As rumored last week, Hendrick Motorsports announced today that Panasonic is expanding their relationship with the organization. The new agreement has Panosonic featured as the primary sponsor on Jeff Gordon’s car for this weekend’s race at Sonoma Raceway and the August 31 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson is on his usual roll at the mid-point of the season, and with the success of other teams using Hendrick Motorsports engines and chassis, it has left the rest of the field in a tremendous funk. It also is not good for NASCAR because many fans of the sport find no fire for Johnson. Add to that his fellow competitors.
Since Haas F1 was given permission to join Formula 1 in April starting in 2015 (Later delayed to 2016), there has been constant speculation and rumor that Haas F1 is going to hire a current NASCAR driver, specifically one Danica Patrick, to drive one of their two cars in Formula 1.
While the luck of the Irish hills was bestowed on the driver who made his way to Victory Lane for the first time ever in Michigan, here is what was surprising and not so surprising in the 46th annual Quicken Loans 400.
Dueling side-by-side on the quarter-mile oval, both drivers fought hard all race long, though it was Hathaway that'd come out on top, putting his No. 3 Rockstar Energy Drink/HGC Chevrolet in Budweiser 300 victory lane.
Jimmie Johnson finally beat Michigan International Speedway. "We've figured out every way to lose this race." Johnson remarked in victory lane, "We finally figured out how to win one." The victory was Johnson's third in four weeks and his 69th career victory. Johnson held off pole sitter Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski for the win after a four tire stop on the final pit sequence. Johnson lead 39 of the 200 laps.
Brad Keselowski’s schedule alwayshas a circle around his home track, Michigan International Raceway, a venue where victory has continually eluded him, making this weekend’s Quicken Loans 400 a distinctive race, as he yearned for his first win at the track where he grew up as a spectator.
The final 10 laps of the OSCAAR Super Late Model feature can be described as only one word – amazing. Kevin Cornelius and Andrew Gresel would trade the lead back and forth, battling side-by-side till the end with Cornelius grabbing the victory. For Cornelius, it marks his first career OSCAAR Super Late Model feature victory.
Steve Mathews announced pre-season that his team was going to focus on a limited schedule due to lack of funds. For the races that they've chose to focus on, Mathews is sending a message early that he'll be one to watch.
After a thrilling battle with Gary Elliott in the closing laps of the feature, it’d be Gary McLean picking up his second straight OSCAAR Hanover Holiday Modified Feature victory.
The 27-year-old Herbst from Las Vegas, Nevada, will be replaced by Harrison Burton for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway due to lingering effects from last weekend's incident at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Tristan McKee (No. 77 Zeigler.com Chevrolet) scored his third ARCA Menards Series victory of the season in Friday’s Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway.
Brandon Jones was the top-finishing Toyota with a fifth-place result in Friday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) race at Daytona International Speedway.
The 39-year-old Sieg from Tucker, Georgia, led the final two of 105 over-scheduled laps and capitalized on an overtime shootout to notch his first career victory in his 424th series start at the World Center of Racing.
