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Recent Michigan International Speedway news, rumors

  • • Kevin Harvick keeps the hot hand with impressive victory at Richmond
    After breaking a 65-race winless streak last week at Michigan International Speedway, Kevin Harvick secured back-to-back victories with a valiant effort in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. Harvick held off an incredible late charge from Christopher Bell, fighting his way through lapped traffic to win by 0.441 seconds. The […]...2022
  • • NASCAR: The other driver who could be screwed by the playoff system
    Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are generating a ton of buzz as it pertains to the flaws of the NASCAR playoff system. But who else is getting the short end of the stick? Kevin Harvick’s win in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway did what most victories have done throughout the […] NASCAR: The other driver who could be screwed by the playoff system...2022
  • • NASCAR: The playoff scenario that everyone keeps ignoring
    Ryan Blaney or Martin Truex Jr.? That is the question that many are asking, but it may not be relevant when it comes to the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick found victory lane for the first time in almost two years on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, and his FireKeepers Casino 400 […] NASCAR: The playoff scenario that everyone keeps ignoring - B...2022
  • • NASCAR Cup Series playoff system is flawed, but fair
    The NASCAR playoff system has come under fire as of late, and that was on full display after Kevin Harvick won Sunday’s Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick became the 15th different driver to find victory lane through the first 23 races on the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule when […] NASCAR Cup Series playoff system is flawed, b...2022
  • Bubba Wallace Signs Contract Extension with 23XI Racing
    • Bubba Wallace Signs Contract Extension with 23XI Racing
    23XI Racing announced today that Bubba Wallace has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the team. Wallace joined 23XI in September of 2020 as the team‘s inaugural driver, earning 23XI its first NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega Superspeedway in 2021 and first pole award at Michigan International Speedway in 2022. Wallace, driver of […]...2022
  • • “I felt pretty bad for him, man” – Dale Jr. openly takes shots at Bubba Wallace critics
    Bubba Wallace was unable to transform his first-ever NASCAR cup series pole start to a victory last Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. Wallace started on the pole following a dominating performance at the FireKeepers Casino 400 qualifying at Michigan. The 28-year-old 23XI driver showed emotions after a runner-up P2 finish at Michigan behind eventually winner Kevin Harvick Wallce could &#...2022
  • • NASCAR Cup Series regular season is winding down as the drama is revving up
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick certainly earned one of the most dramatic victories of the 2022 season last weekend at Michigan International Speedway. The 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion‘s win, his first in the last 65 races, catapulted him from 17th place in the standings into playoff contention with only three […]...2022
  • Weekend Preview: Richmond
    • Weekend Preview: Richmond
    NASCAR Cup Series regular season is winding down as the drama is revving up DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick certainly earned one of the most dramatic victories of the 2022 season last weekend at Michigan International Speedway. The 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion‘s win, his first in the last 65 races, […]...2022
  • • “Sorry I f***ing failed y’all. Absolute f***ing failure.” – Bubba Wallace frustrated following his P2 finish at Michigan
    Bubba Wallace became the first ever African American in 60 years to win a Cup Series pole heading into Michigan. Wallace started on the pole after dominating the qualifying for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. Bubba left Michigan frustrated after he come up short to race winner Kevin Harvick snapping a nearly two-year winless … “Sorry I f***i...2022
  • • “Ross doesn’t work together with anybody.” Kyle Larson refuses the chance to work with Ross Chastain at Michigan
    Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, saw Kyle Larson’s team (HMS) suggested that he might contemplate working with his Chevy teammate Ross Chastain after being outnumbered while racing up front against numerous Toyotas.  The Hendrick Motorsports No.5 driver rebuffed such idea. A few laps before the midway point in Stage 2 at Michigan, … “Ross doesn’t wo...2022

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Michigan International Speedway injury and suspension

