“We struggled this weekend,” Stenhouse said. “At times our Fastenal Ford handled great but we just lacked speed. It’s definitely not the performance we wanted but we will go back and look at everything and bring something different next year. We need to take the next eight races and build off them going into the off season.”
Greg Biffle suffered left-front fender damage in a late-race caution which contributed to his 33rd-place finish. Biffle started 32nd and worked on his No. 16 Performance Plus Motor Oil Ford Fusion all race and just when the handling improved, an incident unfolded on track in front of him. Biffle was able to pit for repairs and earn a 33rd-place finish.
Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, was involved in a late-race incident with under 20 laps to go in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon, relegating the Roush Fenway Racing driver to a 38th-place finish.
But I think everybody on this team knows that when we get to Chase time, it's time to put everything else aside. It's a balance. I talk about balance all the time, and you have to have that circle of life and balance, and for 10 weeks you have to have the circle of life balances enough to be ready to perform at the top level and give everything that you have and make sure you get all the details because this is about organization, detail and people.
It was a hectic race weekend for NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) driver Ray Black Jr., as he and his SS Green Light Racing team fought hard from the start of the weekend to secure his eighth Top-20 finish of the season.
All-in-all I'm really proud of all these guys that work on this team. I'm thankful to Richard Childress and everyone at RCR for giving me this opportunity." - Sam Hornish Jr.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team rallied in the last 100 laps of the Bad Boy Off Road 300 to post a strong 12th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this afternoon.
BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – “It was just a really great finish to kind of just a so-so day. It takes a team effort to do that as well and that’s part of this sport and my guys did a great job.”
‘I just want to thank all our sponsors and everyone at the shop who works on the Stewart-Haas Racing cars. Man, that worked out really good. The car was pretty good on the restarts. Once we got clean air there at the end, it wound up being really good up front. I’m just really proud of our team. They did a great job.”
Carl Edwards earned the Coors Light Pole Award for the Bad Boy Off Road 300 Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Sunday, 2 p.m. ET, NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) by recording a third-round lap of 135.453 mph in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
After Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, where they both earned top-five finishes, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin continue atop the Cup Series points standings entering this weekend at Watkins Glen International.
Andrew Nembhard, point guard for the Indiana Pacers, will ride in the Fastest Seat in Sports at the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 9.
Front Row Motorsports announced today a new partnership with physical operations software developer Ribbiot, an industry leader in the highly competitive space of platforms created to streamline operational productivity.
Team Penske announced today that it has reached a long-term contract extension with 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Ryan Blaney, while also confirming a multiyear renewal of its longstanding partnership with Menards®.