Ross Chastain paced NASCAR Cup Series practice on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway in a session, which was briefly delayed after its initial start by weather, then after the resumption, it was ultimately washed out at around the 25-minute mark of the 40-minute session. Chastain’s fastest lap in the session was a 37.973 sec. (192.302 mph) lap around the 2-mile oval.
The Trackhouse Racing driver clocked in ahead of Martin Truex Jr. by 0.010 sec. Kyle Larson, William Byron, and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top five fastest on the speed charts in the practice session.
Here are the complete practice results for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, race 24 of 36.
2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 Practice Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Peach Chevrolet | 13 | 37.441 | -- | 192.302 | 6 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | 18 | 37.464 | 0.023 | 192.184 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 12 | 37.465 | 0.024 | 192.179 | 4 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 18 | 37.477 | 0.036 | 192.117 | 7 |
| 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 17 | 37.54 | 0.099 | 191.795 | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 12 | 37.554 | 0.113 | 191.723 | 4 |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 14 | 37.578 | 0.137 | 191.601 | 8 |
| 8 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Premier Security / Zeigler.com Chevrolet | 14 | 37.588 | 0.147 | 191.55 | 6 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fifth Third Bank Ford | 18 | 37.604 | 0.163 | 191.468 | 3 |
| 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 11 | 37.619 | 0.178 | 191.392 | 5 |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Dutch Boy Ford | 14 | 37.623 | 0.182 | 191.372 | 6 |
| 12 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 9 | 37.645 | 0.204 | 191.26 | 6 |
| 13 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing Poppy Bank Chevrolet | 9 | 37.646 | 0.205 | 191.255 | 6 |
| 14 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 12 | 37.662 | 0.221 | 191.174 | 6 |
| 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 13 | 37.682 | 0.241 | 191.072 | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com Ford | 13 | 37.697 | 0.256 | 190.996 | 6 |
| 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Martin Transportation Systems Ford | 11 | 37.706 | 0.265 | 190.951 | 5 |
| 18 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing Fraternal Order of Eagles Ford | 7 | 37.71 | 0.269 | 190.93 | 5 |
| 19 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | 14 | 37.715 | 0.274 | 190.905 | 9 |
| 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Country Crock / Minute Rice Chevrolet | 12 | 37.723 | 0.282 | 190.864 | 6 |
| 21 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 16 | 37.727 | 0.286 | 190.844 | 11 |
| 22 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 12 | 37.734 | 0.293 | 190.809 | 3 |
| 23 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 13 | 37.734 | 0.293 | 190.809 | 5 |
| 24 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus Ford | 8 | 37.743 | 0.302 | 190.763 | 2 |
| 25 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 13 | 37.757 | 0.316 | 190.693 | 7 |
| 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Dow Mobility Science Chevrolet | 10 | 37.765 | 0.324 | 190.652 | 3 |
| 27 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Lucas Oil Chevrolet | 8 | 37.785 | 0.344 | 190.551 | 3 |
| 28 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | 13 | 37.803 | 0.362 | 190.461 | 5 |
| 29 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 5 | 37.805 | 0.364 | 190.45 | 5 |
| 30 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | 16 | 37.832 | 0.391 | 190.315 | 6 |
| 31 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Infinite Cool Underway Chevrolet | 12 | 37.867 | 0.426 | 190.139 | 6 |
| 32 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Garner Trucking Chevrolet | 14 | 37.887 | 0.446 | 190.038 | 6 |
| 33 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford | 11 | 37.925 | 0.484 | 189.848 | 5 |
| 34 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Mobil 1 Toyota | 16 | 38.022 | 0.581 | 189.364 | 6 |
| 35 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 9 | 38.218 | 0.777 | 188.392 | 7 |
| 36 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles Ford | 7 | 38.219 | 0.778 | 188.387 | 5 |
