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• The winners and losers from NASCAR's unusual Bristol race weekend

  14-04-2025 16:22 via motorsport.com
  Motorsport photoBristol Motor Speedway is one of NASCAR's most historic tracks, playing host to some of the sport's most dramatic moments. This triple-header weekend had its fair share of drama as well, including a shocking Xfinity wreck and crew members evading disaster in the form of a runaway wheel on Sunday, but those watching also left Bristol disappointed as there was minimal tire wear and few lead changes throughout the Cup race. Now, let's take a closer look at the biggest winners a
  
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• Denny Hamlin Reaches NASCAR Milestone Achieved by Only 6 Other Drivers

  07-06-2026 02:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin arrived at Michigan International Speedway chasing another strong weekend. He left qualifying with something far more significant.By earning the 50th pole position of his NASCAR Cup Series career, Hamlin became just the seventh driver in series history to record at least 50 Cup Series victories and 50 pole awards, joining one of the most exclusive groups NASCAR has ever seen.The accomplishment came after Hamlin posted the fastest lap in Saturday’s qualifying session at Michiga
  
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• 2026 NASCAR Michigan Starting Lineup: Full Cup Series Qualifying Results

  07-06-2026 01:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway after posting the fastest lap in Saturday’s qualifying session.Hamlin edged Carson Hocevar for the top spot, giving the Joe Gibbs Racing driver the preferred starting position as he looks to add another Michigan victory to his résumé. Hocevar, meanwhile, continued a strong weekend at his home track and will start alongside Hamlin on the front row.Tyler R
  
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• NASCAR Rumors: Insider Reveals Joe Gibbs Racing’s Plan for Denny Hamlin Successor

  07-06-2026 01:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin remains one of the best drivers in NASCAR right now, putting himself in the mix for his first-ever Cup Series championship in his age-45 season. With retirement on the horizon, it seems Joe Gibbs Racing now has a long-term plan for the No. 11 car.Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports wrote in his latest NASCAR silly season roundup that with Hamlin still planning to reture after the 2027, JGR has now focused its attention on Brent Crews with a development plan in place for the young driver.Rela
  
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• “Ask the Pole Winner”- Denny Hamlin Proposes Radical ‘Storylines’ Demand From NASCAR to Explode TV Ratings

  07-06-2026 01:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TN - APRIL 12: Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing National Debt Relief Toyota is being interviewed prior to the running of the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Food City 500 on April 12, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: APR 12 NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2604124297500 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireDenny Hamlin’s fall from pole position at Nashville right after the race started was a matter of worry
  
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• NASCAR Cup Michigan starting lineup: Denny Hamlin snags pole from Carson Hocevar

  07-06-2026 01:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoEven after suffering a flat tire in practice, Denny Hamlin fought back in qualifying to secure pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.Hamlin was the final driver on the track, and he denied home hero Carson Hocevar by just 0.018s with a pole lap of 36.901s. This is Hamlin's 50th career pole and his second of the 2026 season.They did a really great job, accounting for the damage on the bottom side. They re-balanced it, and it felt like they
  
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• NASCAR Cup Michigan starting lineup: Denny Hamlin snags pole, but will start from rear

  07-06-2026 01:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoEven after suffering a flat tire in practice, Denny Hamlin fought back in qualifying to secure pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.Hamlin was the final driver on the track, and he denied home hero Carson Hocevar by just 0.018s with a pole lap of 36.901s.This is Hamlin's 50th career pole, and his second of the 2026 season. Only six drivers besides Hamlin have ever scored at least 50 poles and 50 race wins, and it's an elite group that in
  
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• NASCAR Starting Lineup Michigan: FireKeepers Casino 400 Starting Grid after Cup Series Qualifying

  07-06-2026 01:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR starting lineup this weekend at Michigan International Speedway was finally determined by qualifying after consecutive weeks after rainouts requiring the use of the metric. It should make things a lot more interesting for the FIreKeepers Casino 400.As always, we’ll first present the NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday’s race with the listed qualifying times. Further below you can find the FireKeepers Casino 400 starting grid for tomorrow’s race. FireKeepers Casino 400
  
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• NASCAR Michigan qualifying results, Denny Hamlin on the pole as starting lineup set

  07-06-2026 01:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin is on the pole for the FireKeepers Casino 400NASCAR Cup Series race on June 7 at Michigan International Speedway.Hamlin's lap of 36.901 seconds was 0.018 seconds faster than second-place Carson Hocevar in qualifying on June 6.The top 10 includes three Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas and three Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets.Josh Berry spun during his qualifying run and didn't record a time. He will start 37th in the 400-mile race.Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at
  
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• 'Get thicker skin and deal with it,' says Corey Heim in response to Kaden Honeycutt

  07-06-2026 00:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoKaden Honeycutt did not appreciate Corey Heim throwing two blocks on him to win the Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon.Honeycutt, driving the Tricon Garage No. 11 that Heim took to the championship last year and 23 victories across the past three seasons, made several runs at Heim but couldn’t find a path to the win.On the final lap, Heim blocked low and then shaded right across Honeycutt’s nose, and just beat his teammate to th
  
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• Racing Insights: Will Chevrolet, Ford stop Toyota's Michigan dominance?