  • • NASCAR: 23XI Racing driver change confirmed for Michigan
    Kurt Busch is set to sit out this Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway as he continues to recover. Kurt Busch hasn’t been back behind the wheel of his #45 23XI Racing Toyota Camry since his crash during the second round of qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway […] NASCAR: 23XI Racing driver change confirmed for Michigan - Beyond...2022
  • Michigan ARCA penalties include suspension for homophobic slur
    • Michigan ARCA penalties include suspension for homophobic slur
    ARCA officials issued several penalties Thursday afternoon to two Venturini Motorsports team members and one of the organization’s drivers, Drew Dollar.The penalties stem from incidents which took place in the Michigan International Speedway garage during and after the race and later that night at the Statesville (N.C.) Municipal Airport.Kevin Reed Jr., who has worked in several ...Keep reading...2021
  • • Several Cup, Xfinity & Truck Teams Penalized after Michigan, Gateway
    The penalty report was released Aug. 25 after this past weekend’s NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck series events at Michigan International Speedway and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. The No. 23 crew chief of Bubba Wallace (Mike Wheeler) and No. 51 crew chief Cody Ware (Mike Hillman) were fined $10,000 for their ... Read more...2021
  • • Ryan Blaney Scores 1st Multi-Win Cup Season With Michigan Win
    Ryan Blaney used a late charge on a restart after rain, crashes and more to score the win in Sunday’s (Aug. 22) FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, his second victory of 2021 and first since Atlanta Motor Speedway in June. Blaney fended off a charge from Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron and Kyle ... Read more...2021
  • • Josh Berry In for Michael Annett at Michigan
    As Michael Annett continues to recover from his recent leg surgery, he will once again not compete at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway, JR Motorsports announced Aug. 18. Josh Berry will replace him, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet this weekend. This will be the fourth race this season that Annett has ... Read more...2021
  • • Blaney, Keselowski crash while racing for lead in second Michigan race
    Team Penske drivers tangled in the final stage of Sunday's Consumers Energy 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. RELATED: Live leaderboard Race-leader Ryan Blaney and teammate Brad Keselowski were side-by-side racing into Turn 1 on Lap 96 when Keselowski got loose in the No. 2 Ford, sliding into the left-rear quarter panel […]...2020
  • • Multiple trucks involved in crash on frontstretch at Michigan
    Multiple trucks were involved in a crash on the frontstretch in Friday night's NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway, including Christian Eckes, Stewart Friesen, Ryan Truex, Matt Crafton and Ty Majeski....2020
  • The Latest: NASCAR's Kyle Busch wins 2nd stage at Michigan
    • The Latest: NASCAR's Kyle Busch wins 2nd stage at Michigan
    Kyle Busch won the second stage of the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, just before a yellow flag came out because of a multi-car crash...2019
  • • Jimmie Johnson picks up heavy damage after a crash in final Michigan practice
    Jimmie Johnson goes to a backup car after getting hard into the wall Saturday at Michigan International Speedway....2017
  • • Kyle Busch sets limited XFINITY Series schedule for 2017
    Kyle Busch, the all-time victory leader in NASCAR XFINITY Series race victories, will run 10 XFINITY races in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry this year. Busch has 86 XFINITY race victories in his career, including 10 in just 17 starts last year, a staggering 58.8 winning percentage. For the first time this year, NASCAR has capped the number of races that Monster Energy NASCAR Cup drivers ...2017

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Michigan International Speedway lifestyle

  • • Gordon earns a stay at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
    Michigan International Speedway president Roger Curtis congratulated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon on his final event at MIS with a vacation at the iconic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. “I know Jeff didn’t want his final year to be the ‘Rocking Chair Tour,’ where we celebrate him with a rocking chair. So we decided to give him a wonderful family vacation at the hotel with ...2015

