William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports obtained a starting position of ninth for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. However, he will be starting from the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments after addressing a mechanical issue with the charging system. In 11 Cup starts at Michigan, Byron has three top-10 finishes […]

Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing is starting in 13th after qualifying for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Wallace last qualified outside of the top 10 at Michigan in 2023, when he started in 11th. In 12 Cup starts at the site, Wallace has three top-10 finishes, including two inside the top five […]

Team Penske's Joey Logano will start in the 18th position for this week's race at Michigan International Speedway, the FireKeepers Casino 400. The last time that Logano started in this position for a Michigan Cup race was in 2021, when he started in 19th. In 29 Cup races at the site, Logano has three wins, […]

Daniel Suarez will start 11th after qualifying for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. This is the highest starting position for Suarez at the site in a Cup race since 2019. In 13 Cup races in his career at Michigan, Suarez has four top-10 finishes and an average finish of 18.2. Through the […]

Denny Hamlin won the pole for this weekend's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, but due to damage to his car's underbody during practice, Hamlin will have to start the race from the rear of the field on Sunday. This puts DFS players in a very interesting spot. Hamlin is the defending winner at […]

Chase Elliott used to be the man at Michigan International Speedway. In his first three starts in the Irish Hills, the Hendrick Motorsports driver finished second each time, and over his first 11 starts overall, he walked away with a finish of ninth or better 10 times. Since then, though? It's been a tough road […]

Chris Buescher has something figured out at Michigan International Speedway. Over the last three races at the two-mile track, the Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing driver has the best average finish (3.0) and the best average driver rating (111.0) of any driver in the series. His No. 17 Ford has shown good speed on the intermediate tracks […]

Last year at Michigan International Speedway, Carson Hocevar looked well on his way to grabbing his first Cup Series win, but the universe had other plans. A flat tire doomed the No. 77 Chevrolet and Hocevar was relegated to a 29th-place finish on the day. Still, though, the Spire Motorsports car had enough speed to […]

After yet another bad finish at Nashville last weekend, Ross Chastain's terrible bad luck season shows no signs of letting up. The Trackhouse Racing driver now has an average finish of 22.4 through the first 14 races of 2026, with only two top-15 results during that span. And this week at Michigan, DFS players will […]

Michigan International Speedway is Brad Keselowski's home track, and although he has never gotten a win in the Irish Hills, his track record is quite impressive. Brad is currently on a three-race streak of top-10 finishes at the two-mile oval, and has finished inside the top 10 in 16 of his 28 career starts (57.1%). […]

From Music City all the way to the Irish Hills! NASCAR moves on from Nashville after Denny Hamlin claimed his second win of the 2026 season to Michigan International Speedway for this week's FireKeepers Casino 400. Below are my NASCAR DFS lineup picks for the FireKeepers Casino 400 on DraftKings and FanDuel this week. This […]

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the fastest track on the schedule this weekend, Michigan International Speedway, for the FireKeepers Casino 400. Just like last weekend at Nashville, you have to take into account some randomness here at Michigan this weekend. Restarts can get hectic at this track, and it's not uncommon to get some... […]

The Irish Hills of Michigan are the site of this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race, as the FireKeepers Casino 400 is set to take place on Sunday afternoon. Michigan International Speedway is a 2-mile oval that requires a lot of horsepower and good restarts to be successful. There is a factor of randomness here at... […]

We continue on with the FireKeepers Casino 400 in the Irish Hills of Michigan this year, as NASCAR will hit its annual stop at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Remember: betting lines for NASCAR can move very quickly, and value can disappear just as quickly! So you must get in while you... […]

On Saturday evening, the NASCAR Cup Series attempted to hold the qualifying session for this weekend's race at Michigan International Speedway, the FireKeepers Casino 400. For the first time in three weeks, the weather cooperated and the teams were able to qualify to set the starting lineup for the race. Denny Hamlin edged out Carson […]

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday evening in preparation for the upcoming FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday afternoon. The 37-car field was split into two groups for practice. Below you will find the two groups, key notes from the practice session, as well as the practice […]

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. […]

Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won for the first time at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday Night in the Cracker Barrel 400. It did not come easily, however, as Hamlin jumped the initial restart and had to do a pit road pass-through penalty, sending him to the back of the […]

Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell had the fastest car of the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, but could not translate the speed into a victory on Sunday night. Bell started the race from fourth and ran inside the top five through most of the first stage. The No. 20 Toyota driver fought with Tyler […]

Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing was one of the main contenders for the win in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night. Briscoe started the race from 31st position after qualifying was canceled on Saturday and spent the first stage trying to move up through the pack. Thanks to the top-notch […]

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney ended with a solid finish of eighth at the end of the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Blaney started seventh in the race and quietly ran inside the top 10 through the entire first stage. On lap 72, the No. 12 Ford driver made a call to get two tires […]

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports had a disappointing finish of 23rd in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night despite running well for most of the event. Larson began the race from the fifth position and had one of the fastest cars in the field in the first stage, as he went […]

Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing is starting outside of the front row in second for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway after qualifying was canceled due to rain. In five previous starts at Nashville, Reddick has two top-10 finishes and an average finish of 15.6. With 13 races completed so far in the Cup […]

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports will start in fifth for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Larson is starting in that position after qualifying for the race was rained out on Saturday, while starting positions were awarded based on the NASCAR rulebook's metric. In five Cup starts at Nashville, Larson has one win, a […]

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the fourth position for this week's NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, the Cracker Barrel 400. In five Cup starts at Nashville, Bell has four top-10 finishes. In the one start where he did not finish in the top 10, he did lead 131 laps […]

Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe is starting in the 31st position for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Briscoe was given the starting position after qualifying for the event was canceled on Saturday due to the weather. In five races at Nashville, Briscoe's best finish was 17th in last year's event at the track, […]

The driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet, Chase Elliott, will be starting in the 29th position for this week's NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, the Cracker Barrel 400. In five previous races in the Cup Series at Nashville, Elliott has one win and two top-5 finishes. In 13 races completed so far this […]

William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports is starting in the eighth position for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Byron was awarded the start position after qualifying was canceled on Saturday due to rain. In five previous races at Nashville, Byron has three top-10 finishes and an average finish of 13.6. Through 13 races this […]

Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar will be starting 17th in this week's race at Nashville Superspeedway, the Cracker Barrel 400, after qualifying was canceled due to weather on Saturday. In two prior Cup starts at Nashville, Hocevar has two finishes of 16th or better, including a runner-up finish in last year's race at the site. […]

Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing is starting in 18th for the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway after qualifying for the event was canceled due to rain. In five starts in the Cup Series at Nashville, Wallace has two top-10 finishes and an average finish of 12.0. With 13 races completed so far this year, […]