MICHIGAN-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
Ryan Blaney (No. 21 Wood Brother Racing Ford Fusion)
· One top five, one top 10
· Average finish of 17.250, 11th-best
· Average Running Position of 14.452, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 84.6, 13th-best
· 7 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.167, 13th-fastest
· 432 Laps in the Top 15 (58.5), 12th-most
· 102 Quality Passes, 12th-most
Kurt Busch (No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
· Three wins, five top fives, 11 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 19.500, 12th-best
· Average Running Position of 14.819, 11th-best
· Driver Rating of 89.8, ninth-best
· 186 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.211, 12th-fastest
· 2875 Laps in the Top 15 (61.5), ninth-most
· 778 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· One win, four top fives, six top 10s
· Average finish of 20.417, 13th-best
· Average Running Position of 17.502, 13th-best
· Driver Rating of 85.7, 12th-best
· 155 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.552, 10th-fastest
· 2751 Laps in the Top 15 (58.8), 11th-most
· 774 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Dale Earnhardt Jr (No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· Two wins, eight top fives, 14 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 13.217, sixth-best
· Average Running Position of 13.019, sixth-best
· Driver Rating of 96.0, fifth-best
· 205 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.850, fifth-fastest
· 2977 Laps in the Top 15 (66.5), sixth-most
· 933 Quality Passes, second-most
Chase Elliott (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· Two top fives, two top 10s
· Average finish of 2.000, series-best
· Average Running Position of 4.300, series-best
· Driver Rating of 125.1, series-best
· 68 Fastest Laps Run, 13th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 180.730, series-fastest
· 391 Laps in the Top 15 (97.8), series-most
· 59 Quality Passes, 13th-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Two wins, six top fives, ten top 10s
· Average finish of 15.182, eighth-best
· Average Running Position of 13.940, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 89.4, 10th-best
· 110 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.471, 11th-fastest
· 2697 Laps in the Top 15 (63.1), eighth-most
· 816 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
· One win, ten top fives, 15 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 11.292, third-best
· Average Running Position of 13.230, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 94.0, sixth-best
· 213 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.684, seventh-fastest
· 2779 Laps in the Top 15 (59.4), 10th-most
· 776 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· One win, five top fives, 12 top 10s
· Average finish of 16.042, ninth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.116, third-best
· Driver Rating of 100.0, third-best
· 449 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 180.222, second-fastest
· 3299 Laps in the Top 15 (70.5), third-most
· 869 Quality Passes, third-most
Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· One win, eight top fives, ten top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 16.625, 10th-best
· Average Running Position of 15.397, 12th-best
· Driver Rating of 88.2, 11th-best
· 187 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.571, ninth-fastest
· 2613 Laps in the Top 15 (55.9), 13th-most
· 846 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Three wins, 14 top fives, 20 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 11.042, second-best
· Average Running Position of 11.220, second-best
· Driver Rating of 102.2, second-best
· 255 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.958, third-fastest
· 3599 Laps in the Top 15 (77.0), second-most
· 990 Quality Passes, series-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford Fusion)
· Five top fives, eight top 10s
· Average finish of 12.333, fourth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.632, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 93.3, eighth-best
· 80 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.645, eighth-fastest
· 2033 Laps in the Top 15 (69.1), fourth-most
· 550 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Kyle Larson (No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet SS)
· One win, two top fives, three top 10s
· Average finish of 14.167, seventh-best
· Average Running Position of 13.683, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 94.0, seventh-best
· 60 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.857, fourth-fastest
· 775 Laps in the Top 15 (68.1), fifth-most
· 223 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford Fusion)
· Two wins, four top fives, 11 top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 12.625, fifth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.633, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 97.0, fourth-best
· 141 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 179.788, sixth-fastest
· 2017 Laps in the Top 15 (64.2), seventh-most
· 505 Quality Passes, 10th-most
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 Top 16 at Michigan International Speedway
* – Based on last 24 races at Michigan International Speedway (2005 – 2016).
2017 Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Michigan International Speedway Data
Season Race #: 15 of 36 (06-18-17)
Track Size: 2-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 18 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 18 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet
Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet
Race Length: 200 laps / 400 miles
Stage 1 and 2 Length: 60 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 80 laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Michigan
Chase Elliott............................ 125.1
Matt Kenseth.......................... 102.2
Jimmie Johnson...................... 100.0
Joey Logano............................. 97.0
Dale Earnhardt Jr...................... 96.0
Kevin Harvick............................ 94.0
Kyle Larson............................... 94.0
Brad Keselowski........................ 93.3
Kurt Busch................................ 89.8
Denny Hamlin............................ 89.4
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (24 total) among active drivers at Michigan International Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
199.557 mph, 36.080 secs. 06-10-16
2016 race winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
134.241 mph, (02:58:47), 06-12-16
Track qualifying record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
206.558 mph, 34.857 secs. 08-17-14
Track race record:
Dale Jarrett, Ford
173.997 mph, (2:17:56), 06-13-99
t Michigan International Speedway:
History
· 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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan was held June 15, 1969 – won by Cale Yarborough at a speed of 139.254 mph.
· The track was known as Michigan Speedway during the time Roger Penske was the primary owner (1996-99).
· The
first MENCS 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.
· The 2-mile speedway underwent a repave in 2012.
