For the first time in more than a month, a proper NASCAR Cup Series oval qualifying session took place at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. There was finally no rainout, and finally no resorting to the qualifying metric to set the starting lineup.
Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin took the pole position for Sunday's 200-lap FireKeepers Casino 400 around the four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) Brooklyn, Michigan oval by recording a top lap speed of 195.117 miles per hour in his No. 11 Toyota.
Spire Motorsports' Carson Hocevar, whom he beat to the top spot by 0.018 seconds, it set to start on the front row behind the wheel of his No. 77 Chevrolet.
Here's a look at the full starting lineup for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Note that pre-race penalties are not factored into the chart below, with the big one being Hamlin set to drop to the rear due to unapproved adjustments, resulting in 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick sharing the front row with Hocevar.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Michigan
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
2 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
4 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
5 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
6 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
7 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
8 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
9 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
10 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
11 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
12 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
13 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
14 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
15 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
16 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
17 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
18 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
19 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
20 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
21 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
22 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
24 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
25 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
27 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
28 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
30 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
31 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
32 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
33 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
34 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
35 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
36 | J.J. Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet |
37 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
The FireKeepers Casino 400 is set to be shown live on Amazon Prime Video from Michigan International Speedway beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 7. Don't miss any of the action from the only two-mile oval on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar!
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