NASCAR Cup Series

Chase Elliott posted the fastest time in first Sprint Cup Series practice at Michigan International Speedway. The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.709 and a speed of 201.630 mph.

Joey Logano will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday in the Irish Hills of Michigan. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford scored the pole for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway after posting a time of 36.080 and a speed of 199.557 mph.

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., No. 78 Furniture Row Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Starting Position: 2nd - How was the qualifying run? “It was definitely an exciting run that third round – we freed the car up quite a bit and it was pretty ‘slideways’ going into turn three so it was a lot of fun out there."

Tony Stewart powered the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS to the top qualifying position among the Team Chevy drivers for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race with a time of 198.950 mph/36.190 seconds. It marks Stewart’s 10th top-10 start at the super-fast 2.0-mile Michigan international Speedway, his second in seven races this season.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Michigan International Speedway Sunday, June 12 for the FireKeepers Casino 400. Kurt Busch is the defending spring race winner and one of the drivers to watch this weekend.

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion – Qualified 1st “It feels good. Finally we were able to break through. The last two weeks have stunk for me and my team. We have won the first two rounds the last few weeks and qualified second."

Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion, spoke to media members at Michigan International Speedway about the upcoming race weekend and his role in a NASCAR PSA about diversity.

Brad Keselowski comes home to Michigan International Speedway in search of his first victory at his hometown track Sunday afternoon. The Rochester Hills, Michigan, native met with media members Friday afternoon following the opening practice session to discuss coming home and more.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Furniture Row Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - What did you learn from the test session at Michigan International Speedway about the new package? “It was a short test because of rain, but we did learn a few things."

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION/MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his win at Pocono last week, the strength of the teams at Stewart-Haas Racing, his expectations for the new aero package at Michigan, and more.