When you think of Michigan you think of Motor City and horsepower and American automotive might. Well travel about an hour and a half from the Motor City and you get to the Irish Hills region and a proving ground for that American automotive might; Michigan International Speedway. The quite, rolling, green, hills and villages are stirred awake twice a year as the Cup series ventures to the 2-mile track nestled in the Great Lake State. This track is known for its speed; it’s the fastest track outside of Daytona and Talladega that the Cup cars travel to on their schedule, and that much speed hasn’t been hampered much by the 2019 rules package that was in place in June.

You might think that it is a highly banked track because of the speeds that are produced, however, it’s just the opposite. The turns are banked at a modest 18 degrees and the front stretch is titled at 12 degrees while it is shaped in a D-shape for the layout. The layout was originally made so that each spectator would have a better view of the action, however, a side effect of that is that the cars simply carry speed and momentum throughout the laps and the speeds achieved can top 200 mph.

With it being a 400-mile race and it being a 2-mile track, that means there are 200 laps in the scheduled distance of the race with the stages ending at laps 60, 120, and the final stage of 80 laps.

Starting Spots for Winners

Starting Pos.Races WonStarting Pos.Races Won
122131
28152
311172
412181
56193
61202
76243
84251
92271
103281
113321
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June’s race made it 100 races run at the Cup level for the Michigan track and in that time 22 winners have come from the pole position including June’s winner. Five of those pole winners have come in the last 10 races and three of those came in August races. Four of the last five races here have produced seven or more cautions as well.

Drivers To Watch This Week:

Last Five Consumer Energy 400s

  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520
Kyle Larson5171615222234
Kevin Harvick54.654.6014455
Brad Keselowski511.287.83.402445
Austin Dillon510.212.810.6-0.402334
Ryan Blaney411.511.512-0.502233
Martin Truex Jr51914.615402234
Denny Hamlin57.49.49-1.601445
Joey Logano54.88.611.6-6.801444
Chase Elliott310.310.76.3401333
Ryan Newman51414.211301245
Kyle Busch510.818.416.4-5.601234
Erik Jones26118-201122
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520
Paul Menard51915.616.82.201124
Jimmie Johnson516.215.820.2-400223
Aric Almirola522.819.415.67.200134
Kurt Busch515.611.616-0.400134
Clint Bowyer51718.824.4-7.400122
Chris Buescher321.326.320.3100112
Ricky Stenhouse Jr518.620.220.8-2.200013
Daniel Suarez22817.524400011
Bubba Wallace1222323-100000
David Ragan526.22625.60.600001
Alex Bowman420.32626.5-6.200001
Michael McDowell33027.327.72.300000
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520
Matt DiBenedetto430.830.8282.800000
Ty Dillon23027.529.50.500000
Landon Cassill53431.631.62.400000
Garrett Smithley1363532400000
BJ McLeod2363533.52.500000
Ross Chastain1353235000000
Corey LaJoie23334.535.5-2.500000
William Byron1203536-1600000
Daniel Hemric0000000000
Quin Houff0000000000
Matt Tifft0000000000
Ryan Preece0000000000
Austin Theriault0000000000
Spencer Boyd0000000000

 

  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Kyle Larson5438.645964%90
Kevin Harvick515631.213126.294%125.3
Brad Keselowski512124.25611.291%108
Austin Dillon525530665%89.9
Ryan Blaney400143.566%95.5
Martin Truex Jr58917.810921.864%91.9
Denny Hamlin5295.8193.892%97.8
Joey Logano511122.2448.889%104.2
Chase Elliott33110.34113.778%102.5
Ryan Newman5275.420.459%83.5
Kyle Busch5469.25911.855%82.1
Erik Jones252.5115.566%95.7
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Paul Menard5005159%79.8
Jimmie Johnson57114.2479.446%83.4
Aric Almirola530.620.430%72.5
Kurt Busch530.681.670%88.3
Clint Bowyer510.261.250%78.2
Chris Buescher30010.314%55.3
Ricky Stenhouse Jr50030.628%65.1
Daniel Suarez231.552.548%82.1
Bubba Wallace1000010%57.5
David Ragan500008%52.2
Alex Bowman40051.318%60.3
Michael McDowell300003%47.2
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Matt DiBenedetto400001%43.1
Ty Dillon200001%47.4
Landon Cassill500000%40.5
Garrett Smithley100001%32
BJ McLeod200000%29.8
Ross Chastain100001%34.8
Corey LaJoie200000%34.6
William Byron100008%42.5
Daniel Hemric0000000
Quin Houff0000000
Matt Tifft0000000
Ryan Preece0000000
Austin Theriault0000000
Spencer Boyd0000000

