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(⏰ Monday, Noon ET | 📺 USA, NBC Sports App | 📻 MRN, SiriusXM)

Everything you need to know for Monday’s NASCAR Cup Series race in Michigan, the 23rd points-paying race of the 2023 Cup Series campaign.

Weekend schedule | TV schedule | Weather tracker | Michigan 101

📍 Location: Brooklyn, Michigan
📐 Track length: 2 miles
🎟️ Buy tickets: Find weekend passes, seats for the race
💰 Cup Series race purse: $7,544,696
📏 Race distance: 200 laps | 400 miles
🔢 Stages: 45 | 120 | 200
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🚪 Entry list: Cup Series drivers entered
📋 Starting lineup: Bell soars to P1
🚗 Pit stall assignments: Full pit grid for Sunday’s race
🏆 Most recent winner: Kevin Harvick, summer 2022
🌧 Weather delay: Race set to resume Monday

Key things to watch 🔑

Big story line

Will Kevin Harvick finally win in his final year in the Cup Series? Harvick entered Michigan International Speedway as the defending race winner and led all active Cup Series drivers with six wins at the 2-mile oval. With four races remaining in the regular season, Harvick has a 182-point cushion as the Stewart-Haas Racing driver sits comfortably in the playoff field. However, the 47-year-old certainly does not want to end his final year before transitioning to the FOX Sports broadcast booth without a win. Reaching Victory Lane in four of the last five Michigan races made him one of the early favorites to win this week. Riding a 34-race winless streak ahead of the 400-mile race in the Irish Hills, “The Closer” will hope history repeats itself as he snapped a 65-race winless streak at MIS in 2022. | Relive Harvick celebrating last year’s Michigan win

History tells us…

A Ford driver may end up in Victory Lane again. Chevrolet and Toyota have struggled to match Ford at Michigan International Speedway in recent memory. Ford leads the other manufacturers with 43 wins, which is 17 more than Chevy’s 26 wins and 38 more than Toyota’s five victories at MIS. The last eight Michigan races have seen a Ford driver in Victory Lane, with six of those wins coming with Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick. In the previous nine races at MIS, Ford led 1,005 of 1,655 laps. Although Ford only has three Cup Series wins this year, with the most recent victory coming last weekend at Richmond Raceway with RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher, Michigan feels like a good track for the Blue Oval to get win No. 4 of 2023. | Preview Show: Can Ford extend Michigan dominance?

He may not be the betting favorite to win, but watch out for…

Brad Keselowski. Last Sunday at Richmond Raceway was a special day for RFK Racing as Chris Buescher’s No. 17 Ford found Victory Lane. However, it came at the expense of Keselowski, who made an awkward entry to his pit box which cost him track position and forced him to settle for a sixth-place finish. Keselowski wants to win at the Cup Series level in his own equipment as the RFK co-owner. However, he probably wants to win at his home track, Michigan International Speedway, just as badly. Keselowski entered the race with 13-1 odds of finally getting a big breakthrough win at home. In 25 career Cup Series starts at MIS, he has two poles, seven top fives and 13 top 10s. Given RFK’s recent momentum and Ford’s strong history at this track, do not be surprised if the No. 6 team takes the checkered flag, giving Ford its ninth straight Michigan win and back-to-back victories for RFK to clinch playoff spots for both entries. | RFK Racing’s resurgence takes next step with Richmond romp

Talkin’ Trophies 🔍

Take a look at Michigan International Speedway’s Heritage Trophy, one of the most unique and coveted pieces of hardware in NASCAR.

Familiar favorites ⭐️

Our biggest pieces of the week — get covered for race day from all angles.

• At-track photos: Best shots from Michigan race weekend | Scroll through gallery
• Bubble Watch: Outlook for drivers closest to playoff elimination line | McDowell, Gibbs, Allmendinger and more
• Paint Scheme Preview: See the schemes for Michigan | Pick a favorite
• Power Rankings: Denny Hamlin jumps to the top for the first time this year | Latest driver rankings
• Stacking Pennies: Corey LaJoie reacts to his new contract extension with Spire Motorsports | Listen to the podcast

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Hot off the press 📰

Key stories and breaking news from the week leading up to the race.

• Richmond test: Reaction from the two-day test | Read more
• Pit road stats: Speedy stops propelling Ty Gibbs into playoff conversation | Read more
• Corey LaJoie: New multiyear extension with Spire Motorsports | Read more
• Hall of Fame: Class of 2024 revealed, Landmark Award | Read more
• Jimmie Johnson: Seven-time Cup Series champion nominated to Hall of Fame | Watch video
• Chad Knaus: Seven-time Cup Series championship-winning crew chief nominated to Hall of Fame | Watch video
• Donnie Allison: Allison will join brother Bobby Allison in the Hall of Fame | Watch video
• eNASCAR: Michael Guest wins in wild overtime finish at Pocono | Watch video
• Untold Stories: The birth of the No. 3 | Watch video
• Noah Gragson: Legacy Motor Club driver suspended indefinitely | Read more
• Martin Truex Jr.: Returning to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2024 | Read more

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Michigan Moments 🎷

Michigan International Speedway has posted a lot of historic moments throughout the years, so take a look at some history.

• Do you remember?: Memorable moments at Michigan | Relive them here
• Flashback: Kevin Harvick ends 65-race winless streak at Michigan | Watch video

Take some notes 📝

Five hard-hitting, race-relevant statistics, brought to you by the experts at Racing Insights.

• 10 of 19 drivers to win in 2022 have yet to win in 2023.
• Toyota only has one win in the last 20 Michigan races.
• Chevrolet only has two stage wins in the last eight races and only one stage win in the last six.
• Three-time Michigan winner Kyle Larson has finished in the top three in six of his last 10 races at Michigan.
• Ross Chastain only has two top-10 finishes in the last 10 races.

🔮 Advance to Victory Lane: Racing Insights projects the finishing order