Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion gave the Wood Brothers a homecoming gift – their fourth top 20 in six 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup races – finishing 19th in the team’s return to Martinsville Speedway for the STP 500.
Just when it appeared that Martin Truex Jr. was heading for a late-race charge his performance took a sudden turn as the Furniture Row Racing driver went from running in the top 10 to an 18th-place finish in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.
AJ Allmendinger finished second in his No. 47 Kroger/Butterfinger/Coffee-mate Chevrolet SS and led a parade of seven Team Chevy drivers in the top 10 finishing order at the STP 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, the sixth round of the 2016 season. This was Allmendinger’s fourth top-10 effort and second runner-up finish at the 0.526-mile, paper-clipped shaped track.
ARIC ALMIROLA – No. 43 STP Ford Fusion – YOU WERE TALKING WITH DOUG YATES A MINUTE AGO. WHAT PUT YOU OUT? “We had a part failure with a part that typically doesn’t break, so I’m not sure. Doug (Yates) will go back and investigate it and I’m sure they’ll figure something out so it won’t ever happen again.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s 75 Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Finishing Position: 1st - Did running the Truck Series race yesterday prepare you for today? “I’d say it certainly helps when you get to run other divisions and that’s why I do it to pay off on Sundays."
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER/BUTTERFINGER/COFFEE-MATE CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND - NEW PERSONNEL AND NEW RACE CARS. IS THIS THE CULMINATION OF ALL THAT HARD WORK? “Well, I was hoping for one more spot for a culmination."
When NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver Tyler Young was involved in a late race caution in Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250, any hopes of a solid recovery looked impossible. However, a resilient effort by the driver of the No. 02 Randco / Young’s Building Systems Chevrolet Silverado hustled when he needed to most earning a 13th place finish in the third race of the 2016 season.
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 24 McDonald’s Chevrolet Silverado, led 79 laps in Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The 23-year-old finished in the fourth position in his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start at the 0.526-mile short track.
Kaz Grala, driver of the No. 33 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet Silverado, brought home a 31st-place finish in Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Grala started the 250-lap event from the 19th position for his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut.
Johnny Sauter started from the third position in the No. 21 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet for Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The Necedah, Wis., native ran in the top five until an incident on lap 43 concluded the No. 21 team’s day.
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing announced this morning that Christian Eckes and Daniel Hemric are returning to the organization’s NASCAR FedEx Freight Trucks Series (NFFTS) lineup in 2027.
Elite Rewards and Healtheflex will join Hendrick Motorsports as partners in 2027, serving as co-primary sponsors of Corey Day and the No. 17 Chevrolet for eight NASCAR O’Reilly Series races.
Spire Motorsports and Modo, America’s Super Gaming App, will showcase John Daly, one of professional golf’s most charismatic personalities at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
