FireKeepers Casino 400

The FireKeepers Casino 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. It is the first of two races held at Michigan, with the other one being the Consumers Energy 400 in August.

This particular event had one of the title sponsorship arrangements, Miller Brewing Company sponsored the race from 1984-1998, In 2006, 3M signed a three-year sponsorship for the race, but after one moved its sponsorship to the August race, Starting in 2008, LifeLock began as title sponsor pending the sponsorship by the speedway, but left after two, The LifeLock 400 was the race formerly known as the Banquet 400 in 2007, From 2012-2015, Quicken Loans sponsored the race, and was replaced by FireKeepers Casino for 2016.

The 1999 race, won by Dale Jarrett, went without a caution, At an average speed of 173.957 mph, It set NASCAR all-time record for a 400-mile race, In many seasons, the race falls on Father's Day weekend.

 Past winners 
+YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerLapsMiles1969June 15Cale YarboroughWood Brothers RacingMercury2501970June 7Cale YarboroughWood Brothers RacingMercury2001971June 13Bobby AllisonHolman-MoodyMercury1971972June 11David PearsonWood Brothers RacingChevrolet2001973June 24David PearsonWood Brothers RacingMercury2001974June 16Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge180*1975June 15David PearsonWood Brothers RacingMercury2001976June 20David PearsonWood Brothers RacingMercury2001977June 19Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson and AssociatesChevrolet2001978June 18Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson and AssociatesChevrolet2001979June 17Buddy BakerWood Brothers RacingMercury2001980June 15Benny ParsonsMC Anderson RacingChevrolet2001981June 21Bobby AllisonRanier-LundyBuick2001982June 20Cale YarboroughM.C. Anderson RacingChevrolet2001983June 19Cale YarboroughRanier-LundyChevrolet2001984June 17Bill ElliottMeiling RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1985June 16Bill ElliottMeiling RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1986June 15Bill ElliottMeiling RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1987June 28Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200400 miles (643.738 km)1988June 26Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac200400 miles (643.738 km)1989June 25Bill ElliottMeiling RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1990June 24Benny ParsonsMC Anderson RacingChevrolet200400 miles (643.738 km)1991June 23Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1992June 21Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1993June 20Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200400 miles (643.738 km)1994June 19Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1995June 18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet200400 miles (643.738 km)1996June 23Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1997June 15Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord200400 miles (643.738 km)1998June 14Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2001999June 13Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2002000June 11Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac194*2001June 10Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2002002June 16Matt KensethRoush RacingFord2002003June 15Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord2002004June 20Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge2002005June 19Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord2002006June 18Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge198*2007June 17Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord2002008June 15Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet203*2009June 14Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2002010June 13Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2002011June 19Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2002012June 17Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2002013June 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord2002014June 15Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2002015June 14Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet138*2016June 12Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord2002017June 18Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2002018June 10Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord133*2019June 10Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord163*2020August 8Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord161*

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