2024 FireKeepers Casino 400

2024 FireKeepers Casino 400
Race details^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Race 24 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series

Date	August 18–19, 2024
Location	Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Distance	206 laps, 412 mi (663 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed	135.675 miles per hour (218.348 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	2.550 (Pandemic Formula)
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	41
Winner
No. 45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Nielsen Ratings	(2.111 Million)
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1–2) and Mike Bagley (3–4)

Motor car race

The 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 18 and 19, 2024, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 206 laps -- extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.0-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 24th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race began on Sunday, August 18, before rain delayed it to Monday, August 19, after 51 laps were complete.^[10] Tyler Reddick won the race. William Byron finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five, and Chris Buescher, Zane Smith, Daniel Suárez, Denny Hamlin, and Carson Hocevar rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
15	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 37.441 seconds and a speed of 192.303 mph (309.482 km/h).

Practice results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	37.441	192.303
2	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	37.464	192.184
3	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	37.477	192.179
Official practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying for the race was cancelled due to inclement weather. Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 2.550.^[11]

Starting lineup

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
2	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
3	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
4	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
5	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
6	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
7	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
8	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
9	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
11	77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
12	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
13	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
14	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
15	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
16	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
17	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
18	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
21	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
22	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
23	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
24	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
25	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
26	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
27	71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
28	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
29	51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
30	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
31	7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
32	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
33	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
34	21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
35	16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
36	15	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 45

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	10
2	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	7
5	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	6
6	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	4
8	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 75

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	6
6	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	5
7	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	4
8	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	3
9	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	2
10	15	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 80

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	2	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	206	40
2	9	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	206	50
3	19	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	206	42
4	13	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	206	48
5	15	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	206	41
6	18	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	206	37
7	27	71	Zane Smith (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	206	30
8	12	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	206	29
9	1	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	206	29
10	11	77	Carson Hocevar (R)	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	206	27
11	26	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	206	26
12	25	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	206	25
13	30	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	206	24
14	34	21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	206	23
15	6	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	206	31
16	28	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	206	24
17	10	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	206	26
18	8	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	206	30
19	17	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet	206	18
20	29	51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	206	17
21	36	15	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	206	18
22	16	4	Josh Berry (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	206	15
23	32	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	206	14
24	24	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	206	20
25	7	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	205	22
26	5	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	205	18
27	22	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	205	12
28	23	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	204	9
29	33	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	202	8
30	35	16	A. J. Allmendinger (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	200	0
31	21	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	157	6
32	31	7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	135	5
33	14	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	117	4
34	4	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	115	3
35	3	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	115	2
36	20	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	114	1
Official race results

Race statistics

Lead changes: 26 among 16 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41 laps.
Red flags: 1 for 17 hours, 15 minutes, and 18 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, and 12 seconds
Average speed: 135.675 miles per hour (218.348 km/h)

Media

Television

USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

USA
Booth announcers	Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte	Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon called the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner worked pit road for the radio side.

MRN
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon	Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley	Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Chris Wilner

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Tyler Reddick	814
1	2	Chase Elliott	804 (–10)
2	3	Kyle Larson	782 (–32)
1	4	Ryan Blaney	732 (–82)
	5	William Byron	728 (–86)
2	6	Denny Hamlin	711 (–103)
1	7	Christopher Bell	703 (–111)
	8	Martin Truex Jr.	682 (–132)
	9	Brad Keselowski	677 (–137)
1	10	Ty Gibbs	644 (–170)
1	11	Alex Bowman	627 (–187)
1	12	Chris Buescher	621 (–193)
1	13	Ross Chastain	606 (–208)
2	14	Bubba Wallace	605 (–209)
	15	Joey Logano	561 (–253)
	16	Daniel Suárez	526 (–288)
Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	874
2	Toyota	861 (–13)
3	Ford	828 (–46)

Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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