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NASCAR qualifying results and starting lineup for the the 2026 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Use this NASCAR starting lineup info to build DFS lineups on DraftKings. Denny Hamlin was fastest and won the pole.
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 Hocevar for the pole, and the full qualifying results and starting lineup for this weekend's FireKeepers Casino 400 can be found below.
2026 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan Starting Lineup
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| Start Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Denny Hamlin | 36.901 | 195.117 |
| 2. | Carson Hocevar | 36.919 | 195.022 |
| 3. | Tyler Reddick | 36.929 | 194.969 |
| 4. | Ty Gibbs | 36.953 | 194.842 |
| 5. | Chase Briscoe | 36.956 | 194.826 |
| 6. | Chase Elliott | 36.958 | 194.816 |
| 7. | Kyle Larson | 36.967 | 194.768 |
| 8. | Christopher Bell | 37.003 | 194.579 |
| 9. | William Byron | 37.038 | 194.395 |
| 10. | Erik Jones | 37.090 | 194.122 |
| 11. | Daniel Suarez | 37.121 | 193.960 |
| 12. | Riley Herbst | 37.127 | 193.929 |
| 13. | Bubba Wallace | 37.133 | 193.898 |
| 14. | Chris Buescher | 37.186 | 193.621 |
| 15. | Cole Custer | 37.205 | 193.522 |
| 16. | Zane Smith | 37.213 | 193.481 |
| 17. | John Hunter Nemechek | 37.240 | 193.340 |
| 18. | Joey Logano | 37.257 | 193.252 |
| 19. | Ryan Blaney | 37.258 | 193.247 |
| 20. | Michael McDowell | 37.277 | 193.149 |
| 21. | Austin Dillon | 37.277 | 193.149 |
| 22. | Noah Gragson | 37.341 | 192.818 |
| 23. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 37.342 | 192.812 |
| 24. | Ty Dillon | 37.408 | 192.472 |
| 25. | AJ Allmendinger | 37.457 | 192.220 |
| 26. | Brad Keselowski | 37.476 | 192.123 |
| 27. | Ryan Preece | 37.551 | 191.739 |
| 28. | Austin Hill | 37.553 | 191.729 |
| 29. | Alex Bowman | 37.561 | 191.688 |
| 30. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 37.562 | 191.683 |
| 31. | Austin Cindric | 37.667 | 191.149 |
| 32. | Ross Chastain | 37.690 | 191.032 |
| 33. | Cody Ware | 37.715 | 190.905 |
| 34. | Connor Zilisch | 37.720 | 190.880 |
| 35. | Todd Gilliland | 37.730 | 190.830 |
| 36. | JJ Yeley | 38.570 | 186.674 |
| 37. | Josh Berry | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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