Nonetheless the quickest observe in NASCAR: Qualifying lap at Michigan is quickest in 7 years
BROOKLYN, MI – Chase Briscoe clocked a lap averaging 195.514 mph on Saturday, June 7, at Michigan Worldwide Speedway.
It earned him the pole place for Sunday’s FireKeepers On line casino 400 Cup Collection race – his third consecutive pole.
It was the quickest qualifying time in NASCAR since 2018. The earlier document within the NextGen automotive – which was launched to the Cup Collection in 2022 – was 193.283 mph at MIS in 2023.
Briscoe thought he would possibly hit the fence, however stored his foot within the fuel the entire time.
“I used to be on the verge of lifting just a few instances,” Briscoe stated. “That is the one place that definitely will get your consideration, from a pace standpoint.”
The observe document is 206.558 mph, set by Jeff Gordon in 2014. The final 200 mph-qualifying lap in NASCAR got here at Texas in 2018. That very same yr, MIS qualifying speeds topped 203 mph.
Right here’s a take a look at the quickest common qualifying pace annually at MIS, courting again to the primary race in 1969.
Speeds slowed down at MIS in 2019 when NASCAR modified engines from 750 horsepower to 550 horsepower. NASCAR elevated the horsepower again as much as 670 in 2022.
To date this yr, the next-fastest pace was notched at Texas Motor Speedway at 191.7 mph – which is 4 mph slower than Briscoe’s lap.
Right here’s a take a look at the pole pace for every race in 2025.
Right here’s who will begin within the high 10 for Sunday’s FireKeepers On line casino 400:
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota
- Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota
- William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford
There are three Michigan-born drivers within the area. Carson Hocevar (Portage) begins 14th, Erik Jones (Byron) begins twenty second and Brad Keselowski (Rochester Hills) begins twenty seventh.
The race begins at 2 p.m. on Prime Video.
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