CHEVY FAST FACTS
QUICKEN LOANS 400
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
June 14, 2015
- A total of 21 Team Chevy drivers will start the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Michigan International Speedway. The 200-lap event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m., ET and will air live on FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio, Sirius/XM Radio Channel 90 and www.nascar.com.
CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:
- Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet SS, will lead the field to green as the pole sitter
- Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevy SS, start second
- Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Panasonic Chevrolet SS, will roll off sixth
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet SS, will take the green flag from the seventh starting spot
- Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 KOBALT Tools Chevrolet SS, will start eighth
- Martin Truex, Jr., No. 78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet SS, will take the green from the ninth starting position
TEAM CHEVY IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
- Chevrolet has won 38 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Manufacturers’ Championships
- Team Chevy drivers have scored 747 wins and 674 poles in NSCS competition
CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY:
- Chevrolet drivers have won 22 of 91 races at Michigan International Speedway. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:
- Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Panasonic Chevrolet SS, has three wins at Michigan International Speedway (’98 & ‘01)
- Kurt Busch, No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS, has two victories at Michigan International Speedway (’03 & ’07)
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy Chevrolet SS, has made two trips to Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway (’08 & ’12)
- Ryan Newman, No. 31 Quicken Loans Chevrolet SS, has two trophies from Michigan International Speedway (’03 & ’04)
- Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS, has one win at Michigan International Speedway (’10)
- Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 KOBALT Tools Chevrolet SS, has made one trip to Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway (’14)
- Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet SS, has one victory at Michigan International Speedway (’06)
- Tony Stewart, No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS, has one trophy from Michigan International Speedway (’00)
- A Chevrolet driver has won two of the last three races at Michigan International Speedway
- A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Michigan International Speedway 25 times
- Team Chevy drivers have scored 160 top-five and 323 top-10 finishes at Michigan International Speedway
- A Chevrolet has led 6,722 laps (37.0% of possible 18,093 laps) at Michigan International Speedway
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Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.8 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive & active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
