2011 Round of Michigan

The 2011 Round of Michigan was the 15th race of the 2011 TM Master Cup season.

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Pre-race storylines
Officials prior to the race announced the 14 teams that would compete in the TM Master Cup series full-time in 2012. They were:


 * DeGarmo Enterprises
 * FLASH Racing
 * James Dalton Racing
 * Gessler Richter MC Team
 * Hodges-Walter Racing
 * Katzev Engineering
 * Majestic Motorsports
 * Mitchell & Sons Racing
 * Power Steering Inc.
 * Star Team Nemoto
 * Team EFR
 * Team Saar USA
 * Volpi Racing Team
 * Xenos Racing

Scuderia Tutino was deleted from the full-time grid, in spite of the organization's insistence that it has enough funding to finance a full-time run in 2012. The team's arguments will be heard after the Round of Quebec.

Dan Mullen did not provide the commentary for this round due to illness. OEN play-by-play announcer Scott Bush filled in.

Summary
Packer Carroll failed to take the green flag after experiencing mechanical problems with his Volpi.

Zach Duff and Chris Johaanes were involved in a pair of incidents, including one on the cool-down lap. Duff was summoned to the Steward's Office for that maneuver.

The top 10

 * For full results, click here.

Zach Duff was disqualified after the race (see Postrace penalties). The below chart reflects the updated results and not those in the video.

Postrace penalties

 * Zach Duff – Disqualified from the Round of Michigan (30-point deduction, see above). Two-race suspended ban for causing multiple avoidable collisions under a yellow flag AND will start the next TM Master Cup series race he attempts from the rear of the field
 * Bobby Porteau – warning for causing an avoidable collision
 * Dan Mackay – 15 points for causing an avoidable collision in the pitlane AND will start the next TM Master Cup series race he attempts from the rear of the field
 * Yevgeny Kuznetsov – 15 points for causing an avoidable collision under a yellow flag AND will start the next TM Master Cup series race he attempts from the rear of the field
 * Craig Jonser – 25 independent points for causing an avoidable collision in the pitlane AND will start the next TM Master Cup series race he attempts from the rear of the field