NASCAR at Michigan 2024: Odds, TV times, entry lists and more info
BROOKLYN, Mich. — NASCAR heads to the Irish Hills for a weekend of racing at the proving grounds that is Michigan International Speedway.
The NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series will take to the track this weekend. The Cup Series races Sunday while the Xfinity Series races Saturday and ARCA races Friday.
Here’s what to know, including the entry lists, TV/radio times, odds and more info for each series:
NASCAR Cup Series’ Firekeepers Casino 400
- Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (all times Eastern)
- USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
- 200 laps (Stages end on laps 45/120/200)
- Practice and qualifying: Saturday at 12:35 p.m.
- All-time Michigan NASCAR Cup Series winners
This weekend, there are no open entries. Cody Ware and AJ Allmendinger are in the rotating No. 15 Rick Ware Racing and No. 16 Kaulig Racing entries, respectively.
NASCAR Cup Series Odds for Michigan
TOP-10 FINISHERS LAST YEAR: Chris Buescher (led 52 laps), Martin Truex Jr. (led 47 laps, won both stages), Denny Hamlin (led a lap), Brad Keselowski (15 laps led), Kyle Larson (two laps led), Daniel Suarez (12 laps led), Ross Chastain (!6 laps led), Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney (led a lap), Erik Jones
- Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin +650 to win, +185 for Top-3 finish, -110 for Top-5
- Ryan Blaney +750, +215, +100
- Martin Truex Jr. +800, +230, +105
- Tyler Reddick +850, +250, +110
- Christopher Bell +900, +260, +115
- Joey Logano +1000, +285, +130
- Brad Keselowski +1100, +300, +140
- William Byron, Chase Elliott +1300, +380, +165
- Chris Buescher +1500, +450, +190
- Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace +2000, +550, +260
- Ross Chastain, Kyle Busch +2800, +800, +360
- Alex Bowman +3000, +850, +380
- Daniel Suarez +4500, +1200, +550
- Josh Berry +8000, +2200, +1000
- Carson Hocevar, Austin Cindric +9000, +2500, +1100
- Noah Gragson, Erik Jones +10000, +2800, +1200
- Michael McDowell, Austin Dillon +13000, +4000, +1600
- Todd Gilliland +15000, +4500, +1800
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +20000, +6000, +2500
- Ryan Preece, Justin Haley, John Hunter Nemechek +30000, +9000, +4000
- Zane Smith, Corey LaJoie, AJ Allmendinger +40000, +11000, +5000
- Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric +50000, +15000, +6500
- Cody Ware +90000, +30000, +11000
Here are the driver prop bets posted so far for the weekend:
- Kyle Larson -130 vs. Ryan Blaney -105
- Daniel Suarez +130 vs. Alex Bowman -175
- Chase Elliott +105 vs. Joey Logano -145
NASCAR Cup Series championship odds as of Michigan
Drivers locked into the playoffs are denoted in bold and underline. Drivers currently in the playoffs but not locked in are denoted in bold.
- Kyle Larson +380
- Denny Hamlin +380 (co-favorite)
- Christopher Bell +400
- William Byron +700
- Ryan Blaney +800
- Chase Elliott +1000
- Tyler Reddick +1200
- Martin Truex Jr. +1400
- Joey Logano +1600
- Brad Keselowski +2200
- Alex Bowman +2500
- Ty Gibbs +3500
- Ross Chastain +3500
- Chris Buescher +3500
- Kyle Busch +10000
- Josh Berry +10000
- Daniel Suarez +10000
- Chase Briscoe +10000
- Bubba Wallace +10000
- Austin Dillon +10000
- Austin Cindric +12000
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Cabo Wabo 250
- Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
- USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
- 125 laps (Stages end on laps 30/60/125)
- Practice and qualifying: Friday at 3:30 p.m.
This weekend, the Xfinity Series cars will have the same package they used at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. At Indy, they raced with the superspeedway engine package but the intermediate-track aero package. Riley Herbst won after a three-wide duel and a bump-and-run on Aric Almirola on the final lap.
39 cars are entered, meaning one driver will go home.
Taylor Gray and John Hunter Nemechek are in the rotating Joe Gibbs Racing entries. Nemechek won this race last year.