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Michigan International Speedway trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Report: Bubba Wallace says he has offer from Chip Ganassi
    Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace confirmed to NBC Sports that Chip Ganassi Racing has made him an offer to drive the No. 42 Chevrolet in 2021. The report came from NBC Sports' Marty Snider during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway (NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). McDonald's, […]...2020
  • • NASCAR: Bubba Wallace hints at upcoming ‘big deal’
    Bubba Wallace hinted at a potential upcoming “big deal” following his ninth place finish in Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Richard Petty Motorsports’ Bubba Wallace signed a two-year contract extension back in August of 2018 and is slated to become a free agent at the end of the 2020 NASCAR Cup […] NASCAR: Bubba Wallace hints at u...2020
  • • Casey Kirwan Survives Wild 2 OT Finish to Win eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing at Michigan
    Before the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series dropped the green flag at virtual Michigan International Speedway, the broadcast team noted how the package made it similar to a superspeedway. The drafting and tight packs looked like it all night, but the expected chaos only materialized at the very end of the race. It took two overtimes … The post Casey Kirwan Survives Wild 2 OT Finish to Win eN...2020
  • • Gragson Rebounds to Finish Fourth at Michigan
    One race after being sidelined at Pocono Raceway, Noah Gragson rebounds with a top-five at Michigan International Speedway. The second-year NASCAR Champing World Truck Series driver was up front throughout the Corrigan Oil 200. In the run to the finish, Gragson’s No. 18 Safelite Auto Glass Toyota Tundra battled teammate Todd Gilliland, Johnny Sauter, and eventual race winner Brett Moffitt for the ...2018
  • • DiBenedetto to Return to Go FAS Racing in 2018
    Coming off a strong first half of the 2017 race season, Go FAS Racing announced at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday that Matt DiBenedetto and crew chief Gene Nead have signed a contract extension keeping the pair together for 2018. DiBenedetto, who will make his 91st Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start on Sunday, joined Go FAS Racing prior to the beginning of the 2017 season. The Cal...2017
  • • Hamlin Wins Michigan Xfinity Series Race by a Nose over Byron
    By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich. – The rookie drove like a veteran in Saturday’s Irish Hills 250 at Michigan International Speedway, but in the end, the veteran took the rookie to school. Side-drafting off the final corner, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star Denny Hamlin pulled ahead of Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender William Byron and won a drag race to the finish line ...2017
  • • Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing sign multi-year deal with Auto-Owners Insurance
    Furniture Row Racing announced Monday that Auto-Owners Insurance has signed a multi-year contract to be a primary sponsor on Martin Truex Jr.'s No. 78 Toyota Camry.The insurance company sponsored three races in 2016, including a throwback paint scheme in the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, which Truex won. Auto-Owners Insurance increases its presence as the primary sponsor to six ra...2017
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. to join FOX XFINITY broadcast at Michigan
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. is scheduled to join the FOX NASCAR television booth as a guest driver analyst for FS1's live coverage of the XFINITY Series race from Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, June 11 (1:30 p.m. ET).Earnhardt Jr. will team with FOX NASCAR play-by-play announcer Adam Alexander and analyst Michael Waltrip to offer analysis for the entire race.Earnhardt will be the eighth Sprin...2016
  • • NCWTS: Kyle Busch Rallies For Second Straight Truck Series Win
    By Reid SpencerNASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich.—Not even a pit road speeding penalty could keep Kyle Busch from his appointed rounds on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. With drafting help from Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Erik Jones entering Turn 1, Busch regained the lead from Ryan Blaney on Lap 97 of 100 in the Careers for Veterans 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and...2015
  • • David Ragan No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine Michigan Preview/Buddy Baker Story
    Like most in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, David Ragan doesn’t know what to expect with a new aerodynamic package in Sunday’s 400-mile race at Michigan International Speedway. But, he has some ideas. NASCAR introduced the high-drag, high downforce package at Indianapolis to create more side-by-side racing. Cars will carry a heightened nine-inch spoiler with a one-inch wicker bill plus a bigger rad...2015

