The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Brooklyn, Michigan this weekend after the action-packed Verizon 200.
The FireKeepers Casino 400 is the 23rd NASCAR Cup Series race of the season and will be held next weekend at Michigan International Speedway. The event will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET and will air on USA Network and MRN.
The race will be contested over 200 laps on the 2-mile-long D-shaped oval. It marks the 105th race hosted by Michigan International Speedway in the history of the Cup Series.
The 2-mile track features 18 degrees of banking at turns, 12 degrees of banking at Start/Finish, and 5 degrees of banking at Backstretch.
Motorsports journalist Bob Pockrass recently took to Twitter to share a list of drivers taking part in FireKeepers Casino 400.
37 drivers will take on the green flag, and four different drivers will be on this weekend’s docket: #16 Kaulig Racing’s Noah Gragson, #15 Rick Ware Racing’s J.J Yeley, and #78 Live Fast Motorsports’ BJ McLeod. Richard Childress Racing entered a third car with #33 Chevrolet for NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Austin Hill, who is making his Cup Series debut.
Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney won last year’s FireKeepers Casino 400 and finished with a total time of 2 hours, 48 minutes, and 27 seconds.
NASCAR’s 2022 FireKeepers Casino 400 full entry list
Here is the entry list for the 37 cars that will take part at Michigan International Speedway:
- #1 - Ross Chastain
- #2 - Austin Cindric (R)
- #3 - Austin Dillon
- #4 - Kevin Harvick
- #5 - Kyle Larson
- #6 - Brad Keselowski
- #7 - Corey LaJoie
- #8 - Tyler Reddick
- #9 - Chase Elliott
- #10 - Aric Almirola
- #11 - Denny Hamlin
- #12 - Ryan Blaney
- #14 - Chase Briscoe
- #15 – J.J. Yeley (i)
- #16 – Noah Gragson (i)
- #17 - Chris Buescher
- #18 - Kyle Busch
- #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
- #20 - Christopher Bell
- #21 - Harrison Burton (R)
- #22 - Joey Logano
- #23 - Bubba Wallace
- #24 - William Byron
- #31 - Justin Haley
- #33 – Austin Dillon
- #34 - Michael McDowell
- #38 - Todd Gilliland (R)
- #41 - Cole Custer
- #42 -Ty Dillon
- #43 -Erik Jones
- #45 - Kurt Busch
- #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #48 - Alex Bowman
- #51 - Cody Ware
- #77 - Josh Bilicki (i)
- #78 – B.J. McLeod (i)
- #99 - Daniel Suárez
Catch another action-packed NASCAR weekend at the Michigan International Speedway on August 7, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. ET.