2 years ago | By NASCAR notes

Kyle Busch, No. 18 M&M'S Hazelnut Spread Toyota Camry Race Recap for the Pocono 400 Kyle Busch was 3/1 favorite top win at Pocono. Date: June 2, 2019Event: Pocono 400 Series: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup SeriesLocation: Pocono Raceway Format: 160 laps, broken into three stages Start/Finish: 2nd/1st Point Standing: 1st with 568 points, four ahead of second
Race Winner: Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing Stage 1 Winner: Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing Stage 2 Winner: Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing
Stage 1 Recap :● Kyle Busch started second and finished 30th.● The M&M'S Hazelnut Spread...
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Odds to win 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan

2 years ago | By NASCAR notes

Clint Bowyer won at Michigan last June.
WESTGATE LAS VEGAS SUPERBOOKODDS TO WIN 2019 FIREKEEPERS CASINO 400MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAYSUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2019 - 2:15 PM ET
Kyle BUSCH 11/4
Kevin HARVICK 5/1
Martin TRUEX JR 6/1
Brad KESELOWSKI 8/1
Chase ELLIOTT 10/1
Joey LOGANO 10/1
Kyle LARSON 14/1
Denny HAMLIN 16/1
Ryan BLANEY 20/1
Clint BOWYER 20/1
Erik JONES 25/1
Kurt BUSCH 30/1
Alex BOWMAN 30/1
Aric ALMIROLA 30/1
Jimmie JOHNSON 30/1
Daniel SUAREZ 40/1
William BYRON 40/1
Austin DILLON 80/1
Ricky STENHOUSE JR 200/1
Ryan NEWMAN 200/1
Paul MENARD 200/1
Chris BUESCHER 300/1
Daniel HEMRIC...
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Aric Almirola is 30/1 to win 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan

2 years ago | By NASCAR notes

Almirola's Career-Best Season to Date
Aric Almirola had best two Michigan finishes in 2018. KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina - Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing , heads to Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn fresh off a top-10 finish at Pocono Raceway.
Statistically, this is Almirola's best Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season through the first 14 races.
His strong start began with six consecutive top-10s after being wrecked in the closing laps of the season-opening Daytona 500. Through 14 races, he has amassed eight top-10s, one...
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Daniel Suarez is 40/1 to win 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan

2 years ago | By NASCAR notes

A Return to Site of First NASCAR National Series Victory
KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina - Daniel Suárez heads to Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn with the No. 41 Ford Mustang team for Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400. The Stewart-Haas Racing entry will once again be adorned with the familiar black-and-red Haas Automation colors for Suárez's fifth Cup Series start at the 2-mile oval located in the Irish Hills of Michigan.
Suárez enters the weekend after an eighth-place finish at Pocono Raceway, where he led nine laps, earned five stage points and...
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Denny Hamlin is 16/1 to win 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan

2 years ago | By NASCAR notes

Denny Hamlin won pole at Michigan in August. Denny Hamlin 11 FedEx Freight Toyota
Joe Gibbs Racing
Race Info:
Race: FireKeepers Casino 400
Date/Time: June 9/2:00 p.m. ET
Distance: 200 laps/400 miles
Track Length: 2 miles
Track Shape: Oval 2018 Winner: Clint Bowyer
Express Notes:
Pocono Recap: Denny Hamlin earned a sixth-place finish at Pocono Raceway Sunday, putting behind him a stretch of races where he finished outside the top 15 due to mechanical issues or accidents. Hamlin started the 400-mile event in sixth and raced inside the top 10 for most of the afternoon. Passing was difficult...
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr is 200/1 to win 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway

2 years ago | By NASCAR notes

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was 5th at Charlotte 3 weeks ago with same package. Team: No. 17 NOS Energy Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
Twitter: Stenhouse17Team Stenhousejr and RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
Stenhouse Jr. at Michigan International Speedway
Stenhouse Jr. has 12 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway with an average starting position of 19.4 and average finishing position of 21.4.
The 2013 MENCS Rookie of the Year also has three Xfinity starts earning one top-five and one top-10 finish.
One Year Ago at Michigan
After earning his best career...
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Clint Bowyer is 20/1 to win 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway

2 years ago | By NASCAR notes

Michigan Success Important to Haas Automation, Ford
KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina - The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan Speedway in June 2018 couldn't have gone much better for Clint Bowyer. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver drove a Haas Automation-liveried Ford to victory lane just 65 miles from Ford's worldwide headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.
It marked the second victory of 2018 for Bowyer and the 10th of his career, moving him into a tie for 49th place with Donnie Allison and Sterling Marlin on the all-time wins list.
“Obviously, that was one of the best two moments of...
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Kevin Harvick is 5/1 to win 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400

2 years ago | By NASCAR notes

Yes, Michigan!
Kevin Harvick was runner-up and 1st at Michigan last season. KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina - Every NASCAR race is important and the ultimate goal of any team and driver is to win. Period.
True, some races are bigger than others - think of Daytona, Indianapolis, Charlotte and Darlington.
Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn is an important race for the drivers, but also for the manufacturers. Ford and General Motors' Chevrolet brand are based just outside of Detroit, and the Michigan race is important for bragging rights between Ford, Chevy and Toyota.
Kevin Harvick...
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