Michigan Lineup, News, Notes, Stats, ETC.

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Race: Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Brooklyn, MI

Title Sponsor: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips

Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 1:18pm/et

•NASCAR Pre-race: TNT's Countdown to Green - 12:00pm/et

•Television Race Coverage: TNT, 1:00pm/et

•In the Booth: Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Kyle Petty

•Pit Reporters: Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, Ralph Sheheen, Chris Neville

•TNT's Pre-race show: Lindsay Czarniak, Larry McReynolds, Kyle Petty

 

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TRACK/RACE NEWS/STATS

•Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile D-shaped oval
Banking: turns: 18 degrees; straights: frontstretch 12 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet
Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet
73 feet wide with 10-foot apron in turns, 45 feet wide with 12-foot apron on straightaways
Pit lane is 50 feet wide and contains space for 44 individual pit areas
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Seating: 108,000
Opened: 1968

 

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•June 2010 Race Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 156.386, started 7th

•August 2010 Race Winner: #29-Kevin Harvick, 144.029 mph, started 8th

•Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, June 1999, 173.997mph (no cautions)

•Slowest Track Race Record: Richard Petty, 107.583mph, 8/24/1975

•Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days, 8/16/1992

•Youngest Race Winner: Kurt Busch, 24 years, 10 months, 11 days, 6/15/2003

•June 2010 Pole Sitter: #2-Kurt Busch, 189.984mph, finished 3rd

•August 2010 Pole Sitter: #9-Kasey Kahne, 187.183mph, finished 14th

•Track Qualifying Record: #12-Ryan Newman, June 2005, 194.232mph

•Oldest Pole Winner: Dale Jarrett, 45 years, 6 months, 21 days, 6/16/2002

•Young Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 14 days, 6/18/1995

•There are four race tracks the Sprint Cup Series currently races at that #48-Jimmie Johnson has not won a Sprint Cup race at:
Michigan: 0 for 18 with a best finish of 3rd in 8/2007
Watkins Glen: 0 for 9 with a best finish of 3rd in 8/2007
Chicago: 0 for 9 with a best finish of 2nd in 7/2004 & 7/2008
Homestead: 0 for 10 with a best finish of 2nd in 11/2004 & 11/2010
plus Johnson ran five races at Rockingham Speedway and didn't win there.

 

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The Numbers for Michigan

0 - fewest cautions (three times, most recent 6/13/99)
1 - fewest laps led by race winner (Mark Martin, 6/14/09)
2 - fewest cars on lead lap at finish (five times, most recent 6/15/75)
5 - fewest leaders (five times, most recent 8/12/84)
6 - races won from outside a top-20 starting position
6 - wins by Dodge at MIS since manufacturer's return to NASCAR in 2001
7 - fewest lead changes (8/12/84)
8 - number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at MIS
9 - most wins (David Pearson)
10 - most poles (David Pearson)
10 - most cautions (8/20/06)
11 - wins by car owner (Wood Brothers, Jack Roush)
14 - fewest cars running at finish (6/16/74)
15 - most leaders (6/20/82)
18 - drivers with more than one win
20 - drivers with more than one pole at MIS
24 - wins from the front row; 16 from the pole
32 - worst starting position for race winner (Mark Martin, 2009)
33 - different race winners
37 - most cars on lead lap at finish (6/18/06)
40 - different pole winners
41 - most cars running at finish (five times, most recent 6/17/07)
63 - most caution laps (8/24/75)
65 - most lead changes (8/16/81)
120 minutes - approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.0-mile track
162 - laps led by race winner (Rusty Wallace, 8/20/89)

 

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At Michigan International Speedway

· Michigan International Speedway sits on more than 1,400 acres in the "Irish Hills" of Southeastern Michigan. Ground-breaking took place on Sept. 28, 1967.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan was held June 15, 1969.
· The track was known as Michigan Speedway during the time Roger Penske was the primary owner (1996-99).
· There have been 83 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Michigan International Speedway since the first race there in 1969. Other than 1973, which had just one race, there have been two races each season since 1969.
· The first race was 500 miles in length; the second was scheduled for 600. The track was re-measured to 2.04 miles for the last race in 1970 and both races in 1971  with the race distance being 402 miles. All other races have been scheduled for 400 miles.
· Donnie Allison won the first pole.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was won by Cale Yarborough.
· There have been 40 different pole winners, led by David Pearson, with 10.
· 33 different drivers have won races, led by David Pearson (nine); 18 have more than one victory there.
· The race winner has started from the pole 16 times, the most productive starting position. Brian Vickers was the last driver to win from the pole the fall race of 2009.
· 65 of 83 races have been won from a top-10 starting position, including 46 from the first four spots.
· The deepest in the field a race winner has started was 32nd, by Mark Martin in the 2009 June race.
· The Wood Brothers and Roush Fenway Racing both have 11 wins, more than any other car owners.
· Among active drivers, Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth average a top-10 finish. Edwards, who has two Michigan wins, has an average finish of 6.3. Edwards' first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start came at Michigan. Kenseth, who also has two victories, has an average finish of 9.8.
· There have been 88 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Michigan.
· 96 drivers in NASCAR's three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Michigan.
· There have been eight race winners from Michigan in NASCAR's three national series.

