There's still time for you, the Internet, to make a difference in the People's Pitstop fantasy NASCAR team by voting on our lineup for Sunday's Sprint Cup race. To help you make your decisions, here are a few facts about this week's site.
Track basics. Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile oval that hosted its first NASCAR race in 1969. Maybe it's because of the two-mile length, but this track has a reputation for emphasizing fuel efficiency. Just ask Mark Martin. He won last year's June race on this track when his competitors ran out of gas.
Recent winners. Martin (2009), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2008), Carl Edwards (2007).
Who wins here a lot? Not the usual suspects here this week. Martin leads active NASCAR drivers with five victories on this track. The runner-up? Bobby Labonte, who has won here three times.
What do NASCAR and football have in common? They both seem to draw the biggest crowds in Michigan. The track brags that it seats 119,500 (no word about whether it does so comfortably) and hosts "the largest, single-day paid admission sporting event in the state." Second place must go to Michigan Stadium, which also boasts of its six-digit crowds.
As always, Yahoo Sports has prepared a packet for those needing even more information. You can download the PDF by clicking here. We'll be back with the poll results.
[...] Mark Martin. Longtime readers of the People’s Pigskin will remember that Martin leads active drivers with five wins on this track. No reason for him not [...]
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