BROOKLYN, Mich. — The NASCAR Cup Series is at Michigan International Speedway for the FireKeepers Casino 400. Follow along for live updates here.
STAGE 1
Chase Briscoe led the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag and claimed lap one of 200 in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Briscoe held off a challenge from front row sharer Kyle Busch to lead the first lap. Busch fell back to fourth after the inside lane didn’t have as much momentum and grip as the outside lane.
Tyler Reddick started in the rear of the field but jumped up to 19th in five laps — far exceeding the team’s expectation to be in the teens at the end of the 45-lap stage.
Briscoe lost the lead on lap 12 to William Byron. Byron worked him over for a few laps but finally caught the run just right off of turn two to get a side draft off of his left-rear quarter panel.
On lap 18, Reddick has stalled out in 20th. Up front, Chris Buescher is on the move, taking second from Briscoe.
NASCAR Cup Series 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan Starting Lineup
- Chase Briscoe
- Kyle Busch
- Denny Hamlin
- William Byron
- Kyle Larson
- Chris Buescher
- Josh Berry
- Ty Gibbs
- Bubba Wallace
- Zane Smith
- Austin Cindric
- Tyler Reddick
- Started from the rear due to a flat tire in practice
- Ryan Blaney
- Carson Hocevar
- Joey Logano
- Alex Bowman
- Chase Elliott
- Ty Dillon
- AJ Allmendinger
- Ross Chastain
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Erik Jones
- Ryan Preece
- Cole Custer
- Christopher Bell
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Brad Keselowski
- Austin Dillon
- Noah Gragson
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Justin Haley
- Michael McDowell
- Todd Gilliland
- Riley Herbst
- Daniel Suarez
- Cody Ware
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