 

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Qualifying Fast Facts - Michigan

Kurt Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 43rd ANNUAL HELUVA GOOD! SOUR CREAM DIPS 400 with a lap of 38.156 seconds, 188.699 mph.
This is his 15th pole in 379 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third consecutive pole and eighth top-10 start in 2011.
The last time a driver won three consecutive poles was Brian Vickers in 2009 (Note: Two qualifying sessions were canceled during the streak. The last driver to win three poles in three races was Ryan Newman in 2007.)
This is Penske Racing's fourth consecutive pole. Brad Keselowski won the pole at Charlotte.
This is his second pole in 21 races at Michigan International Speedway.
David Reutimann (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2011 and his fourth in nine races at Michigan International Speedway.
Matt Kenseth (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his fourth in 15 races this season.

 

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To the Back:

To the Back: #20-Logano (engine)

 

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STARTING LINEUP

1 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 188.699 38.156
2 0 David Reutimann Toyota 188.684 38.159
3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 188.620 38.172
4 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 188.157 38.266
5 78 Regan Smith Chevy 187.607 38.378
6 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 187.578 38.384
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 187.554 38.389
8 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 187.534 38.393
9 27 Paul Menard Chevy 187.485 38.403
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 187.437 38.413
11 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 187.393 38.422
12 51 Landon Cassill Chev 187.232 38.455
13 39 Ryan Newman Chev 187.227 38.456
14 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 187.154 38.471
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 187.130 38.476
16 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 187.062 38.490
17 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 187.032 38.496
18 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 187.023 38.498
19 5 Mark Martin Chevy 186.969 38.509
20 6 David Ragan Ford 186.732 38.558
21 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 186.669 38.571
22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 186.669 38.571
23 99 Carl Edwards Ford 186.601 38.585
24 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 186.567 38.592
25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 186.553 38.595
26 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 186.509 38.604
27 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 186.403 38.626
28 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 186.220 38.664
29 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 185.821 38.747
30 20 Joey Logano Toyota 185.749 38.762
31 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 185.711 38.770
32 30 David Stremme Chevy 185.644 38.784
33 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 185.553 38.803
34 46 J J Yeley Chevy 185.304 38.855
35 32 Mike Bliss Ford 185.252 38.866
36 71 Andy Lally Ford 184.776 38.966
37 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 184.686 38.985
38 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 184.573 39.009
39 13 Casey Mears Toyota 184.544 39.015
40 34 David Gilliland Ford 184.440 39.037
41 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 184.176 39.093
42 36 Dave Blaney Chev 182.662 39.417
43 81 Scott Riggs Chevy 183.781 39.177
DNQ 37 Tony Raines Ford 183.744 39.185
DNQ 92 Brian Keselowski Chevy 182.463 39.460
DNQ 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 181.539 39.661

 

