NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2020 FireKeepers Casino 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on June 7, 2020, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan , but moved to August 8, 2020, and to be held over 500 kilometers (312 miles), shortened by 44 laps from the original distance because of modified NASCAR rules for doubleheader races, one of three Cup Series events to be run under the doubleheader format.[ 8] 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
During both Michigan races that season Reed Sorenson ran a special #74 Fake Steak sponsored car fielded by Spire Motorsports that was used to gather footage that was used in the 2021 Netflix sitcom The Crew . Despite being used for filming he was officially classified as being in the race and finished 30th.[ 9]
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
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Joey Logano was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.
Starting Lineup
Race
Kevin Harvick won the race.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 40
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 71
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
3
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
161
60
2
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
161
47
3
12
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
161
34
4
11
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
161
50
5
7
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
161
39
6
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
161
48
7
8
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
161
33
8
1
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
161
29
9
24
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
161
28
10
10
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
161
38
11
23
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
161
38
12
17
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
161
26
13
29
95
Christopher Bell (R)
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
161
24
14
19
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
161
23
15
15
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
161
22
16
4
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
161
21
17
20
42
Matt Kenseth
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
161
20
18
14
8
Tyler Reddick (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
161
19
19
9
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
161
20
20
22
17
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
161
17
21
6
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
161
23
22
36
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
161
15
23
34
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
161
14
24
37
96
Daniel Suárez
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
161
13
25
35
37
Ryan Preece
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
161
12
26
26
27
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
161
0
27
25
00
Quin Houff (R)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
161
10
28
13
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
161
9
29
21
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
161
8
30
30
74
Reed Sorenson
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
161
7
31
18
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
161
6
32
32
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
161
6
33
38
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
159
0
34
16
41
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
148
3
35
33
53
Garrett Smithley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
141
0
36
31
38
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
127
1
37
27
15
Brennan Poole (R)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
125
1
38
28
51
James Davison
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
103
1
39
39
7
Joey Gase (i)
Tommy Baldwin Racing
Chevrolet
68
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 12 among 7 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 9 for 43
Red flags: 1 for 5 minutes and 45 seconds
Time of race: 2 hours, 34 minutes and 55 seconds
Average speed: 124.712 miles per hour (200.705 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , Jeff Burton , Steve Letarte and two-time Michigan winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway . Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site.
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called 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 is racing through turns 1 and 2. Kyle Rickey called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Winston Kelley and Kim Coon worked pit road for the radio side.
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleTurns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kyle RickeyWinston Kelley
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
^ "2020 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . January 17, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .^ "Michigan International Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .^ "Starting Lineup" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .^ "FireKeepers Casino 400 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .^ "FireKeepers Casino 400 ratings" . ShowBuzzDaily . Mitch Metcalf . Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020 .^ "NASCAR OEMs to battle this weekend for coveted Michigan Heritage Trophy" . Michigan International Speedway the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020 . The NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 will be held on Saturday, August 8 at 4:00 pm (NBCSN), while the Consumers Energy 400 will take place the following day at 4:30 pm (NBCSN). [...] The distance for each race will be 312 miles. ^ DesOrmeau, Taylor (2020-08-09). "Kevin James 2021 Netflix sitcom inspires fake-sponsored car at MIS, race footage to be used in show" . mlive . Retrieved 2023-11-13 .
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