The Kmart 400 at Michigan was the first caution free Winston Cup race since the two-week postponed Winston 500 at Talladega, which Mark Martin won with an average speed of 188.354mph and Winston Cup record for any track. The Kmart 400 was the fastest ever at Michigan for the Cup cars with an average speed of 173.997mph. The old record was recently set my Rusty Wallace in 1996 with a ave speed of 166.033mph
