Alex Palou drives HRC-sponsored Honda IndyCar to pole position at Barber
Alex Palou and the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing HRC Honda will start on pole position for the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Andretti Global’s Colton Herta will roll off P3 at Barber Motorsports Park
Rinus VeeKay starting an impressive fifth for Dale Coyne Racing
The #10 HRC Honda driven by […]
Alex Palou and the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing HRC Honda will start on pole position for the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Andretti Global’s Colton Herta will roll off P3 at Barber Motorsports Park
Rinus VeeKay starting an impressive fifth for Dale Coyne Racing
The #10 HRC Honda driven by championship leader Alex Palou will lead the field to green in Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park.
Palou is debuting the striking Honda Racing Corporation livery in NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition this weekend at Barber as he continues his title defense. Palou, the three-time and reigning series champion, scored his first-career IndyCar win at Barber back in 2021—in a car that was also red, white, and blue.
Andretti Global’s Colton Herta will start third for tomorrow’s race. Herta has started every race thus far this season from the first two rows in his #26 Honda IndyCar.
Also making the Firestone Fast Six for Honda was Dale Coyne Racing’s Rinus VeeKay in only his fourth race for the team.
At least one car from each of the five Honda-powered teams transferred into the second round of knockout qualifying. Kyffin Simpson notched his career-best NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying result in P10, Marcus Armstrong qualified 11th for Meyer Shank Racing, and rookie Louis Foster qualified P12 for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Honda Qualifying Results
1st Alex Palou
3rd Colton Herta
5th Rinus VeeKay
10th Kyffin Simpson
11th Marcus Armstrong
12th Louis Foster-R
14th Felix Rosenqvist
18th Kyle Kirkwood
21st Graham Rahal
23rd Marcus Ericsson
25th Jacob Abel-R
26th Scott Dixon
27th Devlin DeFrancesco
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Andretti Global Honda Dale Coyne Racing Honda Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Meyer Shank Racing Honda Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda Meyer Shank Racing Honda Andretti Global Honda Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda Andretti Global Honda Dale Coyne Racing Honda Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
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Quotes Alex Palou (#10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) qualified first: “Number one! It feels great, feels amazing. We are running a new livery for HRC this weekend—which looks amazing on track and it’s great to see that it also runs really fast on track. The car has been really strong all weekend, especially during the Fast Six qualifying. It was extra quick and extra comfortable. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
Colton Herta (#26 Andretti Global Honda) qualified third: “I’m happy with that! This is generally one of our worst qualifying tracks—well, statistically it is our worst qualifying track. I’ve never made a Fast Six here, so I’m happy that I was able to do that. This place is really hard to get up to the front when you start from the back. So I’m really happy that we righted those wrongs from the last few years and have a good starting spot for tomorrow.”
Rinus VeeKay (#18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda) qualified fifth: “Fast Six, there we go! I’m really happy, especially after Long Beach, which was a struggle for us. We knew we were going to be good here, this was the first time we’ve come back to a track we’ve tested at before. The car was exactly what I needed. Dale Coyne Racing gave me a car that allowed me to do exactly what I needed. Honda gave me great drivability and power to get to the top. I’m super happy and excited for everybody. And we saved some tires for tomorrow, so I think that will work in our favor. I’m just very happy and I think we can make it to the podium tomorrow.”
Honda at Barber Motorsports Park
Honda-powered NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers and teams have won five times at Barber Motorsports Park, most recently with Alex Palou in 2021.
Four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves won the inaugural Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber in 2010.
Other Honda-powered winners of the event are Will Power (2011), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014) and Takuma Sato (2019).
Where to Watch
Television coverage of Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix starts at 12:30 PM CT / 1:30 PM ET on Fox. Complete, flag-to-flag race coverage also will be available on the INDYCAR Radio Network, and SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation (Channel 160).
