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Drew Skillman won Pro Stock at the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N

Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel, Ron Capps won in Funny Car, and LE Tonglet won in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters. Skillman became the ninth different driver in Pro Stock to win in 13 events this season. Skillman won his first event of the season, defeating two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders in the final. It was Skillman’s fourth career NHRA victory. “Pro Stock’s so close right now,” Skillman said after the races. “That’s how it used to be. That’s how it should be. We’re all in the group now. Some cars just pick up for no reason. We’ve been pretty steady. We finally got what we deserved.”

Drew Skillman defeated Erica Enders to come away with the win at the Route 66 Nationals

Skillman is in eighth place in the Pro Stock standings after winning at Route 66 Raceway. Enders is sixth after her runner-up performance.

It was an emotional weekend at Route 66 Raceway because of the passing of Terry Chandler. She was a longtime supporter of NHRA drag racing and funded a two-car Funny Car team. One of the cars, which carries the Make-A-Wish Foundation driven by Tommy Johnson Jr., reached the final in Funny Car at Route 66 Raceway.

Ron Capps Victory Race

“This weekend was just a bizarre weekend for us,” Capps said. “We didn’t qualify in the top half. And that was because we couldn’t keep the car in a groove Friday night and then the second run on Saturday. We saw a lot of people having problems, dragsters as well. It’s not an easy track to drive. It demands a lot out of you. There’s a lot of crosswind. A side wind will blow you over 10 or 15 feet.”

Capps has a 200-point lead over Matt Hagan in second, and Jack Beckman is third in the Funny Car standings.

LE Tonglet Pro Stock Motorcycle

The Winners Circle LE Tonglet, Drew Skillman, Ron Capps, Steve Torrence

Tonglet leads the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings. Eddie Krawiec, who reached the semifinals, is second in the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings, followed by Arana in third. “It’s a lot more serious,” Tonglet said. “Qualifying you have one goal and that’s to make a perfect run, be low ET. On Sunday, the one goal is just to get win lights. It’s a different mindset and you got to stay calm and stay focused on what’s going on.”

The next NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event is at Bandimere Speedway in Colorado.

Harrison Burton wins the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Thompson Speedway in Connecticut

Burton, who finished in sixth place at Berlin Raceway in Michigan a week earlier, battled Todd Gilliland to the checkered flag at Thompson Speedway.

“It was awesome. I was pretty focused,” Burton said. “I didn’t really think about having fun. But it was fun. Looking back at it, we would kind of make a run in the middle and it wouldn’t work and I’d fall back had to slowly chip away at the 16 (Gilliland). And it finally felt right.

“I kind of just drove it in and it stuck pretty well. Got to his door and from there it was just side by side for a few laps. That was really fun. It was pretty intense. I don’t think I breathed through it.”

Gilliland, the reigning K&N Pro Series West champion, won the East Series race at Berlin Raceway. Gilliland is second in the K&N Pro Series East standings.

He wrecked in practice before the race and his team had to repair the car. Gilliland said repairing the car took a lot of work, but it paid off in the race.

“I wrecked in practice on Friday. I was having a lot of fun before that,” Gilliland said. “To rebuild our car, it was tough on our whole team. I really hate it for them. It ended up being a lot of fun in the race. I hope I get to come back here.”

Harrison Burton has won three of the past four NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races

“The battle was huge there,” Gilliland said. “I knew it was going to be for the win. I went too hard before that just to try and stay in front of the 12 (Burton). That’s how it works in these K&N races. Once you get out front you really have to try and stay out there. I was trying everything I could. We were right on the edge all night. We ended up being a little too free there at the end there.”

K&N Pro Series rookie Chase Purdy won the pole and led the first 16 laps of the race. Gilliland took the lead from Purdy on lap 17 and was out front for a race-high 58 laps.

The K&N Pro Series East brought NASCAR back to Thompson Speedway for the first time since 2009. The track was a regular stop for the old NASCAR Busch Series. Burton joined an impressive list of race winners at Thompson Speedway. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series drivers Martin Truex Jr. and Trevor Bayne, former Cup Series driver Ricky Craven and NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Mike Stefanik have won races at Thompson Speedway. Joey Kourafas, who won the inaugural Busch North Series championship in 1987, presented Burton the trophy for winning the race at Thompson Speedway.

“The Burtons, we’re kind of like a team,” Burton said. “Everyone roots for each other even if we're racing each other It’s cool that we’re kind of branching out a little bit and trying some new race tracks. It’s cool to add the Burton name to someplace else.”

Harrison Burton led final 26 laps of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Thompson Speedway

Ronnie Bassett Jr. was third in the K&N Pro Series East race at Thompson Speedway. Rookie Doug Coby was fourth, followed by Dillon Bassett in fifth.

“We managed our tires,” Ronnie Bassett said. “The two leaders got out front for a pretty good distance. We managed our rear tires in case we had a late-race restart. We would have a little bit to maybe battle with them.”

The next K&N Pro Series East race is at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Martin Truex Jr and his crew celebrating their third win of the season at Kentucky Speedway

“Oh, boy, here we go. Cole, what are we going to do?” Truex Jr said. “And he's like, ahh, we've got to stay out, so we stayed out. And then I was like, oh man, everybody pitted, we're going to be fine, don't worry, we're going to be fine. That was really the whole entire caution right there. There's all the insider info.”

