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Race Preview courtesy of Jayski.com

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #15 of 36 for the 2009 season
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Race: Sunday, June 14, 2009 in Brooklyn, MI
Title Sponsor: LifeLock
Scheduled Green Flag: 2:16pm/et
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Television Coverage:

SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 10:30am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace
TNT 12:30pm/et

Scheduled Race Re-Air: Wednesday, June 17 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED

Announcers: Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Kyle Petty
Pit Reporters: Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, Ralph Sheheen, Lindsay Czarniak
TNT's Revolving Studio: Marc Fein and Larry McReynolds
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Radio Coverage This Week:

Motor Racing Network
Sirius XM Satellite Radio
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Practices:

Friday, June 12, 11:30am - 1:00 pm/et, TV-SPEED
Saturday, June 13, 11:00 - 11:45 am/et, TV-SPEED

Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, June 13, 12:20 - 1:20pm/et, TV-SPEED
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Qualifying Information:

Qualifying Draw: Friday, June 12, 10:30am/et

Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Friday, June 12 at 3:40pm/et, TV-SPEED, re-air at 1:00am/et; & live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Track Diagram:


Track Website: Michigan International Speedway

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile D-shaped oval
Race Legnth: 200 Laps, 400 miles
Banking: turns: 18 degrees; straights: frontstretch 12 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet
Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet
73 feet wide with 10-foot apron in turns, 45 feet wide with 12-foot apron on straightaways
Pit lane is 50 feet wide and contains space for 44 individual pit areas
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Seating: 137,243, attendence: 153,000.
Opened: 1968
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Former Winners of the LifeLock 400:

Motor State 500
June 15, 1969 Cale Yarborough '69 Mercury

Motor State 400
June 7, 1970 Cale Yarborough (2) '69 Mercury
June 13, 1971 Bobby Allison '69 Mercury
June 11, 1972 David Pearson '71 Mercury
June 24, 1973 David Pearson (2) '71 Mercury

Motor State 360
June 16, 1974 Richard Petty '74 Dodge

Motor State 400
June 15, 1975 David Pearson (3) '73 Mercury

Cam 2 Motor Oil 400
June 20, 1976 David Pearson (4) Mercury
June 19, 1977 Cale Yarborough (3) Chevrolet

Gabriel 400
June 18, 1978 Cale Yarborough (4) Oldsmobile
June 17, 1979 Buddy Baker Chevrolet
June 15, 1980 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
June 21, 1981 Bobby Allison (2) Buick
June 20, 1982 Cale Yarborough (5) Buick
June 19, 1983 Cale Yarborough (6) Chevrolet

Miller High Life 400
June 17, 1984 Bill Elliott Ford

Miller 400
June 16, 1985 Bill Elliott (2) Ford

Miller American 400
June 15, 1986 Bill Elliott (3) Ford
June 28, 1987 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet

Miller High Life 400
June 26, 1988 Rusty Wallace Pontiac
June 25, 1989 Bill Elliott (4)

Miller Genuine Draft 400
June 24, 1990 Dale Earnhardt (2) Chevrolet
June 23, 1991 Davey Allison Ford
June 21, 1992 Davey Allison (2) Ford
June 20, 1993 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet
June 19, 1994 Rusty Wallace (2) Ford
June 18, 1995 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet

Miller 400
June 23, 1996 Rusty Wallace (3) Ford
June 15, 1997 Ernie Irvan Ford

Miller Lite 400
June 14, 1998 Mark Martin Ford

Kmart 400
June 13, 1999 Dale Jarrett Ford
June 11, 2000 Tony Stewart Pontiac
June 10, 2001 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet

Sirius Satellite Radio 400
June 16, 2002 Matt Kenseth Ford

Sirius 400
June 15, 2003 Kurt Busch Ford

DHL 400
June 20, 2004 Ryan Newman Dodge

Batman Begins 400
June 19, 2005 Greg Biffle Ford

3M Performance 400
June 18, 2006 Kasey Kahne Dodge

Citizens Bank 400
June 17, 2007 Carl Edwards Ford

LifeLock 400
June 15, 2008 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet

[Mike S.]

