THE RACE: Consumers Energy 400
TRACK: Michigan International Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #23 of 36
Date: Sunday, August 12, 2018 in Brooklyn, MI
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:46 pm/et
Sections on this page:
Television | Radio/Streaming | Schedule | Track/Race Info | Race Rundown
Qualifying / Practice / Entry Info | Weather Links | Tire Notes | Odds
NASCAR America: 1:30pm/et on NBCSN
NASCAR Countdown to Green: 2:00pm/et on NBCSN
Television Race Coverage: NBCSN, 2:30pm/et
Practices:
Friday, August 10, 12:05-12:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Saturday, August 11, 8:35-9:25am/et, TV-TBA
Saturday, August 11, 11:30am-12:20pm/et, TV-TBA
Qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, August 10 at 5:05 pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
re-air scheduled: None
In the Booth: Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Pre/Post-Race and Hosts: Krista Voda, Kyle Petty, Dale Jarrett
Pit Reporters: Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Dave Burns
Features Reporter: Rutledge Wood
Breaking News: Nate Ryan
Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Monday, August 13 at 2:30 pm/et on NBCSN
TV Listings, Links and Info:
see the TV Listings and Links page
Motor Racing Network (MRN)
SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90
ONLINE STREAMING
NBC Sports - Live
Radio: MRN Live Streaming
SiriusXM Internet Radio (available via internet connected device, with subscription)
EVENT SCHEDULE
Event Schedule times are local to the track
Thursday, August 9
5:00 PM-7:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
Friday, August 10
9:00 AM-6:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
10:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
12:05 PM-12:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
5:05 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (MULTI-VEHICLE / THREE ROUNDS)
Saturday, August 11
7:00 AM-3:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
8:35 AM-9:25 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE
11:30 AM-12:20 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
Sunday, August 12
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
12:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
1:50 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:30 PM MENCS RACE (200 LAPS, 400 MILES)
MENCS = Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Michigan International Speedway Track News, Stats & Links page
June 2017: see the Michigan Race Info page
August 2017: see the Michigan Race Info page
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Jackson, Michigan Teacher of the Year, Tom Hunt
Command to start engines: Tom Hunt
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Consumers Energy Employee, Jason Potter
Honorary Pace Car Driver: Ben Wallace
Color Guard: Michigan State Police
Invocation: St. Francis de Sales High School, Father Geoff Rose
National Anthem: Brian Vander Ark
Flyover: F-16s, 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard
Sunday Michigan Notebook: Austin Dillon finds a lot to like at Michigan-despite loose wheel; Run-in with debris spoils solid run by Ty Dillon; After third-place finish at Michigan, Kyle Busch looks to Bristol.[More](8-11-2018)
Saturday Michigan Notebook: Austin Dillon leads Richard Childress Racing charge at Michigan; Goodyear opts for slight change to tire for Charlotte road course; Short strokes.[More](8-11-2018)
What to Watch for: Michigan International Speedway: 4 to Go Until the Playoffs; What's Next for Chase Elliott? Can Harvick, Busch Continue Rolling Up Wins? Larson Looks to Extend 2-Mile Mastery; Daniel Suárez Keeping Hot Streak Alive; Who's Hot and Who's Not - Michigan[More](8-11-2018)
Friday Michigan Notebook: Kyle Larson looking for progress and a little luck as Playoffs approach; For Grant Enfinger, a win would be nice-but not necessary; Short strokes.[More](8-10-2018)
Michigan International Speedway and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Weekend Preview: Michigan favors repeat winners in Cup while XFINITY gets first-time winners at Mid-Ohio. Meanwhile, only two races remain until the playoffs start for Trucks.[More](8-9-2018)
A look at many news, notes and story lines for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan, see the stats on the NASCAR National Series News & Notes -- Michigan International Speedway
A look at some of the top statistical performers and top-10 driver ratings at Michigan, see the stats on the Statistical Advance - Analyzing Michigan International Speedway page
Kevin Harvick storms to seventh 2018 victory at Michigan: Last week at Watkins Glen, Chase Elliott's maiden victory on the road course interrupted the season of the Big Three. But on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, Kevin Harvick restored the status quo, winning for the seventh time this season and breaking a tie with third-place finisher Kyle Busch for most victories in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.[More](8-12-2018)
Kevin Harvick won the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. The win is his 7th win of 2018, 2nd win at Michigan and 44th career win.
He lead 108 of the 200 laps and won all three stages.
#2-Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #18-Busch, #3-Dillon, #12-Blaney, #41-Busch, #10-Almirola, pole sitter #11-Hamlin#9-Elliott, and #22-Logano.
There were 15 lead changes among 9 drivers and 8 cautions for 37 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 140.474mph.
See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more at:
Unofficial Race Results (pdf)
Cumulative Report (pdf)
Penalty Report (pdf)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).
Race Fast Facts - Michigan
Kevin Harvick won the 49th Annual Consumers Energy 400, his 44th victory in 633 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his seventh victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2018.
