From the June, 2006 issue of Stock Car Insider
Upcoming Events in the World of NASCAR
| Next week, the NASCAR Nextel Cup teams head west, or mid-west to be more exact, to the 2 mile tri-oval at Michigan International Speedway. Initially, MIS was modeled after the other great tri-oval of it's time, Lowe's Motor Speedway. But after nearly 30 years or racing, it has developed a personality of it's own that no single driver has been able to dominate. Unlike other speedways, since the 2000 season there has never been a single driver to win consecutive races at Michigan. Don't run to the store or sit on the toilet too long next Sunday. The races at Michigan tend to go by very fast!!! Of the tri-oval tracks currently on the Nextel Cup circuit, Michigan holds the fastest average race speed clocking in at just over 174mph. Only Daytona and Talladega have faster average speeds. Next week at MIS, expect Carl Edwards to continue to make his move to qualify for the Chase for the Championship. In three starts at Michigan, Carl has 2-top 5 finishes and 1 top 10. Also expect the following drivers to do well next week: Other drivers to note: Matt Kenseth - Average Finish 8th Jeff Gordon - Average Finish 10th Greg Biffle - Average Finish 11th Mark Martin - Average Finish 12th Next Week's Schedule: Nextel Cup: @ Michigan International Raceway 6/17/06 - 10:35pm NASCAR Nextel Cup 3M Performance 400 Practice 6/16/06 - 03:10pm NASCAR Nextel Cup 3M Performance 400 Qualifying 6/18/06 - 01:40pm NASCAR Nextel Cup 3M Performance 400
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