DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan going into the Consumers Energy 400 on Sunday, August 11 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Michigan International Speedway Data

Season Race #: 23 of 36 (08-11-19)

Track Size: 2-miles

Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 18 degrees

Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 18 degrees

Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees

Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees

Frontstretch Length:  3,600 feet

Backstretch Length:  2,242 feet

Race Length: 200 laps / 400 miles

Stage 1 and 2 Length: 60 laps (each)

Final Stage Length: 80 laps

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Michigan

Chase Elliott……………………….. 101.9

Kevin Harvick……………………….. 98.7

Joey Logano…………………………. 98.6

Kyle Larson………………………….. 96.3

Brad Keselowski……………………. 96.3

Jimmie Johnson…………………….. 94.3

Ryan Blaney…………………………. 92.1

Kurt Busch…………………………… 91.8

Denny Hamlin……………………….. 89.8

Kyle Busch…………………………… 89.2

Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2019 races
(29 total) among active drivers at Michigan International Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data

2018 pole winner:

Denny Hamlin, Toyota

202.794 mph, 35.504 secs. 08-11-18

2018 race winner:

Kevin Harvick, Ford

140.474 mph, (02:50:51), 08-12-18

Track qualifying record:

Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet

206.558 mph, 34.857 secs. 08-17-14

Track race record:

Dale Jarrett, Ford

173.997 mph, (2:17:56), 06-13-99

MICHIGAN-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

(Driver stats in the below section are from 2005-Present)

Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)

• Two top fives, four top 10s
• Average finish of 14.556, seventh-best
• Average Running Position of 11.347, second-best
• Driver Rating of 92.1, seventh-best
• 53 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
• 1,214 Laps in the Top 15 (72.4%), 15th-most
• 261 Quality Passes, 18th-most

Clint Bowyer (No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)

• One win, two top fives, 12 top 10s
• Average finish of 17.519, 12th-best
• Average Running Position of 16.394, 13th-best
• Driver Rating of 81.5, 13th-best
• 62 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
• 2,867 Laps in the Top 15 (55%), eighth-most
• 830 Quality Passes, seventh-most

Kurt Busch (No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet)

• Three wins, seven top fives, 14 top 10s; three poles
• Average finish of 17.31, 11th-best
• Average Running Position of 13.843, 10th-best
• Driver Rating of 91.8, eighth-best
• 209 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
• 3,675 Laps in the Top 15 (65.4%), series-most
• 988 Quality Passes, second-most

Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• One win, seven top fives, 11 top 10s
• Average finish of 17.897, 13th-best
• Average Running Position of 15.866, 12th-best
• Driver Rating of 89.2, 10th-best
• 241 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
• 3,565 Laps in the Top 15 (63.5), third-most
• 953 Quality Passes, fourth-most

Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• Three top fives, six top 10s
• Average finish of 7.429, series-best
• Average Running Position of 9.719, series-best
• Driver Rating of 101.9, series-best
• 89 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
• 1,131 Laps in the Top 15 (84.5%), 16th-most
• 235 Quality Passes, 19th-most

Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Two wins, seven top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 14.259, sixth-best
• Average Running Position of 13.273, seventh-best
• Driver Rating of 89.8, ninth-best
• 136 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
• 3,469 Laps in the Top 15 (66.5%), fifth-most
• 995 Quality Passes, series-most

Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)

• Two wins, 12 top fives, 18 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 10.621, second-best
• Average Running Position of 12.062, fifth-best
• Driver Rating of 98.7, second-best
• 335 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
• 3,601 Laps in the Top 15 (64.1%), second-most
• 954 Quality Passes, third-most

Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• One win, five top fives, 13 top 10s
• Average finish of 16.448, 10th-best
• Average Running Position of 13.298, eighth-best
• Driver Rating of 94.3, sixth-best
• 456 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
• 3,545 Laps in the Top 15 (63.1%), fourth-most
• 947 Quality Passes, fifth-most

Erik Jones (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• One top five, one top 10
• Average finish of 15, eighth-best
• Average Running Position of 13.813, ninth-best
• Driver Rating of 86, 12th-best
• 23 Fastest Laps Run, 17th-best
• 588 Laps in the Top 15 (62.7%), 21st-most
• 147 Quality Passes, 21st-most

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford)

• Six top fives, 11 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 11.6, third-best
• Average Running Position of 11.565, third-best
• Driver Rating of 96.3, fourth-best
• 135 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
• 2,875 Laps in the Top 15 (74.1%), seventh-most
• 737 Quality Passes, ninth-most

Kyle Larson (No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet)

• Three wins, four top fives, five top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 13.273, fifth-best
• Average Running Position of 12.785, sixth-best
• Driver Rating of 96.3, fifth-best
• 114 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
• 1,476 Laps in the Top 15 (71.1%), 13th-most
• 386 Quality Passes, 15th-most

Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

• Three wins, six top fives, 15 top 10s; four poles
• Average finish of 11.952, fourth-best
• Average Running Position of 11.793, fourth-best
• Driver Rating of 98.6, third-best
• 150 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
• 2,821 Laps in the Top 15 (69.1%), ninth-most
• 644 Quality Passes, 12th-most

Martin Truex Jr (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Seven top fives, ten top 10s
• Average finish of 15, ninth-best
• Average Running Position of 15.33, 11th-best
• Driver Rating of 87.9, 11th-best
• 278 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
• 2,959 Laps in the Top 15 (56.7%), sixth-most
• 823 Quality Passes, eighth-most

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2019 Top 16 at Michigan International Speedway

* – Based on last 29 races at Michigan International Speedway (2005 – 2019).

