JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner - IT’S BEEN 13 YEARS SINCE YOU’VE BEEN TO VICTORY LANE HERE AT MICHIGAN. YOU HAD TO ASK WHERE IT WAS. ON THE RESTARTS:“It wasn’t easy."
Making his first start at the 13-turn, 2.25-mile road course, After placing outside the top-15 in two of the practice sessions on Friday afternoon, James Buescher turned up the wick during qualifying and placed the No. 99 Toyota Care / Rheem Camry in the 11th start spot for the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The NASCAR Nationwide Series made its third and final road-course stop of the 2014 season this weekend at the famed 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200. Dylan Kwasniewski and his No. 42 up & up™ by Target team looked for a solid road-course finish after bad luck halted their strong run last weekend at Watkins Glen.
he NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited the Irish Hills of Michigan this weekend for the Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Both Red Horse Racing teams advanced to the third and final round of qualifying, where Timothy Peters earned the third starting position and Germán Quiroga the 10th. The No. 77 NET10 Wireless team finished sixth in the 100-lap event, and the No. 17 Fast Eddie's/Valvoline team followed in the seventh position.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) rolled into the Irish Hills of Michigan for the 12th stop on the 2014 schedule at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Saturday.
Ron Hornaday Jr. made his 11th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), looking for his first win at the 2.0-mile oval.
Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang, earned his 16th top-10 finish of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) season on Saturday afternoon at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after taking the checkered flag in the ninth position.
Ben Kennedy had a strong top-10 run going in his Michigan International Speedway (MIS) debut, laying down fast lap times and appearing poised to pounce on the top five before being mired multiple laps down due to a late-race pit-road penalty.
Brian Scott qualified third for the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing entry at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course.
Roush Fenway Racing rookie of the year contender Chris Buescher earned his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) victory on Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. A dominant car combined with a winning fuel strategy led the No. 60 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ford Mustang to victory lane in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200.
Taylor Mayhew (No. 17 MMI Services Toyota) pulled off an improbable victory in the ARCA Menards Series West Kyle Busch Classic 151 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
John Force Racing Funny Car standout Alexis DeJoria took the provisional No. 1 qualifier spot at World Wide Technology Raceway, kicking off the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Both worlds show how powerful colour can be. A flash of red on a track or a sea of orange in a stadium tells fans exactly who they're supporting before they see a name or a badge.
