LifeLock 400 Fact Sheet
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Sprint Cup races held at Michigan International Speedway.
Track facts:
* The 1`st of the 79 previous Sprint Cup races at Michigan was held on 6/15/1969 and was won by Cale Yarborough.
That was a 500-mile race, and the 2`nd event in 1969 was scheduled for 600 miles but was shortened by rain to 165 laps.
All Michigan races since 1970 have been scheduled for 400 miles.
* There have been 2 Sprint Cup races per season at Michigan each year since 1969 with the exception of 1973 when there was no August race here.
* 30 different drivers have won the previous 79 MIS Sprint Cup events, led by David Pearson who won here 9 times.
A driver has won from the pole on 15 occasions, the last time being Kasey Kahne's victory in 2006.
The worst starting spot for a race winner at Michigan is 28th - Tony Stewart in 2000.
Track records:
Fastest race: 174.0 mph by Dale Jarrett in 1999.
Fastest qualifying speed: 194.2 mph by Ryan Newman in 2005.
Most lead changes: 65 in 1981.
Closest finish: Jeff Gordon's .085 second margin over Ricky Rudd in 2001.
Most caution flags: 10 in 2006
Fewest caution flags: 0 (1973, 1984 and 1999).
* From 2001-2008 a typical Michigan race had 20 lead changes, 7 cautions for 30 laps, and an average green-flag run of 44.3 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
* Ford leads all manufacturers with 31 victories at Michigan, followed by
Chevrolet with 17, Mercury (12), Dodge (9), Buick (4), Pontiac (4) and Oldsmobile (2).
* Roush-Fenway Racing and the Wood Brothers have both won 11 times at MIS;
Harry Melling won here 7 times and Penske Racing & Yates Racing each have 6 Michigan wins.
* Ford (8 wins) and Dodge (6 wins) have won 14 of the last 15 Sprint Cup races at Michigan.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s victory here last June was the 1`st for Chevrolet since Jeff Gordon in 2001.
Toyota has yet to win a race at Michigan.
Driver Notes:
* 5 drivers have won both Michigan events (sweep) in a season:
Bobby Allison (1971), David Pearson (1972 and 1976), Cale Yarborough (1983), Bill Elliott (1985 and 1986) and Bobby Labonte (1995).
Elliott's 4 wins in a row are the most by any driver at this track.
Best average finish - active drivers at Michigan (3 or more starts):
#99 Carl Edwards (6.6) - Ford
#17 Matt Kenseth (9.1) - Ford
#24 Jeff Gordon (11.8) - Chevy
#14 Tony Stewart (12.4) - Chevy
#6 David Ragan (12.5) - Ford
#5 Mark Martin (13.1) - Chevy
#16 Greg Biffle (13.2) - Ford
#1 Martin Truex, Jr. (13.8) - Chevy
Worst average finish - active drivers at Michigan (3 or more starts):
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya (33.0) - Chevy
#71 David Gilliland (27.2) - ***
#12 David Stremme (27.0) - Dodge
#7 Robby Gordon (26.1) - Toyota
#44 A.J. Allmendinger (26.0) - Dodge
Random semi-significant driver facts covering Sprint Cup races at Michigan ONLY:
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* Bill Elliott once dominated at Michigan - in a 12-race span from 1983 to 1989 Elliott registered 7 wins and only one finish lower than 3rd place during that streak.
* From 1995 to 1999 (10 races), Jeff Gordon posted no Michigan finishes worse than 6th place.
* Mark Martin enjoyed the decade of the 1990s here, finishing in the top-10 20 times in 21 races from 1989 to 1999.
* David Ragan's average finish here in 2008 was 5.5, a mark exceeded only by his teammates Carl Edwards & Matt Kenseth.
* Michael Waltrip has a streak of 31 consecutive Michigan races where he has been running at the end of the race.