2020 FireKeepers Casino 400 (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled for June 7, 2020 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 15th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. Kurt Busch won his 1st race of 2020.
== Report ==
=== Background ===
Layout of Michigan International Speedway, the track where the race is held.
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International 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).
==== Entry list ====
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
* (R) denotes rookie driver.
No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer
00 	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	Chevrolet
1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet
2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford
3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford
8 	Tyler Reddick (R) 	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
13 	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet
14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
15 	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet
17 	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford
18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
19 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
20 	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
21 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford
22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford
24 	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
32 	Cole Custer (R) 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford
34 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
36 	Matt Tifft 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
37 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet
38 	Corey LaJoie 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
41 	Daniel Suárez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet
43 	Darrell Wallace Jr. 	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet
47 	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet
48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
51 	Garrett Smithley (R)	Petty Ware Racing 	Ford
52 	Josh Bilicki 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet
66 	Joey Gase 	MBM Motorsports 	Toyota
77 	Quin Houff 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet
88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
95 	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota
== Qualifying ==
William Byron scored the pole for the race.
== Race ==
==== Stage results ====
Stage 1 Laps: 60
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	10
2 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	9
3 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	8
4 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	7
5 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	6
6 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	5
7 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	4
8 	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers 	Ford 	3
9 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	2
10 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	1
Stage 2 Laps: 60
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	10
2 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	9
3 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	8
4 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	7
5 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	6
6 	41	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	5
7 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	4
8 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	3
9 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	2
10 	19	Martin Truex Jr	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
=== Final stage results ===
Stage 3 Laps: 80
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps	Points
1 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	200 	50
2 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	200 	55
3 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	200 	35
4 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	200 	48
5 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	200 	36
6 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	200 	43
7 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	200 	30
8 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	200 	40
9 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	200 	28
10 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	200 	38
11 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing 	200 	26
12 	41	Daniel Suarez 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	200 	30
13 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	200 	27
14 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	200 	34
15 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	200 	31
16 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	200 	24
17 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	200 	20
18 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	200 	21
19 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr.	Richard Petty Motorsports	200 	18
20 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	200 	17
21 	95	Christopher Bell 	Leavine Family Racing 	200 	16
22 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	200 	16
23 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	200 	14
24 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	200 	13
25 	38	Corey LaJoie 	Front Row Motorsports 	200 	12
26 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	199 	11
27 	37	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	199 	10
28 	32	Cole Custer 	Go Fas Racing 	199 	9
29 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	198 	8
30 	36	Matt Tifft 	Front Row Motorsports 	198 	7
31 	00	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	197 	0
32 	15	Ross Chastain 	Premium Motorsports 	197 	0
33 	66	Joey Gase 	MBM Motorsports 	196 	0
34 	51	Garrett Smithley 	Rick Ware Racing 	196 	3
35 	52	Josh Bilicki 	Rick Ware Racing 	195 	0
36 	77	Quin Houff 	Spire Motorsports 	193 	0
37 	47	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	180 	1
=== Cautions ===
#1:Joey Gase Spins in front of Matt Tifft (Lap 46-49)
#2:Stage 1 Completion (Lap 62-65)
#3:Stage 2 Completion (Lap 122-125)
#4:Ryan Newman Blows a Tire (Lap 177-180)
#5:Ryan Preece Crash (Lap 181-184)
=== Lap Leaders ===
11 among 7 different drivers
Driver 	Laps Led
William Byron 	1-50
Brad Keselowski	51-53
Chase Elliott 	54-68
Brad Keselowski	69-115
Kevin Harvick 	116-130
William Byron 	131-142
Kevin Harvick 	143-147
Austin Dillon 	148-149
Denny Hamlin 	150
Chase Elliott 	151-180
Kurt Busch 	181-200
=== Points Standings ===
Driver 	Points
Kyle Busch 	623
Chase Elliott 	588
Joey Logano 	559
Brad Keselowski 	557
Kevin Harvick 	546
Martin Truex Jr 	540
Denny Hamlin 	540
Ryan Blaney 	440
Clint Bowyer 	434
Kurt Busch 	432
Alex Bowman 	418
William Byron 	410
Kyle Larson 	409
Chris Buescher 	408
Erik Jones 	400
Jimmie Johnson 	392
Daniel Suarez 	380
Matt DiBenedetto	370
Aric Almirola 	362
Ryan Newman 	330
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