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NSCS Practice 1

1 6 David Ragan Ford 186.601 38.585 185.470
2 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 186.591 38.587 181.062
3 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 186.519 38.602 183.195
4 00 David Reutimann Toyota 186.461 38.614 181.073
5 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 186.249 38.658 181.145
6 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 185.878 38.735 182.557
7 78 Regan Smith Chevy 185.778 38.756 181.195
8 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 185.706 38.771 181.628
9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 185.701 38.772 181.393
10 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 185.519 38.810 184.458
11 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 185.510 38.812 180.703
12 5 Mark Martin Chevy 185.500 38.814 180.903
13 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 185.438 38.827 177.154
14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 185.424 38.830 179.976
15 27 Paul Menard Chevy 185.424 38.830 181.208
16 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 185.319 38.852 181.094
17 16 Greg Biffle Ford 185.252 38.866 182.623
18 20 Joey Logano Toyota 185.199 38.877 184.163
19 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 185.152 38.887 181.197
20 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 185.138 38.890 182.563
21 99 Carl Edwards Ford 184.852 38.950 181.492
22 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 184.743 38.973 180.924
23 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 184.724 38.977 179.075
24 51 Landon Cassill Chevy 184.663 38.990 180.108
25 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 184.403 39.045 180.419
26 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 184.388 39.048 179.716
27 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 184.374 39.051 180.823
28 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 184.346 39.057 182.174
29 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 184.341 39.058 181.371
30 13 Casey Mears Toyota 183.974 39.136 183.011
31 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 183.875 39.157 177.352
32 34 David Gilliland Ford 183.538 39.229 180.574
33 46 J J Yeley Chevy 183.421 39.254 181.330
34 30 David Stremme Chevy 182.839 39.379 182.252
35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 182.611 39.428 181.638
36 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 182.431 39.467 182.669
37 81 Scott Riggs Chevy 182.260 39.504 181.191
38 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 181.584 39.651 179.933
39 71 Andy Lally Ford 181.584 39.651 177.138
40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 181.580 39.652 181.580
41 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 181.571 39.654 179.967
42 36 Dave Blaney Chevy 181.146 39.747 180.156
43 37 Tony Raines Ford 180.741 39.836 179.617
44 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 180.207 39.954 178.035
45 32 Mike Bliss Ford 179.614 40.086 181.748
46 92 Brian Keselowski Chevy 178.838 40.260 176.633

 

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NSCS Practice 1 Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average

Rank Car# Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed Overall Rank
1 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 5 14 179.906 11
2 1 Jamie McMurray 16 25 178.962 23
3 38 Travis Kvapil(i) 1 10 178.130 38


Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart

 

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NSCS Final Practice

1 30 David Stremme Chevy 185.428 38.829 184.864
2 46 J J Yeley Chevy 185.095 38.899 185.095
3 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 184.867 38.947 184.202
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 184.516 39.021 180.829
5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 184.417 39.042 180.828
6 5 Mark Martin Chevy 184.407 39.044 181.336
7 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 184.280 39.071 183.715
8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 184.091 39.111 180.365
9 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 184.087 39.112 180.795
10 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 183.997 39.131 183.198
11 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 183.856 39.161 183.109
12 6 David Ragan Ford 183.814 39.170 180.701
13 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 183.800 39.173 180.021
14 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 183.795 39.174 179.067
15 81 Scott Riggs Chevy 183.748 39.184 183.346
16 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 183.716 39.191 180.267
17 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 183.688 39.197 181.056
18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 183.482 39.241 180.330
19 27 Paul Menard Chevy 183.468 39.244 180.757
20 11 Hamlin /Logano Toyota 183.449 39.248 180.338
21 99 Carl Edwards Ford 183.337 39.272 180.850
22 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 183.281 39.284 180.466
23 51 Landon Cassill Chev 183.239 39.293 179.028
24 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 183.132 39.316 180.792
25 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 183.076 39.328 180.618
26 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 183.066 39.330 180.812
27 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 182.959 39.353 180.089
28 00 David Reutimann Toyota 182.931 39.359 179.844
29 71 Andy Lally Ford 182.727 39.403 177.297
30 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 182.579 39.435 180.487
31 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 182.537 39.444 179.259
32 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 182.533 39.445 179.715
33 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 182.394 39.475 181.160
34 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 182.371 39.480 180.179
35 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 182.292 39.497 180.473
36 78 Regan Smith Chevy 182.103 39.538 179.835
37 32 Mike Bliss Ford 181.809 39.602 177.423
38 92 Brian Keselowski Chevy 181.749 39.615 180.735
39 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 181.708 39.624 179.336
40 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 181.644 39.638 180.283
41 20 Joey Logano Home Toyota 181.392 39.693 180.647
42 37 Tony Raines Ford 181.392 39.693 180.519
43 36 Dave Blaney Chevy 181.342 39.704 178.302
44 34 David Gilliland Ford 180.955 39.789 178.779
45 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 180.950 39.790 180.149
46 13 Casey Mears Toyota 180.288 39.936 179.240

 

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NSCS Final Practice Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average

