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FireKeepers Casino 400

Sunday, August 6th, 2023

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Michigan International Speedway
  • FireKeepers Casino 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 20 - Rheem Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the FireKeepers Casino 400 with a lap of 37.232 seconds, 193.382 mph.
  • This is his sixth pole in 131 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and 14th top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in five races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Ross Chastain (second) posted his ninth top-10 start of 2023 and his first in six races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Ty Gibbs (third) posted his first top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his seventh in 23 races this season.
  • Ty Gibbs (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Monday, August 7th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Chris Buescher seizes nail-biting victory in FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway

After the completion of the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, we can hold the follow truths to be self-evident:

  • Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing is officially “back.”
  • Chris Buescher is rapidly gaining elite status as a driver.
  • Ford maintained its dominance in the Irish Hills.
  • Chase Elliott will have to win one of the next three races to make the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
  • The fastest car didn’t win Sunday’s race.

In an extended, dramatic, nail-biting green-flag run to the finish, Buescher held off hard-charging Martin Truex Jr. to win his second straight Cup Series race.

With team co-owner Brad Keselowski finishing fourth and Buescher winning—the ninth straight victory for Ford drivers at the 2.0-mile speedway—RFK can claim bragging rights as the top Ford team in the Cup garage, at least for now.

When the race resumed at Lap 75 on Monday after a postponement from Sunday because of rain, Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet wasn’t on the track, having crashed out in 36th play on Lap 35 the day before.

Elliott’s deficit to the Playoff cut line grew to 55 points; realistically, the 2020 series champion will have to win one of the next three races to avoid missing the postseason for the first time in his career.

Eight days after winning his first race of the season on the .75-mile Richmond Raceway short track, Buescher proved himself a formidable competitor lap after lap in holding off Truex, whose No. 19 Toyota arguably was the fastest car in the race.

With Truex closing the distance between the cars over the final six laps, Buescher roared off Turn 4 and crossed the finish line .152 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

“This Castrol Mustang was so good in practice, qualifying,” said Buescher, who picked up his fourth career victory. “Gave me a great car again. Had to work for that one too, hard racing at the end.

“Martin was very clean with me. I appreciate that. Get to go to Victory Lane two weeks in a row. That’s pretty awesome.”

With 13 laps to go, Truex had his best chance. Buescher slipped slightly off Turn 4, and Truex pulled alongside. The No. 19 Camry edged ahead to the inside, but Buescher doggedly kept Truex beside him for nearly two laps.

Rounding Turn 4 on Lap 188 of 400, Buescher held Truex’s car to the bottom of the track, forcing Truex to slip and lift off the gas. Truex also had to clear the lapped car of Michael McDowell as Buescher opened a gap of 10 car lengths.

That gave Buescher enough of a margin to hold off Truex for the win over the final 11 circuits.

“I think we needed maybe a little bit longer run to wear the tires some more,” said Truex, who swept the first two stages and increased his series lead to 57 points over second-place Denny Hamlin, who finished third on Monday. “I feel like we were a little better. It’s hard to pass the leader on equal tires.

“We had an unbelievable car today. Hats off to everybody that puts in the work on these things… It was a rocket. The leader in clean air is really, really hard to pass. Just didn’t quite have enough. All in all, a good day.

“Tough to get a win here. We’ve been really good in the past. Just can’t get it done. Hopefully, I don’t know, maybe next year.”

Kyle Larson finished fifth, followed by Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones. Ty Gibbs came home 11th and supplanted McDowell in the 16th and final Playoff-eligible position. McDowell trails Gibbs by three points, with Suarez five points back.

With Buescher winning his second race and qualifying for the postseason, all the single-race winners this season also clinched Playoff berths on Monday: Christopher Bell, Chastain, Blaney, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Bell, the Michigan pole winner, damaged his car severely with a spin into the wall on Lap 65 on Sunday, but after repeated trips to pit road for repairs, he salvaged a 13th-place result.

