Ford SuperVan 4.2 debuted in impressive fashion, winning the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Open Class with a record-setting run of 8:47.682, while Ford Performance drivers earned their first wins in the Formula Drift and the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.
Search Enterprise or @FordOnline
Popular Terms & Topics:
Popular Tools & Resources:
FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: SuperVan Debuts with Record-Setting Run at Pikes Peak
Jun 26, 2023
-
0
-
<2 MIN READ
-
Ford SuperVan 4.2 debuted in impressive fashion, winning the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Open Class with a record-setting run of 8:47.682.
1/39
-
|Ford SuperVan 4.2 debuted in impressive fashion, winning the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Open Class with a record-setting run of 8:47.682.
-
|The record-setting run bested the previous record by 37 seconds, earning a second overall finish. -
|Driver Romain Dumas also set an Open Class qualifying record of 3:39.939, besting the previous record by nine seconds. -
|Brad Keselowski finished 11th, the top Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series in Nashville. -
|Joey Logano was the top Ford qualifier in fourth. -
|Five Ford drivers are currently in the top 16 of the points standings, led by Kevin Harvick in sixth. -
|The NASCAR Cup Series makes history with the inaugural Chicago Street Race on Sunday. -
|Riley Herbst was the runner-up, one of three top-10 Mustangs in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. -
|Zane Smith finished seventh and Cole Custer, who earned the pole for Ford, finished ninth. -
|Custer led four separate times for 32 laps of 196. -
|He stands fourth in points (534) with Herbst ninth (416). -
|The NASCAR Xfinity Series will head to the inaugural Chicago Street Race on Saturday. -
|Zane Smith led the F-150s to a runner-up finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. -
|He led 11 laps and was the Stage 1 winner. -
|Ben Rhodes joined Smith in the top 10 in ninth. -
|Smith is now second in points (458), with Ty Majeski fourth (430), Rhodes fifth (427) and Matt Crafton ninth (354). -
|The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 8. -
|Adam LZ earned his first Formula Drift win, marking the third win in a row with three separate drivers for RTR this season. -
|James Deane advanced to the semifinals, while Chelsea DeNofa fell in the Round of 16 to teammate LZ. -
|DeNofa remains second in the championship standings, with Deane still fourth. -
|Next up on the series calendar is St. Louis on July 15. -
|Blake Alexander was victorious in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series in Norwalk, his first Funny Car victory. -
|Bob Tasca III was the top qualifier, his third Q1 of the season. -
|Tasca advanced to the semifinals before falling to eventual winner, Alexander. -
|Donny Schatz won the World of Outlaws last-chance showdown on Friday night. -
|He also finished second in Heat 5 on Friday. -
|Schatz stands 228 points behind the championship lead. -
|Next up for the series is the Independence Day Spectacular beginning Friday. -
|Ott Tänak captured three stage wins and finished sixth overall alongside Pierre-Louis Loubet’s seventh in Kenya. -
|Tänak also was victorious in the Power Stage, picking up an additional five points. -
|He is now third in the FIA World Rally Championship standings. -
|The next round on the WRC calendar is Tänak’s home race, Rally Estonia, July 20-23. -
|NV Autosport was the top-finishing Mustang GT4 (14th overall) in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge at Watkins Glen (New York). -
|McCumbee McAleer Racing’s Mustang had a promising fuel mileage strategy sabotaged by cautions. -
|The next race on the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge schedule is at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, July 8. -
|Neil Woolridge Motorsport Ford Castrol Team scored an emphatic one-two finish in the EcoBoost V6-powered T1+ Ford Rangers at Round 3 in Jwaneng, Botswana. -
|The basis of the Dakar program going forward, the pair of NWM Ford Castrol T1+ Rangers ran almost fault-free throughout the weekend, wrapping up each of the three days on top of the overall standings. -
|Gareth Woolridge and Boyd Dreyer (#277) move into the production vehicle championship lead in EcoBoost V6-powered T1+ NWM Ford Ranger after a faultless drive to claim the win at the tough 1,000-kilometer marathon race -
|Lance Woolridge and Kenny Gilbert (#234) set the fastest time for Friday’s qualifying loop and finished second overall – their first podium finish together. -
|V8-powered NWM Ford Rangers took first and second place in Class T, with Hendrik and Heinrich du Plessis (#T16) finishing a highly commendable 12th overall.
1/39