With Chad Hackenbracht finding his way to the top 10 at the end of a race for the first time last month and then scoring his first top-five finish last week, the New Philadelphia, Ohio driver figured it was time to make it known exactly how his last name is pronounced.
Jamie McMurray will start on the outside of the front row for Sunday's Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. Fellow Team Chevy driver Paul Menard, No. 27 Duracell/Menards Chevrolet, will roll off third for the 110-lap/218.9-mile/350K race, the first road course of the season.
Among the top-five in today's final practice for Saturday's Bucyrus 200 at Road America were two Formula One veterans, a champion of the 24 Hours of LeMans, a Rolex Series winner and Rusty Wallace Racing's Steve Wallace (No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry).
JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD'S CHEVROLET - QUALIFIED 2ND: "We've got a really good McDonald's Chevrolet. I was happy with the way that we unloaded today."
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 11th "We were fastest in practice but just couldn't put down the qualifying lap that we needed. We missed it in turns four and seven and were just slow in (turn) 10."
CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Scotts Ortho Ford Fusion (Qualified 23rd) "That was a pretty good lap. I know it won't probably be top 10 but if it's top 15 that would be good for us."
Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Billy Johnson, who led the first practice session on Friday at Road America, will drive the No. 60 Fastenal Mustang in Saturday’s Bucyrus 200 Nationwide Series road course race.
CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 CHEERIOS/HAMBERGER HELPER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Infineon Raceway and discussed his walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, strategy coming into the road course race this weekend, going back to Daytona next week and much more.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What are your expectations for this weekend's race at Infineon Raceway? "It's good to kind of get a mix of race tracks going here."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Infineon Raceway and discussed importance of qualifying, road racing and other topics.
In a wild race that featured more twists than a pretzel factory, Scott McLaughlin held off six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon to win the second race of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s doubleheader Sunday.
Jak Crawford rebounded from an unlucky qualifying session to score a pair of points-paying finishes as the FIA Formula 2 Championship resumed at Monza following the summer break.
Daniel Quimby completed the weekend sweep in Formula 4 United States Championship presented by Mosport Karting Centre (F4 U.S.) competition at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP)
WTRAndretti’s championship focused performance shown through on track as the team collected five wins and four poles across the PRO, PRO|AM, and AM classes