NASCAR announced today that Mike Boerschinger, crew chief of the No. 87 team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31, 2010 as a result of rule violations during this past weekend’s event at Michigan International Speedway. The No. 87 car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing... more.

Eric McClure and the Hefty® Racing Team headed to the Michigan Int’l Speedway for the second “New Car” race of the Nationwide Series season.  Never pacifying the same loose handling characteristic that occurred during last month’s “New Car” debut, the Virginia driver was still able to overcome his 39th-place qualifying effort to finish the CARFAX 250 in the 30th position. “We di... more.

Reed Sorenson and the Dollar General team traveled to the Irish Hills of Michigan for the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ annual visit to Michigan International Speedway. Highlighting the weekend was the second appearance of the series’ “new car.” After qualifying 13th, Sorenson drove the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota to an eighth-place finish, his 13th top-10 finish in only 17 starts this season... more.

Brian Scott finished 15th in the Carfax 250 on Saturday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway. Paired with last week’s 13th-place finish at Watkins Glen, this 15th-place finish gives Scott four top-15 runs in the past six races. Rolling out on the grid for the second of five Nationwide Series “new car” events in 2010, Scott and his No. 11 AccuDoc Solutions Camry started an impressi... more.

Car#/Pit Stops/Dri/Laps/Time/Ttl Secs/Avg Secs 12 3 Justin Allgaier 125 00:01:55.778 115.778 38.593 98 3 Paul Menard 125 00:01:55.992 115.992 38.664 20 3 Joey Logano 125 00:01:56.953 116.953 38.984 22 3 Brad Keselowski 125 00:01:59.431 119.431 39.810 16 3 Colin Braun # 125 00:02:00.117 120.117 40.039 60 3 Carl Edwards 125 00:02:00.557 120.557 40.186 09 3 John Wes Townley 125 0... more.

Pos/Dr/BPts/Pts/Ldr/Nxt/S/P/W/T5/T10/DNF/$/PPos/G or L 1 Brad Keselowski 115 3704 0 0 23 5 4 17 20 0 $752,360 1 0 2 Carl Edwards 65 3357 -347 -347 23 2 2 12 18 1 $760,770 2 0 3 Kyle Busch 125 3201 -503 -156 19 2 9 15 16 1 $869,055 3 0 4 Justin Allgaier 40 3059 -645 -142 23 1 1 6 13 3 $681,514 4 0 5 Kevin Harvick 60 2908 -796 -151 19 2 2 10 17 1 $693,430 5 0 6 Paul Menard 10 2892 ... more.

Keselowski takes his second victory in front of a home crowd at Michigan!! NNS points leader #22 Brad Keselowski had the pole for today’s Carfax 250, with #00 Ryan Truex alongside in just his second Nationwide Series start. Keselowski would lead from the green as today marked the second outing for NASCAR’s new NNS car after its debut at Daytona. By lap 25 of the125 lap event, Keselowsk... more.

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge Discount Tire 179.556 40.099 Leader 2 100 Ryan Truex Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 178.625 40.308 -0.209 3 16 Colin Braun* Ford Con-way Freight 178.244 40.394 -0.295 4 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Old Navy 178.108 40.425 -0.326 5 1 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 178.020 40.445 -... more.

RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 100 Ryan Truex Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 177.410 40.584 Leader 2 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge Discount Tire 177.292 40.611 -0.027 3 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 176.561 40.779 -0.195 4 12 Justin Allgaier Dodge Verizon Wireless 176.074 40.892 -0.308 5 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota Out! Pet Care 17... more.

1 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 187.183 38.465 Leader 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 187.086 38.485 -0.02 3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 186.577 38.59 -0.125 4 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 186.572 38.591 -0.126 5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 186.461 38.614 -0.149 6 16 Greg Biffle For... more.

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6:30 AM NSCS REGISTRATION OPENS 6:00 AM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS 7:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS 10:00 AM 10:30 AM Michigan International Speedway Pace Rides 10:30 AM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (CONFERENCE ROOM) 11:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & DRAWING FOR QUALIFYING ORDER 11:30 AM NSCS ** HOT PASS IN EFFECT ** 12:00 N 1:30 PM NSCS PRACTICE 2:30... more.

1 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Chevrolet 2 27 Josh Wise Baker Curb Racing Ford 3 99 Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota 4 60 Carl Edwards Valvoline Ford 5 09 John Wes Townley Zaxby's Ford 6 33 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevrolet 7 7 Danica Patrick Hot Wheels/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 8 11 Brian Scott # AccuDoc Toyota 9 88 Elliott Sadler GT Vodka Chevrolet 10 BLANK 11 ... more.

RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 60 Carl Edwards Ford Valvoline 178.103 40.426 Leader 2 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 177.932 40.465 -0.039 3 98 Paul Menard Ford Richmond Water Heaters / Menards 177.130 40.648 -0.222 4 20 Joey Logano Toyota GameStop 176.787 40.727 -0.301 5 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Old Na... more.