HRC US social media content and video links can be found on:
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FOX NASCAR’s broadcast of the Craftsman Truck Series on Saturday might have leaked the news of Stellantis’ RAM Trucks’ entry into the sport. While there is no official confirmation yet, RAM Trucks’ post on X of a big announcement on June 8 might be just that.
Rumors have been doing the rounds of Stellantis’ return to NASCAR next year. When RAM Trucks’ post on X was featured on FOX Sports’ broadcast, one of the hosts mentioned that “anything we can do to have more manufacturers in the sport would be great.”
“We’ll have to see what they’re getting at with the truck that they were showing there.”
Carson Hocevar, driver of the #7 Delaware Life Chevrolet, and Kaden Honeycutt, driver of the #45 DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by… Carson Hocevar, driver of the #7 Delaware Life Chevrolet, and Kaden Honeycutt, driver of the #45 DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway on June 07, 2025 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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Another host also mentioned that he would like to see ARCA driver and YouTube sensation Cleetus McFarland race in the Truck Series. The famous automotive icon, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, has been strongly linked to a NASCAR seat, and the arrival of RAM could facilitate this.
A report from Sports Business Journal addresses this speculation and confirms that something has been brewing in the background for RAM’s entry into the sport, considering the inputs from “four people familiar with the matter and a document seen by SBJ.”
The report stated further:
“Stellantis’ Dodge brand exited NASCAR after the 2012 season, and NASCAR has been working for over a decade to add a fourth automaker back to the sport. It hasn’t had a new one join since Toyota started out in the Truck Series in 2004.
“Stellantis is said to be likewise initially looking to re-enter the sport through the Truck Series as soon as next year, though nothing has been announced. The company and people that would form its new team have been in talks to enter NASCAR as soon as next year.”
Mitchell has been racing for Rette Jones Racing in ARCA and has made three race starts this season. While other race starts have been planned, they are yet to be announced.
SBJ stated further that it has accessed a document that states that Mitchell will be part of RAM’s team as a driver and brand ambassador. It read:
“A document viewed by SBJ listed McFarland as one of the names slated to be part of the program as a driver and brand ambassador. It was unclear if the document was final, and it’s possible that McFarland’s plans could change. It was unclear whether he’d run partially or full time. Nonetheless, the team is expected to lean on celebrity partnerships and potentially ownership to grow its presence quickly.”
Mitchell’s fan following of 4.4 million subscribers on YouTube outnumbers NASCAR’s following of 1.48 million. Could this be RAM’s strategy to partner with famous racing talent to grow its fan base and popularity when it enters NASCAR’s Truck Series?
Ryan Blaney reveals what’s in his NASCAR driver code of conduct
Inside the car, Ryan Blaney is an outspoken driver who often lets his rivals know when they’ve annoyed him. And as a veteran of over 350 Cup races with 14 wins (including last weekend at Nashville), he has plenty of thoughts regarding how he wants to be raced and how he chooses to race others. […]
Inside the car, Ryan Blaney is an outspoken driver who often lets his rivals know when they’ve annoyed him. And as a veteran of over 350 Cup races with 14 wins (including last weekend at Nashville), he has plenty of thoughts regarding how he wants to be raced and how he chooses to race others.
While this unwritten driver code of conduct varies throughout the field, Blaney helped create his with guidance from his father Dave, who started 473 Cup races in his own career.
The dos and the don’ts of racing in NASCAR
Three-wide battle for the race lead with William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, and Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota
Three-wide battle for the race lead with William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, and Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing ToyotaMichael Bush – Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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“Everyone’s line is different,” said Blaney is a Saturday press conference. “I can’t really speak for anybody else. My father [Dave] raised me. He raced for a long time, so I had that going for me that he was able to teach me the do’s and don’ts. I’ve been chewed out a lot when I was younger for doing the wrong thing – at being overly aggressive and costing somebody else. My dad chewed my ass out when I did that.