This is his second victory and 17th top-10 finish in 36 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 19 races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2018.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 28 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Bubba Wallace (23rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 62 points over Kevin Harvick.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(8-12-2018)
2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Driver Playoff Standings:
[after Michigan, race 23 of 36] - 3 races left until the playoffs.
#18-Kyle Busch [6 wins], 986
#4-Kevin Harvick [7 wins - 6 can be used for playoffs], 924
#78-Martin Truex Jr. [4 wins], 842
#14-Clint Bowyer [2 wins], 732
#22-Joey Logano [1 win], 723
#9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 647
#20-Erik Jones [1 win], 596
#3-Austin Dillon [1 win], 451
#41-Kurt Busch, 750, -236
#2-Brad Keselowski, 709, -277
#12-Ryan Blaney, 687, -299
#11-Denny Hamlin, 684, -302
#42-Kyle Larson, 681, -305, +209 pts ahead of 17th
#10-Aric Almirola, 639, -347, +159
#48-Jimmie Johnson, 572, -414, +92
#88-Alex Bowman, 542, -444, +62
Outside the top 16:
#17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 480, -506, -62 pts behind 16th
#21-Paul Menard, 472, -514, -70
#19-Daniel Suarez, 460, -526, -82
#31-Ryan Newman, 456, -530, -86
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).
Top-Ten Stage 2 Results (lap 120) of the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (lap 120/200):
#4-Harvick, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#18-Busch, 9pts
#12-Blaney, 8pts
#41-Busch, 7pts
#3-Dillon, 6pts
#22-Logano, 5pts
#14-Bowyer, 4pts
#10-Almirola, 3pts
#2-Keseloski, 2pts
#42-Larson, 1pt
Top-Ten Stage 1 Results (lap 60) of the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (lap 60/200):
#4-Harvick, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#18--Busch, 9pts
#12-Blaney, 8pts
#41-Busch, 7pts
#78-Truex, Jr., 6pts
#11-Hamlin, 5pts
#10-Almirola, 4pts
#31-Newman, 3pts
#2-Keselowski, 2pts
#88-Bowman, 1pt
Lucky Dogs, drivers that got a lap back during the cautions (and their finish):
Caution 1: #51-McLeod, 31st
Caution 2: #20-Jones, 13th
Caution 3: #24-Byron, 36th
Caution 4: #13-Dillon, 38th
Caution 5: #42-Larson, 17th
Caution 6: #00-Cassill, 29th
Caution 7: #32-DiBenedetto, 24th
Caution 8: #78-Truex, Jr., 14th
Michigan pre-race scheduled (ET):
2:28pm: Canadian Anthem by: Lisa Bascom
2:30pm: Presentation of Color: Michigan State Police
2:30pm: Invocation by: St. Francis de Sales High School, Father Geoff Rose
2:31pm: National Anthem by: Brian Vander Ark
2:32pm: Flyover TOT by: (4) F-16s, 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard (Back Stretch to Front Stretch)
2:37pm: Drivers, Start Your Engines: Jackson, Michigan Teacher of the Year, Tom Hunt
2:46pm: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400
See the starting lineup for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on the Starting Lineup Page (pdf).
To the rear: #38-Ragan (transmission change), #23-Jones (transmission change), #15-Chastain (driver change)
NASCAR Overtime Race Procedure: Rule and notes on the NASCAR Overtime rules/news/stats page.
Wave Around: how the wave around rule works: All vehicles between the leader and the caution vehicle at the start/finish line when the "one to go" signal is given by the starter are considered "Wave Around" eligible. "Wave Around" vehicles will not be permitted to enter pit road at any time during this yellow flag/caution period. "Wave Around" vehicles must receive the green flag on the race track before being permitted to enter pit road without a penalty. Vehicles under a penalty and the "Free Pass" vehicle will not be eligible to receive a "Wave Around".
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway have been made.
With 40 cars running, pit stalls 41, 42, 43 are not in use.
Pole winner #11-Hamlin chose pit stall 1, the first stall available [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole winner #18-Busch took pit stall 23, with an opening in front of it.
#4-Harvick, who starts 3rd, took the 2nd stall.
The final pit stall was taken by #78-Truex, Jr., who starts 7th.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on Jayski.com's Pit Stall Selection chart.(8-10-2018)
Links to results, practices, qualifying PDF's: (will be added as available)
Official Race & Points Report
Race Results
Drivers Points
Owners Points
Cumlative Race Report
Penalty Report
Pitstalls
Happy Hour Practice Speeds
Practice 2 Speeds
Starting Lineup
Qualifying Results
Qualifying Order
Practice 1 Speeds
Crew Rosters
Latest / Final Entry List
Preliminary Entry List
See the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race results page
QUALIFYING INFO, PRACTICE SPEED and ENTRIES
Happy Hour (final) practice for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after 65 minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#22-Logano 197.580
#18-Busch 197.520
#4-Harvick 197.212
#42-Larson 197.179
#12-Blaney 197.147
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 17 drivers): #20-Jones 196.078
slowest: #51-McLeod 189.778 & #23-Jones 182.871.
