Former Ford owner Junie Donlavey, a Spirit of Ford Award Winner for his contributions to motorsports, passed away last night. Donlavey fielded Ford vehicles from 1961 until his retirement in 2004 and during that time gave many drivers and crewmen an opportunity to compete on NASCAR’s biggest stage.
Country music singer and songwriter, Lee Brice, whose list of hits include “A Woman Like You,” “Parking Lot Party,” CMA and ACM Song of the Year “I Drive Your Truck,” and “I Don’t Dance,” will perform an hour-long pre-race concert prior to the 56th annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday, July 5 at Daytona International Speedway.
Marcos Ambrose is still looking to get his first oval win, a fact that is not lost on the driver of the No. 9 DEWALT Ford. But, the two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup winner, and former track record holder at Michigan International Speedway, has stats that prove that he is one of the most successful to race for "The King" Richard Petty.
The No. 43 @Smithfield team heads to @Ford Racing's home track @Michigan International Speedway with success under their belts. @Aric Almirola scored a win in the 2010 Truck Series race and Crew Chief Trent Owens finished runner-up four times in the Nationwide Series.
Dakoda Armstrong earned his career-best NASCAR Camping World Truck Series finish of third at @Michigan International Speedway in 2012. He'll return to the two-mile track this weekend in the Nationwide Series.
Richard Childress Racing at Michigan International Speedway ... In 141 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway, RCR teams have earned three wins, two with Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990) and the most recent with Kevin Harvick (August 2010).
Elliott Sadler and the No. 11 OneMain Financial team head to Michigan International Speedway this weekend to compete around the two-mile track in the Irish Hills of Michigan.
Roush Fenway Racing announced today that Ryan Reed’s No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang will carry the American Diabetes Association’s Pathway to Stop Diabetes paint scheme this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.
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%).
Max Reaves scored his second consecutive win and his second victory at Elko Speedway in as many years in Saturday’s Shore Lunch 250 Presented by Dutch Boy.
Across rural Somalia, grassroots football programmes are giving young people structured activity, community belonging, and a path forward - on and off the pitch.
Shane van Gisbergen started on the pole, led the most laps and captured the checkered flag in today’s Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, led a race-high 66 of 79 laps and had enough fuel to notch his second O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory at Sonoma in three years.
