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• Hamlin Breaks Hocevar's Heart On Path To 50th Career Cup Series Pole

  07-06-2026 01:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesCarson Hocevar, who hails from Portage, MI, was so close to securing the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at his home track, Michigan International Speedway, that he could taste it. Unfourtunately, the taste in Hocevar's mouth spoiled as Denny Hamlin, the final car to go on track in qualifying, bumped him from the pole position.Hamlin, as he had done 49 other times in his illustrious NASCAR Cup Series career, rocketed to the top of the speed charts in qual
  
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• FireKeepers Casino 400: Winners, Losers from NASCAR Race Today

  08-06-2026 01:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 delivered excitement and chaos, fitting for a battle at Michigan International Speedway. In a race that saw drivers ripping Carson Hocevar on the radio and some big names involved in wrecks, there’s plenty to take away from this race.Let’s dive into our winners and losers from the NASCAR race today.Winner: NASCAR’s SAFER BarriersIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectNASCAR draws criticism for plenty of things, but Sunday’s FireKeepers Casin
  
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• NASCAR points standings, Cup Series Chase points update after Michigan race

  08-06-2026 01:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin cut well into Tyler Reddick's NASCAR Cup Series points lead after winning on June 7 at Michigan.Hamlin started at the rear following unapproved adjustments and drove up to the front, avoiding the carnage at an unusually-wild race at the 2-mile track. Reddick's day ended with a crash on Lap 82, finishing 35th (his first DNF of 2026).Bubba Wallace's third-place finish was a boost to the No. 23's points situation after struggles in May, including a DNF last weekend in Nashville.Here's
  
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• NASCAR Standings Today: Cup Series Points Leaders after Michigan

  08-06-2026 01:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin delivered his third win of the season in the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday, narrowing Tyler Reddick’s lead atop the NASCAR standings today. Following a chaotic race at Michigan, The Chase battle looks a little different coming out of the weekend.Here are the NASCAR Cup Series points leaders today following the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan.NASCAR Standings Right NowPositionDriverPoints1Tyler Reddick6692Denny Hamlin6183Ryan Blaney5124Chase Elliott4825Ty Gibbs4706Kyle La
  
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• Who won NASCAR Michigan race? Winner is Denny Hamlin, plus full results

  08-06-2026 00:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Make that two in a row for Denny Hamlin.Hamlin, the Joe Gibbs Racing star, won his second straight NASCAR Cup race, winning the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway by xxx seconds. Hamlin also won a week ago at Nashville. In both races Hamlin won from the back after originally earning the pole.The win was his 63rd career NASCAR Cup Series win, tying Kyle Busch.Erik Jones was second. Bubba Wallace was third.Who won the NASCAR Cup Michigan race? Winner, race results for t
  
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• NASCAR halts Michigan race to repair wall after vicious Elliott, Bell crash

  08-06-2026 00:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR red-flagged Sunday's Cup race with 51 laps to go, following a vicious impact by both Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell.While battling for second, Elliott got loose underneath Bell into Turn 3, before snapping to the right and into the door of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Bell slammed the outside wall with Elliott, breaking the SAFER Barrier. Elliott's car then slid down the track, and his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet hit a tire pack lining the inside wall a
  
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• “I’m Not Doing This”- Rick Hendrick Confesses Trying to Flee Tiny Cornfield That Started His NASCAR Empire

  08-06-2026 00:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Syndication: Detroit Free Press Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick watches the action during the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. , EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xKirthmonxF.xDozierx 21191748 ©IMAGO/USA TODAY NetworkIt’s hard to imagine now, but one of NASCAR’s most powerful owners almost walked away before his story even began. Rick Hendrick had steady employment, a nice life, and no need to risk things when he was just 23 ye
  
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• Christopher Bell nearly knocks wall down in massive NASCAR Michigan crash

  08-06-2026 00:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Elliott won't get a chance to win race No. 3 of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season at Michigan International Speedway.Meanwhile, Christopher Bell is still seeking win No. 1 of the year. But nearly knocked down the wall at Michigan after Bell and Elliott were in a violent crash of Lap 184 of the FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 7.Elliott and Bell, racing for second place after a restart, collided and ended both their races.The NASCAR crash came when Bell and Elliott got side-by side through the corne
  
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• NASCAR throws red flag for a wreck at Michigan involving Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott that was so violent it bent the wall

  07-06-2026 23:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A wreck involving Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott was so violent that it forced NASCAR to red flag Sunday’s race at Michigan with 50 laps to go.Elliott and Bell were racing for second place after a restart and Elliott got loose underneath Bell. The contact sent Bell into the wall at a near 45-degree angle. It’s one of the hardest hits you’ll see. Thankfully both drivers immediately climbed from their cars after the crash.“Totally my fault, I feel really bad for Bell,&r
  
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• Denny Hamlin wins at Michigan after red flag for a nasty wreck between Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott that bent the wall

