08/03/2022

RFK Weekly Advance | Michigan

NASCAR Cup Series Race at Michigan International Speedway

Sunday, Aug. 7 | 3 p.m. ET

USA, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90

• Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Castrol Ford Mustang
• Chris Buescher, No. 17 LeBron James Family Foundation Ford Mustang

Home Sweet Home
Michigan International Speedway serves as ‘home’ for Jack Roush and RFK Racing, located just an hour from Roush Industries in Livonia, Michigan. MIS has naturally been one of the organization’s most successful tracks on the circuit, with the team earning a total of 23 wins across NASCAR’s three major touring series.

I Said Welcome to Detroit City

In 219 NCS starts at Michigan, RFK has recorded 13 wins, 56 top-fives and 102 top-10 finishes with 2,452 laps led. Former driver Greg Biffle earned the organization’s most recent victory in June 2013 after starting 19th and leading 48 laps. Biffle’s win was also the 1,000th NASCAR victory for Ford Performance.

Roush vs. Everybody Else

RFK’s 13 wins in the NCS at Michigan are the most of any track on the NCS schedule. Five different drivers have earned victories for RFK at the two-mile oval with former drivers Mark Martin and Biffle both taking the checkered flag on four separate occasions. RFK drivers Matt Kenseth (two), Carl Edwards (two) and Kurt Busch (one) have also gone to victory lane for the organization in Michigan.

Consistency in the Motor City

Michigan ranks first overall among all tracks that RFK has competed on in the NCS in top-five finishes, top-10 finishes and in average finish among tracks that they have run two or more races. RFK has recorded 56 top-fives, 102 top-10s and has an average finish of 14.5 at the two-mile oval.

RFK Michigan Wins

1990-2  Martin  Cup

1993-2  Martin  Cup

1993      Martin  NXS

1995      Martin  NXS

1997-2  Martin  Cup

1998      Burton  NXS

1998-1  Martin  Cup

1999      Biffle     Truck

2000      Biffle     Truck

2002-1  KensethCup

2003-1  Busch    Cup

2004-2  Biffle     Cup

2005-1  Biffle     Cup

2006-2  Kenseth Cup

2007-1  Edwards Cup

2007      Kvapil    Truck

2008-2  Edwards Cup

2008      Edwards NXS

2008      Darnell Truck

2009      Braun    Truck

2011      Edwards NXS

2012-2  Biffle     Cup

2013-1  Biffle     Cup

By the Numbers at Michigan International Speedway

Race      Win       T5     T10         Pole         Laps        Led        AvSt      AvFn     Miles

 217        13          56          102               4             41288      2452      18.1            14.4      82576

59          5             27          37               4             6459          703        11.7            12.1        12918

21          5             8             12               1             2021          260        10.9           11.3         4042

297        23          91          151               9             49768     3415      17.8               13.5       99536

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