Jerry Nadeau Michigan preview

<pre> Jerry Nadeau/No. 25 MichaelHoligan.com Chevrolet Race Performance Profile Mart 400 -- Michigan Speedway June 11, 2000

Track Specs:            
        Track Length:   Two miles
        Banking:        18 degrees in the turns
Race Length:            200 laps / 400 miles

2000 Stats and Facts:

Nadeau posted his best finish of the season - 13th - in the NAPA 500 at California Speedway April 30.

Nadeau's best qualifying effort this year was May 24 at Lowe's Motor Speedway at Charlotte, N.C., where he posted the second-fastest speed to tie his career-best start. 1999 Stats and Facts:

Nadeau started 20th and finished 26th in the June race at Michigan Speedway. He started 29th and finished 29th in the August race there. Nadeau's season-high finish was fifth at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. Nadeau's best qualifying position was second at Sears Point (Sonoma, Calif.) Raceway and Dover (Del.) Downs International Speedway.

Nadeau's Thoughts on Michigan Speedway

"Michigan is a fun place. It's a wide-open race track. It's a place where you really don't see any attrition at all. There have been times where they would run green to checkers with maybe one or two yellows, so gas mileage is a big thing.

"I think most of these teams do everything they can to get better gas mileage, so it's just a matter of making sure that we come in at the right time and get all the fuel we can get.

"The car also has to be working good all day long. Track conditions seem to change a little bit during the day - it gets really tight at the end of the race. So you really have to keep the car underneath you all day long."