NASCAR Cup Series

Aric Almirola and the No. 43 team suffered disappointment last weekend when their engine expired relegating them to a 43rd-place finish. The team is looking to rebound this weekend at Michigan International Speedway and gain back spots in the Championship Point Standings. Almirola is currently 14th in the point standings and 15th on the Chase Grid. Smithfield will return to the hood of the No. 43 and looks to bring the "Petty Blue" Ford back to Victory Lane this weekend.

As his home track, Sam Hornish Jr. has many fond memories of Michigan International Speedway - both on-and-off the track. Even before Hornish made it to the elite ranks of racing, he frequented the two-mile track with his family and friends as a spectator. Now, Hornish will be making his eighth Sprint Cup Series start at Michigan.

Dakoda Armstrong is ready to return to the track after a refreshing weekend off. The team heads to Michigan International Speedway (MIS) hoping to continue building momentum after two consecutive weeks of improvement in the point standings. . Currently, Armstrong sits 13th in the XFINITY Series Championship Point Standings.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads the home track for Ford as Michigan International Speedway hosts the first of two weekends this year. Ford Motor Co. has won half of the NSCS events run at the Irish Hills facility (46-of-91), which includes 34 wins by Ford and 12 under the Mercury banner. In addition, it was the site of Ford’s 1000th NASCAR triumph in 2013. Here are some other notes about Ford’s MIS history.

Elliott Sadler makes his 11th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) this weekend in Brooklyn, MI. In Sadler’s previous 10 starts, he has five top-10 finishes with 10 laps led at MIS.

Richard Childress Racing at Michigan International Speedway ... In 147 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway, RCR teams have earned three wins, two with Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990) and the most recent with Kevin Harvick (August 2010).

It’s not often that a team gets to race at its home track. This week, however, when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rolls into Gateway Motorsports Park, that will be the case not just for MB Motorsports, but for their driver, Tyler Tanner and their marketing partners Vatterott Educational Centers, Inc., Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool and Excel Bottling.

Michael Waltrip Racing today announced personnel changes to its two-car NASCAR Sprint Cup operation, which include the reassignment of its crew chiefs.

This Week's No. 33 Nexium® 24HR Chevrolet SS at Michigan International Speedway ... Ty Dillon will pilot chassis No. 512 for this weekend's Quicken Loan's 400. This brand new chassis prepared by Richard Childress Racing will see track action for the first time during the practice session on Friday morning.

While he may not have gotten the finish he deserved last year, Ray Black Jr. is thrilled to be returning to the Gateway Motorsports Park. The driver of the No. 07 ScubaLife.com Chevrolet Silverado feels that his experience in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) combined with his admiration for the track will push him to race even harder during Saturday’s Drivin’ For Linemen 200.