Motor car race
The 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 18 and 19, 2024, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan . Contested over 206 laps -- extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish , on the 2.0-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 24th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race began on Sunday, August 18, before rain delayed it to Monday, August 19, after 51 laps were complete.[ 10] Tyler Reddick won the race. William Byron finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five, and Chris Buescher , Zane Smith , Daniel Suárez , Denny Hamlin , and Carson Hocevar rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Michigan International Speedway , the track where the race was 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 known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, 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
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 37.441 seconds and a speed of 192.303 mph (309.482 km/h).
Practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying for the race was cancelled due to inclement weather. Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 2.550.[ 11]
Starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
7
5
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
6
6
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
4
8
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
5
7
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
3
9
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
2
10
15
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 80
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
2
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
206
40
2
9
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
206
50
3
19
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
206
42
4
13
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
206
48
5
15
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
206
41
6
18
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
206
37
7
27
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
206
30
8
12
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
206
29
9
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
206
29
10
11
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
206
27
11
26
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
206
26
12
25
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
206
25
13
30
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
206
24
14
34
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
206
23
15
6
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
206
31
16
28
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
206
24
17
10
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
206
26
18
8
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
206
30
19
17
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Chevrolet
206
18
20
29
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
206
17
21
36
15
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
206
18
22
16
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
206
15
23
32
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
206
14
24
24
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
206
20
25
7
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
205
22
26
5
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
205
18
27
22
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
205
12
28
23
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
204
9
29
33
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
202
8
30
35
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
31
21
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
157
6
32
31
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
135
5
33
14
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
117
4
34
4
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
115
3
35
3
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
115
2
36
20
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
114
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 26 among 16 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41 laps.
Red flags: 1 for 17 hours, 15 minutes, and 18 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, and 12 seconds
Average speed: 135.675 miles per hour (218.348 km/h)
Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , Jeff Burton , and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns , Parker Kligerman , and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon called the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner worked pit road for the radio side.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
References
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