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Jun 11
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Denny Hamlin 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview

Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, gets in his car - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images RACE INFO: Event: Quicken Loans 400 Date/Time: June 9/1 p.m. ET 2012 winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2012 polesitter: Marcos Ambrose Distance: 200 laps/400 miles Track Length: 2 miles Banking: 18 degrees Track Shape: D-Shaped Oval EXPRESS NOTES: Pocono Recap: Denny Hamlin started 17th in last Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway and appeared headed for a top five finish, but handling issues late in the race left him with an eighth-place result in the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry. With qualifying rained out and the lineup determined by owner points, Hamlin started mid-pack but immediately began moving forward. He was up to 14th by lap 21, 12th by lap 32 and then ninth by lap 51. Like many others his car was loose under the bright, sunny ... FULL STORY »

Greg Biffle 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview

Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 Ford, looks on in the garage area during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Greg Biffle – Michigan  Advance Team: No. 16 3M /Give Kids a Smile Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Matt Puccia Primary Chassis: RK-817  Last ran the All-Star race – finished 15th Backup Chassis: RK-803  Last ran Bristol – finished 11th              ... FULL STORY »

Bobby Labonte to Race for Phoenix Racing at Michigan

Bobby Labonte - Photo Credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Comments about Opportunity TRINITY, N.C. (June 11, 2013) - Bobby Labonte confirmed today that he will drive the No. 51 Chevrolet this weekend at the Michigan International Speedway for Phoenix Racing. The agreement was reached after Labonte spoke with and received approvals ... FULL STORY »

Ricky Stenhouse Jr 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Zest Ford, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images Ricky Stenhouse Jr – Quicken Loans 400 Advance Team: No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Scott Graves Primary Chassis: RK- 814 - last raced at Martinsville– finished 25th. Backup Chassis: RK- 811 - chassis raced numerous times by No. 99 in 2012. ADVANCE NOTES Stenhouse ... FULL STORY »

Jimmie Johnson – A Loan of Some Good Michigan Luck Is in Order

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, sits in his car - Photo Credit: Jamey Price/Getty Images HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (June 11, 2013) – With Quicken Loans serving as the title sponsor for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race this weekend at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Jimmie Johnson may want to get a loan on some good ... FULL STORY »

Danica Patrick – Seen It All (Sort of)

2013 NSCS Driver Danica Patrick in the No. 10 GoDaddy Cares Chevrolet SS - Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (June 11, 2013) – With the conclusion of last weekend’s Party in the Poconos 400 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), has been to all 23 ... FULL STORY »

Jamie McMurray & Juan Pablo Montoya 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Previews

Jamie McMurray & Juan Pablo Montoya - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Advance Notes  RACE SETUP  Race: Quicken Loans 400 on June 16, 2013 Drivers: @jamiemcmurray @jpmontoya Cars:  No. McDonald`s Chevrolet SS, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS Track: Michigan International Speedway (2 mile oval), Brooklyn, Mich. TV: TNT (1 p.m. ET) Social: @EGRTeams #TeamGanassi I BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW THAT Did you ... FULL STORY »



2013 NSCS Driver Matt Kenseth (Home Depot/Husky) - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Matt Kenseth 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview
Posted 06.11.13
Matt Kenseth/No. 20 Home Depot Husky Toyota Preview Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway No. 20 Husky Toyota News and Notes: KENSETH BY THE NUMBERS: In 27 Sprint Cup Series career starts at Michigan, Matt Kenseth has an average finish of 9.6 which ranks him second of all active drivers in the series.  ...FULL STORY »
Director of Ford Racing Jamie Allison - Photo Credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Q&A with the Director of Ford Racing Jamie Allison
Posted 06.11.13
Jamie Allison, director of Ford Racing, was subject of a Ford Racing teleconference Tuesday afternoon in advance of Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway. Coming off a weekend where Ford Racing celebrated its 200th NASCAR Nationwide Series win in Iowa and sitting on 999 all-time NASCAR wins, the manufacturer heads to fertile ground ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS Clint Bowyer - Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR
Clint Bowyer 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview
Posted 06.11.13
CORNELIUS, N.C. —  No. 15 5-hour ENEGY Toyota crew chief Brian Pattie says his team’s work in the upcoming races will pay dividends in the fall during NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. His Michael Waltrip Racing team is third in points with 12 races remaining before the start of the ...FULL STORY »
2013 NSCS Richard Childres Racing No. 33 American Ethanol Chevy SS (driver Austin Dillon) - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images
Austin Dillon 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview
Posted 06.11.13
Austin Dillon No. 33 American Ethanol Chevrolet SS Event Preview Fact Sheet This Week's American Ethanol Chevrolet SS at Michigan International Speedway ... Austin Dillon will pilot chassis No. 418 in the Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. This former No. 27 entry was driven by teammate Paul Menard to a 13th-place finish in the ...FULL STORY »
Jeff Burton - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images
Jeff Burton 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview
Posted 06.11.13
Jeff Burton No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS  Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weekend's No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet at Michigan International Speedway ... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 372 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. This No. 31 Chevrolet was utilized earlier this season ...FULL STORY »
2013 Kevin Harvick (Budweiser) - Photo Credit: Alex Trautwig/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview
Posted 06.11.13
Kevin Harvick   No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS   Event Preview Fact Sheet This Week's Budweiser Chevrolet SS at Michigan International Speedway ...Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 378 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the Michigan 400. The California native last piloted this Chevrolet to an 11th-place ...FULL STORY »
Paul Menard - Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images
Paul Menard 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview
Posted 06.11.13
Paul Menard  No. 27 CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet SS   Event Preview Fact Sheet This Week's CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet ... Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 427 at Michigan International Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS is a new addition to the Richard Childress Racing stable. Michigan Stats... Menard has 13 starts at Michigan International Speedway. His best start of ...FULL STORY »
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Richard Childress Racing 2013 NSCS Quicken Loans 400 Race Preview
Posted 06.11.13
Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News and Notes Race: Michigan 400 Date: Sunday, June 16, 2013 Location: Michigan International Speedway Richard Childress Racing in the Motor City ... In 133 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), RCR teams have earned three wins, two with Dale Earnhardt (June 1987, ...FULL STORY »
Driver Marcos Ambrose poses during portraits for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. - Photo Credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images
Marcos Ambrose Hopes to Repeat ‘Magical’ Speed at Michigan
Posted 06.11.13
Feels Track Record May Be in Jeopardy with New Car CONCORD, N.C. (June 11, 2013) - Last June, Marcos Ambrose had a magical day when he became the first driver in NASCAR history to win the pole with a lap faster than 200 miles per hour on a non-plate track. Ambrose ...FULL STORY »


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