Top-20 Drivers Over Last 10 Michigan Races

  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520
Kyle Larson1015.712.713.81.934468
Joey Logano104.98.17.5-2.625999
Kevin Harvick107.278-0.816799
Kurt Busch1014.211.210.83.413589
Clint Bowyer1017.116.721.7-4.611344
Martin Truex Jr1014.111.711.72.404579
Brad Keselowski109.68.27.71.9038810
Chase Elliott711.69.97.44.203667
Kyle Busch109.517.918.1-8.603567
Denny Hamlin107.310.711.6-4.302589
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520
Ryan Blaney99.311.314.6-5.302456
Austin Dillon1011.214.414.8-3.602457
Paul Menard1019.517154.502358
Ryan Newman1014.715.212.91.801379
Erik Jones59.613.815-5.401144
Daniel Suarez521.418.221.20.201122
Jimmie Johnson1015.717.318.1-2.400348
Aric Almirola919.81917.12.700146
Ricky Stenhouse Jr1017.620.821.4-3.800125
Chris Buescher722.723.322.40.300114

 

  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Kyle Larson1014814.810410.472%96.9
Joey Logano1041941.910710.787%110.4
Kevin Harvick1028328.319719.788%117.8
Kurt Busch10555.5343.472%95.3
Clint Bowyer10101262.655%80.4
Martin Truex Jr1016116.119219.275%98.8
Brad Keselowski1014514.5848.492%105.6
Chase Elliott7679.578912.7184%101.9
Kyle Busch10868.610210.259%85.5
Denny Hamlin10343.4383.882%92.8
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Ryan Blaney9161.78535.8973%92.2
Austin Dillon10323.2333.360%80.3
Paul Menard1040.4151.546%76.7
Ryan Newman10282.840.456%80.4
Erik Jones551234.662%86
Daniel Suarez540.8142.839%75.4
Jimmie Johnson10757.5676.740%77.8
Aric Almirola940.44131.4435%72.8
Ricky Stenhouse Jr100040.426%63.5
Chris Buescher70091.2913%57.2

Top-20 Drivers At Similar Races (Michigan, Auto Club, Kansas)

  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520
Kyle Larson2015.512.213.61.949111314
Kevin Harvick206.88.89-2.2311131818
Kyle Busch196.78.79.9-3.2310151516
Martin Truex Jr2010.29.910.20.038111518
Brad Keselowski20910.49.2-0.229141618
Joey Logano2099.812.4-3.429141515
Chase Elliott1814.111.510.33.816121416
Clint Bowyer2017.816.119.1-1.3134812
Jimmie Johnson2018.113.614.93.2127915
Kurt Busch2012.112.710.31.806111618
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520
Ryan Blaney1810.89.713.4-2.606111314
Denny Hamlin196.610.814-7.40481315
Erik Jones1311.212.114.2-3.0035910
Ryan Newman2012.516.717.5-5.00241113
Paul Menard2018.518.819.5-1.0024713
Austin Dillon2013.315.213.6-0.30171217
Alex Bowman1217.91816.71.201458
Daniel Suarez1318.718.919.8-1.101366
Ricky Stenhouse Jr2015.918.518.5-2.6012814
Aric Almirola191918.118.40.60051013

  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Kyle Larson2035217.623311.774%96.6
Kevin Harvick2076138.156728.480%114.2
Kyle Busch1952527.637919.985%107.3
Martin Truex Jr2076538.350425.277%105.3
Brad Keselowski2027813.922311.283%99.9
Joey Logano2045322.71678.482%101.3
Chase Elliott181659.219911.176%96.8
Clint Bowyer20261.3552.854%77.5
Jimmie Johnson201839.2159860%86
Kurt Busch201246.299569%91
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Ryan Blaney181679.31801080%96.3
Denny Hamlin191115.8985.279%90.8
Erik Jones1370.5685.274%88.9
Ryan Newman20170.950.350%74.3
Paul Menard2060.3371.939%70.6
Austin Dillon20191160.854%79
Alex Bowman12645.3705.846%76.6
Daniel Suarez1340.3292.236%71.3
Ricky Stenhouse Jr20231.2281.435%69.9
Aric Almirola1980.4281.544%74.4

Team Averages at Michigan (Since Feb. 2017)

 Avg.  TopTop
DriverFinishRacesWins510
Team Penske9.08131410
Chip Ganassi Racing10.810246
Stewart-Haas Racing13.220258
Joe Gibbs Racing13.9520058
Wood Brothers Racing14.85011
Hendrick Motorsports16.720017
Richard Childress Racing16.8312023

