4 drivers to watch at the Quicken Loans 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup's 15th race of the season is the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. The D-shaped oval is the fastest track in NASCAR, with drivers qualifying at speeds over 200 mph and entering the corners anywhere from 215 to 220 mph.

Here are four drivers to keep an eye on:

Matt Kenseth

Fresh off of a meet and greet with Taylor Swift, Kenseth will be looking for his second win of 2015. The 43-year-old finished sixth last weekend at the Axalta 400 and has two wins at Michigan International Speedway.

Michigan stats:

• Two wins, 12 top-fives, 18 top-10s
• Average Start of 17.6
• Average Finish of 10.57
• 286 Laps Led

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

In the two races after his win at the Geico 500 on May 3, Earnhardt Jr. finished in the top-three twice, followed by two finishes just outside of the top-10. The 40-year-old has found Victory Lane at Michigan twice before and hopes to make it a third time on Sunday.

Michigan stats:

• Two wins, seven top-fives, 12 top-10s, two poles
• Average Start: 14.5
• Average Finish of 15.6
• 352 Laps Led

Jeff Gordon

The wait for Gordon's first win of the season seems to be endless, but the 43-year-old could find success at Michigan on Sunday. He broke the track record in qualifying last year when he whipped around the D-shaped oval with an average speed of 206.558 mph.

Michigan stats:

• Three wins, 19 top-fives, 27 top-tens, six poles
• Average Start of 11.1
• Average Finish of 12.07
• 1,058 Laps Led

Kurt Busch

Busch has had a consistently fast car so far this season. He was fastest in practice last weekend at Pocono Raceway and finished the race fifth. The 36-year-old has two wins at Michigan.

Michigan stats:

• Two wins, four top-fives, nine top-tens, two poles
• Average Start of 12.0
• Average Finish of 21.3
• 442 Laps Led

Notable Mentions

Kyle Busch

Busch is making his fourth Sprint Cup start of the season this weekend. The 30-year-old has one win and four top-fives at the D-shaped oval.

Martin Truex Jr.

Truex Jr. won for the first time in almost two years last weekend at Pocono Raceway. He has also led the most laps in the previous three races at Dover, Charlotte, and Kansas. Although he has never won at Michigan, he has three top-five finishes.