Rank Car# Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed Overall Rank
1 33 Clint Bowyer 11 20 181.746 26
2 5 Mark Martin 10 19 181.671 6
3 29 Kevin Harvick 29 38 181.595 24
4 24 Jeff Gordon 34 43 181.418 22
5 6 David Ragan 29 38 181.339 12
6 48 Jimmie Johnson 31 40 181.176 4
7 17 Matt Kenseth 1 10 180.806 18
8 22 Kurt Busch 22 31 180.756 9
9 9 Marcos Ambrose 25 34 180.740 27
10 2 Brad Keselowski 16 25 180.669 35
11 43 A J Allmendinger 24 33 180.607 16
12 16 Greg Biffle 1 10 180.513 8
13 27 Paul Menard 1 10 180.508 19
14 00 David Reutimann 1 10 180.468 28
15 18 Kyle Busch 40 49 180.267 13
16 51 Landon Cassill(i) 1 10 180.181 23
17 39 Ryan Newman 28 37 180.142 34
18 1 Jamie McMurray 25 34 180.032 14
19 56 Martin Truex Jr. 13 22 179.932 31
20 31 Jeff Burton 1 10 179.561 32


Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart

 

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pit Stall Selections
MIchigan International Speedway

 

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Goodyear Tires Notes / Fast Facts

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Number of Tires: Left-side -- 1,325; Right-side -- 1,325

Set limits: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 10 sets for race

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4396; Right-side -- D-4444

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.2 in.; Right-side -- 88.3 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear  20 psi
Right Front -- 45 psi; Right Rear -- 42 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 36-40 laps, based on fuel mileage.

Notes: Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will run a slightly different tire set-up than those in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Michigan this weekend . . . while teams in both series will run the same left-side tire code (D-4396), they will run distinct right-side codes . . . Sprint Cup teams ran this left-side at Michigan last season . . . they have also run ths right-side code (D-4444) at Dover last month . . . compared to what was run at Michigan last season, this right-side features a slight construction change to bring it into line with what is run at other NASCAR speedways . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Michigan . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

 

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Some Chassis Selections by Teams for this race

