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his weekend Michigan International Speedway will become just the second track in NASCAR Cup Series history to run a doubleheader at the same facility in consecutive days, joining Pocono Raceway (June 27-28, 2020). First up, is Saturday’s Firekeepers Casino 400 at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, followed by Sunday’s Consumer Energy 400 at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Driver Jimmie Johnson on the doubleheader weekend: “Physically, the doubleheader won’t be too bad as a driver. The track doesn’t physically challenge us so much in the car, but from the team side and the crews, this schedule is brutal. We had a similar schedule in Pocono, so we learned a lot from that weekend and will go into Michigan more prepared than we were before.”

I’m happy to have Love’s Travel Stops and one of their valuable fleet partners, Martin Transportation Systems, on board the No. 34 Ford Mustang as a co-branded primary for both races of the doubleheader weekend at Michigan International Speedway.

With Michael McDowell and the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team making a push for a playoff position, CarParts.com has extended their relationship with McDowell during his career-setting season.

It’s a busy weekend for Toyota Racing drivers with seven races on the docket, including a NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader in Michigan, the first NASCAR Xfinity Series road course race of the season in Wisconsin and two races for the ARCA Menards Series West in the Northwest.

Roush Fenway heads north this weekend to the backyard of Ford Motor Company and Roush Industries, as the NASCAR Cup Series hits the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway for the first doubleheader in the track’s history. Overall, Jack Roush has 23 wins at MIS, including 13 in the NCS, the most of any track on the circuit for the Hall of Fame owner.

NASCAR heads north to Michigan International Speedway for a doubleheader this weekend, the second of the 2020 season. Both events will run 312 miles (156 laps) at the 2-mile track.

NASCAR heads north to Michigan International Speedway for a doubleheader this weekend, the second of the 2020 season. Both events will run 312 miles (156 laps) at the 2-mile track.

Michigan is a pretty unique track. It's kind of a blend of a superspeedway and a mile-and-a-half track. It's widened out a lot and it's pretty smooth, so you can run wide open to find clean air."

Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports, was part of this week’s Zoom call, where he talked about Ford trying to extend its Michigan International Speedway win streak to five in the NASCAR Cup Series. He also spoke about a variety of issues