NASCAR Cup Series

THE NUMBERS for the Pure Michigan 400

Over the previous weekend we observed mother nature wreak havoc with NASCAR's best laid plans and schedules at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.

Points are awarded at the end of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, but Jeff Gordon and Team DuPont believe that process begins much earlier.

Johnson has made 19 Sprint Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway, where he has two top-five and seven top-10 finishes.

The Sprint Summer Showdown presented by the HTC EVO 3D is putting $3 million on the line for fans, drivers and driver charities. Any driver that wins an NSCS race between Indianapolis and Bristol will qualify to win $2 million

Carl Edwards on racing at Michigan International Speedway : “MIS drives like a big dirt track. It’s a big, slick, wide race track."

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.

NAPA Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Chad Johnston know their recent run of success gives their Michael Waltrip Racing team a shot at making the 2011 “Chase for the Championship.”

Watkins Glen Recap: A promising start to Monday’s rain-postponed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International turned scary on Lap 66, as Denny Hamlin walked away from a head-on collision into the retaining wall outside the first turn.

Biffle on Michigan: “I love Michigan. It is my favorite track on the circuit and I’m really looking forward to going there. I like Michigan because I’ve had success there with wins in the Sprint Cup Series and the Truck Series."