Starting 24th in a backup car, Kurt Busch fought his way to the front of the field through intermittent rain showers and won Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway when a deluge halted the race after 138 of a scheduled 200 laps.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second when NASCAR red-flagged the event for the fourth time. Martin Truex Jr.was third, followed by Matt Kenseth and Penske teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski. Continue reading
Truex Triumphs At Pocono, Carries Momentum To Michigan
Martin Truex Jr. finally closed the deal.
The No. 78 Furniture Row Racing driver led the most laps for the fourth consecutive race in last weekend’s Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 at Pocono Raceway and fended off defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick for his first win of the season. Continue reading
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Defending XFINITY Series Winner Paul Menard Leads Sprint Cup Contingent Peppering the Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America Entry List at Michigan.
Richard Childress Racing’s Paul Menard returns to the XFINITY Series this weekend at Michigan International Speedway to defend his 2014 victory at the two-mile track. Eight NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers are competing this weekend. Joining Menard are Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Aric Almirola and Kevin Harvick. Continue reading
Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, and Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, walk on the grid before the NASCAR XFINITY Series Winn Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 2, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
From Donnie and Bobby Allison, to Kurt and Kyle Busch, and several in between, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has become accustom to seeing brothers compete and compete well. The Dillon brothers are yet another brother duo now competing across NASCAR’s top-three national series.
Coming off an 18th-place finish at Pocono this past weekend and again stepping into a Sprint Cup Series car Sunday at Michigan International Speedway this weekend, questions are already swirling around what Ty Dillon’s plans will be for the 2016 season.
Compared to his older brother Austin, who is already part of Richard Childress Racing’s three car stable in the Sprint Cup Series, it has been a wonder trying to figure where Ty will fit into the organization within the next couple of years. Continue reading
Hey race fans, catch our NASCAR Weekend Preview with host Sharon Burton from Fan4Racing, co-host Chris Knight from Catchfence, and Fan4Racing writer, Zach Roethlisberger.
We’re chatting about all the hottest topics and what fans can expect at the track over the upcoming weekend of racing at Michigan International Speedway with the ARCA Racing Series, Xfinity & Sprint Cup Series as well as the Camping World Truck Series at Gateway Motorsports Park. When possible, we’ll bring guests from around the NASCAR world to give their perspective too.
This week, Chris Blair, General Manager at Gateway Motorsports Park chats with us about their events at the track this weekend.
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