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 Dover Motor Speedway partners with A-GAME for April 30 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash Race

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  • The A-GAME 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash race is the middle event of Dover Motor Speedway’s April 29-May 1 NASCAR tripleheader weekend.
  • Longtime Major League Baseball star Johnny Damon is the chairman of the board for A-GAME.
  • The A-GAME 200 is the 76th NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover. The series has raced at the Monster Mile every year since 1982.

DOVER, Del. (March 14, 2022) – A-GAME, a leader in the hydration beverage market, is the entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday, April 30 at Dover Motor Speedway, the middle race of the Monster Mile’s NASCAR tripleheader weekend this spring, track and company officials said today.

The A-GAME 200 (1:30 p.m., FS1) will be the 76th NASCAR Xfinity Series race to take the green flag on the high-banked, one-mile concrete oval at Dover. The NASCAR Xfinity Series has raced at least once per year at the Monster Mile since 1982.

Johnny Damon, a two-time World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox (2004) and New York Yankees (2009) and two-time MLB All-Star is A-GAME’s chairman of the board. Damon is scheduled to attend the A-GAME 200 on Saturday, April 30.

“As a growing hydration drink company, it’s exciting for us to partner with a facility with such a long history as Dover Motor Speedway for our first NASCAR race sponsorship,” said Randall F. Greene, A-GAME’s CEO/Director. “We know NASCAR Nation appreciates the partners that are involved with their favorite sport and we look forward to sharing A-GAME with this passionate fanbase at the Monster Mile.”

Past Dover winners in the NASCAR Xfinity Series include current NASCAR Cup Series stars Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex, Jr., Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric.

“Just like their hydration drink, A-GAME will help us reach peak performance for our Monster Mile race weekend,” said Mike Tatoian, Dover Motor Speedway’s president. “Johnny achieved great success on the field and we are excited to be part of his success off the field. With the A-GAME 200 as part of our NASCAR lineup, our fans will be treated to a fantastic race weekend.”

The April 29-May 1 NASCAR tripleheader weekend also includes the DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, May 1 (3 p.m., FS1) and the ARCA Menards Series East race on Friday, April 29 (5:30 p.m.). The DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne is the 104th NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover, one of only 10 venues in the country to host 100 or more Cup Series events.

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Daniel Dye – GMS Racing ARCA Phoenix Recap

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Daniel Dye, No. 43 Father Lopez Catholic High School Chevrolet SS

START: 6TH
FINISH: 2ND
POINTS: 1ST

Quote: Friday’s race was pretty solid overall for us as we had hoped, after running good here last year. The GMS Racing group unloaded a really good Chevrolet for me, and we were able to just make minor adjustments to get where we needed to be at during the halfway break. We led some laps, and definitely showed our strength. If that caution didn’t come out we were in pretty good shape out front, and then I made a mistake in lane choice and had a few other things happened that set us back. I’m glad we were able to hang on during the final restart and come home second with only a donut on the door. Thanks to everyone who made this weekend possible.

ABOUT GMS RACING:

GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series operating the No. 23 and the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado RSTs, as well as the ARCA Menards Series with the No. 43 Chevrolet SS. Since the team was formed in 2012, GMS Racing has won five titles across multiple series, including the 2016 and 2020 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, the 2015 ARCA Menards Series championship, as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA Menards Series East championships. GMS has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. including operations for GMS Fabrication. The GMS Racing campus also houses operations for Petty GMS, a two car full-time NASCAR Cup Series team formed in 2021.

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Petty GMS Race Recap: Phoenix Raceway

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Ty Dillon, No. 42 Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

START: 21st
FINISH: 15th
POINTS: 20th

Ty Dillon Post-Race Thoughts: “Very proud of the effort that everyone on this Black Rifle Coffee Company team put forth today. This was one of our best weekends from start to finish and we are chipping away at the things that need improvement for our new Petty GMS team. Our No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 fought a loose on entry, tight in the middle, loose on exit handling condition for most of the race, but Jerame (Donley, crew chief) kept making adjustments and hit on something towards the end. My pit crew was solid all day long, gaining positions when it mattered most. The call to come and take tires at the end definitely helped me go on attack during the final laps. To get our second top-15 finish is another building block and I’m looking forward to Atlanta next week.”

