TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE Michigan International SpeedwayJune 6-7, 2026 |
| MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race AdvancesChevrolet Newsroom |
| NASCAR will make its annual appearance in “Motor City” this weekend as two of the sport’s national divisions, the Cup and Craftsman Truck Series, are set to take on the two-mile oval of Michigan International Speedway. Located just outside of Detroit, the home of General Motorsports’ headquarters, Michigan International Speedway has an over five-decade long history with NASCAR – a timespan that has seen Chevrolet collect 50 victories across the sport’s national touring series at the track. Michigan International Speedway will welcome back the Truck Series for the 23rd time in history, with each of Chevrolet’s entrants looking for their first victory at the track in Saturday’s DQS Solutions & Staffing 250. Among the manufacturer’s full-time drivers includes special appearances by three Team Chevy Cup Series regulars – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ross Chastain and Carson Hocevar – as well as Cleetus McFarland, who will reunite with Niece Motorsports for his second career start in the division. On Sunday, Chevrolet’s Cup Series drivers and teams will compete for the coveted Michigan Heritage Trophy in the FireKeepers Casino 400. The series’ reigning champion, Kyle Larson, will represent the Bowtie brand on the elite list of just seven active past Michigan winners. |
| Heritage Trophy History: An additional honor will be up for grabs at the conclusion of Sunday’s 400-mile event – the prestigious Michigan Heritage Trophy. Exclusive to Michigan International Speedway, the award was introduced to the series during the 2013 season to recognize the winning manufacturer of each NASCAR Cup Series race. Since its debut, Chevrolet has brought the Michigan Heritage Trophy back to Detroit six times. Jimmie Johnson delivered Chevrolet its first trophy in June 2014, with Jeff Gordon (Aug. 2014) and Kurt Busch (June 2015) adding a pair of victories to extend the Bowtie brand’s streak to three-straight. The honors returned to Chevrolet in Aug. 2016 when Kyle Larson drove the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet to the win – his first in NASCAR’s top division – going on to make it three-in-a-row with a sweep of the 2017 events. |
 THE START OF A CHAMPIONSHIP CAREERA visit to Michigan International Speedway during the 2016 season saw Kyle Larson break through as a first-time winner in NASCAR’s top division, with the Team Chevy driver joining NASCAR Hall of famer, Dale Jarrett, as one of just two drivers in history to earn their first career victory at the track. Going on to sweep both Michigan races the following season, Larson heads into the weekend as the series’ winningest active driver at the track with three career victories to his name. In his 17 career starts at the track, Larson’s three wins have been accompanied by eight top-five and 10 top-10 finishes, including an impressive stretch of results no worse than seventh in five of the last six races. While a last-lap misfortune stripped away a deserving finish for the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team at Nashville Superspeedway last weekend, the strength of the reigning champions still prevailed with a runner-up finish in Stage One and 56 laps led – just one short of the race winner Denny Hamlin – to maintain the sixth position in the points standings. |
| MOMENTUM BUILDING IN MICHIGANLate night chaos in “Music City” saw a pair of Team Chevy drivers come home with season-high results and a boost of momentum for the upcoming Michigan race weekend. |
 For the second time this season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the No. 47 Hyak Motorsports team earned the spot as the best finishing Chevrolet. With a four-tire call by veteran crew chief, Mike Kelley, to set up for a four-lap dash to the finish, Stenhouse Jr. made an impressive charge from 13th to fourth to earn the team’s best intermediate oval finish of the season. The night ended with an accumulation of 41 points – the second highest of the race behind the race winner Denny Hamlin – to move the team up three positions in the standings to start the second-half of the regular season. |
 Shane van Gisbergen continues to impress in his progression on the oval tracks. Battling within the top-10 through much of the race, the New Zealand native took the checkered flag in the fifth position to earn his season-high, and career-best, result on a traditional oval track. The showing extended a stellar stretch for the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet team – earning an average finish of 5.67 over the last three races, which is the second-best in the series behind the points leader, Tyler Reddick. |
