The Camping World Truck Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will this weekend travel to Brooklyn, Michigan for two races at Michigan International Speedway. The Xfinity Series will travel to the track at Mid-Ohio. Michigan International Speedway opened for racing in 1968. The track is a D shaped superspeedway oval and is 3.2 km (2 mile) long. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns are 18°, frontstretch 12° and backstretch 5°. Track record is held by Jeff Gordon with 206.558mph (after repave 2012). Most wins by an active driver at Michigan International Speedway are Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Kyle Larson with 3 wins. The stands current capacity: 71 000 seats. Bonus facts. Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 7 months, 8 days, 8/17/2012.
Weekend Schedule for Michigan and Mid-Ohio
Series: Monster Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
Friday, August 10
Michigan
18.00-18.55-18.20 | 12:05-12:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opening practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
19.05-19.55 | 1:05-1:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opening practice, FS1
21.05-21.55 | 3:05-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1
23.05 | 5:05 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1
Mid-Ohio
19.35-20.55 | 1:35-2:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series opening practice, NBC Sports App
22.05-22.55 | 4:05-4:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App
Saturday, August 11
Michigan
14.35-15.25 | 8:35-9.25 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App
15.30 | 9:30 a.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole qualifying, FS1
17.30-18.20 | 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBC Sports App
19.00| 1 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 (100 laps, 200 miles), FS1
Mid-Ohio
17.30 | 11:30 a.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series pole qualifying, NBC Sports App
21.00 | 3 p.m. | Xfinity Series Rock N Roll Tequila 170 presented by Amethyst Beverage (75 laps, 169.35 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App
Sunday, August 12
Michigan
20.30 | 2:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 20.00 (Sweden)
Photo credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)
Track facts and statistics: Jayski/ESPN