2019 FireKeepers Casino 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 15 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10)
Location Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 203 laps, 406 mi (649.6 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 140.945 miles per hour (226.829 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Team Penske
Time 38.474
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Team Penske
Laps 163
Winner
No. 22 Joey Logano Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 1.801 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1–2) and Mike Bagley (3–4)

The 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled for June 9, 2019 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 203 laps—extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 15th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed to Monday, June 10, due to rain. Joey Logano won his second race of the season in his championship defense.

Report

Background

Layout of Michigan International Speedway, the track where the race is held.

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) 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

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Garrett Smithley (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Kyle Weatherman (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 38.119 seconds and a speed of 188.882 mph (303.976 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord38.119188.882
2 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord38.164188.659
3 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet38.196188.501
Official first practice results

Final practice

Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 38.143 seconds and a speed of 188.763 mph (303.785 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord38.143188.763
2 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota38.150188.729
3 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord38.201188.477
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Joey Logano started from pole position.

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 38.474 and a speed of 187.139 mph (301.171 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord38.474
2 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord38.493
3 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord38.522
4 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota38.526
5 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord38.549
6 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord38.573
7 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet38.590
8 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord38.605
9 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord38.612
10 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord38.620
11 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet38.632
12 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet38.639
13 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord38.661
14 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota38.705
15 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota38.714
16 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota38.714
17 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet38.732
18 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord38.792
19 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet38.793
20 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet38.878
21 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet38.925
22 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet38.927
23 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord38.927
24 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord38.963
25 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet39.030
26 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord39.040
27 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet39.122
28 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39.191
29 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota39.271
30 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet39.274
31 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39.296
32 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord39.401
33 51Kyle Weatherman (i)Petty Ware RacingFord39.801
34 52Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet40.177
35 77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet40.271
36 15Garrett Smithley (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet40.435
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Joey Logano won the first stage.

Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
288Alex BowmanHendricks MotorsportsChevrolet9
320Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
410Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord7
51Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6
619Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5
742Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
89Chase ElliottHendricks MotorsportsChevrolet3
921Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord2
102Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two

Austin Dillon won the second stage.

Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
13Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10
24Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord9
319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8
41Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet7
510Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord6
618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
78Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4
824William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
988Alex BowmanHendricks MotorsportsChevrolet2
1037Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Joey Logano celebrating victory lap.

Stage Three Laps: 80

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord20350
271Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20348
31619Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20347
4941Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord20333
51518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20337
682Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord20332
734Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord20339
8186Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord20329
91312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord20328
102088Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20338
11411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20326
12118Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20329
13621Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord20326
142242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20327
151948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20322
163137Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet20322
17210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord20333
182124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20322
191017Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord20318
20179Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20320
212995Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota20316
222513Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet20315
233232Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord20314
242636Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord20313
252847Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet20312
26123Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20221
272334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord20210
282743Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet2019
293000Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet2010
303615Garrett Smithley (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2000
311420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19914
323577Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1985
333452Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1970
342438David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1953
35514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord1302
363351Kyle Weatherman (i)Rick Ware RacingFord690
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 20 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 35
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 59 minutes and 50 seconds
  • Average speed: 140.945 miles per hour (226.829 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fourth time at Michigan. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while three-time Michigan winner, Jeff Gordon and two-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

FS1 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 Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and five-time Michigan winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field is racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Kim Coon, Steve Post, Pete Pistone and Dillon Welch reported from pit lane during the race.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley		Kim Coon
Steve Post
Dillon Welch
Pete Pistone

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Michigan International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "FireKeepers Casino 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ "FireKeepers Casino 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. ↑ Utter, Jim (June 7, 2019). "Daniel Suarez tops Friday's first Cup practice at Michigan". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  11. ↑ Utter, Jim (June 7, 2019). "Kevin Harvick leads final practice with four SHR cars in top-five". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  12. ↑ DeGroot, Nick (June 8, 2019). "Joey Logano beats Almirola for Michigan Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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