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Team Chevy NASCAR Race Advance: Kansas Speedway – Speedway Digest

NASCAR will head to the heartland for the first time this season with the Cup and Craftsman Truck Series pairing up for a doubleheader event at Kansas Speedway. The Bowtie brigade is coming off of a strong showing in part one of back-to-back intermediate oval events, with Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain and McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Daniel […]

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NASCAR will head to the heartland for the first time this season with the Cup and Craftsman Truck Series pairing up for a doubleheader event at Kansas Speedway.

The Bowtie brigade is coming off of a strong showing in part one of back-to-back intermediate oval events, with Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain and McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Daniel Hemric leading the manufacturer to runner-up finishes in their respective divisions at Texas Motor Speedway. Chevrolet will carry that momentum to the Midwest with the Truck Series kicking off the weekend under the lights with Saturday’s Heart of Health Care 200. On Sunday, the Chevrolet camp will be targeting a Kansas three-peat in NASCAR’s top division in the AdventHealth 400.

Subbing in for the injured Connor Zilisch, Cup Series regular, Kyle Larson, drove the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to the manufacturer’s fourth-straight Xfinity Series victory of the season at Texas Motor Speedway. Already entering a double-digit win count with 10 victories in 12 races this season, the division will remain idle for two weekends before rejoining the tour at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 24, with the BetMGM 300.

Team Chevy Targeting a Three-Peat

Chevrolet is a 15-time winner in NASCAR’s top division at Kansas Speedway – a record that leads its manufacturer competitors. Hendrick Motorsports accounts for nine of those victories, making the four-car stable the series’ winningest organization at the 1.5-mile venue. Among those triumphs include back-to-back triumphs by Career Chevrolet driver, Jeff Gordon, in the series’ first-two appearances at the track. Kyle Larson is the most recent driver to tally a triumph under the Hendrick Motorsports banner at the track, which came one year ago when the 32-year-old California native edged out Ford’s Chris Buescher by a mere 0.001 seconds for the victory in what became the closest finish in NASCAR history. Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain went on to deliver Chevrolet a season sweep at Kansas Speedway by driving his No. 1 Chevrolet to a playoff upset win in Sept.

LEADING IN AVERAGES

Consistency continues to be key in the race for the regular season title. With 11 points-paying races complete, five drivers from three different Chevrolet organizations have earned positions in the top-10 rankings for the best average finish thus far. Topping the list includes a trio of Hendrick Motorsports drivers, with William Byron and the No. 24 Chevrolet team earning the only single-digit average finish of 8.91. Following his series-leading seventh top-five finish of the season at Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Larson sits second with an average finish of 10.64, with Chase Elliott rounding out the top three at 11.36. Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain garnered his season-best finish of second in the Lone Star State to boost his average finish to 13.55 (seventh-best), with Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. entering the top-10 following a sixth-place finish at Texas to bring the team’s average to 17.18.

LARSON CONTINUES TO BE A FORCE ON INTERMEDIATES

Intermediate ovals continue to be a strong suit for Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team. In three of four races contested at non-drafting intermediate ovals, Larson has garnered finishes no worse that ninth, including his first trip to victory lane of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Those results came with a strong overall points day for the team, earning top-five points in each stage of those events, including two of his series-best six stage wins (Las Vegas and Texas). The 32-year-old California native has also led laps in each of those three events, including a race-high 61 laps led at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and 90 laps led at Texas Motor Speedway.

DILLON EXTENDS TOP-10 STREAK

Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon is hitting a steady stride towards the NASCAR Cup Series’ playoff cutline, with the No. 3 Chevrolet team bringing home their season-best finish of seventh at Texas Motor Speedway. The result marks the 35-year-old North Carolina native’s third-straight top-10 finish. The streak comes from results at three distinctly different race track configurations, with the Chevrolet driver’s Texas result being accompanied by a 10th-place finish at both Bristol Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Over the trio of strong outings, Dillon has made the jump from 27th to 21st in the points standings and now just 28-points below the playoff cutline. Kansas Speedway is yet another good opportunity for Dillon to continue to chip away at the points standings, with the Chevrolet driver earning top-15 finishes in 12 of his 23 career starts at the track, including a streak of five-straight recorded between Oct. 2020 – May 2023.

