Race #23 - Michigan II
Carfax 400
Michigan International Speedway
Sunday, August 15, 2010 in Brooklyn, MI
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 1:16pm/et
NSCS Practice 1: 7th
NSCS Practice 2: 28th
NSCS Final Practice: 20th
NSCS Qualifying Order: 19th
NSCS Starting Position: 19th
NSCS Pit Stall: 27
Finish:
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TV Schedule
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
Friday, August 6
12:00 pm NSCS Michigan Practice SPEED
1:30 pm NNS Final Michigan Practice SPEED
3:30 pm NSCS Michigan Qualifying SPEED
5:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
7:00 pm Trackside at Michigan SPEED
Saturday, August 14
9:00 am NSCS Michigan Practice SPEED
10:00 am NNS Michigan Pole Qualifying ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS Michigan Final Practice SPEED
1:00 pm NNS Countdown ESPN
2:00 pm NNS: Carfax at Michigan ESPN
5:30 pm NCWTS Darlington Pole Qualifying SPEED
7:00 pm NCWTS SetUp SPEED
7:30 pm NCWTS: Too Tough to Tame 200 at Darlington SPEED
Sunday, August 15
9:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
9:00 am NASCAR Performance SPEED
9:30 am NASCAR in A Hurry SPEED
10:00 am NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
12:00 pm NSCS Countdown ESPN
1:00 pm NSCS: CARFAX 400 at Michigan (green flag ~1:16pm) ESPN
7:00 pm SPEED Report SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
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Track Schedule
(ALL TIMES LOCAL TO TRACK)
Friday, August 13
8:00 am Parking lots open
10:00 am Gates open to public
12:00 - 1:30 pm NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice
1:40 - 3:30 pm NASCAR Nationwide Series Final Practice
3:40 pm NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
Saturday, August 14
7:00 am Parking lots open
9:00 am Gates open to the public
9:15 - 10:00 am NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice
10:10 am NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying
12:20 - 1:20 pm NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice
1:30 pm Pre-race activities & driver introductions
2:00 pm NASCAR Nationwide Series CARFAX 250
Sunday, August 15
5:30 am Parking lots open
8:00 am Gates open to the public
12:30 pm Pre-race activities & driver introductions
1:00 pm Start of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CARFAX 400
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NOTES - Jamie McMurray and No. 1 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Team
Michigan History: Jamie McMurray will be making his 16th career NSCS start at Michigan this weekend when he takes the green flag in his No. 1 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Chevrolet. McMurray’s best NSCS start at the 2-mile track came this season when he qualified on the outside pole for the June race at MIS. His best finish came during this event in 2004 when he finished fourth. McMurray has one top-five and four top-10s at the Brooklyn, Michigan oval.
Last Weekend: Jamie McMurray and the No.1 McDonald’s Team looked to continue their string of good runs with the Golden Arches on the hood as they headed to the second and final road course event of the 2010 NSCS season. The driver would impress early-on during Saturday morning’s qualifying session by posting the second-fastest time, putting McDonald’s on the front row for the third time this season. Starting from the outside-pole position, McMurray would race among the top five for the majority of the day, before finishing in the sixth-position.
The Philips Lounge: The Philips Lounge will be on hand to welcome race fans to the world of Philips. The lounge will give fans the opportunity to test various products from every category of Philips lifestyle products. The lounge will also offer race fans the chance to test their skills at racing with the Philips Norelco racing simulator. Earnhardt Ganassi Racing driver, 2010 Daytona 500 Champion and Brickyard 400 winner, Jamie McMurray, will also be on hand Sunday, Aug 15 for a special fan event in which McMurray will be a judge of some of Michigan’s best “race themed” body hair designs. Lucky fans will have the opportunity to participate in the contest and craft their hair into a winning design using the all new Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro, with McMurray as the judge. The Philips Lounge will open on Friday, Aug. 13 from 10am – 5pm ET, Saturday, Aug. 14, 9am – Green Flag (2pm ET), and Sunday, Aug. 15, 8am – Green Flag (1pm ET).
Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro: McMurray and the No. 1 team welcome the blue Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Philips Chevrolet this weekend at Michigan. Norelco Bodygroom Pro is an innovative, all-in-one dual-end male body grooming system that can be used wet or dry for shaving and trimming. It was designed to be a convenient solution for hair removal on all body parts below the neck while being gentle on skin. The Bodygroom Pro combines a shaver and five-length trimmer into one unit, eliminating the need for multiple attachments. Made from hypo-allergenic materials, the revolutionary 3-D pivoting shaving head and high performance trimmer on Bodygroom Pro were built for a close, gentle shave and trim, even on the most sensitive body zones.
Trackside LIVE!: Race Fans of Michigan, 2010 Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 winner, Jamie McMurray will make an appearance on Friday night’s live broadcast of SPEED Channel’s Trackside LIVE!. The driver will be at the SPEED stage for the live show, which begins at 7pm ET, to discuss his season thus far, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s success, and his new sponsor for the weekend… the Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Razor.
In the Points: After McMurray’s sixth-place finish last weekend at Watkins Glen the No. 1 team advanced two positions to 15th in the 2010 NSCS points standings. With four races remaining McMurray is now just 94 points out of 12th- the cutoff to the Chase.
CHASSIS INFO
No. 1 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Chevrolet (NSCS): Chassis #1006. The No. 1 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro team will bring chassis #1006 to Michigan this weekend. This chassis has been used twice this season at Darlington and Chicagoland. Both events saw McMurray capture the pole and finish in the top-five placing second and fifth. McMurray has led 143 laps with this chassis.
