NASCAR Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will this weekend travel to Brooklyn, Michigan for two races at Michigan International Speedway. The Camping World Truck Series will travel to Texas Motor Speedway. Michigan International Speedway opened for racing in 1968. The track is a D shaped oval speedway and is 3.2 km (2 mile) long. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns are 18°, frontstretch 12° and backstretch 5°. Track record is held by Jeff Gordon with 206.558mph (after repave 2012). Most wins by an active driver at Michigan International Speedway are Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Kyle Larson with 3 wins. The stands current capacity: 71 000 seats. Bonus facts. Worst Starting Spot to Win: Mark Martin, started 32nd, 6/14/2009.
Weekend Schedule for Michigan and Texas
Series: Monster Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
Thursday, June 7
Texas
22.05-22.55 | 4:05-4.55 p.m. | Camping World Truck Series practice
00.05- 00.55 | 6:05-6:55 p.m. | Camping World Truck Series final practice
Friday, June 8
Michigan
17.30-18.20 | 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS2
19.05-19.55 | 1:05-1:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, FS2
21.05-21.55 | 3:05-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS2
22.10 | 4:10 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pole Qualifying, FS1
Texas
23.45 | 5:45 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pole Qualifying, FS2
03.00 | 9 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series PPG 400, FS1
Saturday, June 9
Michigan
15.05-15.55 | 9:05-9.55 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
16.05 | 10:05 a.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series Pole Qualifying, FS1
18.00-18.50 | noon-12:50 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS2
19.30 | 1.30 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series LTi Printing 250, FOX
Sunday, June 10
Michigan
20.00 | 2 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400, FOX / VIASAT SPORT LIVE 19.30 (Sweden)
Photo credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)
Track facts and statistics: Jayski/ESPN