notes: Practice started 15 minutes early since first practice on Saturday was shortened by fog.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (8-11-2018)
First Saturday practice for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after 17 of the 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#20-Jones 200.150
#24-Byron 199.678
#2-Keselowski 199.358
#14-Bowyer 199.242
#22-Logano 198.999
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 6 drivers): #20-Jones 198.132
slowest: #23-Jones 185.309
notes: Practice was delayed for a heavy fog at the track. Once it cleared, the session only lasted 15 minutes.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Second Practice speeds page (pdf) (8-11-2018)
Denny Hamlin edges Kyle Busch for second straight Monster Energy Cup pole Hamlin edged Busch by .011 seconds to earn his second Busch Pole Award of the season, his first at Michigan and the 28th of his career.[More](8-10-2018)
#11-Hamlin won the Busch pole for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway with speed of 202.794mph for his second pole of 2018, first at Michigan and 28th of his career. Hamlin has won four times from the 28 previous poles.
#18-Busch will start 2nd followed by #4-Harvick, #20-Jones, #3-Dillon, #31-Newman, #78-Truex, #12-Blaney, #22-Logano and #88-Bowman.
Hamlin was fastest in the second round with a speed of 202.224mph.
Hamlin was quickest in the first round with a speed of 201.590mph.
Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as 40 were entered for 40 spots
See round-by-round qualifying results on the Qualifying results page (pdf) and the complete starting lineup on the Starting Lineup page (pdf).(8-10-2018)
Michigan International Speedway - Qualifying Fast Facts:
Denny Hamlin won the Busch Pole Award Pole Award for the 49th Annual Consumers Energy 400 with a lap of 35.504 seconds, 202.794 mph.
This is his 28th pole in 457 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 15th top-10 start in 2018.
This is his first pole in 26 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his 16th top-10 start of 2018 and his 14th in 28 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Kevin Harvick (third) posted his 16th top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 17th in 23 races this season.
William Byron (20th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(8-10-2018)
Second Round of Qualifying for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after 10 scheduled minutes.
#11-Hamlin 202.224
#4-harvick 201.896
#18-Busch 201.782
#41-Busch 201.692
#78-Truex 201.641
the rest of the top 12: 88 20 22 31 10 3 12
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 17 21 1 14 42 2 48 24 9 43 37 38
(8-10-2018)
First Round of Qualifying for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after 15 scheduled minutes.
#11-Hamlin 201.590
#41-Busch 201.207
#88-Bowman 200.966
#10-Almirola 200.955
#22-Logano 200.949
the rest of the top 24: 14 21 2 12 20 78 31 18 9 17 42 3 1 4 37 48 24 43 38
out of the top 24 and not advancing to round 2: 47 6 13 95 34 32 00 72 51 99 15 7 66 96 23 19
Drivers who will miss the race: none, 40 entered
(8-10-2018)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is scheduled for Friday, August 10, 2018 at 5:05pm/et.
Television (TV): NCSN, 5:00pm/et
Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Group qualifying under the three-round qualifying format:
• Round 1 -- All entries will have 15 minutes to post a qualifying time, after which the 24 registering the fastest laps will advance to the second round. Those failing to advance will be sorted based on first-round times in descending order (from fastest to slowest).
• Round 2 -- The 24 fastest from the first round will have 10 minutes to post a second-round qualifying time, with the 12 fastest advancing to a third round. Those not advancing will earn starting positions 13 through 24 based on time, again in descending order.
• Round 3 -- The final round will be five minutes in length. The fastest times from this session will determine the first (Coors Light Pole Award) through 12th starting positions.
There will be a seven-minute break between each round; teams may make adjustments to their entries only during the individual breaks. They will not be allowed to jack the vehicle or raise the hood, and once the car or truck enters the garage, it will no longer be permitted to return to the track for additional qualifying attempts.
Qualifying Order for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is posted.
The first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #66-Hill.
The final driver lined up on pit road will be #12-Blaney.
The order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the first practice.
After the first round, the cars lined up by speed.
For the qualifying order, see the Qualifying Order page (pdf).(8-10-2018)
First practice for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#11-Hamlin 202.230
#41-Busch 201.901
#19-Suarez 201.850
#12-Blaney 201.794
#18-Busch 201.782
most laps run: 15, #13-Dillon
best 10 consecutive lap avg : no driver ran consecutive laps
slowest: #66-Hill 182.168
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Friday Practice speeds (pdf) (8-10-2018)
Entry List for the Consumers Energy 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is posted, 40 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #6-Bayne, #7-Smithley, #15-Chastain, #23-Blake Jones, #51-McLeod, #66-Hill, #72-LaJoie, #96-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #99-Gaulding.
Since only 40 cars are entered, all drivers will make the race.
See the full entry list on the Entry List (pdf)
For qualifying rules and formats, see the Qualifying Rules page
How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is 3600 seconds, so the calculation for a 48 second lap at Michigan(2.5 miles) would be: Speed = 2.5 x (3600/48), = 2.5 x 75 = 187.500mph. For a 19 second lap at Michigan(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/19), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph
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