Erik Jones, No. 43 FOCUSfactor Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

START: 14th
FINISH: 25th
POINTS: 19th

Erik Jones Post-Race Thoughts: “Not the result we were looking for this weekend with our FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, but the Petty GMS team kept pushing. Our car was extremely tight for the entire race and it felt like something was off, because with every adjustment that Dave (Elenz, crew chief) made, it didn’t feel much different inside the car. Even with our brake issues and hitting the wall, we still managed to get a 25th-place finish out of the day. We will move on, head to Atlanta and look to tackle the new pavement. This team has a lot of speed and potential and we will keep putting in the work.”

ABOUT PETTY GMS:

Petty GMS competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, operating the No. 42 Chevrolet for Ty Dillon and the No. 43 Chevrolet for Erik Jones. The newly formed team brought together two storied organizations in December 2021. Over the last decade, owner Maury Gallagher built a victorious team, capturing two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships, one ARCA Menards Series title, and two ARCA Menards Series East championships, as well as 65 wins and 235 top-five finishes across six series. Richard Petty, a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010, serves as Chairman of Petty GMS. Petty, known as “The King,” accumulated over 200 wins and was the first of three drivers to win seven championships in the Cup Series. For more information, visit www.pettygms.com.

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Buescher Makes Late Race Rally for Top-10

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Buescher Earns First Career Top-10 in Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. (March 13, 2022) – The No. 17 crew earned their first top-10 finish of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season Sunday, braving a 312-lap battle at Phoenix Raceway that saw eight caution flags.

Chris Buescher began his day in the ITsavvy Ford Mustang from the 26th position, hovering around the mid-twenties before the competition caution flew on lap 25. On the restart, Buescher would work his way up five positions before another caution flew, this time for an incident. With a 10-lap dash to the green-checkered flag in stage one, Buescher drove up to the 15th position.

After pitting during the stage break, Chris would restart the race in 24th for stage two. By lap 100, the No. 17 ITsavvy Ford Mustang had moved up to the 20th position. The caution would fly again for a spin by the No. 20 car on lap 120. On the restart, Chris would pick up the 16th position and hold it for the next 62 laps to finish stage two.

The No. 17 would put Chris in the 15th position to begin the final stage, giving Chris the opportunity to drive up to 13th by lap 220, the highest he had been all day. A series of late-race cautions would ultimately set the field up for a three-lap dash to the checkered flag, with Buescher restarting P16.

Heading into the final corners before the checkered flag, a couple cars tangled in front of the No. 17, opening the gates for the team to close out the day in the 10th position. Sunday gave Chris Buescher his first top-10 finish at Phoenix Raceway, and as aforementioned, his first top-10 of the 2022 season.

The No. 17 team returns to action at the revamped Atlanta Motor Speedway next weekend, where Sunday’s race is set for 3 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Hagan Drives Dodge Power Brokers Funny Car to His First NHRA Gatornationals Win and First Victory for Tony Stewart Racing

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2022 NHRA, Gatornationals
  • Matt Hagan drove his Dodge Power Brokers Charger SRT Hellcat to his first National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Camping World Drag Racing Series’ Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals win to earn his 40th career Wally trophy and present Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) with its first nitro victory
  • With the team’s first trip to the winner’s circle Tony Stewart joins an exclusive list of team owners with wins in both NHRA and NASCAR that includes Ray Beadle, Kenny Bernstein, Joe Gibbs, and Jack Roush
  • Hagan powered his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat from a No. 4 qualifying effort to the team’s second consecutive final round appearance in just its third national event
  • No. 3 seed Cruz Pedregon took his Snap-on Tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car to the quarterfinals at Gainesville Raceway
  • Wet and cold weather limited Top Fuel qualifying and the NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout to one session which meant a loss of traction on Leah Pruett’s sole pass thwarted her participation in eliminations
  • Following historic performances by two 2021 Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Paks in Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown qualifying, driver Warren Walcher advanced to the semi final round 

March 13, 2022, Gainesville, Florida — Tony Stewart Racing pilot Matt Hagan drove the Dodge Power Brokers Charger SRT Hellcat to his first-ever National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Camping World Drag Racing Series’ Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals win and provided his team with their first nitro victory. Hagan earned the coveted Gatornationals Wally trophy in his 14th attempt after powering his way through the elimination rounds to advance to the team’s second consecutive final round appearance in just its third national event and reached a 40th career Funny Car victory milestone.

“Congratulations to Matt Hagan and the Tony Stewart Racing team for their first win of the 2022 season aboard the Dodge Power Brokers Funny Car at the NHRA Gatornationals,” said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge Brand Chief Executive Officer – Stellantis. “It’s great to see Matt earn his 40th career win and continue to demonstrate what Dodge//SRT performance looks like and what enthusiasts can expect from Dodge Power Brokers and Direct Connection.”