 BRYON READY TO REBOUND William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team have earned runner-up finishes in two of the last five NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan International Speedway. But it was one year ago that the North Carolina native came just short of his first Michigan triumph when late-race fuel mileage woes took the team out of contention. Despite the finishing result, Byron’s overall performance throughout the race proves the driver will be one to watch in Sunday’s event. In the 2025 race, Byron turned a fourth-place starting spot into a pair of top-two stage finishes en route to a race-high 98 laps led. |
 ENFINGER EYEING OPPORTUNITY CR7 Motorsports’ Grant Enfinger left Nashville Superspeedway with a strong four position gain in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings, with the Alabama native heading to a track where he’s built a stout resume. When the series returned to the Irish Hills last season after a five-year hiatus, Enfinger came just one spot short of a trip to victory lane, ultimately leading Chevrolet with a runner-up finish. With the result, the veteran driver has finished no worse than eighth in five of his six career starts at the track. The No. 9 Chevrolet team is also coming off one of their best performances on pit road of the season, with the team’s veteran pit crew topping the speed chart in “Music City” with the best average four-tire pit stop time of 14.16 seconds. |
| BOWTIE BULLETS:· Chevrolet will serve as the official pace vehicle for the doubleheader weekend at Michigan International Speedway, with the Corvette Stingray pacing the NASCAR Cup Series and the Silverado RST pacing the Craftsman Truck Series. · Victories by active Chevrolet drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway: Kyle Larson – three wins (2016, 2017 sweep) · In 108 NASCAR Cup Series races held at Michigan International Speedway, Chevrolet has recorded 26 victories and 27 poles. · Since the Michigan Heritage Trophy was introduced to the series in 2013, Chevrolet has taken the honor six times, with the last three courtesy of Kyle Larson’s three-peat (Aug. 2016, 2017 sweep). · Daniel Suarez’s Coca-Cola 600 win marked Chevrolet’s fourth consecutive trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s premier series, setting the season record for the longest points-paying win streak by a single manufacturer. · At Talladega Superspeedway, Chevrolet tallied six top-10 finishes, marking the second time this season a manufacturer has placed six cars in the top-10 of a Cup Series event. The Bowtie brand took it one step further by achieving the highest representation of different organizations within those results with five Chevrolet organizations placing drivers in the top-10. · With seven-straight victories to start the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, Chevrolet set the record for the longest season-opening streak by a single manufacturer in the division’s history. · In 158 points-paying races in the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 72 victories – a winning percentage of 45.6%. · Chevrolet is coming off its 29th all-time sweep of the NASCAR Cup Series championship titles – capturing its 34th driver championship and 44th, and fifth consecutive, manufacturer championship in 2025. · With its 44 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer championships, 34 NASCAR Cup Series driver championships, and 886 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history. FOR THE FANS: Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at Michigan International Speedway, which features a variety of vehicles including: Silverado 1500 ZR2, Silverado 2500 ZR2, Colorado Trail Boss, Silverado EV RST, Traverse Z71, Tahoe Z71, Equinox RS, Corvette Grand Sport, Next Gen Camaro ZL1 Show Car, 1973 Laguna. Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation:Friday, June 5: 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6: 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7:: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Team Chevy Driver Appearances at the Display:Saturday, June 6Grant Enfinger: 12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Andres Perez de Lara: 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7Daniel Suarez: 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Carson Hocevar: 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Connor Zilisch: 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Cole Custer: 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. William Byron: 12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
| TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400Sunday, June 7, at 3 p.m. ETAmazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesDQS Solutions & Staffing 250 powered by Precision Vehicle LogisticsSaturday, June 6, at 1:30 p.m. ETFS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 |
| QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletThe best you’ve finished at Michigan is sixth, which came in your last race. What’s something you can do or the team can do to get you into the top-five? “Yeah, the balance and the pitch of the car, getting that set and having that right when we unload plus qualifying well for sure. We can watch other drivers’ commitment level. The team can make adjustments to the car with air pressure and things right before we qualify, based on our teammates. It starts with a good metric score, which rolls into a good qualifying effort after a good practice session and then go race. I’ve taken us out of the shot to win there by crashing on a pit cycle when I didn’t need to. Avoiding that would be top of mind for me as well.” Michigan is your final double duty race when it comes to the Craftsman Truck Series. How do you feel about that and why do you continue to race in the other series?“I wish I could race more Truck series races. I love the series and I like to take any opportunity I can to get behind the wheel and get more laps during a race weekend. For me personally, I feel like running the other series makes me a better driver in the Cup car. I get more reps and I think that’s good for me. Unfortunately, NASCAR has a limit on the number we can race, but I’m going to take advantage and run every race I can. I still have three more O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races this year, so I’m looking forward to those.” Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat do you enjoy most about racing at Michigan and how do you prepare for it each year?“I have lots of good memories at Michigan. I enjoy the track and how fast it is, how wide it is, and how many different lines you can run. It really lets you be aggressive, but you also have to be smart with tire management and track position. This place has been good to me in the past, and it’s definitely one I look forward to every time we come back. The fans are incredible, the atmosphere is electric and the racing is always exciting. When everything clicks – the car, the strategy, and the team – you can really make a statement. I’m always looking to build on those past experiences and push for another strong performance this weekend.” Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts after last week’s strong run by both Kaulig Racing cars?“I’m really proud of everyone at Kaulig Racing. We overcame a lot Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway and still got our best finish of the season. It would have been easy for everyone to give up when we were two laps down, but we didn’t, and it paid off. Kaulig Racing is working hard. Everyone knows the challenges we face, but that’s not stopping us from giving the best effort we can every day. A 12th-place finish isn’t our goal, but it shows our progress. We want better for Matt Kaulig, our sponsors and everyone who supports us. We’re digging. We’re fighters. We don’t give up no matter what comes our way, and I feel like our team is building. So, we’re learning, improving, and now it is on to Michigan with a little bit of momentum.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on Michigan and the test at Indy this week?“The last couple years at Michigan, we’ve had a had a decent balance and we ran okay there last year. It’s just track position oriented and restarts are important, depending on what lane you get in. In qualifying, you’re about wide open, if not totally wide open. It’s just a fast race track where balance is really key there. We’re testing this week in Indy (at Indianapolis Motor Speedway) and we’re hoping to learn some things that we can carry over to Michigan. It’s the same mindset where we are trying to learn each weekend.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“Nashville was a great step forward for our whole team, and coming away with a fourth-place finish definitely gives us something to build on heading into Michigan. The guys at the shop have been working hard and we’ve started putting together some strong runs lately. Michigan is a place where speed matters a lot, and with Pylon Aviation on board, we’re looking forward to carrying that momentum into another solid weekend for the No. 47 team.” Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet“Michigan is about as fast as it gets. You’re just about wide-open, and completely wide open when your car’s right and the track conditions are right. It takes a mega-level of commitment to keep your foot to the floor. You’ve got to tell yourself not to lift when you really want to going into the corner.” Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat do you look for in your race car at Michigan?“Michigan is always a track I look forward to. It’s one of those places where you really get a sense for where everyone stacks up from a performance standpoint. With the speed we’ve had over the last month at Spire Motorsports, especially on the intermediate and larger tracks, I’m excited about what we can do this weekend. The horsepower from the Hendrick engine shop has been a huge help for us this year, and Michigan is a place where that can really make a difference. It’s a fast track with plenty of downforce and being efficient aerodynamically while maximizing horsepower is going to be key all weekend. It feels like there is nowhere to hide, and everything gets amplified. Since Watkins Glen, we have started to get back on the right track. I think we could have two more top-10 finishes. We have the speed and momentum is building for our No. 71 group. So, a good clean race in Michigan with Garner Trucking will be great for us heading into this next four-race stretch.” Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat do you remember about taking the lead late in the race last year, and how do you use that as motivation for this weekend?“I remember that moment last year really well. I got to (Kyle) Larson’s right rear, and I knew he lost a lot of momentum from it so I shot out to the lead. I always have tunnel vision while racing. The sky could turn purple and I’d have no idea. But for some reason, I actually looked in the stands when I was coming off of Turn 4. It is a really long straightaway, and I remember seeing so many of them jumping up and cheering. It’s definitely one of the coolest racing memories I have – one I will cherish for a long time. Michigan is somewhere I am really comfortable and we have shown we have the speed to compete up front. Hopefully I can give all the Michigan fans something to cheer for on Sunday.” Zeigler returns to the No. 77 this week for their first points race of the year. What does it mean to have a Michigan-based company on your car for your home race?“Harold, Aaron and the whole Zeigler family have been really great to me. The Zeigler headquarters is actually just a few miles down the road from where I grew up in Kalamazoo and remember passing it all the time when I was a kid. When you represent the Zeigler family and Zeigler Auto Group, you feel like you are representing the Kalamazoo and Portage areas. Could be a really special day if we can get it done.” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts entering this week’s race at Michigan?“I’m excited to go to Michigan again. The first time I went there was in an ARCA car and we were able to get the win. It’s a fun track, really fast and really big. I’m really looking forward to going to Michigan with Trackhouse in a Next Gen Cup car and try to figure it out as fast as I can. It’s awesome to have WeatherTech back on board. We have won a lot of races together. This is our first race in the Cup Series together so I’m looking forward to having them back as a partner.” What do you remember about the ARCA race from a couple of years ago?“The ARCA cars were wide open there. I was leading the race and holding it wide open and not having to do too much. This will be my first time getting to experience Michigan where the racetrack is actually a little bit tricky. I’m looking forward to it and it’s my first time there in anything except an ARCA car so I’m going to have a lot to learn when we show up. Hopefully qualifying doesn’t get rained out like it has been in the past few weeks and I can give myself a chance to start in a better spot. I definitely have a lot to learn going to Michigan.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on Michigan International Speedway?“It’s alright, it’s a super-fast track. Hopefully we just keep showing improvement and keep some momentum going. It’s been great for our points the last few weeks. We just have to keep that going.” Is this No. 97 team going in the right direction?“It definitely feels like it! We had a bad couple of months, but it feels like it’s definitely turned around the last couple of weeks. It’s a real momentum based sport and confidence based as well. We just need to keep that going and lift our teammates up with us. If we are all running good, it will really help the whole team.” The last two weeks, you’ve qualified in the top 10. Does that prove how important track position is? “It’s 100% proven, two weeks in a row, you start up front, you run up front, stay there and it gives you more options. That’s really the answer. So, I’m sure we will have a proper qualifying this weekend, we just need to make sure we get it right on our qualifying lap.” Overall, though, with being at the front more frequently, where have you seen the biggest improvement?“I think it’s always just time and always learning stuff. The further up front you are, the better people race you, as well, so that’s always nice. It’s a real dogfight in the back, so getting away from that is a nice break. I think it really shows the importance of qualifying, getting up front, making no mistakes, and you can stay out there all day.” |
TEAM CHEVY ADVANCEMichigan International SpeedwayJune 6-7, 2026 |
| MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race AdvancesChevrolet Newsroom |
