NASCAR starting lineup for Michigan International Speedway
Note: This race at MIS was originally scheduled to be run on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Due to a weather delay it has been moved to Monday, June 10, 2019.
Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is set for Michigan International Speedway. It’s NASCAR qualifying on the 2-mile oval in Brooklyn, Michigan.
View the full 2019 Michigan starting lineup below.
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This is an impound race. Teams will be allowed minimal setup changes following this session and ahead of tomorrow’s race.
It’s single car qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series. Each car will be sent off the pit lane about 10 seconds after the previous car crosses the start/finish line to start their timed lap.
Martin Truex Jr failed pre-qualifying inspection twice. NASCAR has ejected a crew member as a result but he will be allowed to maintain his qualifying time following this session.
Relate: Martin Truex Jr fails pre-qualifying inspection at Michigan
Michigan
Qualifying – Report
Duration: 1 Laps
The first 16 cars are a part of the bottom half from last week’s qualifying run. Random draw sets their order in this session.
Group A Results – Michigan Qualifying: 1. Kurt Busch (38.590); 2. Daniel Suarez (38.632); 3. Michael McDowell (38.927); 4. David Ragan (38.963); 5. Ty Dillon (39.030); 6. Matt Tifft; 7. Bubba Wallace; 8. Ryan Preece; 9. Matt DiBenedetto; 10. Landon Cassill;
The last 20 cars to roll in this session are the top 20 qualifiers from the previous race. Their order in this session was also set by a random draw.
Drivers are pinching the exit of turn four, with the lower horsepower they don’t need to run up to the wall on the exit. They then head to the apron, sparks fly as they scrape the track coming at the line to complete their lap.
Drivers are attempting to make the very wide track a little smaller. It’s similar to Daytona qualifying.
With five cars remaining, Harvick jumps to 2nd on the board. He was trending quicker through turn one and two. The car wiggled through the bumps at the entry to turn three and he lost a bit of time.
Same thing for Almirola, he’s quicker through turns one and two but lost time in turn three, he jumps to 2nd.
Joey Logano hangs on to take the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway!
View the full Michigan International Speedway qualifying results below.
Michigan
Starting Lineup
June 10, 2019
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Joey Logano
38.474
2. Aric Almirola
38.493
3. Kevin Harvick
38.522
4. Denny Hamlin
38.526
5. Clint Bowyer
38.549
6. Paul Menard
38.573
7. Kurt Busch
38.590
8. Brad Keselowski
38.605
9. Daniel Suarez
38.612
10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
38.620
11. Daniel Hemric
38.632
12. Austin Dillon
38.639
13. Ryan Blaney
38.661
14. Erik Jones
38.705
15. Kyle Busch
38.714
16. Martin Truex Jr
38.714
17. Chase Elliott
38.732
18. Ryan Newman
38.792
19. Jimmie Johnson
38.793
20. Alex Bowman
38.878
21. William Byron
38.925
22. Kyle Larson
38.927
23. Michael McDowell
38.927
24. David Ragan
38.963
25. Ty Dillon
39.030
26. Matt Tifft
39.040
27. Bubba Wallace
39.122
28. Ryan Preece
39.191
29. Matt DiBenedetto
39.271
30. Landon Cassill
39.274
31. Chris Buescher
39.296
32. Corey LaJoie
39.401
33. Kyle Weatherman
39.801
34. Josh Bilicki
40.177
35. Quin Houff
40.271
36. Garrett Smithley
40.435
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Michigan Race Results (MENCS): August 12, 2018
