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Sights & Sounds: Racing in the Irish Hills of Michigan
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It is finally race day at Michigan International Speedway! The track is wet this morning, but the Air Titans are hard at drying the track and the Sprint Cup garage is already buzzing. Fans are filing into the speedway as teams and drivers are hard at work preparing for 400 miles around the two-mile D-shaped oval on Sunday.
Roush Fenway Racing's Greg Biffle spent the morning giving pace car rides and describing what it takes to get around Michigan International Speedway.
Biffle is giving some media members pace car rides around @MISpeedway pic.twitter.com/Ncioli161Q
— No. 16 Cup RFR Team (@16RFRCup) June 14, 2015
In case you missed it earlier: take a ride down @MISpeedway with Greg Biffle this morning! #RFRDriven https://t.co/Cek0f4gKsc
— Roush Fenway Racing (@roushfenway) June 14, 2015
In the garage, crew members are running through their final pre-race checklists and preparing to push the cars through NASCAR technical inspection.
Hoping the weather stays on our side because this black beauty is ready to hit the track today! pic.twitter.com/ytvAnxaiHC
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) June 14, 2015
Things are drying up @MISpeedway . Let's go racing! pic.twitter.com/ooGSe2KN60
— Randy Fuller (@RandyFuller19) June 14, 2015
The @PFJRacing Chevy is rolling through inspection this morning. pic.twitter.com/4adoHBGQk6
— HSM Team 46 (@TeamHSM46) June 14, 2015
Rolling the #47 @kroger @HgryJkPotatoes car through inspections. Ready for this weather 2 blow through so we can race pic.twitter.com/GBQiJkHnq8
— JTG Daugherty Racing (@NASCAR47) June 14, 2015
It's a busy morning in the garage preparing for the race. Be sure to catch the action on @FOXSports1 at 1 p.m. ET. pic.twitter.com/nAonpU44et
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) June 14, 2015
With the crews hard at work, drivers are spending the morning with fans, hospitality guests and sponsors.
.@ColeWhitt & former Detroit Lion @Nate13Burleson talk about Cole's @LionBloodBrand collection w/Champions Club fans. pic.twitter.com/6uUSDHkipn
— FrontRow Motorsports (@FrontRowNASCAR) June 14, 2015
.@Tbayne6 now stops by the @roushfenway @ROUSHPerf suite here @MISpeedway. #RFRDriven pic.twitter.com/8fxLNJZIoR
— No.6 Team (@RFR6PR) June 14, 2015
.@AJDinger isn't letting a little rain keep him away from a #HungryJack pancake breakfast this morning at @MISpeedway pic.twitter.com/hbiCO2JAHS
— JTG Daugherty Racing (@NASCAR47) June 14, 2015
.@RyanJNewman begins his day with our friends @QLRacing! #QL400 pic.twitter.com/b6l4YJEOzB
— RCR 31 Cup Team (@RCR31RNewman) June 14, 2015
Great to see a gang from @SmithfieldBrand meeting #TheKing pic.twitter.com/4cGEaHB9VU
— RPMotorsports (@RPMotorsports) June 14, 2015
Love the little @JimmieJohnson fans the best. #Lowes48 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/M86gnvtY0a
— Amy Walsh (@Aim_Walsh) June 14, 2015
As the track-drying efforts continue, the competitors are headed to the weekly driver-crew chief meeting before Sunday's race.
.@KyleBusch is extra popular after yesterday's win! Can he sweep this weekend @MISpeedway? #AskMRN pic.twitter.com/D6h2jPOfxC
— Motor Racing Network (@MRNRadio) June 14, 2015
Everyone's ready at the Red Carpet. Who's next? pic.twitter.com/M9D0AmSVhm
— MISpeedway (@MISpeedway) June 14, 2015
It's a #JurassicWorld weekend and here's our T-R(u)EX. Get it, @MartinTruex_Jr? #SparedNoExpense pic.twitter.com/hIquwnD6Tz
— Miss Sprint Cup (@MissSprintCup) June 14, 2015
Hey #CarlEdwards, are you signing up for @twitter?! -MM pic.twitter.com/hLaG15H0eF
— Miss Sprint Cup (@MissSprintCup) June 14, 2015
Focused. Ready. Who thinks @DaleJr wins today's #QL400 at @MISpeedway? #DaleYeah - MM pic.twitter.com/4QP5Qj3BQu
— Miss Sprint Cup (@MissSprintCup) June 14, 2015
With wet weather in the area, NASCAR has announced there will be a competition caution at Lap 30 of Sunday's race.
Denny Hamlin went for a spin during Saturday's final practice and suffered damage to the right front fender, but the Joe Gibbs Racing crew members were able to make repairs to the primary car.
ICYMI, @dennyhamlin will NOT go to a backup car after yesterday's crash. @JoeGibbsRacing crew repaired his primary car. @MISpeedway
— tom jensen (@tomjensen100) June 14, 2015