HEMRIC HITTING STEADY GAINS

Falling just short of his second trip to victory lane, Daniel Hemric and the No. 19 Chevrolet team led the Bowtie brigade with a runner-up result at Texas Motor Speedway. The 34-year-old North Carolina native has already seen steady gains at his new home of McAnally-Hilgemann Racing – recording top-fives in half of his starts with the Chevrolet organization this season. Among those results include podium finishes in three of the past four races, dating back to his win at Martinsville Speedway in March. A pair of fourth-place stage points and a second-place finish in the Lone Star State was enough to move Hemric up one position to third in the series’ points standings to lead the Chevrolet camp heading into the Kansas race weekend.

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 11 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:

Wins: 3

Poles: 6

Laps Led: 1,386

Top-Fives: 22

Top-10s: 53

Stage Wins: 9

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 12 NASCAR Xfinity Series races complete:

Wins: 10

Poles: 8

Laps Led: 1,763

Top-Fives: 40

Top-10s: 76

Stage Wins: 19

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 8 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races complete:

Wins: 4

Poles: 2

Laps Led: 504

Top-Fives: 20

Top-10s: 37

Stage Wins: 5

BOWTIE BULLETS:

· Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at Kansas Speedway:

Kyle Larson – two wins (2024, 2021)

Kyle Busch – two wins (2021, 2016)

Ross Chastain – one win (2024)

Chase Elliott – one win (2018)

· Chevrolet has garnered 30 all-time wins in the NASCAR national ranks at Kansas Speedway, including 15 NASCAR Cup Series wins (series-best), five Xfinity Series wins and 10 Craftsman Truck Series wins. The manufacturer heads back to the heartland as the track’s defending winners in NASCAR’s top division, courtesy of a 2024 season sweep by Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson (May) and Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain (Sept.).

· For the past three-consecutive races, Chevrolet has earned no worse than five top-10 finishes, with four different Chevrolet organizations contributing to those results in each event. The Bowtie brand has now earned at least half of the top-10 finishing results in seven of the 11 races thus far this season, including a season-high seven top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.

· In 119 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 55 victories – a winning percentage of 46.2%.

· With its 43 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 869 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TUNE-IN:

NASCAR Cup Series

AdventHealth 400

Sunday, May 11, at 3 p.m. ET

(FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Heart of America 200

Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. ET

(FS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

QUOTABLE QUOTES:

Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

How does it feel to go back to Kansas after a win there last year?

“Last year’s win at Kansas was so much fun. Riding up against the wall makes it a fun track to race at. Getting to victory lane is always a huge deal but it was a ton of fun at Kansas. It’s fun to spend time with the crew and our sponsors and enjoy a couple Busch Lights in victory lane.”

What is a lap around Kansas Speedway like?

“Kansas is a really smooth racetrack. There’s really only a bump at the top of turn 1 and that’s where you have to commit to. In qualifying and when you have clean air, you can run right against the wall, above the top seam, there’s two seams on the racetrack and three lanes I’ll call it, there’s enough room for four cars. But when you run the very top lane in the Cup cars, the rear will bottom out and that’s where you’ll see guys get loose and get into the wall in turns 1 and 2. Sometimes off of turn 2 if there’s a crosswind, there could be wind that pushes you into the wall. A very smooth track but a lot of details that go into running good there.”

Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

How unique is Kansas Speedway compared to some of the other 1.5-mile tracks, and how will you attack the track this weekend?

“Kansas Speedway has its own personality for sure. Even though it’s a mile-and-a-half like some other tracks, the surface has aged a bit, so you get a lot of tire fall-off and have to manage your run. It’s wide, which gives you options—up by the wall or down on the bottom—so you can move around depending on how your car’s handling. This weekend, we’ll focus on getting the balance right early in the run and try to keep the speed over the long haul. If we can do that, I think we’ll be in good shape.”

You ran well in the fall race last year at Kansas Speedway.?

“Yeah, we had a solid run at Kansas Speedway in the fall last year. That race gave us a lot of confidence, just being able to run up front and have good speed throughout the day. We learned a lot about our setup and how the track changes over a long run, which will definitely help us come back stronger this weekend.”

You have three top-10 finishes in a row. How much confidence does that give you entering this weekend?

“Having three top-10s in a row definitely gives our whole team a boost. We’ve been clicking lately, the pit crew has been fast, the strategy has played in our favor, and our Chevrolets have had speed. It’s all coming together. That kind of momentum is huge in this sport, especially heading into a place like Kansas Speedway, where you need confidence to run the high line and make aggressive moves. We just want to keep that rhythm going and see if we can take another step forward this weekend.”

Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

You have to feel good about a top-15 last weekend and Spire Motorsports’ overall performance at Texas Motor Speedway. How does that buoy your optimism coming into this weekend?

“When you look at the speed Spire Motorsports has at the mile-and-a-halves and if you look at how the team performed as a whole last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, there’s no reason not to be optimistic about Kansas.”

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

“Obviously we had a tough weekend in Texas, so we need to reset and get some momentum back. On the positive side, we’ve shown our mile-and-a-half program is really strong. Our plan is to go to Kansas, have speed, and execute like we have been to put together a solid run.”

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

What do you think of Fun Pops being a new sponsor this weekend at Kansas?

“I ate these as a kid, especially in the summer. It’s always good to welcome new partners to the sport. We plan to give them a good ride in Kansas.”

Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

What are your thoughts about heading to Kansas Speedway this weekend?

“Kansas is a great track and it has a lot of lanes. Everybody migrates towards the wall, which is always high intensity. The track changes a lot throughout the weekend, it usually starts out really fast and then by the time the race comes around, it drops off and you start to slide and move around. It’s been a good track in the past. It’s hard to hit it just right, but I feel like the speed that we’ve had at Vegas and Texas this past weekend gives us a good baseline to keep building momentum and confidence, so we are coming into it with high hopes.”

Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

What are your expectations for Kansas after a solid weekend at Texas?

“I think we’ll have another good weekend. We seem to be heading in the right direction on our intermediate track program and it’s been a lot of fun to show people that we are improving. I felt like running the truck race at Texas was a big help as far as getting laps on track and getting into the racing mindset early in the weekend, so I’m excited to do that again at Kansas and try to make up for how last weekend ended.”

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

What are your thoughts on Kansas Speedway?

“Kansas was one of my favorite tracks last year and we ran pretty decent in the Xfinity race. I really enjoyed how you can run all over the track and try to find grip and speed. Looking forward to getting there. It’s a pretty fast track, so should be a bit of fun!”

How are you celebrating your birthday?

“Behind the wheel of a race car, which is what I love to do the most. Kansas City is home to a SafetyCulture office and we’re going to visit the team on Friday. It’s awesome to be carrying SafetyCulture on the car again this weekend. Our No. 88 Chevrolet looks great and is easy to spot on the track. We’re hoping to build off our finish last weekend (in Texas) and get a good result in Kansas.”

Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

What are your thoughts on the season so far?

“We all have high standards and high goals and we know we have a lot of work to do. We haven’t started the season as consistently and as fast as we wanted to as a company, but we almost won Las Vegas, and we had good finishes last weekend in Texas. It’s tough because we have had some spikes of speed but more spikes of no speed. That’s something that we have to work on. We change a lot of things in the offseason, processes, and structure of the team. I don’t feel we are seeing the results of that just yet. I think it will come, but we aren’t there just yet. We just have to continue to work and hopefully that will show on the track.”

Should we watch NASCAR Full Speed Season 2 that premiers Wednesday on Netflix?

“I think so. You will see most of what myself and the other drivers went through on and off the track during the playoffs last year. It is the most behind-the-scenes you will ever get, both the good and the bad. It’s a real-life look and our lives.”

Suarez on racing on Mother’s Day:

”I won’t get to see my mom this weekend, but we talk a lot on the phone, and of course, I will wish her Happy Mother’s Day. She’s super excited, and watching the races every single weekend in front of the TV, in front of the iPad, listening to me, she can understand half of what I’m saying, but she’s listening, and it’s kind of fun how much support she has given me. She will be with my two sisters, and they will have a good time. She and my father made many sacrifices to help me get to America and start my racing career. If it wasn’t for her, there is no way I would be where I am today. I’d love to win the race and tell her that in the television interview from victory lane.”

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Truck battle ends in a triple overtime Stewart Friesen win

Entering this race in the middle of a three-year winless streak, Canadian driver Stewart Friesen was not originally in the conversation to claim victory at Michigan International Speedway. And yet, through a series of late-race crashes and overtime restarts, it was his No. 52 Toyota leading the way. After a debris caution set up a […]

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After a debris caution set up a five-lap dash to the checkered flag, Friesen was only running 19th on track. It turned out that he was exactly where he needed to be. As the front row struggled to get going on old tires while those behind them were shoving, absolute chaos broke out with Gio Ruggiero getting turned, hooking Ross Chastain. Several contenders were taken out including Corey Heim as trucks spun all over the track.