“I did it a few times in late models when I was like 13 and he said it right. He set the line. He said, ‘This is wrong. You do not race this way. This is just how it is.’ It was one of those situations where I’m racing someone hard and I made a mistake. I slipped up and I spun him out. It wasn’t intentional, but even those mistakes dad would really make me clean up right away. That’s just how his dad raised him.”
Blaney is also a driver who welcomes “hard racing” on the track, accepting that contact is a byproduct of that. Especially in modern NASCAR, where passing is extremely difficult and the field is so close together.
Learning from your mistakes
Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Chevrolet, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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“Everyone races hard (and) contact is going to happen,” said Blaney. “I think it’s an issue if it happens repetitively, like a lot. I think that’s when it starts becoming an issue. It’s like, ‘Do you learn from your mistakes?’ You can say you’re sorry all you want, but if you don’t learn from them and make a change, then everyone thinks you’re lying and you don’t feel sorry about that.”
As for where the line is, Blaney drew it right about where Carson Hocevar hit Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Nashville. Blaney himself had an issue with Hocevar at Atlanta after getting run into from behind while entering Turn 1.
“To me, over the line is if you get run over in the rear bumper and you get spun out and wrecked, then you have a brake pedal. You ran into that guy. I’ve read some stuff this week and people are like, ‘Well, Stenhouse could have cut him a break.’ I’m like, ‘How can Stenhouse cut him a break?’ I don’t understand. I think the #77 [Hocevar] could have cut him a break if you’re gonna talk about breaks. I don’t even think that situation was cutting somebody a break. That was just getting run over.”
Blaney did praise Hocevar as a natural talent who knows how to go fast, but he wants to see him learn and grow from these recent moments.
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“All of us have been young,” continued Blaney. “We’ve all been aggressive. Everyone has a heavy right foot when they get going and that’s good. I think he’s a very, very talented race car driver. He’s one of the best guys out there. It’s hard to teach speed. I think he just has to refine a little bit of what he does. I don’t think he has to change who he is because this is what got him here, but I think he’s got to possibly think of some situations that he’s been in and just try to learn from them. That’s really all you can do, so I don’t really critique anybody. I’m not critiquing him at all. That’s just my stance on it is when guys keep spinning off the front of your bumper that becomes an issue. I’m not a huge fan of that. I’ve been a part of it. I got turned at Atlanta getting run into from behind. It’s like, ‘How many times are you gonna keep doing this until you learn?’ So, we’ll see.”
Hocevar and Stenhouse did talk this week, and according to the driver of the No. 77, they may have buried the hatchet in their short-lived feud.
Photos from Michigan – Practice & Qualifying
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford
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Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Hamlin undeterred by ruling siding with NASCAR in lawsuit filed by Jordan-owned 23XI and Front Row
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Denny Hamlin is unfazed that a three-judge federal appellate panel vacated an injunction that required NASCAR to recognize 23XI, which he owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row as chartered teams as part of an antitrust lawsuit. “That’s just such a small part of the entire litigation,” Hamlin said Saturday, a […]
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Denny Hamlin is unfazed that a three-judge federal appellate panel vacated an injunction that required NASCAR to recognize 23XI, which he owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row as chartered teams as part of an antitrust lawsuit.
“That’s just such a small part of the entire litigation,” Hamlin said Saturday, a day ahead of the FireKeepers Casino 400. “I’m not deterred at all. We’re in good shape.”
Hamlin said Jordan feels the same way.
“He just remains very confident, just like I do,” Hamiln said.
NASCAR has not commented on the latest ruling.
23XI and Front Row sued NASCAR late last year after refusing to sign new agreements on charter renewals. They asked for a temporary injunction that would recognize them as chartered teams for this season, but the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday ruled in NASCAR’s favor.
“We’re looking at all options right now,” Hamlin said.
The teams, each winless this year, said they needed the injunction because the current charter agreement prohibits them from suing NASCAR. 23XI also argued it would be harmed because Tyler Reddick’s contract would have made him a free agent if the team could not guarantee him a charter-protected car.