Michigan International Speedway stats and results

  • • NASCAR Cup Series regular season is winding down as the drama is revving up
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick certainly earned one of the most dramatic victories of the 2022 season last weekend at Michigan International Speedway. The 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion‘s win, his first in the last 65 races, catapulted him from 17th place in the standings into playoff contention with only three […]...2022
  • • NASCAR: Kurt Busch’s playoff spot in jeopardy?
    Kurt Busch finds himself in a precarious position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings, despite having won at Kansas Speedway back in May. 23XI Racing’s Kurt Busch hasn’t competed in any of the last three NASCAR Cup Series races at Pocono Raceway, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, or Michigan International Speedway, as a […] NASCAR: Kurt Busch’s playoff spo...2022
  • Ryan Blaney Leaves Michigan Last Driver Above Playoff Cut Line
    • Ryan Blaney Leaves Michigan Last Driver Above Playoff Cut Line
    Ryan Blaney left Michigan International Speedway on Sunday second in regular-season points. Yet Blaney is the last driver above the playoff cut line....2022
  • • Martin Truex Jr. slides out of playoff grid with three races left
    Martin Truex Jr. left Michigan International Speedway with a sixth-place finish, his third top 10 in the last four races. The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team is on high alert, however, after Kevin Harvick became the NASCAR Cup Series’ 15th different winner of 2022. MORE: Official results | Race recap Truex sits fourth in […]...2022
  • • Harvick win complicates NASCAR playoff spots in final weeks
    NASCAR just got more interesting down the stretch. Kevin Harvick won his first Cup race in nearly two years at Michigan International Speedway over the weekend — a result that could mean a driver who has a win getting knocked out of the playoffs. “It creates a big bubble," Harvick said Sunday....2022
  • • Bubba Wallace laments runner-up finish at Michigan
    Bubba Wallace won the pole, led 22 laps and tied his season-best finish with a runner-up result Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. It was a career weekend for Wallace, yet there was no celebration from the driver of the No. 23 McDonald’s Toyota following the FireKeepers Casino 400. MORE: Unofficial results | At-track photos With […]...2022
  • • NASCAR Cup Series results: Kevin Harvick wins at Michigan
    Kevin Harvick ended a long winless streak, taking the checkered flag first in Sunday's Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway....2022
  • • Nick Sanchez Takes Points Lead With ARCA Win at Michigan
    Nick Sanchez entered the weekend second in the standings, but with his third ARCA Menards Series win of the season Saturday (Aug. 6) in the Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway, the Rev Racing driver has seized the championship lead.   Sanchez didn’t have the fastest car, but a combination of strong restarts and ... Read more...2022
  • • Ty Gibbs scores fifth Xfinity Series win of 2022 at Michigan
    Taking control of the race in the final stage, Ty Gibbs sped to his NASCAR Xfinity Series-best fifth victory of the season in Saturday‘s New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway. The tenor of the race changed markedly near the end of the second stage when pole winner Noah Gragson opted to stay on the […]...2022
  • • Michigan Xfinity race results, driver points
    Full results and updated points standings after Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway, won by Ty Gibbs......2022

