Schedule:
Friday, June 8
ON TRACK: MICHIGAN
— 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS2
— 1:05-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, FS2
— 3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS2
— 4:10 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pole Qualifying, FS1
Saturday, June 9
ON TRACK: MICHIGAN
— 9:05-9:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
— 10:05 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Pole Qualifying, FS1
— 12-12:50 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS2
— 1:30 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series LTi Printing 250, FOX
Sunday, June 10
— 2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400, FOX
Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 200
Stage 1: Lap 60
Stage 2: Lap 120
Race: Lap 200
Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile D-shaped oval
Banking: turns: 18 degrees; straights: front stretch 12 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees
Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet
Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet
73 feet wide with 10-foot apron in turns, 45 feet wide with 12-foot apron on straightaways
Pit lane is 50 feet wide and contains space for 44 individual pit areas
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Seating Capacity: 71,000 [down from 84,000(2012), 108,000(2011) and 137,243(2006)]
Opened: 1968
Pit Stalls:
Length: 34 feet
Width: 21 feet
Track Records & Stats
August 2017 Race Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 162.730mph, started 12th
June 2017 Race Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 150.903mph, started 9th
Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, June 1999, 173.997mph (no cautions)
Slowest Track Race Record: Richard Petty, 107.583mph, 8/24/1975
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days, 8/16/1992
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 24 days, 8/18/2013
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Mark Martin, started 32nd, 6/14/2009
August 2017 Pole Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 203.097mph, finished 17th
June 2017 Pole Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 202.156mph, finished 1st
New Track Qualifying Record: #24-Jeff Gordon, August, 206.558mph (after repave 2012)
Old Track Qualifying Record: #12-Ryan Newman, June 2005, 194.232mph (before repave 2012)
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 7 months, 8 days, 8/17/2012
Young Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 22 days, 8/16/2013
Most Wins: 9 - David Pearson
Most Poles: 10 - David Pearson
Most Top 5s: 21 - Cale Yarborough
Most Top 10s: 27 - Jeff Gordon