BRAD KESELOWSKI: I don’t really think there is anybody in the wings. I think the way this year’s package has kind of come together, where we are right now is where we’re going to be for the remainder of the year. You might see some small gains from some teams but I don’t see anything significant coming. I think right now the Penske cars are probably the best when it comes to balanced track to track. The Hendrick cars are probably the best where it takes power to run. These tracks are certainly one of those, and Kevin Harvick, his team is probably the fastest week in and week out. Continue reading “Hendrick Motorsports A Full Season Ahead With Engine Program Says Brad Keselowski”
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Jimmie Johnson gets third win of the season at Michigan
onJune 15, 2014
Scott Held
NASCAR Wire Service
BROOKLYN, Mich. – At long last, Jimmie Johnson knows what it feels like to visit victory lane at Michigan International Speedway.
The six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup series champion took the lead for good on Lap 191 after a cycle of pit stops and cruised to the checkered flag at Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 to end a 24-race drought here. Continue reading “Jimmie Johnson gets third win of the season at Michigan”
Kevin Harvick wins the pole at Michigan with new track record
onJune 13, 2014
Scott Held
NASCAR Wire Service
BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – Three laps were all Kevin Harvick needed Friday afternoon.
He set a new Michigan International Speedway record on his first qualifying lap, then broke it during his last to claim his third Coors Light Pole Award of the season for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Quicken Loans 400. He ran just one lap in each of the three periods and his No. 4 Chevy was the fastest car on the track each time. Continue reading “Kevin Harvick wins the pole at Michigan with new track record”
The Final Lap Weekly #310 NASCAR Podcast – Ben Kennedy / Michigan Preview
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SHOW #310 – Guest: Ben Kennedy – We recap the Pocono weekend where JR Nation is still buzzing!, Kasey Kahne got his bell rung, Kerry’s Fantasy picks pan out well, Toby likes magnets apparently, we hear from Jimmie Johnson, lots of Brad Keselowski plus a full Michigan preview that will knock your socks off! (is that even possible) Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie
( Roughly 48:00 mins)
Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #310 NASCAR Podcast – Ben Kennedy / Michigan Preview”
Keselowski After Second Victory Of Season, First At Home Track Michigan
onBrad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Ford) is teed up for a victory in the Quicken Loans 400 in several ways.
He’s back in his home state. Keselowski is from Rochester Hills, approximately 90 miles from MIS, which is located in Brooklyn.
He’s coming two consecutive runner-up finishes, at Dover and Pocono.
Although he has two NASCAR Nationwide Series victories at MIS, Keselowski has not won there in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Winning would be a great thing to celebrate with car owner Roger Penske, who used to own MIS.
And last but certainly not least … winning would be a great way to celebrate Father’s Day with his dad, Bob, a former driver and team owner.
“When I think about racing, and people ask me this question a lot, how I got into racing, and the simple answer is my family,” Keselowski said. “I think if you look through a lot of those that are in the sport, at least at a competitor level, there’s some family traditions that involve racing and a lot of them are based around dads.
That makes Father’s Day, I think, uniquely special to motorsports, but it’s special to the whole sports world in that sense, and it’s something that I’m very proud of with the relationship I have with my dad, how he got me started in racing, and I know it makes a win or any achievement you have even more special to win on that day.
“Hopefully we can pull that off.”
