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Philippines Slot Casinos: Discover the Best Places to Spin and Win

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Introduction to Slot Casinos in the Philippines

The thrill of the spin. The sound of coins clinking and bells ringing. Slot casinos in the Philippines offer an exhilarating experience that attracts both locals and tourists alike. With a vibrant gaming culture, stunning resorts, and a tropical backdrop, this archipelago is quickly becoming a premier destination for slot enthusiasts. If you’re looking for the best places to unleash your luck and enjoy some exciting entertainment, you’ve come to the right place! From bustling city centers to serene beachside venues, let’s embark on a journey through the top slot casino destinations in the Philippines—where every spin could lead to big wins!

Popular Slot Casino Destinations in the Philippines

The Philippines boasts an array of vibrant slot casino destinations. Manila stands out with its bustling entertainment hubs, like City of Dreams and Solaire Resort & Casino. Each venue offers a lavish experience alongside numerous gaming options.

In Cebu, the Waterfront Hotel and Casino presents a tropical paradise for gamers. Here, you can enjoy both breathtaking views and exciting slot machines.

Further north, Clark Freeport Zone is home to several casinos that cater to thrill-seekers looking for diverse gaming experiences. The Grand Palazzo Royale features state-of-the-art machines in a luxurious setting.

Davao also contributes to this lively scene with the impressive Eden Nature Park’s casino facilities. Gamblers can relish nature while trying their luck on various slots.

These destinations not only provide entertainment but also create unforgettable memories filled with excitement and anticipation at every spin.

Types of Slot Machines Available

When you step into a slot casino in the Philippines, you’ll find an impressive variety of machines. Classic three-reel slots are perfect for those who appreciate simplicity and nostalgia. These games evoke memories of traditional casinos with their straightforward gameplay.

For players seeking more excitement, video slots offer vibrant graphics and engaging storylines. They often feature five or more reels, providing numerous ways to win. Bonus rounds and free spins can make these games even more thrilling.

Progressive jackpot slots are another popular choice. With each spin, a portion of your bet contributes to a growing jackpot that could lead to life-changing winnings.

Then there are themed slots based on movies or cultural icons. These attract fans who enjoy immersing themselves in familiar stories while trying for cash prizes.

With such diversity available at Philippine slot casinos, every player is bound to find something that suits their style and preference.

Tips for Playing and Winning at Slot Casinos

Understanding the mechanics of slot machines is crucial. Familiarize yourself with paylines and bet sizes before spinning. Each machine has its own rules, so read the instructions.

Set a budget and stick to it. This helps you enjoy your time without overspending. It’s also wise to choose machines that fit your bankroll; high volatility games may reward larger wins but can drain your funds quickly.

Look for slots with bonus features or progressive jackpots. These often provide more opportunities to win big, enhancing your gaming experience.

Take breaks while playing. Continuous spinning can lead to fatigue and poor decision-making. A short break allows you to recharge.

Play for fun rather than solely focusing on winning. Enjoying the game increases your chances of hitting those exciting spins!

Other Entertainment and Amenities Offered at Slot Casinos

Slot casinos in the Philippines are more than just places to spin and win. They offer a vibrant mix of entertainment options that cater to every visitor’s taste.

Many venues feature live music, where local bands set the mood for an unforgettable night. You can dance or simply enjoy performances while sipping on your favorite cocktails.

For those seeking culinary delights, numerous restaurants serve delectable dishes from various cuisines. Whether you crave Filipino favorites or international fare, there’s something for everyone.

Shopping enthusiasts will find retail outlets showcasing unique souvenirs and luxury brands. It’s perfect for picking up a keepsake from your visit.

Additionally, many slot casinos host themed events and promotions that add excitement beyond gaming. From holiday celebrations to special tournaments, each visit brings new opportunities to engage with the lively atmosphere around you.

Responsible Gambling Practices

Responsible gambling is about ensuring that your gaming experience remains enjoyable and safe. It involves setting limits on time and money spent while playing at an online slot casino or a physical venue.

Before you start, establish a budget. Decide how much you’re willing to risk and stick to it. This simple step can help prevent overspending.

Take breaks during your gaming sessions. Stepping away for a few moments allows you to clear your mind and reassess your strategy.

Recognize the signs of unhealthy gambling habits. If you find yourself chasing losses or feeling anxious about playing, it might be time to take a break or seek support.

Many casinos offer resources for responsible gambling, including self-exclusion programs and helplines. Don’t hesitate to use these tools if needed—your well-being should always come first.

Conclusion: Why the Philippines is a Must-Visit Destination for Slot Casino Enthusiasts

The Philippines stands out as a premier destination for slot casino enthusiasts. With its vibrant gaming scene, players can find an array of online slot casinos that cater to every preference and budget. Slot Online and Winning Plus are just a couple of the exciting platforms available, offering thrilling gameplay right at your fingertips.

The diverse range of popular destinations means you’ll never run out of places to explore and enjoy. Each location boasts unique themes, stunning designs, and innovative machines that draw visitors in from all over the world. Whether you’re spinning on classic reels or trying your luck with modern video slots, there’s something for everyone.

Moreover, these casinos provide more than just gaming opportunities; they offer incredible amenities like fine dining experiences, luxurious accommodations, and world-class entertainment options. This makes each visit not only about winning but also enjoying everything else these establishments have to offer.

For those who wish to indulge responsibly while having fun at the slots, there are established practices in place that promote safe gambling habits. You can immerse yourself in exhilarating gameplay without compromising your wellbeing.

With so much variety in games and settings combined with rich cultural experiences found throughout the islands, it’s clear why any true slot enthusiast would want to make their way to this beautiful country filled with chance and excitement. The Philippines isn’t just a place where dreams come true; it’s where unforgettable memories await around every spin.

Chase Briscoe claims upset victory in the Southern 500 at Darlington, advances to the Playoffs

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Angie Campbell
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Photo by John Knittel for SpeedwayMedia.com.

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Darlington Raceway lived up to its reputation Saturday night to a sold-out crowd as the track “Too Tough to Tame” delivered all the twists and turns we’ve come to expect.

The Southern 500 was the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season and emotions ran high in anticipation of the upcoming series Playoffs. When the checkered flag waved, Chase Briscoe crossed the finish line first in his No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford to win the Southern 500, secure his spot in the Playoffs and emerge as the regular season champion. It was Briscoe’s second career win in the series.

But it wasn’t easy one as he held off a hard-charging Kyle Busch in the final closing laps. Busch was also fighting for a spot in the Playoffs but came up short finishing 0.361 seconds behind Briscoe.

“I was sideways, countersteering. I felt like I was in a Sprint Car,” Briscoe said. “Yeah, this night just literally went perfect. The pit crew did an incredible job and I was crying after the checkered because I just won the Southern 500.

“This is a crown jewel and what makes this race so special is all you race fans. Every time we come here it’s sold out. It’s awesome and we love you guys. The last time I won here was during COVID, so I didn’t get the experience with the fans, so I’m grateful you guys are here and I can’t wait to celebrate.”

After the race, a disappointed Busch described the final laps as he raced Briscoe for the win.

“I’m proud of everyone on the No. 8 Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet team today for finishing second. We didn’t have much speed throughout the majority of the race. We were just mired in traffic, and we weren’t able to get up through the field. Once we did get up there, I felt like we were going to have a shot at running in the top five during those last three or four restarts. But then we had a shot for the win and just couldn’t make it up there.