Corey Lajoie, who had just signed a deal to run nine of the final 13 races for Spire Motorsport, was now in control of the race as he hoped to secure his first win ever in one of the national levels of NASCAR. He was just one turn away from taking the white flag when a cut tire sent Daniel Hemric into the outside wall, pushing the race into double overtime.

This time, Grant Enfinger prevailed over LaJoie, but he didn’t make it to the white flag in time either as three trucks in the back wrecked down the backstretch. This was also the end of Carson Hocevar’s shot at the win as he got called for a restart violation, pulling out of line too early as he tried to move forward on fresh tires.

The remaining drivers managed to keep it clean for the third and final restart with Friesen taking the lead from Enfinger with an inside pass into Turn 3, holding on for the entire white flag lap to claim victory.

“I don’t even know what to say,” said Friesen, who now has four wins in the NASCAR Truck Series. “Thank you to all of our great sponsors. These badass race fans. I know there are a lot of Canadians, there are a lot of Americans. Everybody is having a good time together and that’s what it is all about, baby. Yeah!”

Enfinger finished second with pole-sitter Luke Fenhaus in third. Ben Rhodes and LaJoie rounded out the top five. Matt Crafton, Jake Garcia, Chandler Smith, Andres Perez, and Layne Riggs filled out the remainder of the top ten.

Frankie Muniz also survived the chaos mostly unscathed, bringing him a 14th-place finish — his best result since the season-opener at Daytona.

Race rundown

Ross Chastain, Niece Motorsports Chevrolet

Photo by: Meg Oliphant / Getty Images

Heim won both Stage 1 and Stage 2 after working the draft perfectly with Hocevar. The race went 70 laps without a single natural yellow, but that all changed in the final stage.

Jack Wood spun into the outside wall for the first incident of the restart, which was promptly followed by a restart wreck involving Rajah Caruth. A handful of trucks opted to pit despite being just outside the fuel window. They were going to need help from some caution laps, which they were about to get.

A major incident on the subsequent restart involving Morgen Baird and Nathan Byrd actually damaged the outside wall. The leaders all came down pit road as they were now inside the full window, but the timing was going to put them all deep in the pack. The race was actually red-flagged to fix damage to the wall with safety crews working to repair a visible hole in the SAFER Barrier.

When things finally got rolling, Heim restarted 17th, Chastain 18th, Honeycutt 20th, and Hocevar outside the top 20. Enfinger was in control of the race for the restart to follow.

The drivers who pitted steadily marched forward, eventually catching Enfinger. A thrilling multi-truck battle for the lead broke out with Chastain and Hocevar actually making contact as they battled for the top spot. Chastain spun sideways but miraculously saved the truck while Hocevar suffered a flat left rear tire. A caution for debris (from Riggs) then set up the sprint to the finish and the aforementioned carnage that followed.

Watch: Ross Chastain makes massive save after contact with Carson Hocevar

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Briscoe takes third-straight Cup pole in Michigan

For the third time in as many weeks, Chase Briscoe has secured a Cup Series pole. The Hoosier laid down a lap of 195.514 mph (36.826s) to secure the pole for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. In doing so, Briscoe remains the only polesitter of Prime Video’s NASCAR Cup Series race broadcast […]

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In doing so, Briscoe remains the only polesitter of Prime Video’s NASCAR Cup Series race broadcast slate, and now has four poles in the opening 15 races of his tenure with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Saturday’s result was arguably the most surprising of the stretch for Briscoe after a lap where he felt he’d left the door open for a quicker driver.

“I tried to run low,” Briscoe said of his lap around the two-mile oval. “I felt like with us all running wide open fairly easily, if you could just cut a lot of distance it would be better. I ran low, but I ended up way high on exit.

“I felt like the guys that kind of opened up their entry would maybe beat me to the line. I was surprised, truthfully, that it held on. It was not as easy as I thought it was going to be (sic), as far as holding it wide open.”

Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Racing were the surprise of the session, slotting in second with a 195.371 mph lap. Denny Hamlin (195.328) followed in third. He’ll fly home this afternoon to be with his partner, Jordan Fish, who is due to give birth to the pair’s third child. Hamlin plans to fly back to Michigan on Sunday morning.

