Make it your year for the Extreme Bus Makeover

Make it your year for the Extreme Bus Makeover 

Photo Courtesy of MIS
Photo Courtesy of MIS

Now is your chance to camp at Michigan International Speedway for the races in style. It’s time to start submitting your winning bids for the fifth annual Extreme Bus Makeover.

Your race weekend transportation could be the lucky bus that is professionally designed, painted and decaled by the staff at MIS. Bidding began on Aug. 1, 2013 and will conclude on Wednesday, Oct. 30. You can submit your winning bid online at http://bit.ly/16utr0F.  Continue reading →

SHR Tapping Austin Dillon’s Talent in No. 14 for Pure Michigan 400

Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 AdvoCare Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2013  Photo - Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 AdvoCare Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2013
Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

The wait is over for fans wondering who will be behind the wheel of the No. 14 for Tony Stewart at Michigan’s Sprint Cup Series race, the Pure Michigan 400.

While Tony Stewart is recovering from a broken right tibia and fibula suffered in a sprint car wreck on August 5th in Oskaloosa, IA, his organization Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) continues their diligent efforts to field his No. 14 car in the Sprint Cup Series.

Veteran Max Papis drove the No. 14 to a 15th-place finish Sunday at Watkins Glen International, keeping their 11th-place standing in the Sprint Cup Series owner championship standings. This week SHR is tapping talented 23-year-old Austin Dillon as their interim driver for the Pure Michigan 400 race at Michigan International Speedway, August 16-18.   Continue reading →

Great events lined up for Fan Appreciation at the Pure Michigan 400

Great events lined up for Fan Appreciation at the Pure Michigan 400 

MISLogoFans who received golden tickets in their ticket order can redeem them  at the Fan Appreciation Booth during the Pure Michigan 400 weekends.

These golden tickets offer many great prizes, including some special opportunities for the Pure Michigan 400 weekend.  Continue reading →

Lakeshore Band to play the national anthem for the Pure Michigan 400

Lakeshore Band to play the national anthem for the Pure Michigan 400 

Photo Courtesy Lakeshore High School
Photo Courtesy Lakeshore High School

The Lakeshore High School band will perform the national anthem before the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday, Aug. 18. The marching band will represent the state of Michigan at the 70th anniversary celebration of D-Day in Normandy, France in 2014.  Continue reading →