August - 2022

Notes & Quotes: Grand Prix of Portland

SHAWN FORD has worn more uniforms in one season than he did in the last three years. He joined AJ Foyt Racing this season as crew chief of the No. 11 Chevrolet driven by Tatiana Calderon and J.R. Hildebrand. He became the crew chief of the No. 4 K-Line Insulators USA Chevrolet driven by Dalton Kellett in July. We asked him a few questions... How did you become interested in motorsports? SF: "My Dad was a car guy and we spent a lot of time as a family at the racetrack (Spokane

Race Report: Bommarito Automotive Group 500

MADISON, Ill. (August 20, 2022) -- The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway is meant to be run under the lights, and with a little help from Mother Nature's rain delay, it was -- despite the early 5 p.m. CT start this year. The first 217 laps of the 260-lap race were run in daylight. However, a brief rainstorm caused the race to be red-flagged at 6:55 p.m. Restarted two hours and 10 minutes later, the lights were on giving the final 43 laps the dram

Qualifying Report: Bommarito Automotive Group 500

MADISON, Ill. (August 19, 2022) -- With past race results showing World Wide Technology Raceway to be one of the better race tracks for AJ Foyt Racing, the drivers are optimistic about their chances in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. At WWT Raceway, the team has five top-10 finishes, three of which were in the top-five, including a fifth place last year with Sebastien Bourdais and a third place in 2019 with Tony Kanaan. With drivers going out to qualify in the reverse ord

NOTES & QUOTES: BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500

JONATAN "JJ" JORGE joined AJ Foyt Racing this season as a driver coach and spotter for Kyle Kirkwood. Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the 39-year-old former race driver transitioned to a driver coach in 2004 when he retired from driving, although he did two seasons of IMSA Prototype racing (2017-18). He has coached many drivers who have gone on to compete in the NTT INDYCAR Series. He lives in Tallahassee, Fla. where he met Quinn, his wife of 15 years. They have a 7-year-old da

Bommarito Automotive Group To Partner with AJ Foyt Racing for Bommarito 500

ST. LOUIS (August 10, 2022) -- The Bommarito Automotive Group continues to expand its footprint in motorsports. Missouri's #1 automotive group has signed as the primary marketing partner of AJ Foyt Racing's No. 14 Chevrolet for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway August 19-20. Associate sponsor and friends over at Rebel Bourbon are also proud to be a part of the 6th Annual Bommarito 500 NTT INDYCAR Series race. A.J. Foyt, the first four-time wi

Race Report: Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

NASHVILLE (Aug. 7, 2022) -- The music stopped and AJ Foyt Racing was left without a chair in the second edition of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Torrential rain delayed the start of the race by over 90 minutes, but once the race got underway, the game of musical chairs began. In the opening laps of the race, both Dalton Kellett, who started 12th in the No. 4 K-Line Insulators Chevrolet, and Kyle Kirkwood who started 16th in the Sexton Properties Chevrolet, were runni

Qualifying Report: Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

NASHVILLE (Aug. 6, 2022) -- Making music in the Music City. Dalton Kellett posted his career best qualifying run in the No. 4 K-Line Insulators USA Chevrolet in the final street course event of the season. Starting 12th in tomorrow's Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Kellett topped his performance in the season opener in St. Petersburg when he qualified 14th. Kellett used two sets of the green-rimmed alternate compound tires to advance out of the first round of qualifying. H

Notes & Quotes: Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

RAUL MOLINA is a weekend warrior who was drafted into service at the Indianapolis 500! Co-owner of Molina's Cantinas, the very successful family-run Tex-Mex restaurant operation in Houston, Molina has known the Foyt family for over 50 years. He went from a being a fan who took pictures of the race team to becoming an active crew member on race weekends. We asked him a few questions... How did you first meet A.J. Foyt? RM: "I grew up two blocks from AJ Foyt, Sr.’s (Tony Foyt)