Each driver is set to get one timed lap in Saturday's single-car qualifying session for Sunday afternoon's FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, and unlike on superspeedways, where the top 10 drivers from round one advance to the shootout for the pole position, there is only one round of qualifying.
The Michigan qualifying order was determined by the metric that NASCAR has utilized since the start of the 2025 season. This metric, which replaced the old formula that was used from 2020 to 2024, features two variables instead of four to make things a lot less complicated.
As far as the entry list goes, three changes have been made since the race at Nashville Superspeedway this past weekend, all relating to the non-chartered (open) cars.
The No. 66 Garage 66 (MBM Motorsports) Ford and the No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota, driven by Chad Finchum and Corey Heim, respectively, at Nashville, are not running the MIchigan race. But the No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet is set to be fielded for the first time since April, and for the first time since February for J.J. Yeley.
Here's a look at Saturday's full qualifying order for Sunday's 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) Brooklyn, Michigan oval.
NASCAR Cup Series qualifying order at Michigan
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | J.J. Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet |
2 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
3 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
4 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
5 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
6 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
7 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
8 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
9 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
10 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
11 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
12 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
13 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
14 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
15 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
16 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
17 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
18 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
19 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
20 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
21 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
22 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
23 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
24 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
25 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
26 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
27 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
28 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
29 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
30 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
31 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
33 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
34 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
35 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
36 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
37 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
Michigan International Speedway is scheduled to host the FireKeepers Casino 400 this Sunday, June 7, with live coverage set to be provided by Amazon Prime Video beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET. Don't miss the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season's 15th race!
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