#11-Denny Hamlin won the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. The win is his third win of the year, fourth at Michigan and 63rd career win. His 63 wins ties Kyle Busch for ninth most all time.
#43-Erik Jones finished 2nd followed by #23-Bubba Wallace, #5-Kyle Larson, #77-Carson Hocevar, #7-Daniel Suarez, #22-Joey Logano, #12-Ryan Blaney, #17-Chris Buescher, and #19-Chase Briscoe.
Hamlin won the pole Saturday but had to start the race in the rear after unapproved adjustment. He worked himself back into the top 10 before getting some damage in an accident on lap 83. He suffered only minor damage and continued to work his way through the field. He took the lead with 38 laps remaining and pulled away to win by more than 11 seconds.
There was a 20 minute red flag for track cleanup and SAFER barrier repair on lap 150 following a hard crash between #9-Chase Elliott and #20-Christopher Bell.
Stage 1 was won by #45-Tyler Reddick. Stage 2 was won by #9-Chase Elliott.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #77-Carson Hocevar.
There were 23 lead changes among 11 drivers and a track record 11 cautions for 54 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 123.935mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
Race Fast Facts – Michigan:
Denny Hamlin won the FireKeepers Casino 400, his 63rd victory in 736 Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his fourth victory and 21st top-10 finish in 36 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Erik Jones (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 14 races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2026.
Bubba Wallace (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 13 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (37th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 51 points over Denny Hamlin.
Driver Points / Chase Standings after Michigan:
Race 15 of 26 in the regular season:
1) #45-Tyler Reddick, 669, +340
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 618, +289
3) #12-Ryan Blaney, 512, +183
4) #9-Chase Elliott, 482, +153
5) #54-Ty Gibbs, 470, +141
6) #5-Kyle Larson, 453, +124
7) #77-Carson Hocevar, 428, +99
8) #17-Chris Buescher, 424, +95
9) #7-Daniel Suarez, 418, +89
10) #20-Christopher Bell, 410, +81
11) #23-Bubba Wallace, 378, +49
12) #24-William Byron, 377, +48
13) #19-Chase Briscoe, 370, +41
14) #97-Shane Van Gisbergen, 355, +26
15) #6-Brad Keselowski, 350, +21
16) #2-Austin Cindric, 332, +3
Outside the top 16:
17) #22-Joey Logano, 329, -3
18) #43-Erik Jones, 314, -18
19) #60-Ryan Preece, 313, -19
20) #71-Michael McDowell, 286, -46
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Hamlin, his third win of the year.
White flag for Hamlin.
Lap 198 – Wallace around Hocevar to take third.
Lap 196 – Five to go. Hamlin still checked out with a 10 second lead over second place Jones. Hocevar back to third, Wallace fourth.
Lap 191 – Ten laps remaining. Hamlin’s race to lose at this point. He now leads Hocevar by 8.3 seconds. Wallace back to third, then Jones Suarez Logano Larson Blaney Buescher Briscoe.
Lap 188 – Hamlin in control with a 7 second lead and continuing to pull away.
Lap 184 – Wallace to second, but 5 seconds off the lead.
Lap 183 – Hamlin’s lead now 4 seconds.
Lap 181 – Twenty to go. Hamlin now with a 2.8 second lead over Suarez. Wallace is 2.9 seconds back.
Lap 176 – Twenty five to go. Hamlin Suarez Wallace Hocevar Logano Jones Byron Blaney Buescher Larson the top 10.
Lap 174 – Hocevar is back up to fourth.
Lap 171 – Thirty laps to go. Hamlin ahead of Suarez by .67 second. Third place Wallace is 1.3 second back.
Lap 165 – Hamlin and Suarez first and second. Now Wallace up to third. Hocevar made some contact with the outside wall.
Lap 164 – Suarez back up to second. He’s .36 second behind Hamlin.
Lap 163 – Hamlin to the lead over Hocevar Suarez Logano and Byron.
Lap 162 – Back to green with 39 laps remaining. Suarez leads Byron Hamlin Hocevar Larson Wallace Jones Chastain Logano Blaney.
Lap 158 – Pit road is open. Leaders again stay out.
Lap 155 – Suarez to the lead. Byron and Hamlin follow. Now CAUTION for Stenhouse Gragson Hill SVG TDillon Preece and others on the frontstretch.
Lap 154 – Green flag with 47 laps remaining.
Lap 152 – On the restart it will be Byron Suarez Chastain Larson Hamlin Hocevar Logano Jones Wallace Bowman.
Lap 150 – Pit road is open. Leaders stay out.
