Official Release

MATT TIFFT, No. 19 Tunity Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does it feel to be back racing at Iowa Speedway, the first race you missed last year due to your brain tumor? “Yeah, it’s I guess it’s maybe a little bit ironic taking the stage right after the guy who won in the car in last year when I was out (Sam Hornish Jr.). That was a weird feeling for me – that was a time where I had the back injury, but I knew something wasn’t right with my head too, so all that stuff was going on, but the weirdest part that day before we figured out all of the obviously health issues was going on was watching that day the Matt Tifft nameplate or doorplate on the car in victory lane with me sitting at home watching on TV."

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed making his final start at Sonoma as a full-time Cup Series driver, his potential future in the broadcast booth, his thoughts about competing at Daytona next weekend and many other topics.

You become the first Israeli driver ever to compete in NASCAR’s top series, talk a little bit about that and what your plans are this weekend. "Um, yeah, it's really exciting being here. It's kind of a dream come true since I was a kid, driving ‑‑ nine, ten years old, driving the NASCAR game, video game, and suddenly I'm here doing the real thing. It's definitely, definitely a dream come true. Yeah, I'm super excited. It's kind of history, not only for me, it's history for Israel, for everybody, and I'm pretty sure that in Israel people are really excited and rooting for me, and yeah, I'm just excited, and I can't wait to go to drive the car."

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed his approach to Sonoma this weekend, all the success he has experienced thus far in 2017, competing at his home track and many other topics.

Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Cars 3 Ford Fusion, met with media members Friday prior to opening Monster Energy Cup Series practice in his Lightning McQueen paint scheme. Bowyer spoke about looking for continued success on the track and his season to date.

O’Connell Racing, a Southern California based motorsports team announced today that American road racing driver Kevin O’Connell with drive the No. 15 Premium Motorsports entry in the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday June 25th.

2017 is turning into a year of firsts for Kevin Donahue, as the Missouri native gears up for the Iowa 200, which will mark his debut at Iowa Speedway on Friday night.  Donahue will once again pilot the #36 Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool / KC Breweries Co. Chevy Silverado.

Furniture Row Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. was a big hit with the Colorado Rockies players before throwing out the first pitch Thursday prior to the Rockies/Arizona Diamondbacks game.

Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires rookie driver Matt Cresci turned a setback into a massive advantage on Thursday as he scored pole position at Road America with a fast lap flyer of 2:43.7317-seconds.  The qualifying session set the field for Rounds 5 & 6 of the 2017 championship, which is being staged as part of the Verizon IndyCar Series event weekend at the fabled Wisconsin circuit.  

In a partnership between Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) teams Rick Ware Racing (RWR) and Premium Motorsports, Kevin O’Connell will pilot the No. 15 Chevrolet in Sunday’s Toyota / Save Mart 350.