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.152 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 2 Minutes 59 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 131.159
  • Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,333 (21.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Michigan International Speedway
  • FireKeepers Casino 400
  • Race Winner: Chris Buescher
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No. 17 - Castrol Edge Ford
  • Owner: John Henry
  • Crew Chief: Scott Graves
  • Chris Buescher won the FireKeepers Casino 400, his fourth victory in 280 Cup Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 13 races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 33 races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 18th top-10 finish in 33 races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Ty Gibbs (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 57 points over Denny Hamlin.
  • The following drivers clinched spots in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs: Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex Jr lead the field to a restart
Brooklyn, Michigan - August 6, 2023 : Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, lead the field to a restart during the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
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FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
2 8,400 Chris Buescher RFK Racing 17 Ford 200 130.60 4 1 45 3 14 9.52 6.30 52 26.0 13.00 67.30
1 10,500 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 200 131.70 5 2 42 3 42 28.57 18.90 47 23.5 11.75 75.65
4 10,700 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota 200 102.50 13 3 41 10 10 6.8 4.50 1 0.5 0.25 55.75
3 8,600 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing 6 Ford 200 115.40 12 4 40 8 18 12.24 8.10 15 7.5 3.75 59.85
5 10,800 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 200 93.30 17 5 39 12 4 2.72 1.80 2 1.0 0.50 53.30
6 7,700 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing 99 Chevrolet 200 106.80 14 6 38 8 7 4.76 3.15 12 6.0 3.00 52.15
12 9,000 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing 1 Chevrolet 200 101.50 2 7 37 -5 4 2.72 1.80 16 8.0 4.00 37.80
8 10,300 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing 4 Ford 200 78.50 22 8 36 14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 50.00
14 9,700 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 12 Ford 200 97.50 9 9 35 0 3 2.04 1.35 1 0.5 0.25 36.60
7 7,300 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club 43 Chevrolet 200 84.00 25 10 34 15 3 2.04 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 50.35
16 8,100 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 200 86.90 3 11 32 -8 8 5.44 3.60 1 0.5 0.25 27.85
10 5,900 Austin Cindric Team Penske 2 Ford 200 88.90 20 12 31 8 2 1.36 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 39.90
24 9,800 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 200 85.70 1 13 30 -12 5 3.4 2.25 1 0.5 0.25 20.50
23 9,300 Joey Logano Team Penske 22 Ford 200 76.30 6 14 29 -8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 21.00
9 5,500 Corey Lajoie Spire Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 200 62.20 31 15 28 16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 44.00
15 7,500 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing 10 Ford 200 65.90 18 16 27 2 2 1.36 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 29.90
11 5,700 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford 200 61.80 29 17 26 12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 38.00
19 8,800 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 23 Toyota 200 94.80 11 18 25 -7 5 3.4 2.25 21 10.5 5.25 25.50
24 7,200 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 200 58.70 15 19 24 -4 0 0 0.00 2 1.0 0.50 20.50
13 5,000 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports 77 Chevrolet 200 50.10 34 20 23 14 0 0 0.00 2 1.0 0.50 37.50
17 7,000 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Chevrolet 200 56.30 27 21 21 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 27.00
18 6,600 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing 41 Ford 199 55.20 28 22 20 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 26.00
22 6,000 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing 31 Chevrolet 199 47.30 26 23 19 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
26 6,200 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford 199 47.00 23 24 18 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 17.00
20 5,100 Cole Custer Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford 199 35.50 33 25 17 8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 25.00
30 6,800 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 199 60.30 24 26 16 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 14.00
21 4,900 JJ Yeley Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford 199 38.70 36 27 15 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
27 5,200 Austin Hill Beard Motorsports 62 Chevrolet 198 39.00 30 28 14 2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 16.00
27 5,300 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford 197 39.30 32 29 13 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 16.00
32 9,200 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing 45 Toyota 197 79.40 16 30 12 -14 14 9.52 6.30 7 3.6 1.75 6.05
34 6,500 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing 14 Ford 197 43.20 21 31 10 -10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 0.00
29 4,800 Josh Bilicki Live Fast Motorsports 78 Chevrolet 196 28.20 37 32 9 5 0 0 0.00 1 0.5 0.25 14.25
33 8,000 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet 134 62.50 19 33 8 -14 5 3.4 2.25 19 14.2 4.75 1.00
31 6,400 Josh Berry Legacy Motor Club 42 Chevrolet 50 28.30 35 34 7 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 8.00
36 10,000 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet 46 52.20 7 35 6 -28 1 0.68 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 -21.55
35 9,500 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 34 48.20 10 36 5 -26 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -21.00
37 10,100 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing 8 Chevrolet 14 25.30 8 37 4 -29 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -25.00