On a day of record speeds on Michigan International Speedway's new pavement, tire conservation became the key element in the RainEater Wiper Blades 200.
Mountain Dew® and Dale Earnhardt Jr. brought “The Dark Knight Rises” to Brooklyn, Michigan for a few laps on Thursday, June 14. Earnhardt, who will be driving a special No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/“The Dark Knight Rises”-inspired Chevrolet in Sunday’s race, tested at the two-mile track before going alongside Batman’s iconic Tumbler during demonstration laps around the speedway.
Fans looking to be a part of the biggest Labor Day party in the USA at Atlanta Motor Speedway by camping out at the historic 1.54-mile speedway are encouraged to act fast while limited amounts of prime camping spots remain.
"It is an entirely different race track and you race it a lot different with the speeds the way they are -- you can echo every quote I had last week and it's going to somewhat apply to this week. You're going to look at statistics of who ran well here in the past and race winners and things like that."
Frank Kimmel is hopeful for a strong run in his 24th ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards attempt at Michigan International Speedway, and thinks he has the car and the starting position to do it.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed the high speeds, testing at Bristol Motor Speedway and other topics.
Carl Edwards, the most recent Ford driver to win at Michigan International Speedway in 2008, met with members of the media Friday afternoon after the first practice session.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET, met with media and discussed the fast speeds at Michigan the upcoming road race at Sonoma, the preparation and expectations of repaved tracks, and more.
