2014 Michigan - Quicken Loans 400 - Pre Race Thread

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Tried to paste the event schedule but I have a problem doing that from my phone.

Anyhow..... On to Michigan.
 
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EVENT SCHEDULE (times in eastern time)​

(Sprint Cup Series)
Times are local to the Track

Thursday, June 12
6:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER

Friday, June 13
6:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS & INSPECTION BEGINS
10:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM NSCS PRACTICE
3:40 PM NSCS QUALIFYING
6:00 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES

Saturday, June 14
8:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
9:30 - 10:20 AM NSCS PRACTICE
12:30 - 1:20 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
4:00 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES

Sunday, June 15
7:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
11:00 AM NSCS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING
12:30 PM NSCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
1:00 PM NSCS RACE

NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE

All times above are listed in LOCAL Time

PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage
  • Practices:
    Friday, June 13, 11:00am - 12:20 pm/et, TV-FS1
    Saturday, June 14, 9:30 - 10:20am/et, TV-FS2

  • Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, June 14, 12:30 - 1:20pm/et, TV-FS2

  • Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, June 13 at 3:40 pm/et, TV-FS1, re-air scheduled 4:40am/et on FS1; 8:00am/et on FS2.
 
ODDS TO WIN 2014 QUICKEN LOANS 400 (6/15/14)
DriverOdds
Jimmie Johnson7/1
Kevin Harvick7/1
Joey Logano8/1
Brad Keselowski8/1
Matt Kenseth10/1
Jeff Gordon10/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr.10/1
Tony Stewart12/1
Kasey Kahne12/1
Kyle Busch12/1
Carl Edwards15/1
Kurt Busch15/1
Denny Hamlin15/1
Greg Biffle20/1
Clint Bowyer25/1
Kyle Larson25/1
Brian Vickers30/1
Ryan Newman35/1
Field (Any Other Driver)60/1
Martin Truex Jr.60/1
Jamie McMurray60/1
Austin Dillon100/1
Paul Menard100/1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.100/1
Aric Almirola200/1
Marcos Ambrose200/1
Danica Patrick200/1
AJ Allmendinger300/1
Trevor Bayne300/1
Casey Mears300/1
 
I love how on Jayski they have Johnson listed as having the 4th best driver rating at Michigan, then right underneath that it says Michigan isnt one of his better tracks lol.
 
KahneFan said:
I love how on Jayski they have Johnson listed as having the 4th best driver rating at Michigan, then right underneath that it says Michigan isnt one of his better tracks lol.
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The betting odds favor JJ because so many people think that he can win any week on any track.
 
blanston said:
I reckon I'd agree with that.
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I have a good friend and neighbor that's a vegas racing sports oddsmaker with the biggest casinos. He says it's unreal how meany people blindly bet on JJ every race just because they think he can win place or show more than not.
 
Johali said:
I have a good friend and neighbor that's a vegas racing sports oddsmaker with the biggest casinos. He says it's unreal how meany people blindly bet on JJ every race just because they think he can win place or show more than not.
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That's interesting. It's about as safe a bet as a body could make, I guess. I guess they're just betting on the "big dog" whether they know anything about it or not.
 
KahneFan said:
I love how on Jayski they have Johnson listed as having the 4th best driver rating at Michigan, then right underneath that it says Michigan isnt one of his better tracks lol.
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He had it won a couple of times but ran out of gas with a lap or 2 to go.
 
I'm pretty stoked about going to the race on Sunday. I really hope the groove has widened out. I miss seeing 7 wide in the corners.
 
Lets get this done. I am sure we will see another track record in qual
How long before they put a plate on the cars at MIS?
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Remember this?

