Trevor Bayne, back in the driver’s seat of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion for his first race in more than two months, scored a solid 16th-place finish in the Heluva Good 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Bayne and his Donnie Wingo-led Wood Brothers crew spent the early portionsContinue Reading
The beginning was frustrating, but the ending was heartbreaking. In between the start and the finish it appeared it was going to be another good day for Regan Smith and the Furniture Row Racing team. After suffering right-front damage to his No. 78 Chevrolet on Lap 10 of 200 as aContinue Reading
The numbers were all good for Ryan Newman following Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). Driving the No. 39 U.S. Army 236th Birthday Chevrolet honoring NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore, Newman brought home a sixth-place finish at the two-mile oval. It was his second straightContinue Reading
Paul Menard, No. 27 Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet, scored his best finish of the 2011 season after starting ninth and coming home fourth in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup series event at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). Four other Team Chevy drivers came home in the top-10 in a race that saw severalContinue Reading
Roush Fenway towered above the field for the bulk of Sunday’s 400-mile Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, leading 115 of 200 laps and making a strong run at victory. In the end, the team would battle through a myriad of circumstances, with Matt Kenseth’s wild last-corner desperation passContinue Reading
Sam Hornish Jr, driver of the No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger, finished 24th Saturday afternoon in the Alliance Truck Parts 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Michigan International Speedway. This event marked the sixth NNS race of the 2011 season for Hornish and his third start inContinue Reading
Fathers Day weekend brought another new track to Blake Koch as he works to become the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year. Blake took another big step towards that goal with a strong last stint, bringing the Daystar Television Network home in 25th place. With the teams strongContinue Reading
Two of Michigan’s best-known brands – Michigan International Speedway and Pure Michigan – are teaming up to host the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at MIS on Sunday, August 21. “This partnership will bring our Pure Michigan message to millions of NASCAR fans nationwide who will be watchingContinue Reading
Coming off a season-best finish of 18th at Chicagoland Speedway, the Hefty Racing® team headed to the “Irish Hills” of Michigan in hopes of building additional momentum for the season’s summer months. Starting the event from the 33rd position, the team ran as high as 20th during a round ofContinue Reading
Following a 14th place qualifying effort, Rusty Wallace Racing’s Steve Wallace (No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry) battled ever-changing track conditions and potential engine woes, for a 14th place finish in today’s 250-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Michigan International Speedway. Wallace’s finish marked his sixth top-15 finish in theContinue Reading