| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 25 of 36 in the2021 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22) | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway inBrooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 142.476 miles per hour (229.293 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 71 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen,Jeff Burton,Steve Letarte andDale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1–2) and Kyle Rickey (3–4) | ||
The2021 FireKeepers Casino 400 was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on August 22, 2021, atMichigan International Speedway inBrooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shapedspeedway located inBrooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily forNASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" toTexas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis ofAuto Club Speedway. The track is owned byInternational Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Josh Berry replacedCorey LaJoie for the race due to COVID-19 protocols;[7] LaJoie, then unvaccinated, had been close to a person testing positive for the COVID-19 from hisStacking Pennies podcast a week prior.[8]
Kyle Larson was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]
Stage OneLaps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage TwoLaps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Stage ThreeLaps: 80
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 40 |
| 2 | 18 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 43 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 51 |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 36 |
| 5 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 45 |
| 6 | 4 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 36 |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 42 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 46 |
| 9 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 33 |
| 10 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 27 |
| 11 | 21 | 14 | Chase Briscoe(R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 26 |
| 12 | 12 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 25 |
| 13 | 28 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 33 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 22 |
| 16 | 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 21 |
| 17 | 23 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 20 |
| 18 | 13 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 19 |
| 19 | 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 200 | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 17 |
| 21 | 32 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 200 | 15 |
| 23 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 14 |
| 24 | 16 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 13 |
| 25 | 17 | 77 | Justin Haley(i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 7 | Josh Berry(i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware(i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 |
| 28 | 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod(i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 198 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 11 |
| 30 | 31 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 7 |
| 31 | 29 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 195 | 6 |
| 32 | 33 | 53 | Garrett Smithley(i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 188 | 9 |
| 34 | 35 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo(R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 178 | 3 |
| 35 | 22 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 152 | 2 |
| 36 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 14 |
| 37 | 34 | 15 | Joey Gase(i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen,Jeff Burton,Steve Letarte and two-time Michigan winner,Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth.Dave Burns,Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
| NBCSN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Lap-by-lap:Rick Allen Color-commentator:Jeff Burton Color-commentator:Steve Letarte Color-commentator:Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider | |
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast byMotor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast onSirius XMNASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch.Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Kyle Rickey called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon worked pit road for the radio side.
| MRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle | Turns 1 & 2:Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4:Mike Bagley | Steve Post Kim Coon |
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