2016 FireKeepers Casino 400

January 2025 2016 FireKeepers Casino 400 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site June 9, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadMichigan International Speedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/michigan-international-speedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 10, 2016 January 3, 2013Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7187&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 10, 2016 June 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160610031311/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7187&StatType=Entry+List June 10, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/06/FireKeepers-Casino-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 10, 2016 June 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160613105406/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/06/FireKeepers-Casino-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 13, 2016 deadStarting Lineup http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7187&StatType=Starting+Lineup MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 10, 2016 June 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160613224636/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7187&StatType=Starting+Lineup June 13, 2016 deadSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/06/FireKeepers-Casino-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 11, 2016 June 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160614070248/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/06/FireKeepers-Casino-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 14, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/06/FireKeepers-Casino-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 11, 2016 June 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160614074625/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/06/FireKeepers-Casino-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 14, 2016 deadFireKeepers Casino 400 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7187&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 12, 2016 June 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616142453/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7187&StatType=Race+Results June 16, 2016 deadPoint standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/15mis2016points.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site June 12, 2016 June 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160615215652/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/15mis2016points.pdf June 15, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/15mis2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site June 13, 2016 June 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705070354/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/15mis2016racereport.pdf July 5, 2016 dead NAS 15 36 Michigan International Speedway 2024.svg 2016 06 12 Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan 2.0 3.2 400 200 640 Mostly sunny skies with a temperature of 72 F C; wind out of the northeast at 10 mph km/h on 134.241 mph km/h on Joey Logano Team Penske 36.080 seconds Joey Logano 138 Team Penske 22 Joey Logano Team Penske FS1 Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1–2) and Mike Bagley (3–4) The 2016 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on June 12, 2016, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the 2 mi km in on D-shaped oval, it was the fifteenth race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The race had 14 lead changes among different drivers and nine cautions for 46 laps. Background The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a 2 mi km on in moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. Entering the race, Kevin Harvick leads the points with 490, while Kurt Busch is 25 points back, Brad Keselowski is 48 points back, Carl Edwards is 53 points back, and Kyle Busch is 74 points back. Harvick, Kurt Busch, Keselowski, Edwards, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, and Denny Hamlin have already clinched a Chase position. Aero package Two weeks prior to the race, NASCAR announced they will test changes to the aero package.Scott David NASCAR tweaking aero package for Michigan race https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article83079432.html June 11, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company June 10, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan In addition to the aero changes used in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, there will be a reduction in spoiler size from 3.5 in cm to 2.5 in cm, a 2 in cm in on reduction of the splitter and resizing the deck fin.White Tucker Changes coming to aero package for Michigan and Kentucky https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=110469 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties June 10, 2016 Concord, North Carolina May 26, 2016 NASCAR Executive Vice-president and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell said that NASCAR looks "at it as a never-ending journey; if we can improve we’re going to do that. We wanted to go the direction of low downforce, see how that worked, not kind of go all the way in and hope that we are directionally right. And we are seeing that play out. We’ve seen some great racing at the beginning of the year. But we also knew that we had some more levers that we could pull if the direction kind of proved out, so we’ve tried some of those things. We’ve tested it and what we’ve also wanted to do is lower some of the corner speeds to allow for even more passing. That was one of the areas where we’ve seen minimal change, but there are some levers we can pull to really drive that down.” Entry list The preliminary entry list for the race included forty cars and was released on June 3, 2016, at 12:29 pm ET. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Ty Dillon (i) Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet98Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet Official entry list Key Meaning (R) Running for Rookie of the Year (i) Not eligible for Sprint Cup Series points Practice First practice Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.709 and a speed of 201.630 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Rookie Chase Elliott tops Michigan practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/rookie-chase-elliott-tops-michigan-practice-776399/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. June 10, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 10, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Speed in MPH 1 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.709 201.630 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 35.765 201.314 3 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.782 201.218First practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 36.406 and speed of 197.770 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee June 11, 2016 Carl Edwards tops second Michigan practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/carl-edwards-tops-second-michigan-practice-776735/ June 11, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Brooklyn, Michigan PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed Speed in MPH119Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36.406197.770218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36.412197.737322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord36.466197.444Second practice results Final practice Austin Dillon led the final practice session with a lap time of 37.056 and speed of 194.301 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee June 11, 2016 Austin Dillon leads final practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/austin-dillon-leads-final-practice-776828/ June 11, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Brooklyn, Michigan PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed Speed in MPH13Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet37.056194.30122Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord37.111194.013348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet37.142193.851Final practice results Qualifying Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 36.080 and a speed of 199.557 mph km/h on.Lage Larry Logano wins pole at Michigan, 2nd of season, 16th of career http://racing.ap.org/article/logano-wins-pole-michigan-2nd-season-16th-career June 10, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports June 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611150038/http://racing.ap.org/article/logano-wins-pole-michigan-2nd-season-16th-career June 11, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan He said afterwards that starting first "feels good. Finally, we were able to break through. The last two weeks have stunk for me and my team. We have won the first two rounds the last few weeks and qualified second. Now we figured out how to be second in the first round and first in the last two. That is a good move. I couldn’t be more proud of the team and the effort they put into this new package. This is such an unknown showing up here so it is cool to show what all the engineers and simulation department were able to do to put together a good package off the truck. I am very happy to be driving this car.”White Tucker Joey Logano scores the pole at Michigan https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=111148 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties June 11, 2016 June 10, 2016 Martin Truex Jr. said after qualifying second that the track was slippery and hot.Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Logano On Pole at Michigan http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Michigan-International-Speedway-Sprint-Cup-Qualifying.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 10, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160613040314/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Michigan-International-Speedway-Sprint-Cup-Qualifying.aspx June 13, 2016 dead After qualifying third, Tony Stewart said his team is "gaining on it. We've just got to get a little break here to get going. We were going good last week. The guy that won the race, our teammate [Kurt Busch], we were running the same lap times as him the whole race until we had our problem."Pockrass Bob Tony Stewart wants 'average luck' when he starts 3rd at Michigan https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/16107723/tony-stewart-says-feeling-zero-pain-following-crash-pocono-looking-average-luck-michigan-international-raceway ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures June 11, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 10, 2016 The session was halted in the first round after David Ragan spun out and tagged the wall with his right-rear corner.Brudenell Mike NASCAR at MIS: Joey Logano wins pole for Sunday; hectic qualifying day https://www.freep.com/story/sports/motor/2016/06/10/nascar-michigan-international-speedway-joey-logano-pole-sunday/85724358/ June 11, 2016 Detroit Free Press Gannett Company June 10, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord36.18136.00136.080278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota36.41236.36336.178314Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet36.38036.30836.190411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36.10436.16036.222521Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord36.24536.33736.256631Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36.45036.38136.296742Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet36.54536.31736.32883Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36.45736.26536.361918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36.44936.23736.3971024Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.46836.30136.4831119Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36.19136.14836.6321217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord36.58336.30036.902136Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord36.48536.387141Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet36.48936.409152Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord36.61936.4431648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.66136.4561741Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet36.54136.5151816Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord36.40436.575 1920Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36.49136.6352047A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet36.67136.6432195Ty Dillon (i)Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet36.46036.696 2234Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord36.53936.709235Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.48236.7112413Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet36.54736.780 2510Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet36.700 2644Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord36.710 2788Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.720 2838Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord36.742 294Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet36.747 3043Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord36.775 3183Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota36.846 3227Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36.960 337Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet37.177 