Hamlin insisted he’s not worried about losing drivers because of the uncertainty.
“I’m not focused on that particularly right this second,” he said.
Reddick, who was last year’s regular-season champion and competed for the Cup title in November, enters the race Sunday at Michigan ranked sixth in the Cup Series standings.
The charter system is similar to franchises in other sports, but the charters are revocable by NASCAR and have expiration dates.
The six teams may have to compete as “open” cars and would have to qualify on speed each week to make the race and would receive a fraction of the money.
Without a charter, Hamlin said it would cost the teams “tens of millions,” to run three cars.
“We’re committed to run this season open if we have to,” he said. “We’re going to race and fulfill all of our commitments no matter what. We’re here to race. Our team is going to be here for the long haul and we’re confident of that.”
The antitrust case isn’t scheduled to be heard until December.
NASCAR has not said what it would do with the six charters held by the two organizations if they are returned to the sanctioning body. There are 36 chartered cars for a 40-car field.
“We feel like facts were on our side,” Hamlin said. “I think if you listen to the judges, even they mentioned that we might be in pretty good shape.”
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Video: 12 drivers crash in frenzied NASCAR Truck restart melee at Michigan
With just five laps to go in the scheduled distance for Saturday’s NASCAR Truck race at Michigan, 18-year-old rookie Gio Ruggiero and NASCAR Cup star Ross Chastain lined up on the front row for a mad dash to the finish. Unfortunately for them, neither driver would be part of that fight to the checkered flag. […]
With just five laps to go in the scheduled distance for Saturday’s NASCAR Truck race at Michigan, 18-year-old rookie Gio Ruggiero and NASCAR Cup star Ross Chastain lined up on the front row for a mad dash to the finish.
Unfortunately for them, neither driver would be part of that fight to the checkered flag. Staying out on old tires with anxious drivers behind them, the pushes from trucks behind came early in the restart zone as Ruggiero tried to wait to accelerate for as long as he could, aiming to shorten the run down into Turn 1.
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Leaving the restart zone, tires had already started spinning and trucks began to turn sideways, with Chastain saving his — only to be hooked by Ruggiero as he got turned down the track. 12 trucks were involved in the crash that followed, with Corey LaJoie moving from fifth to first in the chaos.
Chastain’s truck was destroyed, as was the truck of championship leader Corey Heim. Along with them and Ruggiero, the following drivers were listed as being involved in the incident: Jake Garcia, Tanner Gray, Daniel Hemric, Dawson Sutton, Frankie Muniz, Chandler Smith, Andres Perez De Lara, Connor Mosack, and Ben Rhodes.
What happened?
Ross Chastain, Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
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After the race, Ruggiero still wasn’t sure what happened. “Yeah, I don’t know. Have to watch the replay. Haven’t seen it yet, looked at it, (nor) talked about it as a team yet, said the rookie driver for TRICON. “Yeah, it’s unfortunate. We had a really good truck and not sure what happened there. Just felt like I wasn’t ready to go yet. I was right at the start of the restart zone. Just have to look at the replay to see what happened there.”
Heim was directly behind Ruggiero and was trying to push his teammate. On the radio, he seemed frustrated by the teenager’s decision to wait so long in the restart zone.
“Myself and the No. 17 [Ruggiero] just didn’t link up the way we wanted to, and it went down from there,” he said after the race, barely touching on it. “Definitely had the truck to beat today. Just didn’t work out.”
Chastain spoke with FOX Sport’s Bob Pockrass outside the infield care center, saying: “The push came really hard from behind. It felt like a couple trucks connected to come through the 15 [Gray] to me. I haven’t seen a great replay yet, but I was definitely getting pushed before the restart zone, and I didn’t want to jump.”
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The race ended up going into triple overtime with Stewart Friesen ultimately capturing the checkered flag, snapping a three-year winless streak.