Michigan International Speedway parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Nascar star Kyle Busch and family escape Mall of America shooting
    Kyle Busch, a two-time Nascar champion, and his family safely escaped the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis after someone fired shots. Busch’s wife, Samantha, posted videos on her Instagram story, showing their son winning a youth racing event on Wednesday and riding roller coasters with her husband on Thursday before providing a sobering update after the shooting. Kyle Busch, the 2015 and...2022
  • Martin Transportation Systems Returns to Sponsor Michael McDowell at Michigan
    • Martin Transportation Systems Returns to Sponsor Michael McDowell at Michigan
    Love‘s Travel Stops partner, Martin Transportation Systems (MTS), will mark their return to the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team and driver Michael McDowell this weekend at the Michigan International Speedway. McDowell, who has had a career year, is excited to keep the summer momentum rolling with a good finish. With nine top-10 finishes, Michael […]...2022
  • Keen Parts Races for Autism Awareness at Michigan
    • Keen Parts Races for Autism Awareness at Michigan
    Tom and TJ Keen of Keen Parts (CorvetteParts.net) are proud to announce that they will run a special Autism Awareness paint scheme in this week‘s NASCAR Xfinity Series New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway with driver Ryan Ellis and Alpha Prime Racing. The scheme was thought of by the family of former NHL Player […]...2022
  • • Ryan Blaney Rolls Off From Cup Pole at Darlington
    The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin this weekend at Darlington Raceway and Ryan Blaney is on the pole for Sunday’s (Sept. 5) race. The No. 12 Team Penske pilot is riding the momentum train after winning the past two races at Michigan International Speedway and Daytona International Speedway. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin joins Blaney ... Read more...2021
  • NASCAR Stat Sheet: Ryan Blaney Carries Momentum to Michigan Win
    • NASCAR Stat Sheet: Ryan Blaney Carries Momentum to Michigan Win
    Ryan Blaney is in the midst of what may be the best year of his Cup Series career after winning Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Blaney, whose father Dave made 473 Cup starts but never finished better than third, scored his second win of 2021. It’s the first time that the High Point, NC native ... Read more...2021
  • • NASCAR Truck driver Spencer Davis tests positive for COVID-19
    NASCAR confirmed Thursday that Davis had reported he had tested positive this week for the novel coronavirus and his family-owned team has decided to withdraw from this weekend’s race at Michigan International Speedway.Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and part-time Cup driver Brendan Gaughan have both tested positive in the last couple months. Johnson missed the Brickyard 400 ...Keep ...2020
  • • Timmy Hill wins IceBox Pickup Throwdown Series race at virtual Michigan
    After two action-packed, grueling races to kickoff the IceBox Pickup Throwdown Series, Thursday night‘s FireDisc 100 at the virtual Michigan International Speedway provided intense, heavy competition. Despite some rough and tumble moments in the early going, Timmy Hill proved to be king of the road at Michigan. With potent challenges from the likes of Austin […]...2020
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kevin Harvick gets seventh win of 2018
    Kevin Harvick led over half of the Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Sunday, despite an overheating engine in the closing laps, to claim his seventh Monster Energy Cup Series win of 2018. He led 108 of the 200 laps that made up the race on his way to breaking a tie he shared with Kyle Busch for most Cup wins, 23 races into the season. After the race, Harvick ha...2018
  • • Video: Keelan Harvick takes checkered flag, celebrates Harvick Michigan victory
    Keelan Harvick, the six-year-old son of NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick celebrated his dads NASCAR Sprint Cup series win at Michigan International Speedway by taking the checkered flag and then taking a lap in the #4 Busch Ford Fusion.     This is too cool! After his dad, @KevinHarvick, dominated the race at @MISpeedway, Keelan got […]...2018
  • • NASCAR heads back to the Irish Hills of Michigan
    After last weeks exciting road course race at Watkins Glen, first-time winner Chase Elliott is looking to build on an awesome performance by trying to win a second straight race at a track he is very familiar with. NASCAR heads back to Brooklyn, Michigan to Michigan International Speedway this weekend for the Consumer’s Energy 400 After Sunday there are only three races remaining until the playoff...2018

