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LONG BEACH, California – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing team Winward Racing extended its points leads in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona (GTD) driver and team championship standings with a fourth-place finish Saturday in the 100-minute sprint race at the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach. Starting seventh in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, co-drivers Russell Ward and Philip Ellis improved three positions on the 1.968-mile Long Beach street circuit in a clean and competitive run to the finish.

Along with reigning manufacturer titlists Mercedes-AMG, Winward, Ward and Ellis are the defending IMSA GTD team and driver champions. The Winward team and drivers have moved their title defense off to a strong start after their second-straight 12 Hours of Sebring victory two races ago and their first fourth-place finish of the year in January’s season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona.

The solid finishing record has been earned in what is generally considered the toughest three-race stretch of the season. Daytona and Sebring combine for 36 hours of grueling endurance racing while the quick 100-minutes at Long Beach – the shortest GTD race of the season – is nothing short a street fight on a picturesque but tight and unforgiving temporary circuit lined with concrete barriers.

Race-starting driver Ward stayed in lead-pack contention from the drop of the green flag and raced into the top five. The team and Ellis, who took over for Ward halfway through the race, shook off a minor pit miscue after the driver-change stop, and the No. 57 returned still in the lead battle in fifth.

Ellis soon advanced to fourth place and closed out the final laps and minutes of the race making sure he held the spot to the checkered flag. With two of the four competitors ahead – including the race winner and third-place finisher – non-contenders in the full-season GTD championship, Ellis was content to run out the clock to secure some solid championship points.

The No. 57 team and drivers came in with a 41-point lead in the GTD driver and team championship standings but more than doubled the advantage leaving Long Beach to 91 points, 994 – 903, over the nearest challenger.

Joining Winward in Saturday’s 100-minute IMSA sprint was the No. 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3 that turned in a similarly clean and competitive performance. Team co-drivers Seth Lucas and Kenton Koch both made their Long Beach debuts, with the 18-year-old Lucas competing in the first street race of his emerging driving career.

Both drivers performed well beyond their level of street race experience, combining with top preparation and a well-executed pit stop by the Korthoff Competition team to secure a sixth-place and lead-lap finish that is the No. 32’s best result of the season to date.

A pair of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams also took part in the SRO GT America presented by AWS sprint race doubleheader that was another featured support race series on the packed 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach schedule.

CrowdStrike by Riley and Regulator Racing each fielded a Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the weekend’s twin GT America sprints. The top result was turned in by former series champions George Kurtz with a fourth-place result in Sunday’s final 40-minute race.

Kurtz started 10th Sunday in the No. 04 CrowdStrike by Riley Mercedes-AMG GT3 and improved a race-high six positions to win the EBOOST Hard Charger of the race award for passing the most competitors.

Kurtz also finished fourth in Saturday’s opening 40-minute race in which debuting Long Beach driver Jeff Burton recorded a weekend-best eighth place result in the No. 91 Regulator Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Next up for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams on the SRO America schedule is an all-series weekend of competition at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), April 25 – 27.

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing IMSA GTD teams next compete in a full IMSA WeatherTech Sports Championship race weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, May 9 – 11.

Russell Ward, Driver – No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “I think we'll go home and analyze what we could have done better. I think there was some potential to be a little higher in qualifying, which could have helped us. Then some stuff in the pit stop, which we could improve on, but I think in the race with our pace, we really made the most of what we had. It's a challenging track in total, not really a lot of opportunities to overtake here, but we went into this weekend in the championship lead, and we leave farther ahead in the championship lead. It's a really good result, we will go home and do some work and then go to Laguna Seca, where the car is really, really strong. I think we can get a repeat win again there too.”

Philip Ellis, Driver – No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “Russell had a good first stint and made up two spots, which basically put us in a position where we could maybe challenge for a podium. A little unlucky with the pit stop, that didn't work out too great, and then most of the last 10 minutes weren’t optimal with the traffic. All in all, we extended the championship lead, and I am very happy about that. I tried a little bit to catch third at the end, but I would have to wait for traffic. We were looking for something to open up, but we never had the chance really to challenge. We are in the same mentality as last year. Just earn good points, have clean races and top execution and see where we end up."

Seth Lucas, Driver – No. 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3: "This is definitely something to build on. This was my first time here, my first time ever being at a street course, even as a spectator. So, it was definitely a new experience, being so close to the walls. We were able to make up a couple spots, hold them and not make any contact, or at least not any major contact! Kenton got sandwiched a little, so had a little flesh wound on the car, but it was all right. I love it. I love the street courses. I was a little scared coming in. Even during the first session, I got out and was like 'yeah, this is scary.' But after a couple of sessions, qualifying and the race, it was cool, and a lot of fun. I'm excited to do more street races in the future and for the rest of this season after the Long Beach result."