Photos from Michigan – Race
Stewart Friesen, Halmar-Friesen Racing Toyota
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Chase Briscoe wins third straight pole and NASCAR-high 4th pole at Michigan International Speedway | News, Sports, Jobs
Erik Jones (43) races in front of Chase Briscoe (19) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Chase Briscoe won his third straight pole and NASCAR -high fourth this year at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. Briscoe, driving the No. […]
Erik Jones (43) races in front of Chase Briscoe (19) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Chase Briscoe won his third straight pole and NASCAR -high fourth this year at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday.
Briscoe, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, turned a lap of 195.514 mph in qualifying on the 2-mile oval in the fastest pole in the Cup Series since Ryan Blaney went 200-plus mph at Texas in 2018.
He is aiming for his first win this year after five top-five finishes, and the third victory of his career.
“It will be nice starting up front and we’ve been able to do that now three weeks in a row but haven’t been able to execute with it,” Briscoe said. “So, hopefully third time is a charm.”
Kyle Busch, in the No. 8 Chevrolet, will start second Sunday in the FireKeepers Casino 400.
Denny Hamlin, in the No. 11 Toyota, qualified third and points leader William Byron, in the No. 24 Chevrolet, was fourth.
Defending race champion Tyler Reddick, in the No. 45 Toyota, will start 12th and for 23XI Racing, which is suing NASCAR.
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NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan: Live updates, highlights, leaderboard
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Irish Hills at Michigan International Speedway for the FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 8. This is the only 2-mile oval race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for 2025 after Auto Club Speedway in California has undergone significant construction changes, with the facility ending in a short track. […]
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Irish Hills at Michigan International Speedway for the FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 8.
This is the only 2-mile oval race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for 2025 after Auto Club Speedway in California has undergone significant construction changes, with the facility ending in a short track.
Sunday’s race is the first of three that will help set the new in-season tournament bracket. The 32-driver field is set, and each driver’s best finish over the races at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono will set the seeding for the first round in Atlanta.
Ryan Blaney is coming off his first win of the 2025 season with the June 1 win at Nashville Superspeedway. Tyler Reddick won the 2024 Michigan race but has not yet won in 2025.
Follow the NASCAR Michigan race from our live updates.
NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan: Live updates, highlights, live leaderboard for the FireKeepers Casino 400
LIVE LEADERBOARD: Full field leaderboard of NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400
Chase Briscoe on pole; full NASCAR Cup Series Michigan starting lineup
Chase Briscoe is on the pole for the June 8 race for the third consecutive event with Kyle Busch joining him on the front row.
Here’s the top 10 in the starting lineup:
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Find the full starting lineup here.
NASCAR race radio coverage: How to listen to NASCAR Cup race at Michigan
The FireKeepers Casino 400 will be aired on the radio by the Motor Racing Network. MRN has affiliates all across the country, and their feed can also be streamed on NASCAR.com as well as the NASCAR app. The race can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
NASCAR Michigan TV schedule, start time for FireKeepers Casino 400
Green Flag Time: Approx. 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, June 8
Track: Michigan International Speedway (2-mile oval) in Brooklyn, Michigan
Length: 200 laps, 400 miles
Stages: 45 laps, 75 laps, 80 laps
TV coverage: Amazon Prime Video (streaming) (Watch Amazon Prime with a free trial)
Radio: MRN
Streaming: Amazon Prime Video (subscription required); MAX app for in-car cameras (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The FireKeepers Casino 400 will be broadcast nationally via streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Other streaming options for the race include MAX for in-car cameras for each driver.
NASCAR news, notes, stories heading into Michigan race
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EXPERT PICKS: NASCAR Michigan predictions 2025: Expert picks for Cup Series race
Recent winners of NASCAR Michigan race
2024: Tyler Reddick
2023: Chris Buescher
2022: Kevin Harvick
2021: Ryan Blaney
2020: Kevin Harvick
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