  06-06-2026 23:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In the last two trips to the Irish Hills region, Toyota claimed victories in the NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway, with Tyler Reddick (2024) and Denny Hamlin (2025), the two drivers who currently sit atop the standings.With the 2-mile track located near the Motor City, Chevrolet and Ford will look to stop Toyota’s dominance in their own backyard in Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET, Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).RELATED: Starting
  
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• Two car chiefs ejected after multiple NASCAR Cup inspection failures at Michigan

  06-06-2026 23:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoTwo NASCAR Cup Series teams had a little trouble getting through inspection on Saturday, and so, the standard penalties have been applied.26 of the 37 entries passed on their first attempt, while nine passed on their second attempt, but there were two that needed to go through the inspection process three times.The No. 17 RFK Racing Ford of Chris Buescher, which entered this race eighth in the championship standings, failed twice before passing on the third attempt.The No. 44 NY
  
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• “You Saved My Family”- Billionaire Rick Hendrick Comes Clean on Emotional Sacrifice Behind Most Loyal Workforce in Motorsports History

  06-06-2026 23:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TN - SEPTEMBER 21: Rick Hendrick looks on prior to the running of the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race on September 21, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire AUTO: SEP 21 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon240921905 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireLong before Rick Hendrick owned race teams, dealerships, or championship trophies, he was learning lessons on his family’s tobacco far
  
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• What to Watch: High speeds offer high stakes for Michigan Cup race

  06-06-2026 22:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Track: Michigan International Speedway
  Location: Brooklyn, Mich.
  Track length: 2 miles
  When: 3 p.m. ET
  Where to tune in: Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  Race purse: $11,233,037
  Race distance: 200 laps | 400 miles
  Segments: 45 | 120 | 200
  Sunday’s starting lineup| Cup Series pit stall assignmentsMichigan’s Irish Hills create a highway to high speedsMichigan International Speedway has long been the site of some of the highest speeds on the NASCAR schedule. That w
  
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• Corey Heim wins Michigan NASCAR Truck race in nail-biting finish

  06-06-2026 22:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt was 'Heim Time' once again!Corey Heim, who is set to go full-time Cup racing next year with 23XI Racing, won Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway.The 2025 NCTS champion now has 26 career wins, and three in just five starts this year.There was just 0.065s between Heim and TRICON Toyota Kaden Honeycutt at the checkered flag.NASCAR Truck Series win No. 3 in 2026 for Corey Heim! He talks with @JoshRSims after getting it done in Michigan.
  
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• NASCAR Truck Series Standings Today: Truck Series Points Leaders after Michigan

  06-06-2026 22:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Saturday’s race at Michigan International Speedway marked the 12th points race of the 2026 season for the Truck Series, with Kaden Honeycutt closign the gap on Layne Riggs atop the NASCAR Truck Series standings.The Chase battled also tightened on Saturday in Michigan, even with a few Cup Series drivers taking points away from full-time Truck drivers. Now that the race is over, let’s take a look at the Truck Series points leaders right now.Note: Corey Heim is 11th in the NASCAR Truck
  
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• Who Won Last Year’s NASCAR Cup Race at Michigan? Full Details Here

  06-06-2026 22:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As NASCAR returns to Michigan International Speedway this weekend, some fans may be wondering who won the last Cup Series race at the two-mile oval.The answer is Denny Hamlin, though the veteran driver needed one of the most dramatic fuel-mileage finishes of the 2025 season to get it done.Hamlin captured the FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 8, 2025, earning his third victory of the season. But the final result barely tells the story of what unfolded during the closing laps.For most of the afternoo
  
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• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Results, Finishing Order From Michigan

  06-06-2026 22:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Pos.DriverTeam1Corey HeimTricon Garage2Kaden HoneycuttTricon Garage3Carson HocevarSpire Motorsports4Layne RiggsFront Row Motorsports5Chandler SmithFront Row Motorsports6Christopher BellHalmar Friesen Racing7Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Niece Motorsports8Connor MosackSpire Motorsports9Jake GarciaThorSport Racing10Tyler AnkrumMcAnally Hilgemann Racing11Grant EnfingerCR7 Motorsports12Gio RuggieroTricon Garage13Daniel HemricMcAnally Hilgemann Racing14Brenden QueenKaulig Racing15Daniel DyeMcAnally Hilgemann R
  
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• Denny Hamlin snags Busch Light pole at Michigan, 50th of career

  06-06-2026 21:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The last driver to make a qualifying run around Michigan International Speedway on Saturday evening, Denny Hamlin claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday‘s FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET, Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) — dashing Michigan native Carson Hocevar‘s hopes for home-state glory in the final minutes of the session.Hamlin‘s lap of 195.117 mph in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota bettered Hocevar‘s run in the No. 77 Spire Mo
  
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• Denny Hamlin snags Busch Light pole at Michigan

