David Gilliland and the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford team are looking forward to another big track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. Despite having a best finish of 17th in his nine starts at Michigan International Speedway, Gilliland likes the low-banked, two-mile track. The team has improved its intermediateContinue Reading
Travis Kvapil’s No. 38 Ford will go to Michigan International Speedway this week with a special tribute to the memory of Wes Leonard – the Fennville (Mich.) High School basketball player who died of a heart ailment just after scoring a game-winning basket. The No. 38 Ford, which will beContinue Reading
“I am ecstatic to see Cale Yarborough honored by the NASCAR Hall of Fame for all of his many accomplishments in NASCAR. “Yarborough’s NASCAR resume is stellar, and includes five victories in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway as well as three consecutive NASCAR Cup titles. “Cale epitomizes what NASCARContinue Reading
NASCAR announced today the 2012 class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The five-person class, which will be officially inducted in a ceremony during the weekend of Jan. 20, 2012 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., consists of: Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Inman, RichieContinue Reading
Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch are off of probation Wednesday just in time for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway, a track that has had its share of driver confrontations. The probation and fines came as a result of a scrape May 7 in Darlington.Continue Reading
It will be both an emotional and celebratory feel for U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman at this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Newman’s No. 39 Chevrolet will pay tribute to the U.S. Army’s 236th birthday and will honor Walter “Bud” Moore, recent NASCAR Hall of FameContinue Reading
K-Automotive Motorsports is happy to announce that Brian Keselowski will be back on the track in the No.92 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet, at Michigan International Speedway, on Sunday, June 19, 2011. The word “Dodge” is synonymous with the name “Keselowski”. For what seems like forever, the two went handContinue Reading
NASCAR has penalized the No. 18 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as a result of rule infractions discovered during post-race inspection Sunday at Pocono Raceway. The No. 18 car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination byContinue Reading
Ryan Newman and the No. 39 Haas Automation team pinpointed Sunday’s 5-Hour Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway as one that could turn the tide of their season and get them back on the right track. And after 500 miles around Pocono’s 2.5-mile triangle, that’sContinue Reading
After starting 15th in Sunday’s 5-Hour Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and spending the first 123 laps of the 200-lap contest working on the handling of his racecar, Tony Stewart finally broke into the top-five for the first time on lap 124. Unfortunately onContinue Reading