Momentum

Driver

Driver Momentum
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTopLapsFastestLapsAvg. Driver
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520LedLapsComp.Rating
Denny Hamlin512.477.451444415586948111.7
Kevin Harvick57.88.613-5.21133311578946103
Kurt Busch55.610.813.2-7.611334494994993.8
Chase Elliott511.61623.6-1211122833585087.1
Justin Haley13431133111111112763.5
Erik Jones51210.87504444154194898.1
Ryan Blaney515.813.813.62.20234411194184.6
Martin Truex Jr56.29.610.4-4.20233414294897.1
Kyle Larson51513.61410233463691286.7
William Byron515.81511.44.40223401794979.5
Kyle Busch54.498.8-4.401355249149950112.8
Ryan Newman524.618.41212.60134415895070.7
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTopLapsFastestLapsAvg. Driver
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520LedLapsComp.Rating
Matt DiBenedetto5171610.46.6013350695077.4
Jimmie Johnson515.416.419.4-40112331293474.4
Ty Dillon523.824.6212.8011120694354.2
Brad Keselowski55.612.417.2-11.600334153590790.6
Joey Logano58.611.415.4-6.800233604094891.9
Aric Almirola56.812.611.2-4.400155122895086.8
Chris Buescher524.21814.210001351295070.6
Clint Bowyer5131418.2-5.200124431594080.6
Matt Tifft527.826.421.46.4001110394648.2
Daniel Suarez510.818.421.6-10.800113521690573.1
Corey LaJoie531.228.823.47.8001110293942.5
Daniel Hemric517.821.824.2-6.40011201075160.3
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTopLapsFastestLapsAvg. Driver
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520LedLapsComp.Rating
Paul Menard517.816.815.22.6000254295069.4
Alex Bowman519.415.417.22.2000240494873.5
Ricky Stenhouse Jr514.417.221.6-7.200022231178272.2
JJ Yeley137311225000110312749.2
Michael McDowell5232019.23.8000130494859.3
Bubba Wallace526.822.8224.80001101694753.6
Landon Cassill53129.625.25.8000110393739.6
Brendan Gaughan139331920000010112641
Joey Gase140362713000000012534
Andy Seuss13532287000000029131
Parker Kligerman23024.528.51.5000000421150.1
Ross Chastain534.231.628.65.6000000193436.5
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTopLapsFastestLapsAvg. Driver
Driver#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520LedLapsComp.Rating
Ryan Preece526.42329.4-3000001487353.1
Austin Dillon522.621.630-7.40000146987663.6
David Ragan523.424.431.8-8.4000000482649.2
Reed Sorenson33634.3324000000151729.7
BJ McLeod33235.732.3-0.3000000039228.5
Cody Ware1353333200000008927
Bayley Currey1313433-2000000126228.6
Quin Houff432.535.333.3-0.8000000581327.6
Josh Bilicki2313233.5-2.5000000023531.4
Austin Theriault232.53534.5-2000000134225.9

Team

Team Momentum
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTopLapsFastest
Team#StartPosFinishDiff.W5101520LedLaps
Chip Ganassi Racing1010.312.213.6-3.3136685585
Front Row Motorsports1524.723.624.10.600124011
Hendrick Motorsports2015.615.717.9-2.41449138668
Joe Gibbs Racing208.89.18.40.4111141617420318
JTG Daugherty Racing1025.320.521.83.50013526
Richard Childress Racing1020.221.727.1-6.9001134619
Roush Fenway Racing1019.517.816.82.7013663819
Stewart-Haas Racing159.613.416.0-6.41161115222137
Team Penske1510.012.515.4-5.402810117686

Price Changes At Michigan

DraftKings

DraftKings Price Changes
 Aug.June 
DriverSalarySalaryDifference
Kyle Busch1240011800600
Kevin Harvick11800107001100
Martin Truex Jr1130010400900
Brad Keselowski1070011200-500
Joey Logano102009700500
Denny Hamlin990089001000
Ryan Blaney97009100600
Chase Elliott940010000-600
Alex Bowman91008500600
Kurt Busch89009300-400
Clint Bowyer870087000
Erik Jones85008300200
 Aug.June 
DriverSalarySalaryDifference
Kyle Larson83009500-1200
Aric Almirola810081000
Ryan Newman79007500400
William Byron77007600100
Jimmie Johnson76007900-300
Daniel Suarez74007700-300
Chris Buescher73007200100
Austin Dillon71006800300
Paul Menard69007100-200
Ricky Stenhouse Jr67007300-600
Matt DiBenedetto66006500100
Daniel Hemric64006000400
 Aug.June 
DriverSalarySalaryDifference
Michael McDowell620062000
Ty Dillon60006700-700
Ryan Preece59006900-1000
Bubba Wallace57005800-100
Corey Lajoie55005700-200
Matt Tifft54005500-100
David Ragan53006300-1000
Landon Cassill52005300-100
Quin Houff51005200-100
Garrett Smithley500050000
Cody Ware48004900-100

