Team Penske NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Report - Michigan

June 12, 2015


NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Report

                     

Track:  Michigan International Speedway

Race:   Quicken Loans 400

Date:   June 12, 2015 

 

No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – Brad Keselowski

Position:         3rd

Time:               35.741 seconds

Speed:             201.449 mph

 

No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion – Joey Logano

Position:         11th

Time:               35.925 seconds

Speed:             200.418 mph

 

Fastest Qualifying Time:        35.645 seconds (#5 – Kahne)

 

Recap:  Brad Keselowski drove his No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion to a third-place qualifying effort on Friday evening at Michigan International Speedway to lead the Team Penske charge for Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 in the Irish Hills.  Keselowski, along with his teammate Joey Logano, were near the front of the speed charts in the first two rounds of qualifying at the two-mile oval, each clocking in top-10 times.  In the final round, Keselowski put his Fusion on the pole early in the round with a lap of 35.741 seconds, but slipped back to third as the five-minute session came to a close.  Logano couldn’t back up his times from the first two rounds in the final session.  His No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion will start 11th on Sunday afternoon after posting a lap of 35.925 seconds.

 

Coverage:  The Quicken Loans 400 will air live Sunday afternoon, June 14 at 1:00 p.m. ET on FOXSports1. Race coverage will also be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90.