Joey Logano qualified his No. 18 Dollar General Toyota on the pole for Saturday afternoon’s Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. It was Logano’s fourth pole of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season and the 20th pole of his Nationwide Series career.
Race Summary: Michael Annett started the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway from the eighth position, his best starting position this season. At the drop of the green flag Annett slipped back a few positions and immediately communicated to crew chief Philippe Lopez that his Pilot Flying J Ford was loose.
Tundra driver Todd Bodine (third) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Iowa Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (No. 29 Cooper Standard RAM) Race Winner YOU WON IN YOUR THIRD START AND YOU’RE NOW THE YOUNGEST WINNER IN CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES HISTORY. “This is pretty incredible. I’ve got to thank Cooper Standard, Reese Towpower, Draw-Tite and Brad Keselowski for giving me this opportunity. Doug made some great calls there at the end. It’s pretty unbelievable. Hopefully we can get a few more here.
RICKY STENHOUSE JR., No. 6 Blue Bird Ford Mustang – TALK ABOUT YOUR WIN HERE TODAY. “We felt like we had a great race car in practice. We started the race and were a little tighter than we thought we would be."
Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger) Finished Fourth CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR RACE TODAY? “We fought hard all day long. Didn’t have quite what we needed but didn’t give up on it and you know a fourth-place finish is a result of that.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dominated the final moments of Saturday afternoon’s Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race and in the process earned Roush Fenway Racing’s first ever NASCAR win at the 1.5-mile tri-oval of Chicagoland Speedway.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT CHANGING ENGINES AFTER QUALIFYING FOURTH TODAY FOR TOMORROW’S RACE? “Yes, we have to change the engine and go to the back of the field. I don’t think we are super concerned. We had a great car in practice and qualified really well so we showed we have good speed. Fortunately, this is a race track that there are multiple pit strategies and it’s not a really simple straight forward pit strategy to call. I think there will be a lot of opportunities to use our good pit stops and place on pit road to get back towards the front.”
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, will lead the field to the green in Sunday’s Geico 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, round 27 on the tour and opening round of the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Johnson posted a lap of 29.530 seconds, 182.865 mph to capture his 27th pole of his Cup career. He moves into a tie for 24th all-time with Terry Labonte; and this marks his second pole at Chicagoland Speedway.
Kaulig Racing's first technical director will replace Andrew Dickeson and work as Ty Dillon's interim crew chief at Martinsville and Homestead to cap off the 2026 Cup Series season.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head to Martinsville Speedway, the Wood Brothers’ home track, carrying momentum from a strong second half of the NASCAR Cup Series season
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