Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, recorded a ninth-place finish – his best of the season -- in the rain-marred NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
Intermittent torrential downpours at Michigan International Speedway and bad luck along pit road led Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion to a disappointing 24th-place finish in the Quicken Loans 400.
Camry driver Matt Kenseth (fourth) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race in the rain-shortened event at Michigan International Speedway, which was won by Kurt Busch.
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AMP ENERGY CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND “We had a real good car that was really fast on the long runs. The No. 41 (Kurt Busch) and a couple of guys were faster than us the first 10 or 15 laps of a run. But then I could get my car really fast and I could work my trackbar and pass a lot of cars. I was able to work that trackbar and pass a lot of cars and go forward instead of being just kind of stuck where I was.”
KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner - IT TAKES A TEAM TO GO TO VICTORY LANE. BUT, DOES RICK CARELLI, YOUR SPOTTER, GET THE BONUS AWARD TODAY FOR HOW HE HELPED YOU WORK THROUGH TRAFFIC? “Absolutely. It’s amazing when you have team chemistry at the level we do. I grew-up watching Rick Carelli and Ron Hornaday, the legends of the Southwest Tour run; and to have Carelli as my spotter, I have so much respect for him."
Jason Hathaway said prior to the Budweiser 300 that to win the 100th race in the history of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 would be something special.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion (Finished 6th) – “I am disappointed because the Miller Lite Ford Fusion was getting better with each run. We were starting to get it where we needed to be when that last big rain came through and I would have loved to see what we had for the final stretch. It is also disappointing for the fans, they are awesome to stick with us through this weather today. We will take the sixth place finish and head into the off week and we will refocus on getting that Michigan win when we come back in August.”
A total of 21 Team Chevy drivers will start the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Michigan International Speedway. The 200-lap event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m., ET and will air live on FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio, Sirius/XM Radio Channel 90 and www.nascar.com.
New Global Ford Performance Director Dave Pericak along with Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, met with media members Sunday morning at a rainy Michigan International Speedway to talk about several Ford topics, including the Ford GT Le Mans announcement, changes to the organization structure and more.
Chris Knight
NASCAR Wire Service
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