Quicken Loans 400
Venue: | Michigan International Speedway |
Main sponsor: | Quicken Loans |
First race: | 1969 |
Distance: | 400 miles (644 km) |
Number of laps: | 200 |
Former names: |
Motor State 500 (1969)
Motor State 400 (1970-1973, 1975) Motor State 360 (1974) Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 (1976-1977) Gabriel 400 (1978-1983) Miller High Life 400 (1984, 1988-1989) Miller 400 (1985, 1996-1997) Miller American 400 (1986-1987) Miller Genuine Draft 400 (1990-1995) Miller Lite 400 (1998) Kmart 400 (1999-2001) Sirius Satellite Radio 400 (2002) Sirius 400 (2003) DHL 400 (2004) Batman Begins 400 (2005) 3M Performance 400 presented by Post-It Picture Paper (2006) Citizens Bank 400 (2007) LifeLock 400 (2008-2009) Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 (2010-2011) Quicken Loans 400 (2012-) |
The Quicken Loans 400 is a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and the first of two at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn , Michigan . It goes over a distance of 400 miles (643,737 km).
history
The race was first driven in 1969, it was called Motor State 500. 1970-1975 it was called Motor State 400, with the exception of Motor State 360, which was shortened due to the oil crisis in 1974. After changing names and sponsors under which the Miller Brewing Company was right stayed true (1984-1998) the race was called Batman Begins 400 in 2005. On February 19, 2006, 3M announced that they had concluded a three-year contract for the naming rights of the race. After the race was called 3M Performance 400 presented by Post-It Picture Paper in 2006, 3M transferred the sponsorship to the other race in Michigan, the 3M Performance 400, at the beginning of the 2007 season, and this race was called Citizens Bank 400 in 2007 . According to LifeLock 400 (2008/2009) and Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 (2010/2011) has been called Quicken Loans 400 since 2012.
winner
year | date | driver | Manufacturer | Prize money ( USD ) |
Distance ( miles ) |
Race Average ( mph ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motor State 500 | ||||||
1969 | 15th June 1969 | Cale Yarborough | '69 Mercury | $ 17,625 | 500 | 139.254 |
Motor State 400 | ||||||
1970 | June 7, 1970 | Cale Yarborough | '69 Mercury | $ 14,675 | 402 | 138,302 |
1971 | June 13, 1971 | Bobby Allison | '69 Mercury | $ 14,945 | 402 | 149.567 |
1972 | June 11, 1972 | David Pearson | '71 Mercury | $ 12,935 | 400 | 146.639 |
1973 | June 24, 1973 | David Pearson | '71 Mercury | $ 12,710 | 400 | 153.485 |
Motor State 360 | ||||||
1974 | June 16, 1974 | Richard Petty | '74 Dodge | $ 17,190 | 360 | 127.098 |
Motor State 400 | ||||||
1975 | 15th June 1975 | David Pearson | '73 Mercury | $ 14,405 | 400 | 131.398 |
Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 | ||||||
1976 | June 20, 1976 | David Pearson | Mercury | $ 15,845 | 400 | 141.148 |
1977 | June 19, 1977 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | $ 20,625 | 400 | 135.033 |
Gabriel 400 | ||||||
1978 | June 18, 1978 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | $ 21,555 | 400 | 149.563 |
1979 | 17th June 1979 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | $ 16,870 | 400 | 135.798 |
1980 | June 15, 1980 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | $ 24,800 | 400 | 131.808 |
1981 | June 21, 1981 | Bobby Allison | Buick | $ 24,075 | 400 | 130.589 |
1982 | June 20, 1982 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | $ 24,700 | 400 | 118.101 |
1983 | June 19, 1983 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | $ 24,170 | 400 | 138.728 |
Miller High Life 400 | ||||||
1984 | 17th June 1984 | Bill Elliott | ford | $ 41,600 | 400 | 134.705 |
Miller 400 | ||||||
1985 | June 16, 1985 | Bill Elliott | ford | $ 48,600 | 400 | 144.724 |
Miller American 400 | ||||||
1986 | June 15, 1986 | Bill Elliott | ford | $ 56,900 | 400 | 138.851 |
1987 | June 28, 1987 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | $ 60,250 | 400 | 148.454 |
Miller High Life 400 | ||||||
1988 | June 26, 1988 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | $ 64,100 | 400 | 153,551 |
1989 | June 25, 1989 | Bill Elliott | ford | $ 71,450 | 400 | 139.023 |
Miller Genuine Draft 400 | ||||||
1990 | June 24, 1990 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | $ 72,950 | 400 | 150.219 |
1991 | June 23, 1991 | Davey Allison | ford | $ 90,650 | 400 | 160.912 |
1992 | June 21, 1992 | Davey Allison | ford | $ 150,665 | 400 | 152.672 |
1993 | June 21, 1993 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | $ 77,890 | 400 | 148.484 |
1994 | June 19, 1994 | Rusty Wallace | ford | $ 66,980 | 400 | 125.022 |
1995 | June 18, 1995 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | $ 84,080 | 400 | 134.141 |
Miller 400 | ||||||
1996 | June 23, 1996 | Rusty Wallace | ford | $ 71,380 | 400 | 166.033 |
1997 | June 15, 1997 | Ernie Irvan | ford | $ 93,830 | 400 | 153.338 |
Miller Lite 400 | ||||||
1998 | June 14, 1998 | Mark Martin | ford | $ 92,375 | 400 | 158.695 |
Kmart 400 | ||||||
1999 | June 13, 1999 | Dale Jarrett | ford | $ 151,240 | 400 | 173.997 |
2000 | June 11, 2000 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | $ 123,800 | 388 | 143.926 |
2001 | June 10, 2001 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | $ 240,137 | 400 | 134.203 |
Sirius Satellite Radio 400 | ||||||
2002 | June 16, 2002 | Matt Kenseth | ford | $ 154,100 | 400 | 154.822 |
Sirius 400 | ||||||
2003 | June 15, 2003 | Kurt Busch | ford | $ 172,650 | 400 | 131.219 |
DHL 400 | ||||||
2004 | June 20, 2004 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | $ 176,367 | 400 | 139.292 |
Batman Begins 400 | ||||||
2005 | June 19, 2005 | Greg Biffle | ford | $ 171,075 | 400 | 150.596 |
3M Performance 400 | ||||||
2006 | June 18, 2006 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | $ 205,364 | 258 | 118.788 |
Citizens Bank 400 | ||||||
2007 | June 17, 2007 | Carl Edwards | ford | $ 177,850 | 400 | 148.070 |
LifeLock 400 | ||||||
2008 | June 15, 2008 | Dale Earnhardt junior | Chevrolet | $ 173,550 | 406 | 145.375 |
2009 | June 14, 2009 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | $ 189,125 | 400 | 155.491 |
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | ||||||
2010 | June 13, 2010 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 400 | 156.386 | |
2011 | June 19, 2011 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 400 | 153.029 | |
Quicken Loans 400 | ||||||
2012 | 17th June 2012 | Dale Earnhardt junior | Chevrolet | 400 | 139.144 |
- ↑ The 1974 season race was reduced by 10% due to the oil crisis .
- ↑ Race shortened to 194 laps / 388 miles due to rain.
- ↑ Race shortened to 129 laps / 258 miles due to rain.
- ↑ 203 laps or 406 miles due to Green-White-Checkered
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Huffingtonpost - Internet site: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Quicken Loans 400 At Michigan International Speedway. (No longer available online.) At: www.huffingtonpost.com , archived from the original on June 22, 2012 ; Retrieved April 26, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.