Chris Buescher headed to Michigan for his second NASCAR Nationwide Series start at the two-mile track. After qualifying in the 10th-position, the Roush Fenway Racing driver charged up through field, reaching as high as third and running inside the top-five for much of the day, displaying one of his strongest performances of the season thus far.
Using a strong early-race burst, Landon Cassill scored his second straight 14th-place finish on the Nationwide Series circuit in Saturday’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 250 at Michigan International Speedway.
Sam Hornish Jr. (second) was the first Toyota driver to the finish line in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Michigan International Speedway.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang (Held 1.6 second lead with 5 to go before cutting a tire, forcing car to pit road) Finishing Position: 16th - WHAT HAPPENED? “I ran over something. That pretty much sucks."
Last year, Ed Carpenter and his organization Ed Carpenter Racing came close to winning - but yet failed to reach victory lane. However, a change was made in the off-season for Carpenter to focus on the ovals and ownership side, while hiring Mike Conway to run the road course events.
Kevin Harvick led the charge of Chevrolet SS drivers in securing the top-three spots in the final qualifying order for the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. With a new track record of 204.557 mph, the driver of the No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet will lead the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) field to the green flag for the third time this season.
JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – “I feel like that was hard-fought. We barely made the first round and barely made the second round and the third round I thought we had a good lap, but the track just cooled off and everyone else went faster too. From where we started in the first round I didn’t think we were gonna be very good, so we recovered decent and I think we learned some things throughout qualifying. Some of our changes were really good, so I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
BRIAN VICKERS, No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - Starting Position: 10th - How was the qualifying session? “It was a mixed bag. Our first lap in the second round, I hit something in (turns) one and two and the car took off up the race track and damaged our splitter a little bit. That hurt us because then we had to go out again in the second round really late and then all of our stuff was really hot going into the third round."
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER - BEFORE THIS KNOCKOUT QUALIFYING CAME INTO PLAY SIX NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES POLES. YOU KNOW HAVE THREE WITH THIS FORM OF QUALIFYING: “I think that is just a credit on our Budweiser and Stewart-Haas race team for putting fast race cars on the track. When you put it together with the Hendrick Motorsports engine package it creates a lot of speed and it makes coming to these place a lot of fun. Really excited to start on the pole and get that first pit box and hopefully we can put the whole day together on Sunday.”
As the NASCAR community continues to mourn the sudden loss of the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, several icons of the sport have shared their memories and experiences with him both on and off the track.
The two-time Indianapolis 500 champion from Tokyo, Japan, returns for another shot of winning his third Indy 500 with RLL Racing after falling short from a dominant run a year ago.