FanDuel

FanDuel Price Changes
 Aug.June 
DriverSalarySalaryDifference
Kyle Busch15,50015,5000
Martin Truex Jr14,00014,500-500
Joey Logano13,50013,5000
Kevin Harvick13,00014,000-1,000
Brad Keselowski12,50013,000-500
Denny Hamlin12,00011,500500
Chase Elliott11,50012,500-1,000
Kurt Busch11,00010,700300
Erik Jones10,60010,000600
Ryan Blaney10,40011,000-600
Kyle Larson10,20012,000-1,800
Alex Bowman10,00010,500-500
 Aug.June 
DriverSalarySalaryDifference
Aric Almirola9,7009,500200
Clint Bowyer9,40010,800-1,400
Daniel Suarez9,0009,300-300
William Byron8,8008,8000
Jimmie Johnson8,6009,700-1,100
Ryan Newman8,3008,000300
Ricky Stenhouse Jr7,7008,500-800
Paul Menard7,3007,500-200
Austin Dillon7,2008,300-1,100
Chris Buescher7,0007,300-300
Daniel Hemric6,8007,000-200
Matt DiBenedetto6,5006,000500
 Aug.June 
DriverSalarySalaryDifference
Michael McDowell6,0005,0001,000
Ty Dillon5,5006,500-1,000
Bubba Wallace5,0004,500500
Ryan Preece5,0005,500-500
David Ragan4,5005,500-1,000
Matt Tifft4,0004,0000
Corey LaJoie3,5004,500-1,000
Landon Cassill3,0003,0000
Quin Houff2,5002,5000
Garrett Smithley2,0002,500-500

DraftKings Scoring Averages

Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgDK Seas. Avg.
Kyle Busch63392831-1051.0030.2062.93
Kevin Harvick107.52757.2559.2553.567.2560.9047.65
Martin Truex Jr34.2599.7524.75721167.0048.3550.23
Brad Keselowski6350.2567423456.6351.2544.76
Joey Logano33.25-1034.540.579.511.6335.5547.75
Denny Hamlin33.7530.529.538.551.532.1336.7541.88
Ryan Blaney45.528.543.515.5 37.0033.2537.26
Chase Elliott483471.25  41.0051.0840.05
Alex Bowman16 -7.5152416.0011.8836.96
Kurt Busch44.537.539210.7541.0028.5540.38
Clint Bowyer37.510-9-25.255123.7512.8528.5
Erik Jones2351.75   37.3837.3834.94
Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgDK Seas. Avg.
Kyle Larson30.556.583.7552.5-2943.5038.8535.46
Aric Almirola41.5442046.7527.542.7535.9534.14
Ryan Newman236120.7545.537.542.0037.5536.08
William Byron-8    -8.00-8.0030.56
Jimmie Johnson11.252851.75-2372.2519.6328.0530.51
Daniel Suarez62-10.75   25.6325.6331.98
Chris Buescher2752.5-5  39.7524.8331.16
Austin Dillon44.754730.2553.7510.545.8837.2520.48
Paul Menard26.5628.54444.516.2529.9028.56
Ricky Stenhouse Jr21.52219192521.7521.3024.01
Matt DiBenedetto26191416 22.5018.7527.65
Daniel Hemric       18.83
Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgDK Seas. Avg.
Michael McDowell231617  19.5018.6717.54
Ty Dillon-535   15.0015.0025.97
Ryan Preece       20.95
Bubba Wallace20    20.0020.0020.23
Ross Chastain9    9.009.0021.87
Corey LaJoie-416   6.006.0023.62
Matt Tifft       21.72
David Ragan141218213013.0019.0015.91
Landon Cassill1726-132921.5014.8017.64
Quin Houff       13.89
Garrett Smithley16    16.0016.0013.62
Austin Theriault       7.75
Spencer Boyd       0