  06-06-2026 21:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin snagged the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (3 p.m. ET, Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Hamlin, the final driver to qualify for the FireKeepers Casino 400, soared to the top of the charts at the buzzer, with an average speed of 195.117 mph. The No. 11 Toyota’s blistering pace broke the heart of Michigan native Carson Hocevar, who nearly got the pole at his home t
  
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• Richard Childress Has Demand For NASCAR Hall Of Fame After Kyle Busch's Death

  06-06-2026 20:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Not everyone spoke out in the first few days of Kyle Busch's tragic passing at the end of last month. But after taking some time to gather all of his thoughts, Busch's boss and friend Richard Childress finally broke his silence.The Richard Childress Racing owner addressed the media on Saturday afternoon to ahead of Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400. He had initially planned to announce that Busch would be returning to the team for the 2027 NASCAR Cup season, but after his passing, he used the mome
  
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• NASCAR: Richard Childress says Kyle Busch was set to return to his team for the 2027 Cup Series season

  06-06-2026 20:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR team owner Richard Childress revealed that he was set to announce on Saturday that Kyle Busch would be back for a fifth season with the team.Instead, Childress was at Michigan International Speedway making his first public comments after Busch’s sudden death on May 21 at the age of 41.“The hardest part of this is that today, we were going to be in here, Kyle was going to be with me and we were going to announce that he was coming back in 2027 and drive for [Richard Childress R
  
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• Michigan's Cup drivers looking for breakthrough at home track

  06-06-2026 20:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Michigan is the home state for three current NASCAR Cup Series competitors — RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski, Legacy Motor Club’s Erik Jones and Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar — and all are looking for their first victory at Michigan International Speedway in Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET, Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).When it comes to competing there, the 2012 series champion Keselowski and another former champion, Hendr
  
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• Richard Childress Has Made a Decision About Kyle Busch’s No. 33 Chevrolet

  06-06-2026 20:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The future of Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33 Chevrolet is no longer uncertain.The same day after revealing that Kyle Busch had been set to return to RCR in 2027, team owner Richard Childress announced that Austin Hill will remain behind the wheel of the No. 33 Cup Series car for the rest of the 2026 season.The decision provides stability for the organization during one of the most difficult periods in its history. Since Busch’s death on May 21 at age 41, RCR has been forced to bal
  
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• Richard Childress compares pain of losing Kyle Busch to Dale Earnhardt’s death

  06-06-2026 19:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Richard Childress had hoped to announce a contract extension for Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway.Instead, the longtime owner of Richard Childress Racing held a news conference Saturday at the track to publicly address the unexpected death of Kyle Busch for the first time since the two-time Cup Series champion died on May 21 after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis. For Childress, whose NASCAR team weathered the loss of seven-time champion Dale Earn
  
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• Kyle Busch Was Set To Return To RCR For 2027 Season Prior To Tragic Death

  06-06-2026 19:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR community is still mourning the sudden loss of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. Busch died on May 21 due to severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. Before he was rushed to the hospital, the 41-year-old driver was found unresponsive while in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord, North Carolina. Shortly after Busch's death was made public, Richard Childress Racing announced that his No. 8 vehicle will be exclusively reserved for his 11-year-old son Brexton."Richard Ch
  
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• Christopher Bell ready to remedy Michigan struggles

  06-06-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell is considered a perennial NASCAR Cup Series championship contender, finishing fifth or better in the title chase four of the last five seasons. He’s earned 13 wins and claimed top-10 finishes in nearly half of his starts — 113 such finishes in 230 total races.However, the lone active track the 31-year-old Oklahoman hasn’t earned a NASCAR Cup Series top-10 finish? Michigan International Speedway, where the field will race on Sunday (3 p.
  
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• Richard Childress speaks publicly for first time since Kyle Busch's death

  06-06-2026 19:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Richard Childress had intended to walk into the Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, June 6 with his Chevrolet partners to talk about Kyle Busch’s future.Instead, Childress eulogized the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion’s legacy.The press conference was supposed to be a celebration. Childress, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and owner of Richard Childress Racing, had planned to use the press conference ahead of the FireKeepers Casino 400 as a chance to announce Busch  was retu
  
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• Richard Childress returns to public spotlight where he planned to reveal Kyle Busch extension

  06-06-2026 19:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRichard Childress made himself available to the media on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway for the first time since the death of Kyle Busch.As it turns out, this press conference had been scheduled for several weeks, and the time had been made available to formally announce that the two-time Cup Series champion was signing an extension with RCR for 2027.The agreement was that close to being finalized. Childress says that Busch told him that they were going to make the C
  
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• Richard Childress Speaks Out for First Time Since Death of Kyle Busch

  06-06-2026 18:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  During a media availability at Michigan International Speedway, Richard Childress spoke publicly for the first time since the death of Kyle Busch late in May. There were a few things that Childress shared with the media, including Busch's would-be 2027 plans, who is racing the No. 33 car the rest of the season, and more. Richard Childress Racing has lost two all-time greats since the turn of the century. It is yet another difficult time for RCR and the RCR family, not to mention the impact on th
  
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