Statistical Attain: Analyzing the doubleheader weekend at Michigan

Prime 10 Michigan Driver Ratings

Dart Elliott……………………….. 100.4

Matt Kenseth………………………… 99.8

Kevin Harvick……………………….. 99.6

Joey Logano…………………………. 99.3

Brad Keselowski……………………. 97.2

Jimmie Johnson…………………….. 92.6

Ryan Blaney…………………………. 92.2

Kurt Busch…………………………… 91.5

Denny Hamlin……………………….. 91.0

Kyle Busch…………………………… 89.3
Brand: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2019 races (30 total) among sharp drivers at Michigan World Speedway.

At Michigan World Speedway:

HISTORY

• Michigan World Speedway sits on extra than 1,400 acres within the “Irish Hills” of Southeastern Michigan. Ground-breaking took situation on Sept. 28, 1967.
• The tune used to be acknowledged as Michigan Speedway throughout the time Roger Penske used to be the well-known owner (1996-99).
• The well-known NASCAR Cup Sequence lag at Michigan used to be held June 15, 1969 – won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough within the Wood Brothers’ No. 21 Mercury at a plug of 139.254 mph.
• The well-known NASCAR Cup Sequence lag used to be 500 miles in size; the 2d used to be scheduled for 600. The tune used to be re-measured to 2.04 miles for the closing lag in 1970 and each and each races in 1971 – with the lag distance being 402 miles. All utterly different races had been scheduled for 400 miles.
• The 2-mile speedway underwent a repave in 2012.
• Michigan World Speedway has hosted a complete of 101 NASCAR Cup Sequence races. Except for 1973, which had perfect one lag, there had been two races every season since 1969.

STARTS

• A complete of 402 utterly different drivers own competed in no longer no longer as a lot as one NASCAR Cup Sequence lag at Michigan World Speedway; 297 own competed in just a few.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Invoice Elliott leads the series in begins at Michigan with 61.
• Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch lead all sharp series drivers in Michigan begins with 38 every.
• A complete of 40 utterly different drivers own made their first NASCAR Cup Sequence inaugurate at Michigan World Speedway. The three most most up-to-date are:
  • Spencer Boyd – August 11, 2019
  • Garrett Smithley – June 10, 2018
  • Landon Cassill – June 13, 2010
• Perfect enact by a driver making his first career NASCAR Cup Sequence inaugurate at Michigan World Speedway used to be a fifth-situation enact by John Anderson, from Massillon, Ohio on Aug. 19, 1979; he started 20th and completed fifth utilizing for Russ Draime (Chevrolet).

STARTS

• Bobby Isaac leads the series in practical starting space at Michigan with a 3.125 in eight begins.
• Ryan Blaney leads all sharp series drivers in practical starting space at Michigan with an 9.1 in 10 begins.

Prime 10 in Moderate Starting Location at Michigan (All-Time & Active)

POLES

• A complete of 50 utterly different drivers own won the Pole Award at Michigan World Speedway within the NASCAR Cup Sequence; seven of the 50 are sharp this weekend.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the series in poles at Michigan with 10 poles (1969, 1974 sweep, 1975, 1976, 1977 sweep, 1978 sweep and 1979).
• Joey Logano (2013, 2016 sweep, 2019) leads all sharp drivers in poles at Michigan with four; adopted by Kurt Busch (2010, 2011 and 2018) with three.
• Donnie Allison won the inaugural pole at Michigan in 1969 with a plug of 160.135 mph (Ford).
• Seven drivers own won consecutive poles at Michigan:
  • David Pearson (1974 sweep) and (1976-1978)
  • Ron Bouchard (1981-1982)
  • Terry Labonte (1983 sweep)
  • Invoice Elliott (1984 sweep) and (1988 sweep)
  • Bobby Labonte (2003 sweep)
  • Brian Vickers (2008-2009 sweep)
  • Joey Logano (2016 sweep).

