Following the Nationwide series’ Carfax 250 from Michigan International Raceway, NASCAR put 10 cars on the chassis dyno to check horsepower. After confiscating nine Nationwide cars earlier in the season and checking their horsepower, NASCAR discovered that some Toyotas had as much as three percent more horsepower than the other makes. As a result, NASCAR issued [...]
Carl Edwards held off Kyle Busch on a restart with two laps to go and won the 3M Peformance 400 from Michigan International Raceway. Top 5: Edwards, Busch, David Ragan, Greg Biffle, and Matt Kenseth. Mark Martin, Brian Vickers, Kevin Harvick, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray rounded out the top 10. Notables: Jeff Burton (11th), Tony [...]
Veteran driver Mike Skinner will replace Michael McDowell in Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 00 Toyota for the next three races, starting at this week’s 3M Performance 400 from Michigan International Raceway. Skinner will evaluate the team, suggesting ways to improve its on-track performance. Skinner will also drive the car in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor [...]