NASCAR lineup at Michigan: Starting order, pole for FireKeepers Casino 400

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Bubba Wallace turned in a historic qualifying run at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, earning both his and 23XI Racing's first pole in the NASCAR Cup Series.

The driver of the No. 23 Toyota achieved the milestone at an opportune time. He sits outside the projected NASCAR playoff field with just four races remaining before the start of the playoffs.

Wallace has yet to secure a win in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season. What better position to aim for win No. 1 than from the pole?

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Wallace appears ready to go get his second career Cup Series victory:

The Sporting News has everything you need to know about qualifying for the FireKeepers Casino 400, and the starting order for the race.

FireKeepers Casino 400 qualifying results

Final group results

Finish Driver Lap speed (mph)
1. Bubba Wallace 190.703
2. Christopher Bell 189.898
3. Kyle Busch 189.868
4. Joey Logano 189.509
5. Austin Cindric 189.449
6. Tyler Reddick 189.026
7. Martin Truex Jr. 188.724
8. Kyle Larson 188.605
9. Denny Hamlin 188.605
10. Eric Jones 187.666

Full results here.

Who won the pole for the NASCAR race at Michigan?

Bubba Wallace took the pole for Sunday's Michigan race. It is the first pole of his Cup Series career:

Wallace — currently sitting four spots outside the projected playoff field at 20th overall — has five top-10 finishes, including three straight at New Hampshire, Pocono and Indianapolis. He also started the season with a second-place finish in the Daytona 500.

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Starting lineup for Michigan race

Wallace's first pole in the Cup Series might not have come at a better time. This will be his ninth race at Michigan International Speedway; in his eight previous appearances, he has only one top-10 finish (10th in the 2020 FireKeepers Casino 400).

Ryan Blaney and Kevin Harvick won this event in 2021 and 2020, respectively. Harvick, it should be noted, also won the Consumers Energy 400, held at the same track a day after winning the FireKeepers asino 400, in 2020).

Here is the complete starting lineup for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400:

Starting pos. Driver Car No. Team
1 Bubba Wallace 23 23XI Racing
2 Christopher Bell 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
3 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
4 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
5 Austin Cindric 2 Team Penske
6 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
7 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
8 Kyle Larson 5 Hendrick Motorsports
9 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
10 Erik Jones 43 Petty GMS Motorsports
11 Ty Gibbs 45 23XI Racing
12 Noah Gragson 16 Kaulig Racing
13 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
14 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
15 Daniel Suarez 99 Trackhouse Racing
16 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
17 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
18 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
19 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
20 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
21 Justin Haley 31 Kaulig Racing
22 Ross Chastain 1 Trackhouse Racing
23 Chase Briscoe 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
24 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
25 Ty Dillon 42 Petty GMS Motorsports
26 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
27 Harrison Burton 21 Wood Brothers Racing
28 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
29 JJ Yeley 15 Rick Ware Motorsports
30 Alex Bowman 48 Hendrick Motorsports
31 Austin Hill 33 Richard Childress Racing
32 Corey LaJoie 7 Spire Motorsports
33 Brad Keselowski 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
34 Cody Ware 51 Rick Ware Racing
35 Josh Bilicki 77 Spire Motorsports
36 BJ McLeod 78 Live Fast Motorsports
37 Todd Gilliland 38 Front Row Racing
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