Michigan International Speedway is scheduled to host its annual NASCAR Cup Series race, the FireKeepers Casino 400, in early June this year, as opposed to mid-August like it has in past years. Michigan did formerly host a June race before it lost its second race date after 2020.
Sunday's race is scheduled to be a 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) Brooklyn, Michigan oval, and the starting lineup is determined using the regular qualifying format used for non-superspeedway and non-short track ovals.
Qualifying is much more straightforward this year than it has been in past years. Last year, there were qualifying groups and row-by-row lane designation, and there was a second round shootout for the pole position. Additionally, the qualifying order was determined by a four-variable metric used since 2020.
This year, each driver simply makes one single-lap qualifying attempt, and those speeds determine the full 36-driver starting lineup. There are no qualifying groups, no row-by-row lane designations, and no second round shootout. There is also a new qualifying metric which features only two variables.
A full breakdown of the new formula can be found here.
Follow along with our FireKeepers Casino 400 qualifying updates from Michigan.
NASCAR at Michigan: Full starting lineup
1st - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2nd - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3rd - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4th - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5th - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6th - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
7th - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
8th - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9th - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
10th - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
11th - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
12th - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
13th - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
14th - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
15th - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
16th - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
17th - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
18th - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
19th - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
20th - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
21st - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
22nd - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
23rd - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
24th - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
25th - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
26th - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
27th - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
28th - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
29th - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
30th - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
31st - Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
32nd - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
33rd - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
34th - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
35th - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
36th - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Amazon Prime Video is set to provide live coverage of the FireKeepers Casino 400 from Michigan International Speedway beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, June 8.