“We needed Chase Briscoe to have about three more laps on his tires, maybe. If his tires would have been just a little bit more used up, I could have gotten there. I got within his wake, and as soon as I got within his wake I felt my car come out of the racetrack and I didn’t have enough to overpower that. I really hate it for everybody at RCR because we’ve put a lot of effort and work into our Chevrolets.

“We didn’t have much speed there through a majority of the race,” Busch said. “We were just mired in traffic, and we weren’t able to get up through there. “But once we got up there, I felt like those last three or four restarts, we were going to have a shot running in the top-5. But then we had a shot for the win and just couldn’t make it up there.”

It will be the first time Busch has missed the Playoffs since 2012,

Christopher Bell finished third, followed by Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain, Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Corey LaJoie and Tyler Reddick to complete the top 10.

Kyle Larson led 263 laps and won the first two stages but his fourth-place finish left him one point short of claiming the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season title which went to 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick. Larson will, however, start the Playoffs as the No. 1 seed with 40 Playoff points.

Buescher’s sixth-place finish, unfortunately, was not enough to advance him to the Playoffs as Martin Truex Jr. and Ty Gibbs advanced based on points earned throughout the season even though both were involved in wrecks.

Playoff Standings:

  1. Kyle Larson (2,040 points)
  2. Christopher Bell (2,032 points, -8)
  3. Tyler Reddick (2,028 points, -12)
  4. William Byron (2,022 points, -18)
  5. Ryan Blaney (2,018 points, -22)
  6. Denny Hamlin (2,015 points, -25)
  7. Chase Elliott (2,014 points, -26)
  8. Brad Keselowski (2,008 points, -32)
  9. Joey Logano (2,007 points, -33)
  10. Austin Cindric (2,007 points, -33)
  11. Daniel Suárez (2,006 points, -34)
  12. Alex Bowman (2,005 points, -35)
  13. Chase Briscoe (2,005 points, -35)
  14. Harrison Burton (2,005 points, -35)
  15. Ty Gibbs (2,004 points, -36)
  16. Martin Truex Jr. (2,004 points, -36)

Tyler Reddick perseveres to clinch 2024 Cup Series Regular Season Championship

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Andrew Kim
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Photo by John Knittel for SpeedwayMedia.com.

With an advantage of just a single point, Tyler Reddick clinched the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Championship after a wild Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, September 1.

The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, persevered and ground through an event that spanned nearly four hours and seven cautions for 39 laps. Amid his battle on the track to contend for the regular-season title, Reddick himself was also battling an illness that he first radioed to his team after the first stage period that ended on Lap 130, where he finished fourth and picked up seven stage points.

Receiving medicine, water and crackers from his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota pit crew to maintain his health from inside the cockpit, Reddick fought through his illness to steer his car to an eighth-place result after the second stage period on Lap 230. By then, he had accumulated a total of 10 stage points, three from the latter stage period. With Kyle Larson sweeping the event’s first two stages, however, Reddick had a 17-point advantage he had coming into the Southern 500 weekend disappear as Larson was in prime position to win his second regular-season title.

For the majority of the final 130 laps throughout the final stage period, Larson continued his early dominance by dominating with the top spot on the track as Reddick was struggling to keep pace with the front-runners.

Then through a series of late-race incidents and late green flag pit strategies ensuing as Larson would be challenged late by Denny Hamlin and eventual winner Chase Briscoe for the top spot, Reddick opted to pit during an extensive caution period that started with 24 laps remaining due to a heavy multi-car wreck that involved Reddick’s teammate Bubba Wallace, who was trying to race his way into the Playoffs.

Restarting inside the top 12 during a 17-lap shootout to the finish, Reddick would manage to gain two spots and claim the checkered flag in 10th place for his 18th top-10 result of the 2024 Cup Series season. With Larson falling back to fourth place despite leading a race-high 263 laps and winning the event’s first two stages, Reddick emerged on top of the regular-season standings by a single point over Larson as the former emerged as a regular-season champion for the first time in his fifth full-time season in the Cup Series level,

With his accomplishment, Reddick, who is in his second consecutive season driving the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing, joined Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott as competitors to win a Cup Series Regular Season Championship. The championship was also the first of any type in NASCAR for 23XI Racing, which is in its fourth season in competition.

With the regular-season title and 15 Playoff points, Reddick will commence the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs in third place in the Playoff standings with 2,028 points, where he is four points behind runner-up Christopher Bell and 12 points behind Playoff points leader Kyle Larson entering next weekend’s Playoff opener at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Amid the relief of securing the 2024 regular-season championship, Reddick could not overlook the disappointment and the run he had at Darlington that nearly cost him the title.

“Things fell our way there at the end,” Reddick said on USA Network. “[The regular-season title]’s huge for us,” Reddick added. “This is what this team’s all about. I feel like this is the worst night we’ve had in months and months speed-wise wise and we still finished 10th. It was kind of an all-out struggle for us, so just really proud of everybody on this team, staying behind me. Shame we gave some points up. I feel like this is a race we could win, but it’s really nice to, in year two for me here at this team and year four of this team for [the team overall], to get the regular season championship like we did.”

With the 2024 Cup Series Regular Season Championship officially locked up, the 2024 season overall is shaping up to be Reddick’s best season overall in NASCAR’s premier series. The Californian has won twice this season, the first occurring at Talladega Superspeedway in April before he won two weeks ago at Michigan International Speedway. In addition, he has racked up 11 top-five results and 18 top-10 results, the most he has garnered in a Cup season, throughout the 26-race regular-season stretch. With a season-best average-finishing result of 11.2, Reddick enters the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs as a prime favorite to contend for this year’s championship.

Tyler Reddick’s pursuit for a Cup Series championship commences next Sunday, September 8, at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Quaker State 400. The event’s coverage is scheduled to commence at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network.

McLaughlin Wins Wild Milwaukee; Palou Up 33 with One to Go

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WEST ALLIS, Wis. (Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024) – In a wild race that featured more twists than a pretzel factory, Scott McLaughlin held off six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon to win the second race of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s doubleheader Sunday.

New Zealand native McLaughlin earned his series high-tying third victory of the season in the No. 3 Gallagher Team Penske Chevrolet, finishing .4558 of a second ahead of fellow Kiwi Dixon in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Colton Herta placed third in the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda of Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian.

SEE: Race Results

“That was the most fun race I’ve had in INDYCAR,” McLaughlin said. “It was a blast. We just stuck with it. The car wasn’t quite good at the start, and we just tuned her up, and it was awesome. A lot better in traffic today, which helped a lot.

“Yeah, burn the house down tonight. That was awesome. I’m pumped.”

Santino Ferrucci finished fourth in the No. 14 Phoenix Investors Chevrolet of A.J. Foyt Enterprises, mirroring his result in the first race Saturday. Marcus Ericsson ended up fifth in the No. 28 Delaware Life Honda of Andretti Global, his best result since placing fifth July 7 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Defending series champion Alex Palou will carry a 33-point lead over Will Power into the next race, the season-ending Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway on Sept. 15. Palou finished 19th in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, while Power placed 10th in the No. 12 Verizon Business Team Penske Chevrolet in a day of disappointment and lost chances for both.

McLaughlin, who started sixth, passed Colton Herta on Lap 218 to take the lead for good. That decisive dive under Herta in Turn 1 came after a feisty three-lap joust between the two young stars, as McLaughlin took advantage of fresher Firestone Firehawk tires and traffic in front of Herta to erase Herta’s seven-second lead in just 14 laps.

