Mopar News, Info and Rumors http://www.maxchevy.com en MaxChevy.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:06:06 -0500 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:06:06 -0500 DragRacingOnline.com 1000 http://www.maxchevy.com/_Assets/design2009/logo.png http://www.maxchevy.com Mopar News, Info and Rumors The West Coast Outlaw Pro Modifieds joined in for the recent Super Chevy Show at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, Calif., with a dozen quick door cars as a feature for GM faithful. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-12.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-12.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:25:32 -0500 MaxChevy.com Next up for the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 teams and drivers is the Firestone 550 on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway (TMS), the first in a four-race series on oval tracks (TMS, Milwaukee, Iowa, Pocono) for the IZOD IndyCar Series. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-11.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-11.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:25:14 -0500 MaxChevy.com Harvey J. Crane, Jr., founder of Crane Cams, passed away Friday, May 31, following a brief illness. He was 81. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-11.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-11.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:25:14 -0500 MaxChevy.com With a gloomy forecast and a nice window of warm, dry weather on Saturday, June 1, the International Hot Rod Association squeezed in two full sportsman races and a Nitro Jam all in one day during the Suzuki Pittsburgh Nitro Jam at Pittsburgh Raceway Park. In professional competition Peter Gallen and his Poverty Stricken Chevy Monza continued their dominance of the Nitro Jam series and Pittsburgh Raceway Park by collecting his fifth consecutive win in 2013 and his third straight at PRP to earn his 22nd win in the past three seasons. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-11.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-11.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:25:14 -0500 MaxChevy.com Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart claimed his first victory of the 2013 season June 2 at the Monster Mile' in the FedEx 400 in his No. 14 Code 3 Associates Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS. The win marked his third at Dover International Speedway and snapped a 30-race winless streak. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-10.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-10.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:24:25 -0500 MaxChevy.com The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series held the Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park near Englishtown, NJ, on May 31-June 2. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-10.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-10.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:24:25 -0500 MaxChevy.com Jordan Taylor put the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) on the pole, and Max Angelelli closed the deal to win the Chevrolet GRAND-AM 200 at the Raceway on Belle Isle. The duo led 45 of 61 laps on the way to victory lane. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-9.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-9.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:23:56 -0500 MaxChevy.com General Motors will include free maintenance on most 2014 Chevrolet, Buick and GMC models in a bid to increase sales through better customer loyalty, CEO Dan Akerson said June 6. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-8.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-8.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:23:35 -0500 MaxChevy.com Defending IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 1 DHL Andretti Autosport Chevrolet,claimed his third 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series podium of the season with a second-place finish on Saturday, June 1, in the first race of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit at the Raceway on Belle Isle. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-8.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-8.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:23:35 -0500 MaxChevy.com The USAC Silver Crown series returns to Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill., just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, on Saturday, June 1. The Gateway 100 will be run on the 1.25-mile oval. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-7.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-7.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:12:19 -0500 MaxChevy.com The Chevy High Performance Nationals presented by Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center is the largest all-GM motorsport show of the year and it will take place at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, this weekend May 31-June 2. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-7.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-7.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:12:19 -0500 MaxChevy.com The weeklong road trip will be led by the Hot Wheels 1967 Camaro Concept. (GM photo) http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-6.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-6.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:11:54 -0500 MaxChevy.com Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson etched his name in the sport's history books by becoming the first four-time winner of the annual Sprint All-Star race May 18 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He broke the tie for the all-time All-Star race wins lead with Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Sr. Johnson also won the annual event in 2003, 2006, and 2012. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-5.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-5.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:11:36 -0500 MaxChevy.com Drag racer and crew chief Dave Connolly will contest the national Stock Eliminator championship this year after inking a major sponsorship deal with Berger Chevrolet and its online parts division, GMPartsNow.com. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-4.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-4.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:11:12 -0500 MaxChevy.com Dean Goforth made an incredible turnaround following his crash at Bristol three weeks ago with a weekend-best 4.121 at 174.57 mph in his brand new 2013 Jerry Haas Race Cars Camaro, knocking off first-time finalist Rick Cowger. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-4.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-4.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:11:12 -0500 MaxChevy.com Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Wild Turkey Foundation Chevrolet SS, won the 40-lap NASCAR Sprint Showdown and earned a berth in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Finishing second was a closing Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who also transferred to the main event. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-3.