After being beaten in the XFINITY Series race the day before on the final lap, Kyle Busch's run of poor finishes continued today in the Irish Hills as his engine let go and caught fire early in the race.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't have the best of days in the Irish Hills after a wreck in the early stages of today's race. Rounding Turn 2, the driver of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet threaded the needle of AJ Allmendinger and Chris Buescher. Buescher got loose and clipped the left-rear corner of Earnhardt. This got Earnhardt loose and sent him up into the left-front of Allmendinger.
After seven months of going without a win, Joey Logano returned to the victory circle with a dominant performance in the backyard of the American automotive industry. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford led 139 of the 200 laps on his way to winning the FireKeepers Casino 400.
Carl Edwards topped the chart in second Sprint Cup Series practice at Michigan International Speedway. The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 36.406 and a speed of 197.770 mph.
Chase Elliott posted the fastest time in first Sprint Cup Series practice at Michigan International Speedway. The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.709 and a speed of 201.630 mph.
Joey Logano will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday in the Irish Hills of Michigan. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford scored the pole for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway after posting a time of 36.080 and a speed of 199.557 mph.
