After running second to Donny Schatz in Saturday night’s 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals, Kyle Larson came to Michigan fired up and seeking vengeance on Sunday afternoon.
A slightly earlier pit stop allowed Martin Truex Jr. to leapfrog race-long dominator Brad Keselowski and collect his 15th stage win of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season Sunday at Michigan Int’l Speedway.
Brad Keselowski dominated the opening stage of Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400, leading 56 of the 60 laps for his fourth stage win of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Martin Truex Jr. used a late surge to pass pole winner Kyle Larson for the second time running and became the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver with double digit stage wins this season Sunday at Michigan Int’l Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. just continues to fill his playoff point bank in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
A caution coming to three laps to go in Stage 2 of Saturday’s Irish Hills 250 afforded Elliott Sadler an opportunity to stay out on-track, and ultimately, a playoff point towards the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship.
After contact with rival and polesitter Kyle Busch on the initial start, Brad Keselowski led the first 30 laps of the Irish Hills 250 at Michigan Int’l Speedway for his third-straight NASCAR XFINITY Series stage win.