Chassis selections for Michigan:
#1-Jamie McMurray: Crew Chief Kevin "Bono" Manion has elected to bring chassis #1104 to Michigan this weekend. This chassis was last used at Charlotte for both the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600. McMurray ran well with this chassis in the 600, leading several laps before losing an engine.
#2-Brad Keselowski: will race chassis PRS-755 during Sunday's Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan. This is a new chassis to the #2 fleet.
#6-David Ragan: Primary: RK-744 Last ran All-Star race - finished eighth; Backup: RK-695 Last ran Phoenix in 2010 as the #99 - finished first
#9-Marcos Ambrose: The #9 RPM team has prepared chassis No. 743 for the 400-mile event at Michigan. This DEWALT Ford was run previously this season at California and Charlotte in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
#14-Tony Stewart: Chassis No. 14-564: This car debuted at Texas in November 2009, where it delivered a strong performance by qualifying fourth and finishing sixth. The 2009 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway marked the car's second career start. There, it qualified fifth and led twice for 43 laps before two separate on-track incidents with Juan Pablo Montoya relegated it to a 22nd-place finish. It saw action during the offseason when it was used for a Goodyear tire test at Texas Jan. 19-20. Chassis No. 14-564 returned to competition in February at Auto Club where in the second race of the 2010 campaign, it started 16th and finished ninth. It returned to Texas in April for its fourth career start, where it qualified on the pole and led five times for 74 laps before a late-race accident relegated it to an undeserved 32nd-place finish. It was repaired and fitted with a new body for the series' June stop at Michigan, where it qualified 17th and finished a solid fifth. It sat idle until it returned to Michigan for the series' August visit to the 2-mile oval, qualifying fourth and leading three times for 36 laps before finishing sixth. The October race at Fontana marked Chassis No. 14-564's seventh career start and second at Fontana, and there it delivered Stewart's 39th career Sprint Cup win and his first at Fontana. The same car returned to action in November at Texas, where it qualified 11th and 500 miles later finished 11th. With a new body honed in the wind tunnel, Chassis No. 14-564 got its first start of 2011 and the ninth of its career at Fontana. It again proved strong, qualifying fifth and leading four times for 11 laps. In the waning laps, however, it dropped from third to 13th after a late-race restart. Its most recent start came in May at Charlotte in the non-points All-Star Race, where it started sixth and finished fourth.
#17-Matt Kenseth: Primary: RK-741 (last raced at Charlotte)
#18-Kyle Busch: Chassis No. 311: This is a brand new chassis that is slated to see action for the first time in Sunday's Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan.
#20-Joey Logano: The #20 Home Depot Team is taking chassis #303 to Michigan this weekend. The team originally brought this chassis to Martinsville, but it was not raced following a practice incident. The team rebuilt the car and will race it for the first time on Sunday. The back-up chassis is #275 that Logano did drive in the Martinsville race and went on to finish in the 13th position.
#22-Kurt Busch & his Steve Addington-led #22 Penske Racing Team will be racing their "PRS-754" Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger in this weekend's action at Michigan. This chassis debuted in the June 5 STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. Busch won the pole and dominated the race -- leading four times for 152 of the 267 laps - before the outcome was determined by fuel mileage.
#27-Paul Menard will pilot Chassis No. 326 from the RCR Sprint Cup Series stable. This #27 Chevy was a brand new addition to the RCR fleet for the 2011 season and was last seen in competition on track at Bristol Motor Speedway where Menard brought home a fifth-place result after starting from the fourth position. This car also saw paces this year during the non-points Sprint Showdown at Charlotte where Menard started third and finished 11th.
#29-Kevin Harvick: will race chassis No. 299 from the RCR Sprint Cup Series stable. The team utilized this race car twice in 2010 and twice this year. Last season, Harvick recorded finishes of second at Las Vegas (2/28) and 19th at Michigan (6/13) in this car. So far this year he's driven chassis No. 299 to a win at Auto Club Speedway (3/28) and a 10th-place finish at Dover (5/15).
#31-Jeff Burton: will race chassis No. 288 from the RCR Sprint Cup Series stable. A former #29 racer, teammate Kevin Harvick raced this chassis eight times in 2010, earning three top-five and six top-10 finishes. The top-five runs included second-place finishes at Auto Club Speedway (2/21) and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (7/25) and Harvick's win at Michigan (8/15). Most recently, this RCR entry competed at Pocono Raceway last weekend where Harvick scored a fifth-place finish.
#33-Clint Bowyer: will pilot chassis No. 350 from the RCR Sprint Cup Series stable. This Chevy, built new for 2011, has now seen action twice this season - the first being a runner-up finish at Texas in April and the most recent coming two weeks ago in the Coca-Cola 600 when Bowyer brought home a 15th-place effort.
#36-Dave Blaney: will pilot the #78 chassis this weekend at Michigan. TBR previously ran the chassis at Kansas, Richmond, Martinsville and Phoenix. Blaney drove the #78 chassis to TBR's best finish of 13th at Richmond earlier this season.
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya: Crew Chief Brian Pattie will bring chassis #1015 to Michigan. This chassis was used earlier this year at Charlotte along with Michigan last season.
#43-A.J. Allmendinger: The #43 RPM team has prepared chassis No. 710 for this weekend's event at Michigan. This Best Buy Ford has been run previously this season at Bristol and Dover.
#48-Jimmie Johnson: finished 28th in primary chassis No. 659 at Charlotte in May. Backup chassis No. 623 crossed the finish line 16th at Las Vegas in March.
#99-Carl Edwards: RK-739; Last outing: Dover in May - finished 7th

 

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opening odds

6201 denny hamlin 9/2
6202 kyle busch 5/1
6203 jimmie johnson 7/1
6204 kevin harvick 8/1
6205 jeff gordon 8/1
6206 carl edwards 10/1
6207 dale earnhardt jr 10/1
6208 tony stewart 14/1
6209 kurt busch 14/1
6210 greg biffle 14/1
6211 matt kenseth 16/1
6212 kasey kahne 18/1
6213 clint bowyer 18/1
6214 ryan newman 25/1
6215 jamie mcmurray 25/1
6216 joey logano 25/1
6217 mark martin 30/1
6218 juan montoya 30/1
6219 jeff burton 30/1
6220 david reutimann 30/1
6221 brian vickers 40/1
6222 martin truex jr 40/1
6223 david ragan 50/1
6224 aj allmendinger 50/1
6225 brad keselowski 60/1
6226 paul menard 60/1
6227 marcos ambrose 75/1
6228 regan smith 80/1
6229 trevor bayne 100/1
6230 field - all others 50/1

 

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OFFICIAL DRIVERS POINTS

Rank Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Money Won
1 CARL EDWARDS 492 14 1 7 10 $4,693,687

