NASCAR heads back to the ovals after a hectic race weekend on the IMS Road Course. Tyler Reddick claimed victory while Ross Chastain was the center of controversy once again. On the final restart, he took the access road in Turn 1 and ending up gaining ground, even fighting Reddick for the race lead. He crossed the line second, but was penalized and dropped to 27th in the final running order.
It is Reddick's second victory of the 2022 season, both coming on a road course. Rookies Harrison Burton and Todd Gilliland each claimed the best result of their young Cup careers, finishing third and fourth, respectively.
The winless Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are still hanging onto the final two playoff spots with no new winners this past week. A 15th different winner over the next month would boot one of them out of the top-16, despite sitting inside the top-five in regular season points.
Ty Gibbs finished 16th in his Cup Series debut at Pocono, subbing for Kurt Busch, following it up with another top-20 at IMS. He will again be in the No. 45 this weekend as Busch recovers from a crash in Pocono qualifying that left him with concussion-like symptoms.
Austin Hill will be making his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend in a third entry for Richard Childress Racing.
How to watch the NASCAR at Michigan
- Race: FireKeepers Casino 400
- Date: Sunday, August 7th
- Start time: 3:00 p.m. ET
- TV channel: USA Network | TSN 3/5 (Canada)
- Live stream: Peacock, fuboTV
- Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will be racing this weekend at Michigan. The iconic two-mile oval has been a part of the schedule since 1969. Blaney is the defending winner of the event while Harvick leads active drivers in wins there at five.
Rick Allen leads the NBC Cup Series broadcast team in the booth, where he’s joined by former star racers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton. Veteran crew chief Steve Letarte adds his technical knowledge for extra analysis.
NBC will cover all races from now through the playoffs either on the main NBC channel or USA Network.
Here's how and where to watch all the on-track activity for NASCAR this weekend:
Saturday, August 6
- (Schedule is tentative and subject to change)
- 9:05 a.m. ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series practice - NBC Streaming Apps
- 9:35 a.m. ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying - NBC Streaming Apps
- 12:35 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series practice - NBC Streaming Apps
- 1:20 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series qualifying - NBC Streaming Apps
- 3:30 p.m. ET - NASCAR Xfinity Series race (125 laps / 250 miles) - USA NETWORK
- 6:30 p.m. ET - ARCA Menards Series race (100 / 200 miles laps) - MAVTV
Sunday, August 7
- 3:00 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series race (82 laps) - USA NETWORK
Who’s on the entry list for NASCAR Cup at Pocono?
There are 37 cars on the NASCAR Cup Series entry list with one open entries -- Austin Hill, who is making his Cup debut with RCR.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey Lajoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | JJ Yeley
| Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | Noah Gragson | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Ty Gibbs | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 77 | Josh Bilicki | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford |
| 99 | Daniel Suarez | TrackHouse Racing | Chevrolet |
What’s next on the NASCAR Cup schedule?
After Michigan there will be just three races remaining in the regular season before the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin at Darlington.
| Date | Track | Network | Time | Radio |
| Sunday, August 14 | Richmond | USA | 3:00 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, August 21 | Watkins Glen | USA | 3:00 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Saturday, August 27 | Daytona | NBC | 7:00 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, September 4 | Darlington | USA | 6:00 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, September 11 | Kansas | USA | 3:00 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Saturday, September 17 | Bristol | USA | 7:30 p.m. ET | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, September 25 | Texas | USA | 3:30 p.m. ET | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, October 2 | Talladega | NBC | 2:00 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, October 9 | Charlotte Roval | NBC | 2:00 p.m. ET | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, October 16 | Las Vegas | NBC | 2:30 p.m. ET | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, October 23 | Homestead | NBC | 2:30 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, October 30 | Martinsville | NBC | 2:00 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sunday, November 6 | Phoenix | NBC | 3:00 p.m. ET | MRN/SiriusXM |
