TV: FX, 1:00 pm ET

Laps: 200 laps
Track length: 2 miles
Race length: 400 miles

Qualifying record: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 191.149 mph (August 2000)
Race record: Dale Jarrett, Ford, 173.997mph, 1999

DRIVERS TO WATCH

Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- Holds track record of 191.149 miles per hour set last August in the Pepsi 400 qualifying; best finish at the D-shaped 2-mile oval was 13th in this race last June; won 1999 Busch race in an exciting duel with Jeff Gordon (a rare Busch series appearance); since a low 26th spot in the standings at Bristol, Dale Jr. has gained 17 positions to ninth place and has scored the second most points next to Tony Stewart.

Jeff Gordon -- Among the leaders in every Winston Cup category; won the MBNA Platinum 400 for his second points win of the year (also won the non-points The Winston); also finished second three times and started twice from the pole; win at Dover was 54th of career, tying him with Rusty Wallace and Lee Petty for seventh on the all-time list; all 54 have been with Hendrick Motorsports; Sunday, he has a chance to give Hendrick its 100th victory; led 992 laps (22 percent) for most in the series; has eight top-five finishes in all (three more than any other driver) in 13 races; won the Pepsi 400 in 1998 but never the KMart 400; in 1999, took off from the pole but Dale Jarrett held him off late to finish second for the third time in this event; started from the pole twice at Michigan and has 11 top-five finishes in 16 starts.

Dale Jarrett -- Tops the Winston Cup series in standings with 1,861 points, 50 more than Jeff Gordon; also first with three victories and has two poles; edged out Gordon to win the KMart 400 two years ago; that year, he set a race and track record at 173.997 mph; also drove well at Michigan Speedway in the later race at the track, Pepsi 400, where he won in 1996 and finished second between 1997-99; last year he was fourth in both events at Michigan Speedway.

Bobby Labonte -- The 2-mile oval has been one of his favorite tracks; has had three Winston Cup wins in Michigan and one in the Busch series; continues to put out good efforts after an early-season slump; has finished 12th or better in five of the last six points races; started from the pole in the KMart 400 last year and finished third; also third in the Pepsi 400 in August last year.

Ricky Rudd -- A consistent driver this season, having posted five top-10 finishes in his last six races; has nine top-10s overall but without victory; best result was second in the Virginia 500; was second to Rusty Wallace last year in the Pepsi 400 and 12th in this race; stands sixth in the points.

Tony Stewart -- Comes to Michigan Speedway as not only the hottest driver on the circuit, but also the defending champion of the KMart 400; average finish in his last six races is fourth, including victory at the Pontiac Excitement 400; improved to fourth in the championship standings, 158 points behind leader Dale Jarrett.

Rusty Wallace -- Winner of four races at Michigan Speedway, three in this event; last year, he finished seventh in the KMart 400 and won the Pepsi 400 in the return to the track later in the summer; one of 10 winners this season, posting his triumph on April 29 at California Speedway; third in the standings the past three races.

#Race changed from 500 to 400 miles