THE RACE: ARCA Menards Series Henry Ford Health 200
THE PLACE: Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
THE DATE: June 6, 2025
THE TIME: 5 pm ET
TV / RADIO: FS2, Live; MRN Radio/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, Live
(NOTE: Chuck’s last article)
Phoenix International Raceway continues to deliver quality racing for sure. And like it or not, the Cup playoffs usually produce a quality winner.
This year, one could argue that NASCAR and its playoff system did Phoenix wrong.
Just two more weekends off until the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to action at Kansas Speedway for the Playoffs Round of 8 finale, the Kansas Lottery 200 on Sept. 9 (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR). But before the engines fire back up, let’s take a look at how the competition has fared this season.
Number 33 is now number one after Max Verstappen secured his maiden FIA Formula One World Championship title for Red Bull Racing Honda with an extraordinary last-gasp victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Dig a little deeper, though, and there are any number of stats that matter to provide context, nuance and an explanation as to how – and why – Red Bull’s flying Dutchman soared to the sport’s summit after a 2021 F1 season for the ages, where he dethroned seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. (more…)
