Sam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger R/T) Qualified Second CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR QUALIFYING RUN? “A good qualifying (session) for Team Penske and Penske Racing. I felt like there was a little bit more left in the car.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET: - QUALIFIED THIRD - ON HIS LAP: “We didn’t come back for the tire test, we were road-course testing that week, and we took to the track right away and got going. So, it is different, but I can’t say it’s affected us a lot over today’s practice session."
MATT KENSETH, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Fusion (Qualified 4th) – “I did the first lap and thought it was good but I thought maybe I could do a little better the second lap. I should have done it a little different though I guess. The car is really good and we drew a cloud, which was good. Hopefully the sun will come back out. I don’t know how fast the rest of these guys will go."
Sam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger) CAN YOU TALK ABOUT DRIVNG AT MONTREAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A STOCK CAR? “Things have gone pretty good so far. We got a rookie set of tires because it was my first time here in a stock car. I used those for all of two laps because I got a big flat spot. It was a good thing we got the opportunity to use that because the way most of the corners are set up here you’re transitioning into another corner and you have the front of the race car tilted from one direction or the other."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with media and discussed last weekend’s race at The Glen, the importance of racing at Chevrolet’s hometown track near Detroit, the upcoming race at Atlanta, and more.
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed the new tire this weekend, how he and the team are approaching the final four races before the Chase, next week’s race at Bristol and much more.
Due to the overwhelming response to the family grandstand in turn three, Michigan International Speedway has extended its free seating for kids 12 and under to the turn one grandstand.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed the racing groove at MIS, Danica Patrick’s return to the Cup Series and other topics.
Greg Biffle stands just one point behind Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson with four races left before the Chase begins. Biffle, spoke to media members prior to qualifying Friday for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Multi-time NHRA Top Fuel drag racing champion Doug Herbert today announced plans to unveil his latest project, the ‘THE BEAST NextGEN’ at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Windover, Utah on Friday, July 31.
The Racing to End Alzheimer's with Stephen Cameron Racing team heads to Road America this week ready to change the season’s narrative, starting with Saturday’s two-hour IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race (Peacock, 12:50 p.m. ET).
The 24-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, will not be returning to Front Row Motorsports in 2027 following a two-year turn with the organization in the Truck Series division.
The IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) resumes competition this weekend at the legendary 4.048-mile, 14-turn Road America road course for the fourth of five endurance rounds of the 2026 season.
