Michael Annett started the 200-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway from the 22nd position. Annett finished the History 300 as follows:
Brad Keselowski squeezed every drop of fuel out his tank Saturday, pressing his No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge 73 laps to win the History 300 NASCAR Nationwide race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
RICKY STENHOUSE JR. – No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Ford Mustang – WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CAR? “I think the U-joint between the driveshaft and the transmission broke first. We’re gonna have to go back and look at it. It was a new driveshaft, new everything, so it was a tough day."
Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger) Finished 1st HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO STRETCH THE FUEL? “Well, I can’t tell you that (smiles). There’s a strategy and you know, Penske Racing engines"
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s popular No. 88 Chevrolet went “dark” today thanks to fans of The Dark Knight Rises and Mountain Dew® (DEW). Following a week and a half of voting at DEWCrew.com, Earnhardt revealed which “Dark Knight”-inspired paint scheme will be featured on the hood of his No. 88 Chevrolet.
Each race weekend, selected SRT Motorsports Engineers, Penske Racing engineers and crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race. This week, Howard Comstock, SRT Motorsports Engineering, provides the keys for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race.
The Richard Petty Motorsports front row of pole-sitter Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose finished practice early at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both men spoke to Ford Racing about why they didn’t take advantage of the whole session and what their expectations are for tomorrow night.
Joey Logano (No. 20 GameStop/Hitman Absolution Toyota): “It was good enough to get the pole. And I feel like it was good in race trim. Hopefully, my guys will make the right adjustments to try to make it happen later on in this race."
The Global Rallycross drivers spent several hours on track Friday night qualifying for today’s heat races. Finland’s Marcus Gronholm took the top seed for tonight’s 1A race, while Tanner Foust, Brian Deegan and Toomas Heikkinen captured the other three top seeds. Travis Pastrana is a second seed in the 1C heat race.
Zilisch was originally scheduled to race at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race last year, but sat out due to the late-race Talladega crash, which resulted in a back injury.
One day after veterans dominated the speed chart, rookie Caio Collet rode the aerodynamic wave to the fastest overall speed of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test on Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