3415Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet37.359 3523David RaganBK RacingToyota37.363 3655Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet37.652 3730Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet37.930 3832Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord38.071 3946Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet38.358 4098Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet38.789Official qualifying results Race First half Start thumb|Joey Logano won the race from the pole position. Under mostly sunny Michigan skies, Joey Logano led the field to the green at 1:19 p.m. He got loose in turn 1 and Martin Truex Jr. took the lead. In the first 10 laps, a number of drivers were reporting being "incredibly loose" because of the changes made to the aero package. Logano made his back to the lead on lap 11. By lap 25, Truex began reeling him in for the race lead. Green flag stops began around lap 39. Logano pitted from the lead two laps later and handed it to teammate Brad Keselowski. Landon Cassill was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. Keselowski ran out of gas on the frontstretch on lap 46. He was saved by Truex spinning out in turn 3 which brought out the first caution of the race. He made it to pit road and the lead cycled back to Logano. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 51. Kyle Busch's car caught fire in the engine area and blew up on the backstretch.Scott David Kyle Busch's up-and-down NASCAR season down again https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article83326492.html June 13, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company June 12, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan This brought out the second caution of the race on lap 54. He said afterwards that he felt "the motor kind of going south for about 30 laps or so and finally let go. At least there was plenty of warning and I knew it was going to get hot in there and it certainly did once it let go and it was on fire. It’s just been a dismal month, just haven’t been able to hit anything and get good finishes going."Wackerlin Jeff Bad Luck Continues for Kyle Busch http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Bad-Luck-Continues-for-Kyle-Busch.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 13, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616142447/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Bad-Luck-Continues-for-Kyle-Busch.aspx June 16, 2016 dead He would go on to finish 40th.Beard Brock CUP: Kyle Busch trails June’s Cup race at Michigan for second-straight year http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/06/cup-kyle-busch-trails-junes-cup-race-at.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info June 13, 2016 June 12, 2016 The race restarted on lap 61. The third caution of the race flew on lap 62 for a two-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Chris Buescher got loose and tapped the left-rear corner of Dale Earnhardt Jr. He got loose, came across the nose of A. J. Allmendinger and sent them both into the wall. Earnhardt continued down the backstretch and spun down the track.Spencer Lee Dale Jr. crashes out early at Michigan http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dale-jr-crashes-out-early-at-michigan-777216/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, Inc. June 13, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 12, 2016 Earnhardt said afterwards that he "knew I was going to hit the wall. The No. 34 (Buescher) just drove into the left front quarter panel. Oh, man. I don’t know; them restarts and all that. You’ve got a responsibility to try and take care of everybody out there even when you’re three-wide. I’m disappointed in that. But, we had a pretty good car and we were just kind of taking our time, there. And the car was great. So, it’s a shame.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Earnhardt Jr. Upset with Buescher http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Dale-Earnhardt-Jr-Upset-with-Chris-Buescher.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 13, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616115541/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Dale-Earnhardt-Jr-Upset-with-Chris-Buescher.aspx June 16, 2016 dead When asked about the wreck from his point of view, Allmendinger said he wasn't “really sure. I think Junior got hit and I was on the outside of him and that was it. It was kind of weird back there. I’m not really sure what kind of car we had. I thought in clean air we weren’t too bad, but I guess a lot of people could say that. Just not a lot of fun racing there.”White Tucker Earnhardt Jr. taken out in early wreck https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=111272 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties June 13, 2016 June 12, 2016 The race restarted on lap 69. A number of cars began pitting on lap 93. Logano pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Kyle Larson. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Keselowski. He pitted on lap 99 and handed the lead to Jimmie Johnson. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 102 for Jeffrey Earnhardt slamming the wall in turn 2. Johnson pitted under the caution and the lead cycled back to Logano. Aric Almirola was tagged for having too many crew members over the wall and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 107. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 109 after Jeffrey Earnhardt's car caught on fire after slamming the wall a second time on the backstretch. The race restarted with 84 laps to go. Logano didn't get a good restart and lost the lead to Chase Elliott. The sixth caution of the race flew with 53 laps to go after Regan Smith made contact with the wall and debris was scattered on the backstretch. Elliott and Logano swapped the lead on pit road, but Elliott exited with the lead. Fourth quarter The race restarted with 47 laps to go. Elliott got a lousy restart and lost the lead to Logano. The seventh caution of the race flew with 46 to go after a multi-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Casey Mears got into the wall, clipped Danica Patrick who then clipped Brian Scott and sent him head-on into the outside wall. The race restarted with 40 laps to go. The eighth caution of the race flew with 38 laps to go for a single-car wreck in turn 2. Rounding the turn, Ryan Blaney got loose and slammed the wall. Not far behind, Trevor Bayne got into Johnson and he was slight contact with the wall.Christie Toby Christie: Frustrations Beginning to Boil Over for Jimmie Johnson http://motorsportstribune.com/christie-frustrations-beginning-to-boil-over-for-jimmie-johnson/ motorsportstribune.com