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  • Joey Logano captures sixth win of season at Talladega Superspeedway with Shell Technology under the hood

    Joey Logano captures sixth win of season at Talladega Superspeedway with Shell Technology under the hood

    Shell scientists work with Team Penske every week to optimize a special formulation of Pennzoil racing oil that Logano uses in the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion.

    Houston –OCTOBER 27, 2015. Joey Logano and the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford race team followed up a top-10 qualifying time at Talladega Superspeedway to take home the win at the Campingworld.com 500.  Logano found himself in the top three when the teams made their final pit stop and took the lead once the stops cycled through.  He held the lead through to the finish to score his first career win at Talladega Superspeedway and third straight win overall.  With Shell technology under the hood, the win was Logano’s 14th career victory, his sixth victory of the season and 26th top-10 finish of the season. (more…)

  • Australian Matt Mingay Wins Stadium SUPER Trucks Finale at Gold Coast 600

    Australian Matt Mingay Wins Stadium SUPER Trucks Finale at Gold Coast 600

    GOLD COAST, Queensland (October 25, 2015) – Famed Australian stunt man and SST driver Matt Mingay captured his first Stadium SUPER Trucks Presented by TRAXXAS victory in exciting fashion Sunday in the SST TRAXXAS trucks finale of the Gold Coast 600 on the temporary beach side street circuit in Surfers Paradise in front of another capacity crowd.

    Mingay, a resident of Gold Coast, Queensland whom lives just steps away from the race circuit drove his No. 2 Hot Wheels/ Castrol EDGE-sponsored truck in the shadows of Norwell, Queensland SST newcomer Paul Morris from the start of the l0-lap shootout, as the two Australian’s wasted no time moving to the front of the pack from there sixth and seventh starting positions.
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  • Sheldon Creed Wins Stadium SUPER Trucks Race 2 at Gold Coast 600 in Australia

    Sheldon Creed Wins Stadium SUPER Trucks Race 2 at Gold Coast 600 in Australia

    GOLD COAST, Queensland (October 24, 2015) – Sheldon Creed captured Saturday’s thrilling second round of the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Presented by TRAXXAS (SST) at the Gold Coast 600 in Gold Coast, Queensland, beating Orange, Calif. driver Robby Gordon to the line by a truck length.

    Def Leppard/ LIVE/ Think Loud Recordings driver Scotty Steele of Peoria, Ariz. finished third, holding off the hard charging TRAXXAS driver Keegan Kincaid whom spun on Lap-7 and would be able to work his way back to the fourth position.
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  • Burt Jenner Wins Stadium SUPER Trucks Race 1 at Gold Coast 600 in Australia

    Burt Jenner Wins Stadium SUPER Trucks Race 1 at Gold Coast 600 in Australia

    Gold Coast, Queensland (October 23, 2015) – Burt Jenner capitalized on a mid air collision by the leaders on Lap 5 to cruise to his third SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Presented by TRAXXAS victory of 2015 in race one of the Gold Coast 600.

    Indy Lights competitor Matthew Brabham from Gold Coast, Queenland, Aus. in just his second SST start would finish second, while SST newcomer Paul Morris of Norwell, Queensland, Aus. completed the podium.
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  • The Final Battle: LOORRS Lake Elsinore Round 17 Preview

    The Final Battle: LOORRS Lake Elsinore Round 17 Preview

    War is not won in a single battle, rather a succession of smaller wins adding up to the final outcome of proclaiming victory. In short course, every win, every lap, every inch you gain counts. Winning a championship doesn’t just mean you are good, it means you are consistently great. It means you have led the field through seventeen races. This weekend of racing at Lake Elsinore will not only define Champions but give a few underdogs one last shot at glory. Come out to Lake Elsinore Saturday and Sunday, October 24th and 25th and watch the final battles of the season go down on a track known for its spectacular jumps. If there is one short course race you go to this year, the final round and the all or nothing challenge cup races are it. (more…)

  • Stadium SUPER Trucks Return to Australia with Four Events at this Weekends Gold Coast 600

    Stadium SUPER Trucks Return to Australia with Four Events at this Weekends Gold Coast 600

    Gold Coast, Queensland (October 22, 2015) – Returning to Australia for the second time in 2015, 11 identically prepared SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks presented by TRAXXAS invade Queenland’s ultra popular beach town Surfers Paradise October 23-25 for Rounds 16, 17, 18, & 19 of the year long championship. (more…)