Ryan Newman/Dave Marr photo

Dale Earnhardt won twice at Michigan International Speedway.

The Intimidator, who died in 2001, continues to lead Richard Childress Racing's effort at the 2-mile track.

RCR has three MIS victories, including Earnhardt's in 1987 and 1990.

Kevin Harvick has the other RCR win at MIS. Harvick, who now drives for Stewart-Haas Racing, won in August 2010.

RCR has 20 top-five finishes in 141 starts at Michigan.

Throughout the 2014 season's first 14 races, RCR's Sprint Cup Series entries have earned one pole award with Austin Dillon at Daytona International Speedway in February. Collectively, the organization has notched one top-five and 13 top-10 finishes with drivers Dillon, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard. RCR's three full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers rank 11th (Newman), 15th (Dillon) and 17th (Menard) in the driver championship point standings.
Menard qualified fifth, Dillon 19th and Newman 24th for the Quicken Loans 400 that will be run at MIS on Sunday.

Kevin Harvick/Dave Marr photo

Speed records continue to fall at Michigan International Speedway.
Kevin Harvick drove a qualifying lap 204.557 mph Friday for the Quicken Loans 400 that will be Sunday at the 2-mile track. Harvick's speed eclipsed the record of 203.949 mph set by Joey Logano in August 2013.
“You just have to relax and really pay attention to not overdrive it because it’s so easy to miss your line on the entry to the corner," Harvick, who drives the No. 4 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, said.
Jeff Gordon turned a lap of 203.776 mph in the No. 24 Chevrolet.
Logano set the record in a Ford. He won the race after starting from the pole.
MIS was repaved following the 2011 season.
In June 2012, prior to the first race after the repave, Marcos Ambrose had a qualifying lap of a then-record 203.241 mph in a Ford.