Newman will make his 36th Cup start at the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway this weekend. In 35 prior events, Newman has two wins, nine top-10s and six top fives. He has an overall average finish of 16.4 and starting spot of 13.5 with one pole.
DIBENEDETTO BY THE NUMBERS: In eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Michigan, Matt DiBenedetto has an average start of 31.9, an average finish of 31.1, and he’s completed 1,442 of 1,473 (97.9 percent) career laps at the 2.0-mile track in Brooklyn, Michigan.
DGR-Crosley announced today that RAILBLAZA has partnered with Tyler Ankrum for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, Texas) on Friday. RAILBLAZA, an outdoor mounting system company, will be the primary sponsor on Ankrum’s No. 17 Toyota Tundra as he competes in the SpeedyCash.com 400.
Stewart Friesen and the No. 52 team will utilize chassis No. 301. Friesen competed with this chassis earlier this year at Texas, where he qualified ninth and finished second, as well as Kansas and Atlanta.
Stenhouse Jr. has 12 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Michigan International Speedway with an average starting position of 19.4 and average finishing position of 21.4.
Anthony Alfredo is ready to get back in his No. 15 Steelsmith Toyota Tundra this weekend after picking up a career-best finish in his last NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series start last month at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kurt Busch returned to Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday and immediately became the most sought-after driving instructor around as he helped prepare retired U.S. Army Col. Hal Kushner for his July 6 duties as Honorary Pace Truck Driver for the 61st annual Coke Zero Sugar 400.
Retired U.S. Army Col. Hal Kushner, an area resident who served in Vietnam and was held as a prisoner of war for 5 ½ years, will be the Honorary Pace Truck driver for the 61st annual Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday, July 6 at Daytona International Speedway.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the city of San Diego, California, and Coronado Island for the much-anticipated, historic inaugural race at Naval Base Coronado.
In 82 NASCAR Cup Series starts on road and street courses, Spire Motorsports has seven top-five and nine top-10 finishes, with a best result of second earned by Michael McDowell in this year's event at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.