Noah Gragson is the other NASCAR Cup Series driver entering this weekend as he is back with Rette Jones Racing.
Fresh off of making the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series playoffs, Daniel Dye is entered in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet this weekend.
Carson Kvapil is back in the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports.
Racing for Sam Hunt Racing this weekend is Jeffrey Earnhardt.
Making his Xfinity Series debut is Lawless Alan, driving for AM Racing in the No. 15 Ford.
Morgen Baird will also finally get to make his Xfinity Series debut, in his home state no less. He will race for Joey Gase Motorsports. In March, he was all ready to make his series debut before his wife experienced complications while giving birth.
MORE: Morgan Baird to miss Xfinity debut for family emergency
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Michigan Odds
- Cole Custer +400 to win, +115 for Top-3 finish, -175 for Top-5
- Justin Allgaier +500, +160, -125
- John Hunter Nemechek +550, +160, -125
- Riley Herbst +650, +185, -110
- Austin Hill +750, +215, +100
- AJ Allmendinger +1200, +350, +155
- Sam Mayer, Jesse Love +1400, +400, +180
- Sheldon Creed +1500, +425, +190
- Chandler Smith +1600, +450, +210
- Noah Gragson +2000, +550, +260
- Brandon Jones +2200, +650, +280
- Taylor Gray, Sammy Smith +2500, +700, +320
- Carson Kvapil +2800, +800, +360
- Parker Kligerman +3000, +850, +380
- Ryan Sieg +4000, +1100, +500
- Shane van Gisbergen +6500, +1800, +800
- Anthony Alfredo +13000, +4000, +1600
- Matt DiBenedetto +15000, +4500, +1800
- Parker Retzlaff, Kyle Weatherman, Kyle Sieg, Josh Williams, Jeremy Clements, Jeb Burton, Daniel Dye +20000, +5500, +2500
- Jeffrey Earnhardt +25000, +7000, +3000
- Caesar Bacarella, Brennan Poole, Blaine Perkins, Ryan Ellis, Lawless Alan +30000, +9000, +4000
- Leland Honeyman Jr. +40000, +11000, +5000
- Patrick Emerling, Logan Bearden, Josh Bilicki, Morgan Baird, Joey Gase +50000, +15000, +6500
NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Odds as of Michigan
While we wait for the Michigan odds to drop, here are the odds for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
(Drivers locked into the playoffs are denoted in bold and underline. Drivers currently in the playoffs but not locked in are denoted in bold)
- Chandler Smith: +260
- Cole Custer +300
- Justin Allgaier +400
- Sam Mayer +500
- Austin Hill +650
- Jesse Love +900
- Riley Herbst +1200
- Sheldon Creed +1600
- AJ Allmendinger +2500
- Sammy Smith +3000
- Shane van Gisbergen +3500
- Parker Kligerman +4000
- Ryan Sieg +6500
- Brandon Jones +6500
- Anthony Alfredo +20000
- Parker Retzlaff +25000
- Josh Williams +25000
- Jeb Burton +25000
- Jeremy Clements +30000
- Kyle Weatherman +50000
- Kyle Sieg +50000
- Hailie Deegan +70000 (ineligible for playoffs)
- Brennan Poole +70000
- Ryan Ellis +100000
- Leland Honeyman Jr. +100000
- Dawson Cram +100000 (ineligible for playoffs)
- Blaine Perkins +100000
TOP-10 FINISHERS LAST YEAR (Michigan, Xfinity): John Hunter Nemechek (led 65 laps and won stage two), Josh Berry, Brandon Jones, Ty Gibbs (led 22 laps), Sam Mayer, Riley Herbst (led a lap), Ross Chastain, Parker Kligerman, Parker Retzlaff, Jeb Burton
Justin Allgaier led the first 32 laps and won stage one but finished 14th.
ARCA Menards Series’ Henry Ford Health 200
- Friday at 6 p.m. on FS1 (100 laps)
- Practice and qualifying: Friday at 1:30 p.m.
The ARCA Menards Series is back following a week off and a wild finish at Elko Speedway in Minnesota the week before.