FanDuel Scoring Averages

Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgFD Seas. Avg.
Kyle Busch59.750.640.448.510.455.1541.9263.13
Kevin Harvick74.843.258.8646259.0060.5655.37
Martin Truex Jr4671.438.667.524.258.7049.5458.72
Brad Keselowski6846.766.954.551.757.3557.5655.53
Joey Logano50.62048.955.566.135.3048.2259.59
Denny Hamlin50.843.84954.56147.3051.8256.69
Ryan Blaney57.544.758.534.3 51.1048.7551.91
Chase Elliott5851.764.6  54.8558.1052.67
Alex Bowman37.5 18.530.737.837.5031.1352.89
Kurt Busch5852.252.538.922.455.1044.8057.22
Clint Bowyer5132.210.5361.541.6031.6447.34
Erik Jones43.561.2   52.3552.3551.16
Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgFD Seas. Avg.
Kyle Larson4467.472.658.5-4.655.7047.5849.05
Aric Almirola5655.236.355.342.455.6049.0451.05
Ryan Newman42.767.740.657.551.955.2052.0854.58
William Byron15.7    15.7015.7050.14
Jimmie Johnson29.643.756.75.564.636.6540.0250.88
Daniel Suarez64.57.6   36.0536.0550.02
Chris Buescher42.562.218.3  52.3541.0050.70
Austin Dillon5859.245.658.931.958.6050.7242.04
Paul Menard4424.6445558.534.3045.2249.50
Ricky Stenhouse Jr40.541.234.835.343.540.8539.0645.73
Matt DiBenedetto39.935.529.531.7 37.7034.1546.59
Daniel Hemric       40.72
Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgFD Seas. Avg.
Michael McDowell37.933.531.5  35.7034.3038.35
Ty Dillon10.646.2   28.4028.4046.56
Ryan Preece       41.80
Bubba Wallace37.4    37.4037.4040.89
Ross Chastain24.7    24.7024.7038.83
Corey LaJoie0.731.4   16.0516.0542.26
Matt Tifft       40.99
David Ragan32.429.933.140.541.831.1535.5438.85
Landon Cassill32.739.516.422.138.736.1029.8836.21
Quin Houff       33.64
Garrett Smithley30.3    30.3030.3033.18
Austin Theriault       22.60
Spencer Boyd        
BJ McLeod30.424.3   27.3527.3529.56

Weekly Rankings (1=Best, 40=Worst)

Race History, Michigan History, Track Type History columns based on average finishes in those spans.

DriverDK$FD $Race HistoryDK Avg L2FD Avg L2DK Avg L5FD Avg L5Michigan HistoryTrack Type History
Kyle Busch$12,400$15,50014481315163
Kevin Harvick$11,800$13,0001111141
Martin Truex Jr$11,300$14,00010224874
Brad Keselowski$10,700$12,5003342332
Joey Logano$10,200$13,50082924111127
Denny Hamlin$9,900$12,0005141496611
Ryan Blaney$9,700$10,400913131210118
Chase Elliott$9,400$11,50029103215
Alex Bowman$9,100$10,00023241829252614
Kurt Busch$8,900$11,0001399151455
Clint Bowyer$8,700$9,40021161528242018
Erik Jones$8,500$10,60041211741312
DriverDK$FD $Race HistoryDK Avg L2FD Avg L2DK Avg L5FD Avg L5Michigan HistoryTrack Type History
Kyle Larson$8,300$10,2001065512109
Aric Almirola$8,100$9,70012761091516
Ryan Newman$7,900$8,30078765915
William Byron$7,700$8,80032343234322123
Jimmie Johnson$7,600$8,60016212016171613
Daniel Suarez$7,400$9,00020152217201820
Chris Buescher$7,300$7,00017111118162322
Austin Dillon$7,100$7,20065387129
Paul Menard$6,900$7,30015232514131319
Ricky Stenhouse Jr$6,700$7,70018181619181917
Matt DiBenedetto$6,600$6,50025171722233031
Daniel Hemric$6,400$6,8004032333233821
DriverDK$FD $Race HistoryDK Avg L2FD Avg L2DK Avg L5FD Avg L5Michigan HistoryTrack Type History
Michael McDowell$6,200$6,00024222323222828
Ty Dillon$6,000$5,50026262825282426
Ryan Preece$5,900$5,00040323332332727
Bubba Wallace$5,700$5,00019201920192125
Ross Chastain$5,600$2,50030303030303233
Corey LaJoie$5,500$3,50031313131313132
Matt Tifft$5,400$4,00040323332332524
David Ragan$5,300$4,50022272621212929
Landon Cassill$5,200$3,00027192126273330
Quin Houff$5,100$2,50040323332333434
Garrett Smithley$5,000$2,00028242724263536
Austin Theriault$4,900$2,00040323332334040
Spencer Boyd$4,700#N/A40323332334040
BJ McLeodN/A$2,50029272927293635