Michigan International Speedway awards the Michigan Heritage Trophy each race to the winning manufacturer. The trophy renews a fun rivalry between the automakers and serves as an iconic reminder that Michigan International Speedway is the manufacturers' racetrack, and that winning manufacturer today of the No. 22 Shell‑Pennzoil car is none other than Ford.
From a tenth place starting spot in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), Chase Elliott led the field for 35 of the 200-lap race and powered the No. 24 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet SS to a career-best second place NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career finish. It was his 11th top-10 effort in 2016 and first top-10 at MIS for the 20-year-old Rookie-of-the-Year contender. With a strong Chevy SS race car, Elliott took the checkered flag just nine-tenths of a second behind the race winner.
An ill-timed caution period early and a brush with the wall late, caused Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion to finish 17th in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway this afternoon.
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND - ABOUT THREE RESTARTS FROM THE END, YOU HAD THE LEAD AND YOU DIDN’T GET A VERY GOOD START. WHAT HAPPENED? “I just did something dumb."
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion – Finished 1st “What a great race car. To win here in Roger’s back yard and Ford’s back yard, this is always a big win for us here. We appreciate the great car."
After posting the fastest lap on Thursday during practice for Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rattlesnake 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, there was plenty of optimism in the Athenian Motorsports and John Wes Townley camp heading into the 167 lap race on the 1.5-mile oval.
Ryan Preece turned in another strong performance in the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller No. 01 Chevrolet Saturday, finishing 19th in the Menards 250 at Michigan International Speedway.
Haiden Deegan came into St. Louis with a shot at securing a second straight Western Divisional 250SMX Class Championship and did so by dominating against a full field of the class’ top talent during the East/West Showdown.
The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, led 80 of 250 laps and became the 183rd competitor to win in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series division by winning for the first time ever at The Rock.
