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.
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.
Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing wasn’t fueling around in Talladega Sunday. Brad Keselowski was the mastermind of a Stage One strategy that became the talk of the race.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led 23 of 189-overscheduled laps and went from 11th to 1st in half of the final lap during an overtime shootout to score his first superspeedway victory and increase his points lead by 73 points with two-scheduled events remaining.
