Recap: Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford Fusion team scored their third-consecutive top-five finish in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) by finishing fifth in Sunday’s Camping World 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
RICKY STENHOUSE JR. (No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion) - Finished 4th “That was a great run. I think we made a lot of changes overnight that really helped us turn. It was really nice for us. Everything stayed together. This is a big test for Doug (Yates) and Roush Yates Engines. They did their job and did their research from our test here when we had some issues. I am really proud of the whole team.”
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 GRAINGER CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER - IN THE DESERT, THE DROUGHT COMES TO AN END FOR RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING AND RYAN NEWMAN. HOW GOOD DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK HERE IN VICTORY LANE? “I’ve lost count; that’s how long it’s been. I’ve got to thank Grainger, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Monster Energy for supporting our series, and Chevrolet. The list goes on and on. What a gutsy call by (crew chief) Luke (Lambert). I called for two tires and he called for none. I’ve won more races no tires than I have with four. I’m just proud of these guys. We had a good car all day. We kept it out of trouble and collected in the end.”
JOHN FORCE, JOHN FORCE RACING, PEAK COOLANT & MOTOR OIL/REPUBLIC SERVICES CHEVROLET CAMARO SS (No. 1 qualifier; 148th career Funny Car win; eighth Gatornationals victory and first since 2001):
Corvette Racing stormed to a stunning class victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida on Saturday – its third straight in North America’s oldest endurance sports car race. Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller drove the winning No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R to a 4.453-second victory for the team’s 11th Sebring class victory.
Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, may have run the race of his NASCAR XFINITY Series career in Saturday's DC Solar 200. Not only did he take home the victory at Phoenix Raceway in dominant fashion by leading 85 of the 200 laps, but he also won $100,000 in the first NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash race of the 2017 season.
RYAN BLANEY (No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang) -- Finished 2nd “It was just all about kind of being patient and aggressive at the same time, working your way up and making sure you don’t hurt your car any or anything like that."
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, continued his hot streak in the desert at Phoenix Raceway on Friday’s Gatorade Pole Day. The 26-year-old followed up his win in last November's Can-Am 500 by turning in the fastest lap in qualifying to capture pole position for Sunday's Camping World 500.
NHRA announced today that “Chasing Speed,” a six-part docuseries that recently aired on VICE TV, will debut in full on NHRA’s YouTube page on Wednesday.
Josh Bilicki announced that he is partnering with Stand Ready Apparel for the Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas Motor Speedway
Austin Cindric is the defending winner of this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, continuing a decade-long streak of success for Ford Racing and Team Penske.
