Eddie and Len Wood of Wood Brothers Racing have had an incredible year going. They won the Daytona 500 with a driver in the seat of their No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion that became immediately beloved by fans. And on the cusp of getting fresh-faced, enthusiastic Trevor Bayne backContinue Reading
Michigan International Speedway will be repaved for the fourth time in its history, track officials announced today. Work to resurface the 43-year-old racetrack will begin immediately following this weekend’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 with the repave of pit road. Repaving the rest of the track’s two-mile oval racingContinue Reading
U.S. Army NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is the first to admit that witnessing firsthand the Army’s state-of-the-art technology has been a privilege. Since he started to drive the Army Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009, he has visited a number of military installations, and even at times took part in Army activitiesContinue Reading
Brad Keselowski showed off the new racing surface of Daytona International Speedway to members of the media on Wednesday afternoon and assisted renowned nationally syndicated radio personality Bubba The Love Sponge® in Honorary Pace Car driver practice for the upcoming 53rd annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR SprintContinue Reading
For the first time during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, RainEater Wiper Blades is proud to sponsor Bobby Labonte and the No. 47 Toyota Camry JTG Daugherty Racing team in the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) on Sunday. RainEater’s involvement in motorsportsContinue Reading
No track on the NASCAR circuit has been more successful for the Roush Fenway Racing organization than Michigan International Speedway (MIS). The organization’s 11 Cup wins at the two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in the Irish Hills of Michigan are the most in the team’s celebrated racing history. Combined, RoushContinue Reading
On their way to Michigan International Speedway for this weekend’s Sprint Cup race, Regan Smith and the Furniture Row Racing team took a detour to southeastern Virginia to test their road-racing cars at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in preparation for next week’s road-course eventy in Sonoma, Calif. “Because our team is based in Denver, ColoradoContinue Reading
After a strong start to the 2011 season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. may find that a return to Michigan International Speedway might also mean a return to Gatorade Victory Lane. For those that don’t remember, his last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win was at MIS in June 2008, 107 races ago.Continue Reading
Over the years, the Wood Brothers have made many a memorable trip to Michigan International Speedway, the home track for Ford Motor Company and the site of Sunday’s Heluva Good 400 Sprint Cup Series race. But this Father’s Day weekend trip is extra special for the Wood family and theirContinue Reading
He now has 84 career NASCAR Sprint Cup victories, but Jeff Gordon constantly thinks about one win. The next one. Last Sunday at Pocono, Gordon led 37 of the final 41 laps en route to his second win of the 2011 season. That win also moved the Drive To EndContinue Reading