William Byron and Kyle Larson completed the top-five, with Chris Buescher, Josh Berry, Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace and Zane Smith wrapping up the top-10. Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney slotted in 12th and 13th, respectively, after suffering flat tires during the preceding practice session. Shane van Gisbergen had similar tire troubles, but was also able to qualify.

Christopher Bell was second in practice and poised to challenge for the pole, but a bobble in turn 3 left the Oklahoman free falling down the to 25th at session’s end. The Joe Gibbs Racing ace has never finished better than 13th at Michigan and will need a strong recovery drive to change that on Sunday.

Few endured a worse qualifying effort than Daniel Suarez, whose 193.392 mph lap left him 35th and only ahead of Cody Ware. It was the worst of a difficult session for Trackhouse Racing, who slotted 20th (Ross Chastain) and 26th (van Gisbergen) with its other two teams.

With another pole run complete, Briscoe will set his sights on trying to convert the top starting spot into a trip to victory lane.

“It’ll definitely be nice starting up front,” Briscoe said. “I’ve been able to do that now three weeks in a row, and we haven’t really been able to execute with it. Hopefully third time’s the charm and we can finally get one on Sunday.”

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2025 NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400 odds, picks, prop bets: Expert who nailed 17 winners backing 100-1 longshot

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Ryan Blaney will try to make it two in a row when he takes part in the 2025 NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. Blaney is off to a solid start to the season, and has seven top-10 finishes, including last week’s win at Nashville. He dominated the Cracker Barrel 400 by leading a race-high 139 laps en route to the victory. He also placed third at the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway and Advent Health 400 at Kansas Speedway last month.

Kyle Larson is the +550 favorite, with Denny Hamlin at +600, Blaney at +700, William Byron and Tyler Reddick at +800 and Christopher Bell at +850 in the latest 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 odds, from DraftKings Sportsbook. Sunday’s race is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET. Before making any 2025 NASCAR at Michigan picks or NASCAR predictions, you need to see what NASCAR insider Steven Taranto has to say.

Taranto, who moonlights as a sim racer and has 20 career wins in iRacing, is the lead NASCAR writer for CBSSports.com. He has an annual NASCAR media credential and also publishes a popular weekly NASCAR predictions column, famously calling Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez’s breakthrough wins in 2022.

Taranto was red-hot for SportsLine in 2024 as he nailed 17 winners, including 16-1 longshot William Byron at the Daytona 500 and 14-1 longshot Chase Elliott at Texas. He correctly picked the Straight Talk Wireless 400 winner in Larson on March 23. Anyone following his NASCAR picks at their favorite sportsbooks could have seen huge returns.

Now, Taranto has analyzed the starting lineup and odds for Sunday’s 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. He’s sharing his best bets at SportsLine. You can also use them to take advantage of the latest FanDuel promo code, DraftKings promo code or BetMGM promo code.

2025 NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400 expert picks

For the 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Taranto is high on Kyle Larson at +550. Larson has three wins at Michigan and always seems to be in the mix when racing there. Last year he led the most laps but a bit of misfortune led to a 34th-place finish. He was fifth at the 2023 FireKeepers Casino 400.

Larson, 32, who placed sixth last year, was the Series champion in 2021. He has three first-place finishes this season, including wins at Homestead, Bristol and Kansas. He placed eighth at last week’s Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville. In 380 races over a span of 13 years, he has 32 wins, 192 top-10 finishes and 22 poles. See which other drivers he’s backing at SportsLine.

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Head-to-head: Taranto sees Bubba Wallace (-110) finishing ahead of Chris Buescher (-120). Both drivers have been off to good starts to the year, with both registering five top-10 finishes in 2025. But Taranto gives Wallace the edge, due to his recent success at Michigan. He has been consistently running up front at the track and has led 48 laps over his last three Michigan starts.

Buescher, meanwhile, has struggled of late, finishing 22nd at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. He was 14th last week at Nashville’s Cracker Barrel 400. He has had success at Michigan. Last year he placed sixth at the FireKeepers Casino 400. He won the race in 2023. See all of Taranto’s picks at SportsLine.

How to make 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 predictions

Taranto has also identified four other drivers in his 2025 NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400 best bets. He’s also high on a huge NASCAR longshot who’s going off at nearly 100-1, potentially netting any backer a huge payday. You can only see who they are here.

