NASCAR At Michigan: 2012 Start Time, Starting Lineup, TV/Radio Schedule And Live Streaming Info

It's NASCAR race day at Michigan International Speedway, and we've got the actual race start time, the starting lineup and some other facts about today's Pure Michigan 400 for you below.

What time does the race start today? At 1:07 p.m. Eastern today, the American Badass himself – Kid Rock – will give the command to fire engines. After a few pace laps, the green flag is set to wave at 1:16 p.m. Eastern. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the actual race, turn on your TV set at 1:16 p.m. EDT.

Race name/distance: Today's race is called the Pure Michigan 400 – "Pure Michigan" being Michigan's tourism campaign. The math is pretty simple: 200 laps around Michigan's 2-mile oval for a total of 400 miles.

TV, radio and live streaming: Today's race can be seen on ESPN. This is ESPN's fourth broadcast of its portion of the season, and it will handle the remainder of the year. There IS live streaming of the race today, which can be found at NASCAR.com's "RaceBuddy" site and on the "Watch ESPN" app. If you'll be away from your computer and TV, check the Motor Racing Network's web site for a list of affiliate radio stations in your area.

*** NOTE: If you're out and about today and can't watch the race, make sure to follow me (@jeff_gluck) on Twitter. I'll be tweeting updates about the event. ***

National anthem: Country music singer Steve Azar (the guy who sang "I Don't Have To Be Me Til Monday") will do the honors today. Michigan likely goes out of its way to find good anthem singers ever since the Saving Abel disaster of a few years ago.

Tickets: The race is not a sellout, so you should be good to go if you're planning to make a last-minute trip on race day.

Weather: The unofficial NASCAR weatherman, Brian Neudorff, says today's weather at Michigan should be unseasonably cool (in the 70s) with a chance of scattered showers. Neudorff doesn't expect the race to be rained out, but it could be delayed by a stray storm or two.

Last time: Uhm...unless you live in a cave, you know what happened last time NASCAR was at Michigan – Dale Earnhardt Jr. snapped a four-year winless streak and went to Victory Lane in dominating fashion. And one year ago, Kyle Busch beat Jimmie Johnson in a green-white-checkered finish to take the 2011 Pure Michigan 400.

Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan:

1. Mark Martin
2. Carl Edwards
3. Jimmie Johnson (will start in the back due to engine change)
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Kasey Kahne
6. Trevor Bayne
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Marcos Ambrose
9. Landon Cassill
10. Paul Menard
11. Jeff Gordon
12. Clint Bowyer
13. Greg Biffle
14. Tony Stewart
15. Ryan Newman
16. Joey Logano
17. Parker Kligerman
18. Regan Smith
19. Brad Keselowski
20. Kevin Harvick
21. Denny Hamlin
22. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (will start in the back due to practice crash/backup car)
23. Kyle Busch
24. Jamie McMurray
25. Juan Pablo Montoya
26. Kurt Busch
27. Reed Sorenson
28. Bobby Labonte
29. Casey Mears
30. Travis Kvapil
    
31. David Stremme
32. Jeff Burton
33. Jason Leffler
34. Josh Wise
35. Joe Nemechek
36. David Gilliland
37. David Ragan
38. Scott Riggs
39. David Reutimann
40. TJ Bell
41. Aric Almirola
42. Dave Blaney
43. Mike Skinner