Today's extended practice for the NNS COT is open to fans, with an autograph session at the end of the day. There will also be a Q&A with Colin Braun and NNS director, Joe Balash. Also, look for a sponsorship announcement from No.7 Danica Patrick- TRACK SCHEDULE 7 a.m.                           NNS garage opens 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.            Morning session... more.

“Sons of Anarchy,” FX’s smash hit   television series will serve as the primary sponsor for driver Mark Green andthe Jay Robinson Racing No. 49 NASCAR Nationwide Series Chevrolet at this Saturday’s CARFAX 250 at Michigan International Speedway.   Season three of “Sons of Anarchy” will premiere on FX on Tuesday,   September 7th. “I’m looking forward to having ‘Sons of Anarch... more.

Saturday’s event will mark Eric McClure’s 130th career start if he can earn one of the 43 starting positions. Last season, McClure posted a 28th-place finish in his third start at the two-mile D-shaped oval and has completed 98.4% of the total laps. This weekend TRM will utilize chassis No.53 which was used by McClure in July at the “New Car” debut at the famed Daytona Int... more.

Carl Long and Fleur-De-Lis Motorsports are looking forward to the CARFAX 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Michigan International Raceway this weekend. The 250-mile event will be the second race for the “new” Nationwide Series car for 2010. And, after the disappointment of not qualifying for the first “new” car race at Daytona on July 2nd, the CARFAX 250 holds a special meanin... more.

Reed Sorenson is a previous winner at Michigan International Speedway! In only his second career ARCA Racing Series start, Sorenson started the June, 2004 race at MIS from the outside pole and went on to win the 100-lap event! Sorenson and the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) head to Michigan International Speedway (MIS) with the “New Car.” Drivers and teams will participate in an extended t... more.

Jeremy Clements and the 04 Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevrolet has arrived at the Michigan Speedway in preparation for the CARFAX 250 COT race on Saturday. Associate sponsors on the 04 this weekend -Wardcraft Conveyors. of Spring Arbor Mi, manufacturers of Conveyance Systems since 1950; and Diamond Pistons of Clinton Twp. Mi, producing the finest racing parts since 1968. After another top 20 fi... more.

Nestled in the Irish Hills in the southeastern region of the Great Lakes State, Michigan International Speedway will host the second race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series new car this weekend before the car’s full integration into the series in 2011. With a four leaf clover affixed to the back of his helmet, Germain Racing’s Michael Annett will make his second ever appearance on Michigan ... more.

NASCAR Nationwide driver Chase Austin will be driving the No. 43 Forgotten Harvest/Walgreens Million Meal Challenge Dodge for Baker Curb Racing at Michigan International Speedway this Saturday in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Race. This will be Chase’s 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series debut and his first chance to get behind the wheel of the new body style of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race cars. ... more.

This Week’s Verizon Dodge … Justin Allgaier will pilot Penske Racing chassis PRS-206 in Saturday afternoon’s Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway. This is a brand new Verizon Dodge Challenger that will be put through its first paces this weekend at Michigan. The Challenger Returns … Michigan marks the second of four events where the new Nationwide Series car will be utilized ... more.

Robert Richardson, Jr. and the No. 23 Chevrolet of R3 Motorsports are looking to make the most of some recent momentum and luck while racing in the Irish Hills of Michigan this week. Making their only trip of the year to the two-mile oval of Michigan International Speedway, the R3 Motorsports team will do so with a brand-new Impala for the second NASCAR Nationwide Series race using the new-styl... more.

This weekend the Nationwide Series moves from the mountains of New York to the Irish Hills of Michigan, running the second new car race of the season at Michigan International Speedway where Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) co-owner Kevin Harvick will make his ninth-career Nationwide Series start at the 2-mile track. In eight previous Nationwide Series starts at Michigan, Harvick has four top-five and six... more.

This Week’s Challenger… The No. 22 Penske Racing Discount Tire Dodge Challenger team will use chassis PRS-204 during Saturday’s Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway. This is a brand-new chassis to the No. 22 stable. ·         The No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger in 2010... After 21 races, Keselowski and the No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge team currently lead the Nationwide ... more.

With the new NASCAR Nationwide Series car making its debut at Michigan International Speedway next weekend, the speedway has decided to open the race track to the public for the new car’s practice sessions on Thursday, August 12. Best of all, it’s free! The practice sessions will be held from 9 a.m.-Noon and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. The sessions will test the cars in preparation for the Nationwide Ser... more.

NASCAR officials have been meeting with drivers and team leaders in continuing conversations about the future shape of the sport. Similar meetings and input from outside NASCAR's inner circle led to some of the rather drastic changes the sport has seen in the past 18 months. There have been suggestions that NASCAR is looking at another spate of changes designed to again elevate its profile. ... more.

Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 team have adopted a slogan that seems to become more self-evident every week: “All we do is win.” Who’s to argue after witnessing Hamlin win the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 NASCAR Sprint Series race at Michigan International Speedway today in such dominating fashion. Hamlin also contends the best is yet to come, which has to be a scary thought among his... more.