The NASCAR Cup Series still has four regular season races at four very different tracks.
Michigan International Speedway is the site of Sunday’s race, with a short track, road course and Daytona remaining.
Kevin Harvick, 96 points from a playoff berth, will almost certainly need a win to qualify for the playoffs. The No. 4 Stewart-Hass Racing Ford driver has a 65-race winless streak after a 9-win season in 2020.
Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Blaney are still comfortably the two wild card drivers for the playoffs if no new winner is produced this month. It’s the biggest if in the sport right now.
LAST WEEK’S RACE:Tyler Reddick wins at Indy to cap the best month of his NASCAR career
INTENSIVE RACE:Brad Keselowski: NASCAR’s future at MIS looks solid, though Sunday’s race could be ‘chaotic’
AGAIN THIS WEEK:Busch to miss NASCAR Race 3 with concussion symptoms
Here’s what you need to know about Sunday’s race:
NASCAR Cup Series on the Michigan schedule
Green Flag Time: 2pm CT Sunday
Track: Michigan International Speedway (2-mile oval) in Brooklyn, Michigan
Length: 200 laps, 400 miles
Steps: 45 rpm, 75 rpm, 80 rpm
TV coverage: American Network
Radio: MRN (102.5-FM in Nashville)
Diffusion: NBC Sports app (subscription required); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
Practice and qualifications: 11:30 a.m. CT Saturday practice; 12:20 p.m. Saturday Qualifiers (all on the NBC Sports app)
Xfinity Series this week: New Holland 250 (125 laps, 250 miles) at Michigan International Speedway, 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday on USA Network and MRN
The starting composition of the Firekeepers Casino 400
Row 1
1. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
2. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 2
3. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4. Joey Logano, #22 Team Penske Ford
Row 3
5. Austin Cindric, Team No. 2 Penske Ford
6. Tyler Reddick, #8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 4
7. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8. Kyle Larson, #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 5
9. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10. Erik Jones, #43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 6
11. Ty Gibbs, #45 23XI Racing Chevrolet
12. Noah Gragson, #16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 7
13. Chase Elliott, #9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Line 8
15. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Toyota
16. Kevin Harvick, #4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 9
17. Cole Custer, #41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
18. Aric Almirola, #10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 10
19. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
20. William Byron, #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Justin Haley, #31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
22. Ross Chastain, #1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Line 12
23. Chase Briscoe, #14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
24. Ryan Blaney, #12 Team Penske Ford
Row 13
25. Ty Dillon, #42 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
26. Austin Dillon, #3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 14
27. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Row 15
29. JJ Yeley, #15 Rick Ware Racing Ford
30. Alex Bowman, #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 16
31. Austin Hill, #33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
32. Corey Lajoie, #7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 17
33. Brad Keselowski, #6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
34. Cody Ware, #51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Row 18
35. Josh Bilicki, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
36. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Row 19
37. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
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