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Nov 17, 2011

Red Bull's NASCAR team set for final run Nov 17, 2011

When the chequered flag flies on the 2011 Sprint Cup season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, the finish line of the Ford 400 will also signal the end of Red Bull's NASCAR team...

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Aug 26, 2011

NASCAR driver Brian Vickers goes swimming with sharks Aug 26, 2011

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran Brian Vickers is known for his daredevil antics, but he had never swum with sharks, at least not until his arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, ahead of the Labour Day race...

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May 19, 2011

Then and Now: NASCAR Dream Machines May 19, 2011

Stock car racing is the ultimate American expression of motorsport. Cars in NASCAR have always been spectacularly fast... but they were once even speedier than they are now

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Apr 7, 2011

The Little Questions: Kasey Kahne Apr 7, 2011

So far in NASCAR 2011, Red Bull Racing driver Kasey Kahne has a top 10 finish and a Daytona 500 wall prang to his name. The Red Bulletin asked Kasey some tasty little questions...

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Event Details

Location

Michigan, USA (Map this address )

Start

AUG 21, 2011 at 12:00 AM

End

AUG 21, 2011 at 12:00 AM

About

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3.22km) moderate-banked, D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12. Near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan, the track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a sister track to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognised as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking.

Michigan International Speedway is a two mile (3.22km) moderate-banked, D-shaped superspeedway. Located near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events and is sometimes known as a "sister track" to the Texas World Speedway. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking.

Michigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways, typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190mph (310 kph) and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 205-215mph (320 kph).

The track first opened in 1968 with a total capacity of 25,000 seats. In 1972 it was purchased for an estimated $2m and has been upgraded several times since, the seating capacity now sits at 125,000. There have been some notable accidents through the years, including August 1992 when Clifford Allison, son of retired NASCAR driver Bobby Allison, died during a practice-run for the Nascar Busch Series race..

It hosts two races in this year's Sprint Cup on both the 19th June and 21st August.