Preview, news, live TV for the 23rd race

RACE CENTER: Michigan International Speedway

Race 23/36 (Regular Season)
54th Annual FireKeepers Casino 400

The next LIVE dates:

Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, August 6th:
from 18:35 CEST: Final Practice 1 (Group A & B)
anschließend: Qualifying (Group A & B), Top-10 (Pole Award)
Sunday, August 7th:
8:30 p.m. CEST: LIVE on pay TV: Sport1+
21:17 CEST (Update): Race start (Green flag)
Rennen 23: 54th Annual FireKeepers Casino 400
200 (45/75/80) rounds

Richmond Raceway II
Saturday 13 August:
from 11:00 p.m. CEST: Final Practice 1 (Group A & B)
anschließend: Qualifying (Group A & B), Top-10 (Pole Award)
Sunday 14 August:
1120:30 CEST: LIVE on pay TV: Sport1+
21:12 CEST (Update): Race start (Green flag)
Rennen 24: Federated Auto Parts Salute to American Heroes 400
400 (70/160/170) rounds

TIMELINE: Michigan International Speedway

RACE

Race Facts (Montag): Post Race Report vom Michigan International Speedway
RACE DAY Winner: After 200 laps, who will win the 23rd race of the season?
RACE DAY Stage 2: Who wins Stage 2 after 120 rounds?
RACE DAY Stage 1: Who will win Stage 1 after 45 rounds?
RACE DAY Fuel window (Update): 50-52 rounds
RACE DAY Goodyear Tire Notes: 6 sets of tires (+1 set/qualifying)
RACE DAY Green Flag (Update): Race start at 21:17 CEST
RACE DAY live: NASCAR on pay TV (Sport 1+, Sunday from 8:30 p.m. CEST)

PRE-RACE

Starting lineup (top 10): Race 23/36 (37 drivers)
Qualifying (Round 2/Top-10) Pole Position: Who will win the Pole Award?
Qualifying (Round 1/Group A & B): Who sets best times?
Final Practice 1 (Group A & B): Who sets best times?
Driver Ranking Top-20: Who is number one?
Race Facts: Preview race 23/36
Victory Lane: The last Polesetters, Winners & Record Winners at Michigan International Speedway
Starter list with driver change (race 23): 37 drivers are registered
Happy Birthday! Kurt Busch (04.08.1978)
Schedule: Brooklyn (6. bis 7. August)

Gallery: All images from Michigan International Speedway (Gallery is constantly expanding)

Thursday 24 August 2022

Race facts: preview race 23

Photo: NASCAR

The 23rd stop of the regular season on the 2022 NASCAR calendar is Michigan International Speedway. It is the fourth last race before the playoffs with 16 drivers. 14 pilots have so far qualified early for the fight for the championship.

Michigan International Speedway has been a staple of NASCAR’s two-race calendar since the 1969 season. In 1973, however, there was only one event. The 105th edition on the two-mile Superspeedway will follow this weekend. In the 2020 season, the event was held as a double header on Saturday and Sunday. Since the 2021 season there will only be one championship race.

It’s the fastest NASCAR oval averaging over 200 mph. The cars reach a speed of almost 350 km/h on the straight before turn one. The superspeedway is located near Brooklyn on more than 1,400 hectares in the ‘Irish Hills’ in south-east Michigan.

The curves of the D oval are exaggerated by 18 degrees. The banking on the start/finish straight is twelve degrees and the back straight is only five degrees banked. The race distance has been extended back to 400 miles and is now divided into three stages over 45, 75 and a final 80 laps.

Michigan International Speedway, Foto: NASCAR

Victory Lane: The Last Polesetters, Winners & Record Winners at Michigan International Speedway

With five wins, Kevin Harvick is the most successful active driver on the Superspeedway. The Stewart-Haas driver achieved four victories in the last six races alone, including the 2020 doubleheader. Last year, Ryan Blaney celebrated for the first time in Brooklyn’s Victory Lane.

