. 43 U.S. AIR FORCE CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 21st

“We knew this week may be a test with the new car at Bristol and it proved to have its challenges tonight. We struggled with the handling early in the race and were making the right changes, but spun missing a wreck and that put us a few laps down and then had a couple of tire issues late in the race. A disappointing night for sure. We have seven more races to build for next year and I know we are capable of running up front and winning races, just need to turn things around. We’ll had to Texas next week, one of my favorite tracks, and see what we can do.”

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1, sidelined by damage sustained in an accident on lap 278.

Finished: 32nd

What did you see from your perspective?

“Cars stopping in a hurry and no way for me to get stopped. We lost power steering and tried to work our way through it. We stayed out to get stage points, which thankfully we had a great racecar and we were able to get stage points even without power steering and lock ourselves in. But the flip side of that was restarting in the back there and just getting collected.

It’s a bummer, but at least we’re onto the next round and we can focus on Texas (Motor Speedway) next weekend.”

DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 TOOTSIES ORCHID LOUNGE CAMARO ZL1

Finished: 19th

You advanced to the Round of 12. I know this was a hard day for you guys; the car wasn’t what you wanted it to be. How rewarding is it to run all of the laps tonight and live to fight another day?

“It was a long day. It wasn’t pretty, but we did what we needed to do. We thought we were going to be able to make our car better from yesterday to today, but it was not. We have to regroup. Hopefully we can fight some monsters and come back stronger. I think the next round is pretty good for us. Texas (Motor Speedway), we’re going to be strong. A road course is in our wheelhouse. A superspeedway, anything can happen.

I’m very thankful for our No. 99 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevy team. They never give up. The car wasn’t what we needed, but we’re still on the good side of it.”

How tough is the mental reset after a night like tonight?

“You have no idea how easy it’s going to be for me to reset because that car was not fun. For me, to be able to make it to the next round with the way the car was driving, is a huge plus. Thank you to everyone on our team. They did a very good job. We had the speed, but there were a lot of mistakes; on pit road, myself, overall. We’ll come back stronger for the next round.”

TEAM CHEVY RACE QUICK NOTES

Stage One:

· Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman led Chevrolet to the green in the 500-lap NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race, starting second and third, respectively, in their Camaro ZL1’s.

· The 125-lap Stage One saw four Chevrolet drivers take top-10 positions at the end of the Stage, led by Kyle Larson and the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1 in fifth.

· Stage One: Team Chevy Top-10

5th Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1

6th Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1

8th Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Camaro ZL1

9th William Byron, No. 24 Acronis Camaro ZL1

Stage Two:

· William Byron – who entered the Round of 16 elimination race in the second position in the playoff standings – clinched his spot by points into the Round of 12 during the early laps of Stage Two.

· A caution flying at the end of Stage Two; crew chief Cliff Daniels chose pit strategy while running in the top-10, bringing Larson and the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1 down pit road for a four-tire and fuel stop with 15 laps left in the Stage.

· At the conclusion of Stage Two, Alex Bowman and the No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1 team punched their ticket to the Round of 12 by virtue of points.

· Stage Two: Team Chevy Top-10

2nd Ross Chastain, No. 1 Worldwide Express Camaro ZL1

4th Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hooter Camaro ZL1

6th Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1

7th William Byron, No. 24 Acronis Camaro ZL1

8th Austin Dillon, No. Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Off Road Camaro ZL1

9th Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1

Final Stage / Post-Race Notes:

· On lap 278, Chevrolet playoff drivers Alex Bowman and Austin Dillon were involved in an accident, sustaining damage that forced both teams to retire early from the race.

· In the duration of the Final Stage, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain were able to lock-in their spots into the Round of 12.

· In 29 points paying races, Chevrolet has now recorded 69 top-fives and 127 top-10s, continuing to lead all manufacturers.

· Six Chevrolet drivers have advanced to the Round of 12, with the bowtie brand continuing to occupy 50 percent of the playoff field.

About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

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