2015 Michigan II: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview - PaddockTalk
2015 Michigan II: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview. Ford Motor Co. has won half of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events run at Michigan International Speedway (46-of-92), which includes 34 wins by Ford and 12 under the Mercury banner. In addition, it was the site of Fords 1000th NASCAR triumph in 2013. As the series prepares to run the same high drag package used at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last month, here are some notes about Fords MIS history. Cale Yarborough won the first event driving a Mercury for the Wood Brothers earlier in the year while Pearson finished second, but this time it was different as the Silver Fox put his Holman-Moody Ford on the pole and dominated as he led 79 of the... 18, 2013 to give Ford a sweep of that years MIS races and rights to the first manufacturers trophy awarded by the speedway. Much like Pearson did in Fords first win at the track, Logano won the pole and then led the most laps en route to his only win of the season and first with new car owner Roger Penske. IN BETWEENFord has won more NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Michigan International Speedway than any other manufacturer with 34. Even more impressively, is that if you include Mercurys 12 wins, Ford Motor Co. has gone to victory lane half. Source: paddocktalk.com