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-3.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:10:22 -0500 MaxChevy.com Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves and Turbo film star Michael Pena stopped by the Verizon PitStop at Indy 500 to test out the new Turbo Racing League mobile app. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-2.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-2.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:09:24 -0500 MaxChevy.com Longtime NASCAR driver Ken Schrader became the oldest winner in ARCA Racing Series history Sunday, dominating the Menards 200 at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-2.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-2.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:09:24 -0500 MaxChevy.com Winning the PMRA event held at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park during its Victoria Day Weekend Challenge, was Rocky Di Lecce of Mississauga, Ontario. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-1.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-1.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:08:57 -0500 MaxChevy.com MSD is introducing a new promotion that gives consumers seven special offers. The promotion runs through July 8 with a new offer every week. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-1.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-1.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:08:57 -0500 MaxChevy.com Chevrolet brought some more attention to its role in Mad Men on Twitter after last week's episode, Automotive News reports. AMC's television drama Mad Men follows a fictional New York advertising agency in the late 1960s, which currently is working on a campaign for the Chevrolet Vega. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-1.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_3-1.html Thu, 30 May 2013 15:08:57 -0500 MaxChevy.com Lingenfelter Performance Engineering's Chief Engineer, Graham Behan, will be one of the featured presenters at the 2013 Corvette Museum C4 ZR1 gathering, May 15-19 at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. Prior to joining Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE), Graham worked at Lotus Engineering and was Executive Engineer on the LT5 engine program. Graham's first presentation will talk about John Lingenfelter and the team at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering's contribution to aftermarket development of the LT5 engine. The second presentation is about the famous twin turbocharged LT5 Corvettes that Lingenfelter developed in 2000. Only four of these cars were originally built and one will be on display at The Corvette Museum beginning Wednesday, May 15. Back in 2000, John Lingenfelter drove a ZR1 making 850 rear wheel horsepower at Beech Bend Raceway Park to 153 mph in a 9.52-second quarter-mile run. At that time, John commented that it was the most powerful ZR1 he'd ever driven. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-39.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-39.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:25:38 -0500 MaxChevy.com Goodguys Rod and Customs will debut a new Texas Road Tour this fall that will take hot rodders from Goodguys headquarters in Pleasanton, Calif., to the 21st Lone Star Nationals at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Only 50 spots are available for the seven-day tour set for Sept. 27-Oct. 3, according to Goodguys. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-39.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-39.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:25:38 -0500 MaxChevy.com In his 700th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career start, Jeff Gordon took the lead for Team Chevy by scoring a third-place finish at the Bojangles' Southern 500 in his No. 24 Cromax Pro Chevrolet SS. A seven-time winner at Darlington, this marked Gordon's 300th top-five finish in the sport; which recognizes him as becoming the fourth driver to accomplish this feat (joining David Pearson, Bobby Allison and Richard Petty). http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-38.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-38.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:25:02 -0500 MaxChevy.com Memphis-based Comp Performance Group (CPG) announced that the company's trailer and staff will be present at every stop on the 2013 Hot Rod Power Tour, which will begin June 1 in Arlington, Texas, and end June 7 in Charlotte, N.C. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-37.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-37.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:19:11 -0500 MaxChevy.com General Motors Co. and Nissan announced May 14 the companies have signed an agreement for Nissan to produce a small cargo vehicle that GM will sell in the United States and Canada. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-37.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-37.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:19:11 -0500 MaxChevy.com Steve Magnante, who contributes to sister publication MoparMax.com, has just written Steve Magnante's 1001 Muscle Car Facts published by Car Tech Books. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-37.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-37.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:19:11 -0500 MaxChevy.com JEGS.com driver Cody Coughlin was selected No. 19 in Speed51.com's Short Track Draft as part of the website's survey of more than 200 short track insiders. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-36.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-36.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:18:36 -0500 MaxChevy.com In a ceremony held at Sapona Ridge Country Club in Lexington, NC, legendary NASCAR team owner Richard Childress received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) on Wednesday, May 15. With more than 100 people in attendance, including his wife Judy, daughter Tina Dillon, son-in-law Mike Dillon, and grandsons Austin and Ty Dillon, the 14-time championship race team owner was bestowed the honor by Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis, president of UNOH. and #8232;Dr. Jarvis presented the degree based on Childress' achievements in the high performance/motorsports industry, his commitment to assist in the school's goal of achieving educational excellence and his lifetime achievements in the field of auto racing. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-36.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-36.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:18:36 -0500 MaxChevy.com Christopher R. Pook, who built Gateway International Raceway (now Gateway Motorsports Park) just across the Mississippi river from downtown St. Louis and was involved in the sale of that NHRA national event site to current owner Curtis Francois, will join the Formula One Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial executive team as Special Assistant to the Chairman, Leo Hindery, Jr. http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-36.html http://www.maxchevy.com/news/2013/news-viii_2-36.html Thu, 16 May 2013 14:18:36 -0500 MaxChevy.com