Kenton Koch, Driver – No. 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Mercedes-AMG GT3: “Honestly, I felt like we executed pretty well and did the best we could with the strategy that we played. We didn't take tires during the pit stop, it gave us some track position, but we just didn't really have pace at the end to try to get into the top five. But that strategy gave us the opportunity to jump one or two spots in the stop. So, you get a little here, give a little there, but I was pretty happy with what we did and had some really fun battles. I was able to kind of live my childhood dream of racing at Long Beach, almost getting put into a wall, dicing with people and a little rubbing here and there. It was probably one of the most fun races I've ever had."

George Kurtz, Driver – No. 04 CrowdStrike by Riley Mercedes-AMG GT3: "We made a lot of changes after Saturday. We never quit. We made a lot of setup changes, but we just didn't have the car this weekend and kept trying and trying. The Riley CrowdStrike guys dug deep, made some really great changes and that really helped Sunday. It's a shame we didn't get there a little bit earlier, we might have had an even better result Sunday, but we went from 10th to fourth. We'll take it and, and we live to race another day."

Tony Stewart Hits Las Vegas Jackpot, Makes Racing History in

Scoring First NHRA Top Fuel Win in TSR Dodge//SRT Dragster

Racing Hall of Famer Tony Stewart added to his incredible legacy Sunday by driving the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Rayce Rudeen Foundation Dodge//SRT Top Fueler to victory
Competing at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Stewart added to his phenomenal record by winning the Top Fuel final over three drivers
The NHRA Top Fuel victory puts Stewart in unique motorsports company by capturing an NHRA pro race, NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck races, IndyCar race and USAC events
Stewart also is the only racer to win pro races at all four LVMS tracks at NHRA at the Strip, NASCAR at the Speedway and USAC open-wheel wins at the Bullring and the Dirt Track
In the final round Sunday, Stewart recorded a 3.870 to win his first pro NHRA “Wally” trophy over reigning World Champion Antron Brown, Justin Ashley and Jasmine Salinas
In earlier rounds, Stewart drove to “holeshot” wins in round one over Steve Torrence, Steve Chrisman and Rob Massey and round two over Ashley, Torrence and Doug Kalitta
The victory for Stewart, which comes off a runner-up finish at the NHRA Winternationals two weeks ago, now vaults him into second in the current NHRA Mission Top Fuel points
Stewart’s teammate, four-time NHRA World Funny Car champion Matt Hagan, also drove his TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat to the final round in Las Vegas Sunday
Like Stewart, Hagan, a five-time Las Vegas winner, captured his opening rounds over J.R. Todd, Jack Beckman and Bobby Bode first and Paul Lee, Dan Wilkerson and Todd second
Hagan’s mount dropped a rod at the starting line after a strong reaction time in the final race against winner Austin Prock, Lee and David Richards and had to coast to the finish
Hagan’s final finish has him fourth in the current NHRA Mission Funny Car points standings as the NHRA Mission national campaign heads to Charlotte on April 25-27
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April 14, 2025, Auburn Hills, Mich. – Motorsports Hall of Famer Tony Stewart hit the “jackpot” in Las Vegas Sunday by winning his first National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel race in his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Dodge//SRT dragster at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals drag races, while TSR teammate Matt Hagan just missed a TSR win “double up” in the Funny Car division.

Stewart, a series champion and race winner in NHRA, IndyCar and USAC competition, became the first driver to win pro events in four different professional racing disciplines with an impressive performance in difficult track conditions at the popular “Strip” at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The NHRA Top Fuel victory puts Stewart in motorsports “rarified air” by winning an NHRA Top Fuel race, NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck events, an IndyCar race and USAC events in Silver Crown, Sprint Car and Midget categories. In addition, Stewart is the only racer to score pro wins at all four Las Vegas Motor Speedway tracks at NHRA at the Strip, NASCAR at the Speedway and USAC open-wheel wins at the Bullring and the Dirt Track. Stewart also won the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in 2023 in the Top Alcohol Dragster division, a sportsman class.

Stewart’s road to the winner’s circle was not an easy one, as the Indiana racer captured rounds one and two before taking on World Champion Antron Brown, Justin Ashley and Jasmine Salinas in the final. Stewart’s 3.870 pass in his Rayce Rudeen Foundation Dodge//SRT dragster outdistanced his three competitors in extremely difficult track temperatures which reached 138 degrees.