Top Michigan International Speedway news

  • • Connect live: Fans can vote now on RaceDay question
    Connect live: Fans can vote now on RaceDay question prior to Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Make your voice heard!...2015
  • Radioactive: Michigan – “Aw man. I didn’t wanna do that! Damn it!”
    • Radioactive: Michigan – “Aw man. I didn’t wanna do that! Damn it!”
    A look at the sights and sounds from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway in this week's, 'Radioactive'....2021
  • HIGHLIGHTS: NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan
    • HIGHLIGHTS: NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan
    Full highlights from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway....2021
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes own adjustments to secure second
    Taking advantage of this year's new rule allowing drivers to adjust the track bar from inside the car during the middle of runs, Dale Earnhardt Jr. charges to a second-place finish in the rain-shortened Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. ...2015
  • • Kasey Kahne edges Kevin Harvick for Quicken Loans 400 pole
    Kasey Kahne won the pole for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. During the third and final round of qualifying, Kahne had a fastest lap of 201.99 miles per hour around the 2-mile MIS oval. That was enough to put the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports on pole position for the first time this season. It was the 27th career pole for Kahne and the firs...2015
  • • Kasey Kahne edges Kevin Harvick for Quicken Loans 400 pole
    Kasey Kahne comes on late to edge Kevin Harvick for the pole in Friday qualifying for this Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Harvick will start alongside Kahne on the front row....2015
  • • Welcome back: Kyle Busch wins first XFINITY race he enters after injuries
    Kyle Busch wins Saturday's XFINITY Series race at Michigan International Speedway, passing Chase Elliott late to take the lead for good. It is the first XFINITY race for Busch after recovering from serious injuries suffered in the season-opening XFINITY race at Daytona....2015
  • • Kyle, Samantha Busch give 11-year-old victim of cyber bullying unique experience
    When Samantha Busch, wife of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, saw the story of 11-year-old Logan Fairbanks responding to cyber bullies online she knew she had to do something. Last weekend at Michigan International Speedway, Kyle and Samantha gave the Fairbanks family a one-of-a-kind at-track experience that ended in Victory Lane....2015
  • • Danica Patrick joins the FOX Sports 1 booth for her first XFINITY race
    Danica Patrick became the fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to join Adam Alexander and Michael Waltrip to help call the XFINITY Series race from Michigan International Speedway on FOX Sports 1. ...2015
  • • Martin Truex Jr. rolls up a piece of history with third-place run
    Martin Truex Jr.'s third-place finish in Sunday's rain-shortened Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway is his fifth top-five and 14th top-10 finish of the 2015 season. He thus becomes the first driver since Richard Petty, a.k.a. "The King," to roll up 14 top-10 finishes in the first 15 races of a season....2015
  • • Ross Kenseth, son of Matt Kenseth, wins Michigan ARCA Series race
    Ross Kenseth, the 22-year-old son of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth, won the ARCA Michigan 200 Friday at Michigan International Speedway, passing Grant Enfinger with 14 laps to go to take the lead for good. Kenseth was making just his third ARCA Series start. "I knew when we unloaded we had a fast piece," Ross Kenseth told FOX Sports in Victory Lane afterward. "It was a lot of fun." ...2015
  • • Ross Kenseth, son of Matt Kenseth, wins Michigan ARCA Series race
    Ross Kenseth, the 22-year-old son of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth, wins the ARCA Michigan 200 Friday at Michigan International Speedway, passing Grant Enfinger with 14 laps to go to take the lead for good. The victory comes in Ross Kenseth's third all-time start in the series. ...2015
  • • Why Dale Earnhardt Jr. loves Michigan International Speedway
    From 2007 until his win in the 2014 Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at just one track -- Michigan International Speedway, where he went to Victory Lane in both 2008 and 2012....2016
  • • Kurt Busch declared winner of rain-plagued Quicken Loans 400 at MIS
    Kurt Busch is declared winner of the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway after a series of four rain delays stop the race 62 laps short of its scheduled completion. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishes second....2015

Michigan International Speedway fantasy rankings and news

  • • Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 FireKeepers Casino 400
    The NASCAR Cup Series head to the Irish Hills of Michigan this week for the next-to-last race in the regular season. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups set for Sunday’s (Aug. 22) race at Michigan International Speedway. The summer stretch of road races is done, and it’s time for Cup teams to go ... Read more...2021
  • • Michigan Fantasy Racing Preview
    Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway....2017
  • • NASCAR at Michigan: Vegas odds, key stats, prediction, sleepers, fantasy drivers to watch
    Betting favorites and fantasy sleepers for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway....2017
  • • Michigan Fantasy Racing Preview
    Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway....2017
  • • Michigan Fantasy Racing Preview
    To assist in making your fantasy racing picks, MRN.com's Pete Pistone helps steer you toward Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway....2016
  • • Driver Handicaps: Michigan
    To assist in making your fantasy racing picks, MRN.com's Pete Pistone helps steer you toward Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway....2015
  • • Driver Handicaps: Michigan
    MRN.com's detailed notes and statistics to help you set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway....2015

