NASCAR will this weekend travel to both Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, Michigan) and Road America (Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin) . NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series will both race at Michigan while the Xfinity Series will race at Road America. Michigan International Speedway opened for racing in 1968. The track is a D-shaped oval and is 3,2 km (2 mile) long. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns are 18 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees and frontstretch 12 degrees . Lap record is held by Jeff Gordon with 206.558 mph (34.857 sec.) in 2014. The stands currently capacity are 71 000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Michigan and Road America
Series: Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
Michigan
18.00-19.25 | noon-1:25 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
19.30-20.25 | 1:30-2:25 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice, FS2
22.00-22.55 | 4-4:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS2
23.15 | 5:15 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
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17.30 | 11:30 a.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
19.00 | 1 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Road America
16.00-16.55 | 10-10:55 a.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice
18.00-19.25 | noon-1:25 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice
00.35 | 6:35 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
Michigan
14.30-15.25 | 8:30-9:25 a.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, CNBC
15.45 | 9:45 a.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
17.30-18.20 | 11.30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, CNBC
19.00 | 1 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 Presented by Cooper Standard and Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation (100 laps, 200 miles), FS1
Road America
21.00 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville (45 laps, 182.16 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28
Michigan
20.00 | 2 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 19.30 (Sweden)
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