Practice #1

The 2020 Consumers Energy 400 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Michigan International Speedway.

Consumers Energy 400

Sunday, August 9th, 2020

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 15 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Positions 1-20: Inversion of top 20 finishers positions in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400.
  • Positions 21-40: Driver finish position in Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 is starting position.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 156
  • Margin of Victory: 0.093 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 9 Minutes 35 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 144.463
  • Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,046 (15.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • Michigan International Speedway
  • 51st Annual Consumers Energy 400
  • Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
  • Age: 44
  • Team : No. 4 - Busch Light Apple Ford
  • Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
  • Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
  • Kevin Harvick won the 51st Annual Consumers Energy 400, his 55th victory in 704 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his sixth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2020.
  • This is his fifth victory and 21st top-10 finish in 40 races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 30 races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2020.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 30 races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is Stewart-Haas Racing's sixth NASCAR Cup Series victory at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Ford wins the Heritage Trophy in 2020 sweeping both races at Michigan International Speedway. Today's victory is Ford's 41st win at Michigan in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • Kevin Harvick becomes the first driver to win back-to-back races at the same track in consecutive days in the NASCAR Cup Series. The last driver to win a Cup races in consecutive days was NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty in 1971 (7/14-15/1971 at Islip and Saratoga).
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