Starting Lineup >>>>>>

1. Kurt Busch
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Kyle Busch
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Joey Logano
6. Aric Almirola
7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
8. Erik Jones
9. Ryan Blaney
10. Denny Hamlin

Restrictor plates or no?

Negative.

Looks like a rain delay, liked the thunder during the anthem. F1 will be starting at the same time not that far away.

The driver I rooted for in the 1990's was Ernie Irvan. Who remembers his wreck in turn two at Michigan that nearly killed him?

I do vaguely remember it. We always pulled for him since my uncle worked, and still does work, at Kidak in Rochester as a chemist.

Top 15 at Michigan (since Feb 2016)
Driver Avg Fin Races Wins Top 10 Rating Laps Led
Kyle Larson 1.50 4 3 4 123.3 17.46%
Chase Elliott 3.50 4 0 4 113.9 8.23%
Carl Edwards 6.50 2 0 2 93.2 0.25%
Jamie McMurray 7.75 4 0 4 86.4 0.00%
Erik Jones 8.00 2 0 1 98.4 1.24%
Kevin Harvick 9.25 4 0 2 103.6 4.11%
Martin Truex Jr. 10.00 4 0 2 107.6 16.96%
Brad Keselowski 10.00 4 0 2 104.4 16.33%
Joey Logano 10.50 4 1 3 107.9 20.20%
Kurt Busch 11.25 4 0 1 78.8 0.00%
Ryan Newman 11.75 4 0 1 77.7 0.25%
Jimmie Johnson 12.75 4 0 2 86.3 5.11%
Tony Stewart 14.00 2 0 1 88.1 0.00%
Austin Dillon 14.50 4 0 2 73.5 0.12%
all NASCAR Driver Averages at Mi

I gotta get me a pair.

I'm rooting for one of the Camrys to win!

At least it doesn't look as weird as the Chevy SS body with a Toyota emblem like in the Whelen Euro series.

Drivers report to their cars.

Finally.

No chance of Larson winning this one.

Last time Bowyer won there was an off week after, Bowyer knows how to party, coincidence?

Bowyer acted a little to happy considering he won a race that didn't go the full distance.

Well Bower held off Kevin Harvick and 37 other drivers that raced today with the same set of circumstances and they did not win so I think he has plenty reason to be "happy".
TOTO.