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Jimmie Johnson racing during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

“Just a great race car, and it was nice to really execute all day long” Johnson said. “I think we've just been trying too hard. You know, we won the championship, obviously, last year, and feel like we have good cars and want to come out and be aggressive. To dial in right at 100 percent is just tough to do”.

Johnson led twice for 18 laps during the 334 lap race. Johnson received 49 points and 5 playoff points. Johnson is currently in 11th place in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Standings with 190 points.

Kyle Larson came in second place for the fourth time this season. Larson started in the 32nd position after his car didn't pass initial inspections. Larson was in front but was sent back on a caution on Lap 33, and could not pass Joey Logano until late in the race to snatch second place.

Jimmie Johnson celebrating his win at the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

This was Larson’s career best finish at Texas Motor Speedway.

Joey Logano finished in third place and led three times for 38 laps. Logano was poised to finish in second place, but was passed during the last 30 laps.

Ryan Blaney swept both stages of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, and led a race high 4 times for 148 laps. Blaney finished in 12th place and received 45 points and two playoff points. Blaney was in the lead going into lap 300, but a pit stop error caused him to lose ground on the standings.

Ryan Blaney leading the race on his race high 148 laps in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

The next race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will be at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500.

NHRA Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson won the K&N Horsepower Challenge in Las Vegas

“This means the world,” Anderson said. “This is the most fun race of the year for me. I love K&N (filters) and all they do for this class and the sport in general. Without them, it wouldn’t be the same. Six wins; that’s $300,000, can you imagine that? That’s more money than I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Anderson won the sixth K&N Horsepower Challenge of his career. Ken Black, the owner of his KB Racing team, lives in Las Vegas. It made winning the K&N Horsepower Challenge in Las Vegas sweeter.

NHRA driver Greg Anderson won $50,000 in the K&N Horsepower Challenge in Las Vegas

Anderson lost to Tanner Gray in the second round of the NHRA Pro Stock races in Las Vegas. Two weeks ago at Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida, Anderson lost to Shane Gray, Tanner’s father, in the final.

“That (Gainesville final) was a tough loss. I took it personally. I made a mistake and I think I lost the race because of it,” Anderson said. “If I had lost twice I would have had a tough time dealing with it.”

NHRA driver Shane Gray lost to Greg Anderson by .015 seconds in the final of the K&N Horsepower Chal

“The sun was out today and that made it tricky for for crew chiefs,” Anderson said. “The truth is that Rob Downing did a better job managing that track than any of the other crew chiefs. That (Cold Hart Art) trophy is beautiful and I love it but it’s going to Rob Downing.”

Shane Gray, making his fourth appearance in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, reached the final after beating Vincent Nobile in the opening round. Shane Gray, who drives for Gray Manufacturing Technologies, beat Erica Enders, two-time winner of the K&N Horsepower Challenge, in the second round before meeting Anderson in the final.

The AirCharger intake kit is comprised of the intake tube, aluminum heat shield, and XD filter

By adding a K&N 63-6017 AirCharger performance intake kit you can pull further away from the Colorado and move closer to the Silverado in terms of both horsepower and torque. In chassis dynamometer testing the AirCharger Kit added an estimated 11.15 horsepower at the rear wheels. Torque was increased by an estimated 15.57 lb-ft as well.

The Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel is an entirely new engine design that combines a cylinder block cast from compacted graphite iron, like that used in large industrial diesel engines, with a forged steel crankshaft, and high-strength aluminum alloy heads.

The Titan XD’s engine is fitted with a two-stage turbocharger that operates efficiently at either low or high engine speeds. Coupled with high pressure fuel injection driven by integrated electronic controls, the fuel system, along with the turbocharger allow the 5.0L V8 to deliver a peak torque of 555 lb-ft.

Adding power to a turbocharged diesel engine is a fairly straightforward task. If you can deliver a greater volume of intake air, which is then compressed by the turbo, the engine’s computer responds by adding incremental fuel, producing more power at the wheels. A fast, simple, and inexpensive way to increase the power output of your Cummins engine Titan is the installation of a K&N AirCharger performance intake kit.

Installation is a snap and can often be completed in less than 90 minutes

Cool, outside air first enters the RF-1042XD oversized conical K&N high-flow air filter sited within a heat shield, which are both installed in the original air box space. The heat shield protects the cooler outside air directed to the engine from horsepower-robbing underhood temperatures.

