It will be both an emotional and celebratory feel for U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman at this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.
Parker Kligerman, driver of the No. 29 Penske Truck Rental Dodge in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) finished second in the Winstar Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) Friday night.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Tender Ridge Angus Ford Mustang: “We have Tender Ridge Angus on the car at Michigan and that’s a huge weekend for those guys. It’s also a huge weekend for Ford Racing and we want to do ‘em proud. It’s going to be a fun week.”
Paul Menard joins the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team this weekend at Michigan International Speedway for the third time this season behind the wheel of the Menards Chevrolet Impala.
Elliott Sadler will make his seventh-career NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Michigan International Speedway as the series hits the track this weekend for the Alliance Truck Parts 250.
Dave Blaney and the Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) team started from the 40th spot and worked on the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet throughout the day to improve the handling of the racecar in the 5-Hour Energy 500.
Zilisch was originally scheduled to race at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race last year, but sat out due to the late-race Talladega crash, which resulted in a back injury.
One day after veterans dominated the speed chart, rookie Caio Collet rode the aerodynamic wave to the fastest overall speed of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test on Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.