Race fans will be treated to the best air show on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday, June 26. The Patriots Jet Demonstration Team, the nation’s only civilian aerobatic jet team, will highlight the festivities for a sixth consecutive year with gloss blackContinue Reading
RCR Post Race Report — Michigan NASCAR Sprint Cup Series RACE: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 TRACK: Michigan International Speedway DATE: June 19, 2011 Race Highlights: RCR teammates finished fourth (Paul Menard), eighth (Clint Bowyer), 14th, (Kevin Harvick) and 24th (Jeff Burton). RCR teammates are second (Harvick), 10th (Bowyer), 16th (Menard) and 25thContinue 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
Piloting Venturini Motorsports No. 15 Detroit Salt Company Toyota, driver Josh Richards notched a top-10 finish in his eighth career ARCA Racing Series effort on Friday at Michigan International Speedway. Qualifying sixth for the 100 lap event, Richards suffered tire troubles in the ARCA Racing Series RainEater Wiper Blades 200.Continue Reading
POS CAR DRIVER TEAM TIME SPEED 1 14 Coleman Pressley, Asheville, N.C. Aisin/Lucas Oil Toyota 16.439 86.721 2 16 Alex Bowman, Tucson, Ariz. * St. Jude Children’s Hospital Toyota 16.465 86.584 3 15 Matt DiBenedetto, Grass Valley, Calif. Gear Wrench/Lucas Oil Toyota 16.492 86.442 4 4 Sergio Peña, Winchester, Va.Continue Reading
He swept the competition aside like rain on a windshield. Ty Dillon took advantage of a late-race wreck by leader Cale Gale with six laps remaining, and brushed leader Max Gresham aside with one lap to go and posted his fourth victory of the season in the RainEater Wiper BladesContinue Reading
It’s only natural a true “Michigan Man” will serve as the Grand Marshal at Michigan International Speedway, a venue widely known for celebrating its state’s heritage. Lloyd Carr, the former University of Michigan football coach and recent College Football Hall of Fame inductee, will serve as the Grand Marshal forContinue Reading
There will be a bit of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series flair in the Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200 at Infineon Raceway on Saturday, June 25. Two NASCAR regulars, plus road-course ace Boris Said, are confirmed for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event, which will span 64 laps. The featuredContinue Reading
Six wounded veterans and their guests from Michigan and Northwest Ohio will join Brad Keselowski and his Checkered Flag Foundation for a three-day VIP race experience at Michigan International Speedway June 18-20 as a part of the Race to Recovery program. CFF has partnered with Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals inContinue Reading