· There
have been 95 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 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.
Starts
· 381
drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
race at Michigan International Speedway; 284 in more than one.
· Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61.
· Matt Kenseth leads all active series drivers in starts with 35.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Michigan with a 9.467.
· A total of 38 drivers have made their first series start at Michigan International Speedway.
· Landon Cassill (6/13/2010)
is the only active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver to make his
first career start at Michigan International Speedway.
Poles
· 47 different drivers have won Coors Light poles at Michigan, led by David Pearson with 10.
· Kasey Kahne and Joey Logano lead all active drivers in poles at Michigan with three each.
· Donnie Allison won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Michigan in 1969 with a speed of 160.135 mph.
· Seven drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Michigan. David Pearson holds
the record for most consecutive poles at Michigan with five; fall 1976
through 1978. Most recent driver to post consecutive poles at MIS - Joey
Logano’s last season sweep.
· Youngest Michigan pole winner: Joey Logano (08/16/2013 – 23 years, 2 months, 23 days).
· Oldest Michigan pole winner: Mark Martin (08/19/2012 – 53 years, 7 months, 10 days).
· Nine different manufacturers have won a pole at Michigan in the MENCS; led by Ford (27 poles) and followed by Chevrolet (26), Mercury (10), Dodge (nine), Pontiac (eight), Toyota (five), Buick (three), Plymouth (two) and Oldsmobile (one).
Wins
· 37 different drivers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway, led by David Pearson with nine wins.
· Kurt Busch and Matt Kenseth lead all active MENCS drivers with three each.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough won
the inaugural Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan
International Speedway driving for the Wood Brothers in a Mercury.
· Eight drivers have posted consecutive wins at Michigan International Speedway. Bill Elliott (1985 sweep and 1986 sweep) holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the series at Michigan with four.
· Ryan Newman (2003-2004) is the only active driver to win consecutive series races at Michigan.
· Youngest Michigan winner: Joey Logano (08/18/2013 – 23 years, 2 months, 25 days).
· Oldest Michigan winner: Harry Gant (08/16/1992 – 52 years, 7 months, 6 days).
· Roush Fenway Racing has the most wins at Michigan in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with 13: Mark Martin (four), Greg Biffle (four), Carl Edwards (two), Matt Kenseth (two) and Kurt Busch (one).
· The
top six winning MENCS organizations at Michigan are Roush Fenway Racing
(13), Wood Brothers Racing (11), Joe Gibbs Racing (eight), Hendrick
Motorsports (eight) and Team Penske (eight).
· Eight different manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan; led by Ford with 35 victories; followed by Chevrolet with 24, Mercury (12), Dodge (nine), Toyota (five), Buick (four) Pontiac (four) and Oldsmobile (two).
· 20
of the 95 (21.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan
have been won from the Coors Light pole; the most recent won from the
pole - Joey Logano (June 2016).
· The
Coors Light pole position is the most proficient starting position in
the field, producing more winners (20) than any other starting position
at Michigan International Speedway.
· 28
of the 95 (29.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan
have been won from the front row: 20 from the pole and eight from
second-place.
· 56 of the 95 (58.9%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Michigan have been won from a top-five starting position.
· 71 of the 95 (74.7%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Michigan have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Seven
of the 95 (7.4%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan
have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – most recent:
Kurt Busch (started 24th) in June, 2015.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Michigan is 32nd, by Mark Martin in the spring of 2009.
· Among the 11 active series Michigan winners, Kevin Harvick (19), Kyle Busch (13) and Joey Logano (10) all made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
· Jamie McMurray has made the most series starts (28) among active drivers at Michigan without a win.
Additional Finishing Position Stats
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in runner-up finishes at Michigan with eight; followed by Darrell Waltrip with seven and Kevin Harvick with six.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough leads the series in top-five finishes at Michigan with 21; Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers with 14.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Michigan with 31. Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers with 20.
· Chase Elliott leads
all active drivers in the MENCS in average finishing position at
Michigan with a 2.0. Below are the top 10 active drivers in the series
in average finish at MIS:
Track/Event Specific Stats
· Since
the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in
the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway
was the June 10, 2001 race won by Jeff Gordon over Ricky Rudd with a MOV of 0.085 second.
· Below are the top five closest MENCS margins of victories at Michigan:
· There have been four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races resulting in NASCAR Overtime at Michigan International Speedway:
· Five
of the 95 (5.2%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan
International Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions:
· Qualifying
has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway four times: June,
1985; June, 1990; August, 2004; June, 2008.
· Cale Yarborough leads the series in laps led at MIS with 1,308. Jimmie Johnson leads
all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led
at Michigan with 687 laps led in 30 starts. Below are the top five
active lap leaders at Michigan in the MENCS:
Female Competitor Stats
· Four female drivers have competed at Michigan International Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie, Robin McCall, Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick. Of the four female drivers to compete at Michigan, Guthrie has the best finish (10th).
NASCAR in Michigan
· There has been a total of 142 NASCAR national series races among four tracks in the state of Michigan.
· The
first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in the state of Michigan
was at Grand River Speedrome in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 7/1/1951 – won
by Marshall Teague from the pole in a Hudson.
Michigan Drivers In NASCAR
· 98 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Michigan.
· Nine of the 98 have won at least one race in NASCAR’s national series.
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