| NASCAR will make its annual appearance in “Motor City” this weekend as two of the sport’s national divisions, the Cup and Craftsman Truck Series, are set to take on the two-mile oval of Michigan International Speedway. Located just outside of Detroit, the home of General Motorsports’ headquarters, Michigan International Speedway has an over five-decade long history with NASCAR – a timespan that has seen Chevrolet collect 50 victories across the sport’s national touring series at the track. Michigan International Speedway will welcome back the Truck Series for the 23rd time in history, with each of Chevrolet’s entrants looking for their first victory at the track in Saturday’s DQS Solutions & Staffing 250. Among the manufacturer’s full-time drivers includes special appearances by three Team Chevy Cup Series regulars – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ross Chastain and Carson Hocevar – as well as Cleetus McFarland, who will reunite with Niece Motorsports for his second career start in the division. On Sunday, Chevrolet’s Cup Series drivers and teams will compete for the coveted Michigan Heritage Trophy in the FireKeepers Casino 400. The series’ reigning champion, Kyle Larson, will represent the Bowtie brand on the elite list of just seven active past Michigan winners. |
| Heritage Trophy History: An additional honor will be up for grabs at the conclusion of Sunday’s 400-mile event – the prestigious Michigan Heritage Trophy. Exclusive to Michigan International Speedway, the award was introduced to the series during the 2013 season to recognize the winning manufacturer of each NASCAR Cup Series race. Since its debut, Chevrolet has brought the Michigan Heritage Trophy back to Detroit six times. Jimmie Johnson delivered Chevrolet its first trophy in June 2014, with Jeff Gordon (Aug. 2014) and Kurt Busch (June 2015) adding a pair of victories to extend the Bowtie brand’s streak to three-straight. The honors returned to Chevrolet in Aug. 2016 when Kyle Larson drove the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet to the win – his first in NASCAR’s top division – going on to make it three-in-a-row with a sweep of the 2017 events. |
| THE START OF A CHAMPIONSHIP CAREERA visit to Michigan International Speedway during the 2016 season saw Kyle Larson break through as a first-time winner in NASCAR’s top division, with the Team Chevy driver joining NASCAR Hall of famer, Dale Jarrett, as one of just two drivers in history to earn their first career victory at the track. Going on to sweep both Michigan races the following season, Larson heads into the weekend as the series’ winningest active driver at the track with three career victories to his name. In his 17 career starts at the track, Larson’s three wins have been accompanied by eight top-five and 10 top-10 finishes, including an impressive stretch of results no worse than seventh in five of the last six races. While a last-lap misfortune stripped away a deserving finish for the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team at Nashville Superspeedway last weekend, the strength of the reigning champions still prevailed with a runner-up finish in Stage One and 56 laps led – just one short of the race winner Denny Hamlin – to maintain the sixth position in the points standings. |
| MOMENTUM BUILDING IN MICHIGANLate night chaos in “Music City” saw a pair of Team Chevy drivers come home with season-high results and a boost of momentum for the upcoming Michigan race weekend. |
| For the second time this season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the No. 47 Hyak Motorsports team earned the spot as the best finishing Chevrolet. With a four-tire call by veteran crew chief, Mike Kelley, to set up for a four-lap dash to the finish, Stenhouse Jr. made an impressive charge from 13th to fourth to earn the team’s best intermediate oval finish of the season. The night ended with an accumulation of 41 points – the second highest of the race behind the race winner Denny Hamlin – to move the team up three positions in the standings to start the second-half of the regular season. |
| Shane van Gisbergen continues to impress in his progression on the oval tracks. Battling within the top-10 through much of the race, the New Zealand native took the checkered flag in the fifth position to earn his season-high, and career-best, result on a traditional oval track. The showing extended a stellar stretch for the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet team – earning an average finish of 5.67 over the last three races, which is the second-best in the series behind the points leader, Tyler Reddick. |
| BRYON READY TO REBOUND William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team have earned runner-up finishes in two of the last five NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan International Speedway. But it was one year ago that the North Carolina native came just short of his first Michigan triumph when late-race fuel mileage woes took the team out of contention. Despite the finishing result, Byron’s overall performance throughout the race proves the driver will be one to watch in Sunday’s event. In the 2025 race, Byron turned a fourth-place starting spot into a pair of top-two stage finishes en route to a race-high 98 laps led. |
