Petty on pit road at Michigan International Speedway: “We talked to Carl Edwards and Carl said, ‘The race track at this speed does not drive like a two-mile race track. It drives like a smaller race track.’ They’re going to have to be really careful coming into pit road.”
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 13th “We made a lot of progress from where the weekend started and I think we were better than a 13th-place car. We worked through some things that were a bit of a struggle."
MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion (Finished 9th) “We will take the top-10 but we had a great car today and we lost a little bit of track position and it hurt us there."
TREVOR BAYNE, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion TOUGH DAY FOR YOU, WHAT HAPPENED? “I didn’t even get to break a sweat. It seems like nothing like this happens on a day you are running bad."
Michael Annett started the 125-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Michigan International Speedway from the 18th position. Annett finished the Alliance Truck Parts 250 as follows:
Mike Wallace and the No. 01 Carl Ent/Bank of Ann Arbor Mortgage Dept Chevrolet team had a longer weekend than normal at the two-mile oval of Michigan International Speedway.
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) WHERE YOU ABLE TO DIAL-IN YOUR CAR WITH THE TWO NEW LEFT-SIDE TIRES? “I think we’re getting out Miller Lite Dodge better."
NASCAR called for a bonus practice session Saturday evening after bringing a new left front tire for Sunday’s race due to blistering during practice sessions Friday. Ford drivers Marcos Ambrose (Pole Setter) and Greg Biffle (Fastest in Extra Practice) spoke after the extra practice about the situation.
The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Johnston, Iowa, led a race-high 21 of 86 laps and outdueled Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt and a pack of eight competitors on the final lap to become the 130th competitor to win in the Truck Series division.
Kaden Honeycutt (fifth) earned the most stage points and delivered another top-five finish in the Chase to lead Toyota in Friday night’s NASCAR Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
The 2024 Truck Series champion from Seymour, Wisconsin, posted a pole-winning lap at 177.389 mph in 53.983 seconds for his third Truck pole of 2026, first at Talladega and the 14th of his career.
Rackley W.A.R. will end its NASCAR Truck Series program at the conclusion of this weekend's Chase event at Talladega Superspeedway and following a six-year campaign.
TRICON Garage partner and general manager Kevin Ray, along with 2027 drivers Sammy Smith and Dawson Sutton, were made available to the media on Friday prior to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race from Talladega Superspeedway.