Much of the horsepower increase can be credited to the XD air filter, which is manufactured from multiple layers of oiled extra-fine weave cotton filter media originally developed for competitors in the Baja 1000. Oiled cotton has been selected as it offers less resistance than traditional filters. The extra fine filtering medium also captures microparticles that could damage your Cummins diesel, to help ensure a long engine life. Each design is verified through K&N’s in-house ISO 5011 compliant filtration testing lab, which ensures that your K&N filter provides high airflow without putting engine protection at risk.

The included XD filter was developed for the punishing conditions faced by Baja racers

And once you’ve installed your K&N cold air intake system you’ve eliminated the need to buy another air filter for the life of your covered 2016-2017 Nissan Titan XD diesel. The only maintenance is a simple service you can do yourself. At intervals of 100,000 miles (more frequently when used in dusty or off-road environments) use the K&N 99-5000 recharger kit to clean and refresh your air filter, preparing it for another 100,000 miles of driving. The RF-1042XD K&N air filter included in the AirCharger kit is designed to last for the lifetime of your Titan, which K&N guarantees will perform for up to 10 years or 1,000,000 miles without requiring replacement.

The K&N 63-6017 AirCharger performance intake kit is designed for the following vehicles:

2017 NISSAN TITAN XD 5.0L V8 Diesel Engine - All Models
2016 NISSAN TITAN XD 5.0L V8 Diesel Engine - All Models

NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick will enter the Sonoma K&N Pro Series West race in June

He can repeat that feat in June.

Harvick, a driver for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, will enter the K&N Pro Series West race at Sonoma Raceway.

“(I’m) going to be the old guy that shows up,” Harvick, said on his Sirius XM Radio show, “Happy Hours”. “I have fun when I go do those events. You’d love to win and you want to go out and do that obviously to be competitive, but it’s really, it’s just a series that gave me several breaks and several opportunities to showcase what I did as a kid.”

Harvick won the K&N Pro Series West championship in 1998. He won five races that year, the last coming at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. He also won races at Auto Club Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The last time he raced in the K&N Pro Series was in 2007 at Iowa Speedway. He won that race, which included a field of drivers from the K&N Pro Series West and East.

Kevin Harvick won the K&N Pro Series West championship in 1998

Harvick won seven K&N Pro Series West races in his career. He last raced full time in the K&N Pro Series in 1998. He is one of four NASCAR drivers to win a championship in the three national touring series, the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series.

He holds the NASCAR Cup Series record for wins at Phoenix International Raceway with eight. He has won 46 Xfinity Series races, the third most of any driver.

After six races, Harvick is 10th in the Monster Energy Cup Series standings. He is 114 points behind Kyle Larson, the Cup Series leader. In his 17-year career in the Cup Series, he has started 580 races. He has 286 top-10 finishes and 19 poles in his Cup Series career.

Arizona Bike Week is one of the nation's largest motorcycle gatherings

Of course, a major element of any big rally is the rolling art that is on display at the event. Scintillating builds and outrageous customs were everywhere on the sprawling WestWorld property. Exotic paint jobs, gleaming chrome, fat rubber, and overbuilt engines were the rule of the week.

As is always the case, K&N was clearly the most popular choice for protection and performance among the builders displaying their creations at Bike Week. Many of the high-dollar and high-style customs were sporting K&Ns.

However, the link between K&N and performance motorcycles goes beyond the show bikes. K&N filters were featured on the event’s flat track race bikes, on the stunt and performance machines, as well as being a ubiquitous presence on the bikes in the packed parking lots.

Here is visual tour of some of the customs and working bikes at the 2017 Arizona Bike Week.

This turbocharged and stretched bagger wears a K&N pod filter (Photo: Tim Kessel)

This Harley wears an intricate paint job and a K&N intake (Photo: Tim Kessel)

Classic cool oozes from this black, K&N filtered beauty (Photo: Tim Kessel)

Another classic build that trusts its protection to K&N (Photo: Tim Kessel)

A bagger adorned in fashionable red with a tasteful K&N accesory (Photo: Tim Kessel)

Long, low, and lean - another K&N-protected beauty (Photo: Tim Kessel)

A Harley dirt tracker that gets power and protection from K&N (Photo: Tim Kessel)

Here is a clean, cream, K&N-wearing bagger (Photo: Tim Kessel)