It appeared Alexander Rossi might have a chance to challenge McLaughlin after the Kiwi took the lead, as Rossi was gaining ground quickly in his No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. But Sting Ray Robb crashed his No. 41 Goodheart Vet/Pray.com Chevrolet of A.J. Foyt Enterprises in Turn 2 on Lap 228, triggering the last of six caution periods.

All five cars on the lead lap at the time had to decide whether to pit for fresh tires or stay out, and the entire quintet dove to pit road on Lap 230. McLaughlin powered away from the field on the restart on Lap 239, and Dixon passed Rossi for second in Turn 1.

Then Herta and Dixon engaged in a spirited fight for second, racing side by side, inches apart, in Turns 3 and 4. Dixon finally passed Herta for second on Lap 241 and set his sights on McLaughlin, but never got closer than six-tenths of a second. McLaughlin took the checkered by leading his race-high 85th lap.

“I think had it gone a few more laps, it looked like he was starting to burn off his fronts (tires) a little bit,” Dixon said. “But congrats to McLaughlin. Pretty sweet to have a Kiwi 1-2 there.”

McLaughlin’s victory was just one of the thrilling ebbs and flows in the race, which featured a series track record 13 lead changes on the historic 1.015-mile Milwaukee Mile oval.

Perhaps the one lead change that appeared probable early in the race didn’t happen. Palou held on to the championship lead despite one of his most challenging days of the season.

Palou finished 29 laps down after an electrical problem on the pace laps sent his car to the pits and the garage for repairs. Power placed 10th as the last car on the lead lap, losing a chance to gain more ground and perhaps take the championship lead after spinning in Turn 4 on a restart on Lap 131 while running in the top five.

“It was not a great day, but it could have been a lot worse,” Palou said. “It could have been a lot better, obviously. On to Nashville.”

Said Power: “A long shot now. God gave us a chance then, but kind of let it go. That’s the season, man. You just can’t have those mistakes.”

McLaughlin is the only other driver mathematically eligible for the title at Nashville, 50 points behind Palou. But it should come down to a two-driver duel for the Astor Challenge Cup at Nashville between two-time season champions Palou and Power, as McLaughlin will be eliminated if Palou starts the race.

Palou, strategist Barry Wanser and the entire Chip Ganassi Racing crew stayed calm and avoided catastrophe when Palou’s car stopped at the exit of pit lane at the start of the pace laps with an apparent electrical problem. The car returned to the track but then had to return to the paddock for more diagnosis and repairs, and Palou returned to the track at speed on Lap 37, 28 laps down.

“We couldn’t really do anything,” Palou said. “We tried everything to try and not lose many laps.”

Palou was the most notable of a handful drivers struck by mechanical misfortune in this race. Another was Race 1 winner Pato O’Ward, who finished 24th after completing just 87 laps due to a gearbox problem.

The race took an eventful tone right from the start. Besides Palou’s car shockingly sitting silent at the exit of pit lane, NTT P1 Award winner Josef Newgarden was eliminated from the race in a three-car incident on Lap 1. The race start was called off because the rear of the field wasn’t in order, and the No. 8 American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing Honda of rookie Linus Lundqvist hit the rear of the No. 11 Ridgeline Lubricants Chip Ganassi Racing Honda of teammate Marcus Armstrong, who then pinballed into Newgarden’s No. 2 Snap-on Team Penske Chevrolet, punting it into the inside wall.

After that melee, the race settled into a pattern of nonstop action. There were a season-high 763 on-track passes – a season high and the most on record in an INDYCAR SERIES race at the Milwaukee Mile – and 56 passes in the top five, another track record. Ferrucci once again put on a show with 63 on-track passes, the most of any driver in one race this season.

Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s Race 2 Results

WEST ALLIS, Wis. – Results Sunday of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s Race 2 NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 1.015-mile Milwaukee Mile, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):

  1. (2) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  2. (17) Scott Dixon, Honda, 250, Running
  3. (18) Colton Herta, Honda, 250, Running
  4. (12) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  5. (16) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 250, Running
  6. (6) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  7. (15) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  8. (19) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 250, Running
  9. (14) Romain Grosjean, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  10. (4) Will Power, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  11. (8) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 249, Running
  12. (25) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 248, Running
  13. (24) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 248, Running
  14. (13) Jack Harvey, Honda, 247, Running
  15. (22) Katherine Legge, Honda, 246, Running
  16. (23) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 243, Running
  17. (20) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 230, Retired
  18. (21) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 221, Contact
  19. (10) Alex Palou, Honda, 221, Running
  20. (5) Linus Lundqvist, Honda, 215, Contact
  21. (27) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, 181, Mechanical
  22. (9) David Malukas, Honda, 126, Mechanical
  23. (26) Graham Rahal, Honda, 123, Contact
  24. (7) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 86, Mechanical
  25. (11) Nolan Siegel, Chevrolet, 23, Mechanical
  26. (3) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 6, Contact
  27. (1) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 5, Contact

Race Statistics
Winner’s average speed: 120.334 mph
Time of race: 2:06:31.3981
Margin of victory: 0.4558 of a second
Cautions: 6 for 57 laps
Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers

Lap leaders:
Newgarden, Josef 1 – 4
McLaughlin, Scott 5 – 43
Power, Will 44 – 54
Ferrucci, Santino 55 – 56
Legge, Katherine 57 – 58
Power, Will 59 – 96
Ferrucci, Santino 97 – 100
Power, Will 101 – 115
Rossi, Alexander 116 – 161
McLaughlin, Scott 162 – 163
Herta, Colton 164 – 187
McLaughlin, Scott 188 – 198
Herta, Colton 199 – 217
McLaughlin, Scott 218 – 250

NTT INDYCAR SERIES point standings: Palou 525, Power 492, McLaughlin 475, Herta 462, Dixon 443, O’Ward 419, Kirkwood 384, Newgarden 365, Rossi 350, Ferrucci 339, Lundgaard 301, Rosenqvist 301, Ericsson 292, VeeKay 282, Armstrong 272, Lundqvist 255, Grosjean 246, Rahal 244, Fittipaldi 177, Robb 175, Simpson 174, Rasmussen 147, Siegel 142, Harvey 126, Malukas 125, Agustin Canapino 109, Daly 99, Theo Pourchaire 91, Legge 56, Tom Blomqvist 46, Ed Carpenter 45, Toby Sowery 45, Callum Ilott 39, Luca Ghiotto 27, Helio Castroneves 26, Kyle Larson 21, Takuma Sato 19, Tristan Vautier 12, Juri Vips 11, Colin Braun 10, Ryan Hunter-Reay 6, Hunter McElrea 6, Marco Andretti 5

PAUL LEE WINS PEP BOYS FUNNY CAR ALL-STAR CALLOUT AT TOYOTA NHRA U.S. NATIONALS

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B. Force, Prock, Anderson & Herrera also all qualify No. 1 at The Big Go

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 1, 2024) – Funny Car’s Paul Lee won a specialty race for the first time in his NHRA career on Sunday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, defeating Bob Tasca in the final round of the Pep Boys Funny Car All-Star Callout as part of the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals.

In other racing action, Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Austin Prock (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all qualified No. 1 at the 14th of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

Lee, who was seeded eighth in the eight-car field and appeared in a specialty race for the first time, went 4.243-seconds at 328.38 mph in his 11,000-horsepower McLeod Racing/FTI Performance Dodge Charger to slip past Tasca’s 4.255. Both cars drove into smoke near the finish line, but Lee had enough to coast to the victory, which nets the veteran the $80,000 prize. Lee beat Ron Capps and defending world champion Matt Hagan earlier on Sunday to reach the final round of the specialty race.