“Our NHRA Nitro team is appreciative of the long-standing relationship our drivers Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett have had with Dodge//SRT and Mopar,” said team owner Tony Stewart. “Everyone in racing knows the value of OEM support and its importance to a team’s success, so we’re pleased to have that relationship with Dodge in drag racing and how that quickly culminated in our first Funny Car win at the NHRA Gatornationals.”

TSR’s first national event win puts Stewart on an exclusive list of team owners with victories in both NHRA and NASCAR series that includes Ray Beadle, Kenny Bernstein, Joe Gibbs, and Jack Roush.

After wet and unseasonably cold weather disrupted most of the weekend schedule and limited qualifying to just one session for the nitro categories, Hagan’s sole qualifying pass of 3.898 seconds at 320.13 mph put the Dodge Power Brokers Funny Car No. 4 on the eliminations ladder for the 53rd edition of the famed event. 

His opening round pairing against No. 13 seed Dave Richards saw him launch his 11,000-horsepower machine off the line first, but an immediate loss of traction had Hagan skillfully pedaling it before regaining control and turning on the first win light. A solo run in the quarterfinals after Terry Haddock broke on the burnout was followed by a solid 3.894-second run at 332.84 mph to defeat Chad Green and advance to the final elimination. Hagan powered to a 3.910-second / 330.96 mph run aboard his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat to defeat No. 6 seed Blake Alexander and earn the win he had been looking forward to providing his new team and the trophy he had yearned for.

“To get this first win at the Gatornationals and Tony Stewart’s first win in a drag car, it’s pretty awesome,” said the three-time NHRA Funny Car World Champion. “He wants to be here, and it says a lot for our sport. It was a good weekend for Tony, a good weekend for NHRA and I’m just very blessed and humbled to be here. I want to make sure I’m showing up on the starting line and doing my part and I just know what this team is capable of. It’s a lot of tough competition, but as a driver that’s exciting. 

“It just was a big weekend for me personally because I’ve been wanting to win this race and check it off on my career box, and I think this allows me to accomplish everything I’ve ever set out to do in NHRA.”

Sunday’s action asl saw No. 3 qualifier Cruz Pedregon take his Snap-On Tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car for another solid drive recording a 3.914-second run at 326.95 mph in the opening round to turn the win lights on against No. 14 seed Jim Campbell and advance to the quarter finals. Pedregon staged his HEMI-powered machine next to No. 6 seed Blake Alexander, but hit the throttle too soon, turning on the red-light and ending his run through eliminations.

With weather delays and the shortening of Top Fuel qualifying to just one session, the remaining two elimination rounds of the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout has been rescheduled to take place at the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis in September. Unfortunately, TSR pilot Leah Pruett’s traction issues in the first round of the specialty race eliminated her from advancing and also meant that her sole qualifying lap aboard the Dodge Power Brokers dragster wasn’t going to provide her the chance to stage for the elimination rounds. The team will refocus their efforts on the upcoming NHRA Four-Wide Nationals set to take place at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway April 1-3. 

Record-breaking performances in the only Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown (FSS) qualifying session on Saturday were highlighted by the 2021 Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak setting the category’s quickest and fastest run ever. An impressive 7.608-second elapsed time pass at 183.15 mph by Mark Pawuk and his Empaco Equipment Mopar Drag Pak reset both ends of the national record and put him in the No. 1 qualifier position. 

Pawuk’s HEMI-powered machine had a red-light start in the quarterfinals to end his day, while No. 3 qualifier Warren Walcher advanced his 2021 Mopar Drag Pak to the semi finals in just his second FSS competition after his posting his own impressive qualifying performance(7.669 sec./180.79 mph) which also was quicker than the previous national elapsed time record (7.718 seconds). Ultimately, Walcher’s efforts were all for not when a technical issue hampered his team’s ability to make the call to stage for another round of competition. 

ADDITIONAL NOTES and QUOTES: 

Leah Pruett, Dodge Power Brokers Top Fuel Dragster  

(Did Not Qualify – 5.125 seconds at 227.34 mph)

“I have to say the Gators (Gatornationals) definitely got us. When we went up there for the Pep Boys All-Star Top Fuel Callout, we went to race, compete and throw down a low 70s or high 60s number. Ultimately, we just didn’t have enough power and that goes back to our database. The positive side of that is we have already regrouped and found the issues. We have a positive mindset as a team. When you have something so early on that you can identify, you can infuse hope and faith into the power plans that we have. It is unfortunate because we didn’t realize that one run would be the final qualifying session. There are a couple of other big teams that also didn’t qualify with their one hit wonder. This is not a one team wonder by any means. We will figure it out, it’s just going to take laps. I truly have all the faith in this team and we will get our round wins.”

