Just past the half-way point in Friday night's Fast Five 225 at Chicagoland Speedway, it looked like Jason White and the Joe Denette Motorsports team was going to have a solid finish.
Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS), finished fifth Saturday afternoon in the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Ryan Truex's 13th place finish at Chicago, combined with his 11th at Atlanta and 4th at Richmond, make three consecutive top-15 finishes for him in the Nationwide Series.
Paul Menard, No. 27 ZECOL/Menards Chevrolet, was the fastest of the 16 Team Chevy drivers that qualified for Sunday's GEIOCO 400 at Chicagloand Speedway. Menard will roll of second in the 43-car field.
BRIAN VICKERS, No. 83 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team Starting Position: 8th Are you happy with your qualifying run? "Yeah. The track is really slick right now. It's hard to say where we are going to stack up."
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified Third HOW WAS YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? “A good qualifying effort with our Shell/Pennzoil Dodge. Maybe I drove it into Turn 1 a little deep."
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Crown Royal Ford (Qualified 1st) “It is hard to tell because there are a lot of great cars left today. It is kind of interesting because some guys went for the early draw and some went for the late."
Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 13 Safe Auto/Curb Records/Carrier Chevrolet Silverado, started the Fast Five 225 at Chicagoland Speedway in 13th position after extended practice changes.
Hendrick Motorsports has won three of the five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway under the current configuration put in place in 2022. William Byron has two of those victories.
Justin Haley, driver of the No. 51 Grady Health System Ford Mustang Dark Horse, will make his eighth NASCAR Cup Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Sunday’s Quaker State 400.
NHRA and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today they have renewed their licensing agreement to develop collectible die-cast vehicles under the iconic Hot Wheels brand.
Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards will return to the famed Charlotte Motor Speedway to give the command as co-Grand Marshals for the Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 on Sunday, Oct. 13.
