NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

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Fish Your Bass Off makes its yearly return to the Irish Hills

Fish Your Bass Off makes its yearly return to the Irish Hills 

MISLogoThe Fish Your Bass Off competition combines the speed of racing with the patience of fishing. And it all goes to benefit MIS Cares, thanks to Michigan International Speedway and Jerry’s Pub.

The Irish Hills is home to NASCAR’s fastest track and countless lakes for fishing. Wamplers Lake provides the setting, only a short distance from Michigan International Speedway, for the fishermen to compete against the best.  Continue reading

SHR Tapping Austin Dillon’s Talent in No. 14 for Pure Michigan 400

Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 AdvoCare Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2013  Photo - Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 AdvoCare Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2013
Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

The wait is over for fans wondering who will be behind the wheel of the No. 14 for Tony Stewart at Michigan’s Sprint Cup Series race, the Pure Michigan 400.

While Tony Stewart is recovering from a broken right tibia and fibula suffered in a sprint car wreck on August 5th in Oskaloosa, IA, his organization Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) continues their diligent efforts to field his No. 14 car in the Sprint Cup Series.

Veteran Max Papis drove the No. 14 to a 15th-place finish Sunday at Watkins Glen International, keeping their 11th-place standing in the Sprint Cup Series owner championship standings. This week SHR is tapping talented 23-year-old Austin Dillon as their interim driver for the Pure Michigan 400 race at Michigan International Speedway, August 16-18.   Continue reading