Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, captured his first NASCAR Sprint Cup career victory by winning the Pure Michigan 400 at the ultra-fast Michigan International Speedway (MIS). It was his first win in 99 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, and his third top-10 finish in six races at MIS. Larson led 41 of the 200-lap/400-mile contest and clinched a spot in the upcoming 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Martin Truex Jr. started 14th in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race and by Lap 58 of 200 he vaulted into the lead. He went on to lead seven consecutive laps at Michigan International Speedway before coming down pit road for a routine four-tire green flag stop.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – Finshed 3rd “It was a typical crazy restart at Michigan here at the end. It is about getting a good launch and push. It looked like Kyle got a good launch and maybe something happened to the 24."
Camry driver Carl Edwards (seventh) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Michigan International Speedway.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team overcame an early race tire problem and finished a strong fourth in the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway this afternoon.
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER - TALK ABOUT THE EMOTION OF WINNING, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU? “I was teared-up that whole last few laps because I could just feel it. It was finally going to be it. This one is for the Clauson family. We really miss Bryan. We love you guys. We’re going to miss him. We parked it for him, so that’s really cool."
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner - TALK ABOUT THE EMOTION OF WINNING. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU? “I was teared-up that whole last few laps because I could just feel it."
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – Finshed 3rd “It was a typical crazy restart at Michigan here at the end. It is about getting a good launch and push."
Kyle Larson won Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway to become the first graduate of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity and the NASCAR Next programs to win at the sanctioning body’s top level.
Tundra driver Brett Moffitt earned his first career victory in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Michigan International Speedway.
Spire Motorsports has one previous start at the 1.5-mile oval dating to 2019, though Daniel Suárez and Michael McDowell have combined for 12 Cup starts at the track.
Zane Smith, driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang Dark Horse, will be making his 100th career NASCAR Cup Series start when the green flag falls this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway.
This weekend will mark the first NASCAR action at Chicagoland Speedway since 2019. Prior to that, the circuit made a yearly stop at the 1.5-mile track for 19 consecutive seasons, starting in 2001.
Landon Thrasher was the mane attraction in the roaring Young Lions division for his third win of the season, while Wyatt Linker wheeled through the field to lead the Beginner Bandolero division to a win.
