Kyle Larson makes it a three-peat with a win at Michigan

    BROOKLYN, Mich. (August 13, 2017) – Kyle Larson made 2017 his own celebration at Michigan International Speedway. He once again used a late-lap pass to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pure Michigan 400. Larson certainly knows the way to victory lane at Michigan International Speedway and has left his mark on the track with famous burnouts. The win marked the second straight Pure Michigan 400 victory for Larson and the third straight overall Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at Michigan. Larson joined some elite company with his third consecutive Monster Energy Series win at MIS. A pair…

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Driver Profile: Joe Gibbs Racing’s Riley Herbst

Riley Herbst fortunate for chance with JGR By Joseph Wolkin Riley Herbst made the swap from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East to the ARCA Racing Series in 2017. Through 11 contests, the 18-year-old Las Vegas native sits third in points and wants to win the title. What’s the experience been like of competing in ARCA? “It’s cool to be running full-time at the big tracks that the Cup guys go to. It’s a lot of fun and I’m learning every day. We’re all really close and work hand-in-hand in everything. I feel like we’ve gotten caught on getting pit strategies and…

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Michigan Edition of NASCAR Pole Position Available Now

NASCAR Pole Position Micigan edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Auto Care Centers. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position right here, right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE DELIVERED TO YOUR EMAIL? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, twice-weekly magazine…

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Xfinity: Hornish Jr. edges Hemric to claim first Mid-Ohio victory

Aug. 12, 2017 Staff Report NASCAR Wire Service LEXINGTON, Ohio – Sam Hornish Jr. dominated Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series Mid-Ohio Challenge, but his victory was anything but certain until the waning laps of a caution-filled race. Hornish, driving Team Penske’s No. 22 Ford Mustang, earlier had eclipsed his own qualifying record at the 13-turn, 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and edged series rookie Daniel Hemric by 1.335 seconds when the event ultimately went green for the final time with five circuits remaining in the 75-lap distance. The victory was the fifth in the series by Hornish, whose last win came in June…

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Darrell Wallace Jr. wins the Truck race at Michigan

August 12, 2017 Matt Crossman NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich.— For the final 11 laps of today’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway, Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr. protected his leading position. He blocked high and low and middle, and when he briefly lost the lead, he quickly surged his No. 99 MDM Motorsports Chevrolet back ahead. Every move he made in today’s LTi Printing 200 to earn a trip to Victory Lane turned out to be the right one. Actually getting to Victory Lane, that was another story. After laying down a massive burnout to raucous applause from…

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How It Works: NASCAR Air Titan 2.0

By Keith Waltz Weather has long been an enemy of auto racing, but the impact of rain on major NASCAR events was significantly reduced in 2014 with the introduction of Air Titan 2.0, the second-generation of track-drying technology. Air Titan 2.0 uses compressed air to push water off of the racing surface. The self-contained unit is housed in the bed of a Toyota pickup truck and is more cost-effective and efficient than its predecessor. Overall, the Air Titan 2.0 emits 80 percent fewer emissions than traditional track-drying methods. Air Titan 2.0 more than tripled the blade capacity of the original version and…

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