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
For the first time this season—at a track where he was expected to contend—Denny Hamlin finally dodged the pitfalls that have plagued him in previous races and closed the deal. First out of the pits after a stop under caution on Lap 192 of 200, Hamlin held off Matt KensethContinue Reading
The inaugural VisitHamptonVA 175 checkered flag went to a Virginian during Saturday night NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action at Langley Speedway as Sergio Peña found Victory Lane for the second time in 2011. In a spirited battle with Max Gresham, Peña used lap traffic to his advantage on LapContinue Reading
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps 1 4 4 Sergio Peña Freightliner Toyota 175 2 8 00 Brett Moffitt Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 175 3 9 18 Max Gresham World Crown 300 Toyota 175 4 3 15 Matt DiBenedetto Gear Wrench/Lucas Oil Toyota 175 5 7 9 Chase Elliott *Continue Reading
Trevor Bayne’s return to his Daytona 500-winning ride, the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, is off to a strong start as he qualified 17th for Sunday’s Heluva Good 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Bayne’s lap at 187.032 miles per hour was third best among the Ford contingent and oneContinue Reading
Joey Logano and the GameStop team had a strong run on Saturday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway, but fell one-spot short of earning their first-career top-five finish at the 2-mile oval. Logano brought the No. 20 GameStop/Cars 2: The Video Game Toyota home in the sixth position following the 250-mileContinue Reading