NASCAR Cup Series

Bristol Recap: Denny Hamlin overcame a mid-race pit road penalty and loose wheel to record a third-place finish in Sunday's rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, rallying back from a two-lap deficit in the 500-lap race won by Kevin Harvick.

The paint scheme is modeled after the No. 11 car driven by NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Darrell Waltrip in the 1980’s. The special throwback edition will debut at Darlington Raceway on Labor Day weekend with Hamlin in the No. 18 Sport Clips Camry in Saturday’s VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200, as well as the No. 11 Sport Clips Camry in the Southern 500 on Sunday.

Harvick took the win in the rain-delayed and rain-shortened Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol. Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead, and the rain returned soon after.

"Last weekend at Bristol was a step in the right direction, but I know the team and I are hungry for more. Michigan has always been a good track for me in the XFINITY Series, and while the June race didn't go our way, I'm really looking forward to getting back and seeing what our No. 44 Twisted Tea Ford Fusion can do.

"I'm looking forward to another opportunity to race this new 2017 aero package at Michigan this weekend. It'll be beneficial for us to get more time with it to see how we can make it work best for our team moving into next season.

When it comes to racing at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) for Martin Truex Jr. the anticipation level takes a sudden jump. The Furniture Row Racing driver feels strongly he is overdue for a victory at the 2-mile oval located in the Irish Hills.

Richard Childress Racing at Michigan International Speedway ... In 157 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).

In five starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series in the Motor City, Bayne earned two top-five and two top-10 finishes, with a best finish of fifth twice in 2011 and 2013.

Greg Biffle will honor the late Alan Kulwicki by running a Hooters throwback scheme in the famed Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway on Sunday, September 4th. In addition to honoring the 1992 Winston Cup Champion, Biffle and Hooters have teamed up to help petition congress to recognize our local and national heroes who risk their lives on a daily basis by creating a National First Responders Day.

Stenhouse has seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Michigan International Speedway with an average starting position of 21.3 and average finishing position of 22.4.