Chris Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and won at Richmond as the NASCAR Cup series shifts to Michigan with drivers starting to feel the pressure of time running out with the playoffs near.
Buescher became the 12th playoff-eligible race winner this year and there are four playoff spots up for grabs over the next month.
Ty Gibbs is the first driver out, 18 points behind Michael McDowell. Kevikn Harvick hasn’t won since his visit to Michigan a year ago.
Ford now has 723 wins in the Cup Series.
William Byron leads the series with four wins - Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. each have three.
Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan.
Practice and qualifying is 11:30 am Saturday morning. Race time is 1:30 pm Sunday afternoon.
Sam Mayer grabbed his first career Xfinity Series victory in the second overtime session at Road America in his native Wisconsin and now the XFinity Series rejoins the Cup Series in Michigan.
Justin Hill of Richard Childress Racing leads the points standings, 14 ahead of John Hunter Nemechek of Joe Gibbs Racing.
Ty Gibbs won his fifth race of the season last year at Michigan.
The Xfinity Series plans to make The CW its exclusive broadcast home, with 33 live races each year starting in 2025 and running through 2031.
Practice and qualifying is at 2:30 pm this afternoon. Race time is 2:30 pm Saturday.
The Cup and XFinity series heads to the Indy road course next weekend while the Craftsman Truck Series will be in Indianapolis but at Lucas Oil Raceway Park.