| ENFINGER EYEING OPPORTUNITY CR7 Motorsports’ Grant Enfinger left Nashville Superspeedway with a strong four position gain in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings, with the Alabama native heading to a track where he’s built a stout resume. When the series returned to the Irish Hills last season after a five-year hiatus, Enfinger came just one spot short of a trip to victory lane, ultimately leading Chevrolet with a runner-up finish. With the result, the veteran driver has finished no worse than eighth in five of his six career starts at the track. The No. 9 Chevrolet team is also coming off one of their best performances on pit road of the season, with the team’s veteran pit crew topping the speed chart in “Music City” with the best average four-tire pit stop time of 14.16 seconds. |
| BOWTIE BULLETS:· Chevrolet will serve as the official pace vehicle for the doubleheader weekend at Michigan International Speedway, with the Corvette Stingray pacing the NASCAR Cup Series and the Silverado RST pacing the Craftsman Truck Series. · Victories by active Chevrolet drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway: Kyle Larson – three wins (2016, 2017 sweep) · In 108 NASCAR Cup Series races held at Michigan International Speedway, Chevrolet has recorded 26 victories and 27 poles. · Since the Michigan Heritage Trophy was introduced to the series in 2013, Chevrolet has taken the honor six times, with the last three courtesy of Kyle Larson’s three-peat (Aug. 2016, 2017 sweep). · Daniel Suarez’s Coca-Cola 600 win marked Chevrolet’s fourth consecutive trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s premier series, setting the season record for the longest points-paying win streak by a single manufacturer. · At Talladega Superspeedway, Chevrolet tallied six top-10 finishes, marking the second time this season a manufacturer has placed six cars in the top-10 of a Cup Series event. The Bowtie brand took it one step further by achieving the highest representation of different organizations within those results with five Chevrolet organizations placing drivers in the top-10. · With seven-straight victories to start the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, Chevrolet set the record for the longest season-opening streak by a single manufacturer in the division’s history. · In 158 points-paying races in the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 72 victories – a winning percentage of 45.6%. · Chevrolet is coming off its 29th all-time sweep of the NASCAR Cup Series championship titles – capturing its 34th driver championship and 44th, and fifth consecutive, manufacturer championship in 2025. · With its 44 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer championships, 34 NASCAR Cup Series driver championships, and 886 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history. FOR THE FANS: Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at Michigan International Speedway, which features a variety of vehicles including: Silverado 1500 ZR2, Silverado 2500 ZR2, Colorado Trail Boss, Silverado EV RST, Traverse Z71, Tahoe Z71, Equinox RS, Corvette Grand Sport, Next Gen Camaro ZL1 Show Car, 1973 Laguna. Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation:Friday, June 5: 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6: 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7:: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Team Chevy Driver Appearances at the Display:Saturday, June 6Grant Enfinger: 12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Andres Perez de Lara: 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7Daniel Suarez: 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Carson Hocevar: 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Connor Zilisch: 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Cole Custer: 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. William Byron: 12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
| TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400Sunday, June 7, at 3 p.m. ETAmazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesDQS Solutions & Staffing 250 powered by Precision Vehicle LogisticsSaturday, June 6, at 1:30 p.m. ETFS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 |
| QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletThe best you’ve finished at Michigan is sixth, which came in your last race. What’s something you can do or the team can do to get you into the top-five? “Yeah, the balance and the pitch of the car, getting that set and having that right when we unload plus qualifying well for sure. We can watch other drivers’ commitment level. The team can make adjustments to the car with air pressure and things right before we qualify, based on our teammates. It starts with a good metric score, which rolls into a good qualifying effort after a good practice session and then go race. I’ve taken us out of the shot to win there by crashing on a pit cycle when I didn’t need to. Avoiding that would be top of mind for me as well.” Michigan is your final double duty race when it comes to the Craftsman Truck Series. How do you feel about that and why do you continue to race in the other series?