Located in Brooklyn Michigan, The two mile ‘D’ shaped oval gives drivers the choice of racing ‘groove’ they wish to compete from. The track has long wide sweeping turns and a backstretch of 2200+ feet. The banking in the turns is only 18 degrees. The drivers who master this track actually slide through the turns. When the cars used to have overdrive transmissions, this was one of the tracks where it was used. Now with the Car of Tomorrow being used, the overdrive transmission is not allowed. Push Grip Turn has learned this track does not have a history of being accident prone, so a lot of extended green flag racing is expected. This leads to teams working on fuel mileage over speed. Many races have been decided by who keeps fuel in the tank late in the race. 2009′s LifeLock 400 was won by Mark Martin on fuel mileage and well as Brian Vickers who was the Pole-setter in the Carfax 400. Jimmie Johnson was leading both of these races until he ran out of fuel in the closing laps. Rousch Racing has performed well here in the past. For Example: Carl Edwards has ten top tens in his last ten races here. The start/finish line is half way through the long curving stretch which is an incredible 3600 feet long ! This is also considered a ‘Green Speedway’ because the 1400 acre site is also a protected wetland ! The 2009 season also generated over 10,000 pounds of recycled material ! On June 13th, NASCAR Sprint Cup returns to MIS for the Heluva Good ! Sour Cream Dips 400 at 1p.m. *Submitted by PushGripTurn.

If there is any track in Nascar where the driver either brings back the trophy or the steering wheel, it is Bristol. An incredible 1/2 mile oval with 30 degree banking high in the turns.  The Food City 500 will take place here on March 21st. This little track packs in an incredible 160,000 enthusiastic fans and has sold out the last 55 consecutive races, dating back to 1982 !   This track was resurfaced in 2007, totally concrete (no pot hole problems here) is also known by its fans as “Thunder Valley”.   Bristol doesn’t need a lot of hype before race day, it always delivers.  Because of the high banking, the race cars can attain high speeds, which also causes lots of race interactions.  Race qualifying will be on March 19th and the Nationwide Scotts Turf Builder 300 on March 20.  Bristol has a great history of bringing rival drivers together,  some drivers also become rivals during the race.  Kyle Busch has a great record winning 3 of the past 6 races here.  Last years Champ Jimmie Johnson has never won at Bristol.  If you have the chance to see one of the short track races this year, I would make time for this one !  *Submitted by Push Grip Turn.

Sprint Cup races twice at Atlanta Motor Speedway during the 2010 season. The track offers 24 degree banking with a 2300+ feet frontstretch. Everything you need for high speed racing ! The 2009 race had Kurt Busch dominating 234 of the 330 laps. Unfortunately for Busch, Jeff Gordon and winner Carl Edwards were able to pass him late in the race. Pole setter Mark Martin finished well down the field. Marking the 50th Anniversary of the track, Atlanta has hosted more 500 miles races than any other track, 93 in all. Atlanta is also hosting the Camping World Truck 200 on March 6. *Submitted by Push Grip Turn.

Sprint Cup races on a variety of track types thru the year. Coming up on February 28th, the racers test their metal at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This track looks a lot like Daytona except Vegas is a 1.5 mile lap versus the 2.5 mile lap in Daytona. Also the track banking has a huge difference, Daytona having 31 degree banks versus Vegas at 20 degrees.
What does this do to the competition? First, no restrictor plates !! Cars have the ability to use all the horsepower they can muster, this keeps the cars from getting into the huge drafts that happen at Daytona. It also gives more power to the driver when it comes to controlling the maxium speed. The banking reduction makes the drivers slow the cars in the turns so they need the extra horsepower to get back to race speed in the straights. As you notice in Daytona, the cars seldom reduce speed, even in the turns, because the banking holds the cars in place. Many drivers are able to drive laps at Daytona without ever lifting off the gas pedal. Vegas is also a wide track, letting ‘three wide’ racing to occur often. Do not expect to see a huge wreck of cars at Vegas as you would at Daytona because of the track set-up. Many racers including Mark Martin prefer these driver controlled race tracks versus the restrictor plate tracks because of the extra freedom they have at the controls and giving the driver back the car. *Submitted by Push Grip Turn.