3M Performance 400 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	3M Performance 400
Name of Track:	Michigan International Speedway
Date:	August 21st

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile, moderate-banked, tri-oval superspeedway.

This NASCAR sanctioned race track is located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wheel motor racing events.

One Of NASCAR's Fastest Tracks

Michigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.

The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).

From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.

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3M Performance 400 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 3M Performance 400, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Pts	Status	Sponsor
1	Kurt Busch	2	15	$190,108	203	195	running	Miller Lite
2	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	14	$151,245	203	170	running	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
3	Jimmie Johnson	48	7	$175,761	203	170	running	Lowe's
4	Matt Kenseth	17	21	$152,491	203	165	running	DEWALT
5	Denny Hamlin	11	8	$109,650	203	155	running	FedEx Kinko's
6	Dave Blaney	22	17	$114,433	203	150	running	Caterpillar
7	Carl Edwards	99	13	$93,150	203	146	running	Office Depot
8	Brian Vickers	83	18	$82,925	203	147	running	Red Bull
9	Bobby Labonte	43	4	$120,036	203	138	running	Cheerios / Betty Crocker
10	Tony Stewart	20	35	$135,411	203	134	running	The Home Depot
11	Casey Mears	25	29	$94,625	203	130	running	National Guard / GMAC
12	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	39	$121,508	203	132	running	Budweiser
13	Kyle Busch	5	6	$94,350	203	124	running	CARQUEST / Kellogg's
14	Jeff Burton	31	19	$114,891	203	121	running	AT&T Mobility
15	Kevin Harvick	29	28	$124,336	203	118	running	Shell / Pennzoil
16	Ryan Newman	12	34	$110,150	203	120	running	ALLTEL
17	Clint Bowyer	7	9	$85,625	203	112	running	Jack Daniel's
18	David Ragan	6	25	$117,200	203	109	running	AAA Insurance
19	Greg Biffle	16	2	$97,225	203	111	running	3M
20	Ward Burton	4	27	$76,500	203	108	running	Lucas Oil / State Water Heaters
21	David Stremme	40	20	$76,125	202	100	running	TUMS
22	Jeff Green	66	40	$99,983	202	97	running	Best Buy
23	David Reutimann	0	12	$87,108	202	94	running	Dominos.com
24	Robby Gordon	7	30	$75,300	202	96	running	Jim Beam
25	J.J. Yeley	18	31	$103,333	202	88	running	Interstate Batteries
26	Juan Montoya	42	26	$109,100	202	85	running	Texaco / Havoline
27	Jeff Gordon	24	1	$135,236	202	87	running	DuPont
28	David Gilliland	38	24	$101,264	202	79	running	M&M's
29	Johnny Sauter	70	41	$73,775	202	76	running	Yellow Trans.
30	Jamie McMurray	26	36	$82,400	202	73	running	IRWIN Industrial Tools
31	Kasey Kahne	9	3	$117,841	201	70	running	Dodge Dealers / UAW
32	Elliott Sadler	19	5	$91,745	201	67	running	Dodge Dealers / UAW
33	Ricky Rudd	88	22	$104,808	201	64	running	Snickers
34	Tony Raines	96	37	$78,225	201	61	running	DLP HDTV
35	Bill Elliott	21	23	$89,289	201	58	running	Little Debbie
36	Scott Riggs	10	43	$78,025	201	55	running	Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper - Valvoline
37	John Andretti	49	16	$81,633	201	52	running	Paralyzed Veterans of America
38	Reed Sorenson	41	33	$87,422	200	49	running	Target
39	Paul Menard	15	38	$69,825	167	46	oil pump	Sylvania / Menards
40	Michael Waltrip	55	11	$69,775	135	43	running	NAPA Auto Parts
41	Chad McCumbee	45	42	$69,725	134	40	running	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil
42	Mark Martin	1	10	$77,665	101	37	oil pump	U.S. Army
43	Joe Nemechek	208	32	$68,724	92	34	Accident	E&M Motorsports