Stewart Friesen (third) earned his fourth consecutive top-five finish at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway on Saturday afternoon to lead Toyota. Toyota development driver Jesse Love finished a strong ninth in his series debut.
Rookie Reece Gold earned a dramatic first career victory Saturday, passing the crippled car of leader Nolan Siegel on the final straightaway with the checkered flag waving at the INDY NXT by Firestone Detroit Grand Prix.
Alex Palou spent plenty of time in the runoff areas Friday afternoon and Saturday morning while finding the limits of grip and speed on the new Streets of Detroit circuit.
Scott McLaughlin, driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet at Team Penske, led the Chevrolet teams in the Firestone Fast Six to finish second with his lap of 1:02.1592, and will start from the front row for tomorrow’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on the streets of Detroit.
Kyle Busch (No. 8 3CHI Camaro ZL1) posted a lap of 32.80 seconds, at 137.187 mph, in the final round of qualifying to capture the pole position for tomorrow’s Enjoy Illinois 300 Presented by TicketSmarter at World Wide Technology Raceway.
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford Mustang (Qualified 2nd) – “Our car has had pretty good speed in it all day, really from practice."
COREY LAJOIE, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1, met with the media prior to the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at World Wide Technology Raceway. Media Availability Quotes:
Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford Mustang, met with media Saturday morning ahead of qualifying, discussing this weekend’s upcoming race, and notably, his Memorial Day Coca-Cola 600 victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Parker Retzlaff is scheduled to take to the 1.967-mile road course of Portland International Raceway (PIR) for the first time on Saturday morning at 8:30 AM PT (11:30 AM ET) for a scheduled 20-minute practice session.
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