Angela Ruch on Racing at Texas: “I’ve had this date circled on my calendar since I left Texas earlier this year,” said Ruch. “Our 44 team showed good speed all weekend and we were on the move early in the race before our incident. I’m excited to get back behind the wheel in Texas and compete at this fast track under the lights again Friday night.”
Ross Chastain on Racing at Texas: “Texas is a special place for our team owner Al, so there’s definitely a little added pressure to perform well for him and all of his employees out here this week,” said Chastain.
Michael Annett’s best NASCAR Xfinity Series finish at Michigan International Speedway is 12th in 2012.
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Michigan International Speedway this weekend, which is a “home track” of sorts for Matt Tifft. The No. 36 Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford Mustang will once again carry the updated primary paint scheme featuring a 36% discount code for Surface Sunscreen products. Tifft is looking to build momentum from key gains made throughout the season thus far.
For the second time in 2019, David Ragan’s No. 38 Ford Mustang will carry the CITGARD colors during the “FireKeepers Casino 400” Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Toyota placed only three cars in the Top 10 at Pocono but the won the race again and that is all that matters. Kyle Busch didn’t win either of the first two stages, that honor went to Kyle Larson, but he won the race – again. And last time I checked, they handed out the trophy at the end of the race, not at the end of the stages.
Clint Bowyer,who owns 10Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories and drives the No. 14 Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), will be part of a special ticket package on sale now for the upcoming 61st annual Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday night, July 6 at Daytona International Speedway.
In one of the most anticipated weekends on the schedule each year for Jack Roush, Roush Fenway Racing heads North to the backyard of its owner and Ford Motor Company as The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) converges on the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway. Overall RFR Fords have 23 wins at MIS with 91 top-five and 150 top-10 finishes.
Kyle Benjamin on Racing at Texas: "I'm looking forward to this opportunity with Niece Motorsports,” said Kyle Benjamin. “Phil (Gould, crew chief) and the team have made 1.5-mile tracks a focus, and it showed in Ross Chastain's win in Kansas. I'm leaning on them this weekend and will use the race as a learning experience, but I'd also like to give them a good result we can build on."
After a troublesome weekend in Pennsylvania leaving the team with unfinished business, Corey LaJoie is eager to get on track at Michigan International Speedway to showcase the conspicuous speed that the No. 32 Ford Mustang has exhibited in recent weeks.
The ARCA Menards Series’ 20 races are held at 18 different race tracks, and with tracks ranging from 2.66 miles to 0.375 miles and two one-mile dirt tracks thrown in for good measure, it’s one of the most diverse schedules in all of motorsports.
The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series gets back on track this Friday night in the Lone Star state at Texas Motor Speedway for race number nine of the 2019 season after a couple of weeks off.
Anthony Alfredo is ready to get back in his No. 15 Steelsmith Toyota Tundra this weekend after picking up a career-best finish in his last NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series start last month at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kurt Busch returned to Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday and immediately became the most sought-after driving instructor around as he helped prepare retired U.S. Army Col. Hal Kushner for his July 6 duties as Honorary Pace Truck Driver for the 61st annual Coke Zero Sugar 400.
John Hunter Nemechek and GMS Racing will utilize chassis no. 220 this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. This chassis has been run once this season by Nemechek at Texas Motor Speedway (start: 8th/finish: 9th)
Newman will make his 36th Cup start at the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway this weekend. In 35 prior events, Newman has two wins, nine top-10s and six top fives. He has an overall average finish of 16.4 and starting spot of 13.5 with one pole.
DIBENEDETTO BY THE NUMBERS: In eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Michigan, Matt DiBenedetto has an average start of 31.9, an average finish of 31.1, and he’s completed 1,442 of 1,473 (97.9 percent) career laps at the 2.0-mile track in Brooklyn, Michigan.
DGR-Crosley announced today that RAILBLAZA has partnered with Tyler Ankrum for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, Texas) on Friday. RAILBLAZA, an outdoor mounting system company, will be the primary sponsor on Ankrum’s No. 17 Toyota Tundra as he competes in the SpeedyCash.com 400.
Retired U.S. Army Col. Hal Kushner, an area resident who served in Vietnam and was held as a prisoner of war for 5 ½ years, will be the Honorary Pace Truck driver for the 61st annual Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday, July 6 at Daytona International Speedway.
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) winner Ross Chastain will officially declare for NGOTS points for the remainder of the 2019 season.