He left first on Tasca and held on for the win, which is certainly Lee’s biggest moment in the Funny Car ranks. Lee has made impressive strides this year with Jonnie Lindberg as his crew chief and John Medlen offering guidance as well.

“I couldn’t be prouder of my whole team. They really worked their butts off today, changed engines between first and second round and did a flawless job,” Lee said. “This is a team sport. I’m here representing my team, but it’s a true team sport and I just remember growing up watching all the specialty shootouts in the past and then growing up and getting to be in one and win it? I’m over the moon.

“I’m in it, I don’t care who I race. I didn’t really care because you have to beat everybody. Look at the cars you have to race, these are the top cars in the country. I don’t look at this as stress, I look at it as opportunity. This time, it was an opportunity to win $80,000. Tomorrow, I look at it the same way. I have the opportunity to win the U.S. Nationals.”

Top Fuel’s Brittany Force has enjoyed the weekend she has needed so far, securing the No. 1 qualifier when Saturday’s 3.693 at 333.08 in her 11,000-horsepower Chevrolet Accessories dragster. It’s the 48th top qualifier for the two-time world champ and Force needed every bit of it this weekend, entering the U.S. Nationals 10th in points. She’ll enter raceday with a 58-point advantage over 11th-place Josh Hart and Force will need to stay in the top 10 to earn a spot in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. That means plenty is on the line for Force on Monday as she opens eliminations against Shawn Langdon.

“It’s been a whirlwind of a weekend,” Force said. “We’ve done really well and we’re wearing a No. 1 qualifier hat. We ended up No. 1 and haven’t done that since the very beginning of the season. That’s a huge deal, but we are right now so focused on tomorrow and what it takes to stay in this thing. We’re sitting 10th and we can get bumped out. This team, we want to be in a hunt for a championship. We’ve done great so far and done everything that we can..

“If it wasn’t Langdon, it’d be somebody else and there is no easy team or driver out here. We’ve seen crazier things happen on raceday. We’re going to give it our all, we’re in a really good position, we have to focus on that and just stay in our lane – focus on what our team can do, what our goals are, what we want to accomplish.”

Points leader and reigning world champion Doug Kalitta did not qualify, going 3.793 during the final qualifying session. His teammate, Langdon, bumped him out on the next pass, going 3.784 to go to 16th. He’ll take on Force in the opening round, while Kalitta won’t qualify for the first time since 2010, an incredible span of 301 races.

Tony Stewart qualified in the second spot with his 3.707 at 331.04 and T.J. Zizzo is third with a 3.716 at 332.67.

In Funny Car, Austin Prock easily held on to the No. 1 spot, as Saturday’s stellar pass of 3.855 at 328.38 in his 11,000-horsepower Cornwell Tools Chevrolet Camaro SS handed the points leader a remarkable 10th No. 1 qualifier this season. It’s been nothing short of a spectacular season for Prock in his rookie season in the category and this was another major moment for the young standout who earned his first career U.S. Nationals No. 1 qualifier. Prock will try to turn that into his first U.S. Nationals victory on Monday, where he will open eliminations against Chris King.

“It’s pretty cool, I didn’t even think about it until today and not very many people get to qualify No. 1 here at the U.S. Nationals. It’s our biggest race of the year, and I’m definitely proud of this team,” Prock said. “They all work really hard and deserve results like this. I was proud to be able to get the car down the track in a nice, neat fashion all five runs, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.

“Earlier this week I got a new attitude, and I’ve just been having fun. When you get punched in the face like I did (in Brainerd), that’ll change a man. I got a new attitude and it’s been working so far. I’m having fun and can’t wait for tomorrow. It’s going to be a great show for the fans, and that’s how the U.S. Nationals should be.”

Tasca took the second spot with a 3.871 at 336.23 and Jack Beckman, racing for John Force, qualified third thanks to a run of 3.877 at 329.10.

For a third straight day, Greg Anderson stayed atop the Pro Stock field and for the third straight day, the veteran improved on his performance, going 6.575 at 207.88 in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro. Weather conditions should allow for Anderson to improve again on Monday during eliminations, where the five-time world champion will have a chance to win The Big Go for the eighth time. He’ll open raceday against Camrie Caruso, looking for his third win of 2024. It’s already been a rewarding weekend for the veteran, making the quickest run in all five qualifying sessions, but success on Monday is the biggest thing and Anderson feels confident his team is on track.

“The big day is Monday but it’s been near perfection for three days straight and that’s a helluva confidence builder,” Anderson said. “It certainly makes me feel good, the car feels great, engine is running great, crew is right on point making decisions. Hopefully, we can make that go for four more runs tomorrow and make some magic here at Indy. I feel great, a lot of confidence in the group, the team, and that helps as a driver and makes you get up on the wheel as a driver.

“I need to get it done. That’s not just me, it’s the entire race team. We need to race error free, like we qualified and get the job done, win the race. I’ve got the horse, I need to ride that sucker to the finish line and ride it proud. That’s what I plan on doing tomorrow. I love racing here at Indy. It would be tough to find a more special race than when I won my 100th race here. You never know when you’re going to get another one. The very next one I get, if I can get another one, will be the best one I ever had.”

Defending world champion Erica Enders remained in second with a 6.592 at 207.11, while Jeg Coughlin Jr. took third with a 6.598 at 207.50.

After two days of strong performances from Matt Smith Racing, Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Gaige Herrera had his day on Sunday, picking up the No. 1 qualifier with a standout run of 6.809 at 197.71 on his RevZilla/Mission Foods/Vance & Hines. It was a strong weekend turnaround for the defending world champion, who picks up his fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season with the impressive run. He’ll open eliminations against Wesley Wells, trying to pick up his first victory at the world’s biggest drag race. It’s one of the few events Herrera didn’t win a year ago and he’ll get a chance for redemption on Monday.

“It’s good to get the No. 1 spot for Vance & Hines. This is big for us,” Herrera said. “I was happy to run 6.80 and I’ve got to credit Mother Nature because the [cool weather] helped us. I just didn’t think it would be good enough to stick. I was surprised that it did. It should be even cooler tomorrow, so I think you’ll see some 6.70s for sure.

“We tested here a couple of weeks ago and it helped quite a bit. The air was close to what we had this morning, so we got good data. We’re in a good spot for Monday. That goes for me and Richard [Gadson], Kelly [Clontz], and Geno [Scali]. I think we’ll also do well tomorrow.”

Matt Smith took the second spot with a 6.816 at 196.90 and John Hall qualified third after going 6.830 at 198.76.

Eliminations for the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals begin at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sunday’s Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout final results from the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. I

Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout — Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 4.243, 234.86 def. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.255, 222.69.

INDIANAPOLIS — Final Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout round-by-round results from the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout:

ROUND ONE — J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 3.955, 318.24 def. Chad Green, Ford Mustang, 4.006, 311.70; Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.931, 327.19 def. Alexis DeJoria, GR Supra, 4.812, 166.66; Paul Lee, Charger, 4.014, 291.57 def. Ron Capps, GR Supra, 5.849, 126.10; Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.933, 332.43 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 5.203, 144.12;

SEMIFINALS — B. Tasca III, 3.974, 326.16 def. J. Todd, 4.632, 180.89; P. Lee, 3.968, 323.35 def. M. Hagan, 3.972, 326.00;

FINAL — P. Lee, 4.243, 234.86 def. B. Tasca III, 4.255, 222.69.

INDIANAPOLIS — Monday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the 14th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Sunday. DNQs listed below pairings.