Motorsports Tribune June 13, 2016 June 12, 2016 During the caution, Johnson drove up to the side of Bayne to show his displeasure. Bayne said over the radio that he "just got really loose there. It wasn’t intentional with the 48." The race restarted with 33 laps to go. In the last 20 laps, Elliott began closing the deficit down to under a second. The ninth caution of the race flew with 12 laps to go for a single-car wreck on the frontstretch. Crossing the start/finish line, Denny Hamlin suffered a left-rear tire blowout, spun through the grass and hit the inside wall.James Brant Joey Logano wins from the pole at Michigan https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/06/12/joey-logano-wins-nascar-race-michigan/85795074/ June 13, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company June 12, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan The race restarted with seven laps to go and Logano drove on to win the race.Lage Larry Joey Logano wins at Michigan, helps make NASCAR history http://racing.ap.org/article/joey-logano-wins-michigan-helps-make-nascar-history June 12, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports June 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160613122019/http://racing.ap.org/article/joey-logano-wins-michigan-helps-make-nascar-history June 13, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan Post-race Driver comments Logano said after the race that it was "a crazy race with the low downforce and with more cautions and more opportunity to screw up pretty much. What a fun race, racing with Chase and Kyle Larson. It is fun to see the young guys up there racing. I am not alone up there as a young guy anymore. I have guys up there younger than me racing for a win.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Logano Dominates at Michigan http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Joey-Logano-Dominates-at-Michigan.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 14, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616140024/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Joey-Logano-Dominates-at-Michigan.aspx June 16, 2016 dead Despite earning a career-best finish of second, Elliott said it was "not a good day, nope, not a good day" and that he "can’t do dumb stuff and expect to win this thing. When you do dumb stuff, you don’t win. I did dumb stuff today.”Utter Jim Elliott after career-best result: 'I did dumb stuff today' http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/elliott-after-career-best-result-i-did-dumb-stuff-today-777294/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, Inc. June 14, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 12, 2016 “It was a solid run for us,” Larson said. “We’ve been consistent as we’ve been in the last year and a half anyways, so it’s nice to be running up front and getting closer to a win. Still got some work to do, but it is nice when we can get a package like this thrown at us just a few weeks before the race, and our guys at the shop and here at the racetrack can look at engineering data and come up with a good piece.”Bonkowski Jerry Kyle Larson once again comes up short — but likes what he sees going forward https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/06/12/kyle-larson-once-again-comes-up-short-but-likes-what-he-sees-going-forward/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports June 14, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 12, 2016 Earnhardt Jr's career-ending concussion On August 1, 2016, Earnhardt admitted on his podcast that he had suffered what would become a season-ending injury at Michigan, but did not know of the seriousness until after the July Daytona race. The U.S. Open break meant drivers had 12 days off before they returned to Sonoma, where he made a trip to Germany before returning to Sonoma. After the ensuing race at Daytona, Earnhardt would be ruled out with concussion symptoms before the Kentucky round, after which he would not be cleared for the rest of the 2016 season, missing half the season. It was found the concussion was a result of a crash in this race. Media comments "If Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 were a school science project it was worthy of a B minus. NASCAR’s latest incarnation of a rules package designed to take away aerodynamic downforce in the pursuit of better racing was on display at MIS. After a weekend of practice and qualifying that didn’t answer many questions prior to the race starting, a feeling of unknown permeated the start of the race. As it turned out the race was won by a driver that dominated in Joey Logano, leading 138 laps on his way to Victory Lane. But the box score doesn’t tell the entire story. The loose feel of the race cars that featured minuscule spoilers and other aerodynamic tweaks created a wild and wooly style of racing at least throughout the field. But at the front of the field the dreaded “clean air” term still was in play and the other drivers that led the 61 laps Logano didn’t clearly had the advantage once they were in the top spot. There were other stretches where the field was strung out around the track for several laps. The experimentation is an ongoing process and NASCAR officials will sift through the data and information of Sunday’s race and no doubt use those takeaways to develop the 2017 rules package. The Michigan rules will be used again next month at Kentucky to provide more feedback. Overall the feeling throughout the garage is one of optimism as NASCAR keeps tinkering with the formula." Motor Racing Network lead writer and co-host of The Morning Drive on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Pete Pistone giving his thoughts on the FireKeepers Casino 400.Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Michigan Rear-View Mirror http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Michigan-Rear-View-Mirror.