  07-06-2026 23:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin has gone from last to first in back-to-back weeks.A week after he had to work his way through the field at Nashville after starting on the pole, Hamlin essentially did the same thing at Michigan on Sunday. Hamlin won the pole on Saturday but had to start at the rear of the field to fix damage to his car. He took the lead for the second time after a lap 162 restart and easily beat the rest of the field by 10 seconds or more for the victory.The victory is Hamlin's third of the season
  
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• Points leader Tyler Reddick crashes out in wild restart pileup at Michigan

  07-06-2026 23:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoChampionship leader Tyler Reddick restarted second in the outside lane for a Lap 83 restart at Michigan, enjoying the most successful season of his NASCAR Cup career.However, it was about all go wrong as Carson Hocevar got into the back of John Hunter Nemechek and turned him up the track in a stack-up. It triggered a chain-reaction crash, as Nemechek came up the track into Bubba Wallace, who got turned down the track into Ty Gibbs. Wallace straightened the car back out, but
  
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• NASCAR Drivers Blast Carson Hocevar after Big Wreck at Michigan

  07-06-2026 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Hocevar has established himself as one of the biggest fan-favorites in NASCAR this season. In his return home to Michigan for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400, with a raucous crowd supporting him, Hocevar once again drew the ire of his fellow NASCAR drivers for a massive wreck.On the restart on Lap 83, Hocevar got a bit aggressive and got into the back of John Hunter Nemechek and then the No. 77 car tried to slide to the inside. That sent the No. 42 colliding into Bubba Wallace and T
  
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• Tyler Reddick's regular season title hopes take a hit in NASCAR Michigan crash, DNF

  07-06-2026 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Cup Series points leader Tyler Reddick wrecked on a restart in Stage 2 of the FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 7 at Michigan International Speedway after Carson Hocevar started what would be a nine-car crash toward the front of the field.It will be Reddick's first finish outside of the top 30 this season. He entered the race with a comfortable 97-point lead over Denny Hamlin, who is second in points. It's also his first DNF of the season. Reddick opened the 2026 NASCAR Cup season with wins
  
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• Tyler Reddick's regular season title hopes take a hit in NASCAR Michigan crash

  07-06-2026 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Cup Series points leader Tyler Reddick wrecked on a restart in Stage 2 of the FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 7 at Michigan International Speedway after Carson Hocevar started what would be a nine-car crash toward the front of the field.It will be Reddick's first finish outside of the top 30 this season. He entered the race with a comfortable 97-point lead over Denny Hamlin, who is second in points.On the lap 83 restart, Hocevar started to move left, perhaps to go three-wide. But in doing
  
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• Tributes pour in after death of NASCAR broadcaster Ned Jarrett

  07-06-2026 23:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY SportsLongtime NASCAR broadcaster and driver Ned Jarrett passed away earlier this week, and tributes have been pouring in throughout the racing world.Jarrett raced at NASCAR’s top level from 1953 to 1966. Beginning in the 1960s, Jarrett also had a radio career with WNNC in Newton, North Carolina. Jarrett joined MRN Radio in 1978 before becoming a pit reporter at CBS in 1979. In 1984, he began working as a color commentator, a position he held through 2000. H
  
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• Zilisch wrecks twice in first ten laps at Michigan, records third straight DNF

  07-06-2026 21:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRising star Connor Zilisch has had to endure a terrible rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series, and things only got worse for the 19-year-old at Michigan International Speedway.Zilisch only completed 52 laps of the Coca-Cola 600 two weeks ago before getting collected in an early wreck, and only completed 71 laps at Nashville last weekend before the brake rotor exploded.This weekend, Zilisch only made it three laps before losing control and spinning in Turn 3, backing it into the
  
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• Martin Truex Jr. Remembers Kyle Busch with Touching Words Ahead of Michigan Race

  07-06-2026 21:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  One driver that NASCAR fans don't hear from much is Martin Truex Jr. This weekend, Truex is on the Prime Video broadcast. This is his first time to publicly talk about the late Kyle Busch and what all he meant to him as a friend and competitor. This is the third race weekend without Kyle Busch. It was a fitting tribute to have Martin Truex Jr. share one of his favorite memories of Busch, and say a few kind words about his late friend. "It was good, and you know, that was one of my favorite memor
  
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• Carl Edwards Makes Prediction for Michigan Cup Series Race

  07-06-2026 20:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  While Carl Edwards isn't at the race track this week, he's still got thoughts about the Cup Series. Edwards, a longtime Cup Series driver with an iconic career, is still part of the Prime Video family, but not in a consistent role like he had last year. Still, Carl Edwards can't just keep his thoughts to himself. So, from the cockpit of whatever private plane he is set to fly, Edwards gave his take on the race, and his pick to win. "This week though, while you guys are at the speedway, I'm think
  
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• Elliott, Bell crash hard in final stage battling for second at Michigan

  07-06-2026 20:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell crashed violently while racing for second during the final stage of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (live on Prime Video).On Lap 148, moments after a restart, Elliott bobbled while battling Bell side-by-side, shooting high into the No. 20 Toyota. Both drivers contacted the wall at nearly 200 mph, with the back end of Bell’s No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota erupting in flames. Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsport
  
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• Cup Series points leader Reddick taken out in Stage 2 melee at Michigan