Lap 150 – 6:11pm/et – Red flag is lifted after just over 20 minutes.
Lap 150 – Red flag is out to repair the SAFER barrier and clean the track.
Lap 149 – Track clean up could take a few laps, helping those that are saving fuel.
Lap 148 – CAUTION for Elliott and Bell. Elliott got loose and slid up into Bell. Hard crashes. They will both be done for the day.
Lap 148 – Green flag with 53 laps remaining.
Lap 144 – Pit road is open. Leaders back in. Off pit road: Byron Bell Chastain Logano Elliott Hamlin Larson Berry Suarez Jones. A mix of strategies. Everyone ahead of Elliott only took two tires. Teams could possibly stretch it on fuel from here.
Lap 142 – CAUTION for Smith into the wall.
Lap 140 – Elliott leads Bell by .3 second. Bryon Hamlin and Larson continue to round out the top 5. Then it’s Jones Suarez Hocevar Smith and Wallace.
Lap 130 – Elliott continues to lead. Bell has moved up to second.Then Byron Hamlin and Larson.
Lap 127 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 74 laps remaining.
Lap 123 – Pit road is open. Leaders come down. Off pit road: Elliott Byron Suarez Buescher Bell Larson Hamlin Jones Wallace McDowell.
Lap 121 – CAUTION for the end of stage 2. Elliott leads it over Jones Suarez Larson Byron Bell Hocevar Hamlin Logano Smith. Free pass is Gilliland.
Lap 117 – Four laps to go in stage 2. Elliott Jones Suarez Larson Bell the top 5.
Lap 114 – Suarez is now up to second.
Lap 106 – Elliott has now pulled out to a 1.7 second lead over Larson. Fifteen laps remaining in stage 2.
Lap 101 – The race is halfway complete and official. Elliott leads Larson Suarez Wallace Herbst Jones Hocevar Bell Logano and Bryon. Hocevar Larson and Wallace all got loose but continue.
Lap 99 – Elliott around Wallace to retake the lead.
Lap 96 – Wallace to the lead.
Lap 95 – Elliott holds the lead. Wallace to second, then Larson Hocevar and Suarez. ADillon, Keselowski and Reddick are done for the day. That’s Reddick’s first DNF of the year.
Lap 94 – Green flag back out. Still 27 laps remaining in stage 2.
Lap 90 – Green again. CAUTION out again for another accident for Keselowski. Heavy contact with the outside wall and he will likely be done for the day. Larson now the leader.
Lap 86 – Pit road is open. Leaders stay out again.
Lap 85 – Under caution it’s now Elliott Larson Wallace Herbst Hocevar Bell Logano Suarez Jones and Smith.
Lap 83 – Green flag out. Elliott still leads. CAUTION right back out on the restart. Big accident at the front of the pack involving Reddick Hamlin Gibbs Nemechek ADillon and others on the frontstretch.
Lap 80 – Pit road is open. Leaders stay out. It’s Elliott Larson Reddick Wallace Gibbs Nemechek Herbst Hocevar Bell Hamlin the top 10.
Lap 78 – CAUTION for a spin by Allmendinger on the backstretch. Keselowski is the free pass.
Lap 74 – Elliott back to the lead.
Lap 72 – Larson now the leader.
Lap 71 – Back to green. Elliott and Larson out front.
Lap 67 – Pit road is open. Leaders all come back in. Off pit road: Elliott Chastain Larson Wallace Gibbs Reddick Logano Nemechek Bell. Most take two tires. Chastain missed his pit stall.
Lap 65 – CAUTION is out for Keselowski. He thinks he blew a tire. Gibbs had just passed Hocevar for the lead before the caution. Gilliland is the free pass.
Lap 63 – NASCAR announces that the adverse conditions time for today’s race will be 9:00pm/et. (Once the Race leader has crossed the start/finish line after this time has expired, the next lap will be the white flag, followed by the checkered flag, with no overtime.) This shouldn’t be an issue today.
Lap 59 – Hocevar takes the lead back.
Lap 53 – Wallace takes the lead. Hocevar now second with Gibbs back to third.
Lap 52 – Back to green for the start of the second stage.
Lap 48 – Pit road is open and leaders are in. Off pit road: Gibbs Wallace Hocevar Buescher Reddick Smith Larson Elliott Nemechek Logano.
Lap 46 – CAUTION for the end of stage 1. Reddick is the leader over Gibbs Hocevar Elliott Wallace Smith Larson Buescher Herbst Suarez. Yeley will get the free pass.
