It doesn’t take much to get the Wood Brothers excited about racing at Michigan International Speedway. The two-mile oval is home territory for the team’s long-time backer, Ford Motor Company, and the Woods are tied with fellow Ford owner Jack Roush for all-time Sprint Cup victories there with 11 apiece.
Ford Motor Company will introduce the latest version of the F-150, part of America’s best-selling truck lineup, on Sunday when Ford’s President of The Americas Mark Fields leads the field to green for Michigan International Speedway’s NASCAR Sprint Cup series race in the new 2013 F-150.
June 16th – Johanna Long will visit the Team Chevy stage at 10:00 a.m. followed by defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart at 12:30 p.m. Danica Patrick will visit the Team Chevy stage for a question and answer session at 1:20 p.m. followed by James Buescher at 2:30 p.m.
No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS driver Martin Truex Jr. might not know who will be on top of his pit box Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, but he knows whomever it will be will have one goal in mind — continue the seventh-place team’s momentum in 2012.
There will be a special moment before Sunday’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway for two of Mark Martin’s crew members and probably dozens of others in the sport.
No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota driver Clint Bowyer is spending Tuesday and Wednesday attending the Goodyear Tire Test at the newly reconfigured Bristol Motor Speedway. After that he is heading to Michigan International Speedway for a NASCAR open test prior to the regularly scheduled Sprint Cup Series race weekend.
Dodge has won nine races at Michigan International Speedway: Charlie Glotzbach, Richard Petty (2), Sterling Marlin, Ryan Newman (2), Jeremy Mayfield, Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch.
Kenseth on racing at Michigan International Speedway: “Michigan is one of my favorite tracks throughout the season and I always look forward to going to Michigan since it’s in the Midwest."
Tony Stewart (who is the only driver to try to run the high groove): “Well, you’ve definitely lost the top groove. Guys who run up there aren’t going to be able to do that because it’s pretty slick up there."
Richard Childress Racing in the Motor City ... In 127 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway, RCR teams have earned three wins, two with Dale Earnhardt (June 1987, 1990) and the most recent with Kevin Harvick (August 2010).
