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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday afternoon.
Due to the threat of rain, NASCAR decided to run one unified practice session with all 36 cars participating this weekend. The rain eventually did end up coming down, and the session was cut short about halfway through the scheduled distance. Qualifying was also cancelled due to the rain.
Michigan is a two-mile oval track that is a "high-horsepower" venue. The engine builders get to flex their muscles at Michigan, and we'll see some super high speeds heading into turn one this weekend. The Cup Series visits Michigan once per season, and the two winners here in the Next Gen era have been Chris Buescher (2023) and Kevin Harvick (2022).
Important Practice Notes
Ross Chastain - Chastain jumped to the top of the speed chart a little later into the practice session and was very happy with his No. 1 Chevrolet when interviewed during the rain stoppage. He was hoping that NASCAR would cancel the rest of practice (which they ultimately ended up doing) so that his competitors weren't able to catch up to him in speed.
Kaulig Racing - Both AJ Allmendinger and Daniel Hemric actually looked impressive during this practice session compared to the speed that we're accustomed to out of the No. 16 and No. 31 Chevrolets.
Martin Truex Jr - The No. 19 Toyota was super fast during this practice session, ranking second-fastest on the single lap speed chart while posting the best ten-lap average.
2024 Michigan FireKeepers Casino 400 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran |
Behind Leader
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| 1. | Ross Chastain | 37.441 | 192.303 | 6 | 13 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Martin Truex | 37.464 | 192.184 | 7 | 18 | -0.023 |
| 3. | Kyle Larson | 37.465 | 192.179 | 4 | 12 | -0.024 |
| 4. | William Byron | 37.477 | 192.118 | 7 | 18 | -0.036 |
| 5. | Bubba Wallace | 37.540 | 191.795 | 6 | 17 | -0.099 |
| 6. | Chase Elliott | 37.554 | 191.724 | 4 | 12 | -0.113 |
| 7. | Alex Bowman | 37.578 | 191.601 | 8 | 14 | -0.137 |
| 8. | Carson Hocevar | 37.588 | 191.550 | 6 | 14 | -0.147 |
| 9. | Chris Buescher | 37.604 | 191.469 | 3 | 18 | -0.163 |
| 10. | AJ Allmendinger | 37.619 | 191.393 | 5 | 11 | -0.178 |
| 11. | Ryan Blaney | 37.623 | 191.372 | 6 | 14 | -0.182 |
| 12. | Erik Jones | 37.645 | 191.260 | 6 | 9 | -0.204 |
| 13. | Daniel Hemric | 37.646 | 191.255 | 6 | 9 | -0.205 |
| 14. | Brad Keselowski | 37.662 | 191.174 | 6 | 12 | -0.221 |
| 15. | Ty Gibbs | 37.682 | 191.073 | 1 | 13 | -0.241 |
| 16. | Chase Briscoe | 37.697 | 190.997 | 6 | 13 | -0.256 |
| 17. | Michael McDowell | 37.706 | 190.951 | 5 | 11 | -0.265 |
| 18. | Justin Haley | 37.710 | 190.931 | 5 | 7 | -0.269 |
| 19. | Noah Gragson | 37.715 | 190.905 | 9 | 14 | -0.274 |
| 20. | Ricky Stenhouse | 37.723 | 190.865 | 6 | 12 | -0.282 |
| 21. | Tyler Reddick | 37.727 | 190.845 | 11 | 16 | -0.286 |
| 22. | Joey Logano | 37.734 | 190.809 | 3 | 12 | -0.293 |
| 23. | Christopher Bell | 37.734 | 190.809 | 5 | 13 | -0.293 |
| 24. | Cody Ware | 37.743 | 190.764 | 2 | 8 | -0.302 |
| 25. | Austin Cindric | 37.757 | 190.693 | 7 | 13 | -0.316 |
| 26. | Austin Dillon | 37.765 | 190.653 | 3 | 10 | -0.324 |
| 27. | Kyle Busch | 37.785 | 190.552 | 3 | 8 | -0.344 |
| 28. | Josh Berry | 37.803 | 190.461 | 5 | 13 | -0.362 |
| 29. | Denny Hamlin | 37.805 | 190.451 | 5 | 5 | -0.364 |
| 30. | Zane Smith | 37.832 | 190.315 | 6 | 16 | -0.391 |
| 31. | Daniel Suarez | 37.867 | 190.139 | 6 | 12 | -0.426 |
| 32. | Corey LaJoie | 37.887 | 190.039 | 6 | 14 | -0.446 |
| 33. | Ryan Preece | 37.925 | 189.848 | 5 | 11 | -0.484 |
| 34. | John Hunter Nemechek | 38.022 | 189.364 | 6 | 16 | -0.581 |
| 35. | Harrison Burton | 38.218 | 188.393 | 7 | 9 | -0.777 |
| 36. | Todd Gilliland | 38.219 | 188.388 | 5 | 7 | -0.778 |
2024 Michigan FireKeepers Casino 400 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Martin Truex | 5 | 14 | 191.008 |
| 2. | Kyle Larson | 3 | 12 | 190.802 |
| 3. | William Byron | 5 | 14 | 190.342 |
| 4. | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 15 | 190.251 |
| 5. | Bubba Wallace | 5 | 14 | 190.034 |
| 6. | Chris Buescher | 5 | 14 | 190.000 |
| 7. | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 14 | 189.613 |
| 8. | Noah Gragson | 5 | 14 | 189.171 |
| 9. | Zane Smith | 5 | 14 | 188.904 |
| 10. | Corey LaJoie | 5 | 14 | 188.867 |
| 11. | John Hunter Nemechek | 5 | 14 | 188.144 |
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