Matt Hagan, Dodge Power Brokers Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car  

(No. 4 Qualifier – 3.898 seconds at 320.13 mph)

Round 1: (0.084-second reaction time, 5.266 seconds at 258.57 mph) defeats No. 13 Dave Richards (0.142/9.057/83.17)

Round 2: (0.094/4.021/315.42) defeats No. 12 Terry Haddock (No Time)

Round 3: (0.058/3.894/332.84) defeats No. 8 Chad Green (4.011/288.33)

Round 4: (0.056/3.910/330.96) defeats No. 6 Blake Alexander (0.081/9.561/80.15)

“It was just a matter of time before we got this [first] win. Not to brag or boast, but [Crew Chief Dickie Venables] is a genius. Dickie can do things with a race car and just go off of his gut instinct and the things that he does is just phenomenal. When you look at the stats and the numbers, we basically won more races together than anybody else in the last 10 years. It’s chemistry. You can’t buy it. You click and work together and we have a group of individuals that are driven and goal oriented. It’s exciting for me. It’s one of those things where, when it’s good, it’s just really good, and that’s what we have here with our team.

“There was definitely a different kind of feel to it today because the air was different and the track was different, and a lot of these big hitting cars couldn’t pull their stuff back enough (dial back their cars for the conditions to maintain traction). It’s a testament to Dickie Venables, Mike Knudson and Alex Conaway and what they did to reel my car back in when we were out there. I know we might kind of be in trouble when Robert [Hight] smoked them at the first hit. And then, then we went up there and I had to pedal it to get it to the finish line. [They] did a great job this weekend putting a good race car underneath me to go down the racetrack.”

Cruz Pedregon, Pedregon Racing Snap-on® Tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

(No. 3  Qualifier – 3.891 seconds at  327.35 mph)

Round 1: (0.078-second reaction time, 3.914 seconds at 326.95 mph) defeats No. 14 Jim Campbell (0.084/4.124/261.02)

Round 2: (-0.238/5.771/124.96) loss to No. 6 Blake Alexander (0.028/3.927/325.14)

“The Snap-on Tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat was flawless in qualifying with a strong 3.89 second run at 327 mph in our only run to prepare for race day. Our opening round 3.91-second run was nice and smooth but then I left too soon and fouled out in the quarterfinals. We’ll focus our attention on the next race in a couple of weeks for the Las Vegas Four-Wide.”

DodgeGarage: Digital Hub for Drag Racing News

Fans can follow all the NHRA action this season at DodgeGarage, the one-stop portal for Dodge//SRT and Mopar drag-racing news. The site includes daily updates and access to an online racing HQ, news, events, galleries, available downloads and merchandise. For more information, visit www.dodgegarage.com.

@DodgeMoparMotorsports on Instagram

The @DodgeMoparMotorsports Instagram channel continues to share content capturing Dodge//SRT Mopar drivers on the track. Fans can see action from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and NHRA Sportsman grassroots racers, competing in classes such as Factory Stock Showdown, Stock and Super Stock, as well as additional motorsports series.

Dodge//SRT

For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with muscle cars and SUVs that deliver unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they compete.

Dodge drives forward as a pure performance brand, offering SRT versions of every model across the lineup. For the 2022 model year, Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, the 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world, and the Dodge Durango SRT 392, America’s fastest, most powerful and most capable three-row SUV. Combined, these three muscle cars make Dodge the industry’s most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup.

In 2020, Dodge was named the “#1 Brand in Initial Quality,” making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). In 2021, Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market) — making it the only domestic brand ever to do so two years in a row.

Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.

Mopar

This year marks the 85th anniversary of Mopar.

A simple combination of the words MOtor and PARts, Mopar offers exceptional service, parts and customer-care. Born in 1937 as the name of a line of antifreeze products, Mopar has evolved over nearly 85 years to represent both complete vehicle care and authentic performance for owners and enthusiasts worldwide.

Mopar made its mark in the 1960s during the muscle-car era with performance parts to enhance speed and handling for both on-road and racing use. Later, Mopar expanded to include technical service and customer support, and today integrates service, parts and customer-care operations in order to enhance customer and dealer support worldwide.

Complete information on Mopar is available at www.mopar.com. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.

