Five Chevrolet SS Drivers to Start in Top 10
BROOKLYN, MI – August 17, 2013 – For the 13th time this season, drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series set a new track record during 
qualifying. The top three drivers broke through the old threshold at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) with speeds topping 200 mph. Drivers will take on the ultra-fast, 2-mile speedway on Sunday as they compete in round 23 of the 36-race season. With only four races left until the field is set for the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup, a solid run at MIS this weekend is crucial for many of the Bowtie teams.
Kurt Busch, No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet SS, who has two career wins at MIS, will start the race on the outside of the front row in second. Current point’s leader, Jimmie Johnson, will start the race on Sunday in the third position in his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS.
Richard Childress Racing driver Jeff Burton earned his best starting position of the 2013 season, and will start in fifth in his No. 31 Cheerios 
Chevrolet SS – giving Chevrolet three of the top five starting spots.
Other Team Chevy members starting in the top-15 are: Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS – 6th, Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 National Guard Youth Foundation Chevrolet SS – 7th, Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Axalta Standox Chevrolet SS – 13th, and Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet SS – 15th.
Joey Logano (Ford) was the pole winner and Mark Martin (Toyota) was fourth, to round out the top-five.
The Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway takes the green flag on Sunday, August 18th at 1:00 p.m. ET, and will be aired live on ESPN.
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