Top Fuel — 1. Brittany Force, 3.693 seconds, 333.08 mph vs. 16. Shawn Langdon, 3.784, 320.36; 2. Tony Stewart, 3.707, 331.04 vs. 15. Doug Foley, 3.776, 313.80; 3. T.J. Zizzo, 3.716, 332.67 vs. 14. Ida Zetterstrom, 3.776, 327.51; 4. Antron Brown, 3.723, 331.94 vs. 13. Clay Millican, 3.774, 331.12; 5. Tripp Tatum, 3.729, 328.54 vs. 12. Josh Hart, 3.772, 326.63; 6. Steve Torrence, 3.736, 332.84 vs. 11. Billy Torrence, 3.764, 332.34; 7. Justin Ashley, 3.738, 332.84 vs. 10. Dan Mercier, 3.763, 319.75; 8. Tony Schumacher, 3.739, 326.32 vs. 9. Shawn Reed, 3.755, 325.53.

Did Not Qualify: 17. Doug Kalitta, 3.793, 329.10; 18. Jasmine Salinas, 3.814, 317.64; 19. Krista Baldwin, 3.863, 285.29; 20. Lex Joon, 3.927, 313.95.

Funny Car — 1. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.855, 328.38 vs. 16. Chris King, Dodge Charger, 4.079, 302.21; 2. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.871, 336.23 vs. 15. Buddy Hull, Charger, 4.046, 303.30; 3. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.877, 329.10 vs. 14. Dale Creasy Jr., Charger, 4.008, 321.04; 4. Blake Alexander, Mustang, 3.890, 327.82 vs. 13. Chad Green, Mustang, 4.006, 311.70; 5. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.896, 331.28 vs. 12. Bobby Bode, Mustang, 3.986, 292.58; 6. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.901, 325.53 vs. 11. Paul Lee, Charger, 3.931, 315.49; 7. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.901, 313.37 vs. 10. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.918, 323.12; 8. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.908, 327.66 vs. 9. Alexis DeJoria, GR Supra, 3.911, 323.50.

Did Not Qualify: 17. Dave Richards, 4.105, 297.94; 18. Justin Schriefer, 6.801, 99.59.

Pro Stock — 1. Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.575, 207.88 vs. 16. Camrie Caruso, Camaro, 6.628, 205.72; 2. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.592, 207.11 vs. 15. Sienna Wildgust, Camaro, 6.625, 207.27; 3. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.598, 207.50 vs. 14. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.624, 205.82; 4. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.598, 206.70 vs. 13. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.623, 205.94; 5. Jerry Tucker, Camaro, 6.600, 207.59 vs. 12. Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.623, 206.54; 6. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.601, 208.07 vs. 11. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.616, 205.51; 7. David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.602, 207.62 vs. 10. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.616, 206.39; 8. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.603, 207.43 vs. 9. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.609, 206.92.

Did Not Qualify: 17. Deric Kramer, 6.640, 205.26; 18. Chris McGaha, 6.652, 207.24; 19. Derrick Reese, 6.668, 206.54; 20. Larry Morgan, 6.670, 206.67; 21. Kenny Delco, 6.705, 205.76.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.809, 197.71 vs. 16. Wesley Wells, Suzuki, 7.326, 181.06; 2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.816, 196.90 vs. 15. Ron Tornow, Victory, 7.058, 190.46; 3. John Hall, Beull, 6.830, 198.76 vs. 14. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 7.012, 191.73; 4. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.834, 196.64 vs. 13. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 7.008, 191.59; 5. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.856, 199.29 vs. 12. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 6.998, 193.54; 6. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.859, 197.94 vs. 11. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.954, 192.55; 7. Hector Arana Jr, EBR, 6.864, 196.64 vs. 10. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 6.935, 194.60; 8. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.887, 195.73 vs. 9. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 6.929, 193.52.

Crawford rebounds from unlucky qualifying to take two points-paying finishes at Monza

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MONZA, Italy (1 Sept. 2024) – Jak Crawford rebounded from an unlucky qualifying session to score a pair of points-paying finishes as the FIA Formula 2 Championship resumed at Monza following the summer break.

The 19-year-old American Formula 1 prospect made big progress in both races, finishing sixth in Saturday’s Sprint Race after starting 13th, and then racing his way forward to take ninth in Sunday’s Feature Race after being gridded 14th in the DAMS Lucas Oil entry.

“I’m pleased to score points in both races across the weekend and happy we could turn it around after a tricky Friday,” Crawford said. “The race pace was strong again on Saturday, allowing me to battle my way up to P6. On Sunday, we got unlucky pitting a lap before the Safety Car, meaning we lost a handful of places, but P9 was still a respectable result with a car that wasn’t nearly as good as Saturday.”

Friday’s 30-minute qualifying was marred by a pair of red flags that negated his early laps and left him without a representative time. The session resumed with six minutes remaining, and Crawford managed to record a best time of 1:32.780-seconds in the final minute that put him 14th after he scored the fastest time in the final sector on his last lap.

“We were just not very fast in qualifying, and the circumstances made it even more difficult to set up the car right,” he said. “We just missed on the car setup, and it was quite tricky for us.”

Gridded 13th for the 21-lap Sprint Race, Crawford gained two positions at the start before being slowed by a safety car for a Lap 1 incident. When racing resumed, he quickly began picking off positions to move into the top 10. He took eighth with two laps remaining, took another position on the next lap, and sprinted to sixth at the checkered flag – taking the position by 0.101-seconds, just ahead of a dead-heat finish for seventh.

“It was lots of fun,” Crawford said. “We made some good improvements on the car, and it was very positive. I was very fast and had a very fun race. At the end, I had a great final lap and I finished P6, a very good result, and I was happy with the race. It was an exciting race, from start to finish.”

Sunday’s 30-lap Feature Race saw Crawford avoid chaos at the start to move from 14th to seventh in the first turn.

“I had the perfect start,” he said. “Everything just opened up for me, and I was able to keep my car in a good place all the time. I felt like I was always in the right place at the right time.”

Gaining two positions after the safety car restart, he moved to fifth on lap six when mandatory pit stops began. Crawford joined the top-five in pitting for their tire change on lap seven, returning to the track in 16th. Unfortunately, another full-course caution waved on the following lap, with most of the cars in front able to stop and come out of the pits ahead of the former lead pack.

“That was very unfortunate timing,” he said. “If it stayed out one lap later, I could have been up with the leaders. But at the end of the day, that’s part of racing.”

F2 returns to action in two weeks at Baku for races on Sept. 14-15. Then, there’s another break before the season ends with back-to-back events at Lusail in Qatar and Yas Island in United Arar Emirates on the first two weekend in December.

“I’m excited for Baku,” Crawford said. “Anything can happen there, similar to Monza. You’ve got to keep your nose clean and have good straight-line speed. I’m happy to be back on a street circuit, and I’m looking forward to it.”

Patrick Woods-Toth Completes Hat Trick, Wins Race 3 at CTMP

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BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (September 1, 2024) – Patrick Woods-Toth swept the weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), winning all three Formula Regional Americas Championship presented by Mosport Karting Centre (FR Americas) races this weekend. A native of Saint-Lazare, Quebec, Woods-Toth got his start karting next door at Mosport Karting Centre, and locked in the 2024 FR Americas driver’s championship title while at CTMP this weekend.

Notes of Interest:

  • Patrick Woods-Toth is the 2024 FR Americas Championship drivers champion, having locked in the title this weekend at CTMP.
  • Jett Bowling tied his career-best finish with a second-place result. His last runner-up finish came at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Round 8.
  • Hayden Bowlsbey tied his career-best finish with his third-place result in Round 17, marking his third-career podium.
  • Also tying their career-best finishes were fourth-place finisher Landan Matriano Lim, fifth-place finisher James Lawley and seventh-place finisher Ricco Shlaimoun (No. 25 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3).
  • With three wins in three races, Patrick Woods-Toth was awarded the Omologato Perfectly-Timed Move of the Race and recognized by the stewards for an outstanding performance this weekend. The award includes a bespoke Omologato timepiece.
  • Leading every lap this weekend, Patrick Woods-Toth (No. 27 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) once again led the field down the starting grid with Titus Sherlock (No. 31 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) to his outside. Behind them, Jett Bowling (No. 02 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) and Hayden Bowlsbey (No. 3 IGY6 Motorsports / Save22 Ligier JS F3) lined up third and fourth, respectively. When the lights went out, Woods-Toth jumped to the point position with Sherlock tight on his gearbox. Behind them, Bowlsbey made his way around Bowling to claim third. The three exited Turn 3 side by side, when Sherlock wiggled causing a chain reaction and melee behind them.

With Sherlock, Nicole Havrda (No. 6 Valley Kitchens Ltd / Colonial Countertops Ltd Ligier JS F3) and Anthony Autiello (No. 07 A Autiello Construction Co. Ligier JS F3) all running into trouble, the safety car was deployed to allow crews to retrieve Autiello’s car from the circuit. As they returned to green, Woods-Toth, Bowlsbey, Bowling, Landan Matriano Lim (No. 73 739Racing Ligier JS F3) and James Lawley (No. 77 Kartbahn Racing Ligier JS F3) all ran nose to tail. Woods-Toth dropped a wheel off the racing surface as they careened toward the restart line, but that didn’t slow his pace, as he once again took control of the race.

With the second half still to be contested, Woods-Toth ran away from the pack, opening up a multi-second lead within just a few laps. Behind him, the race for second was heated, with less than a half-second separating second-place Bowlsbey and third-place Bowling. Bowlsbey repeatedly held off advances from Bowling, but everything changed on the final lap. Bowling drove deep into Turn 3 as Bowlsbey slid through the corner, allowing the two to pull wheel to wheel and race two-wide through Turn 4. Pulling ahead to complete the pass as they exited Turn 5, Bowling hit all his marks to lead Bowlsbey to the checkered flag.

As they crossed the line, Woods-Toth held a 6.162-second advantage over Bowling in second and Bowlsbey in third.

“What an amazing weekend,” said Woods-Toth from atop the podium. “It’s great to be at home with all my friends, family and all the fans here. We can see how full the paddock is this weekend with 20-30,000 spectators—this is awesome. Three wins out of three races, a clean sweep of the weekend, that’s perfect. I have good luck here at CTMP. With karting races, I don’t think I’ve lost a race here in probably three or four years. Thank you to Marvin, my mechanic over here, who took care of me back then, and to Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport, Glen and Steven, who take care of my car now. The 27 is powered by Orlando and Ron Fellows; I can’t thank them enough. Thank you very much.”

FR Americas returns to the track for their 2024 season finale at Circuit of The Americas, October 31-November 3. A live stream of the COTA SpeedTour will be available on YouTube.com/SpeedTourTV with live timing and scoring accessed on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates will be posted on the series’ social channels: Facebook, Instagram and X.

Daniel Quimby Completes Weekend Sweep Winning Race 3 at CTMP

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Daniel Quimby Completes Weekend Sweep Winning Race 3 at CTMP

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (September 1, 2024) – Daniel Quimby completed the weekend sweep in Formula 4 United States Championship presented by Mosport Karting Centre (F4 U.S.) competition at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), winning all three races of the CTMP SpeedTour weekend. With three additional wins added to his stats, Quimby (No. 24 Cruise America / MIR Raceline / FIJI Airways / GalvanizeIns Ligier JS F422) pulled within five and a half points of the championship lead heading into the season finale at Circuit of The Americas in October.

Notes of Interest:

  • Daniel Quimby now leads all F4 U.S. drivers with five wins during the 2024 season.
  • Connor Roberts finished on the podium in all three races at CTMP. Paired with a win during the final race of the weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park last month, Roberts has four consecutive podiums.
  • Nicolas Stati continues to hold the points lead going into the season finale after recording nine podiums, including a third-place finish in today’s Race 3.
  • Canada-based Atlantic Racing Team swept the weekend with their driver Daniel Quimby. The organization is the only Canadian team in F4 U.S., based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • F4 U.S. has now competed twice at CTMP and both weekends resulted in weekend sweeps. When visiting the circuit in 2017, now-INDYCAR driver Kyle Kirkwood swept the weekend, while Daniel Quimby swept the 2024 events.
  • Daniel Quimby was awarded the Omologato Perfectly-Timed Move of the Race in recognition of his outstanding performance this weekend. As part of the recognition, he was awarded a bespoke Omologato timepiece.
  • Leading every lap this weekend, Quimby once again brought the field to the green flag at CTMP on Sunday morning. With a clean jump as the flag waved, Quimby took control of the race before the field reached Turn 1. Alex Crosbie (No. 41 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) lined up second, while Nicolas Stati (No. 15 AGI Sport Ligier JS F422) and Connor Roberts (No. 46 ApexSpeed.com / Entropy Cellars Ligier JS F422) filled the second row. Of the four drivers Roberts was the only one on fresh Hankook slicks, which required a bit of extra patience while they dialed in. Meanwhile, Stati was able to make his way around Crosbie overtaking the second position. A lap later, Roberts found his way around Crosbie, but the three continued to race nose to gearbox while Quimby drove away from the pack.

With Quimby approximately four seconds ahead, the battle for second was down to Stati and Roberts, as the duo pulled away from Crosbie. Just before the race’s halfway point, Roberts was able to complete the pass for second, overtaking Stati around the outside of Turn 8. Then, Crosbie started to apply pressure to Stati in an attempt to overtake third. Stati locked up the brakes while racing through Turn 10 to complete lap 13, which allowed Crosbie to complete the pass and claim the third position. The battle wasn’t over just yet, as the two raced within a few tenths the entire second half of the event. With eight minutes left on the clock, Stati was able to make his way back around Crosbie, setting the two up for a race to the checkered flag.

With Quimby and Roberts playing their own game of cat and mouse out front, Stati and Crosbie engaged in battle. As they crossed the line, Quimby led Roberts by 3.643 seconds, while Stati and Crosbie crossed the line side by side, with Stati edging Crosbie by just 0.158 seconds for the third and final podium position.

“It was an awesome weekend,” said Quimby after exiting the car. “Both Connor [Roberts] and Nicolas [Stati]–everyone was pretty quick this weekend. Atlantic [Racing Team] did a great job; the car’s been awesome. I’d like to thank my sponsors: Motorhome Republic, Fiji Airways, Cruise America, MIR Raceline, Hankook, Ligier and F4 U.S. Championship. Canadian Tire Motorsport Park has been a great track; I hope we get to come back next year. Also, thank you to my mom and dad for all the sacrifices they make for me to come here to race. “

F4 U.S. will wrap up their 2024 season at Circuit of The Americas, October 31-November 3, with the season finale. A live stream of the COTA SpeedTour will be available on YouTube.com/SpeedTourTV with live timing and scoring available on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates will be posted on the series’ social channels: Facebook, Instagram, and X.

