NASCAR Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will this weekend travel to Michigan International Speedway, located at Brooklyn, Michigan. The teams of the Camping World Truck Series will travel to Gateway Motorsports Park. Michigan International Speedway, former Michigan Speedway, opened for racing in 1968 (repaved 2012). The track is a D shaped superspeedway oval and is 3.2 km (2 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with four turns, banking in turns; 18°, frontstretch; 12° and backstretch; 5°. Lap record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Jeff Gordon with 206.558 mph in 2014. Most wins by an active driver at Michigan International Speedway is Matt Kenseth (35 races) and Kurt Busch (32 races) with 3 wins. Capacity: 71 000 race fans.
Weekend Schedule for Michigan International Speedway and Gateway Motorsports Park
Series: Monster Cup, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
Friday, June 16
Michigan International Speedway
17.00-18.25 | 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS2
18.30- 19.25 | 12:30-1:25 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS2
21.00- 21.55 | 3-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS2
22.15 | 4:15 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole qualifying, FS2
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16.30 | 10:30 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
18.00 | noon | NASCAR XFINITY Series
Saturday, June 17
Michigan International Speedway
15.00-15.55 | 9-9:55 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS2
16.00 | 10 a.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole qualifying, FS2
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 race at Michigan (125 laps, 250 miles), FS1
Gateway Motorsports Park
16.30-17.25 | 10:30-11:25 a.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, no TV
18.30-19.25 | 12:30-1:25 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, no TV
23.45 | 5:45 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole qualifying (tape delayed on FS1 for 7 p.m.)
02.30 | 8:30 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Drivin’ for Linemen 200 (160 laps, 200 miles), FS1
Sunday, June 18
Michigan International Speedway
21.00 | 3 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), FS1 / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 20.30
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