Motor car race
The 2018 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 10, 2018 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan . Contested over 133 of the scheduled 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 15th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
This race was the 10th and final win for Clint Bowyer, who retired after the 2020 season .
Report
Background
Layout of Michigan International Speedway , the track where the race is held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan . The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway , and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway . The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation . Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list
First practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.535 seconds and a speed of 202.617 mph (326.080 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying
Kurt Busch scored the pole position.Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.405 and a speed of 203.361 mph (327.278 km/h).[ 12]
Qualifying results
Second practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.871 seconds and a speed of 200.719 mph (323.026 km/h).[ 13]
Final practice
Final practice session for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.
Race
Clint Bowyer was declared the winner after rain shortened the race to 133 laps.The race’s official pace car
Stage Results
Stage 1
Laps: 60
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
8
4
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
7
5
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
5
7
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
2
10
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage 2
Laps: 60
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
9
3
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
8
4
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
6
6
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
5
7
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage 3
Laps: 80
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
12
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
133
57
2
4
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
133
52
3
1
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
133
46
4
3
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
133
40
5
15
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
133
38
6
2
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
133
40
7
5
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
133
38
8
9
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
133
44
9
13
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
28
10
24
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
133
30
11
6
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
133
27
12
10
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
133
31
13
14
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
28
14
16
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
133
23
15
8
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
133
24
16
21
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
21
17
25
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
133
20
18
17
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
133
19
19
28
43
Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
18
20
20
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
17
21
31
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
133
16
22
11
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
133
15
23
29
95
Kasey Kahne
Leavine Family Racing
Chevrolet
133
14
24
18
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
133
13
25
23
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
133
12
26
33
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
0
27
32
72
Corey LaJoie
TriStar Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
10
28
26
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
133
18
29
7
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
133
8
30
22
19
Daniel Suárez
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
132
7
31
34
23
Gray Gaulding
BK Racing
Toyota
132
6
32
36
00
Landon Cassill
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
132
5
33
19
6
Matt Kenseth
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
132
4
34
37
7
D. J. Kennington
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
132
3
35
38
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
132
0
36
30
32
Matt DiBenedetto
Go Fas Racing
Ford
131
1
37
35
51
B. J. McLeod (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
131
0
38
27
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
35
1
39
39
99
Garrett Smithley (i)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
1
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 30
Red flags: 1
Time of race: 2 hours, 00 minutes and 15 seconds
Average speed: 132.723 miles per hour (213.597 km/h)
Television
Fox NASCAR FOX for the seventh time at Michigan. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while three-time Michigan winner, Jeff Gordon and two-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little , Regan Smith and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and five-time Michigan winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field is racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post reported from pit lane during the race.
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Buddy LongAlex Hayden
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
References
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