Winning Weekend in Texas for WTRAndretti

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Strong Showing for WTRAndretti Lamborghini Super Trofeo Stable at Circuit of the Americas

AUSTIN, Texas (September 1, 2024) — The Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) stable of four entries in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo (LST) North America Championship continued their season, returning to Circuit of the Americas (COTA) for the first time since 2021. WTRAndretti’s championship focused performance shown through on track as the team collected five wins and four poles across the PRO, PRO|AM, and AM classes throughout the Rounds 7 and 8 doubleheader, tightening the Championship title race in all classes.

Starting the weekend off with power, Danny Formal and Ryan Norman qualified their No. 1 WTRAndretti Lamborghini ST on pole position for both races of the doubleheader event. Starting the first race, Formal capitalized on the strong pace behind the wheel of the No. 1 and handed over the reins to Norman with the lead. Competition on track shifted around the running order but Norman stayed with earshot of the leaders. While attempting to overtake for the lead in the final laps, Norman made contact and cycled back to finish fourth in Race 1. With a fresh start for Race 2 on Sunday, Norman once again flexed the strength of the No. 1 car and created a key gap to pit and give the driver’s seat to Formal to finish out. Formal took and ran with the lead and was able to award the No. 1 pairing their second win of the season. Two solid top five class finishes at COTA keep the No. 1 team in the heat of the PRO Class Championship standings.

For Nate Stacy and Nick Persing, it was podium-perfect weekend as the pair in the No. 8 WTRAndretti ST captured the win in the PRO|AM classes in both races in the Lone Star State. Starting from pole position for the first race, Stacy dominated the opening half before trading places with Persing to control straight to victory lane. In Race 2, Persing qualified in second for the PRO|AM class, but was aggressive and intentional early to take over the lead in the class before pitting near the end of the mandatory pit window to put Stacy at the wheel. Stacy and the No. 8 WTRAndretti ST once again cycled to the front of the PRO|AM class and survived on-track action to bring home the win. With two class wins at COTA, Stacy and Persing have closed the gap to the PRO|AM Class Championship lead and are very much in contention heading into the final races of the year.

Graham Doyle and Ashton Harrison set their sights on the COTA weekend ready to capitalize on their momentum from the previous doubleheader at Watkins Glen. Despite qualifying seventh for Saturday’s Race 1, Doyle and Harrison showcased impressive pace on track and were able to avoid incidents on track to propel and fight their way into podium contention for the closing stages, ultimately finishing fourth in the AM class for the day. After an impressive forward progression in Race 1, Harrison and Doyle knew they have a strong car in their No. 10 DEX Imaging Lamborghini ST as they entered Race 2. Again, the No. 10 duo quickly found themselves in podium position again after the pit stop sequences. Unfortunately, a mechanical issue late in the race plagued their potential podium and the pair finished seventh in Race 2.

Anthony McIntosh and Glenn McGee saw a dominating weekend in their No. 69 Global Power Components Lamborghini ST as they collected the top step of the podium for both AM Class races. Like their WTRAndretti teammates, the No. 69 displayed blistering pace and strength on track all weekend long. For Saturday’s Race 1, a start from pole position for McIntosh opened the opportunity to run with the lead of the AM Class before passing off the driving duties to McGee. With the impressive speed and performance, McGee continued to hold the lead that McIntosh built all the way to the checkered flag to earn the victory. Ready to repeat the success from Saturday, McGee challenged for the AM Class lead early and was able to gain the lead once again. Capitalizing on the track position, McIntosh held strong the second of half of Race 2 and collected the second win on the weekend for the duo in the AM Class. As the season winds down, McGee and McIntosh are in full force to pressure for the lead of the AM Class Championship.
Next on the schedule for the WTRAndretti LST stable is the team’s home race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The final on-track Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America rounds on U.S. soil before the World Finals will take place on September 20-21, 2024.

Ryan Norman, No. 1 WTRAndretti LST (PRO): “Overall I think it was a good weekend here at COTA for the No.1 car. Danny and I were able to grab two points for grabbing both pole positions and even though we didn’t end the day yesterday how we should have with contact late in the race, we gained valuable points by grabbing the win today. The car was absolutely amazing and everyone on the team out there head down and worked so hard to give us the best opportunity. In Race 2, I made sure Danny had a lot of tire life and managed the gap behind in case of a yellow and he put in a beautiful drive pulling away to bring us the win. We are in the championship hunt, and Danny I will be pushing to continue chipping away at the points in Indianapolis. We had an incredible car there last year, so I’m feeling really good about the last few race weekends to close out the season.”

Danny Formal, No. 1 WTRAndretti LST (PRO): “What a weekend! The No. 1 WTRAndretti Lamborghini was just so fast this weekend. Race 1 we had a great lead at the beginning of my stint, but unfortunately, we couldn’t complete it, and we finished P4. Then in Race 2, Ryan – we’re going to call him ‘Never give up Ryan / Redemption Ryan.’ He did a fantastic stint and gave me a great car in the lead. I was able to extend the lead over 10 and half seconds and get my win number 20, breaking my record, all wins coming with WTRAndretti in the Pro class, feels so amazing. We also go home with the track record in qualifying and the track record in the race, so grateful and so proud of this WTRAndretti team. We’re back in the championship hunt behind the leaders. We’re going to Indy where Ryan’s extremely fast. We’re really motivated and the team is super motivated and super excited.”

Nate Stacy, No. 8 WTRAndretti LST (PRO|AM): “What an amazing weekend. Shoutout to everyone at WTRAndretti for working so hard all weekend and giving us the best equipment possible. Super happy to finally get the clean sweep! Nick and I have been chasing that all season and I’m glad we could deliver. As for Indy, I’m super optimistic as we have had some fantastic testing there recently and I think the race will be amazing for us!”

Nick Persing, No. 8 WTRAndretti LST (PRO|AM): “Amazing weekend for the team being able to take home wins in three classes. I’m just glad Nate and I were able to do our part in that. Our cars were fast the moment they got out of the trailer, so we capitalized on that, and Nate and I came away with the PRO|AM sweep this weekend.”

Graham Doyle, No. 10 DEX Imaging WTRAndretti LST (AM): “Another weekend in the books for the 2024 Super Trofeo season and another successful one at that. While we had a mechanical issue that stole away a podium position in the second race the weekend, as a whole, it was a true success. Ashton and I were able to move ahead in both races finishing with two good points positions. Looking ahead to Indy, I truly believe we will be able to display the true potential of our car and land on the podium!”

Ashton Harrison, No. 10 DEX Imaging WTRAndretti LST (AM): “I’m super proud of everyone at WTRAndretti with our Super Trofeo program. Clearly a lot of success this weekend and our engineering team is top notch and providing us with a setup that can be raced all times throughout the track. I’m so happy and thrilled for DEX Imaging because although we missed out on the podium both days, our car was a rocket. I’m just honored to be a part of this team and Graham did an incredible job. Podium contention today was taken from us due to a mechanical issue, but nonetheless, we showed pace, and we showed what our car is capable of doing. Clearly our WTRAndretti team is capable of winning.”

ABOUT WTRANDRETTI’S DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wayne Taylor Racing, now with Andretti Global (#WTRAndretti), is a leader in sportscar racing, recognized worldwide for fielding championship winning racing efforts since 2007. WTRAndretti has run a stable of championship winning cars and drivers in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series for over half a decade, forming the basis of its Driver Development Program. Since its inception in 2015, the team has clinched eight North American PRO Driver, Team and Dealer Championship titles, fielded the first woman World Finals race winner and became the overall 2017 Champions at the World Finals in Imola, Italy. In addition to its Lamborghini Super Trofeo stable, WTRAndretti fields a two-car GTP program with it Championship winning No 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 and No. 40 DEX Imaging Acura ARX-06 effort as well as GTD program with the No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2.

