The Michigan International Speedway is ready to host the 56th annual FireKeepers Casino 400 this weekend. The 24th race of the 2024 season begins at 2:30 pm ET on Sunday, August 18, in a 400-mile action-packed contest.
Located in Brooklyn, Michigan, the Michigan International Speedway boasts a two-mile-long, D-shaped oval track. This track hosted the first Cup race in 1969 and had 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 its first appearance on the Cup Series calendar this year, the Michigan International Speedway will host the ARCA Series and Xfinity Series races this weekend.
FireKeepers Casino 400 will feature 36 drivers. Like the other NASCAR races, practice sessions will open this race weekend on Saturday, August 17, at 12:35 pm ET, followed by a qualifying session at 1:20 pm ET on NBC Sports to determine the starting positions for Sunday's race.
Qualifying order for the 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway
FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass tweeted the qualifying order for the FireKeepers Casino 400 this weekend at the Michigan International Speedway:
The Cup Series qualifying session kicks off with Cody Ware leading Group A and AJ Allmendinger leading Group B.
The qualifying order for the 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 has been divided into Group A and Group B. Below is the full qualifying order for the 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400:
Group A: Driver – Metric Score
- Cody Ware - 37.250
- Harrison Burton - 32.450
- Daniel Hemric - 30.600
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 28.700
- Erik Jones - 27.200
- Ryan Preece - 25.700
- Martin Truex Jr - 22.050
- Alex Bowman - 21.400
- Todd Gilliland - 19.200
- Chris Buescher - 18.200
- Josh Berry - 16.550
- Joey Logano - 15.200
- Daniel Suarez - 13.600
- Austin Dillon - 12.250
- Ryan Blaney - 9.350
- Chase Elliott - 7.950
- Kyle Larson - 6.550
- Tyler Reddick - 2.800
Group B: Driver – Metric Score
- AJ Allmendinger - 34.450
- John Hunter Nemechek - 31.200
- Corey LaJoie - 30.300
- Justin Haley - 28.100
- Zane Smith - 25.950
- Noah Gragson - 23.350
- Austin Cindric - 21.850
- Chase Briscoe - 19.750
- Ty Gibbs - 18.300
- Michael McDowell - 17.450
- Brad Keselowski - 16.400
- Kyle Busch - 14.100
- Carson Hocevar - 12.700
- William Byron - 10.600
- Ross Chastain - 8.600
- Bubba Wallace - 7.250
- Christopher Bell - 5.400
- Denny Hamlin - 2.550
Watch all your favorite NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Michigan International Speedway this weekend live on NBC Sports and USA Network.