NASCAR Racing Schedule for Michigan and Gateway

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the XFINITY Series will compete at Michigan International Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series travels to Gateway Motorsports Park.

Please check below for the complete schedule of events. All times are Eastern.

Friday, June 16:

On Track – Michigan International Speedway:
11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Cup Series Practice – FS2
12:30-1:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Practice – FS2
3-3:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – FS2
4:15 p.m.: Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS2

Garage Cam: (Watch Live)
10:30 a.m.: Cup Series
Noon: XFINITY Series

Press Conferences(Watch live
9:15 a.m.: Daniel Suarez
9:30 a.m.: Wood Brothers Racing
10:15 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
10:30 a.m.: Cole Custer, Matt Tifft, Tyler Reddick
1 p.m.: Joey Logano
1:15 p.m.: Kyle Larson
1:30 p.m.: Erik Jones
5 p.m.: Post-Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)

Saturday, June 17:

On Track – Michigan International Speedway:
9-9:55 a.m.: Cup Series Practice – FS2
10 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – FS2
Noon-12:50 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice – FS2
1:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Irish Hills 250 at Michigan (125 laps, 250 miles) – FS1

Press Conference:
3:30 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)  (Watch live)

On Track – Gateway Motorsports Park:
10:30-11:25 a.m.: Truck Series Practice – No TV
12:30-1:25 p.m.: Truck Series Final Practice – No TV
5:45 p.m.: Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying (tape delayed on FS1 at 7 p.m.)
8:30 p.m.: Truck Series Drivin’ for Linemen 200 (160 laps, 200 miles) – FS1

Sunday, June 18

On Track – Michigan International Speedway:
3 p.m.: Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 (200 laps, 400 miles) – FS1

Press Conference:
6:30 p.m.: Post-Cup Series Race (time approx.)  (Watch live)

Race Details:

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race: Drivin’ For Linemen 200 – Gateway Motorsports Park
Date: Saturday, June 17
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 200 miles (160 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 35), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 70), Final Stage (Ends on lap 160)

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Race: Irish Hills 250 – Michigan International Speedway
Date: Saturday, June 17
Time: 1:30 p.m. ET       
TV: FS1, 1 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 250 miles (125 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 30),
Stage 2 (Ends on lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on lap 125)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Race: FireKeepers Casino 400 – Michigan International Speedway
Date: Sunday, June 18
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 400 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 60), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on lap 200)

Complete TV Schedule

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Angie Campbell
Angie Campbell
A native of Charlotte, NC, Angela (Angie) was first introduced to racing by her father. An avid fan of NASCAR, she found a way to combine her love of racing with her passion for writing. Angie is also an award-winning member of the National Motorsports Press Association. Follow her on Twitter @angiecampbell_ for the latest NASCAR news and feature stories.

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