Seventeen days after announcing her departure from Stewart-Haas Racing at season’s end, Danica Patrick has no concrete plans for her future in racing. For the time being, she’s leaving those matters to her people’. ‘Yeah, I’ve had some (discussions), but not a ton, Patrick said on Friday at Dover. ‘As I’ve said for a good while now, I let business people in my business handle that and have those conversations and figure out what options are out there, and I’m going to let them do that. Patrick says she isn’t likely to return to IndyCar but won’t rule it out completely.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was surprised he’s still in contention After a disaster at Chicagoland Speedway and a nondescript performance at New Hampshire, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. can take solace that he’s still in contention to advance beyond the Round of 16 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Kyle Busch is enjoying a breakout year in qualifying Before this year, Kyle Busch had never won more than three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles in a single season. Then the floodgates opened in 2017. Busch has become the top qualifier in the series with eight Coors Light Pole Awards this season, but the success was hardly instantaneous. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota didn’t win his first 2017 pole until the 13th race of the season, at Dover International Speedway. Including that event, Busch has topped qualifying for eight of the last 17 races.
MARTIN TRUEX JR. LIKES HIS VIEW FROM THE TOP What’s it like to come to the race track knowing you’ll have one of the fastest cars every single week-even at venues that historically haven’t been your best? Martin Truex Jr. now knows the answer to that question. The driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota has enjoyed a dream season in 2017, winning a series-best five times and pacing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led (1,835), stages won (19) and Playoff points accumulated (59). Truex got a taste of success last year when he won four races and led 1,809 laps, but the surfeit of strong finishes hasn’t dulled his appetite for more.(NASCAR Wire Service)[Read Full Notes]
