Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS, led Team Chevy at the ultra-fast Michigan International Speedway with a key second-place finish for his Richard Childress Racing (RCR) team. Harvick, who has one win at the 2-mile speedway (2010), was unable to catch the leader after the final restart, but settled for his fifth top-10 in a row, and fifth top-five finish of 2013, to move up one spot in the overall standings to fourth.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Greg Biffle powered his way through the field, took the lead and drove away en route to his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway. The win marked the landmark 1,000 NASCAR victory for Ford. It was the 314 NASCAR win for Roush Fenway Racing and Biffle’s 19th career Sprint Cup Victory. It also marks Roush Fenway’s 23rd win at Michigan and its 13th in the Sprint Cup Series.
KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS – Sidelined on lap 105 - DID YOU HAVE ANY VIBRATION OR INDICATION AT ALL? “No, I had no indication. We were just cruising. We had a really good Farmers Insurance Chevrolet. I knew it was going to be a battle with Jimmie (Johnson) today. He’s fast and I thought we were really good. We were on the loose side but I think we could have tightened it up a little bit more and gotten a little bit better. But I felt really good about it. We’ll see what happens here through the rest of this race.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED SECOND - YOU HAD A VIBRATION AT THE END, AND HAD TO BACK IT DOWN. IS THAT CORRECT? “Yeah, we had one at the end. We had a few of them throughout the day. You just have to ride it out and hope that you don’t wind-up like a lot of those guys did."
With Greg Biffle’s win in the Quicken Loans 400 Sunday, Ford Motor Company has now won 1,000 NASCAR races in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series combined.
Henry Ford’s win over Alexander Winton on Oct. 10, 1901 in what proved to be his only race as a driver was a milestone victory that helped launch the Ford Motor Company.
Youth won the Patriot Pumps 200 Friday at Michigan International Speedway but the veteran Frank Kimmel took another step toward winning the war for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards championship with his eighth consecutive top-10 finish this season.
On two occasions late in the Patriot Pumps 200 at Michigan International Speedway, Venturini Motorsports and ZLOOP™ Racing driver Justin Boston looked to have not only his best speedway finish on the horizon, but also, perhaps, a victory.
Ryan Hunter-Reay, whose victory in the Milwaukee IndyFest last June was the springboard to claiming the IZOD IndyCar Series championship, repeated the achievement at the historic Milwaukee Mile.
Brennan Poole made the most of his first start since 2012 in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, taking his fourth career win in the Patriot Pumps 200 at Michigan International Speedway.
Elliott, he 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led nine of 60-scheduled laps and fended off Carson Hocevar with eight laps remaining to record his third career Daytona Duel victory.
The three-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led 15 of 63 over-scheduled laps and survived an overtime shootout for his fourth Daytona Duel victory.
Blaney will be right where he wants to be. Being able to put his drafting skills with his strong finishes gives him a great chance of finding his way to the front.