So who wins the 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, and which massive longshot could stun NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the 2025 NASCAR FireKeepers Classic 400 at Michigan International Speedway picks and best bets from a NASCAR insider who nailed a colossal 17 winners last year, and find out.

2025 NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway odds, lineup

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(odds subject to change)
Kyle Larson +550
Denny Hamlin +600
Ryan Blaney +700
William Byron +800
Tyler Reddick +800
Christopher Bell +850
Chase Elliott +1200
Ross Chastain +1400
Joey Logano +1400
Kyle Busch +1800
Chase Briscoe +1800
Carson Hocevar +1800
Chris Buescher +2200
Bubba Wallace +2800
Brad Keselowski +2800
Josh Berry +3500
Alex Bowman +3500
Austin Cindric +4000
Ty Gibbs +4500
Erik Jones +5500
Ryan Preece +6500
Daniel Suarez +9000
Zane Smith +10000
Michael McDowell +10000
Austin Dillon +10000
A.J. Allmendinger +10000
Noah Gragson +13000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +15000
John Hunter Nemechek +15000
Shane Van Gisbergen +20000
Todd Gilliland +25000
Justin Haley +25000
Ty Dillon +40000
Riley Herbst +40000
Cole Custer +40000
Cody Ware +50000

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Supersub Lewis stars en route to IMSA VP Challenge win at Mid-Ohio

IMSA veteran Corey Lewis played a fill-in role to perfection in Saturday’s first of two 45-minute IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Lewis, substituting for the injured Matthew Dicken in the No. 36 RAFA Racing Ligier JS P320 won his first race in the Le Mans Prototype 3 (P3) […]

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IMSA veteran Corey Lewis played a fill-in role to perfection in Saturday’s first of two 45-minute IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Lewis, substituting for the injured Matthew Dicken in the No. 36 RAFA Racing Ligier JS P320 won his first race in the Le Mans Prototype 3 (P3) class. Dicken stood down with a shoulder injury and Lewis, Dicken’s longtime co-driver, filled in to capture the win.

He finished second on the road to Oscar Tunjo in the No. 31 Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports Duqueine D08, but took the top spot at the checkered flag as Tunjo was assessed a 10s post-race time penalty for a false start at the initial green flag, changing columns.

“It was a case of making our way through the day over the long run,” Lewis said. “We knew (Oscar) had the 10s penalty post-race. Just grateful to be in the No. 36; obviously this one goes out to Matt Dicken. Wish he was in the car racing and he would have done a great job.”

The race in P3 appeared to belong to the polesitting Valentino Catalano in the No. 30 Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports Duqueine D08 who led the opening 19 laps, but intermittent mechanical woes after the second race restart slowed his progress.

Catalano checked up heading into Turn 2, the Keyhole, on lap 20 where both Tunjo and Lewis made it past. Catalano eventually fell down the order to eighth overall, fourth in P3 at the checkered flag behind Bronze Cup winner Brian Thienes in the No. 77 Forte Racing Ligier JS P320.

The Grand Touring Daytona X (GTDX) race was a straightforward affair as Turner Motorsport captured a pair of wins with its two BMW M4 GT3s.

Jake Walker led flag-to-flag from pole for his third straight GTDX win in the No. 6 Turner BMW, with a key pass on Thienes earlier in the race helping to gap several of his GTDX competitors.

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“I tried to make the most out of creating a gap by putting a car in between me and just one more car than the other competitors would have to pass,” Walker explained. “But you know, it’s awesome racing against these guys. There’s some really fantastic drivers. I can’t thank BMW and Turner much more enough for just a fantastic car again.”

Walker won by 3.661s over points leader AJ Muss, who scored his fifth straight GTDX podium in the No. 66 Af Corse Ferrari 296 GT3. Adam Adelson in the No. 24 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R was third, ahead of Bronze Cup winner Vin Barletta in the No. 95 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3.

In Grand Sport X (GSX), Steven Clemons finally broke through for his first win of the season in the No. 76 BSI Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 over Kiko Porto.

Porto qualified fastest but was sent to the rear for an infraction found in post-qualifying technical inspection. Undeterred, the driver of the No. 8 RAFA Racing Toyota embarked on a mission through the 11-car GSX class field.

Clemons inherited the pole and started ahead of Porto’s teammate Ian Porter in the No. 68 RAFA Racing Toyota. Chris Walsh started third in the No. 22 TWOth Autosport Porsche 718 GT4 RS CS.

