2025 FireKeepers Casino 400
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | June 8, 2025 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 142.574 miles per hour (229.451 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 36.826 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 98 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Time | 37.300 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Prime Video | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1–2) and Tim Catafalmo (3–4) | ||
The 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 8, 2025, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 15th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and the first of three seeding races for the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
Denny Hamlin won the race. Chris Buescher finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five, and Ross Chastain, Zane Smith, Kyle Busch, Ryan Preece, and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top ten.
Background
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The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Chase Briscoe was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 36.832 seconds and a speed of 195.482 mph (314.598 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 36.832 | 195.482 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 36.848 | 195.397 |
| 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 36.884 | 195.206 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 36.826 and a speed of 195.514 mph (314.649 km/h).[7]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 45
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 75
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 80
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 51 |
| 2 | 6 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 200 | 45 |
| 3 | 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 34 |
| 4 | 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 200 | 40 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 36 |
| 6 | 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 37 |
| 7 | 10 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 30 |
| 8 | 2 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 |
| 9 | 23 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 200 | 33 |
| 10 | 27 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 200 | 27 |
| 11 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 200 | 27 |
| 12 | 7 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 31 |
| 13 | 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 200 | 31 |
| 14 | 35 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 22 |
| 16 | 25 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 21 |
| 17 | 19 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 18 |
| 20 | 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 |
| 21 | 31 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 16 |
| 22 | 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 15 |
| 23 | 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 21 |
| 24 | 18 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 15 |
| 25 | 34 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 200 | 12 |
| 26 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 200 | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 10 |
| 28 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 29 |
| 29 | 14 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 17 |
| 30 | 32 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 7 |
| 31 | 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 199 | 15 |
| 32 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 196 | 10 |
| 33 | 33 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 145 | 4 |
| 34 | 21 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 72 | 3 |
| 35 | 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 66 | 2 |
| 36 | 16 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 15 among 11 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 33
- Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 32 seconds
- Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes, and 20 seconds
- Average speed: 142.574 miles per hour (229.451 km/h)
