NASCAR: Five Drivers Most Likely To Win At Michigan

This weekend, NASCAR visits the high-speed turns at Michigan International Speedway. Take a look at five drivers who could make it to Victory Lane.

After a weekend of rain delays at Bristol, NASCAR returns to Michigan for some of the fastest speeds seen all season long.

Michigan International Speedway is a 2.0-mile track with turns banked at 18 degrees to go along with a wide racing surface. This creates entrance speeds of over 200 MPH and makes it the fastest track in the entire circuit. Since the repave in 2012, Jeff Gordon owns the qualifying record with an average of 206.558 MPH (jayski.com).

Chaotic restarts are normal as cars have the capability of spreading out, resulting in five-wide racing at times.

Last time the Cup Series visited Michigan, we noticed a huge advantage for the car able to win the restart. Unlike other tracks, where cars can usually keep up and challenge the leader, the winner of the restart (Joey Logano and Chase Elliott for most of the race) was able to jump out to a one second lead or greater almost immediately.

Last weekend at Bristol, Chris Buescher earned a fifth-place finish which got him above 30th in the points standings and clinched his spot in the Chase. This weekend, we’ll see drivers like Ryan Newman, Trevor Bayne, Kyle Larson and Kasey Kahne battle for the final spot.

Check out five drivers who could win at Michigan this weekend.

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