In making motorsports history, Stewart drove to “holeshot” victories in the first round over Steve Torrence, Steve Chrisman and Rob Massey then piloted his HEMI® engine-powered, nitro-burning dragster past Ashley, Torrence and former World Champion Doug Kalitta in round two. It marked the second consecutive final-round appearance for the man known as “Smoke” after placing runner-up two weeks ago at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.

The win for Stewart now vaults him to second in the current NHRA Mission Top Fuel points standings as the national campaign heads to zMAX Dragway in Charlotte for another Four-Wide Nationals on April 25-27.

“I haven’t been around the NHRA series very long, but I realized it takes a lot to win one of these Top Fuel races,” said Stewart. “Everything in my career, I never had to wait over a year to win a race. We always figured it out pretty quickly and we won. I had two ‘holeshot’ wins in the first two rounds today and my worst reaction time was in the final, but the TSR crew gave me a great car in the final. Neal Strausbaugh (crew chief) and Mike Domagala (co-crew chief) and the whole crew won that final round for us today. We needed this win. It’s been so stressful for everyone since Leah (Pruett, Stewart’s wife) nearly won the World Top Fuel Championship in 2023 when it came down to the final round of the whole season.

“Two years ago, I won my first NHRA national event in the Top Alcohol Dragster here at Las Vegas, and now I win my first Top Fuel national event at the Strip. It’s pretty damn cool. I’ve been a motorsports fan my whole life, and I think we made racing history today with the Top Fuel win. I’m not sure if there has ever been a driver to win a NASCAR Cup race, an IndyCar race, the USAC Triple Crown championship and an NHRA Pro event (Top Fuel). To do it with our team and our family was very emotional. When Leah brought Dom (their new son) up on stage in victory lane, my heart stopped. I got so emotional there. That is a feeling I have never had in my life before.”

Five-time Las Vegas Funny Car winner Matt Hagan was on pace for a sixth “Strip” title after winning rounds one and two in his 11,000-horsepower TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat machine and reaching the final round in the hot conditions.

Hagan, a four-time NHRA Funny Car World Champion, took the victory in the opening round over J.R. Todd, Jack Beckman and Bobby Bode, and the Virginia driver then defeated Paul Lee, Dan Wilkerson and Todd in round two.

However, in the final round, Hagan’s car dropped a rod at the starting line after a strong reaction time and was forced to coast to the finish line against race winner Austin Prock, Lee and David Richards. With his final round placing, Hagan now ranks fourth in the current NHRA Mission Funny Car points standings after four of 20 races in the 2025 NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series.

“We had a good weekend going into the final with both Tony (Stewart) and I advancing,” said Hagan. “We had a rod bolt break at the hit of the throttle in the final round. Unfortunately, it took some cylinders out and threw some rods out of the motor. We are still right in the hunt for the points lead now going to Charlotte for another Four-Wide race. The crew is doing a great job, and we’ll get a win soon.

“I was earning my money all weekend with this tricky track surface and the heat. The car was all over the track. It was going left and then right, and it was spinning the tires. That does make it fun driving a Funny Car. I felt like I was Tony Stewart in a dirt car here. I’m super proud of Tony and his whole crew with the win. They have had some tough times recently and they got to the final at Pomona and now a win here.”

The NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte has nitro qualifying set for Friday, April 25, at 5:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. EDT. Saturday’s nitro qualifying rounds start at 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. EDT with final eliminations getting underway for 12 p.m. PDT, Sunday, April 27.

The Charlotte NHRA Four-Wide Nationals finals telecast on Fox Sports 1 will begin on Sunday, April 27, at 7 p.m. EDT.

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Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Drive Top-Five Streak to 20 Races in a Row Before Sixth-Place Finish in Pevely

Inside Line Promotions - PEVELY, Mo. (April 14, 2025) - Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel reached 20 straight top-five results last Friday at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

He set quick time during his group's qualifying session and placed second in a heat race to advance into the dash at the high-banked oval. An eighth-place result lined Gravel up on the outside of the fourth row in the main event.

"We got a good start in the feature and I think we were fifth after Lap 1," he said. "The good start set up our race. We had a good battle with Cole (Macedo) and Sheldon (Haudenschild). It was a hectic race and we were able to hang on for a podium spot."

Gravel's third-place performance during the opening night of the Federated Auto Parts Spring Classic marked his 11 th podium of the season. His 20 consecutive top fives encompassed the first 14 races of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season as well as the final half-dozen shows last year.

"That's a cool accomplishment," he said. "I wish we could have kept it going, but sometimes it's not in the cards. If we don't finish in the top five we want to finish sixth and that's what we did on Saturday."

Despite going out late, Gravel again set quick time during his group's qualifying session on Saturday. He won a heat race and gained a position to place sixth in the dash.