23rd season race (Regular Season)
54th Annual FireKeepers Casino 400
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
2 miles D-Oval Superspeedway
200 laps (stages: 45/75/80), 400 miles)

All active winners at Michigan International Speedway

5 Siege: Kevin Harvick
3 Siege: Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano
2 Siege: Denny Hamlin
1 Sieg: Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney
All-time record winner: David Pearson (9 wins)

Brooklyn: The Final Winners (polesetters)

07.08.2022: ? (Pole Award: ?)
22.08.2021: Ryan Blaney (Metric-Pole: Kyle Larson)
09.08.2020: Kevin Harvick (P20-Pole: Chris Buescher)
08.08.2020: Kevin Harvick (Draw-Pole: Joey Logano)
11.08.2019: Kevin Harvick (Pole Award: Brad Keselowski)
10.06.2019: Joey Logano (Pole Award: Joey Logano)
12.08.2018: Kevin Harvick (Pole Award: Denny Hamlin)
10.06.2018: Clint Bowyer (Pole Award: Kurt Busch)
13.08.2017: Kyle Larson (Pole Award: Kyle Larson)
18.06.2017: Kyle Larson (Pole Award: Brad Keselowski)
28.08.2016: Kyle Larson (Pole Award: Joey Logano)
12.06.2016: Joey Logano (Pole Award: Joey Logano)
16.08.2015: Matt Kenseth (Pole Award: Matt Kenseth)
14.06.2015: Kurt Busch (Pole Award: Kasey Kahne)
(US data)

Starter list with driver change for the 23rd race of the season in Brooklyn

Only 37 drivers were entered by the teams for the 23rd race of the season at Michigan International Speedway. This means that for the 22nd time in a row this year there is not a complete starting field with 40 drivers. An open team is at the start.

There were a total of four driver changes after the last race on the Indianapolis road course. JJ Yeley takes over #15 at Rick Ware Racing for Joey Hand. Noah Gragson will drive the #16 for AJ Allmendinger at Kaulig Racing this weekend.

With Kurt Busch, who celebrated his 44th birthday on Wednesday, still not eligible to start after his accident in Pocono qualifying, he will be replaced by Ty Gibbs for the third time. So far, the 19-year-old has finished both races in 16th and 17th place.

The two cars from Team Hezeberg will not be there in Brooklyn. Richard Childress Racing uses a third Chevrolet for this. Austin Hill is making his Cup debut in the Open car with the #33. The 28-year-old has competed in 121 truck races since 2014 and 35 Xfinity races since 2019. Hill is driving full-time this season and is sixth overall in the Xfinity series after two wins.

Michigan International Speedway

23rd season race: 36 charter teams, 1 open team (OT)
4 driver changes (DC) / 3 rookies (R)

1. #1 Ross Chastain (Chevrolet) TrackHouse Racing
2. #2 (R) Austin Cindric (Ford) Team Penske
3. #3 Austin Dillon (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
4. #4 Kevin Harvick (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
5. #5 Kyle Larson (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
6. #6 Brad Keselowski (Ford) RFK Racing
7. #7 Corey LaJoie (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
8. #8 Tyler Reddick (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
9. #9 Chase Elliott (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
10. #10 Aric Almirola (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
11. #11 Denny Hamlin (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
12. #12 Ryan Blaney (Ford) Team Penske
13. #14 Chase Briscoe (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
14. #15 (DC) J.J. Yeley (Ford) Rick Ware Racing
15. #16 (DC) Noah Gragson (Chevrolet) Kaulig Racing
16. #17 Chris Buescher (Ford) RFK Racing
17. #18 Kyle Busch (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
18. #19 Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
19. #20 Christopher Bell (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
20. #21 (R) Harrison Burton (Ford) Wood Brothers Racing
21. #22 Joey Logano (Ford) Team Penske
22. #23 Bubba Wallace (Toyota) 23XI Racing
23. #24 William Byron (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
24. #31 Justin Haley (Chevrolet) Kaulig Racing
25. #33 (OT) Austin Hill (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
26. #34 Michael McDowell (Ford) Front Row Motorsports
27. #38 (R) Todd Gilliland (Ford) Front Row Motorsports
28. #41 Cole Custer (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
29. #42 Ty Dillon (Chevrolet) Petty GMS
30. #43 Erik Jones (Chevrolet) Petty GMS Motorsports
31. #45 (DC) Ty Gibbs (Toyota) 23XI Racing
32. #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Chevrolet) JTG Daugherty Racing
33. #48 Alex Bowman (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
34. #51 Cody Ware (Ford) Rick Ware Racing
35. #77 Josh Bilicki (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
36. #78 (DC) B.J. McLeod (Ford) Live Fast Motorsports
37. #99 Daniel Suarez (Chevrolet) TrackHouse Racing

Wednesday 3 August 2022

Brooklyn Schedule (CEST)

Saturday, August 6th:
from 18:35 CEST: Final Practice 1 (Group A & B)
anschließend: Qualifying (Group A & B), Top-10 (Pole Award)
Sunday, August 7th:
8:30 p.m. CEST: LIVE on pay TV: Sport1+
21:17 CEST (Update): Race start (Green flag)
Rennen 23: 54th Annual FireKeepers Casino 400
200 (45/75/80) rounds

NASCAR-Season 2022, Foto: NASCAR