NASCAR fans had the chance on Sunday afternoon to witness the sport’s new downforce package during the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Along with feedback from drivers, the sanctioning body lowered the rear spoiler along with changes to the front splitter and rear deck fin. All in hopes of more straightaway speed and the […] READ MORE
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Matt Kenseth Gets Hot, wins Pure Michigan 400 at MIS
The dog days of summer have nothing on the heat of forty-three drivers battling for the win. Throw on top of that a berth in the Chase and a ninety-degree day on track, and it was one hot day for the drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in the Pure Michigan 400 at MIS. […] READ MORE
Gone Truckin’ – Kyle Busch Wins Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan
Michigan International Speedway is one unique racetrack on the NASCAR schedule. It drives like a mile and a half track in the corners, but with the speed of a superspeedway. And the men and women of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series would be the first to tackle the track on the weekend, in the […] READ MORE
Four to Follow: Stories from the Irish Hills for NASCAR at Michigan
One of the fastest tracks in NASCAR welcomes the men and women of the Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series back to the Irish Hills. And with new rules changes in place for at least one of them, things could look a lot different this time with NASCAR at Michigan. Here are the […] READ MORE
2014 Sprint Cup: Hendrick Motorsports to Lose
When the green flag waves on Sunday for the start of the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports will be seeking its fifth consecutive victory in NASCAR’s top level. Whether this attempt ends in success or failure will be a moot point, because the dominance demonstrated by the Hendrick cars in the […] READ MORE
Fuel it Up Michigan: A Sad Edition, RIP Jason Leffler.
Welcome to “Fuel It Up”! The racing world is chock full of intriguing stories, but sifting through them to get a good general sense of the landscape can be challenging. In Fuel It Up, I take the biggest, more interesting storylines and present them to you in a quick, compact 300-words-or-less format. Sad news to report […] READ MORE