McMurray Meets Michigan

No. 1 McDonald’s Camaro ZL1
FireKeepers Casino 400 – Brooklyn, Michigan
Coverage: Sunday, 2 p.m. ET on Fox, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90 

Jamie McMurray’s Cup Series record at the Michigan International Speedway:
30 Cup starts
2 Top-5 finishes
9 Top-10 finishes
17.1 Average finish (ranks 11th of active tracks)

Notes:

• Jamie McMurray has had top-10 finishes in his last four appearances at Michigan International Speedway over the last 2 years.
• McMurray finished 5th at Michigan in spring of last year, his second best finish of his career at the 2-mile oval. (4th place, 2004)
• Cale Yarborough took Chevrolet to Victory Lane for the first time at Michigan International Speedway in 1977.  Since then, Chevrolet has powered 14 different drivers and seven different brands to Winner’s Circle at Chevrolet’s home track.
• Chevrolet drivers have won 26 of 97 races at Michigan International Speedway, and 5 of the last 8.

McMurray on Michigan:

“I think that Michigan (Speedway) is one of the fastest tracks that we race at with regard to top-end speed. Carrying momentum off of turn two and four are important to have a good run down the long straightaways. The nice thing about Michigan is that it is so wide and the track offers a lot of room to find a groove that works good for the car. Our team cars have been good at Michigan recently, so we know that we have a team capable of running up front. I would guess that there will be a lot of different strategies on Sunday, as this is often a fuel-mileage race.”