Michigan Releases 2013 Cup Dates
Brad Keselowski (2), Kasey Kahne (5) and Greg Biffle (16) battle for the lead during the Pure Michigan 400. (NASCAR Photo)
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Michigan Int’l Speedway, the fastest race track in NASCAR, will continue in 2013 with two weekends of racing — June 14-16 and Aug. 16-18.
MIS will be just one of 23 race tracks across the United State to host the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2013, with dates set for June 16 and Aug. 18. The NASCAR Nationwide Series will appear with NASCAR’s top series on June 15 and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Aug. 17. The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will also make its 32nd appearance at MIS when the Temperance, Mich.-based group races on June 14.
“We are already preparing for 2013 at MIS. We truly cannot wait to be racing again at NASCAR’s fastest race track. It’s going to be a long off-season for all of us,” MIS President Roger Curtis said. “The 2012 season featured high speeds, exciting racing and lots of happy fans and partners during both weekends in 2012.”
In 2012, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Quicken Loans 400. His last two victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup victory have come at MIS. Greg Biffle won the Pure Michigan 400 in August to give Roush Fenway Racing its 12th victory in the Irish Hills, the most of any organization at MIS. Both drivers are in contention to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
All four racing series at MIS established track qualifying records in 2013 as Marcos Ambrose won the pole for the June Sprint Cup race with a top speed of 203.241 mph, the 11th fastest pole speed in NASCAR history.
The track’s opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend in 2013 will be on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16. Nationwide Series racing will be at MIS on Saturday, June 15. The ARCA Racing Series will race on Friday, June 14.
Sprint Cup will wind up its summertime stint only eight weeks later at MIS on Sunday, Aug. 18, with the Camping World Truck Series on Saturday, Aug. 17.
NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying returns to Fridays in 2013 at MIS.
The track will continue keeping ticket prices low for 2013. Race fans who renew will have the best prices and the best seats. Tickets for a NASCAR Sprint Cup race start at $25, with children 12 and under free in certain sections, ensuring families have a chance to see NASCAR at affordable prices.
Posted by NSSN Staff
on Sep 19 2012 Filed under Latest Headlines, NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Top Stories.
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