Race Weekend Central

Kurt Busch: ‘Our Day Will Come’

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When Kurt Busch won the pole on Friday for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, he became one of the race favorites. He does have three prior victories at the racetrack. Stage 1 looked promising for the No. 41 team, leading the opening 46 laps. However, late in the stage Ryan Blaney chased …

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Paul Menard Uses Gutsy Pit Call to Get First Top 5 With Wood Brothers Racing

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Heading into Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, all drivers knew the weather would play a factor, especially after it delayed the initial green flag of the race by more than two hours. However, Paul Menard and Wood Brothers Racing used it to their advantage. Menard took the green flag from the 15th …

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XFINITY Breakdown: Austin Dillon Takes Richard Childress Racing Back to Victory Lane

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Based off Friday’s practices, Saturday’s LTi 250 at Michigan International Speedway was a much-anticipated event with three and four-wide racing using the new restrictor plate package. However, rain was the story of the day. This weather … ? Rain has put us on hold for the #LTiPrinting250. Stay tuned to FOX for updates from @MISpeedway! …

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Michael McDowell Fitting in with Front Row Motorsports

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Heading into the 2018 NASCAR season, Michael McDowell knew he had the best opportunity of his career competing full-time for Front Row Motorsports. Last year was his first full-time season (though having nine partial seasons before) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for Leavine Family Racing. However, the team announced in September that Kasey …

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XFINITY Series Qualifying Cancelled, Kyle Busch to Start on Pole

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When the rain came to shorten the mornings Cup Series practice at Michigan International Speedway, it put XFINITY Series qualifying in jeopardy. 20 minutes after it was scheduled to start, NASCAR cancelled qualifying for the LTi 250, and the starting lineup will be set per the rule book. That puts Pocono winner Kyle Busch on …

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Kevin Harvick Leads Morning Practice at Michigan

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It didn’t take long for the No. 4 car to shoot to the top of the leaderboard, which saw Kevin Harvick pace Saturday mornings (June 9) practice session at Michigan International Speedway. Harvick turned a lap of 200.719 mph, more than one-tenth of a second ahead of the second quickest time, which was held by …

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Kurt Busch Wins Cup Pole at Michigan

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Kurt Busch hasn’t visited Victory Lane since the 2017 Daytona 500, but he will bring the field to the green flag for Sunday’s (June 10) FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. In the final round of qualifying, Busch rocketed to the top of the scoring pylon with a lap of 203.361 mph, .034 seconds …

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Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon Pace XFINITY Practices at Michigan

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The XFINITY Series had two of the most anticipated practice sessions of the season on Friday (June 8) with a new restrictor plate package that NASCAR implemented most recently last weekend at Pocono Raceway The pair of practices didn’t disappoint having three and four-wide battles, while drivers were aggressive to see what their respective cars …

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Frontstretch Podcast: Jeremy Clements Dishes Up Plate Racing

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In the latest episode of the 2018 Frontstretch Podcast, we review restrictor plate racing at Pocono Raceway with Dustin Albino, Mike Neff, Zach Catanzareti and Jeremy Clements, driver of the No. 51 Chevrolet in the XFINITY Series. Kyle Busch dominated the XFINITY Series race, leading 64 of 100 laps, pulling away from the field, something we haven’t seen with restrictor plates. …

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Eyes on XFINITY: Michael Annett ‘Underperforming’ with JR Motorsports in 2018

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The JR Motorsports team is loaded with experience in the XFINITY Series, with drivers Elliott Sadler, Justin Allgaier and Michael Annett, all of whom have raced full-time in the Cup Series. However, 12 races into 2018, two of them have performed up to expectations, and one, self-admittedly has not. Annett, 31, returned to JRM this season …

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Pace Laps: 2018 NASCAR Championship Down To Three Men?

#78: Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing, Toyota Camry Bass Pro Shops/5 Hour Energy Wins Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Martin Truex Jr. Punches Back Against Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch Reigning champion Martin Truex Jr. hasn’t had it easy this season. At one point, he wrecked three times in four races during a stretch from Texas to Talladega. “Last year, I felt like we couldn’t do anything wrong,” he said. “This …

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