Superman and Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Michigan

Superman is back on Dale Earnhardt Jr's race car in Michigan this week for the second time in 2014. Juan Pablo Montoya will try to qualify the #12 for Penske Racing also. Rumors are flying Carl Edwards may go to the third team #12 for Penske in 2015 in stead of Joe Gibbs and Toyota with a 4th race team. 45 teams have pre-registered, so two will go home ?
Michigan International Speedway sits on more than 1,400 acres in the "Irish Hills"of Southeastern Michigan. Ground breaking took place on Sept. 28, 1967. The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan was held on June 15,1969 and was won by my friend three time Champion, Pitbull, Cale Yarborough at a speed of 139.254
 The track was known as Michigan Speedway during the time that Roger Penske was the primary owner (1996-1999). The two-mile speedway got a re-pavement job in 2012. Did you know there has been 89 Cup races at Michigan International Speedway since the first race there in 1969. Other than 1973,which had just one race, there have been two races each season since 1969. The very first race was for 500 miles in length. The second was scheduled for 600 miles. The track was actually re-measured and came out 2.04 miles for the last race in 1970 and both races in 1971- with the distance being 402 miles. All other races have been scheduled for 400 miles. Source NASCAR pre-race Stats for Media 06-12-2014