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2019 Top Five Leaders In Loop Data:

Michigan International Speedway (Loop Data Era: 2005-Present)

At Michigan International Speedway:

History

• Michigan International Speedway sits on more than 1,400 acres in the “Irish Hills” of Southeastern Michigan. Ground-breaking took place on Sept. 28, 1967.
• The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan was held June 15, 1969 – won by Cale Yarborough in the Wood Brothers No. 21 Mercury at a speed of 139.254 mph.
• The track was known as Michigan Speedway during the time Roger Penske was the primary owner (1996-99).
• The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was 500 miles in length; the second was scheduled for 600. The track was re-measured to 2.04 miles for the last race in 1970 and both races in 1971 – with the race distance being 402 miles. All other races have been scheduled for 400 miles.
• The 2-mile speedway underwent a repave in 2012.
• There have been 100 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan International Speedway since the first race there in 1969. Other than 1973, which had just one race, there have been two races each season since 1969.

Starts

• A total of 399 different drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway; 293 have competed in more than one.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61.
• Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active series drivers in Michigan starts with 37 each.
• A total of 39 different drivers have made their first Monster Energy Series start at Michigan International Speedway. Landon Cassill (6/13/2010) and Garrett Smithley (6/10/2018) are the only active series drivers to make their first career start at Michigan.
• Bobby Isaac leads the series in average starting position at Michigan with a 3.125 in eight starts.
• Ryan Blaney leads all active drivers in the series in average starting position at Michigan with an 9.3 in 10 starts.

Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Michigan International Speedway (all-Time & Active)

Poles

• A total of 50 different drivers have won the Busch Pole Award at Michigan International Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series; seven of the 50 are active this weekend.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the series in poles at Michigan with 10 poles (1969, 1974 sweep, 1975, 1976, 1977 sweep, 1978 sweep and 1979).
• Joey Logano (2013, 2016 sweep, 2019) leads all active drivers in poles at Michigan with four; followed by Kurt Busch (2010, 2011 and 2018) with three.
• Donnie Allison won the inaugural pole at Michigan in 1969 with a speed of 160.135 mph (Ford).
• Youngest series Michigan pole winner: Joey Logano (August 16, 2013 – 23 years, 2 months, 23 days).
• Oldest series Michigan pole winner: Mark Martin (August 19, 2012 – 53 years, 7 months, 10 days).
• Seven drivers have won consecutive Busch Pole Awards at Michigan: David Pearson (1974 sweep) and (1976-1978), Ron Bouchard (1981-1982), Terry Labonte (1983 sweep), Bill Elliott (1984 sweep) and (1988 sweep), Bobby Labonte (2003 sweep), Brian Vickers (2008-2009 sweep) and Joey Logano (2016 sweep).
• David Pearson holds the record for most consecutive poles at Michigan with five; from the Fall race of 1976 through 1978.

• Seven drivers have posted their first career Busch Pole award in the Monster Energy Series at Michigan International Speedway; JJ Yeley (6/17/2007) is the only one currently still active.
• Nine different manufacturers have won a pole at Michigan in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
• Ford leads the series in poles at Michigan with 30; followed by Chevrolet (27), Mercury (10), Dodge (nine), Pontiac (eight), Toyota (six), Buick (three), Plymouth (two) and Oldsmobile (one).

Wins

• A total of 38 different drivers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway; nine are active this weekend.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the series in wins at Michigan with nine victories (1969, 1972 sweep, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 sweep, 1978).
• Kyle Larson (2016, 2017 sweep), Kurt Busch (2003, 2007, 2015) and Joey Logano (2013, 2016, 2019) lead all active series drivers in wins at Michigan with three each.

• NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough won the inaugural Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway driving for Wood Brothers Racing in a Mercury on June 15, 1969.
• Youngest series Michigan winner: Joey Logano (August 18, 2013 – 23 years, 2 months, 25 days).
• Oldest Michigan winner: Harry Gant (August 16, 1992 – 52 years, 7 months, 6 days).
• Nine drivers have posted consecutive wins at Michigan International Speedway – Bobby Allison (1971 sweep), David Pearson (1972 sweep – 1973), (1974-1975), Cale Yarborough (1983 sweep), Bill Elliott (1985 sweep – 1986 sweep), Bobby Labonte (1995 sweep), Mark Martin (1997-1998), Ryan Newman (2003-2004), Greg Biffle (2004-2005), (2012-2013) and most recently Kyle Larson who won three-straight at Michigan (2016-2017).
• Bill Elliott holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the series at Michigan with four (1985 sweep and 1986 sweep).
• 21 of the 100 (21%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan have been won from the Busch pole; the most recent win from the pole at Michigan was June 2019 (Joey Logano).
• The first starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (22) than any other starting position at Michigan International Speedway – 20 from the Busch Pole and one from the first starting position due to qualifying being cancelled – 1985 (Bill Elliott).

