Aric Almirola won the inaugural NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway in California, Bob Tasca III won in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Brad and Byam Lovell piloted their Ranger Raptor to a class victory in Australia, and Ryan Preece also won at Sonoma in his first ARCA series start.
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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Ranger Raptor Takes Win in Australia
Jun 12, 2023
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Joey Logano led Ford with a third-place in the NASCAR Cup Series finish Sunday on the road course at Sonoma in California.
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|Joey Logano led Ford with a third-place in the NASCAR Cup Series finish Sunday on the road course at Sonoma in California.
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|Chris Buescher was fourth and Michael McDowell seventh. -
|Buescher was the most consistent Mustang driver, qualifying seventh and was in the top-10 mix all afternoon. -
|McDowell, who qualified third, was in position to battle for victory when a lug nut rolled away during a pit stop with 19 to go, losing seven spots. -
|Five Ford drivers are currently in the top 16 of the points standings, led by Ryan Blaney in third. -
|The NASCAR Cup Series returns on June 25. -
|Aric Almirola led the final 15 laps to win the inaugural NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma. -
|The win is Ford’s second straight Xfinity Series victory and first for RSS Racing. -
|Cole Custer backed up his win last week at Portland with a sixth-place run on Saturday. -
|Custer is fourth in the series point standings, while Riley Herbst is 10th. -
|The series returns to action on June 24 at Nashville Superspeedway. -
|Bob Tasca III won the rain-rescheduled NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series New England Nationals, contested at Bristol in Tennessee on Friday. -
|The weekend served as a doubleheader of both the New England and Thunder Valley Nationals. -
|Chad Green was the lead Mustang for Thunder Valley, advancing to the third elimination round. -
|Green was the top-qualifier in both rounds of New England, while Tasca III was the provisional top-qualifier after the first round of Thunder Valley. -
|Donny Schatz finished ninth on Friday and 12th on Saturday in Knoxville. -
|He stands 186 points behind the championship lead. The series resumes June 16-17 at Beaver Dam Raceway in Wisconsin. -
|On Friday afternoon at Le Mans, Ford Performance unveiled the Mustang GT3 in its Troy Lee Designs Livery -
|Also announced was the first customer team for the Mustang GT3, Proton Competition. -
|Ford Performance also announced the start of a rollout for a comprehensive rebranding. -
|Brad and Byam Lovell piloted the Ford Performance Ranger Raptor to the Production four-wheel drive class victory at the Finke Desert Race in Alice Springs (Australia). -
|The winning vehicle is the same race-prepared Ranger Raptor that won its class at the 2022 Baja 100. -
|The duo finished the race from Alice Springs to Finke and back in 5 hours, 56 minutes and 30 seconds. -
|The time the truck set from Finke to Alice Springs is a Production four-wheel drive class record. -
|The Finke Ranger Raptor is the first Ford Performance race vehicle to wear the brand’s new logo. -
|Ryan Preece dominated the General Tire 200 at Sonoma, winning in his first ARCA platform start. -
|He led all but eight laps in the race, winning by more than nine seconds.
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