Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the FireKeepers Casino 400 with a lap of 36901 seconds, 195117 mph
This is his 51st pole in 736 NASCAR Cup Series races
This is his third pole and eighth top-10 start in 2026
This is his second pole in 36 races at Michigan International Speedway
Carson Hocevar (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2026 and his first in three races at Michigan International Speedway
Tyler Reddick (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway It is his 13th in 15 races this season
Connor Zilisch (34th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 37
Laps Scheduled: 200
Margin of Victory: 11.110 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 39 Seconds
Average Speed: 123.935
Cautions: 11 for 54 laps
Lead Changes: 22
Green Flag Passes: 2,169 (14.9 passes per green flag lap)
Michigan International Speedway
FireKeepers Casino 400
Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
Age: 45
Team : No 11 - National Debt Relief Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
Denny Hamlin won the FireKeepers Casino 400, his 63rd victory in 736 Cup Series races
This is his third victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2026
This is his fourth victory and 21st top-10 finish in 36 races at Michigan International Speedway
Erik Jones (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 14 races at Michigan International Speedway It is his third top-10 finish in 2026
Bubba Wallace (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 13 races at Michigan International Speedway
Connor Zilisch (37th) was the highest finishing rookie
Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 51 points over Denny Hamlin
Homestead, Florida -
November 19, 2017 :
A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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