William Sawalich took home the victory in his home state in a three-wide, slideways photo finish with Lavar Scott and Kris Wright.
Sawalich led 147 of the first 148 laps. On lap 149, while lapping Michael Maples, Maples drove into Sawalich, turning him around and causing damage to his car.
Sawalich overcame the damage and a flat tire to take the lead with three laps to go, on the heels of a bump-and-run that Scott returned coming to the white flag. They raced side-by-side for a lap, then three-wide as Wright made a dive to the inside in a finish that saw Sawalich win by 0.011 seconds over Scott.
Scott and Wright will be back this weekend at Michigan. Scott is 44 points behind Rev Racing teammate Andres Perez in the championship battle with eight races to go. Wright is 71 points back in fourth, behind Greg Van Alst (-65).
Perez will be tough to challenge. He is looking for redemption after leading 43 laps before blowing an engine with nine laps to go in the 100-lap event that extended five laps in overtime.
TOP-10 FINISHERS LAST YEAR: Jesse Love, Gus Dean, Connor Mosack, Andy Jankowiak, Frankie Muniz, Morgan Baird, Christian Rose, Cody Coughlin, Gage Rodgers, Jon Garrett
Entry List for ARCA at Michigan
| Car No. | Driver | Sponsor | OEM | Car Owner | Crew Chief |
| 2 | Andres Perez | Max Siegel Inc | Chevrolet | Max Siegel | Glenn Parker |
| 6 | Lavar Scott | Max Siegel Inc | Chevrolet | Max Siegel | Danny Johnson |
| 10 | Jayson Alexander | Premier Performance Group | Toyota | Andy Hillenburg | Chris Vanscoy |
| 11 | Cody Dennison | Timcast.com | Toyota | Andy Hillenburg | Todd Parrott |
| 12 | Ryan Roulette | Bellator Recruiting Academy-VFW | Ford | Michelle Hillenburg | Jeremy Petty |
| 15 | Kris Wright | FNB Corporation | Toyota | Bill Venturini | Larry Balsitis |
| 18 | Tanner Gray | JGR | Toyota | Joe Gibbs | Matt Ross |
| 20 | Jake Finch | Phoenix | Toyota | Billy Venturini | Billy Venturini |
| 22 | Amber Balcaen | Icon | Toyota | Cathy Venturini | Jeff Spraker |
| 25 | Toni Breidinger | Sunoco | Toyota | Cathy Venturini | Cayden Lapcevich |
| 27 | Tim Richmond | Latino Immigration & Legal Center P.C. | Toyota | David Richmond | Adam Murphy |
| 28 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet Performance-Silver Hare Development | Chevrolet | Mark Webb | Shane Huffman |
| 31 | Casey Carden | Epic Insurance | Chevrolet | Tim Goulet | Matthew Wright |
| 32 | Christian Rose | West Virginia Department of Tourism | Ford | Kevin Cywinski | Ryan London |
| 33 | Frankie Muniz | VYPER | Ford | Josh Reaume | Josh Reaume |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | CB Fabricating-Top Choice Fence | Ford | Greg Van Alst | Jim Long |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Copraya.com | Ford | Brad Smith | Chris Reed |
| 55 | Gus Dean | VMS | Toyota | Billy Venturini | Kevin Reed Jr. |
| 65 | Jeff MacZink | Syncon-Parkway Services-Innovative Fluids | Toyota | Jarod MacZink | Jarod MacZink |
| 73 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | Kevin Lapierre | Mike Dayton |
| 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | A.L.L. Construction | Chevrolet | Codie Rohrbaugh | Frank Kimmel |
| 99 | Michael Maples | Don Ray Petroleum LLC-Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dustin Hillenburg | Mike Sroufe |
| 03 | Alex Clubb | Race Parts Liquidators | Ford | Alex Clubb | Brian Clubb |
| 06 | Con Nicolopoulos | Peterson Motorsports | Toyota | Wayne Peterson | Nate Moeller |
ARCA Menards Series’ Springfield ARCA 100 at the Springfield Mile
- Sunday at 2 p.m.
- 100 laps
- TV: FS1/FloRacing/Fox Sports App
- Entry list here
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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