  07-06-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Points leader Tyler Reddick was involved in a multicar restart melee in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, sparked by Carson Hocevar and John Hunter Nemechek.On a Lap 83 restart, Hocevar, who started fourth in row on the inside, contacted Nemechek in front of him, turning the No. 42 Toyota across the track. Nemechek tagged Bubba Wallace, who then hit Ty Gibbs with the No. 54 Toyota, ricocheting into Reddick ahead of him.RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track
  
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• NASCAR Accused of Milking Viral YouTube Sensation Amidst Inexcusable Kyle Busch Snub

  07-06-2026 18:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  When Michigan International Speedway announced on June 3 that Cleetus McFarland would serve as both grand marshal and driver in the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250, the reaction in the garage was already mixed. Then, for him to also give the command was unusual enough. But what made it genuinely uncomfortable for fans was what he said, and what he didn’t. And of course, NASCAR found itself at the center of the criticism.“Ladies and gentlemen, I just have three things to say: Be like
  
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• NASCAR at Michigan, starting lineup for 2026 FireKeepers Casino 400

  07-06-2026 18:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series is in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, June 7, for the FireKeepers Casino 400. Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will start the race in the pole position.Carson Hocevar will start the race on the outside in the Spire Motorsports No. 77 Chevrolet.The FireKeepers Casino 400 will run 200 laps around the Michigan International Speedway 2-mile track for a total of 400 miles. Stage 1 will run 45 laps, Stage 2 is 75 laps, and the final 80 laps will make u
  
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• NASCAR heads to Michigan for FireKeepers Casino 400—How to watch for free

  07-06-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
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  NASCAR heads to Michigan this afternoon for its annual race at Michigan International Speedway: the FireKeepers Casino 400.The 400-mile race on a two-mile track consists of 200 total laps, divided into three stages of 45, 75, and 80 laps.Denny Hamlin, who won this race last year and currently sits in second in the Cup Series standings, will start i
  
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• Running recap: Tyler Reddick wins eventful first stage at Michigan

  07-06-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Stage 1 recapTyler Reddick soared to the Stage 1 victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (live on Prime Video).Ty Gibbs finished second at the conclusion of Lap 45, with Carson Hocevar third, Chase Elliott fourth and Bubba Wallace fifth. Zane Smith, Kyle Larson, Chris Buescher, Riley Herbst and Daniel Suárez completed the top 10.RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track photosSunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 began with multiple incidents for roo
  
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• Running recap: Multiple contenders collected in Stage 2 crash at Michigan

  07-06-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A multicar crash at the front of the field took out multiple top contenders midway through Stage 2 in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (live on Prime Video).On a restart at Lap 83, Carson Hocevar tipped John Hunter Nemechek sideways just past the start/finish line at the back of the top 10 to trigger the sixth caution flag of the day. Nemechek was hit into Bubba Wallace, whose car veered into Ty Gibbs. Gibbs then collected series points leader Tyler Reddic
  
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• Running recap: Grinding crash brings Michigan race to halt

  07-06-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A vicious crash between Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell brought Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway to a halt on Lap 150.Elliott was racing to Bell’s left entering Turn 3 in a battle for second place on Lap 148 when his No. 9 Chevrolet started to slip loose. The car corrected suddenly and veered right into Bell, whose No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota careened into the retaining SAFER barrier and burst into flame.RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track pho
  
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• Running recap: Connor Zilisch out early at Michigan after multiple spins

  07-06-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (live on Prime Video) began with multiple incidents for rookie Connor Zilisch.The 19-year-old driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet spun at Lap 2 through Turns 3 and 4, darting high on entry and losing control of his vehicle before sliding sideways and incurring left-rear damage. Erik Jones, who qualified 10th but started from the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments, scrubbed the wall after going high
  
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• Running recap: Chase Elliott wins messy Stage 2 at Michigan

  07-06-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Stage 2 recapChase Elliott scored the Stage 2 win in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway after a slew of mid-stage incidents (live on Prime Video).Erik Jones was second when the stage ended at Lap 120, with Daniel Suárez third, Kyle Larson fourth and William Byron fifth. Christopher Bell, Carson Hocevar, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Zane Smith completed the top 10.RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track photosA multicar crash at the front of the field to
  
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• Denny Hamlin snags Michigan win for third victory of 2026

  07-06-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday afternoon for his second straight victory.After winning the pole Saturday, Hamlin was forced to start from the rear after making unapproved adjustments. The victory is the 63rd of his career, tying the late Kyle Busch for ninth all-time in NASCAR Cup Series victories.RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track photosErik Jones finished second in his best finish of 2026 ahead of Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson and Cars
  
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• 2 NASCAR Contenders Will Start at the Rear in Michigan, Including the Pole Winner

  07-06-2026 16:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The starting lineup NASCAR fans saw after qualifying is no longer the lineup they’ll see when Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 takes the green flag.Two of the sport’s biggest names, including pole winner Denny Hamlin, will start at the rear of the field after overnight developments dramatically altered the complexion of the race.Hamlin appeared to have put together a nearly perfect Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing veteran captured his 58th career
  
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