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Young drivers' mission at Michigan? Like Elliott, stay in the Chase picture

Editor's note: NBC broadcasters will offer opinions on upcoming races the remainder of the season. This week, analyst Dale Jarrett discusses Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 from Michigan International Speedway, which airs shortly after 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

This weekend at Michigan International Speedway, it is a contingent of young drivers trying to earn their first Sprint Cup win that could be stealing attention.

In the opening race at Michigan in June — the first with the lower-downforce package that includes a spoiler reduced an inch to a 2.5-inch height, a reduced splitter and resized deck fin, among other changes — a contingent of young drivers excelled.