FireKeepers Casino 400

FireKeepers Casino 400
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Venue Michigan International Speedway
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
Corporate sponsor FireKeepers Casino
First race 1969 (1969)
Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 200
Previous names Motor State 500 (1969)
Motor State 400 (1970–1973, 1975)
Motor State 360 (1974)
Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 (1976–1977)
Gabriel 400 (1978–1983)
Miller High Life 400 (1984, 1988–1989)
Miller 400 (1985, 1996–1997)
Miller American 400 (1986–1987)
Miller Genuine Draft 400 (1990–1995)
Miller Lite 400 (1998)
Kmart 400 (1999–2001)
Sirius Satellite Radio 400 (2002)
Sirius 400 (2003)
DHL 400 (2004)
Batman Begins 400 (2005)
3M Performance 400 Presented by Post-it Picture Paper (2006)
Citizens Bank 400 (2007)
LifeLock 400 (2008–2009)
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 (2010–2011)
Quicken Loans 400 (2012–2015)
Most wins (driver) Cale Yarborough (6)
Most wins (team) Hendrick Motorsports
Roush Fenway Racing
Wood Brothers Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer) Ford (16)
Circuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Turns 4

The FireKeepers Casino 400 is a 400-mile (643.737 km) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan (15 of 36), the other one being the Pure Michigan 400 in mid-August, and it is the first of two Sprint Cup races at Michigan. In 2006, 3M signed a three-year agreement to sponsor the race, but after one year moved its sponsorship to the August race. Starting with the 2008 race, LifeLock had title sponsorship rights for three years pending the announcement by the speedway, but left after two. The LifeLock 400 was the name of the race formerly known as the Banquet 400 in 2007. From 2012 to 2015, Quicken Loans sponsored the race, and was replaced by FireKeepers Casino in 2016.[1]

This particular event had one of the longer title sponsorship arrangements. Miller Brewing Company sponsored the race from 1984-1998.

The 1999 race, won by Dale Jarrett, went without a caution. At an average speed of 173.997 mph, it set the NASCAR all-time record for a 400-mile race.

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed
(mph)
Report
Laps Miles (km)
1969 June 15 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 250 500 (804.672) 3:35:26 139.254 Report
1970 June 7 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 200 400 (643.737) 2:53:02 138.302 Report
1971 June 13 Bobby Allison Holman-Moody Mercury 197 401.88 (646.763) 2:41:13 149.567 Report
1972 June 11 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 200 400 (643.737) 2:43:40 146.639 Report
1973 June 24 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 200 400 (643.737) 2:36:22 153.485 Report
1974 June 16 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 180* 360 (579.363) 2:48:46 127.098 Report
1975 June 15 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 200 400 (643.737) 3:02:39 131.398 Report
1976 June 20 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 200 400 (643.737) 2:50:02 141.148 Report
1977 June 19 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson &
Associates
Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:57:44 135.033 Report
1978 June 18 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson &
Associates
Oldsmobile 200 400 (643.737) 2:40:28 149.563 Report
1979 June 17 Buddy Baker Ranier-Lundy Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:56:44 135.798 Report
1980 June 15 Benny Parsons M.C. Anderson Racing Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 3:02:05 131.808 Report
1981 June 21 Bobby Allison Ranier-Lundy Buick 200 400 (643.737) 3:03:47 130.589 Report
1982 June 20 Cale Yarborough M.C. Anderson Racing Buick 200 400 (643.737) 3:23:13 118.101 Report
1983 June 19 Cale Yarborough Ranier-Lundy Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:53:00 138.728 Report
1984 June 17 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:58:10 134.705 Report
1985 June 16 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:45:48 144.724 Report
1986 June 15 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:53:21 138.851 Report
1987 June 28 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:41:40 148.454 Report
1988 June 26 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 200 400 (643.737) 2:36:18 153.551 Report
1989 June 25 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:52:38 139.023 Report
1990 June 24 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:39:46 150.219 Report
1991 June 23 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:29:09 160.912 Report
1992 June 21 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:37:12 152.672 Report
1993 June 20 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:41:38 148.484 Report
1994 June 19 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 3:11:58 125.022 Report
1995 June 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:58:58 134.141 Report
1996 June 23 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:24:23 166.033 Report
1997 June 15 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:36:31 153.338 Report
1998 June 14 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:31:14 158.695 Report
1999 June 13 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:17:56 173.997 Report
2000 June 11 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 194* 388 (624.425) 2:41:45 143.926 Report
2001 June 10 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:58:50 134.203 Report
2002 June 16 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:35:01 154.822 Report
2003 June 15 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 3:02:54 131.219 Report
2004 June 20 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 200 400 (643.737) 2:52:18 139.292 Report
2005 June 19 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:39:22 150.596 Report
2006 June 18 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 129* 258 (415.210) 2:10:19 118.788 Report
2007 June 17 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:42:05 148.07 Report
2008 June 15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 203* 406 (653.393) 2:47:34 145.375 Report
2009 June 14 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:34:21 155.491 Report
2010 June 13 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 400 (643.737) 2:33:28 156.386 Report
2011 June 19 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 400 (643.737) 2:36:50 153.029 Report
2012 June 17 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:52:29 139.144 Report
2013 June 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 400 (643.737) 2:52:19 139.278 Report
2014 June 15 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:47:19 143.441 Report
2015* June 14 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 138* 276 (444.179) 2:21:55 116.688 Report

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
6 Cale Yarborough 1969, 1970, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983
4 David Pearson 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
Bill Elliott 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989
3 Rusty Wallace 1988, 1994, 1996
2 Bobby Allison 1971, 1981
Dale Earnhardt 1987, 1990
Mark Martin 1998, 2009
Denny Hamlin 2010, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2008, 2012
Greg Biffle 2005, 2013
Kurt Busch 2003, 2015

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
6 Wood Brothers Racing 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
Roush Fenway Racing 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013
Hendrick Motorsports 1993, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
4 Melling Racing 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989
Robert Yates Racing 1991, 1992, 1997, 1999
3 Ranier-Lundy 1979, 1981, 1983
Penske Racing 1994, 1996, 2004
Joe Gibbs Racing 2000, 2010, 2011
2 Junior Johnson & Associates 1977, 1978
M.C. Anderson Racing 1980, 1982
Richard Childress Racing 1987, 1990

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
16 Ford 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013
14 Chevrolet 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015
7 Mercury 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
3 Dodge 1974, 2004, 2006
2 Buick 1981, 1982
Pontiac 1988, 2000
Toyota 2010, 2011
1 Oldsmobile 1978

Notable races

Television broadcasters

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
1999 CBS Buddy Baker Ned Jarrett
Chris Economaki
2000 Buddy Baker
Mike Joy
2001 Fox Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 TNT Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach
Kyle Petty
2008
2009
2010 Adam Alexander
2011
2012
2013[2]
2014
2015 FS1 Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip
Larry McReynolds
2016 Darrell Waltrip
Jeff Gordon

References

  1. Broderick, Bill (October 20, 2015). "NASCAR race at MIS named FireKeepers Casino 400". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. "TNT to Provide "All-Access" Pass to 2013 NASCAR Summer Series". Turner Sports. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

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