2018 FireKeepers Casino 400

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2018 FireKeepers Casino 400
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Race 15 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Clint Bowyer Surprise Shower Michigan 2018.jpg
Date June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)
Location Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.0 miles (3.219 km)
Distance 133 laps, 266 mi (428.086 km)
Scheduled distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km)
Average speed 132.723 miles per hour (213.597 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 35.405
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 49
Winner
No. 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen ratings 2.2 (Overnight) [10]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn announcers Dave Moody (1–2) and Buddy Long (3–4)

The 2018 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 10, 2018 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The 15th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, it was scheduled for 200 laps of the 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) D-shaped oval, but was shortened to 133 laps due to rain.

Contents

Clint Bowyer took his second victory of the season and his tenth win overall, the last before his retirement from the Cup Series in 2020.

Report

Background

Layout of Michigan International Speedway, the track where the race was held. Michigan International Speedway track map.png
Layout of Michigan International Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, 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

No.DriverTeamManufacturer
00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 D. J. Kennington Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota
24 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
72 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet
99 Garrett Smithley (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

First practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.535 seconds and a speed of 202.617 mph (326.080 km/h). [11]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
112 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 35.535202.617
218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.655201.935
32 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 35.667201.867
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Kurt Busch scored the pole position. Kurt busch (34751473650).jpg
Kurt Busch scored the pole position.

Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.405 and a speed of 203.361 mph (327.278 km/h). [12]

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2R3
141 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford35.95835.68635.405
22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford35.73935.69235.439
318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota36.13535.63535.447
44 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford35.50335.45235.476
522 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford35.78635.70135.614
610 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford35.88835.89635.713
717 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford35.96935.87735.774
820 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota36.05835.87735.796
912 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford35.66235.64735.858
1011 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota36.00935.80135.928
1131 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet35.91435.84835.989
1214 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford36.04135.82636.039
139 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet35.98735.904—
1424 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet36.11435.912—
1521 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford35.80235.941—
163 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet35.99435.942—
1778 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota36.09735.959—
1837 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet36.08235.985—
196 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford36.04936.035—
2048 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet36.04436.039—
2188 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet35.87736.054—
2219 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota36.15436.064—
2334 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford36.12936.116—
241 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet36.12736.126—
2547 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet36.172——
2642 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet36.181——
2738 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford36.228——
2843 Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet36.262——
2995 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet36.372——
3032 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford36.418——
3113 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet36.564——
3272 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet37.030——
3315 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet37.081——
3423 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota37.374——
3551 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet37.484——
3600 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet37.765——
377 D. J. Kennington Premium Motorsports Chevrolet38.319——
3866 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota38.617——
3999 Garrett Smithley (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet38.618——
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.871 seconds and a speed of 200.719 mph (323.026 km/h). [13]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
14 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 35.871200.719
242 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 35.985200.083
322 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 36.036199.800
Official second practice results

Final practice

Final practice session for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.

Race

Clint Bowyer was declared the winner after rain shortened the race to 133 laps. Clint Bowyer Richmond 2018.jpg
Clint Bowyer was declared the winner after rain shortened the race to 133 laps.
The race's official pace car 2018 FireKeepers Casino 400 Pace car.jpg
The race's official pace car

Stage results

Stage 1Laps: 60

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
112Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord10
242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9
314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord8
44Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord7
511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
62Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord5
741Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord4
824William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord2
1010Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage 2Laps: 60

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
14Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord10
214Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord9
341Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord8
418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
521Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord6
612Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord5
72Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord4
81Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet3
920Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1024William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage 3Laps: 80

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
11214Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord13357
244Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord13352
3141Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord13346
4318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13340
51521Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord13338
622Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord13340
7522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord13338
8912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord13344
9139Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet13328
10241Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet13330
11610Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord13327
121011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13331
131424William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet13328
14163Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet13323
15820Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13324
162188Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet13321
172547A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet13320
181778Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota13319
192843Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet13318
202048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet13317
213113Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet13316
221131Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet13315
232995Kasey KahneLeavine Family RacingChevrolet13314
241837Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet13313
252334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord13312
263315Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1330
273272Corey LaJoieTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet13310
282642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet13318
29717Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord1338
302219Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1327
313423Gray GauldingBK RacingToyota1326
323600Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet1325
33196Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord1324
34377D. J. KenningtonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1323
353866Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1320
363032Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord1311
373551B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1310
382738David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord351
393999Garrett Smithley (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet10
Official race results

Race statistics

Media

Television

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FOX for the seventh time at Michigan. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while three-time Michigan winner Jeff Gordon and two-time Michigan winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

FOX Television
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip 		Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Matt Yocum

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and five-time Michigan winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2, and Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post reported from pit lane during the race.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace 		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Buddy Long		Alex Hayden
Winston Kelley
Steve Post

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2018 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Michigan International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "FireKeepers Casino 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 10, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Michigan TV ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site . ESPN . Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ Utter, Jim (June 8, 2018). "Ryan Blaney tops first Michigan Cup practice at 202.617mph". Motorsport.com . Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network . Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ Trister, Noah (June 8, 2018). "Kurt Busch wins pole at Michigan, second of season". Associated Press. Brooklyn, Michigan: AP Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  13. ↑ Utter, Jim (June 9, 2018). "Kevin Harvick fastest in rain-shortened practice at Michigan". Motorsport.com . Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network . Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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