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[/media-credit]Roush Fenway Heads to ‘Home Track’ of Michigan With Matt Kenseth having taken over the Sprint Cup point lead, RFR heads to its ‘home track’ of Michigan International Speedway looking to solidify its hold on the top spot in Cup and to regain the lead in the Nationwide Series with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at its most successful track.
Quicken Loans 400
Sun 6.17.12, 1:00 p.m. EDT
TNT TV, MRN, Sirius 90
Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M Salute to American Heroes Ford
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Ford
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Fastenal Ford
Alliance 250
Sat. 6.16.12 3:30 p.m. EDT
ABC TV, MRN, Sirius 90
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Roush Fenway “25 Winning Years” Mustang
New Leader 17
With his seventh-place run at Pocono last week, RFR’s Matt Kenseth
regained the Sprint Cup Series points lead from teammate Greg Biffle.
Kenseth led the points earlier in the season after winning the season
opening Daytona 500.
Home Sweet Home
Michigan International Speedway is team owner Jack Roush’s ‘home track.’
Located about an hour’s drive away from Roush Industries in Livonia, MIS
has been the most successful Sprint Cup track on the circuit for Roush
Fenway Racing. The organization boasts Sprint Cup team highs in wins
(11), top fives (51) and top 10s (89).
Roush Fenway Overall at Michigan
In addition to the impressive 11 Sprint Cup Series wins at MIS, Roush
Fenway has won five times in the Nationwide Series (most recently last
season) and five times in the Truck Series at Michigan. Overall Roush
Fenway has collected 21 wins, 97 top fives and 147 top 10s in NASCAR
action at Michigan.
21 Wins at MIS
Roush Fenway’s 21 total NASCAR wins at Michigan are the most at any
track for the team.
Varied Victory Lane
Nine different drivers have driven into victory lane at NASCAR races at
MIS for Roush Fenway. Five in the Sprint Cup Series (Mark Martin, Matt
Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards), three in the
Nationwide Series (Martin, Jeff Burton and Edwards) and four in the
Trucks (Biffle, Travis Kvapil, Erik Darnell and Colin Braun).
In the Lead
Roush Fenway has led over 2,200 laps in Sprint Cup action at Michigan
and is closing in on 4,000 total laps led at MIS.
More at MIS
Roush Fenway turned its 40,000th lap in Cup competition at MIS last
season. Overall Roush Fenway has completed 41,541 laps for just over
64,000 miles in Cup action at Michigan.
RFR Michigan Wins
1990-2 Martin Cup
1993-2 Martin Cup
1997-2 Martin Cup
1998-1 Martin Cup
2002-1 Kenseth Cup
2003-1 Busch Cup
2004-2 Biffle Cup
2005-1 Biffle Cup
2007-1 Edwards Cup
2006-2 Kenseth Cup
2008-2 Edwards Cup
1993 Martin NNS
1995 Martin NNS
1998 Burton NNS
2008 Edwards NNS
2011 Edwards NNS
1999 Biffle Truck
2000 Biffle Truck
2007 Kvapil Truck
2008 Darnell Truck
2009 Braun Truck
