Michigan International Speedway starting lineup and television schedule for the NASCAR Cup Series race

On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series will take the green flag in Brooklyn, Michigan. The starting grid is set for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

View the NASCAR race info for Michigan International Speedway below.

Stages:
45/120/200

Purse:
$11,055,250

NASCAR TV Schedule
Michigan International Speedway
June 8, 2025

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10:30am ET
NASCAR.com
Press Pass

2:00pm ET
Prime Video | HBO Max
NASCAR Cup Series
Race Coverage Begins

2:19pm ET
Prime Video | HBO Max
NASCAR Cup Series
Race (Green flag)

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Press Pass: Post NCS Race

Michigan International Speedway
Starting Lineup
June 8, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Chase Briscoe
36.826

2. Kyle Busch
36.853

3. Denny Hamlin
36.861

4. William Byron
36.878

5. Kyle Larson
36.889

6. Chris Buescher
36.908

7. Josh Berry
36.920

8. Ty Gibbs
36.927

9. Bubba Wallace
36.937

10. Zane Smith
36.937

11. Austin Cindric
36.938

12. Tyler Reddick
36.954

13. Ryan Blaney
36.961

14. Carson Hocevar
36.973

15. Joey Logano
36.975

16. Alex Bowman
36.977

17. Chase Elliott
36.997

18. Ty Dillon
37.000

19. AJ Allmendinger
37.013

20. Ross Chastain
37.031

21. John Hunter Nemechek
37.031

22. Erik Jones
37.034

23. Ryan Preece
37.052

24. Cole Custer
37.052

25. Christopher Bell
37.061

26. Shane van Gisbergen
37.075

27. Brad Keselowski
37.081

28. Austin Dillon
37.124

29. Noah Gragson
37.125

30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
37.137

31. Justin Haley
37.149

32. Michael McDowell
37.151

33. Todd Gilliland
37.160

34. Riley Herbst
37.183

35. Daniel Suarez
37.230

36. Cody Ware
37.406

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NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Wins | Points | Playoff Points

1. Kyle Larson
3 Wins | 23PP

2. Christopher Bell
3 Wins | 16PP

3. Denny Hamlin
2 Wins | 12PP

4. William Byron
1 Win | 8PP

5. Joey Logano
1 Win | 7PP

6. Austin Cindric
1 Win | 7PP

7. Josh Berry
1 Win | 6PP

8. Chase Elliott
+127 | 0PP

9. Ryan Blaney
+111 | 2PP

10. Tyler Reddick
+106 | 0PP

11. Alex Bowman
+74 | 0PP

12. Bubba Wallace
+59 | 2PP

13. Ross Chastain
+49 | 0PP

14. Chris Buescher
+33 | 0PP

15. Chase Briscoe
+27 | 0PP

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
+7 | 0PP

— Playoff Cutline —

17. Ryan Preece
-7 | 1PP

18. Kyle Busch
-14 | 0PP

19. John Hunter Nemechek
-24 | 0PP

20. Carson Hocevar
-28 | 0PP

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BROOKLYN, Mich. — High speeds, harried restarts and high-pressure decisions will be on display in today’s Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.

Today’s race is the 15th of the season. Eleven races will remain in the regular season after today. The green flag is scheduled for 2:19 p.m. ET on Prime.

Here’s a look at what to watch for in today’s race:

Restarts, restarts, restarts

Today’s race will mark the third for Christopher Bell with new spotter Matt Philpott, who took over after Stevie Reeves left the team after Bell’s All-Star win last month at North Wilkesboro.

Let Bell, who starts 25th today, explain what Philpott will face in spotting today’s race:

“He’s in a for a rude awakening at this race track, let me tell you, because restarts here are probably the most intense restarts that we get all year long,” Bell told NBC Sports. “Massive draft runs. Lots of lanes to pick where to go.

“He’s been doing a lot of studying. He’s been doing a great job, too. I think for getting thrown in the middle of the season, he’s done everything you could ask for.

“From my side, really, there’s been a couple of really tight clears. I had my incident with a teammate Ty (Gibbs) at Charlotte that hindered his race, so that was a bummer, but we worked through that. It’s just me understanding his language and knowing his tone of voice, stuff like that.

“I think Adam (Stevens, crew chief) has had a little bit of direction for him, but he’s been doing a really good job every week and really taking care of our car and getting us to the end of the races. He’s doing a really good job.”

As Bell noted, restarts are a key part of the racing at Michigan because of how wide the track is, allowing drivers to use different lanes to get around cars.

Of course, it also can create calamity and multi-car crashes. Seven cars were involved in a crash shortly after a restart in last year’s race that eliminated Bell, Kyle Larson and Joey Logano.

A new winner today?

Six of the top 10 starters for today’s race have yet to win a race this season.

Those are Chase Briscoe (starting first), Kyle Busch (second), Chris Buescher (sixth), Ty Gibbs (eighth), Bubba Wallace (ninth) and Zane Smith (10th).

Briscoe is starting on the pole for the third consecutive race. Busch is winless in his last 71 Cup races and finished fourth in this race a year ago. Buescher won here two years ago and finished sixth last year despite being involved in an incident. Gibbs finished third in last year’s race.

Four of the last five races have seen a driver score their first victory of the season. Those drivers were Ryan Blaney (Nashville), Ross Chastain (Coca-Cola 600), Joey Logano (Texas) and Austin Cindric (Talladega).

Wait now or wait later

With pit crews able to change four tires quicker than a fueler can fill a car with gas, crew chiefs will be left with the decision of having to make their driver wait on fuel or leave when the tires changed and with less gas.

Fuel often plays a key role at this 2-mile track.

While restarts will be pivotal, gaining track position with a faster pit stop also can prove key. Watch when teams wait for fuel and when they don’t in today’s race.

The NASCAR Cup Series got a new winner for the 2025 season last week in Nashville.

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 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

Photos from Michigan – Race