2009 Racing Season Update

Bret Seafuse and James Gue drove their JBS Motorsports Ford Mustang GT to victory at VIR and in doing so jumped Ford to the top of the manufacturers’ standings, edging BMW by four points (348-344) to help Ford capture back-to-back manufacturers’ titles. Ford Mustangs dominated the 2009 K...

Gue and Seafuse Take VIR

For Turner’s No. 95 Turner Motorsport BMW 328i co-driver Paul Dalla Lana, it was his first podium. Finishing third were Carbonell and Mark Pombo - two second-generation drivers - in the No. 146 Mazda/Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5, followed by Pobst and Jamie Holtom in the No. 75 Skunk2/Speed...

KONI Challenge Rolls Into VIR

APR Motorsport has been strong on the ST side, winning four of the last five races. Josh Hurley (Cooper City, Fla.) and Ian Baas (Noblesville, Ind.) one of those races in the No. 171 APR/Gunther VW Volkswagen GTI, and are fifth in driver points and third in team points. Their No. 181 APR/BBS Volksw...

“NEW” 1967 Ford Mustang Up For Auction

The car spent nearly a year on tour with Ford Racing Performance Parts visiting various events and cities across the country. Ford Racing exhibited it at SEMA, the 2009 Detroit Autorama, the Mustang 45th Anniversary Celebration in Birmingham, Ala., and the 2008 Mid America Ford & Tea...

Mustang Goes NASCAR!

Ford North America Motorsports, based in Dearborn, Mich., is responsible for major racing operations in North America, including NASCAR (Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck), Grand American sports car racing, NHRA drag racing, USAC midget car racing and the Ford Raci...

2010 GT500 INCREASES FUEL MILEAGE BY 2 MPG

Numerous aerodynamic upgrades, including a redesigned splitter, were made to the front end of the 2010 Shelby GT500. SVT engineers also went as far to block off specific diamonds in the front of the 2010 Shelby GT500’s distinctive grille to help maintain the correct cooling and aerodyna...

Tasca Takes Gatornationals

“I’m speechless,” said Tasca. “We qualified our Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang No. 1, and we beat Tim Wilkerson, John Force and Tony Pedregon to get the first win. This is just a real tribute to the whole Motorcraft/Quick Lane program. To bring the first win home for Ford this year i...

2010 Ford Mustang - Fast, Fun, Affordable

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The fast, fun and affordable legacy that has defined America’s favorite muscle car lives on in the new 2010 Ford Mustang, offering design leadership, performance and technology at an exceptional value. “More than 9 million customers ha...

Ford’s Mustang Engine Plant Passes 10 Million Mark

The V-8 engines manufactured at the plant build on two of Ford’s strengths – capability for the Ford F-150, the best-selling truck in America, and performance for Mustang, America’s favorite muscle car. In 2008 alone, the engines produced at the plant generated a combined 90 million hor...

NHRA Second Round - Tasca Up for Challenge

TASCA AND MOTORCRAFT/QUICK LANE FORD SHELBY MUSTANG RETURN TO CONQUER FIREBIRD RACEWAY IN THE SECOND ROUND OF NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING Firebird International Raceway holds special meaning Bob Tasca III, since he earned his NHRA Funny Car competition license at the Phoenix trac...

Motorcraft Renews Tasca Sponsorship

November 12-15 - Pomona, CA MOTORCRAFT AND QUICK LANE® TIRE & AUTO CENTERS CONTINUE NHRA SPONSORSHIP OF BOB TASCA III DEARBORN, Mich., Feb 2, 2009 – For the second consecutive year, Ford Customer Service Division’s (FCSD) Motorcraft and Quick Lane brands team with Bob Tasca III as he...

2009 Shelby GT R Model Jerry Titus Edition

“The Shelby name has stood for performance since Carroll began building cars for the track in 1962,” added Brian Wolfe, director. Ford North America Motorsports. “Track Day enthusiasts have been asking for a contemporary Shelby and Ford Track Car for some time, so we at Ford Racing are ple...

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Martin to Pole the KONI Race

Martin, who scored his first career KONI Grand Sport (GS) pole position Thursday, set a time of 1:59.555 (107.198 mph), the first driver ever in KONI competition to break the one-lap, two-minute mark in qualifying. The No. 59 Ford Mustang GT was quickest earlier this month in January Test Day...

AutoWeek Honors Shelby GT500 at Detroit Show

The 2010 Taurus and Shelby GT500 will be on public display at NAIAS – along with other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles that feature EcoBoost engines and connectivity technology – in Detroit’s Cobo Hall from Saturday through Jan. 25. DETROIT, Jan. 13, 2009 – The editorial team at AutoWeek...

Roush Dealer Of The Year

3. Brandon Ford (Tampa, Fla.) 4. Columbine Ford (Rifle, Colo.) 5. Gary Yeomans Ford (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 7. Town & Country Ford (Madison, Tenn.) 8. Town & Country Ford (Bessemer, Ala.) 9. Imperial Ford (Milford, Mass.) 10. Gordie Boucher Ford Lincoln Mercury (Janesville, Wis.)

Barrett-Jackson Auction To Benefit JDRF

“We’re honored to assist the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation through these great Ford vehicles,” said Mark Fields, Ford’s president of The Americas. 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Ford Racing Mustang Cobra Jet

2010 FORD SHELBY GT500

The new 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 delivers the most power and refinement ever for a Ford SVT-tuned performance Mustang – and a few surprises, too. Numerous aerodynamic upgrades, including a redesigned splitter, were made to the front end of the 2010 Shelby GT500.

Mustangs Show Up At Daytona

James Gue, the 2008 KONI GS runner-up with Bret Seafuse, was third on the charts in the No. 37 JBS Motorsports Trumansburg Shur Save Ford Mustang GT, followed by Hugh Plumb and Jack Roush Jr. in the No. 61 Horsepower Ranch Sunset Hills Vineyard Ford Mustang GT; Matt Plumb and Mike Canney in the N...

LEDs Light Up The 2010 Mustang

The 2010 Ford Mustang’s design is a more aggressive and muscular take on the iconic look that has come to define Mustang, while drawing inspiration from the car’s rich heritage. For example, the new vertical taillamp design utilizes three LED bulbs that fire sequentially, from the cente...