"We had a bad dash draw and weren't as good as we needed early in the feature before the rubber came down," he said. "We wanted a little bit more, but it didn't work out with the circumstances."

The sixth-place result snapped Gravel's impressive top-five streak. However, he continues to lead the World of Outlaws championship standings - by 64 points - entering the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash this Friday and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.

"We always go in there excited to race at Knoxville," he said. "It's a place we're confident at. I like the big car counts and tough competition."

QUICK RESULTS -

April 11 - I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, Mo. - Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 2 (1); Dash: 8 (5); Feature: 3 (8).

April 12 - I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, Mo. - Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 6 (7); Feature: 6 (6).

SEASON STATS -

15 races, 5 wins, 14 top fives, 15 top 10s, 15 top 15s, 15 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

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Kaleb Johnson Improves Throughout World of Outlaws Weekend in Pevely

Inside Line Promotions - PEVELY, Mo. (April 14, 2025) - Kaleb Johnson made huge gains during his debut at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, which hosted more than 60 drivers last weekend during the Federated Auto Parts Spring Classic.

"The results weren't great, but I had a blast," he said. "That place is awesome. The racing, the speed, how banked the track is. You are constantly throwing sliders. I had a great time and learned a lot."

The Team DGRD driver qualified 24 th quickest in his group to open the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series doubleheader last Friday. He then advanced from fourth to third place in a non-qualifier race and from eighth to fifth place in the C Main.

"I don't think we started out the night very well," Johnson said. "We kept making gains every time we hit the track. We made some changes to where it was night and day difference in the C Main and then we saw another huge difference on Saturday."

The team took a big step forward on Saturday during the event finale. Johnson qualified eighth quickest in his group before he placed sixth in a heat race - one spot out of locking into the main event. His night ended with a sixth-place result in the Last Chance Showdown, which was only two positions shy of transferring into the main event.

"The track was a little slower on Saturday and we picked up almost three tenths from where we were the night before," he said. "We found a better balance and just need to carry that throughout the night. Toward the end (of the Last Chance Showdown) I didn't put myself in the right position to transfer. I needed to move up in turns three and four. I watched (Danny) Dietrich go by me on the bottom and thought something was there. A lack of experience at that track definitely didn't help, but we learned a lot all weekend."

Next up is a World of Outlaws weekend at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, this Friday and Saturday.

"I think it's going to be tougher than last weekend, but for me it helps going to a place where I'm comfortable and have laps," Johnson said. "I think just making the feature will be tough. Qualifying will be everything."

QUICK RESULTS -

April 11 - I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, Mo. - Qualifying: 24; Non-qualifier: 3 (4); C Main: 5 (8).

April 12 - I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, Mo. - Qualifying: 8; Heat race: 6 (4); B Main: 6 (5).

SEASON STATS -

3 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, 0 top 15s, 1 top 20

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

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"I feel very honored to have the support of Folkens Brothers Trucking," Johnson said. "To look at a list of the drivers they've supported over the years, it's an honor to be aligned with them. We're very appreciative and looking forward to earning success together."

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Mallett Moves Forward During ASCS National Tour Event for Top-10 Outing

Inside Line Promotions - SALINA, Okla. (April 14, 2025) - Jordon Mallett gained a half-dozen positions during his season opener last Saturday at Salina Highbanks Speedway.

"I felt good," he said. "We prepared a lot during the offseason. We had changed some stuff and I felt like it was in the right direction. Unfortunately, I got us behind in qualifying. I just threw my first lap away basically. I turned a better lap the second lap, but I wish I would have done what I did on that second lap both laps. We were a touch off on gearing as well so it was a combination of those couple of things. That really hurt us and we had to dig ourselves out of a hole."

Mallett timed in sixth quickest in his group. A run from sixth to fourth place in a heat race locked him into the 13 th starting position in the ASCS National Tour main event.

"We made some changes and were able to make gains in the heat race," he said. "I knew how critical it was going to be to get a great start because the heat races would get strung out. I snuck in and got a transfer. Then I tried to move around on the track to try to make gains for later in the night.

"The track wasn't conducive to passing in the feature. We went the right direction with our adjustments and probably went too far. I expected the track to take rubber the last half of the race, but it started four or five laps into the race. Hindsight is always 20-20 and I didn't predict the rubber coming in that quick so we were a little snug. We were still able to claw our way through there. I felt we had a really good race car if the track had not taken rubber."

Mallett's six positions gained were the fifth most of any driver in the feature.

He plans to compete this Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints.

QUICK RESULTS -

April 12 - Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Okla. - Qualifying: 6; Heat race: 4 (6); Feature: 7 (13).

SEASON STATS -

1 race, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10, 1 top 15, 1 top 20

UP NEXT -

Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., with the ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprints

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