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Team Chevy quick off the line at Gatornationals

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CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE RACEWAY IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
MARCH 13, 2022

Team Chevy quick off the line at Gatornationals

• Dallas Glenn delivers 350th Pro Stock win for Chevrolet in all-Camaro final
• Erica Enders sets Pro Stock elapsed time record at 6.450 seconds
• Brittany Force’s qualifying run of 337.15 mph sets Top Fuel track record
• Len Lottig earns Factory Stock Showdown win in all-COPO Camaro final

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2022) – Dallas Glenn has faced KB Racing teammate Kyle Koretsky a total of 10 times in 20 races over two National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) seasons. He equaled the won-loss record with a victory in the Pro Stock final of the 53rd Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Glenn, driving the RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro SS, delivered the 350th Chevrolet victory in 902 Pro Stock events since the introduction of the class in 1970. Wins by car: Camaro 231, Cobalt 54, Cavalier 36, Beretta 11, Vega 11, Monza 6, Lumina 1.

“The Pro Stock category is so tough, it’s healthy, it’s young,” said Glenn, who collected his fourth career Pro Stock win with a run of 6.486 seconds at 210.21 mph. “The KB crew has been working really hard on this car and it has been making great runs. We got another one.”

Koretsky, the No. 2 qualifier in the Lucas Oil Chevrolet Camaro SS, checked in with a 6.513-second pass. It was the 52nd all-KB Racing final in the class.

Four-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders set the quickest elapsed time in class history at 6.450 seconds in her Melling Performance Chevrolet Camaro SS but lost in the first round on a holeshot to 2017 champion Bo Butner.

“The only consolation is that Bo is my (Elite Motorsports) teammate,” said Enders, who cut a .077-of-a-second light to Butner’s .003 reaction time.

Three-time champion and former KB Racing driver Jason Line held the national record of 6.455 seconds set in March 2015 at Charlotte. Mike Edwards held the track record of 6.473 seconds set in March 2012.

Robert Hight, who scored the fourth No. 1 Gatornationals Funny Car qualifier honor and 72nd of his career, lost his first race of the season in the quarterfinals. Hight, driving the Auto Club of Southern California Camaro SS, swept the first two races of the season and won his opening-round matchup at Gainesville to run his round record to 9-1.

John Force, the No. 15 Funny Car qualifier in the PEAK BlueDEF Platinum Camaro SS, also lost in the quarterfinals.

Brittany Force, who qualified second with a Top Fuel track-record speed of 337.75 mph in the Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac Chevrolet dragster, chattered the tires and fell in the first round. John Force Racing teammate Austin Prock, the No 8 qualifier in the Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist Chevrolet dragster also lost in the first round.

Force, who set the speed record on the 30th anniversary of Kenny Bernstein becoming the first to crack the 300-mph barrier, won her opening-round match of the inaugural Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout specialty race. The semifinals and final of the $80,000-to-win event will be conducted concurrent with qualifying at the U.S. Nationals in September. Force will be asked to choose her semifinal opponent from the other first-round winners: Steve Torrence, Mike Salinas and Justin Ashley.

Glenn ran a career-best 6.478 seconds to defeat Troy Coughlin Jr., the No. 9 qualifier in the JEGS.com Camaro SS, in the first round. He beat points leader and No. 1 qualifier Aaron Stanfield in the quarterfinals. Glenn then defeated Rodger Brogdon while Koretsky ousted Mason McGaha in the semifinals.

“To race Kyle in the final is the only time we want to race,” said Glenn, the 2021 NHRA rookie of the year. “I knew he waw going to be tough; we were only a few (thousandths of a second) apart and he was good on the Tree all day. The car made an absolute beautiful run. I’m in a different car this year, and I’ve heard ‘why did you get in a different car, you’re doing so good.’ I’d say, ‘just wait. We’re going to be a handful’ and we’re getting to that point.”

Five-time and reigning Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson was denied his 100th career victory when McGaha, driving the Harlow Sammons of Odessa Camaro SS, pulled out a first-round holeshot win by one-thousandth of a second.

Anderson, driver of the HendrickCars.com Camaro SS who turns 61 on March 14 and was the 2021 Gatornationals winner, was competing in his 500th NHRA Pro Stock race. Four other drivers in NHRA history have recorded 100 national event wins: 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force (154), and Sportsman racers Frank Manzo and Dan Fletcher (105) and David Rampy (100).

Len Lottig of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, defeated Anthony Troyer of Lehigh Acres, Florida, in an all-Chevrolet COPO Camaro final in the first of eight races this season in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown.

“It’s extremely cool to get that first (national event) win,” Lottig said. “We only had the one qualifying yesterday and we kind of went in light just to get in. In the first round, we turned up the wick a little bit and we just progressed. This car is only nine months old and it’s phenomenal.”

The NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on April 1-3 is the next event on the schedule. FS1 will telecast taped eliminations at 7 p.m. ET April 3.

CHEVROLET FROM THE COCKPIT
TOP FUEL
BRITTANY FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONSTER ENERGY/FLAV-R-PAC CHEVROLET DRAGSTER (No. 2 qualifier; fell in first round): “It was an early weekend for our Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac team out here in Gainesville. We got beat first round and it was tough. We only had the only qualifying pass down the racetrack and the weather conditions had a lot to do with it. But looking at the positive side, we won round one of the All-Star Callout, which will continue in Indianapolis. So, we pack up and we head to Vegas and we’ll start all over again.”

AUSTIN PROCK, JOHN FORCE RACING, MONTANA BRAND/ROCKY MOUNTAIN TWIST CHEVROLET DRAGSTER (No. 8 qualifier; fell in first round): “A tough, tough day today. It wasn’t the weekend this Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist team wanted, but we’ve got two weeks to go back to the shop and get our stuff back together. So, I’m looking forward to Las Vegas. It’s going to be a long two weeks.”

FUNNY CAR
JOHN FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, PEAK BLUEDEF PLATINUM CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 15 qualifier; fell in quarterfinals): “What a weekend. Glad we were able to get the race in today. the conditions were tough, but we were able to get in the show here on Sunday. This BlueDEF Chevy, I really had to put it through the paces. Got out there and pedaled it and it worked for the first round. Just missed it in the second. We’ll be OK; moved up in points quote a bit, so feel good about that and we’ll just head to Vegas and try to get it done four-wide.”

ROBERT HIGHT, JOHN FORCE RACING, AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 1 qualifier; fell in quarterfinals): “It’s been a long weekend, painful just having to sit out there and wait when all you want to do is get out there and race. We got the No. 1 qualifier but that’s not always a good thing. Tricky conditions all weekend long with the rain, but NHRA did a great job getting the track back on Saturday night and then today, making the decision to push back the start. We struggled a little but I’m not worried. Having Jimmy Prock and Chris Cunningham, opening the season with 14 of 16 runs in the 3.80s, that wasn’t a fluke. We just need to keep our heads down and work hard and try to get another streak going, starting with the four-wide in Vegas.”

PRO STOCK
GREG ANDERSON, KB RACING, HENDRICKCARS.COM CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 6 qualifier; fell in first round): “I’m so proud of this team, so proud of our guys. To get another win for Ken Black makes us all happy. As for my car, the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro is fast; we just need to run it like it wants to be run. We were too conservative, and it bit us. I’m excited to get to Las Vegas in a couple of weeks for the next race. We’ll be a different team when we get there, and we’re going to be racing a whole lot more aggressive. We won’t take anybody lightly out there.”

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Stewart-Haas Racing: Ruoff Mortgage 500k from Phoenix — BRISCOE WINS!

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STEWART-HAAS RACING
Ruoff Mortgage 500k
Date: March 13, 2022
Event: Ruoff Mortgage 500k (Round 4 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Phoenix Raceway (1-mile oval)
Format: 312 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/125 laps/127 laps)
Race Winner: Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford)
Stage 1 Winner: William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 2 Winner: Ryan Blaney of Team Penske (Ford)

SHR Race Finish:

● Chase Briscoe (Started 6th, Finished 1st / Running, completed 312 of 312 laps)
● Kevin Harvick (Started 16th, Finished 6th / Running, completed 312 of 312 laps)
● Aric Almirola (Started 5th, Finished 12th / Running, completed 312 of 312 laps)
● Cole Custer (Started 25th, Finished 16th / Running, completed 312 of 312 laps)

SHR Points:

● Chase Briscoe (5th with 126 points, 10 out of first)
● Aric Almirola (6th with 122 points, 14 out of first)
● Kevin Harvick (10th with 111 points, 25 out of first)
● Cole Custer (24th with 73 points, 63 out of first)

Victory Notes:

● Briscoe’s victory in the Ruoff Mortgage 500k marked the 93rd overall win for SHR. It was the organization’s 67th points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory and its seventh at Phoenix.
● SHR won its first race at Phoenix in April 2010 with former SHR driver Ryan Newman. Its other five wins came with Harvick in March 2014, November 2014, March 2015, March 2016 and March 2018.
● This was SHR’s 31st NASCAR Cup Series victory with Ford. Former SHR driver Kurt Busch’s win in the 2017 Daytona 500 was SHR’s first with Ford.
● This was Ford’s 713th all-time NASCAR Cup Series victory.
● This was Ford’s series-leading 18th NASCAR Cup Series victory at Phoenix. The manufacturer won the first two races at Phoenix with NASCAR Hall of Famers Alan Kulwicki on Nov. 6, 1988 and Bill Elliott on Nov. 5, 1989.

