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Qualifying Fast Facts – Michigan:

Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 46th Annual Quicken Loans 400 with a lap of 35.198 seconds, 204.557 mph. Harvick's speed is the fastest pole-winning speed since April of 1987, when Bill Elliott set the all-time qualifying record of 212.809 mph ...

First Round of Qualifying

for the Quicken Loans 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after 25 minutes. One driver. #4-Harvick, broke the track record of 203.949mph, set by Joey Logano last August. #4-Harvick 203.995 #2-Keselowski 202.634 #24-Gordon 202.583 #...

Farmers Insurance & Hendrick Motorsports extend partnership:

Farmers Insurance has extended its sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports' #5 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team for three years and, in celebration, will give fans the opportunity to help design driver Kasey Kahne's 2015 Chevrolet SS primary paint scheme. As the official ...

Michigan Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- Donnie Allison won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Michigan in 1969 with a speed of 160.135 mph. - 45 drivers have Coors Light poles at Michigan, led by David Pearson with 10. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with five. - Six drivers have won consecutive Coors...

Theme Park Connection to sponsor Sorenson for three more races:

After last weekend's fast paced ride at Pocono Raceway, Theme Park Connection has re-signed to be the primary sponsor on the #36 Chevy driven by Reed Sorenson. TPC has joined with Tommy Baldwin Racing to help Salute the Troops through giving away an all-expenses ...

Different look for the #5 at MIS:

The #5 Hendirck Motorsports Chevy of Kasey Kahne will welcome the Bleacher Report 'Team Stream' app (http://bleacherreport.com/mobile) on the rear quarter panels for this weekend's race at Michigan International Speedway. Farmers Insurance has partnered with Bleacher...

Hendrick Motorsports on a streak:

#88-Dale Earnhardt's performance on Sunday at Pocono marked Hendrick Motorsports' fourth consecutive points-paying Sprint Cup win in 2014. #24-Jeff Gordon kicked off the current streak with his Kansas victory on May 10, which was followed by #48-Jimmie Johnson winning...

Michigan Goodyear Tire Notes – new tire at MIS:

Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run different tire set-ups at Michigan this weekend . . . in Sprint Cup, teams will run the same left-side tire code they ran twice at this track last season . . . this is the first time they have run this right...

Ecopower Re-Refined Oil debuts on the #17 at MIS:

EcoPower will serve as the primary sponsor on the #17 EcoPower Ford Fusion, driven by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for five races in the NSCS - with the first race being this weekend at MIS. EcoPower is a recently introduced brand of motor oil that is re-cycled and re-refined...

Menard fastest in Nationwide happy hour:

#33-Paul Menard was quickest during happy hour for the Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 with a speed of 191.088mph. He was followed by: #3-Ty Dillon, #60-Chris Buescher, #9-Chase Elliott, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #54-Kyle Busch, #31-Dylan Kwasniewski, #20-Sam Hornish, #22...

Menard fastest in first Nationwide practice:

#33-Paul Menard was fastest during opening practice at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 189.668mph. #42-Kyle Larson was second, followed by: #22-Joey Logano, #9-Chase Elliott, #2-Brian Scott, #554-Kyle Busch, #62-Brendan Gaughan, #88-Dale Earnhardt, ...

Pistone fastest in truck practice:

#9-Chase Pistone was fastest during the opening practice at Gateway Motorsports Park with a speed of 136.141 mph. #20-Justin Lofton (practicing only for Gray Gaulding) was second, followed by #13-Jeb Burton, #88-Matt Crafton, #51-Erik Jones, #00-Cole Custer, #77-German...

Newman has to make alternate plans to get to MIS:

#31- Ryan Newman thought he had a flight to Michigan arranged for Friday morning. There was only one problem: The Sprint Cup driver planning on letting him hitch a ride left him at the airport. That driver? #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt tweeted Friday morning ...

Congrats – David Ragan:

David Ragan, driver of the #34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, announced on his Facebook page: God blessed us today with a healthy little girl. (Perfect timing too) Mom and Julia are doing good!(6-12-2014)...

Special Dow scheme for Dillon at Bristol:

Dow unveiled a special Great Stuff paint scheme for the #3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy of Austin Dillon on Wednesday at the Dow Diamond in Midland, MI home of the Great Lakes Loons. Dow's Great Stuff is an Insulating Foam Sealant that seals air leaks easily, inexpensively...

Superman returns to the #88 at Michigan:

Superman, the world's first and most recognized Super Hero, will be featured again on Dale Earnhardt's #88 Chevrolet SS this weekend at Michigan. He also ran this paint scheme at the 600-mile race at Charlotte in May. The Superman-themed paint scheme will pair the ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Michigan:

#16-Greg Biffle 110.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 105.6 #99-Carl Edwards 104.7 #48-Jimmie Johnson 101.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 97.0 #14-Tony Stewart 95.9 #18-Kyle Busch 92.0 #55-Brian Vickers 91.5 #24-Jeff Gordon 89.8 #11-Denny Hamlin 89.7 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...

SKF extends with Team Penske:

Team Penske announced that SKF has agreed to a multi-year extension with the team that will expand SKF's technical alliance and continue its associate sponsorship of the team's entries in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) and Verizon...

Lynda Petty named first-quarter recipient of the NMPA’s Spirit Award.:

Lynda Petty, one of the founding members of the Racing Wives Auxiliary, was named first-quarter recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association's Spirit Award. Petty, who passed away on March 25 at the age of 72, started the charitable organization, providing...

Michigan a tough track for Johnson:

#48-Jimmie Johnson has yet to win at Michigan International Speedway in 24 Sprint Cup races. In fact, MIS is just one of five Sprint Cup Series tracks overall that he has not won at in his career, a list which also includes Chicago, Homestead, Kentucky, and Watkins...