LifeLock 400 Starting Lineup courtesy of Nascar.com

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 189.110 38.073 Leader
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 188.536 38.189 -0.116
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 188.299 38.237 -0.164
4 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 188.137 38.270 -0.197
5 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 187.950 38.308 -0.235
6 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Stanley Tools 187.891 38.320 -0.247
7 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 187.681 38.363 -0.290
8 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 187.407 38.419 -0.346
9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios 187.320 38.437 -0.364
10 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Taco Bell 187.251 38.451 -0.378
11 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 187.100 38.482 -0.409
12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 187.066 38.489 -0.416
13 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Red Stag by Jim Beam / Kid Rock 187.066 38.489 -0.416
14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 187.062 38.490 -0.417
15 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 186.911 38.521 -0.448
16 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 186.882 38.527 -0.454
17 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 186.809 38.542 -0.469
18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 186.727 38.559 -0.486
19 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet GE Reveal 186.635 38.578 -0.505
20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 186.582 38.589 -0.516
21 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 186.533 38.599 -0.526
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 186.509 38.604 -0.531
23 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 186.446 38.617 -0.544
24 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 186.427 38.621 -0.548
25 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 186.287 38.650 -0.577
26 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 186.282 38.651 -0.578
27 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard "Year of the NCO" / DuPont 186.229 38.662 -0.589
28 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Reynolds Wrap 186.205 38.667 -0.594
29 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 186.046 38.700 -0.627
30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 186.003 38.709 -0.636
31 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 185.864 38.738 -0.665
32 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 185.854 38.740 -0.667
33 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 185.787 38.754 -0.681
34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota RaceSavers.com 185.787 38.754 -0.681
35 71 David Gilliland Chevrolet Charter Air Transport.com 185.562 38.801 -0.728
36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 185.495 38.815 -0.742
37 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 185.157 38.886 -0.813
38 98 Paul Menard Ford Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 185.095 38.899 -0.826
39 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 184.943 38.931 -0.858
40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 184.876 38.945 -0.872
41 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver's 184.535 39.017 -0.944
42 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 184.440 39.037 -0.964
43 13 Max Papis* Toyota GEICO 183.360 39.267 -1.194

Did Not Qualify
44 36 Mike Skinner Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing 183.025 39.339 -1.266

* Denotes Rookie

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[Mike S.]

LifeLock 400 Results courtesy of Nascar.com

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 32 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 190/5 200 Running
2 27 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard "Year of the NCO" / DuPont 170/0 200 Running
3 14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 170/5 200 Running
4 29 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 165/5 200 Running
5 20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 160/5 200 Running
6 7 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 150/0 200 Running
7 11 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 146/0 200 Running
8 5 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 142/0 200 Running
9 1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 138/0 200 Running
10 9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios 134/0 200 Running
11 31 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 130/0 200 Running
12 25 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 127/0 200 Running
13 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 129/5 200 Running
14 30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 121/0 200 Running
15 23 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 118/0 200 Running
16 15 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 115/0 200 Running
17 13 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Red Stag by Jim Beam / Kid Rock 112/0 200 Running
18 12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 109/0 200 Running
19 4 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 106/0 200 Running
20 16 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 103/0 200 Running
21 8 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 100/0 200 Running
22 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 107/10 200 Running
23 18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 94/0 199 Running
24 37 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 91/0 199 Running
25 24 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot 88/0 199 Running
26 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 85/0 199 Running
27 28 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Reynolds Wrap 82/0 199 Running
28 17 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 79/0 199 Running
29 34 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 76/0 198 Running
30 36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 73/0 198 Running
31 33 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota RaceSavers.com 70/0 198 Running
32 35 71 David Gilliland Chevrolet Charter Air Transport.com 67/0 198 Running
33 10 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Taco Bell 64/0 198 Running
34 38 98 Paul Menard Ford Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 61/0 197 Running
35 43 13 Max Papis * Toyota GEICO 58/0 193 Running
36 19 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet GE Reveal 55/0 192 Running
37 21 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 52/0 174 Running
38 26 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 49/0 159 In Pit
39 6 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Stanley Tools 46/0 144 Running
40 39 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 43/0 23 Out of Race
41 42 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 40/0 23 Out of Race
42 40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 37/0 20 Out of Race
43 41 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver's 34/0 17 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie