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 Ford Racing Weekend Results-8/13/2010

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

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Fusion)

  • Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Fusion, led three Fords in the top five and five in the top 11 in the CarFax 400 at Michigan International Speedway Sunday.
  • The event marked the return of team owner Jack Roush to the race track, 17 days following his airplane crash.
  • Edwards finished third and his two of his Roush-Fenway teammates Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Fusion, and Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Fusion, finished fourth and fifth in the race.  
  • It was a dominant effort for Ford throughout the day, with Biffle leading the field three times for a total of 66 laps - the most of any driver.
  • Edwards' performance moves him up three spots to 6th in the Chase, 414 points behind leader Kevin Harvick.
    Elliott Sadler was the fourth driver in the top-10 for Ford, posting a ninth-place effort in his No.19  Henry Ford Museum: Racing in America Ford Fusion.
  • Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 9 Fusion, started the day on the pole, but fought a loose car all day and finished 14th.
  • Top five finishers at Michigan International Speedway include: (1) Kevin Harvick- Chevrolet; (2) Denny Hamlin - Toyota; (3) Carl Edwards- Ford; (4) Greg Biffle - Ford; (5) Matt Kenseth- Ford.
  • Other Ford drivers finishing in the Top 20 included: David Ragan (11th), and AJ Allmendinger (17th).
    Three Ford drivers are currently in the top 12 standings: 6th-Carl Edwards (-414), 9th-Matt Kenseth (-439), and 11th-Greg Biffle (-487).  

 

NHRA Funny Car Series (Mustang)

  • Bob Bode, Chevrolet, defeated Jack Beckman, Dodge, to win the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, MN.
    Ashley Force Hood, driver of the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang Funny Car was the number one qualifier going into Sunday's eliminations.
  • Ford drivers and their final positions include; Ashley Force Hood (lost to Paul Lee in round one), John Force (lost to Bob Tasca III in round one), Bob Tasca III (lost to Bob Bode in round two), Robert Hight (lost to Jack Beckman in round two), Tim Wilkerson (lost to Bob Bode in round three).
  • Ford Racing driver point standings after the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals and going into the Countdown to One: 1st- John Force (1250), 2nd- Robert Hight (1249), 6th- Tim Wilkerson (1035), 7th-Bob Tasca III (1016), and 8th-Ashley Force Hood (984).
  • Ford has won 12 of 17 races during the 2010 NHRA Regular Season.

 

GRAND-AM Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge  (Mustang)

  • Billy Johnson and Jack Roush Jr., co-drivers of the No. 61 Roush Performance Ford Mustang GT were the highest finishing Ford drivers, coming in second in the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres in Montreal.
  • The race marked Johnson and Roush's seventh podium finish in nine races.
  • Ford is currently second in the manufacturer's standings with 271 points.

 

World Rally Championship  (Focus)

  • NO RACE - The World Rally Championship returns August 20-22 for the ADAC Rally Deutschland in Germany.

 

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NASCAR Nationwide Series

  • Carl Edwards, driver the No. 99 Mustang, was the highest finishing Ford, coming in second in the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway.   The race marked the second of four races for the NASCAR Mustang this year.

 

NHRA Pro Stock Series (Mustang)

  • Larry Morgan, driver of the Lucas Oil Ford Mustang was the highest qualifying Ford in seventh, but lost in the first round to Vieri Gaines, Dodge, at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota 

 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (F-150)

  • Jennifer Jo Cobb, driver of the No. 10 F-150 was the highest finishing Ford, coming in 14th in the Too Tough To Tame 200 at Darlingon Raceway

 

GRAND-AM Rolex Series

  • NO RACE -The GRAND-AM Rolex Series returns August 27-28 in Montreal, Quebec for the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

 

Ford Racing Mustang Challenge

  • NO RACE - The Ford Racing Mustang Challenge returns September 11 at Miller Motorsports Park

 

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 August 26-29 in Germany. 
     

  

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