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 Ford Racing Weekend Results-4/23/2010

DATE: Will be calculated from "Release Start Date" field.

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Fusion)

  • David Ragan, driver of the No. 6 Fusion, was the highest finishing Ford, coming in sixth in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Ford’s best chance for victory was Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Fusion, who sat second on both the first and the second green-white checker finish, but with no partner to push him into the lead on the second attempt, Biffle struggled and made contact with Jimmie Johnson, bringing out the final caution of the day. After a pit stop to repair damage, Biffle managed to continue, finishing 17th.
  • On lap 84 of the 200 lap race, an eight-car accident collected the Fords of Matt Kenseth, Paul Menard, Elliott Sadler and David Stremme. All were able to continue and Sadler remained strong until getting involved in another multi-car accident on the first green-white-checker attempt.  He finished 33rd while Kenseth ended up 28th.
  • Eight Ford drivers led laps during the Aaron's 499: Ragan (8), Kahne (6), Allmendinger (5), Sadler (4), Biffle (3), Menard, Kvapil and Kenseth (1 each).
  • The race set an all-time NASCAR record with 88 lead changes during the race, and 29 different drivers leading laps.
  • Top five finishers in the Aaron's 499 include: (1) Kevin Harvick -Chevrolet; (2) Jamie McMurray- Chevrolet; (3) Juan Pablo Montoya-Chevrolet; (4) Denny Hamlin-Toyota; (5) Mark Martin-Chevrolet.
  • Other Ford drivers finishing in the Top 20 at the Aaron's 499 include: Carl Edwards (11th), Greg Biffle (17th), Travis Kvapil (18th), and AJ Allmendinger (19th).
  • Two Ford drivers are currently in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series top 12 standings:3rd-Greg Biffle (-86), 4th-Matt Kenseth (-99).

Rally America  (Fiesta) 

  • Ken Block, driver of the Monster Energy Ford Fiesta, did not finish the Olympus Rally in Washington due to a gearbox problem the team faced on Saturday.
  • Block is currently third in the driver standings.
  • Block debuted his Gymkhana THREE Ford Fiesta this week prior to the Olympus Rally at the Fiesta Media Launch in San Francisco. 

 

GRAND-AM Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge  (Mustang)

  • Polesitters Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson, co-drivers of the No. 61 Roush Performance Ford Mustang GT, finished fifth and were the highest finishing Ford during the Bosch Engineering 200 at Virginia International Raceway.  Roush had put his Mustang on the pole for the event.
  • Ford had two more teams finish in the top 10 during the Bosch Engineering 200, inlcuding the No. 15 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang BOSS 302R driven by Joe Foster and Scott Maxwell, and the No. 52 Ford Mustang GT driven by Dean Martin and Bob Michaelian.
  • Ford is currently second in the manufacturer's standings with 124 points.

 

NHRA Funny Car Series (Mustang)

  • NO RACE- The NHRA Funny Car Series returns April 30th - May 2nd with the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill.

 

World Rally Championship  (Focus)

  • NO RACE - World Rally Championship returns on May 7th-9th with Rally New Zealand

 

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NASCAR Nationwide Series (Fusion)

  • Paul Menard, driver of the No.98 Fusion, was the highest finishing Ford, coming in eighth in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway

 

GRAND-AM Rolex Series

  • Burt Frisselle and Mark Wilkins, co-drivers of the No. 61 AIM Autosport Ford Riley finished second in the Bosch Engineering 250 at Virgina International Raceway.

 

Ford Racing Mustang Challenge

  • Jason von Kluge captured his third win in three starts of the 2010 Ford Racing Mustang Challenge season at Virginia International Raceway. 

 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (F-150)

  • NO RACE - The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns on May 2 with the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway.

 

NHRA Pro Stock Series (Mustang)

  • NO RACE- The NHRA Pro Stock Series returns April 30th - May 2nd with the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill.

 

FIA GT3/GT1 (Ford GT)

  • NO RACE - FIA GT1 returns on April 30th - May 2nd with Silverstone.

 

Formula Drift (Mustang)

  • NO RACE - Formula Drift returns on May 7-8 at Road Atlanta for Round Two: Road to the Championship

 

  

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