I hope they got the mositure issue sorted out that JR talked about. We do not need another track coming up during the race.

http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/Goodyear-News-Tire-Testing



Teams to test at Michigan UPDATE3 - 215mph & 217mph: a few NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will test (tires) at Michigan International Speedway on Tuesday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 9. Scheduled to test are: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #15-Clint Bowyer, #21-Trevor Bayne and #31-Ryan Newman. The Turn 1 grandstand seats will be open for fans free of charge on April 8-9.(MIS)(4-2/8-2014)
UPDATE: Greg Biffle's #16 Ford Fusion was first car on track at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Tuesday in a delayed start to the two-day Goodyear tire test there by several Sprint Cup teams. Four Cup outfits, led off by Biffle, who drives for Roush Fenway Racing, and #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the track mid- to late-afternoon after a lengthy delay due to moisture on the 2-mile oval thought to be originating from behind the concrete walls following a brutal winter. The problem was addressed by MIS staff and Goodyear personnel and testing finally cranked up around 4:00pm/et. It was scheduled to continue into early evening, or when it became too dark to run safely. #21-Trevor Bayne and #15-Clint Bowyer also participated in Tuesday's test. #31-Ryan Newman is expected to join in with the others at MIS Wednesday. Fans are welcome to watch the tire test free of charge Wednesday from the Turn 1 grandstand seats.(Detroit Free Press)(4-9-2014)
UPDATE2: How fast is NASCAR's new Sprint Cup car with new aerodynamic rules on one of its fastest tracks? #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. topped 215 mph during a test Wednesday morning at Michigan International Speedway, one of NASCAR's fastest tracks. Track president Roger Curtis tweeted about Earnhardt's fast speed. Clint Bowyer, meanwhile, said he ran 217 mph during Wednesday's test.(Sporting News)(4-9-2014)
UPDATE 3: Blazing fast speeds continued at Michigan International Speedway on Wednesday during the second of a two-day tire test. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver #15-Clint Bowyer said he went 217 mph during the morning session. "That's white-of-your-eyes-fast," he added. Bowyer, along with #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #31-Ryan Newman and #21-Trevor Bayne are taking part in the second of a two-day Goodyear Tire test at the two-mile racetrack. Earnhardt Jr. said he was hitting speeds between 212 to 215 mph in the straightaways and about 180 in the turns. And while speed was the topic of the day, the drivers were at the track to test tires for Goodyear.
"This is one of our better tracks, and our fans will probably say the same," Earnhardt Jr. said. "Having the success here over the last four or five years has given us a lot of confidence when we come here, and I think that's why Goodyear brings us to test. "I enjoy racing here. It's a fun track. The asphalt is really aging well and it's just going to keep getting better and better over the next couple of years."
Newman and Biffle agreed, adding the winter has aged the track, making the super-smooth surface less oily, and creating additional grooves. "I think (Michigan) will be a good race; I really do," Biffle said. Though speeds on a racetrack are sexy, speedway President Roger Curtis said passing and fierce competition is what makes great racing. "The drivers are posting 200 mph. That's awesome. The fans get very, very excited about that. But at the end of the day, on Sunday when the green flag drops, the numbers 'two zero zero' they're not anywhere in the fans' minds. It's lead changes, it's the competition." The track was repaved in 2012, making for blazing fast speeds. Since then, the asphalt has aged but NASCAR has made significant changes to the cars, thus keeping speeds very fast. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to Michigan International Speedway this summer for two weekends: Quicken Loans 400 weekend, June 13-15 and Pure Michigan 400 weekend, Aug. 15-17. For tickets and camping, visit www.MISpeedway.com or call 800-354-1010.(MIS), see some video of the test at RPM2Night.com.(4-9-2014)
 
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Might end up missing this one. Goin home for father's day & heading to the beach to surf fish sunday moring & mid afternoon. Father's day supper @ 4.
 
SHR strong in practice,, hope it translates to the race and Qualifying
 
Good to see Hornish pick up another Nationwide race and drive the #20 over Kenseth this weekend.
 
DVRing everything this weekend. Going on a Father's Day river trip thru Monday. Stoked!
 
I hope they gave JPM a good car and hes just working off rust.. would love see a top ten
 
Lazyking said:
I hope they gave JPM a good car and hes just working off rust.. would love see a top ten
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I read that they didn't get him back out in time for another run. He was in the middle of Logano and Keselowski before they went back out.
 
I wonder if Keselowski will help Hamlin with a bit of a draft to grab the pole his weekend?
 
WTF is this enormous graphic on the right side of the screen that can't even show times? The entire right side of the TV is completely unusable.
 
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