"I always enjoy road course racing so I am excited about heading to Mid-Ohio this weekend. We didn't have the best of luck at Watkins Glen and I hope that we can turn that around. This will be my first time at the track and I need to learn all that I can."
Sauter will pilot chassis no. 029 at Michigan International Speedway. This chassis has been a staple for the No. 21 team for the last two seasons, being utilized a total of seven times for one pole, three top-fives and seven top-10 finishes. Sauter drove this same Chevrolet to a ninth-place finish in last year’s race at MIS.
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns to Michigan International Speedway this weekend and Ford will be looking to continue an impressive streak that began when the facility opened in 1969. Ford has won at least one race in 35 of the 48 years the track has been in operation, including 12 season sweeps. In fact, Ford Motor Company has won almost half of the MENCS events held as Ford (35) and Mercury (12) have combined to capture 47 of the 96 races.
In the midst of one of their best seasons in years the Wood Brothers and their young driver are headed to Michigan International Speedway hoping for a strong run in front of their long-time backers at Ford Motor Company.
Hendrick Motorsports and Kasey Kahne will end their six-year run together following the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season. The driver has been released from the final year of his contract, allowing him to immediately pursue opportunities for 2018.
Erik Jones made big gains in his young road racing career by steering his No. 77 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota to a 10th-place finish in Sunday’s I Love New York 355 at the Glen.
Recap: Brad Keselowski started Sunday’s I Love NY 355 at Watkins Glen International from the eighth position before finishing 15th in the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion. As the race began, Keselowski quickly moved into the top five despite struggling for forward drive on the exit of each corner of the seven-turn road course. He would maintain that position through the end of the first, 20-lap stage to pick up six bonus points.
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Furniture Row Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Finishing Position: 1st - How does it feel to finally win at Watkins Glen after coming here growing up? “I’m a little bit lost for words at the moment just because I’ve been thinking about this one a long time – all weekend, all day. Then, at the end there just it’s so hard there to let guys pass you for the lead. You’ve just got to listen to your crew chief and luckily for me I’ve got the best one in the business and I just believe in him so much and I just do what he says and it seems to work out."
Martin Truex Jr.'s patience paid off in the I Love New York 355 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday afternoon. Truex saved just enough fuel to hold off a hard-charging Matt Kenseth and claim his first-ever Watkins Glen victory in front of a sold-out crowd.
In the final road course race of the season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove his NESN Ford to a 20th-place finish in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Watkins Glen International.
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at EchoPark Speedway.
Christopher Buescher, driver of the No. 17 Kroger/Heinz Ketchup/Artesano Brioche Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is currently seventh in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings.
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has locked out the front row of the grid for the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo at the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
The 23-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 173.061 mph in 32.035 seconds for his sixth O'Reilly career pole and second straight of 2026 at EchoPark Speedway.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 99.115 mph in 53.683 seconds for his fifth Truck career pole and first on a road course in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Jacob Denney was entering the two-night affair at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Fairbury, Nebraska, with tons of momentum and seeking back-to-back victories.
