“Finally,” shouted Martin Truex Jr on his radio after taking the checkered flag to capture the Go Bowling 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.
When the Wood Brothers and their backers at Ford Motor Company decided in 2009 to take the Motorcraft/Quick Lane back to a part-time schedule and regroup, the long-term goal was to build the No. 21 team back to an outfit that was capable of turning in a performance like the team delivered in Saturday’s GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Recap: Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Elite Support Ford Fusion team fought back from two laps down at one point to finish second in Saturday night’s Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway. After uncharacteristically missing the final round of qualifying on Friday, Keselowski started the race from the 17th position. He radioed to crew chief Brian Wilson that his car was very strong to start as he tried to make his way to the front of the field.
After going a lap down early on in Saturday night’s GoBowling 400 due to a loose wheel, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. battled back to earn an 11th-place finish in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Kansas Speedway.
Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 Roush Performance Products Ford Fusion, earned a 10th-place finish in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night. The result is Bayne’s second top-10 finish and his eighth top-15 finish of the 2017 season.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team capped one of its best weekends in recent memory with a fourth-place finish tonight in the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. captured his first MENCS victory at Kansas Speedway in Saturday night’s Go Bowling 400. Truex led a race-high 104 laps en route to his ninth career-series win and second victory in the 2017 season.
RYAN BLANEY (No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion) -- Finished 4th - WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON TONIGHT? “Yeah, it happens I guess. We weren’t very good on the long run. I felt that we had a great short run car tonight and I thought that was going to play right into our hands at the end. The 78 got us on that restart somehow. I don’t know. I was super loose there on the last restarts and the 78 got me spinning my tires a little bit. It kind of stinks. I think that it says a lot about this team to go out and lead some laps and go have a shot and win races.”
In an eventful Go Bowling 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Kansas Speedway, Kyle Larson was the first Team Chevy driver to take the checkered flag with a sixth-place finish in his No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS.
Almirola was alert after the accident as safety professionals removed him from the car. He was transported by helicopter to a local medical facility for evaluation. He is in stable condition and will be held overnight for further observation.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero team return to EchoPark Speedway this weekend for the Quaker State 400 after producing several strong performances at the track in recent seasons.
The event highlighted the history of North Wilkesboro Speedway as the first points Cup series race in 30 years returns to the historic track next weekend
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, will make his first Truck start in three years and drive the No. 7 entry for Spire Motorsports at North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 18).
Noah Gragson and the No. 4 team head to the EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, hoping to improve from a 27th-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway last week.
For the first time this season, the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will make a return visit to a venue as the sport’s top-two divisions head back south for a pair of events under the lights at EchoPark Speedway.
