Michigan International Speedway history

Yarborough won the first NASCAR-sanctioned race at MIS when he captured the Motor State 500 on June 15, 1969, in the No.

Bobby Allison dominated the 1971 races, winning the Motor State 400 in June and the Yankee 400 in August.

In 1972, Roger Penske purchased the speedway for an estimated $2 million.

Buddy Baker is shown here at Michigan International Speedway in 1973. (MLive File Photo)

David Pearson celebrates a victory at Michigan International Speedway in 1976. (MLive File Photo)

Cale Yarborough competes at Michigan International Speedway in 1977. (MLive File Photo)BPN

Benny Parsons is shown here in 1982 at the Talladega spring race. (MLive File Photo)bn

He would go on to win seven more times over the following 14 years, including a sweep in 1983.

9 Coors Ford leads the pack at Michigan International Speedway during a race in 1986. (MLive File Photo)BPN

Rusty Wallace came from two laps down to win the June 26, 1988 Miller High Life 400, beating out Bill Elliott, the track’s most dominant driver of that era.

Four of his wins came in a Jack Roush Ford, including his first in the 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 on Aug.

He won again in 1991, then stunk up the show in the June Miller Genuine Draft 400 by leading 158 of the 200 laps.

Bobby Labonte is showered with water as he holds the winner's trophy in the winner's circle at the end of the Miller Genuine Draft 400 NASCAR Race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, June 18, 1995. (MLive File Photo)

The 40 trams that are used at MIS to bring fans from the parking lots to the track were the same trams used at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne fight for the lead during the 3M Performance in 2006 at Michigan International Speedway. (Michigan International Speedway)BPN

NASCAR driver Carl Edwards does a backflip off of his car as he celebrates winning the 3M Performance 400 in 2008 at Michigan International Speedway.

For wine and beer connoisseurs the annual Wine and Beer Festival has been a big hit at MIS since its debut in 2010.

Kyle Busch burns out after winning the the Pure Michigan 400 Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn in 2011. (MLive File Photo)BPN

MIS is NASCAR’s fastest racetrack! MIS is superfast due to the repave in 2012 and long straightaways on the track that let drivers reach their highest speeds.

Greg Biffle does a burnout after winning the Nascar Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Andrew Kuhn | MLive.com)

2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch is the honorary president of the MIS Kids Club!

In 2016, Daniel Suarez won the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at MIS! It was the first time a NASCAR national touring series event was won by a driver born in Mexico.

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson holds his trophy after winning the Pure Michigan 400 at MIS in August 2017.

12, 2018, in Brooklyn, Mich. (Nikos Frazier | MLive.com)Nikos Frazier

In 2019 the speedway held its very first MIS Backyard Hockey Tournament to promote and develop youth hockey in and around the surrounding regions.