The Michigan International Speedway is all set to host the NASCAR 2023 FireKeepers Casino 400 this weekend. The 23rd race of the season will kick off at 2:30 pm ET on Sunday, August 6, in a 400-mile action-packed contest.
Located in Brooklyn, Michigan, the Michigan International Speedway boasts a D-shaped track with a two-mile-long total track length. It opened in 1968 and features 18 degrees of banking in turns, 12 degrees of banking at the Start/Finish line, and five degrees of banking at the backstretch.
Apart from making a lone appearance on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar this season, the two-mile-long track will also host the Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series this weekend.
The FireKeepers Casino 400 will feature 37 drivers. Just like the other NASCAR races, practice sessions will open this racing weekend on Saturday, August 5, at 12:35 pm ET on USA Network. This will be followed by a qualifying race at 1:20 pm ET, which will determine the starting order for FireKeepers Casino 400.
Qualifying order for NASCAR 2023 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway
NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass shared the qualifying order for the upcoming Cup Series and Xfinity Series races this weekend at Michigan International Speedway on Twitter.
The qualifying order for NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400 has been divided into Group A and Group B, with Josh Bilicki leading Group A and Austin Hill leading Group B. The order will be as follows:
Group A: Order - Driver – Metric score
- Josh Bilicki - 38.000
- Ty Dillon - 33.750
- Harrison Burton - 30.800
- Noah Gragson - 27.650
- Austin Cindric - 25.950
- AJ Allmendinger - 25.450
- Todd Gilliland - 23.850
- Michael McDowell - 19.700
- Alex Bowman - 18.100
- Aric Almirola - 16.300
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 14.950
- Kyle Larson - 14.250
- Ryan Blaney - 13.150
- William Byron - 12.300
- Chase Elliott - 11.850
- Kevin Harvick - 8.600
- Joey Logano - 8.200
- Kyle Busch - 3.850
Group B: Order - Driver – Metric score
- Austin Hill - 41.000
- Cole Custer - 35.550
- JJ Yeley - 32.900
- Corey LaJoie - 28.300
- Daniel Suarez - 27.450
- Justin Haley - 25.600
- Erik Jones - 25.050
- Chase Briscoe - 21.000
- Ross Chastain - 18.500
- Austin Dillon - 17.950
- Ty Gibbs - 15.200
- Christopher Bell - 14.850
- Bubba Wallace - 13.250
- Tyler Reddick - 12.350
- Ryan Preece - 12.150
- Martin Truex Jr - 8.950
- Brad Keselowski - 8.200
- Chris Buescher - 6.850
- Denny Hamlin - 2.000
Catch all the teams and drivers at the Michigan International Speedway this weekend live on USA Network and MRN.