Michigan International Speedway schedule, game

  • • NASCAR: The other driver who could be screwed by the playoff system
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  • • NASCAR: The playoff scenario that everyone keeps ignoring
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  • • NASCAR Cup Series playoff system is flawed, but fair
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  • • NASCAR Cup Series regular season is winding down as the drama is revving up
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  • • NASCAR: Kurt Busch’s playoff spot in jeopardy?
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  • • NASCAR: Kevin Harvick didn’t clinch a playoff spot
    Despite his victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, Kevin Harvick isn’t officially locked in to the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. For the first time in nearly two years, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick found himself in victory lane following Sunday afternoon’s rain-delayed NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. With his victory in […...2022
  • • Ryan Blaney Leaves Michigan Last Driver Above Playoff Cut Line
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  • • Martin Truex Jr. slides out of playoff grid with three races left
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  • • Harvick win complicates NASCAR playoff spots in final weeks
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  • • Kevin Harvick wins for sixth time at Michigan International Speedway
    Kevin Harvick's win, his first since September 2020, snaps his 65-start winless streak and punches his ticket into the 2022 NASCAR Cup playoffs....2022

Michigan International Speedway rumors, scandals

  • • NASCAR: The other driver who could be screwed by the playoff system
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  • • Tony Stewart has a ‘major announcement’ coming today
    Tony Stewart revealed on Monday that he has a “major announcement” coming on Tuesday, prompting all kinds of speculation from NASCAR fans. Fresh off his NASCAR Cup Series team’s first win in nearly five months on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Tony Stewart told fans to “stay tuned” for a “major announcement”. T...2022
  • • Brad Keselowski on Dale Earnhardt Jr. injury: 'Drivers are a perishable fruit'
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s prolonged absence while he recovers from a concussion has once again made safety and driver health topics of conversation with fans and people in the industry alike.Friday at Michigan International Speedway, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski was asked if Earnhardt's situation and Keselowski's Bristol crash made him think more or less about accidents and he...2016
  • • Brad Keselowski on Dale Earnhardt Jr. injury: 'Drivers are a perishable fruit'
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s prolonged absence while he recovers from a concussion has once again made safety and driver health topics of conversation with fans and people in the industry alike.Friday at Michigan International Speedway, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski was asked if Earnhardt's situation and Keselowski's Bristol crash made him think more or less about accidents and he...2016
  • • Prosper's Buescher draws ire of Earnhardt Jr. for role in wreck
    NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie Chris Buescher, of Prosper, drew the ire of veteran Dale Earnhardt Jr. for causing a wreck during a race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday.Earnhardt was attempting to go between Buescher and A.J. llmendinger when the wreck took place. Buescher appeared to slide slightly into Earnhardt, causing his car to get loose and go into Allmendinger. Earnhardt and Allmendi...2016
  • • Opinion: Trying out new rules package this year is a move in right direction
    Although nothing is official yet, it appears NASCAR will experiment with a new aerodynamic and tire package at Kentucky Speedway next month, as part of its ongoing attempt to improve the quality of racing at 1.5-mile tracks. And if the buzz at Michigan International Speedway is to be believed, there could be separate aero packages for superspeedways, intermediate tracks and short tracks next seaso...2015
  • • Sights & Sounds: Racing in the Irish Hills of Michigan
    It is finally race day at Michigan International Speedway! The track is wet this morning, but the Air Titans are hard at workin drying the track and the Sprint Cup garage is already buzzing. Fans are filing into the speedway as teams and drivers are hard at work preparing for 400 miles around the two-mile D-shaped oval on Sunday. ...2015

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