*Colin Braun won the Michigan 200 at the Michigan International Speedway. Braun scored his first career win in his 35th start. He is the second first-time winner in 2009, joining Brian Scott, who won at Dover.
*This is the 50th series win for Roush Fenway, most of all teams. Braun is the 11th different driver to score a win for Roush Fenway.
*Crew Chief Mike Beam scored his 11th series win — six with Mark Martin and four with Travis Kvapil.
*Braun is the seventh different winner in the nine races in 2009. Kyle Busch and Todd Bodine are the only repeat winners this season. Braun led twice for 26 laps, including the final 24.
*Ford scored its fifth win at Michigan, all by Roush.
*It is the first win of 2009 for Ford.
*Kyle Busch finished second, leading 62 of the 100 laps. It is the fifth time the driver who led the most laps failed to win the race, fourth straight at Michigan.
*Pole-sitter Brian Ickler finished third, the best of the seven rookie of the year contenders. It is Ickler’s best career finish.
*Matt Crafton, who finished fourth, continues to lead the standings by 39 points over Ron Hornaday. The top four are within 100 points.
*Taylor Malsam, who finished sixth, posted his fourth top-10 of 2009 and seventh straight top-15 finish. Malsam jumped from 11th to eighth in the standings.
*Ron Hornaday, who was seventh, made a green-flag pit stop on Lap 22 for a right front flat tire. Hornaday was later involved in an accident on Lap 27. Hornaday received the free pass during the third caution and was able to recover for a top-10 finish.
*There were just 19 trucks running at the finish, the fewest ever at Michigan.
*The top 10 consisted of six Toyotas, three Chevrolets and one Ford. The highest-finishing Dodge was Jason White in 14th.(ESPN.com)(6-15-2009)
