NASCAR Track News

In a fitting tribute to the continuing 50-year celebration of the iconic pony car, the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang is about to make its pace car debut at Michigan International Speedway. A Mustang GT fastback will lead the field to the green flag for the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race June 15.

Denny Hamlin doesn’t want to get ahead of himself. He knows he isn’t “officially” locked into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. But with a victory already in hand this season, he knows under the new Chase format, the odds are good he’s in the elimination-style playoff field.

The day does not end when the on-track activity concludes at Michigan International Speedway in June. Instead, the action moves to the Budweiser Party Porch in Turn Four where live music continues late into the night.

Tickets to NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race – the 57th annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 22 – will go on sale Tuesday, June 10 at 9 a.m. (ET). Tickets for the DAYTONA 500, won earlier this year by Dale Earnhardt Jr. for his second career victory in “The Great American Race,” start at $65.

Michigan International Speedway’s economic footprint is more than $414 million a year – and on an annual basis, according to a University of Michigan study released today.

Country music artist Luke Bryan and Joey Principe, a 17-year-old Delawarean with Asperger’s Syndrome, have been announced as the grand marshals for the Sunday, June 1 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway.

Dover International Speedway and Dunkin’ Donuts have announced a new partnership that names Dunkin’ Donuts the official coffee of the track, beginning with the May 30-June 1, 2014 NASCAR race weekend at the Monster Mile.

Michigan International Speedway has many great ticket packages for the Quicken Loans 400, but fans need to act quickly to get them. The special packages for the Quicken Loans 400 expire on June 1.

As our nation approaches Memorial Day weekend we would like to honor our veterans by announcing that the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) will be named the Careers for Veterans 200.

Michigan International Speedway is proud to partner with Bandit Industries—another Michigan-based company—to bring fans the Bandit Chippers Pole Day on Friday, June 13 and Friday, Aug. 15.