BROOKLYN, Mich. (June 17, 2017) – Denny Hamlin used a pass coming off of turn four on the last lap to win the Irish Hills 250. He beat rookie William Byron to the line by just 0.012 seconds. It was the closest NASCAR XFINITY Series finish ever at Michigan International Speedway.
Joey Logano started the season strong with top-five finishes in all but three of the first nine races. But following his win at Richmond International Raceway, his season turned south fast.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series continues this week as it heads to Gateway Motorsports Park. There are currently 28 trucks on the preliminary entry list. Since its return in 2014, there have been three different winners at Gateway. Those include Darrell Wallace Jr., Cole Custer and Christopher Bell.
It may surprise you to learn that Chase Elliott has the series-best driver rating (125.1) at Michigan. In his only two starts last year, he earned two runner-up finishes. Elliott also has the series-best average finish (2.000), average running position (4.300) and the series-most laps in the top 15 (391 laps, 97.8 percent).
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the XFINITY Series will compete at Michigan International Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series travels to Gateway Motorsports Park.
Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. made his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Pocono Raceway Sunday in the historic No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford. There were a few bumps along the way but he characterized it as “a wonderful day for me, a wonderful day for the sport.”
Jimmie Johnson and Jamie McMurray saw their day end in a violent wreck within seconds of each other just prior to the end of the second stage of the Axalta Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway.
Niece Motorsports drivers have made waves throughout the first three races of the season. Both the Nos. 45 and 44 teams are currently above the Chase cutline, seeded fourth and 10th, respectively.
Forte Racing has announced the addition of the No. 8 Sigma Plastics McLaren Artura Trophy Evo to its 2026 McLaren Trophy America program, with Kaia Teo and Paul Holton set to compete in the upcoming season.
After back-to-back idle weekends, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be back in action to join the O’Reilly Auto Parts and Cup Series for a tripleheader weekend at one of the sport’s most iconic venues – Darlington Raceway.
Fendt®, a leading provider of advanced agricultural machinery and smart farming solutions, today announced a targeted regional sponsorship with the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) North Central Division 3.
NASCAR’s three national series return this weekend to one of NASCAR’s most famed and challenging tracks, Darlington Raceway, for a three-day show of stock car racing.
