James Deane captured the No. 1 spot on the podium in Formula Drift’s debut round in California, Bob Tasca III earned his first victory of the NHRA season in Las Vegas, Miedecke Motorsport completed an opening-round sweep of the Ford Australia-sponsored Phillip Island’s Mustang 60 Years race in the GT4 Australia Series, and Donny Schatz took home his second World of Outlaws feature win in Missouri.
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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Ford Takes Wins Around the Globe
Apr 15, 2024
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James Deane captured the No. 1 spot on the podium in Formula Drift’s debut round, overcoming an eventful weekend in Long Beach, California.
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James Deane captured the No. 1 spot on the podium in Formula Drift’s debut round, overcoming an eventful weekend in Long Beach, California.
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Ben Hobson made his RTR Ford Mustang debut in Formula Drift PRO, but suffered vehicle issues and was eliminated in the seeding bracket. -
Deane’s RTR Mustang suffered a fire during practice on Tuesday, melting most of the front of the vehicle. The RTR team successfully rebuilt the entire front end of the Ford Mustang to re-enter the competition. -
He sits atop the PRO standings with a perfect 100 points. -
Formula Drift heads to Road Atlanta for Round 2: Road to the Championship, May 9-11. -
Bob Tasca III earned his first Wally of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at the Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas with 3.915 at 329.75 mph. -
The win was a holeshot victory over Austin Prock, as Tasca III left with a .034 reaction time over Prock’s .054. -
George Miedecke and Rylan Gray of Miedecke Motorsport swept the doubleheader race in the GT4 Australia Series debut of the all-new Mustang GT4 at Phillip Island. -
Gray took advantage of the round of pit stops in the opener, taking the lead and defending the top spot to a narrowly margined 0.735-second victory. -
Miedecke and Gray led the way in the event finale in Silver Cup, securing consecutive victories, while the event celebrated 60 years of Mustang. -
GT4 Australia next competes May 31-June 2 at The Bend Motorsport Park as part of the Shannons SpeedSeries. -
Donny Schatz took home his second feature win of the World of Outlaws season during Saturday night’s Spring Classic. -
He was fastest around the bullring in hot laps and started the main event from fourth on Saturday. -
Schatz qualified seventh on Friday and finished eighth. -
Brad Keselowski finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series, the best Ford at Texas, and his top finish of the season. -
Chase Briscoe joined Keselowski in the top 10, rebounding from an incident on lap 174. -
Ryan Blaney had a fast Mustang, leading 17 laps, but was collected in a lap 182 wreck. -
Ford led 41 laps among four different drivers (Blaney, Joey Logano, Todd Gilliland and Harrison Burton) -
The Cup Series returns to superspeedway racing Sunday afternoon at Talladega in Alabama. -
Ryan Sieg led 17 of the final 18 laps before being nipped at the end for a runner-up finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas Motor Speedway. -
He raced door to door on the final lap with Sam Mayer, and then Sieg pulled alongside as they took the checkered flag in a photo finish by .002 seconds — the closest ever for an Xfinity Series race at Texas. -
Cole Custer started from the front row and was a top-five car all day, finishing fifth. -
He now trails championship leader Chandler Smith — who finished 15th — by 19 points in the standings. -
The Xfinity Series continues Saturday at Talladega for the Ag-Pro 300. -
Ty Majeski finished 10th and was the top Ford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Texas Motor Speedway. -
Lawless Alan ran in the top 10 much of the night before finishing 11th. -
Majeski is third in the driver standings, 12 points outside of the lead. -
The Truck Series will return May 4 in the Heart of America 200 at Kansas Speedway.
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