Roush Yates was hard at work this weekend providing engines, parts, and tuning services to drivers in all racing series. The FR9s led the speed charts at Kansas Speedway, Scott Bloomquist picked up his 15th win of the season in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Zach Monette clinched the SCCA Southeast U.S. GT1 Championship, Steve Matusek set a record for Roush Yates’ drag racing engine program, and Ronnie Davis blew away the competition in the drag racing circuit.
Ronnie Davis was crowned king of the Top Sportsman VP Racing Fuels Shootout during last Saturday’s opening day action at the 37th annual NHRA Doorslammer National Open at Ohio Valley Dragway (Louisville, KY). Davis recorded a 4.332 on his 4.33 dial-in at 162.58 mph with his ’63 Corvette. He runs a top sportsman engine Big Block Chevy engine built by the engineers at Roush Yates Engines.
Steve Matusek broke the NMCA mph record by 16mph in Indianapolis, IN this weekend by posting a 6.070 time, or 250 mph. This is the fastest Matusek has ever gone with his drag car and the fastest time Roush Yates Engines’ drag racing program has ever posted.
Scott Bloomquist found victory lane once again this weekend at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA. His Roush Yates DLM 436 engine powered him to his 15th win of the season and his sixth career Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout victory. Bloomquist walked away Saturday night leading Jimmy Owens by 65 points in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series but fell to second in the standings after Owens won on Sunday night in Rome, GA.
Zach Monette won the SCCA Southeast U.S. GT1 Championship at the SARRC Southeastern Invitational Challenge at Roebling Road Raceway in Savannah, GA on Saturday. Monette has posted ten wins this season in his Roush Yates powered mustang. All top three finishers in the race were powered by Roush Yates with Zach Monette finishing first, Dave Machavern finishing second, and Bob Monette coming in third.
Roush Yates’ FR9 Fords were extremely fast in Kansas this weekend with an all Ford front row in qualifying at Kansas Speedway for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400. Carl Edwards was also fast in the Nationwide Series, taking the top starting spot for the Kansas Lottery 300 on Saturday. Kenseth, Edwards, and Biffle finished fourth, fifth, and seventh respectively on Sunday and Edwards now leads the Sprint Cup Series point Championship by one point over Kevin Harvick.
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