MARTIN TRUEX JR, No. 78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Starting Position: 2nd - How was your final qualifying round? “Little bit disappointed there, but Kyle (Larson) went out late and got us, so it was a good day. Excited to have Auto-Owners back on the car this weekend. They’ve been a really good luck charm for us – we’ve won two out of four races running this blue car, so we’re excited about that."
Alon Day will become the first driver from Israel to ever compete in NASCAR’s top series next weekend in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 driving the BK Racing No. 23 EarthWater Limited Toyota Camry. Day, a 25-year-old native of Tel Aviv, Israel, was named Israel’s 2016 “Athlete of the Year”.
Following up his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) victory at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) last fall, Kyle Larson, piloted the No. 42 Cars 3 Target Chevrolet SS to the pole for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino at the 2-mile super-fast MIS.
CLINT BOWYER, No. 14 Haas Automation Ford Fusion (Qualified 3rd) DID YOU REALIZE YOUR CAR WAS THAT FAST IN PRACTICE? “Yeah, it was. I think we ended third in practice. Real proud of the guys. They did a great job. We had a little bit of a hiccup on the first lap and made some adjustments and got the most out of the second and third sessions. Real proud of everyone on the Stewart-Haas Fords. I think they’re all strong. (Kevin) Harvick must have gone for it and probably washed up on him."
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CARS 3 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Pole Winner “We made some good adjustments there for that final round. I was pretty good in the first round and a little bit tight in the second round. They went a step further on freeing it up for the final round and the Cars 3 Chevy drove good. I could tell by the rpm and the engine it was going to be a pretty good lap so I was happy about that to get the pole after winning here last year. So, hopefully we can keep it going. So far, it’s been a really good weekend leading in practice and then getting the quick time here. So, yeah; it’s an exciting weekend and hopefully we can keep it going.”
ERIK JONES, No. 77 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - How has your week been at home here in Michigan? “Yeah, it’s been a busy week. I didn’t get home ‘til Tuesday night, drove back up here and went over and tested a late model on Wednesday over in Grand Rapids, Michigan and then yesterday kind of got to take the day off, visit a little friends and family and then back it again today, so just nice to come home. Nice to sleep in the house that I grew up in and stay there – it’s only about an hour away from here – and roll into the race track in the morning. It’s just cool to be here and on Sunday get all the family and friends out. I’ve burned through every possible hot pass I can get, so just nice to have everybody here and be close to home.”
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion returns to Michigan International Speedway as the defending race winner and was third fastest in opening NASCAR Cup Series practice Friday morning. Logano spoke about the weekend ahead.
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CARS 3 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed the first anniversary of his first career Cup Series win, preparing for Sonoma, honoring his friend Bryan Clauson this week, and many other topics.
Crew chief Danny Gill, who has found success in all three of NASCAR’s top series, has made JCR his home for the rest of the 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series season. He will lead the #51 RepairableVehicles.com crew for Saturday’s Menards 250 at Michiagn International Speedway.
MATT TIFFT, No. 19 Tunity Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does it feel to make your Michigan International Speedway debut? “It’s pretty cool. Growing up around the Cleveland area, we would go watch racing with my family’s car, a dirt late model, up in Michigan, so I pretty much grew up watching and learning to love racing in Michigan, so it’s – I’ve probably been here 10 times before as a fan and got to do the ARCA race last year here, but it’s always special coming here, getting to see all your family and friends."
The 2026 Daytona 500 champion from Corning, California, was awarded the pole position for Sunday's Cup event at Talladega due to rain canceling Saturday's qualifying session.
NASCAR announced pivotal leadership changes with its Board of Directors naming Steve O’Donnell as Chief Executive Officer and Ben Kennedy as Chief Operating Officer.
Top Fuel’s Shawn Langdon was the only driver to reach the 3.60s on Friday at zMAX Dragway, powering to the provisional No. 1 position to kick off the 16th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport heads to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend for the Ag-Pro 300, as the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series takes on the ultimate drafting challenge.
