The PureMichigan400 on NBCSN earned a 1.96 overnight rating and averaged 3.16 million viewers on Sunday, up one percent from last year's 1.94 (when it ran two weekends later, in part because of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro).The Xfinity Series race from Mid-Ohio drew a 0.58 rating (916,000...

NASCAR never had any intention of taking cars back to the R&D Center to assess how each manufacturer stacks up."We actually found it kind of comical this weekend because we put a little bit of the rumor out there and candidly, it worked," said NASCAR executive vice president and chief...

For the first time since late May, the No. 3 Chevrolet of Austin Dillon was one of the first to cross the finish line Sunday afternoon.Dillon charged to a seventh-place finish at Michigan International Speedway during the overtime attempt in the Pure Michigan 400. In doing so, Dillon grabbed his...

Martin Truex Jr. had a "look in the mirror" moment after his second-place finish in the Pure Michigan 400.The leader on the race's final restart, Truex was bested by Chip Ganassi Racing driver Kyle Larson. It was a difficult loss as Truex had dominated the second half of the day...

Two Hendrick Motorsports teammates will be in backup cars for the Pure Michigan 400.Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne will start at the rear of the field Sunday afternoon after both hit the wall and severely damaged their primary cars in final practice. Johnson got loose in Turn 1 and his...

Christopher Bell experienced his first laps in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Saturday morning at Michigan International Speedway. The 21-year-old Truck Series competitor ran 20 laps in the No. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Bell is on standby this weekend for Denny Hamlin, who is expecting the...

Chip Ganassi never ran a sprinter in his racing career, but the veteran owner became the toast of the sprint car world when he told Kyle Larson he could run in Saturday night's Knoxville Nationals.Larson, who won Wednesday night's preliminary feature and locked himself into the prestigious A Main at...

Michigan native Brad Keselowski will lead the field to the green flag Sunday afternoon in the Pure Michigan 400.The No. 2 Ford rocketed to the top of the speed chart in the final round of qualifying with a lap of 203.097 mph to earn the pole, the season's fastest qualifying...

Camping World Truck Series driver Christopher Bell will be on standby for Denny Hamlin this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.Bell, who drives for Kyle Busch Motorsports, could be called into action if Hamlin needs to return home to North Carolina for the birth of his second child. Thursday was the...

Back in the day, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. saw speed as a way of putting stock car racing on the map. Now, miles per hour is just one aspect of the sport's optimal package.Carl Edwards climbed out of his car and shook his head as he talked to reporters...