Pure Michigan 400 Betting Odds

Date: Sun, August 21, 2011
Track: Michigan International Speedway
Sponsor: Pure Michigan 400
Distance: 400 miles
Laps: 200

The Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race will take place at MIS on Sunday, Aug. 21. Michigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways, typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200 mph.

The key to making a successful bet on NASCAR this race is, picking a driver with endurance, and experience is a very important factor in any sport, but age seems to wear down most athletes. NASCAR betting seems to be the exception, as drivers get better with age.

Bet on Michigan International Speedway odds for an incredible fall NASCAR Race with the Pure Michigan 400 (formerly known as the CARFAX 400). The Pure Michigan 400 was the called the Yankee 600 when it launched in 1969. It became a 400-mile, 200-lap race in 1970. Subsequent title sponsors have been Champion Spark Plug, General Motors' Goodwrench brand, DeVilbiss, Pepsi, GFS Marketplace, 3M Performance, the Miller High Life 400, the Miller Genuine Draft 400, the K-Mart 400, and in 2005, the Batman Begins 400. This always-excting race comes at a pivotal point in the season, where the series top drivers look to cement their position in the Sprint Cup standings.

The Pure Michigan 400 is one of the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races run at one of the sport's fastest ovals, Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn,

Michigan. Although there is nothing particularly unique about the configuration of Michigan International, the two-mile superspeedway allows drivers to easily exceed 200 mph and that makes for some of the most thrilling races on the NASCAR schedule.

Michigan Track History

Michigan International Speedway opened back in 1967 and the actual groundbreaking took place on Sept. 28, 1967. Charles Moneypenny, designed the Michigan oval. Located in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan and was created with 2.5 million yards of dirt, that was disigned to form the D-shaped oval.

The original layout included infield and exterior roads, which could be configured into a 3-mile or two 1.9-mile road courses. The road courses were designed by Formula One great Stirling Moss. The last interior road course race was held in 1984, and the last time the exterior road course was used was in 1973.

The 2011 racing season concludes with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400. The Sprint Cup Series stars always end the MIS season with an exciting finale, featuring many lead changes and exciting finishes. Which driver will speed home with the win?

There's nothing like betting the fastest American vehicles rev it up in near the Motor City, so don't miss out on all the betting action at Michigan International Speedway for this season's 400 mile race.

2011 Pure Michigan 400 Winner

Kyle Busch has won his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the year, outlasting Jimmie Johnson in a green-white-checkered finish at Michigan International Speedway. Brad Keselowski finished third, his third consecutive top-three finish and fifth top-10 in his last six races. It was the 23rd Sprint Cup win of Busch's career -- and first at Michigan.

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