Truex was dominant all night, making the right moves at the right time. Truex swept the night, winning both the first and second stages and reaching the checkered flag for his third win of the season.

This win was Truex’s first win at Kentucky Speedway and his 10th win of his career. He led for a race high, five times for 152 laps.

"It’s just...this is completely unbelievable," said Truex, who is tied with Johnson for the Cup Series lead in victories this season. "I’m so excited to win here. It felt like we had a shot last year and it got away from us on fuel mileage and just wanted to win here so, so bad after that. This is sweet redemption.”

Cole Pearn, Truex’s crew chief, had a tough decision to make at the end of the race. Keeping Truex on the track put him in position to win the race. But Pearn didn’t know how long Truex’s tires would last in the waning laps of the race.

“Going all the way back to our win at Kansas, we have been on a really good stretch of contending for wins each week,” Cole Pearn said on the #78 car and how dominant it has been.

“Sherry got sick and was battling cancer and he said, if you need to go and be with her for a couple of weeks, this car will be here when you get back. This is your car and this is your team. That is where we got going and turned things around,” Truex said of his owner, Barney Visser.

Truex’s girlfriend, Sherry Pollex was battling Ovarian cancer in 2014. Visser said to Truex that he could take time off if needed, which really helped Truex turn it around and start his dominant start.

Martin Truex Jr celebrating his win with a burnout on his tires that won him the race

"Yeah, I don’t know what we could have done to beat him," said Larson on Truex. "He was obviously pretty fast with the lead there. It would have been fun to get to race him because I felt like I had the second-best car today, and it would have been interesting to get a restart with him earlier and get to hang with him that last run there.

Chase Elliott finished in third place and moved up to fifth place in the point standings.

“Yeah, we had a solid night. I would say it wasn't perfect, it wasn't phenomenal, but it was a well-executed night on pit road and on that last restart, I thought, so that was nice and came home with a solid top 5,” Elliott said.

Kyle Larson continues to lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Standings with 710 points and 13 playoff points. Martin Truex Jr. currently sits in second place, one point back of Larson with 709 points and 28 playoff points. Kyle Busch is in third place with 609 points and 4 playoff points.

The next race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will be the Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

A K&N E-0659 air filter will improve performance on the F15 BMW X5 4.4L V8 & F16 BMW X6 4.4L V8

When the E53 BMW X5 was first launched back in 2000, enthusiasts cried foul. They didn't want to share their cherished blue roundel with a vehicle that would be relegated doing the school run and shopping excursions. Nevertheless, a new generation of buyers found the first generation BMW X5 to be the ideal blend of driving pleasure and practicality. By 2014, over 1.3 million copies of BMW’s midsize luxury SUV had been sold worldwide. The third generation F15 BMW X5 was designed to continue this trend with more room, more electronics, and lots more luxury. Power was also upgraded, with the introduction of the heavily revised BMW N63TU 4.4L V8. Thanks to a big pair of turbochargers and lots of other mechanical wizardry, the F15 BMW X5 xDrive50i could launch itself to 60 mph in nearly the same time as the original BMW X5M. This same power plant found its way into the second generation F16 BMW X6 xDrive50i, which was launched for the 2015 model year. Combining the trademark looks of a coupe, with the performance and handling of a sports sedan, BMW's famous Sports Activity Vehicle turned out to be the perfect rig for conquering the urban jungle. But no matter which version you drive, K&N can give your ultimate driving machine, a performance boost.

The key to your F15 BMW X5 xDrive50i or F16 BMW xDrive50i, is the BMW N63TU 4.4L V8 under the hood. It has two high-tech turbochargers nestled between the V at the top of the motor, and there’s an advanced fuel injection system that can deliver a very precise mist of gas to each cylinder. But not matter how much cutting edge technology they cram into it, the BMW N63TU 4.4L V8 still needs gas and air to make power. To create the perfect fuel/air mix, the High Precision Injection system squirts out fuel up to 2,900 psi, then the two turbo chargers inject an aircharge to create a massive, power creating explosion. That air comes in through a pair of air boxes located at the front of the engine compartment, which are filled with a pair of OEM BMW air filters.

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K&N E-0659 replacement air filters

In order to provide exceptional engine protection and airflow, the K&N E-0659 replacement air filter is treated with a proprietary oil that soaks into the cotton fibers, creating a sticky web that traps dirt particles. All of this dirt is contained inside the filter itself, instead of on the surface where it can reduce air flow as the miles rack up. That oil then soaks into the dirt particles, causing them to trap even more dirt as the air flows by. Then every 50,000 miles (depending on driving conditions), you simply remove the filters and clean them using the K&N Air Filter Cleaning Kit. And to ensure that you save money over the long haul, each K&N drop-in replacement air filter is backed by the K&N 10-Year/Million Mile Limited Warranty.

In addition to saving you time and money, the K&N E-0659 replacement air filter is street legal in all 50 states, and it won't void your factory warranty either.

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Keep the K&N filter in your BMW X5 or BMW X6 clean with a K&N air filter cleaning kit

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