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 Ford Racing Weekend Results-8/5/2011

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NHRA Funny Car Series (Mustang)

  • Tim Wilkerson continued his recent strong performance with a victory over Jack Beckman in the championship round of the Northwest Nationals, his consecutive win at this event.
  • Wilkerson defeated fellow Ford Robert Hight in the semifinals.
  • Wilkerson earned the top position in qualifying. Blue Oval drivers John Force (P2), Robert Hight (P4) and Mike Neff (P5) joined him among the top-five qualifiers.
  • Mike Neff holds a 125-point lead over teammate Robert Hight in the championship standings. John Force sits seventh, Tim Wilkerson ninth and Bob Tasca III 10th.
  • Neff and Hight have clinched their Countdown playoff berths.
  • The NHRA Funny Car series returns Aug. 18-21 at Brainerd International Raceway for the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, MN.
     

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Fusion)

  • Carl Edwards (P7) and Greg Biffle (P8) gave Ford two top-10 finishes at Pocono Raceway on Sunday to pace the Blue Oval drivers.
  • Carl Edwards remains on top in the driver’s standings, with a nine-point edge over Jimmie Johnson. Matt Kenseth (-26) slipped to sixth, while Biffle remains in 13th (-123). Biffle is 44 points back of an automatic Chase berth.
  • Ford sits in second in the manufacturer's standings, 21 points back of Chevrolet.
  • The NASCAR Sprint Cup series returns Aug. 14, with the final road course race of the season at Watkins Glen International.
     

NASCAR Nationwide Series (Mustang)

  • In one of the wildest finishes of the season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. helped Ford pick up its seventh NNS win of 2011 and gave Ford a sweep of the two Iowa Speedway events with a victory in the US Cellular 250.
  • Stenhouse Jr. blew his engine while leading in turn four of the final lap, and the resulting smoke blinded teammate Carl Edwards, who ran into Stenhouse from behind and pushed the points leader across the finish line for the victory and the 1-2 Mustang finish.
  • Edwards (109) and Stenhouse Jr. (25) combined to lead 134 of the 250 laps in the race.
  • Stenhouse Jr. extended his points lead to 12 over Reed Sorenson.  
  • Ford sits second in the manufacturer’s championship (130 points), three back of Toyota (133).
  • The NASCAR Nationwide series returns Aug. 13, at Watkins Glen International for the Zippo 200 at the Glen. 
     

World Rally Championship (Fiesta) – NO RACE

  • The World Rally Championship returns on Aug 18-21, with the ADAC Rallye Deutschland.
     

GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (Mustang Boss 302R) – NO RACE

  • The Grand-Am CTSCC returns September 16-17 for the Emco Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
     

Global RallyCross Championship (Fiesta/Focus) – SEASON COMPLETE

  • Tanner Foust clinched the Global RallyCross Championship, SuperRally Championship and Overall Championship at X Games 17. 
         

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NHRA Pro Stock Series (Mustang)

  • Larry Morgan qualified 13th at Northwest Nationals, and was defeated by a mere 14 inches in the opening round by Allen Johnson.
    The NHRA returns to action Aug. 18-21 at Brainerd International Raceway for the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, MN.  

 

SCCA World Challenge GTS (Mustang)

  • Paul Brown and his No. 50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S claimed his fourth win of the season. Mustangs also finished 3rd, 4th and 5th.
    Brown currently holds a 134-point lead in the driver standings.
  • Round 9/10 of the SCCA World Challenge is scheduled for Infineon Raceway on Aug 26-28.

 

GRAND-AM Rolex Series (Daytona Prototypes) – NO RACE

  • The GRAND-AM Rolex Series returns August 12-13 at Watkins Glen International Raceway in upstate NY.

 

RallyCar Rally America (Fiesta) – SEASON COMPLETE

  • Dillon Van Way was the highest finishing Ford Fiesta taking second in the 2011 2WD championship. Ford RallyCar winners in 2011 were Dillion Van Way (Sno*Drift) and Chris Duplessis (New England Forest Rally).
     

  

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