Briscoe Notes:

● This was Briscoe’s first career NASCAR Cup Series victory and it came in his second season with SHR.
● This was Briscoe’s 40th career NASCAR Cup Series start and only his third at Phoenix.
● Briscoe is the third driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to score his first career win at Phoenix, joining Kulwicki (1988) and Bobby Hamilton (1996).
● Briscoe is the 88th different driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race with Ford.
● Briscoe finished second in Stage 1 to earn nine bonus points and eighth in Stage 2 to earn three more bonus points.
● Briscoe led three times for 101 laps – his first laps led at Phoenix.

Harvick Notes:

● Harvick earned his second top-10 of the season and his 28th top-10 in 39 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Phoenix.
● Harvick’s 28 top-10s at Phoenix are the best among all NASCAR Cup Series drivers, past and present. Next best is Kyle Busch with 24 top-10s, who is tied for second all-time with NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon.
● This was Harvick’s 18th straight top-10 at Phoenix – a streak that started on Nov. 10, 2013 when Harvick won his fourth NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix. Harvick is now tied with NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most consecutive top-10s at a single track, as both Petty and Earnhardt earned 18 straight top-10s apiece at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway.
● Since joining SHR in 2014, Harvick has never finished outside of the top-10 at Phoenix, and he has scored five of his nine wins.
● Harvick finished eighth in Stage 1 to earn three bonus points and third in Stage 2 to earn eight additional bonus points.

Almirola Notes:

● Almirola earned his fourth top-15 of the season and his 14th top-15 in 23 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Phoenix.
● This was Almirola’s fourth straight top-15. He finished fifth in the season-opening Daytona 500, sixth Feb. 27 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, and sixth again in the series’ prior race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
● Since joining SHR in 2018, Almirola has finished among the top-15 at Phoenix all but once – 22nd in November 2019.

Custer Notes:

● This was Custer’s second straight top-20 at Phoenix. He finished 13th in the series’ prior visit to the track last November.

Race Notes:

● Briscoe’s margin over second-place Ross Chastain was .771 of a second.
● There were eight caution periods for a total of 52 laps.
● Twenty of the 36 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● Joey Logano leaves Phoenix as the championship leader with a four-point advantage over second-place Kyle Busch.

Sound Bites:

“That’s unbelievable. I was crying the whole last lap. I mean, this is definitely a team win. I’ve got to thank everyone that has gotten me to this point. Seven years ago, I was sleeping on couches, ready to give up. They gave me an opportunity and it’s led to this. I am so blessed to be driving at the organization, the team, the car that was my hero growing up. To get this 14 back in victory lane, to do it with Mahindra Tractors, their first year in the sport, everybody that’s believed in me. It’s unbelievable.” – Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang

“It was a good day for us. Restarts weren’t 100 percent our strong point. We had a bit of a brake shake issue that kept pulling the car to the right under braking, so I couldn’t get into corners like I wanted to. Still a good day and the car ran good. I just couldn’t really connect all the corners altogether through the day. Putting an SHR car in victory lane and running inside the top-five all day for us is always a good day.” – Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang

“Congrats to Chase. So happy for them. We had speed and just fought some balance issues all day, but kept getting our Smithfield Ford better and better. We continue to fight all day to try and be there in the end. I’m so proud of this team for another hard-fought day. We didn’t keep the top-10 streak alive, but we’re still competitive at every track we visit, and that’s all you can ask for. It was a good day for our entire organization. Looking forward to Atlanta next week to keep it going.” – Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang

“It was a solid, mistake-free day. We had good long-run speed, but we just couldn’t get it on the short run. Overall, it’s something we can build on, just wish we had a little bit more.” – Cole Custer, driver of the No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang

Next Up:

The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Folds of Honor 500 on Sunday, March 20 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race begins at 3 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by FOX and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

RCR NCS Post Race Report: Phoenix Raceway

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Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet Team Have Strong Showing at Phoenix Raceway Before Last-Lap Crash

