“I have a wealth of experience at Michigan,” said Cassill, who has driven in nine Sprint Cup and two Xfinity races at the fast two-mile track. “The best thing about the track is that the racing surface is so wide. You can run fast in just about any groove.”
Watkins Glen International is thrilled to announce the addition of “Full Throttle at The Glen”, a new VIP all-access experience available for the August 6-9 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It™ 355 weekend.
After an off weekend for the XFINITY Series, Larson returns to make his fifth start of the season and third at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) this weekend. In two previous starts at the 2.0-mile speedway, Larson has one top five and two top-10 finishes.
'We had a strong run there last August, and hopefully we can build on that for this weekend. Dave (Rogers, crew chief) and the crew have been bringing faster and faster cars each week, and Michigan is definitely one of those tracks that you need a lot of horsepower and raw speed.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 will contest its milestone 100th all-time event with the Budweiser 300 Saturday at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec.
Verizon IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe was the guest on the INDYCAR media teleconference to discuss his recovery from injuries sustained in a practice crash during preparations for the Indianapolis 500 on May 18. Conor Daly, a 23-year-old native of Noblesville, Ind., will drive the No. 5 Arrow/Lucas Oil Schmidt Peterson Honda in place of Hinchcliffe at this weekend's Honda Indy Toronto.
THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to today's teleconference. We are joined by Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet for Furniture Row Racing in the NASCAR Spring Cup series. Truex ended a 69‑race winless drought with a victory at Pocono Raceway last Sunday, all but locking up a spot in the 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
This Week's Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota at Michigan International Speedway: J.J. Yeley will pilot Chassis No. 221 in the Great Clips 250 at Michigan International Speedway. This will be the second race of the season for this chassis as it previously raced at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Single Digits – Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) ran eight different cars in three series at three separate locations, in two states (Texas and Pennsylvania). CGRT had seven of those eight teams finish in single digit positions. The weekend of racing was highlighted with Red Bull Global Rally Cross driver Steve Arpin capturing a Silver Medal at the ESPN X Games in Austin, Tex. and a win for Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon in the Verizon IndyCar Series at Texas Motor Speedway.
Irish Hills...Justin Allgaier and the No. 51 Switch Hitch team stop at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) this weekend. Allgaier has two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at the 2.0-mile track. Allgaier finished 16th in last year's spring race at MIS. While he is only making his third NSCS start at MIS, Allgaier is no stranger to the Brooklyn, Mich., track. He has five starts in the XFINITY Series, with 14 laps led, and four starts in the ARCA Racing Series.
Scott McLaughlin had a great time in the first practice Friday for the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, and his pleasure didn’t come just from the fast digits next to his name on the results sheet.
Scott McLaughlin, in the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet, was the quickest of the drivers sporting a Bowtie during the first practice of the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington.
Max Taylor was the star student in the opening practice for the Grand Prix of Arlington, leading the field by more than a second Friday as 24 drivers in the INDYCAR development series learned the new circuit at this inaugural event.
Larson who fended off a young racer in the making and Hendrick Motorsports developmental Corey Day in the waning laps of the 25-lap feature by 0.096 seconds.
NHRA is celebrating at tracks across the country, including one of its most historic venues and races during the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at the famed In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on April 9-12.
