Michigan Starting Lineup: August 2019 (NASCAR Cup Series)

Qualifying Order (Groups): The final 20 cars to the track will makeup group B. These were the top 20 qualifiers from the previous week. They order within the group was also set by random draw.

Brad Keselowski was fastest in the afternoon practice session, until 1 minute left when Austin Dillon jumped to the top of the board. Keselowski is now set to be the last car to turn a qualifying lap.

Michigan Rules Package: They’ll run WFO around the 2-mile oval. A horsepower reduction and downforce increase left everyone with their pedal to the floor in practice runs. Expect the same in this session.

Inspection: No cars failed pre-qualifying inspection 2 times or more. The starting lineup will be official at the conclusion of this round. However, teams will still need to pass pre-race inspection on Sunday.

Michigan
Qualifying Report

Laps: 1

PJ1 Trackbite has been installed at Michigan International Speedway. This is the first time a property owned by International Speedway Corporation has used the compound. It’s been installed in lane three of the race track.

With one hot lap, drivers are using the traction compound to get the RPM up. They run high and in the traction compound on the get up to speed lap. When the green drops, they drop back down to the normal line.

It’s similar to qualifying at Daytona. More so, Logano didn’t use any arc on corner exit. Off turn four, he remained on the bottom lane of the race track, right against the paint on the apron.

Austin Dillon is the final car to go in group A. He jumps to the top of the board. Dillon ran right through the middle in turns 3-4 and he didn’t swing to the wall on the exit, remaining in the center before dropping to the apron to come toward the line.

NASCAR Qualifying at Michigan – Group A: 1. Austin Dillon (38.030); 2. Joey Logano (38.044); 3. Paul Menard (38.076); 4. Daniel Hemric (38.087); 5. Matt Tifft (38.439); 6. Ryan Newman (38.527); 7. Ty Dillon (38.585); 8. David Ragan (38.790); 9. Bubba Wallace (38.863); 10. Landon Cassill (38.922);

Group B

Austin Dillon ran about a tenth slower than his run in practice earlier today.

Chase Elliott is the 27th car to qualify. He dipped his right side tires in the PJ1 at the entry to turn three. A big wide arc to the bottom and he held it there on the corner exit. Elliott jumps to the top of the board.

Moments later, Alex Bowman jumps to the top of the board. Hendrick Motorsports has collectively picked up speed since practice.

William Byron is the 32nd car to qualify. He jumps to the top of the board. Hendrick Motorsports now holds the top three positions.

But, the party is over for Team Chevy. Kevin Harvick jumps to the top of the board. He was trending in the green from the moment he took the green. He had more speed built up on his warm up lap.

Brad Keselowski is up next. He’s a big threat for the pole speed in his home race at Michigan. He’s trending in the green as he rolls into turn one.

Brad Keselowski will start from the pole position in the Consumers Energy 400 for the NASCAR Cup Series!

View the full NASCAR starting lineup for Michigan International Speedway below.

Update: Both Austin Dillon and Daniel Hemric had their qualifying times disallowed by NASCAR. The following starting lineup has been updated to reflect that.

Related: NASCAR qualifying times disallowed

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Michigan International Speedway
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Cup Series
August 11, 2019

Pos | Driver | Time

1. Brad Keselowski
37.801

2. Kevin Harvick
37.877

3. William Byron
37.954

4. Alex Bowman
37.993

5. Clint Bowyer
38.007

6. Chase Elliott
38.018

7. Ryan Blaney
38.035

8. Joey Logano
38.044

9. Paul Menard
38.076

10. Jimmie Johnson
38.117

11. Daniel Suarez
38.204

12. Aric Almirola
38.219

13. Kurt Busch
38.222

14. Denny Hamlin
38.279

15. Martin Truex Jr
38.316

16. Erik Jones
38.323

17. Kyle Larson
38.385

18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
38.398

19. Matt Tifft
38.439

20. Ryan Newman
38.527

21. Ty Dillon
38.585

22. Kyle Busch
38.595

23. Michael McDowell
38.698

24. David Ragan
38.790

25. Chris Buescher
38.854

26. Bubba Wallace
38.863

27. Matt DiBenedetto
38.902

28. Landon Cassill
38.922

29. Ryan Preece
39.121

30. Ross Chastain
39.594

31. Corey LaJoie
39.727

32. Quin Houff
40.004

33. Austin Theriault
40.133

34. Cody Ware
40.135

35. Reed Sorenson
40.319

36. Spencer Boyd
41.477

Time disallowed:

37. Austin Dillon
38.030

38. Daniel Hemric
38.087

More

Michigan Race Results; June 10, 2019

Links

Michigan International Speedway | NASCAR