POLES

• David Pearson holds the legend for heaps of consecutive poles at Michigan with five; from the Plunge lag of 1976 by 1978.
• Youngest series Michigan pole winner: Joey Logano (August 16, 2013 – 23 years, 2 months, 23 days).
• Oldest series Michigan pole winner: Trace Martin (August 19, 2012 – 53 years, 7 months, 10 days).
• Seven drivers own posted their first career Busch Pole award within the Monster Vitality Sequence at Michigan World Speedway; JJ Yeley (6/17/2007) is the absolute most sensible one for the time being aloof sharp.

• Nine utterly different producers own won a pole at Michigan within the NASCAR Cup Sequence.
• Ford leads the series in poles at Michigan with 31; adopted by Chevrolet (27), Mercury (10), Dodge (nine), Pontiac (eight), Toyota (six), Buick (three), Plymouth (two) and Oldsmobile (one).

WINS

• A complete of 38 utterly different drivers own won within the NASCAR Cup Sequence at Michigan World Speedway; nine are sharp this weekend.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the series in wins at Michigan with nine victories (1969, 1972 sweep, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 sweep, 1978).
• Kurt Busch (2003, 2007, 2015), Matt Kenseth (2002, 2006, 2015), Joey Logano (2013, 2016, 2019) and Kevin Harvick (2010, 2018, 2019) lead all sharp series drivers in wins at Michigan with three every.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Sequence lag at Michigan World Speedway utilizing for Wood Brothers Racing in a Mercury on June 15, 1969.

WINS

• Youngest series Michigan winner: Joey Logano (August 18, 2013 – 23 years, 2 months, 25 days).
• Oldest Michigan winner: Harry Gant (August 16, 1992 – 52 years, 7 months, 6 days).
• Nine drivers own posted consecutive wins at Michigan World Speedway –
  • Bobby Allison (1971 sweep),
  • David Pearson (1972 sweep – 1973), (1974-1975),
  • Cale Yarborough (1983 sweep),
  • Invoice Elliott (1985 sweep – 1986 sweep),
  • Bobby Labonte (1995 sweep),
  • Trace Martin (1997-1998),
  • Ryan Newman (2003-2004),
  • Greg Biffle (2004-2005), (2012-2013)
  • Kyle Larson won three-straight at Michigan (2016-2017).
• Invoice Elliott holds the legend for essentially the most consecutive wins within the series at Michigan with four (1985 sweep and 1986 sweep).
• Easiest two drivers in series history own recorded their first Monster Vitality NASCAR Cup Sequence career make a choice at Michigan World Speedway:
  • NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett (August 18, 1991)
  • Kyle Larson (August 28, 2016).
• Amongst the nine sharp series Michigan winners, Clint Bowyer (24), Kevin Harvick (19), Kyle Busch (13) and Joey Logano (10) all made 10 or extra attempts before their first make a choice at Michigan.
• Martin Truex Jr. (28), and Michigan native Brad Keselowski (21) lead all sharp drivers within the series in begins with out a make a choice at Michigan World Speedway.
• The well-known starting space is mainly the most proficient starting space within the discipline, producing extra winners (22) than any utterly different starting space at Michigan World Speedway:
  • 20 from the pole and one from the well-known starting space due to qualifying being cancelled – 1985 (Invoice Elliott).
• 21 of the 101 (21%) NASCAR Cup Sequence races at Michigan had been won from the pole or first starting space; essentially the most most up-to-date make a choice from the pole at Michigan used to be June 2019 (Joey Logano).
• The deepest within the discipline that a lag winner has started at Michigan is 32nd, by NASCAR Hall of Famer Trace Martin within the spring of 2009.
• The deepest within the discipline that an brisk lag winner has started at Michigan is 24th, by Kurt Busch within the June of 2015.

WINS

NASCAR Cup Sequence Wins by Starting Positions at Michigan World Speedway

• A complete of 21 utterly different organizations own won within the NASCAR Cup Sequence at Michigan; eight of the 21 are sharp this weekend.
• Roush Fenway Racing leads the series in wins at Michigan with 13: Trace Martin (four), Greg Biffle (four), Carl Edwards (two), Matt Kenseth (two) and Kurt Busch (one).
• The Wood Brothers Racing group has the 2d-most series wins at Michigan with 11, including the inaugural lag in 1969 – David Pearson (eight wins), Cale Yarborough (two) and Dale Jarrett (one).
• Eight utterly different producers own won within the NASCAR Cup Sequence at Michigan; led by Ford with 39 victories; adopted by Chevrolet with 26, Mercury (12), Dodge (nine), Toyota (five), Buick (four) Pontiac (four) and Oldsmobile (two).