“I wish I could race more Truck series races. I love the series and I like to take any opportunity I can to get behind the wheel and get more laps during a race weekend. For me personally, I feel like running the other series makes me a better driver in the Cup car. I get more reps and I think that’s good for me. Unfortunately, NASCAR has a limit on the number we can race, but I’m going to take advantage and run every race I can. I still have three more O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races this year, so I’m looking forward to those.” Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat do you enjoy most about racing at Michigan and how do you prepare for it each year?“I have lots of good memories at Michigan. I enjoy the track and how fast it is, how wide it is, and how many different lines you can run. It really lets you be aggressive, but you also have to be smart with tire management and track position. This place has been good to me in the past, and it’s definitely one I look forward to every time we come back. The fans are incredible, the atmosphere is electric and the racing is always exciting. When everything clicks – the car, the strategy, and the team – you can really make a statement. I’m always looking to build on those past experiences and push for another strong performance this weekend.” Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts after last week’s strong run by both Kaulig Racing cars?“I’m really proud of everyone at Kaulig Racing. We overcame a lot Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway and still got our best finish of the season. It would have been easy for everyone to give up when we were two laps down, but we didn’t, and it paid off. Kaulig Racing is working hard. Everyone knows the challenges we face, but that’s not stopping us from giving the best effort we can every day. A 12th-place finish isn’t our goal, but it shows our progress. We want better for Matt Kaulig, our sponsors and everyone who supports us. We’re digging. We’re fighters. We don’t give up no matter what comes our way, and I feel like our team is building. So, we’re learning, improving, and now it is on to Michigan with a little bit of momentum.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on Michigan and the test at Indy this week?“The last couple years at Michigan, we’ve had a had a decent balance and we ran okay there last year. It’s just track position oriented and restarts are important, depending on what lane you get in. In qualifying, you’re about wide open, if not totally wide open. It’s just a fast race track where balance is really key there. We’re testing this week in Indy (at Indianapolis Motor Speedway) and we’re hoping to learn some things that we can carry over to Michigan. It’s the same mindset where we are trying to learn each weekend.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“Nashville was a great step forward for our whole team, and coming away with a fourth-place finish definitely gives us something to build on heading into Michigan. The guys at the shop have been working hard and we’ve started putting together some strong runs lately. Michigan is a place where speed matters a lot, and with Pylon Aviation on board, we’re looking forward to carrying that momentum into another solid weekend for the No. 47 team.” Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet“Michigan is about as fast as it gets. You’re just about wide-open, and completely wide open when your car’s right and the track conditions are right. It takes a mega-level of commitment to keep your foot to the floor. You’ve got to tell yourself not to lift when you really want to going into the corner.” Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat do you look for in your race car at Michigan?“Michigan is always a track I look forward to. It’s one of those places where you really get a sense for where everyone stacks up from a performance standpoint. With the speed we’ve had over the last month at Spire Motorsports, especially on the intermediate and larger tracks, I’m excited about what we can do this weekend. The horsepower from the Hendrick engine shop has been a huge help for us this year, and Michigan is a place where that can really make a difference. It’s a fast track with plenty of downforce and being efficient aerodynamically while maximizing horsepower is going to be key all weekend. It feels like there is nowhere to hide, and everything gets amplified. Since Watkins Glen, we have started to get back on the right track. I think we could have two more top-10 finishes. We have the speed and momentum is building for our No. 71 group. So, a good clean race in Michigan with Garner Trucking will be great for us heading into this next four-race stretch.” Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat do you remember about taking the lead late in the race last year, and how do you use that as motivation for this weekend?