August 2009

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.

350TH CUP START: Dale Earnhardt Jr. will make his 350th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Since his Cup debut, which happened at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 30, 1999, Earnhardt has amassed 18 wins, eight pole positions, 87 top-five finishes and 140 top-10s. His 6,473 laps led rank fifth among active full-time drivers.

AT MICHIGAN: In 20 Cup starts at Michigan, Earnhardt has recorded one win, two pole positions, three top-five finishes and six top-10s. He has led 167 laps and completed 98.9 percent of all laps he’s attempted (3,848 laps of 3,891) at the track. He has led at least one lap in seven of his last eight outings.

MICHIGAN WIN: Earnhardt’s June 15, 2008, victory was his first win in a points-paying event for Hendrick Motorsports and his most recent win in the Cup Series. Earnhardt led 43 laps and took the checkered flag.

ATLANTA BOUND: Before heading to Michigan, Earnhardt will make a stop in Atlanta on Thursday to promote next month’s NASCAR weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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Michigan Sweep Should Help Carl Edwards Find Victory Lane

Carl EdwardsA third-place finish this past Monday at Watkins Glen International. …

A sixth-place spot in the series standings, as the Race to the Chase winds down. …

Now, as Carl Edwards (No. 99 AFLAC Ford) returns to Michigan International Speedway, there’s a good chance he could finally nab his first win of the 2009 season.

After all, he’s earned two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins at the track, in June 2007 and August 2008. He swept the August 2009 weekend with a win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in addition to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win.

This time last year, Edwards was on a tear – Michigan marked his fifth win of the season and the beginning of a three-win streak.

And this past June at MIS, Edwards finished fourth.

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Tony Stewart 141 – Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 106.5
2009 Rundown
• Three wins, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s
• Average finish of 7.2
• Led 13 races for 273 laps
Michigan International Speedway Outlook:
• One win, nine top fives, 14 top 10s
• Average finish of 12.2
• Finished seventh in June’s Michigan race
• Led six of 21 races for 168 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Series-best Pass Differential of 262 (passes minus times passed)

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