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2012 Michigan NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup – Marcos Ambrose On Pole
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1 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 35.426 203.241
2 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet 35.637 202.037
3 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Salute Ford 35.676 201.816
4 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 35.693 201.720
5 39 Ryan Newman US ARMY Chevrolet 35.737 201.472
6 17 Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost Ford 35.739 201.461
7 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 35.742 201.444
8 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 35.755 201.370
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9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 35.777 201.247
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 35.789 201.179
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NNS Recap: Joey Logano Continues To Roll With Michigan Win
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June 16, 2012
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
BROOKLYN, Mich. — The roll continued for Joey Logano, who fought off a determined bid from James Buescher to win Saturday’s Alliance Truck Parts 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
After a restart with four laps left, Logano crossed the finish line .208 seconds ahead of runner-up Buescher to claim his fifth victory in 11 Nationwide starts this season and the 14th of his career. The win was the first for Toyota in the Nationwide Series at Michigan.
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Column: I Wanna Go Fast: Drivers Topping 201Mph In Thursday Test Session At Michigan
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By: Toby Christie – Follow on Twitter @Tobalical
The point of racing has always been to prove that you are faster than the competition, but in NASCAR – at least since the inception of the restrictor plate in 1988 – the 200 mph lap average has really been where the sanctioning body has stepped in to slow the cars down in the name of safety.
Buddy Baker was the first driver in NASCAR to ever record a 200mph lap time in testing. Baker put down a lap of 200.447 mph at Talladega Superspeedway in March of 1970. However a driver didn’t officially break the 200mph barrier in an official qualifying session until Benny Parsons accomplished the feat in 1982. From 1982 to 1987 speeds slowly crept faster and faster until Bill Elliott took the pole for the 1987 Talladega 500 with a speed of over 212 mph.
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