NASCAR race day: Michigan

A look at Sunday's race from Michigan International Speedway:

June 13, 2015 at 11:19PM
Jimmie Johnson sprayed sparking wine as he celebrated in Victory Lane after he won the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Dover International Speedway last week.
Jimmie Johnson sprayed sparking wine as he celebrated in Victory Lane after he won the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Dover International Speedway last week. (Randy Johnson — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Michigan International Speedway, noon, Fox Sports 1

Outlook

What: Race 15 of 36

Track: Oval, 2.0 miles

Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps

Last year: Jimmie Johnson raced to the third of his four 2014 victories.

Last week: Martin Truex Jr. won at Pocono for his first victory with Furniture Row Racing.

Fast facts: Jeff Gordon won the August race at the track. ... Greg Biffle leads active drivers with four Michigan victories. David Pearson won a record nine times at the track. ... Kasey Kahne is the ninth different pole winner in the last nine races at Michigan. ... Truex has 14 top-10 finishes this season and four top-fives.

Next race: Toyota-Save Mart 350, June 28, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

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