Corvette Racing has experienced highs and lows in its 18 appearances at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. America’s premier GT racing team added to that Sunday with a dramatic third-place finish in the GTE Pro category with Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Jordan Taylor climbing onto the podium together for the second time in four years.
Nature was defeated at Grandview Speedway on Saturday as afternoon showers looked as if they would force another show to be cancelled. However management held off and the track crew did a great job to make racing possible.
Racing on a warm midwestern summer day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the drivers in the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires impressed with a hard fought race on Saturday that featured another close finish.
John Hunter Nemechek won the Drivin For Lineman 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park. It was his first win of the 2017 season and the fourth of his career.
Camry driver Denny Hamlin was victorious in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR XFINTIY Series (NXS) race at Michigan International Speedway. Hamlin held off second-place William Byron by 0.012 seconds, marking the closest XFINTIY Series finish at Michigan since NASCAR introduced electronic scoring in 1993.
Recap: Brad Keselowski led the most laps in Saturday’s Irish Hills 250 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) before settling for a fourth-place finish in the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang at his home track. After starting the race in the second position, Keselowski had a dramatic opening lap as he and the No. 18 of Kyle Busch made contact going into the first corner.
Consistency All-Around Leads Paul Menard to Top-10 Finish at Michigan International Speedway "We had a really solid day all the way around in our No. 2 Richmond/Menards Chevrolet Camaro. I was able to race inside the top five for a majority of the race and really had some good speed on long runs and exiting the corner."
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.