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McMurray To Pilot the No.1 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Chevrolet
CONCORD, N.C. (Aug. 9, 2010) – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Philips brand Norelco announce today that the new, all-in-one dual-end Bodygroom Pro groomer, will serve as the primary sponsor on the No. 1 Chevrolet, driven by 2010 Daytona 500 Champion and Brickyard 400 Winner, Jamie McMurray at the August 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Michigan International Speedway (MIS).
Along with sponsoring the No.1 Chevrolet, Philips Norelco will host race fans, on the midway, trackside at the Philips Lifestyle Lounge throughout the weekend at MIS. The lounge will allow race fans the opportunity to test Philips innovative products that focus on people and improving the quality of their lives, including Philips Sonicare toothbrushes, Philips Norelco shaving and grooming and a selection of consumer electronics.
Notes of Interest:
The Philips Lounge: The Philips Lounge will be on hand to welcome race fans to the world of Philips. The lounge will give fans the opportunity to test various products from every category of Philips lifestyle products. The lounge will also offer race fans the chance to test their skills at racing with the Philips Norelco racing simulator. Earnhardt Ganassi Racing driver, 2010 Daytona 500 Champion and Brickyard 400 winner, Jamie McMurray, will also be on hand Sunday, Aug 15 for a special fan event in which McMurray will be a judge of some of Michigan’s best “race themed” body hair designs. Lucky fans will have the opportunity to participate in the contest and craft their hair into a winning design using the all new Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro, with McMurray as the judge. The Philips Lounge will open on Friday, Aug. 13 from 10am – 5pm ET, Saturday, Aug. 14, 9am – Green Flag (2pm ET), and Sunday, Aug. 15, 8am – Green Flag (1pm ET).
“Deforest Yourself, Reforest the World” Campaign: Philips Norelco kicked off the “Deforest Yourself. Reforest the World.” campaign on Arbor Day, April 30th, by teaming with model and actress Carmen Electra and challenging the hairiest men in New York City to “leaf” nothing to the imagination for a chance to have their chests “deforested” by the star herself in front of a crowd in tree-lined Madison Square Park. Through June 30, 2010, Philips Norelco committed to a donation of $75,000 – planting a minimum of one tree for every Philips Norelco Bodygroom product sold, up to 75,000 trees. Visit www.shaveeverywhere.com to learn more.
Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro: Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro is an innovative, all-in-one dual-end male body grooming system that can be used wet or dry for shaving and trimming. It was designed to be a convenient solution for hair removal on all body parts below the neck while being gentle on skin. The Bodygroom Pro combines a shaver and five-length trimmer into one unit, eliminating the need for multiple attachments. Made from hypo-allergenic materials, the revolutionary 3-D pivoting shaving head and high performance trimmer on Bodygroom Pro were built for a close, gentle shave and trim, even on the most sensitive body zones.
McMurray at Michigan: Jamie McMurray will be making his 16th career NSCS start at Michigan this weekend when he takes the green flag in his No. 1 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Chevrolet. McMurray’s best NSCS start , at the track located just south of Detroit, came this year in the first event at Michigan International Speedway and his first since re-joining team owner Chip Ganassi at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. McMurray started from the outside pole position for the first event at Michigan in 2010. His best finish came during the second event of 2004, when he finished fourth. McMurray has one top-five and three top-10 finishes at the track located Southwest of Detroit.
McMurray History: The Joplin, MO native, 2010 Daytona 500 Champion and Brickyard 400 winner, has won five NSCS races since he entered the series near the end of 2002. In his seven years and 279 races at NASCAR’s highest level he has 36 career top-five finishes, 88 top-10 results, and six pole awards. McMurray shocked the racing world in 2002 when he won his first NSCS race while racing for Chip Ganassi in only his second NSCS start and set a modern-era NASCAR record by becoming the quickest driver to win a cup race. The 2003 Rookie of the Year has finished in the top-20 in points in five of his seven seasons on the Cup circuit with a best finish of 11th in 2004.
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Jacopo D’Alessandris, Senior Director of Marketing, Philips Consumer Lifestyle: “Philips Consumer Lifestyle is excited to kick off its partnership with the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Target family at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Raceway. We’re really excited about the at-track activation, in the Philips Lounge where race fans will be able to test-drive Philips most innovative products. This includes the Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro men’s trimmer, which was the inspiration for the paint scheme on the No. 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. The Bodygroom Pro will take center stage on Sunday before the race when male race fans put their “Manscaping” skills to the test for guest judge, Jamie McMurray. It should really be an exciting weekend for Philips at Michigan International Raceway. “
Steve Lauletta, President, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates: “We are happy to have the opportunity to introduce another big brand like Philips Norelco to NASCAR and more specifically to our team. It is always great when companies like Philips see the value in aligning themselves with our teams as a means to better meet their marketing objectives. We have enjoyed the relationship so far and fully expect it to be one that lasts well into the future.”
Jamie McMurray, Driver: “We’re excited to be able to represent the Philips Norelco brand, and their new product, the Bodygroom Pro this weekend at Michigan. To have a partner like Philips join the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing family is just proof positive that we are doing the things needed to draw the attention of a company like Philips Norelco. We expect good things out of our racecars this weekend at Michigan. We nearly won the pole here the first time, so I definitely think we will have the speed to turn some heads there.”
About Royal Philips Electronics: Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs more than 116,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 23 billion in 2009, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
Originally Posted by tyecopeland
