The 2026 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 7, 2026, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the speedway, it was the 15th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Denny Hamlin won the race, tying him with Kyle Busch for 9th all-time on the NASCAR win list. Michigander Erik Jones finished 2nd, and Bubba Wallace finished 3rd. Kyle Larson and Michigander Carson Hocevar rounded out the top five, and Daniel Suárez, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top ten.
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Background
The race will be held at Michigan International Speedway, a 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.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 37.379 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 37.379 192.622 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 37.461 191.200 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 37.617 191.403Official practice results
Qualifying Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 36.901 and a speed of . Despite winning the pole, Hamlin was ordered to start from the rear due to unapproved adjustments from underbody damage after cutting a tire in practice.
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.901 195.117 2 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 36.919 195.022 3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 36.929 194.969 4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.953 194.842 5 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.956 194.826 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36.958 194.816 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36.967 194.768 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 37.003 194.579 9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 37.038 194.395 10 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 37.090 194.122 11 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 37.121 193.960 12 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 37.127 193.929 13 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 37.133 193.898 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 37.186 193.621 15 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 37.205 193.522 16 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 37.213 193.481 17 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 37.240 193.340 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 37.257 193.252 19 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 37.258 193.247 20 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 37.277 193.149 21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 37.277 193.149 22 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 37.341 192.818 23 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 37.342 192.812 24 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 37.408 192.472 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 37.457 192.220 26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 37.476 192.123 27 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 37.551 191.739 28 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 37.553 191.729 29 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 37.561 191.688 30 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 37.562 191.683 31 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 37.667 191.149 32 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 37.690 191.032 33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 37.715 190.905 34 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 37.720 190.880 35 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 37.730 190.830 36 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 38.570 186.674 37 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 0.000 0.000Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 45
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 102 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 66 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 57 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 39 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 210 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 75
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 93 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 84 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 48 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 210 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 80
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 582 10 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 200 443 13 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 200 404 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 445 2 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200 456 11 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200 407 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 200 328 19 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200 299 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 200 3110 5 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 2711 31 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 2612 15 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 200 2513 12 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 200 2614 17 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 200 2315 37 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 2216 32 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200 2117 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 2018 9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 2519 29 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1820 28 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 021 36 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 199 022 35 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 199 1523 33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 198 1424 24 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 196 1325 4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 187 2126 20 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 158 1127 22 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 156 1028 27 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 155 929 23 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 154 830 30 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 154 731 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 147 1132 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 147 2233 16 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 141 1034 26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 89 335 3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 83 1236 21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 82 137 34 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 8 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 23 among 11 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 11 for 54 Red flags: 1 for 20 minutes and 31 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 39 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Prime Video covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Trevor Bayne handled pit road for the television side.
Prime VideoBooth announcersPit reportersLap-by-lap: Adam AlexanderColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Kim Coon Marty Snider Trevor Bayne
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and wias also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and former championship Crew Chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field races through the quad-oval. Lead MRN Turn Announcer Dave Moody called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field will race through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Tim Catafalmo called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field will race through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Lead MRN Radio Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake and Jason Toy were the pit reporters during the broadcast.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo Steve PostJacklyn DrakeJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Reddick 669 2 Denny Hamlin 618 (–51) 3 Ryan Blaney 512 (–157) 4 Chase Elliott 482 (–187) 5 Ty Gibbs 470 (–199) 6 Kyle Larson 453 (–216) 2 7 Carson Hocevar 428 (–241) 8 Chris Buescher 424 (–245) 1 9 Daniel Suárez 418 (–251) 3 10 Christopher Bell 410 (–259) 4 11 Bubba Wallace 378 (–291) 1 12 William Byron 377 (–292) 1 13 Chase Briscoe 370 (–299) 2 14 Shane van Gisbergen 355 (–314) 2 15 Brad Keselowski 350 (–319) 16 Austin Cindric 332 (–337)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 692 2 Chevrolet 616 (–76) 3 Ford 498 (–194)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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