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.
Michigan Brings a Welcome Track Type...The colors of Pilot Flying J return to the No. 46 Chevrolet this weekend as Michael Annett takes to the oval of Michigan International Speedway. The two-mile, non-restrictor plate track type of MIS was Annett's best, statistically, in 2014, resulting in an average finish (25.5) four positions better than his season-long average.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Michigan International Speedway this weekend where speeds routinely top 200 miles per hour at the 2-mile, D-shaped track.
Officials from Rick Ware Racing (RWR) and Lilly Trucking announced today that the team’s longtime partner will serve as primary sponsor for the next two NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) races at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) and Chicagoland Speedway respectively.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. understands the significance of the long-term relationship between Martinsville Speedway and Goody’s®and was excited when he found out the two had renewed their partnership for the Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500.
Michigan International Speedway: "I'm really looking forward to Michigan International Speedway and running the Red, White and Blue Kroger/Hungry Jack Chevrolet," Allmendinger said. "It's awesome to have Kroger back on the hood of the car along with Hungry Jack at Michigan.
KYLE’S COMEBACK CONTINUES: Camry driver Kyle Busch returns to the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) this weekend at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway (MIS). Busch, who was injured in the season-opening NXS race at Daytona International Speedway, made his return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) four weeks ago at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In seven career NXS starts at MIS, the 30-year old racer has claimed one victory (2004) and six top-five results. Busch’s schedule for additional NXS races is yet to be determined.
There are a number of reasons why Martin Truex Jr. can’t wait to strap himself in his No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet for Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Brett Moffitt | No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford "Michigan is definitely fast and it's smooth. But it's very aero-dependent. So, if you get behind a few cars, you can really struggle for grip. Clean air is just such a benefit. You can maximize all the speed that you can."
Top Fuel’s Leah Pruett jumped to the top spot on the final pass of Friday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, taking the provisional No. 1 spot for Tony Stewart Racing at the 66th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
CHANDLER SMITH, No. 38 QuickTie Ford F-150 – “Honesty, it just wasn’t in the Lord’s Will for us tonight, but, nevertheless, I’m grateful for the opportunity to be able to come out with this No. 38 QuickTie Products Ford F-150 group."
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