Last weekend, Erik Jones did exactly what he needed to at Iowa Speedway to claim the victory for his second career win and the third straight for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
After a thrilling show last year that left the jaws of fans wide-open, the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS is set to return to the streets to the streets of Toronto this weekend as part of the Honda Indy.
Last year when Scott Dixon headed into the Honda Indy Toronto, he was set at trying to get himself back into the championship picture. The New Zealand native did just that, as he was able to claim the victory in both races as part of the double header weekend.
1. Brad Keselowski: Keselowski dominated the Nationwide race on Saturday and duplicated that feat on Sunday, leading 138 of 301 laps to win at New Hampshire. “Once again,” Keselowski said, “it’s time for the celebratory champagne. But there’s a big difference in breaking out the champagne and breaking open the champagne.
We are all vulnerable to something bad happening to us while on vacation, even the most seasoned vacationers. The problem is most of us think that because we are on vacation, there is an invisible bubble surrounding us, protecting us from harm.
Following the incident on Sunday involving Joey Logano and the slower car of Morgan Shepherd, discussion has picked up surrounding slow cars on the track and whether they truly belong out here. Four-time Sprint Cup Champion Jeff Gordon commented today that slow cars don't have any place on the track if they're going slow.
You sure could not beat the car that had Brad Keselowski behind the wheel Sunday in New Hampshire. And nobody did. He might have loaned out the lead from time to time to the likes of Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer, but make no mistake about this one. The 30-year old Michigan driver owned this race as the former champion recorded his 13th Cup victory.
Surprising: Team Penske had an interesting day, with one driver taking the broom while the other driver went boom. Brad Keselowski, this week behind the wheel of the No. 2 Redd's Ford, took his broom to Victory Lane, sweeping both the Nationwide and Cup races and scoring his first lobster trophy at New Hampshire.
Brad Keselowski dominated at New Hampshire Speedway with a sweep of the weekend, leading 137 laps of the Camping World RV Sales 301 and tying Jimmie Johnson with three wins on the season. Keselowski became the 13th different driver to win at NHMS in 13 races and scored the first win for Ford since September of 2008. It was the Penske Racing No. 2's second win in three weeks.
Two winners were declared at the end of Saturdays race. One was the winner of the StaGreen200, the other won $100,000 dollars. Brad Keselowski, driver of the 22 Hertz Ford was able to pull away from Kyle Busch and win the race from the pole position. Regan Smith was able to stay ahead of the 16 of Ryan Reed and was able to win himself and JRMotorsports $100,000 dollars in the Dash-4-Cash.
Wheels America Racing’s Max Stallone – racing in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Michelin with support from PT Autosport – endured another difficult race weekend, caught up several incidents not of his own making.
Rusty Wallace, the grand marshal for Sunday’s Window World 450, joined Team Penske driver Austin Cindric and Penske team members on Monday in unveiling a throwback, 1993-inspired paint scheme