Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang, was battling for position inside the top 10 late in Saturday evening’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) event at Kentucky Speedway before sustaining damage to the right-side of his car following contact with the outside retaining wall. Bayne ultimately was scored with a 15th-place finish.
Roush Fenway Racing rookie of the year contender Ryan Reed ran a solid race Saturday evening at Kentucky Speedway, improving five positions in the closing 30 laps of the race to cross the finish line 11th in the No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang.
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, can become the first Ford driver to win three straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races since Rusty Wallace did it in June 1994 (Dover, Pocono, Michigan). Keselowski, who is on the pole for tomorrow’s race, was also fastest in today’s first practice session.
IndyCar announced today it is returning to Brazil next season and will sanction a Verizon IndyCar Series event at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in the capital city of Brasília during the 2015 season. Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles and Maruska Souza Holanda, President of Terracap, a government-owned company that owns the racetrack, made the joint announcement from Brasília today. The Brasília Indy will be held on March 8, 2015.
In the final round of qualifying for Sunday’s Sylvania 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Jamie McMurray turned a quick lap of 27.121 seconds, 140.437 mph to claim the second-place starting position in his No. 1 Belkin/WEMO Chevrolet SS.
JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – “It was just OK. We weren’t as good as we thought we would be and thought we would have been a little faster than where we ended up. I had to make another run there in the first segment to get in the second and was just a little too free. We’ve got to find a little more speed here.”
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 4th - How was your qualifying session? "Our lap wasn't bad -- just lacking overall speed. Really we need a tenth-and-a-half to really be able to run with the 2 car (Brad Keselowski). Overall, a little discouraged about the speed, but happy that we're in the top-five in qualifying."
“I thought we had a really good car in race trim. We ran a few laps in race trim to start today. Very similar to the same car we had here the first race. We switched over to qualifying trim we were second quick so yeah our car has been good so far."
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What's the outlook for New Hampshire this weekend? "We're excited to be here and obviously have a good start to the Chase. We can really put ourselves in position this weekend with another strong run. We can probably breathe slightly easier going into next week's cutoff race (Dover). That's our main focus -- is keeping this momentum going, keep working on our stuff, keep getting better and hopefully keep working week to week and keep progressing."
Corey Heim stepped into Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time Friday. Two days later, he was celebrating on Victory Podium after an impressive drive to victory Sunday in the Brickyard 400 presented by PPG.
Funny Car’s J.R. Todd won for the first time in 2026 on Sunday at Pacific Raceways to finish off a Kalitta Motorsports nitro sweep with teammate Doug Kalitta
The reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion from Marietta, Georgia, led a race-high 58 of 160 laps and outdueled Christopher Bell and Joey Logano through a 34-lap dash to the finish to achieve his first crown jewel victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The two-time ARCA Menards Series West champion from Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, outdueled Ryan Blaney by two spots towards the top-25 mark to win the second annual In-Season Challenge tournament and a $1 million bonus at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Toyota Development Driver Corey Heim continued to make history as he won the Brickyard 400, in his first attempt, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday evening.
TODD GILLILAND, No. 34 Grillo’s Pickles Ford Mustang Dark Horse – HOW DOES IT FEEL TO WIN $1 MILLION? “It feels really good. Obviously, we wish we ran a little bit better than 24th today, but we did what we had to do."
