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ERIK JONES, No. 77 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - How has your week been at home here in Michigan? “Yeah, it’s been a busy week. I didn’t get home ‘til Tuesday night, drove back up here and went over and tested a late model on Wednesday over in Grand Rapids, Michigan and then yesterday kind of got to take the day off, visit a little friends and family and then back it again today, so just nice to come home. Nice to sleep in the house that I grew up in and stay there – it’s only about an hour away from here – and roll into the race track in the morning. It’s just cool to be here and on Sunday get all the family and friends out. I’ve burned through every possible hot pass I can get, so just nice to have everybody here and be close to home.”

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion returns to Michigan International Speedway as the defending race winner and was third fastest in opening NASCAR Cup Series practice Friday morning. Logano spoke about the weekend ahead.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CARS 3 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed the first anniversary of his first career Cup Series win, preparing for Sonoma, honoring his friend Bryan Clauson this week, and many other topics.

Crew chief Danny Gill, who has found success in all three of NASCAR’s top series, has made JCR his home for the rest of the 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series season.  He will lead the #51 RepairableVehicles.com crew for Saturday’s Menards 250 at Michiagn International Speedway.

MATT TIFFT, No. 19 Tunity Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does it feel to make your Michigan International Speedway debut? “It’s pretty cool. Growing up around the Cleveland area, we would go watch racing with my family’s car, a dirt late model, up in Michigan, so I pretty much grew up watching and learning to love racing in Michigan, so it’s – I’ve probably been here 10 times before as a fan and got to do the ARCA race last year here, but it’s always special coming here, getting to see all your family and friends."

DANIEL SUÁREZ, No. 19 STANLEY Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does it feel to be back in Michigan where you got your first NASCAR XFINITY Series win last year? “Well, it’s going to be – I guess from last year on, I think it’s going to be always a special place. The first one – the first one is always a very, very special one, as you know, and the way that we got that victory here just a year ago it was very good."

Michigan International Speedway is the home track for Ford Motor Co. and through the years no manufacturer has had more success.  Ford has won nearly half of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races held at the two-mile speedway (47-of-95, 49.5%), which includes 35 wins by Ford and 12 with Mercury.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed his contract extension, the current youth movement, his next racing goals and many other topics

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Omnicraft Ford Fusion, met with media members at Michigan International Speedway Friday morning ahead of opening Cup Series practice. Blaney, along with team owners Len and Eddie Wood and Brett Wheatley, executive director of North America for Ford Customer Service Division spoke about Blaney’s Cup Series victory last weekend at Pocono, the week after his win and the new sponsor colors he is sporting this weekend at M

With their 99th victory secured by a dramatic finish of last Sunday’s Pocono 400, the Wood Brothers will kick off their quest for No. 100 in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at one of their favorite tracks, Michigan International Speedway.