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Quicken Loans to Sponsor June Race at Michigan International Speedway
DETROIT – Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. today announced it has teamed with Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Michigan, to sponsor the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at MIS on Sunday, June 17. “We saw the Quicken Loans 400 as another way to further our support of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series and to showcase our culture and focus on the client experience to the millions of NASCAR fans around the country,” said Jay … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Doggin’ for a win: Martinsville squares off against Michigan in Sugar Bowl bet
BROOKLYN, Mich. – Next Tuesday’s Sugar Bowl will pit two legendary programs against one another – Martinsville Speedway and Michigan International Speedway. The top dogs for the two NASCAR racetracks will square off head-to-head, each backing his state’s marquee football team. MIS boss Roger Curtis will cheer for the legendary University of Michigan, while Martinsville boss Clay Campbell has picked Virginia Tech to win. Here’s the bet: If the No. 11 Hokies win, Curtis will travel to … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Busch Clinches Chase Spot with Michigan Win
BROOKLYN, Mich.—Michigan finally unrolled the welcome mat for Kyle Busch, the first official member of the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Busch got his first Sprint Cup Series victory at Michigan International Speedway in his 14th start at the 2.0-mile track, holding off Jimmie Johnson in a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400. Busch beat Johnson to the finish line by .568 seconds to claim his series-best fourth victory of the season and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Sprint Cup
Kevin Harvick outruns Timothy Peters for Michigan truck race win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich.—Kevin Harvick outran Timothy Peters in a green-white-checkered-flag finish at Michigan International Speedway, and with Nelson Piquet Jr. slamming the inside backstretch wall behind him, claimed his second straight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in Saturday’s VFW 200. The victory was owner/driver Harvick’s second in four starts this season and the 11th of his career. Peters ran second, followed by Miguel Paludo, James Buescher and David Starr. Jason White, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Truck Series
Earnhardt says Patrick already successful in NASCAR
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich.—Dale Earnhardt Jr. was noncommittal on reports that Danica Patrick will race full time for his JR Motorsports Nationwide Series team next year, but he has been impressed with Patrick’s performance on the track. An announcement of Patrick’s plans for 2012 is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to the reports. The announcement is expected to be made in Phoenix. “There ain’t been no announcement yet, so I don’t … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup
Greg Biffle wins pole for Pure Michigan 400
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich.—Greg Biffle found a rocket ship when he needed it most. Battling for a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Biffle scorched Michigan International Speedway with a lap at 190.345 mph (37.826 seconds) to win the pole for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400, the 23rd NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the season. In winning the seventh Coors Light pole award of his career and his first since 2008, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Brad Keselowski rises above pain to stardom
By Matt Crossman Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich.—Brad Keselowski is walking across the garage area at Michigan International Speedway, signing autographs and greeting fellow travelers in the NASCAR circus. He’s in a hurry to get somewhere, as all drivers always are, and his gait is just a bit off as he favors his left leg, the blue driving shoe at the end of that leg dragging slightly behind. Inside that shoe is the most famous ankle … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kyle Busch ‘Outrageously Dependable’ As Chase Looms Near
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 17, 2011) – Kyle Busch hasn’t always been the driver people associated with the word consistency. But now, just four races before the 10-race, 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship is set to begin, nobody has been more outrageously dependable when it comes to consistent finishes than the talented 26-year-old. Busch, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), has already posted 10 finishes of third … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kurt Busch Concerned with Two Big Factors Heading into Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. – Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch enters this weekend’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway convinced of two factors his Steve Addington-led “Double-Deuce” team will face. He is hoping that his team’s preparation will help in dealing with one and he has confidence that his team’s strategy and execution will help conquer the other. “We’re heading back into Michigan hoping that we learned a lot that we can apply from the June … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
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