NASCAR tire test at Michigan International Speedway wraps up

Jeff Gordon was among the drivers testing at MIS this week (LAT Photographic)

Goodyear held a tire test at Michigan International Speedway this week after the track was recently repaved.  The participating drivers seemed happy with the new surface. It marks the fourth time the racetrack has been repaved. The track was built in 1968, and repaved in 1977, 1986 and 1995.

Juan Pablo Montoya, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch tested the new MIS surface on Tuesday and Wednesday. While repaves aren’t usually embraced by drivers, those who turned the first laps this week seemed satisfied with the results.

“I am not a big fan of repaves,” Gordon said. “So the fact that I am talking positive about it and still enjoying the racetrack as much as I always have I think that is a sign where I rank it. I rank it very high.”. MORE>>>

Jeff Gordon was among the drivers testing at MIS this week (LAT Photographic)
Greg Engle
About Greg Engle 7421 Articles
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.