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network June 14, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan June 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616141759/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/06/Michigan-Rear-View-Mirror.aspx June 16, 2016 dead 40% right Members of the NASCAR media gave their thoughts on the race itself. Pete Pistone of the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio said that "it was worthy of a B minus," the cars being loose "created a wild and wooly style of racing at least throughout the field," but that clean air "still was in play and the other drivers that led the 61 laps Logano didn’t clearly had the advantage once they were in the top spot" and that the package is "an ongoing process and NASCAR officials will sift through the data and information of Sunday’s race and no doubt use those takeaways to develop the 2017 rules package." Shawn Windsor of the Detroit Free Press said that lowering "the downforce on the front of the cars let drivers rip along the long, wide straightways at MIS pushing 220 m.p.h. The increased speed — and alternately slower corner speed — meant drivers had more opportunity to maneuver and actually drive their cars." He also noted that "the speed difference between the turns and the straightaway was as much as 40 m.p.h. This means — in theory — drivers have a chance to really maneuver as they hit the stretch. And that means they need more control of their cars, which NASCAR aimed to give them with the new rules that let teams lower the downforce. The flip side, as Logano pointed out, is that extra speed and more bunched-together drivers — feeling like they have more control — 'is a recipe for disaster.' That recipe might be good for ratings, however. Everyone agrees the sport needs more passing, more jockeying. It’s in the heat of the scrum that reveals personalities, shows us who is willing to live on the edge and who is not."Windsor Shawn Windsor: NASCAR tweaks gave drivers a chance to really race https://www.freep.com/story/sports/motor/2016/06/12/nascar-feels-need-for-more-speed/85809362/ June 14, 2016 Detroit Free Press Gannett Company June 12, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan Matt Weaver of Autoweek said that "one race with the extra-reduced downforce configurations [is] too small of a sample size to reach any sort of definite conclusion," especially "when considering that it was conducted on two-mile Michigan -- an anomaly on the Sprint Cup schedule," that "no package will ever be perfect," unless NASCAR implements "the most wacky of short track promotional tactics, the fastest cars and best drivers will always find their way to the front of the field," that Logano's dominant performance "shouldn't take away from what was a really enjoyable race -- and by most accounts -- a step in the right direction for the entire industry," that this race "was a massive improvement over the high drag package used last summer at Michigan and Indianapolis" and that "NASCAR is starting to move in the right direction and appears primed to make these cars even more unstable."Weaver Matt Analysis: NASCAR’s lower downforce competition package a step in right direction http://autoweek.com/article/nascar-sprint-cup/analysis-nascars-lower-downforce-competition-package-step-right-direction June 14, 2016 Autoweek Crain Communications June 13, 2016 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Pts. Points 122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord20045 224Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20040 342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20039 42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord20038 54Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet20036 619Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20035 714Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet20034 83Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20033 91Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20032 1041Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet20031 1131Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20031 1278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota20030 135Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20028 1420Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20027 156Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord20026 1648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20026 1721Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord20024 1827Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20024 1916Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord20022 2034Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord20021 2110Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet20020 2223David RaganBK RacingToyota20019 2315Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet20018 2495Ty Dillon (i)Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet2000 2538Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord20016 2643Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord20015 2755Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet20014 2846Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet20013 2917Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord19912 3030Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet19711 3198Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet19410 3213Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet1899 3311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1888 3483Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota1857 357Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1796 3644Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord1545 3732Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord1014 3847A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet623 3988Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet612 4018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota521 Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 14 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 9 for 46 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 47 seconds Average speed: 134.241 mph km/h Media Television Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the second consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while three-time Michigan winner, Jeff Gordon and two-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race. FS1 TelevisionBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and five-time Michigan winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field is racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Pete Pistone reported from pit lane during the race. MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Alex HaydenWinston KelleyPete Pistone Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 526 10px 2 Kurt Busch 496 (–30) 10px 3 Brad Keselowski 480 (–46) 10px 4 Carl Edwards 472 (–54) 10px 3 5 Joey Logano 455 (–71) 10px 1 6 Chase Elliott (R) 453 (–73) 10px 1 7 Jimmie Johnson 441 (–85) 10px 1 8 Martin Truex Jr. 433 (–93) 10px 4 9 Kyle Busch 417 (–109) 10px 10 Matt Kenseth 409 (–117) 10px 11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 383 (–143) 10px 1 12 Austin Dillon 381 (–145) 10px 1 13 Denny Hamlin 380 (–146) 10px 14 Jamie McMurray 374 (–152) 10px 1 15 Ryan Newman 369 (–157) 10px 1 16 Ryan Blaney (R) 364 (–162) Official driver's standings + Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 623 10px 2 Chevrolet 606 (–17) 10px 3 Ford 559 (–64) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. 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