Monster Energy Series Wins by Starting Positions at Michigan International Speedway

• The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Michigan is 32nd, by Mark Martin in the spring of 2009.

• Among the nine active series Michigan winners, Clint Bowyer (24), Kevin Harvick (19), Kyle Busch (13) and Joey Logano (10) all made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Michigan.
• Martin Truex Jr. (27), Paul Menard (26) David Ragan (25) and Michigan native Brad Keselowski (20) lead all active drivers in the series in starts without a win at Michigan International Speedway.
• Only two drivers in series history have recorded their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career win at Michigan International Speedway – NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett (August 18, 1991) and Kyle Larson (August 28, 2016).

• A total of 21 different organizations have won in the Monster Energy Series at Michigan International Raceway; eight of the 21 are active this weekend.
• Roush Fenway Racing leads the series in wins at Michigan with 13: Mark Martin (four), Greg Biffle (four), Carl Edwards (two), Matt Kenseth (two) and Kurt Busch (one).
• The Wood Brothers Racing organization has the second-most series wins at Michigan with 11; including the inaugural race in 1969 – David Pearson (eight wins), Cale Yarborough (two) and Dale Jarrett (one).
• Eight different manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan; led by Ford with 38 victories; followed by Chevrolet with 26, Mercury (12), Dodge (nine), Toyota (five), Buick (four) Pontiac (four) and Oldsmobile (two).

Additional Finishing Position Stats

• A total of 42 different drivers in Monster Energy Series have finished runner-up at Michigan International Speedway.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon leads the series in runner-up finishes with eight.
• Kevin Harvick, tied with NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip for second-most all-time, leads all active drivers in runner-up finishes at Michigan with seven.

Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Michigan International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

• A total of 92 different drivers in the Monster Energy Series have posted top-five finishes at Michigan International Speedway.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough leads the series in top-five finishes at Michigan with 21 top fives.
• Kevin Harvick leads all active series drivers in top-five finishes at Michigan with 12.

Top Five In Top Five-Finishes at Michigan International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

• A total of 147 different drivers have finished inside the top-10 at Michigan in the Monster Energy Series.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Michigan with 31 top 10s.
• Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers in top 10s at Michigan with 18.

Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Michigan International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

• Sam Sommers leads the Monster Energy Series in average finishing position at Michigan with a 6.0 in two starts.
• Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the series in average finishing position at Michigan with a 7.4 in seven starts.

Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Michigan International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Track/Event Specific Stats

• Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway was the June 10, 2001 race won by Jeff Gordon over Ricky Rudd with a margin of victory of 0.085 second.
• Below are the top five closest Monster Energy Series margins of victories at Michigan:

• There have been six Monster Energy Series races resulting with NASCAR Overtime at Michigan:

• Five of the 100 (5%) series races at Michigan have been shortened due to weather:

Track/Event Specific Stats

• Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway four times: June 1985; June 1990; August 2004 and June 2008.

Laps Led & Lap Leaders

• A total of 152 different drivers have led at least one lap in the Monster Energy Series at Michigan International Speedway.
• Cale Yarborough leads the series in laps led at Michigan with 1,308 laps led in 36 starts.
• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Michigan with 700 laps led in 35 starts.

Top 10 All-Time Lap Leaders at Michigan International Speedway

Top 10 Active Lap Leaders at Michigan International Speedway

• The most laps led in a Monster Energy Series race at Michigan International Speedway is 163 laps led by Joey Logano on June 10, 2019 – he won the event starting from the Busch Pole position.
• The most laps led in a Monster Energy Series race at Michigan International Speedway by a driver that did not win the event was 146 laps led by Jimmie Johnson who finished 22nd on June 14, 2009 – he started third.

Female Competitor Stats

• Four female drivers have competed at Michigan International Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Janet Guthrie, Robin McCall, Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick.
• Of the four female drivers to compete at Michigan, Guthrie has the best finish (10th).

NASCAR in Michigan

• There has been a total of 152 NASCAR national series races among four tracks in the state of Michigan.

• The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held in the state of Michigan was at Grand River Speedrome in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 1, 1951. The race was won by Marshall Teague from the pole in a Hudson.

Michigan Drivers In NASCAR

• A total of 100 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Michigan.
• Nine of the 100 have won at least one race in NASCAR’s national series; they combined to win 152 NASCAR national series races.
• Below are the nine Michigan winners: