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 Ford Racing Weekend Results-7/16/2010

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NASCAR Nationwide Series

  • Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 60 Fusion, won Saturday's Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway.
  • Edwards earned his 27th Nationwide Series win in his 195th start, tying him with Jeff Burton for fifth all-time in career series victories.
  • Edwards was knocked out of the lead on the final lap by Brad Keselowski, but battled back and returned the bump to Keselowski coming off turn four to take the win.
  • This is the second Nationwide win for Ford and Edwards this season.

 

GRAND-AM Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge  (Mustang)

  • Billy Johnson and Jack Roush Jr., co-drivers of the No. 61 Ford Mustang GT, combined to lead all but four laps in Saturday's Garden State 250 victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
  • Johnson is currently fifth in the driver standings, and the Roush Performance Racing team is currently third in the team standings.
  • Ford is currently second in the manufacturer standings with 245 points (-19 behind the leader).

 

NHRA Funny Car Series (Mustang)

  • Ron Capps, Dodge, defeated Jack Beckman Dodge, to win the FRAM-Autolite Nationals in Sonoma, CA.
  • As of Sunday's race, John Force, driver of the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang Funny Car, Robert Hight, driver of the Auto
    Club Ford Mustang Funny Car and Tim Wilkerson, driver of the Levi, Ray & Shoup Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car, have clinched spots in the NHRA Countdown to 1. Ford drivers and their final positions include; Ashley Force Hood (lost to Robert Hight in round one), Tim Wilkerson (lost to Ron Capps in round one), John Force (lost to Matt Hagan in round two), Robert Hight (lost to Jack Beckman in round two),and Bob Tasca III (lost to Jack Beckman in round three).
  • Ford Racing driver point standings after the NHRA FRAM-Autolite Nationals: 1st- John Force (1114), 2nd- Robert Hight (1071), 6th- Tim Wilkerson (929), 7th-Bob Tasca III (906), and 8th-Ashley Force Hood (905).
  • Ford has won 11 of 15 races during the 2010 NHRA Season.

 

Rally America  (Fiesta)

  • Ken Block, driver of the No. 43 Monster Ford Fiesta, got off to a fast start at the New England Forest Rally in Bethal, Maine winning the first two Super Special stages and finishing a close second on Stage 3. However things went awry for
    the Monster World Rally Team Fiesta on Stage 4, when an awkward landing coming off a jump sent Block and the Fiesta veering off course down an embankment.
  • Block and his co-driver were uninjured, but the car was unable to finish the stage.

 

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Fusion)

  • NO RACE - The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns July 25th for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
    Three Ford drivers are currently in the top 12 standings: 8th-Matt Kenseth (-299), 10th-Carl Edwards (-400), and 11th-Greg Biffle (-459).

 

World Rally Championship  (Focus)

  • NO RACE- The World Rally Championship returns July 29-31 for Neste Oil Rally in Finland.

 

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GRAND-AM Rolex Series

  • Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor, co-drivers of the No.10 SunTrust Racing Ford Dallara were the highest finishing Ford drivers, coming in third at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

 

NHRA Pro Stock Series (Mustang)

  • Larry Morgan, driver of the Lucas Oil Ford Mustang, was the highest qualified Ford in 14th.  Morgan lost to Jeg Coughlin, Chevrolet, in the first round.

 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (F-150)

  • Jennifer Jo Cobb, driver of the No. 10 F-150 was the highest finishing Ford, coming in 20th in the CampingWorld.com 200 at Gateway International Speedway.

 

Ford Racing Mustang Challenge

  • Kyle Gimple, driver of the No. 81 ICY Racing/82 Autowerks Mustang earned his first professional win on Sunday at New Jersey Motorsports Park during the second race.
  • Seventeen year-old Ben Crosland scored his first win in Ford Racing Mustang Challenge competition with a decisive flag-to-flag tour de force on Sunday during the first race.

 

Formula Drift (Mustang)

  • NO RACE - The Formula Drift Series returns August 20-21 for Round 5: After Dark at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

 

FIA GT3/GT1 (Ford GT)

  • NO RACE - The FIA GT1 Series returns on August 1 in Belgium.

  

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