O’Ward Wins at Milwaukee; Power Inches Closer to Palou

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WEST ALLIS, Wis. (Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024) – Pato O’Ward won the first race of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s on Saturday, and Will Power tightened his NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship duel with Alex Palou with two races remaining this season.

O’Ward earned his third victory of the season in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, beating the No. 12 Verizon Business Team Penske Chevrolet of Power to the finish by 1.8215 seconds. O’Ward’s seventh career victory came after three consecutive finishes of 15th or lower since late July, effectively removing him from the title race.

“We had a really tough weekend last week in Portland, and this is a great way to bounce back,” O’Ward said. “We have another opportunity tomorrow. The car was fantastic. It was getting a little gnarly there at the end, but glad I could bring it home for the boys. They were fantastic on pit stops. Strategy was amazing.”

Live coverage of the second 250-lap doubleheader race on the 1.015-mile oval starts at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday on USA Network, Peacock and the INDYCAR Radio Network. Palou will seal his third championship in four years if he wins and leads the most laps. Otherwise, the title race will go to the season-ending Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on Sunday, Sept. 15 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Conor Daly finished third Saturday in a stirring drive in the No. 78 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet, his best race since a career-best result of second in June 2016 at Detroit. Daly thrilled the crowd with 51 on-track passes, the most of any driver in a race this season, using every available racing line on the track.

Santino Ferrucci placed fourth in the No. 14 Phoenix Investors Chevrolet of A.J. Foyt Enterprises, with championship leader Alex Palou rounding out the top five in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Palou’s lead to second place Power, which was 54 points entering this race, was trimmed to 43 points.

The top five finishers in Saturday’s race each were from different teams, just the second time that has occurred this season. The other time came at the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding in March, also won by O’Ward.

This was a race of varied pit strategies and plenty of action on the lead lap and in lapped traffic as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES returned to the historic oval for the first time since 2015. There were a season-high 667 on-track passes and 326 passes for position – the most on record at the Milwaukee Mile.

Various “undercut” and “overcut” ploys were tested by teams during early stops in hopes that perhaps either fresh Firestone Firehawk tires, racing in less traffic or an opportune caution could deliver a win.

Instead, O’Ward won on pace after starting sixth in the 27-car field. He took the lead for good under caution on Lap 195 when Power made his final pit stop. O’Ward’s last stop came on Lap 186, handing the lead to Power.

Two laps later, the last of three caution periods was triggered when the front left wheel dislodged from Colton Herta’s No. 26 Gainbridge Honda of Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian when it wasn’t tightened during his pit stop on Lap 185.

Power and a group of three other leading cars had to make their last stop under that caution, and O’Ward cycled to the front, where he would stay. O’Ward led a race-high 133 laps.

After his final stop under that caution, Power cycled into third place behind O’Ward and Ferrucci. Power eventually passed Ferrucci for second, with Daly passing Ferrucci for third on Lap 224.

A thicket of lapped traffic slowed O’Ward, and Power pounced to within .3 of a second on Lap 236. But Power never was able to make a passing attempt for the lead, and O’Ward threaded a needle in 150-mph traffic to pull away from Power over the closing laps.

“It was getting wiggly,” O’Ward said of his car’s handling under pressure from Power. “It was reminding me a little bit of like qualifying, just getting a bit on the nose (loose handling). The car was changing a lot from the start of the race to the end of the race.”

Said Power, who won last Sunday at Portland International Raceway: “The car was all over the place with adjustments as you go through the run. I’m stoked to get on the podium. One more (place) was what we needed, but Pato was super good and strong, and he got through that traffic really well. Alex was super consistent, so it’s hard to drop that points gap, but we’re doing everything we need to at the moment. We’ll keep digging.”

The metronomic Palou rebounded from the 12th starting position for his 13th top-five finish in 15 races this season. He was in trouble early, mired in mid-pack, and just missed a two-car accident on Lap 147 that eliminated Indianapolis 500 winners Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet and Marcus Ericsson in the No. 28 Delaware Life Honda of Andretti Global from the race.

But as he seemingly does with the consistency of sunrise and sunset, Palou found a way to drive into the top five despite falling a lap down in seventh when the final caution flew during his out lap after his final stop. Palou and a handful of other drivers got the wave-around during that final caution, returning him to the lead lap.

“A little bit unlucky with that yellow,” Palou said. “We were a bit aggressive to try and get the lead. Not the luckiest of days, but a top five. The car was amazing.

“Looking forward to tomorrow. I’m happy that we got a good solid day. Hopefully we can be a step above everybody tomorrow.”

Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s Race 1 Results

WEST ALLIS, Wis – Results Saturday of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s Race 1 NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 1.015-mile Milwaukee Mile, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):

  1. (6) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  2. (5) Will Power, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  3. (25) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  4. (19) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  5. (12) Alex Palou, Honda, 250, Running
  6. (4) Linus Lundqvist, Honda, 250, Running
  7. (3) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  8. (1) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  9. (26) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 250, Running
  10. (17) Scott Dixon, Honda, 250, Running
  11. (23) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 250, Running
  12. (15) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 250, Running
  13. (8) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 250, Running
  14. (13) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 249, Running
  15. (2) David Malukas, Honda, 249, Running
  16. (14) Jack Harvey, Honda, 249, Running
  17. (24) Nolan Siegel, Chevrolet, 249, Running
  18. (27) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, 248, Running
  19. (18) Katherine Legge, Honda, 248, Running
  20. (21) Graham Rahal, Honda, 248, Running
  21. (16) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 247, Running
  22. (10) Colton Herta, Honda, 246, Running
  23. (20) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 244, Running
  24. (9) Romain Grosjean, Chevrolet, 243, Running
  25. (22) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 238, Running
  26. (11) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 146, Contact
  27. (7) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 146, Contact

Race Statistics
Winner’s average speed: 123.758 mph
Time of race: 2:03:01.3451
Margin of victory: 1.8215 seconds
Cautions: 3 for 38 laps
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers

Lap Leaders:
McLaughlin, Scott 1 – 48
Lundqvist, Linus 49 – 67
O’Ward, Pato 68 – 77
Herta, Colton 78 – 86
McLaughlin, Scott 87 – 118
O’Ward, Pato 119 – 185
Power, Will 186 – 194
O’Ward, Pato 195 – 250

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Point Standings: Palou 514, Power 471, Herta 426, McLaughlin 422, O’Ward 413, Dixon 403, Kirkwood 360, Newgarden 358, Rossi 321, Ferrucci 306, Lundgaard 283, Rosenqvist 282, Armstrong 267, Ericsson 262, VeeKay 256, Lundqvist 245, Rahal 237, Grosjean 224, Fittipaldi 168, Robb 163, Simpson 157, Siegel 137, Rasmussen 133, Malukas 117, Harvey 110, Agustin Canapino 109, Theo Pourchaire 91, Daly 86, Tom Blomqvist 46, Ed Carpenter 45, Toby Sowery 45, Legge 40, Callum Ilott 39, Luca Ghiotto 27, Helio Castroneves 26, Kyle Larson 21, Takuma Sato 19, Tristan Vautier 12, Juri Vips 11, Colin Braun 10, Ryan Hunter-Reay 6, Hunter McElrea 6, Marco Andretti 5

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