A trio of Ford Broncos took class wins at the Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno endurance race while Ford Performance was victorious in several other series around the world.
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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Bronco Is Best in the Desert
Aug 20, 2024
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Bronco took the victory in all three classes it was represented in at Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno.
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Bronco took the victory in all three classes it was represented in at Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno.
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Bronco DR secured the class win in 8000 with Brad Lovell and Jason Hutter covering the 550-mile racecourse in an ET of 10:36:40.616. -
Loren Healy and Vaughn Gittin, Jr. took the 7300 Stock Mid-Size class win with the Bronco Raptor and ET of 11:11:04.201. -
Bailey Cole continued his stock class success, earning the Ultra 4 Series 4600 podium in his Ford Bronco with an ET of 11:39:34.124. -
Cam Waters took the checkered flag in Race 18 of the Repco Supercars series at the Tasmania Supersprint in Australia. -
Chaz Mostert and Cam Waters led Ford to a second- and fourth-place finish in Race 17. -
Tickford Racing’s Thomas Randle and Cam Waters set the pace, qualifying first and second for Race 18. -
After 18 races in the championship, Mostert is the top Ford holding onto second in the driver standings, followed by Waters, who is fourth in points overall. -
Next up for Supercars is the Penrite Oil Sandown 500, Sept. 13-15. -
Donny Schatz earned his 315th career World of Outlaws victory at Saturday night’s FENDT Jackson Nationals feature in Minnesota. -
He qualified on the pole after winning the King of the Hill and led every lap of the feature. -
Schatz finished 10th Friday night after starting 14th. -
The World of Outlaws return to Schatz’ home track this weekend, with a North Dakota doubleheader. -
Blake Alexander took his Ford Mustang Funny Car to the Winner’s Circle in Minnesota, his first NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series win of the season. -
Bob Tasca III qualified second, advancing to the second round of eliminations, where he fell to the Ford Mustang Dark Horse of Chad Green. -
Green qualified 10th and advanced to the semifinals on race day. -
The next stop on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is Indianapolis for the U.S. Nationals, Aug. 28-Sept. 2. -
Michigan native Brad Keselowski finished fifth and teammate Chris Buescher sixth to lead Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan. -
Ryan Preece (11th) and Noah Gragson (12th) just missed top-10 finishes. -
Ryan Blaney was the Stage 1 winner which occurred on Sunday before rain delayed the finish of the race until Monday morning. -
Buescher leaves MIS 16 points ahead of the playoff cut line with two regular-season races remaining. -
The Cup Series heads back south for the penultimate race of the regular season Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. -
Cup Series regular Noah Gragson led Ford with a sixth-place finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Saturday at Michigan. -
He was joined in the top 10 by Matt DiBenedetto in seventh. -
Ryan Sieg, the Stage 1 winner, finished 13th and is now one point out of the 12th-and-final playoff spot in the championship standings. -
Cole Custer finished an uncharacteristic 30th place after his Mustang Dark Horse suffered damage in a mid-race accident but continues to lead the regular-season championship by 12 points. -
Riley Herbst was also involved in an early-race accident and finished 38th. -
The Xfinity Series moves to the famed Daytona International Speedway for the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola on Friday. -
The Ranger Raptor pair finished fourth and seventh at the Asia Cross Country Rally. -
Ranger Raptor entry #131 saw a stage win on the fourth day of competition. -
The team fought hard through challenging terrain, navigation issues and being caught in accidents to rally to a promising finish.
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