Chevrolet looking to solve winless string at Michigan

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Chevrolets may have dominated this Nextel Cup season so far, but history will not be on Chevy's side this Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. The last 11 Cup race winners at MIS have driven either Fords or Dodges.

Lineup

Citizens Bank 400

Pos.	Driver	Make
1.	J.J. Yeley	Chevrolet
2.	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet
3.	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet
4.	Ryan Newman	Dodge
5.	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet
6.	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet
7.	Denny Hamlin	Chevrolet
8.	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet
9.	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet
10.	Kurt Busch	Dodge

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In fact, Chevrolets have captured only two of the last 22 races at the venue -- so you can't blame the Chevy folks if they are only cautiously optimistic about their chances in this Sunday's Michigan 400, even after Chevys swept the top-three spots and eight of the top nine during qualifying at the track on Friday.

The pole winner was J.J. Yeley, driver of the No. 18 Chevy powered by Joe Gibbs Racing. It was his first career pole. Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports machine, qualified second and will start in the front row alongside Yeley. (watch video)

Lame-duck Hendrick driver Kyle Busch will start in the third position, followed by Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Dodge -- the only non-Chevrolet to qualify in the top nine. Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 2 Dodge and Newman's Penske Racing teammate, will start 10th.

Johnson said that he's not sure why Chevys have struggled so much at MIS. The last Chevy driver to win at the venue was Gordon when he captured the Kmart 400 in 2001. He also won the Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss at the track in 1998.

The last Chevy driver not named Gordon to win at Michigan was Bobby Labonte, who swept both races in 1995. But that was a long 12 years ago. (NASCAR 24/7)

"It's weird how certain tracks favor certain teams," Johnson said.

Michigan International Speedway has favored car owner Jack Roush's teams above all others in recent years. Matt Kenseth, driver of Roush's No. 17 Ford, won the last race at MIS, capturing the GFS Marketplace 400 in August. (Continued)