Richard Childress Racing at Michigan International Speedway ... In 144 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway, RCR teams have earned three wins, two with Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990) and the most recent with Kevin Harvick (August 2010).
Trevor Bayne will have a special guest on the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200. Five-year-old Blake Hames, of Westerville, OH, will have his face on the hood and his name on the passenger side door of the No. 6 Ford as part of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Patient Champion Program.
Ryan Truex and the No. 83 Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota Camry team finished 39th at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Sunday afternoon. After racing inside the top-20 early in the event, Truex fought a broken track bar late in the race and was relegated to a 39th-place finish.
Cole Whitt and the No. 26 Bully Hill Vineyard Toyota Camry team finished 43rd at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Sunday afternoon. Severe damage from an incident caused by brake failure left Whitt unable to continue in the event after just nine laps.
Alex Bowman and the No. 23 Dustless Blasting Toyota Camry finished 36th at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Sunday afternoon. Bowman received extensive front-end damage after being involved in a lap 56 accident, which forced the rookie's BK Racing team to lose valuable time and track position while making necessary repairs.
Driving his No. 99 Cheez-It Ford in the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Edwards arrived to Watkins Glen International hoping to sweep the road courses in 2014. The Missouri-native lined up 16th to start and landed his fifth top-five finish, taking his Ford Fusion to a fifth place finish at the checkered flag.
In the final road course race of the 2014 season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. overcame adversity to earn a 20th-place finish in Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International.
Team Penske continued its march toward Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge history Saturday during the first day of PPG Presents Armed Forces Qualifying, capturing the top three spots among the 12 drivers who will compete for the NTT P1 Award on Sunday.
Defending Top Fuel world champion, Doug Kalitta, was the top performing Toyota Dragster during qualifying for the Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet, Illinois.
ro Stock points leader Greg Anderson drove to the win in the GETTRX Pro Stock All-Star Callout on Saturday at Route 66 Raceway, defeating Matt Hartford in the final round...
For the second time this season, Funny Car’s J.R. Todd picked up a win in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, defeating reigning world champion Matt Hagan in the final round on Saturday at Route 66 Raceway...
Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) will start three cars in next Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 after a successful Saturday qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, but the team has more to do before the starting order is settled.