Quicken Loans 400

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

1. ↑ The 1974 season race was reduced by 10% due to the oil crisis .
2. ↑ Race shortened to 194 laps / 388 miles due to rain.
3. ↑ Race shortened to 129 laps / 258 miles due to rain.
4. ↑ 203 laps or 406 miles due to Green-White-Checkered

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{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.