That is a sizeable increase from last year's Michigan race that featured a purse of $7,902,750. The total amount is the same as the Nashville race one week ago and similar to other events at tracks like Talladega, Texas and Kansas, which all had a purse just above $11,000,000.

Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz had an entertaining afternoon at Michigan International Speedway. Muniz found himself one row behind the leaders in overtime, but made a mistake that kept him from competing for the win in Saturday’s NASCAR Truck Series race.

Chase Briscoe won his third straight pole and NASCAR-high fourth this year at Michigan International Speedway.

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It was the fastest qualifying time in NASCAR since 2018. The previous record in the NextGen car – which was introduced to the Cup Series in 2022 – was 193.283 mph at MIS in 2023. Briscoe thought he might hit the fence, but kept his foot in the gas the whole time.

Carson Hocevar grew up 80 miles west of Michigan International Speedway, where he attended his first race at the age of 5. As a kid in Portage, he

Kyle Larson, a three-time winner at Michigan, will run his primary, HendrickCars.com scheme. Alex Bowman, too, will go with his classic, Ally look on the No. 48 Chevrolet. Finally, William Byron will be back in his RAPTOR wrap.