Date: 8-18-2024 and 8-19-2024.

Name of the race: Firekeepers Casino 400.

Track: Michigan International Speedway.

Laps: 206 (supposed to be 200, but there was one overtime finish).

Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin.

Outside Pole: Tyler Reddick.

Stage 1 winner: Ryan Blaney.

Stage 2 winner: Kyle Busch.

Stage 3 winner (won the race): Tyler Reddick.

Top 5: Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski.

Fun fact about Tyler Reddick: When Tyler Reddick joined Richard Childress Racing in 2019 in the Xfinity Series after leaving JR Motorsports, he explained that he made this move to have a better chance at running in the Cup Series in the future. 

Fun fact about Michigan International Speedway: If you ever attend a race at this track, you will notice that there are forty trams that will take you from the parking lot to the track and those same trams were used in the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta Georgia. 

Fun fact about Michigan: In Lake Michigan scientists have estimated that there are about 1,500 shipwrecks beneath the water since this lake reaches nearly 1,000 feet at its deepest point. 

Next Race: Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night (8-24-2024).