Finish: 21st
Start: 13th
Points: 16th

“This No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet team continues to work so hard. We had a top-five run going today so I hate that our day ended the way it did. During the race, we fought a tight-handling condition that caused our tires to chatter and made us snappy loose on exit to the corner in Turn 2. Solid adjustments all day had us running in the top five by the time we got to Stage 3. We were as fast as anyone in clean air. Our pit crew fired off great stops all day. On the last restart we were running sixth when the field went three-wide and someone tagged our left-rear. We got collected and it ended our day. Not the way we wanted to end the race after having such a strong run. It’s unfortunate to get tangled in someone else’s mess, but we’ll regroup and head to Atlanta Motor Speedway with even more fire underneath us.” -Austin Dillon

Tyler Reddick and the No. 8 Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet Team Fight Back for Third-Place Finish at Phoenix Raceway

Finish: 3rd
Start: 12th
Points: 9th

“Today was a really solid race for us. I thought we got a good launch on the final restart, considering all things going on there into Turn 1. I knew about how deep I could drive it into Turn 1 all day, and I thought I got heat in the tires before that restart, but I still overstepped it. I couldn’t have driven it any deeper than I did. Chase was able to drive it off in there, clear everyone, and take the lead. It was a lot of fun and a great feeling to claw back from the hiccup we had earlier in the race. Everyone on the Guaranteed Rate team did a great job all day. My pit crew did an amazing job overall, and I had a good restart at the end to put ourselves in position. We’ll see what else we can learn from this. We’ve learned so much in these opening races of the season. These new cars are hard to drive but it’s been really fun pushing them and seeing what we can do. Everyone at RCR and ECR engines have worked so hard to get us these good finishes. I’m looking forward to Atlanta.” -Tyler Reddick

Keselowski Finishes 23rd in Phoenix

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Violet Defense Team Rounds Out West Coast Swing

AVONDALE, Ariz. (March 13, 2022) – Brad Keselowski finished 23rd Sunday afternoon in the Violet Defense Ford Mustang at Phoenix Raceway.

The Michigan native started the afternoon from the 15th position following Saturday’s qualifying session. With a competition caution slated for lap 25, the stages were broken up with a 65-lap opening segment, followed by stages of 125 and 127 laps.

Keselowski rounded out the first stage in 31st after short pitting it just prior, and began the second segment from 25th. He went on to go a lap down to the leaders, and despite being the recipient of the lucky dog halfway through the second stage, he later lost laps again and would ultimately finish 23rd.

The No. 6 team returns to action at the revamped Atlanta Motor Speedway next weekend, where Sunday’s race is set for 3 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

The Appealing Benefits of Custom Number Plates

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Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

You may have come across a custom or private number plate and wondered what the buzz is all about. Well, more and more people are getting into this trend and there are a number of appealing reasons you should consider it as well.

If you have a private number plate or 4D number plates, it can add a lot of uniqueness and class to your car that is hard to achieve without spending a fortune elsewhere. Ideally, it can add value to your car. The benefits do not end there though, so strap on and let’s delve in:

1. Affordable and Easy to Obtain

Custom number plates are quite affordable and usually go for less than £100 if you are looking for a registration that isn’t already owned. Moreover, acquiring a number plate is easy as you can get one during driving license renewal or on sites that often have hundreds of custom number plates. Online retailers usually will have rare number plates that you cannot find anywhere else, so click here if you are searching for a unique piece.

2. Gives Your Auto a New Look

It does not take long before your car starts to show its age. Number plates tend to look older faster than the rest of the car is they are hard to clean and the paint may chip off as time passes. In addition, the registration stickers will start to add up, making it seem like you have owned the vehicle for ages. A new custom number plate will remove several years off your vehicle, making it look as good as new. 

3. Keeps Your Car Original

One of the primary reasons car enthusiasts opt for custom number plates is their originality. Once yours is registered, there cannot be another one like it. Of course, you may come across mimics such as using a number for a letter ( 3 for E, 5 for S, 1 for L, etc.). However, there will never be another number plate that is exactly like yours. In addition, you can think of your custom plate as an investment. Given your vehicle will be deemed original with that private number plate, you can sell it at a higher price than you initially would. 

4. A Creative Way to Advertise Your Brand

If you own a business, you are aware of how challenging marketing can be when you are not on the internet. Well, more and more companies are incorporating their branding with their custom license plates, which is an inexpensive and effective way to draw people’s attention to your brand. With a private number plate, all you need is a few stickers on your window to fully market your product or service. Just ensure you do not overdo it. 

5. You Will Always Remember Your Number Plate

For many people, the conventional number plate always seems to slip their minds when they need it. Paying for parking can be infuriating when you need to constantly go back to your car or write it down so that you don’t forget. With a private number plate, however, you will never forget it when you need to pay for parking, renew your license or do any other transaction related to your vehicle.

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