Porto climbed seven spots to fourth by the first full-course caution of the race on lap five following debris on course from an incident between two other GSX class cars. That positioned him right behind the leading trio for the restart, and two quick moves in the next green flag stanza got him to second behind Clemons ahead of the second restart with just under 20 minutes remaining. But Porto was unable to save enough of his tires and mount a pass on Clemons, ending 1.124s behind at the checkered flag. Porter was third, banking another podium and scoring the GSX Bronze Cup win.

“I was glad to run it home, flag-to-flag,” Clemons said. “I think we finally were able to pull through what we weren’t able to in Daytona. The team was able to set up a really good car. I think we were able to just put it all together.

“Figured towards the end of the race, both of our tires were gonna be equally shot at the end. I was not completely worried, but it was in the back of my mind, but just looking through the windshield.”

Porto recapped his comeback drive: “It was definitely a blast coming from the back. I destroyed the tires. But this is part of the situation that it had to be. I tried to put some moves together, but I definitely left it all on the table. (Clemons) definitely saved a little bit more of the tire.”

Sunday’s second race of the weekend, race six of the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season, goes green at 9:00 a.m. ET. Coverage begins at 8:55 a.m. ET on Peacock in the U.S. and globally via IMSA’s Official YouTube channel and IMSA.TV.

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Stewart Friesen Wins Thrilling Triple-Overtime NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race at Michigan

Stewart Friesen hoisted his first trophy of the season in Saturday afternoon’s triple overtime DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 at Michigan International Speedway – a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that didn’t want to end, ultimately featuring 24 extra laps. The victory snapped a 72-race winless streak for the popular Canadian driver Friesen who had […]

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The victory snapped a 72-race winless streak for the popular Canadian driver Friesen who had not been among the race’s frontrunners all day but was where he needed to be when it counted, collecting his first trophy since winning at Texas Motor Speedway back in 2022. His No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota beat Grant Enfinger’s Chevy by a slight .111-second – both drivers benefitting from a rash of late-race caution flags.

With most drivers opting for the outside row on the final restart, Friesen was able to move up and take that inside position on the front row alongside Enfinger. The two of them dueled it out over the next two overtime laps to settle the trophy. Neither had a win coming into the race.

“I don’t know what to say, thank you to Chris Halmar and all these sponsors and all these race fans, I know there’s a lot of Canadians and a lot of Americans,’’ Friesen said as the crowd began a huge roar of approval for the 41-year-old Ontario native as he celebrated his fourth career win.

While not a victory, the runner-up effort equaled a season-best (also at Las Vegas) for Enfinger and the CR7 Motorsports team.

“I don’t know,’’ he said when asked if there was anything he possibly could have done differently.

“We weren’t as good as we thought we were in practice, but man, Jeff kept swinging stuff at it and got gutsy with both calls, the call to stay out and the call to come in. …Feel like all in all, we executed to the best of our ability, but it just wasn’t meant to be.’’

ThorSport Racing’s Luke Fenhaus, who won his first career pole position for the race, finished third, followed by his teammate, two-time series champion Ben Rhodes and Spire Motorsports’ Corey LaJoie making only his sixth truck series start.

The opening two stages of the event went caution-free except for the stage breaks, but the final stage featured seven caution flags. The overtime periods put a dramatic spin on the win.

A big wreck on a restart with five laps remaining eliminated several of the day’s strongest competitors – Ross Chastain, who was leading at the time and championship leader Corey Heim, who swept both stages and led 29 laps running top five most of the day.

It all created a seemingly dream scenario for another of the race’s best – NASCAR Cup Series regular and Michigan native, Carson Hocevar, who was trying to win his first national series race at his home track. He survived much of the late race melee only to get a penalty following the second overtime green flag for pulling out of line too early on the restart.

He led a race 56 laps but ultimately finished 11th.

Matt Crafton, Jake Garcia, Chandler Smith, rookie Andres Perez De Lara and Layne Riggs rounded out the top-10 in the first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at the track since 2020. Actor Frankie Muniz finished 14th – his best finish since a 10th place in the Daytona season-opener.

Despite his 18th place finish, Heim stretched out his championship lead and now holds a 133-point advantage over Chandler Smith.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series takes a week off while the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series race in Mexico City next weekend. The trucks resume competition on June 20 in the Miller Tech Battery 200 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (5 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Heim is the defending race winner.

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