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

• A complete of 42 utterly different drivers within the NASCAR Cup Sequence own completed runner-up at Michigan World Speedway.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon leads the series in runner-up finishes with eight.
• Kevin Harvick, tied with NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip for 2d-most all-time, leads all sharp drivers in runner-up finishes at Michigan with seven.

Prime-Five Finishes:

• A complete of 92 utterly different drivers within the series own posted prime-five finishes at Michigan.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough leads the series in prime-five finishes at Michigan with 21.
• Matt Kenseth leads all sharp series drivers in prime-five finishes at Michigan with 14.

Prime-10 Finishes:

• A complete of 149 utterly different drivers within the series own completed internal the cease-10 at Michigan.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Trace Martin leads the series in prime-10 finishes at Michigan with 31 prime 10s.
• Matt Kenseth leads all sharp drivers in prime 10s at Michigan with 20.

Moderate Ending Location:

• Sam Sommers leads the series in practical finishing space at Michigan with a 6.0 in two begins.
• Dart Elliott leads all sharp drivers within the series in practical finishing space at Michigan with a 7.625 in eight begins.

Prime 10 in Moderate Ending Location at Michigan (All-Time & Active)

LAP LEADERS

• A complete of 152 utterly different drivers own led no longer no longer as a lot as one lap within the NASCAR Cup Sequence at Michigan World Speedway.
• Cale Yarborough leads the series in laps led at Michigan with 1,308 laps led in 36 begins.
• Jimmie Johnson leads all sharp drivers within the NASCAR Cup Sequence in laps led at Michigan with 700 laps led in 36 begins. 4

Prime 10 All-Time Lap Leaders at Michigan World Speedway

Prime 10 Active Lap Leaders at Michigan World Speedway

• The most laps led in a NASCAR Cup Sequence lag at Michigan World Speedway is 163 laps led by Joey Logano on June 10, 2019 – he won the event starting from the pole space.
• The most laps led in a series lag at Michigan World Speedway by a driver that did no longer make a choice the event used to be 146 laps led by Jimmie Johnson who completed 22nd on June 14, 2009 – he started third.

TRACK / EVENT STATS

• Since the introduction of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) within the Monster Vitality NASCAR Cup Sequence at Michigan World Speedway used to be the June 10, 2001 lag won by Jeff Gordon over Ricky Rudd with a margin of victory of 0.085 2d.

Prime Five Closest Margins of Victory at Michigan in NASCAR Cup Sequence

• Six of 101 (5.9%) NASCAR Cup Sequence races own resulted with NASCAR Beyond regular time at Michigan:

• Five of the 101 (4.9%) series races at Michigan had been shortened due to weather:

• Qualifying has been cancelled due to climatic conditions within the NASCAR Cup Sequence at Michigan World Speedway four times:

FEMALE COMPETITORS

• Four feminine drivers own competed at Michigan World Speedway within the NASCAR Cup Sequence: Janet Guthrie, Robin McCall, Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick.
• Of the four feminine drivers to compete at Michigan, Guthrie has essentially the most easy enact (10th).

NASCAR IN MICHIGAN

• There has been a complete of 152 NASCAR nationwide series races among four tracks within the order of Michigan.

• The well-known NASCAR Cup Sequence lag held within the order of Michigan used to be at Mountainous River Speedrome in Mountainous Rapids, Michigan on July 1, 1951. The lag used to be won by Marshall Teague from the pole in a Hudson.

MICHIGAN DRIVERS IN NASCAR

• A complete of 100 utterly different drivers in NASCAR nationwide series history own their residence order recorded as Michigan.
• Nine of the 100 own won no longer no longer as a lot as one lag in NASCAR’s nationwide series; they mixed to make a decision on 156 NASCAR nationwide series races.

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