“I remember that moment last year really well. I got to (Kyle) Larson’s right rear, and I knew he lost a lot of momentum from it so I shot out to the lead. I always have tunnel vision while racing. The sky could turn purple and I’d have no idea. But for some reason, I actually looked in the stands when I was coming off of Turn 4. It is a really long straightaway, and I remember seeing so many of them jumping up and cheering. It’s definitely one of the coolest racing memories I have – one I will cherish for a long time. Michigan is somewhere I am really comfortable and we have shown we have the speed to compete up front. Hopefully I can give all the Michigan fans something to cheer for on Sunday.” Zeigler returns to the No. 77 this week for their first points race of the year. What does it mean to have a Michigan-based company on your car for your home race?“Harold, Aaron and the whole Zeigler family have been really great to me. The Zeigler headquarters is actually just a few miles down the road from where I grew up in Kalamazoo and remember passing it all the time when I was a kid. When you represent the Zeigler family and Zeigler Auto Group, you feel like you are representing the Kalamazoo and Portage areas. Could be a really special day if we can get it done.” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts entering this week’s race at Michigan?“I’m excited to go to Michigan again. The first time I went there was in an ARCA car and we were able to get the win. It’s a fun track, really fast and really big. I’m really looking forward to going to Michigan with Trackhouse in a Next Gen Cup car and try to figure it out as fast as I can. It’s awesome to have WeatherTech back on board. We have won a lot of races together. This is our first race in the Cup Series together so I’m looking forward to having them back as a partner.” What do you remember about the ARCA race from a couple of years ago?“The ARCA cars were wide open there. I was leading the race and holding it wide open and not having to do too much. This will be my first time getting to experience Michigan where the racetrack is actually a little bit tricky. I’m looking forward to it and it’s my first time there in anything except an ARCA car so I’m going to have a lot to learn when we show up. Hopefully qualifying doesn’t get rained out like it has been in the past few weeks and I can give myself a chance to start in a better spot. I definitely have a lot to learn going to Michigan.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on Michigan International Speedway?“It’s alright, it’s a super-fast track. Hopefully we just keep showing improvement and keep some momentum going. It’s been great for our points the last few weeks. We just have to keep that going.” Is this No. 97 team going in the right direction?“It definitely feels like it! We had a bad couple of months, but it feels like it’s definitely turned around the last couple of weeks. It’s a real momentum based sport and confidence based as well. We just need to keep that going and lift our teammates up with us. If we are all running good, it will really help the whole team.” The last two weeks, you’ve qualified in the top 10. Does that prove how important track position is? “It’s 100% proven, two weeks in a row, you start up front, you run up front, stay there and it gives you more options. That’s really the answer. So, I’m sure we will have a proper qualifying this weekend, we just need to make sure we get it right on our qualifying lap.” Overall, though, with being at the front more frequently, where have you seen the biggest improvement?“I think it’s always just time and always learning stuff. The further up front you are, the better people race you, as well, so that’s always nice. It’s a real dogfight in the back, so getting away from that is a nice break. I think it really shows the importance of qualifying, getting up front, making no mistakes, and you can stay out there all day.” |
| Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics Manufacturer Championships:Total (1949-2025): 44First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)Most recent: 2025 Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Driver Championships:Total (1949-2025): 34First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)Most recent: Kyle Larson (2025)Driver and Manufacturer Championship Sweeps: 29 Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2025 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007) 2026 STATISTICS: Wins: 5Poles: 3Laps Led: 1,139Top-Fives: 26Top-10s: 51Stage Wins: 12 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 886 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 769Laps led to date: 257,873Top-fives to date: 4,462Top-10s to date: 9,202 Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date: General Motors: 1,220 Chevrolet: 886 Pontiac: 154 Oldsmobile: 115 Buick: 65 Ford: 848 Ford: 748 Mercury: 96 Lincoln: 4 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467 Dodge: 217 Plymouth: 191 Chrysler: 59 Toyota: 211 |