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BRITTANY FORCE NOMINATED FOR ESPYS BEST DRIVER AWARD

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (June 27, 2023) – Brittany Force, two-time and reigning NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world champion, has been nominated for the 2023 ESPYS Best Driver Award for her performance in the 2022 season. This is the second time Force has been nominated for the Best Driver Award, she had her first following her 2017 championship season when she became just the second woman to win an NHRA Top Fuel championship and the first in 35 years.

Ryan Hunter-Reay Joins Ed Carpenter Racing



Ed Carpenter replaces Conor Daly with 2014 Indianapolis 500 Winner Ryan Hunter-Reay

(INDIANAPOLIS) June 8, 2023 – Yesterday, Ed Carpenter, the only OWNER/DRIVER in the NTT IndyCar Series, announced that Conor Daly and ECR were ending their relationship. The announcement from Carpenter cited the need to elevate the team's competitiveness. (Scroll down for the full statement). 

Today, Carpenter announced that Ryan Hunter-Reay has been named the driver of ECR's No. 20 Bitnile.com car. Hunter-Reay was the IndyCar Series Champion in 2012. He has amassed 18 IndyCar wins, including the crown jewel of IndyCar, the Indianapolis 500, in 2014. Most recently, he competed in the 2023 Indianapolis 500 with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, leading eight laps in the closing stages of the race and ultimately finishing 11th.

Hunter-Reay's debut for ECR will be at next weekend’s Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America on June 18th.

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ROBERT HIGHT AND AUSTIN PROCK DOUBLE-UP AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS AT ZMAX DRAGWAY

CONCORD, N.C. (April 30,2023) – For the second time in their careers, Robert Hight and the Flav-R-Pac / Cornwell Tools / AAA Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team and Austin Prock and the Montana Brand / Rocky Mountain Twist Chevrolet Top Fuel dragster team swept the nitro categories picking up victories in their respective categories Sunday at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. John Force and the BlueDEF PLATINUM Chevrolet Camaro SS had a semifinal finish while Brittany Force and the Flav-R-Pac / Monster Energy Chevrolet dragster had a quarterfinal exit.