The investigation into the death of Kevin Ward, Jr., of Lewis County, N.Y., is ongoing and is expected to continue for at least another two weeks or more.
The last time Martin Truex Jr. competed at Michigan International Speedway it was both a short and long day for the Furniture Row Racing driver. Truex’s No. 78 Chevrolet got caught up in an accident on Lap 8 of 200 at the Michigan June race. The wreck caused him to fall three laps down with a heavily damaged race car.
On the Road Again...James Buescher and the NASCAR Nationwide Series head to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the series' final road course race of the season. The Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 will mark Buescher's first start at the 13-turn, 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sport Car Course. Buescher is coming off a solid 11th-place finish last week at Watkins Glen International.
With just four races remaining to earn a berth in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup, driver Brian Vickers knows winning is the most likely way he’ll join the 16-car Chase field. But Vickers and the Billy Scott led team have work to do for the 2015 season as well at Michigan International Speedway.
Trevor Bayne makes his second NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday afternoon. Bayne finished ninth in his first start at the 2.4-mile road course on August 17, 2013.
DID YOU KNOW? … Ford Racing has won more NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Michigan International Speedway than any other manufacturer with 34. NOTE: Mercury has 12 wins, giving Ford Motor Company more than half of the overall victories at the speedway (46-of-89, 52%).
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, is tied for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series lead with three victories in 2014. Assured of a spot in the upcoming Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Keselowski was this week’s guest on the NASCAR teleconference
Quicken Loans has selected the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma as one of three charities to benefit from its "Paint Your Way to Dover" online contest that starts today. The contest coincides with the Childress Institute's sixth anniversary and helps highlight the need for more support.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up 135 victories including 20 in the Next Gen era. The organization leads the field in postseason wins (62) and has won at least one race in The Chase/Playoffs in 22 of 23 seasons.
Garrett Smithley is excited to announce a new partnership with ZONiE beverage which will be featured on the #0 Chevrolet for the remainder of the year.
Fresh off an eventful opening weekend to the Chase, the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will continue their trek towards the championship title with a trip to the 1.25-mile metro St. Louis oval of World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR).
