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
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers David Reutimann, David Ragan, Andy Lally and Michael McDowell, as well as West Series driver and Hayward native Jessica Brunelli, completed a one-day test session at Infineon Raceway on Tuesday in preparation for the Toyota/Save Mart 350, June 24-26. Reutimann (No. 00 Aaron’s Dream MachineContinue Reading
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