2 JIMMIE JOHNSON 486 14 1 5 9 2,702,992

3 DALE EARNHARDT JR. 482 14 0 3 8 2,006,738

4 KEVIN HARVICK 481 14 3 6 8 2,876,377

5 KYLE BUSCH 461 14 2 7 8 2,860,662

6 KURT BUSCH 457 14 0 3 8 2,734,076

7 MATT KENSETH 448 14 2 4 7 2,756,317

8 CLINT BOWYER 419 14 0 2 6 2,545,800

9 TONY STEWART 417 14 0 1 5 2,364,975

10 RYAN NEWMAN 417 14 0 4 6 2,234,363

11 JEFF GORDON 411 14 2 5 5 2,391,192

12 DENNY HAMLIN 408 14 0 2 5 2,373,343

13 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 395 14 0 2 5 2,320,000

14 GREG BIFFLE 394 14 0 1 5 1,907,038

15 MARK MARTIN 383 14 0 1 4 1,736,588

16 DAVID RAGAN 371 14 0 2 4 1,919,663

17 KASEY KAHNE 371 14 0 2 5 1,907,957

18 A J ALLMENDINGER 371 14 0 1 3 2,029,147

19 PAUL MENARD 361 14 0 2 3 1,570,363

20 MARTIN TRUEX JR. 358 14 0 0 4 1,606,738

21 MARCOS AMBROSE 348 14 0 2 4 2,011,662

22 BRAD KESELOWSKI 345 14 1 2 2 2,012,726

23 JOEY LOGANO 333 14 0 1 2 1,652,638

24 DAVID REUTIMANN 332 14 0 0 1 1,922,475

25 JEFF BURTON 325 14 0 0 0 1,606,251

26 BRIAN VICKERS 314 14 0 1 4 1,811,484

27 REGAN SMITH 311 14 1 1 3 2,065,043

28 BOBBY LABONTE 303 14 0 1 1 2,133,618

29 JAMIE MCMURRAY 301 14 0 0 2 2,056,284

30 DAVID GILLILAND 239 14 0 1 2 1,988,333

31 DAVE BLANEY 221 14 0 0 0 1,457,154

32 CASEY MEARS 212 13 0 0 0 1,098,888

33 ANDY LALLY 152 11 0 0 0 1,177,523

34 ROBBY GORDON 150 11 0 0 0 1,150,434

35 TONY RAINES 117 10 0 0 0 790,000

36 BILL ELLIOTT 100 5 0 0 0 663,887

37 KEN SCHRADER 73 5 0 0 0 430,049

38 J J YELEY 46 13 0 0 0 1,176,178

39 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 44 12 0 0 0 907,873

40 TERRY LABONTE 40 2 0 0 0 414,838

41 DAVID STREMME 24 5 0 0 0 393,055

42 MICHAEL WALTRIP 20 2 0 0 0 396,213

43 T J BELL 5 2 0 0 0 160,450

44 BRIAN KESELOWSKI 3 1 0 0 0 297,338

45 STEVE PARK 2 1 0 0 0 78,855

46 TREVOR BAYNE(i) 0 8 1 1 1 2,102,913

47 RICKY STENHOUSE JR.(i) 0 1 0 0 0 106,175

48 STEVE WALLACE(i) 0 1 0 0 0 291,638

49 LANDON CASSILL(i) 0 13 0 0 0 1,098,132

50 MIKE SKINNER(i) 0 9 0 0 0 692,154

51 TRAVIS KVAPIL(i) 0 12 0 0 0 1,225,825

52 MIKE BLISS(i) 0 3 0 0 0 270,452

53 HERMIE SADLER III(i) 0 1 0 0 0 81,325

54 PATRICK CARPENTIER(i) 0 1 0 0 0 90,483

55 SAM HORNISH JR.(i) 0 1 0 0 0 64,875

56 DAVID STARR(i) 0 2 0 0 0 188,100

57 JOHNNY SAUTER(i) 0 1 0 0 0 70,250

58 SCOTT WIMMER(i) 0 2 0 0 0 141,945

59 ROBERT RICHARDSON JR.(i) 0 1 0 0 0 270,313

60 DENNIS SETZER(i) 0 1 0 0 0 81,000

61 JOE NEMECHEK(i) 0 14 0 0 0 1,254,283

62 TODD BODINE(i) 0 1 0 0 0 124,488

63 SCOTT RIGGS(i) 0 2 0 0 0 133,423

64 KEVIN CONWAY(i) 0 1 0 0 0 122,494

65 DERRIKE COPE(i) 0 0 0 0 0 82,054

 

[Mosi]

Meant to post yesterday, great info and much appreciated. Much easier than digging through Nascar.com. Thanks WV.

 

[wvafan3]

Meant to post yesterday, great info and much appreciated. Much easier than digging through Nascar.com. Thanks WV.