NASCAR results from Michigan International Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Brooklyn, Michigan. Following a brief rain delay, the 2-mile of Michigan International Speedway is set to host the Firekeepers Casino 400.
View Michigan results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Michigan Menu
ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain set the front row. 200 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Michigan
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 45 (1-45 / 200)
Green flag, Gibbs shoves Chastain to the lead in turn one.
Lap 15, Kyle Busch gets loose under Ryan Blaney. Busch spins, slams the wall and the caution is out.
Chastain pits from the lead. Half the field stay out, Martin Truex Jr takes over the lead.
Green, Ty Gibbs gets loose under Truex Jr into turn one. Truex Jr leads off turn two.
Lap 35, Chase Elliott blows a right rear tire and backs it hard into the outside wall. The caution is out.
Green with 6 to go in stage one, Truex Jr leads Bubba Wallace off turn two.
Martin Truex Jr wins stage one at Michigan International Speedway! Byron brushes the wall off turn four!
Michigan Results (Stage 1) : 1. Martin Truex Jr; 2. Bubba Wallace; 3. Ty Gibbs; 4. Brad Keselowski; 5. Kyle Larson; 6. Daniel Suarez; 7. Alex Bowman; 8. Denny Hamlin; 9. Erik Jones; 10. Corey LaJoie;
Michigan
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 75 (46-120 / 200)
Byron is done for the day after contact with the wall. Truex Jr and the rest of the leaders head for the pit lane. Many stay out as they pitted on the last caution. Alex Bowman and Erik Jones take over the front row.
Green flag on stage two, Hamlin shoves Bowman into turn one. Erik Jones fights for the spot on the inside. Jones runs Bowman wide into turn three. Josh Berry is around behind them, caution.
Green, Bowman is clear into turn one as they run side by side for 2nd. Bell wins the battle for 2nd off turn two.
Lap 64
Lap 64, Bell has a run on Bowman off turn four. He looks inside into turn one, they rub doors and Bell is around as he gets loose on the inside. Bell tags the wall, caution.
Green, Reddick looks inside of Bowman into turn one. Reddick wins the race off turn two via the inside lane.
Lap 74, the red flag is out due to rain.
A day later…
Reddick, Bowman and many of the leaders hit the pit lane.
Green, Truex Jr gets the jump and leads Austin Cindric off turn two.
Lap 83, Bubba Wallace has a run into turn one. Wallace to the lead.
Lap 99, Truex Jr has a run on Wallace off turn four. Truex Jr returns to the lead.
Lap 102, Ryan Preece has a flat right rear. The caution is out.
Truex Jr hits the pit lane.
Green, Suarez clears Wallace into turn three. Austin Dillon tags the wall behind them.
Lap 109, Wallace and Keselowski rub for 2nd. Truex Jr is flying through the field with new tires.
1 to go in stage two, Suarez throws a block on Truex Jr coming to the line. Truex Jr cuts inside and they run side by side to the line.
Martin Truex Jr wins stage two at Michigan International Speedway!
Michigan Results (Stage 2) : 1. Martin Truex Jr; 2. Daniel Suarez; 3. Brad Keselowski; 4. Bubba Wallace; 5. Alex Bowman; 6. Kyle Larson; 7. Joey Logano; 8. AJ Allmendinger; 9. Austin Cindric; 10. Chris Buescher;
Michigan
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 80 (121-200 / 200)
Truex Jr wins the race to the pit lane. Many cars stay out, Truex Jr restarts 10th.
Green flag on stage three, Buescher clears Reddick before turn one. Todd Gilliland is stuffed into the wall off turn two. As they check up, Alex Bowman gets turned down the backstretch, caution!
44 to go, Buescher and Reddick pit under green. Reddick exits ahead of Buescher but the right rear comes loose and Reddick returns to the pit lane.
18 to go, Buescher cycles back to the lead. Truex Jr is all over his bumper in the battle for the win. Truex Jr is exploring lanes and look for a way by.
13 to go, Truex Jr dives inside of Buescher. They run side by side for the lead. A lap later, Truex Jr gets loose under Buescher, Truex Jr has to lift and Buescher holds the lead.
8 to go, Todd Gilliland pits with a flat left rear, no caution.
4 to go, Truex Jr has climbed back to the bumper of Buescher! Buescher is trying to keep him in dirty air.
1 to go, Buescher leads Truex by two car lengths into turn one. Truex Jr closes to within a car length off turn four.
Chris Buescher holds him off and wins at Michigan International Speedway!
Michigan International Speedway
Results
August 7, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Chris Buescher
2. Martin Truex Jr
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Brad Keselowski
5. Kyle Larson
6. Daniel Suarez
7. Ross Chastain
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Ryan Blaney
10. Erik Jones
11. Ty Gibbs
12. Austin Cindric
13. Christopher Bell
14. Joey Logano
15. Corey LaJoie
16. Aric Almirola
17. Harrison Burton
18. Bubba Wallace
19. Austin Dillon
20. Ty Dillon
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22. Ryan Preece
23. Justin Haley
24. Michael McDowell
25. Cole Custer
26. AJ Allmendinger
27. JJ Yeley
28. Austin Hill
29. Todd Gilliland
30. Tyler Reddick
31. Chase Briscoe
32. Josh Bilicki
33. Alex Bowman
34. Josh Berry
35. William Byron
36. Chase Elliott
37. Kyle Busch
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Wins / Points | Playoff Points
1. William Byron
4 Wins | 22PP
2. Martin Truex Jr
3 Wins | 20PP
3. Kyle Busch
3 Wins | 17PP
4. Denny Hamlin
2 Wins | 14PP
5. Kyle Larson
2 Wins | 13PP
6. Chris Buescher
2 Wins | 11PP
7. Ross Chastain
1 Win | 10PP
8. Tyler Reddick
1 Win | 9PP
9. Ryan Blaney
1 Win | 8PP
10. Joey Logano
1 Win | 8PP
11. Christopher Bell
1 Win | 7PP
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1 Win | 5PP
13. Kevin Harvick
+180
14. Brad Keselowski
+168
15. Bubba Wallace
+58
16. Ty Gibbs
+3
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Michael McDowell
-3
18. Daniel Suarez
-5
19. AJ Allmendinger
-24
20. Alex Bowman
-44