Lap 36 – Ten laps remaining in stage 1. Reddick leads Gibbs Hocevar Elliott Wallace Larson Smith Buescher Herbst and Suarez.
Lap 29 – Zilisch officially done for the day.
Lap 26 – Reddick still leads. Gibbs now to second, 1.3 second back. Then Hocevar Elliott and Larson.
Lap 16 – Reddick now leads over Hocevar Gibbs Larson and Elliott.
Lap 15 – Back go green. Hocevar still leads Reddick.
Lap 13 – Restart waved off so NASCAR can check for debris on pit road.
Lap 9 – CAUTION for Zilisch spinning again and this time he makes hard contact with the inside wall. He will likely be done for the day.
Lap 7 – Back to green. Hocevar Reddick Gibbs Larson Elliott the top 5. Hamlin is up to 27th.
Lap 3- CAUTION for a spin by Zilisch.
Lap 2 – Hocevar leads the first lap.
• 3:21pm/et – Green flag at Michigan. Reddick and Hocevar up front as Hamlin had to drop to the rear for the start.
• 3:12pm/et – Engines are fired.
• 3:02pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 2:52pm/et – No additional cars to the rear at this time.
• 2:00pm/et – Amazon Prime is now live with pre-race coverage.
• NASCAR reports that Berry and Jones will also go to the rear for unapproved adjustments.
• Add Bell and Cindric to the rear for unapproved adjustments.
• Byron will also drop to the rear. The team reported a mechanical issue with the charging system.
• As of early Sunday morning, Hamlin is the only driver reported to the rear for today’s race.
• No weather issues expected today. The National Weather Service says mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Race details:
Broadcast: NASCAR on Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 200 laps / 400 miles
Stages: 45 / 120 / 200
Average time of race: 2:57:50
Pit road speed: 55 mph
Caution car speed: 65 mph
Fuel Window: 50 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Invocation: 3:02:20 p.m.
Canadian Anthem: 3:03:00
National Anthem: 3:04:30 p.m.
Command: 3:11:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 3:20:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #2-Cindric (unapproved adjustments), #11-Hamlin (unapproved adjustments), #20-Bell (unapproved adjustments),#21-Berry (unapproved adjustments), #24-Byron (unapproved adjustments), #43-Jones (unapproved adjustments)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #11-Denny Hamlin chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #77-Carson Hocevar took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Michigan Pit Stall page.
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Busch pole for the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 195.117mph for his second pole of the year, second at Michigan and 50th of his career.
However, he will have to start at the rear for the race after suffering damage to the underside of his car when a tire went down in practice. The team will make repairs.
#77-Carson Hocevar will start second followed by #45-Tyler Reddick, #54-Ty Gibbs, #19-Chase Briscoe, #9-Chase Elliott, #5-Kyle Larson, #20-Chistopher Bell, #24-William Byron, and #43-Erik Jones.
See the complete qualifying results and the FireKeepers Casino 400 Starting Lineup.
Michigan Qualifying Fast Facts:
Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the FireKeepers Casino 400 with a lap of 36.901 seconds, 195.117 mph.
This is his 51st pole in 736 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and eighth top-10 start in 2026.
This is his second pole in 36 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Carson Hocevar (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2026 and his first in three races at Michigan International Speedway.
Tyler Reddick (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 13th in 15 races this season.
Connor Zilisch (34th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
NASCAR Cup Series pre-race inspection is complete at Michigan International Speedway.
- 25 of 37 cars passed on their first attempt.
- 9 of 11 cars passed on their second attempt.
- #17 and #44 car passed on their third attempt.
- #17 will lose pit selection for this event and car chief, Josh Sisco was ejected.
- #44 will lose pit selection for this event and car chief, Lee Leslie was ejected.
Practice for the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over. The results:
#45-Tyler Reddick 192.621
#9-Chase Elliott 192.199
#5 Kyle Larson 191.402
#17-Chris Buescher 191.367
#11-Denny Hamlin 191.341
Slowest: #44-J.J. Yeley, 185.028mph
Most laps run: #33-Austin Hill, 33 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 23 drivers): #45-Tyler Reddick, 191.550mph.
Notes: A number of drivers had tires go down in, but no one suffered damage.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the FireKeepers Casino 400 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
The only open team entered is: #44-J.J. Yeley.
See the full entry list on the FireKeepers Casino 400 Entry List page.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the FireKeepers Casino 400: A look at some of the top statistical performers at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan going into the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday
Goodyear Fast Facts — Michigan: The Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway pairs a familiar left-side tire with a new right-side tire designed specifically for the smooth, D-shaped superspeedway.
Race rules and information:
