Richard Childress Racing drivers Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard finished fourth, eighth and 12th, respectively, in the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Matt Kenseth played “Catch Me If You Can,” and no one could on Sunday in the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the No. 17 team traveled to Michigan, the backyard of Ford Performance and Jack Roush, for the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Stenhouse battled an ill-handling race car for the majority of the day, managing a hard earned 26th – place finish.
Michigan International Speedway is statistically one of Greg Biffle’s best tracks, but a lack of grip kept him from claiming another victory at the two-mile track. Biffle qualified 20th in the No. 16 Ortho Ford but did not have the grip he needed in traffic. A mid-race pit strategy gamble did not work out for Biffle and his team, but they were able to rebound to finish 23rd.
Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, recorded a 22nd-place finish on Sunday afternoon in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Michigan International Speedway after improving seven positions in the final 30 laps of the event.
Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Kevin Harvick, had another strong performance in his No. 4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevy SS at Michigan International Raceway with a runner-up finish in the Pure Michigan 400, Round 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The mighty run marked Harvick’s fifth second place finish at the super-fast, 2.0-mile track in the last six races held at the facility. He also holds a 48 point lead in the current standings over the second place competitor.
Josh Berry won the Last Chance Qualifier race while Austin Cindric outbattled Corey LaJoie for the second spot after a spirited side-by-side battle over the closing laps. Berry and Cindric will compete in the Clash Main Event at Bowman Gray Stadium
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media on Wednesday prior to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Corey LaJoie is filling in for the injured Brad Keselowski tonight in the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, driving the No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing.
Professional motorcycle drag racer Dystany Spurlock is beginning the journey to fulfill a lifelong dream of racing in NASCAR’s Cup Series, taking the first steps on that path as she prepares to compete in the ARCA Menards Series during the 2026 season.
